In 2011 I had just written an article for Discovery News about a bogus psychic in Long Island when a young woman named Holly Bobo went missing in Tennessee. Her abduction made national news, and I decided to monitor psychic predictions and information about her...
Media Appearances
The Perils of Recycling News
I've been seeing links to this news story widely shared over the past few months, about the U.S. voting against a U.N. resolution condemning Nazis. It's being shared as evidence of our current government supporting white supremacists-- except that it happened in 2016...
Guest Appearance on ‘Destination Unknown’
I was recently in Puerto Rico shooting an episode of “Expedition Unknown.” I can’t give many details before the show airs, but here’s a photo of me with host Josh Gates interviewing an eyewitness to something weird....
Squaring the Strange: Grab Bag Time!
New episode of Squaring the Strange is out, thanks to Pascual and Celestia, I just bring the doughnuts. Enjoy this longer-than-usual episode with four thrilling topics! Is 5G more dangerous than Flavor Flav? Should we breed shark-cats to protect us from cancer AND bad...
Popobawa Returns: As a Toy?
For those who didn't see it, Russ Dobler wrote an interesting piece on the popobawa, a skeptic-raping bat/ghost/djinn I investigated in East Africa years ago. I had no idea it had been featured on a kids TV show! You can read it HERE!
Squaring the Strange: Episode 87: Momo & Part 2 of Enter the Warren-verse!
This week we take a quick look at the Momo challenge's resurgence and surprisingly mainstream fall; then for our main segment we dive back into the strange, sketchy world of Ed & Lorraine Warren. These opportunistic and not-exactly-truthful storytellers are a big...
The ‘Catnip Cocktail’ Panic
There’s a new drug panic in town, and it’s not crack or opioids. It’s catnip. Well, it’s called “Catnip Cocktail,” and it actually contains no catnip. It contains a non-FDA-approved blend of a variety of chemicals including caffeine and something called 1,4-BD,...
Quoted in ‘Rolling Stone’ on… ‘Catnip Cocktail’ Drug Panic!
There's a new drug craze going around, called Catnip Cocktail, allegedly the latest thing since jenkem and "bath salts." In fact I was recently interviewed by "Rolling Stone" magazine about it; you can read it HERE. You can find more on me and my work with a search...
Review of ‘Investigating Ghosts’ in the new issue of Skeptic magazine
Thanks to Daniel Loxton for his thorough, well-written, and fair review of my award-winning book "Investigating Ghosts" in the new issue (23)4 of Skeptic magazine! If you're interested in checking out my book, it's available on Amazon.com and elsewhere, including in...
‘Edge of the Rabbit Hole’ Show: Skeptical Ghost Hunting
I was recently a guest on 'Edge of the Rabbit Hole' show, talking with Mike Ricksecker and Shana Wankel about ghost investigations. A fun and respectful discussion, check it out! You can watch the episode HERE. You can find more on me and my work with a search for...