In the latest in a series highlighting past episodes and archives of Squaring the Strange, here's a look back at a show you might have missed: This week is a departure from our typical format. Ben is busy giving a talk about UFO conspiracies at Bubonicon, the...
Media Appearances
Squaring the Strange Archives: Mixed Bag of Tricks
In the latest in a series highlighting past episodes and archives of Squaring the Strange, here's a look back at a show you might have missed: In this “special episode,” what began as an episode on outrage turned into a compilation of several topics. First Ben...
Squaring the Strange: Episode 51 – Lookin’ for Loot in All the Wrong Places
The new episode of Squaring the Strange is out! This week we have an update on a flat-earth "experiment," then we talk treasures: hiding them, hunting them, and passing along rumors of them! Treasure hunting is rife with folklore and sometimes danger. People seeking...
‘Squaring the Strange’ Archives Highlight: The Lizard Man of Scape Ore
As my awesome podcast Squaring the Strange (co-hosted by Pascual Romero and Celestia Ward) comes upon its one year anniversary, I will be posting episode summaries from the past year to remind people some of the diverse topics we’ve covered on the show, ranging from...
Quoted on ‘My Favorite Murder’ Podcast!
So this is cool... I was recently quoted on the 'My Favorite Murder' podcast, on episode 59, talking about Lake Champlain and the alleged lake monster therein, Champ. As you may know, I researched--and explained--the most famous photo of Champ, taken in 1977 by Sandy...
Guest Appearance on Shabam! Science Podcast
I was recently a guest on Shabam! a new science show and podcast. Here's what they say: The science podcast that'll eat your brain. Shabam! is a new type of science show that blends fictional stories with real science. If you love science but hate those awkward...
Squaring the Strange: Getting ‘Scientifical’ with Sharon Hill
Check out last week's episode of Squaring the Strange! Celestia talks about the facial recognition errors involved in the "Crisis Actor" conspiracies, and then Pascual and I talk with Sharon Hill about skepticism and her new book on amateur paranormal groups,...
‘The Shape of Water’: A Closer Look at Mermen
The film The Shape of Water received thirteen Oscar nominations and won four (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Production Design, and Best Original Score). The film follows the romance between a custodian at a secret government laboratory and a captured human-like...
Squaring the Strange: The Mirror in the Last Haunted House
Here's a look at past episodes of Squaring the Strange that you might have missed: Episode 12: The Mirror in the Last Haunted House Pascual opens with a listener email on episode 6’s soundwave tattoo segment, then Ben discusses George Orwell’s 1984 and how much of...
Scooby Doo vs. Ghost Hunters!
Two teams of paranormal investigators. Both have high TV ratings and several (mostly inferior) spin-offs. But which one is the real deal? On one team you have a beatnik stoner (“Shaggy” Rogers) and his friends Fred Jones, Daphne Blake, and Velma Dinkley, along with...