I recently had a free-ranging chat with Vito D'Amico (aka The Amazing Vito) on myriad things including the perils of Zoom masturbation, Bigfoot sex, the wanna-be "vampire" roommate of a girl he dated, why ghost beliefs can be harmful, confirmation bias, why real...
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X Zone Radio Show Appearance
I was recently a guest on the X Zone Radio show, using the clever pseudonym "Benjamin Bradford." We talked about various things ranging from the origins of Halloween to the psychology of ghosts to my investigation into the Chase Vault moving coffins mystery! You can...
Santa Fe Library Talk: Contacting the Dead: Seances from the Victorian Era to Modern Times
I'm giving a talk soon: Contacting the Dead: Seances from the Victorian Era to Modern Times. Though TV shows like Ghost Hunters have raised the profile of ghost hunting, there’s nothing new about seeking out spirits of the dead. For millennia people...
10/22 Talk for the Santa Fe Public Library: The Haunted KiMo Theater!
The KiMo Theater in Albuquerque is one of New Mexico’s best-known ghost stories, and has been the subject of many articles, blogs, and TV shows. After a tragic accident in the 1950s claimed the life of a young boy, it is said that his spirit returned to the theater...
Guest Appearance on ‘The Next Truth’ Show
I'm a guest on the new The Next Truth show, talking about skeptical and scientific approaches to ghost investigation. You can listen to it HERE! You can find more on me and my work with a search for "Benjamin Radford" (not "Ben Radford") on Vimeo,...
George Cherrie And The Venezuelan Dancing Devil
One of the most celebrated American naturalist/explorers was George K. Cherrie (1865–1948), who in his 1930 book Dark Trails: Adventures of a Naturalist (G.P. Putnam’s Sons) wrote about his adventures, primarily in Central and South America. G.K. Cherrie...
On the Dos Spookqueños Show Talking New Mexico Mysteries
I was recently interviewed on the Dos Spookqueños show, talking about ghost investigations, New Mexico mysteries, and other weirdness. Check it out HERE! You can find more on me and my work with a search for "Benjamin Radford" (not "Ben Radford") on Vimeo,...
Establishing the Strange: Why Can’t Ghost Hunters Get Results?
I recently wrote a column Russ Dobler at Adventures in Poor Taste... When I encounter people raising questions or researching topics such as ghosts or Bigfoot, I’m often disappointed (and a bit baffled) by their seeming lack of genuine interest in establishing...
Reopening the Chase Vault Mystery
The current issue of Skeptical Inquirer magazine features an investigation I did into a famous mystery, the Chase Vault in Barbados. Coffins were said to have mysteriously moved while sealed in the vault, attributed to curses, ghosts, flooding, and more. ...
Squaring the Strange #108: The Dangers and Consequences of Ghost Hunting
For those who missed it, on the new episode of Squaring the Strange, we discuss the darker side of ghost hunting. Not a demonic dark side, but instead real-world harms and consequences. Things like trespassing dangers, costs to historical sites and organizations, loss...