There's been something wacky with the weather this winter, and many forecasters never saw it coming. Among them was The Old Farmer's Almanac, the quirky, centuries-old mix of historical data, prognostications and folk wisdom. Millions of people consult the almanac,...
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Appearance at Anaheim’s Fullerton College This Weekend: Media Literacy, Science, Ghost Hunters, and Bigfoot!
I will be speaking at Fullerton College in Anaheim, California, on Friday March 23 and Saturday March 24. The topic will be Media Literacy, Science, Ghost Hunters, and Bigfoot. Join Discovery News writer/investigator Benjamin Radford for a presentation about the...
This Weekend: Scientific Paranormal Investigations Workshop!
I will be conducting one of my Scientific Paranormal Investigations workshops for the Phoenix Area Skeptics Society on Saturday March 10, noon to 3 PM. To register or for more information see the PASS web site HERE.
Journalist Exposes Psychic Failure in Holly Bobo Case
Last year I wrote several news articles about psychics' failure to help find missing woman Holly Bobo. Now, in the same vein, there's a new refreshingly skeptical news report about the Holly Bobo case. You can read it (and see the video) HERE. Good job, Jennifer...
New MonsterTalk Podcast: Woolly Mammoth Video Hoax
The latest episode of MonsterTalk is now out, including in-depth interviews. Did you see that popular Internet video that allegedly showed a mammoth crossing a river in Siberia? You probably figured it was a hoax—and we did too—but we decided to get to the bottom of...
Ben Radford, Romantic Hero, Appears in Manga Comics
I'm in manga! Check out the teaser for the manga comic AKAI KAMI WA YUUWAKU NO SHIRUSH. "Ben Radford thought Kay Napier was a fortune hunter, out to get the Endacott family fortune by posing as the long lost Kimberley Endacott. Kay just wanted to know whether or not...
New MonsterTalk Podcast Episode!
In case you missed it, the new episode of the MonsterTalk podcast (#048) is live featuring Scott Poole and his book Monsters In America. PG13 rating on this one. Don't say you weren't warned! You can listen to it HERE.
Talk and Investigations Workshop in Chandler/Phoenix Arizona in March
I will be giving a talk and an investigations workshop in Arizona on March 9 and 10! My talk, titled Solving the Chupacabra Mystery, will be at 7 PM March 9 at the Windmill Inn (3535 W. Chandler Blvd, Chandler, AZ). You can sign up on the Meetup.com page. My...
Icelandic River Monster Mystery Solved
In another recent cryptozoology story follow-up, I added more to my earlier report of a supposed river monster in Iceland. I dug up some new information, including a great analysis from a Monster Talk podcast listener, and gave my take on what it really was. You can...
Woolly Mammoth Hoax Video Exposed!
My investigation / follow-up analysis of the infamous "woolly mammoth" video went out today, and was posted all over the Internet, including MSNBC, Fox News, Discovery News, and the Christian Science Monitor, who gave it a great headline, which you can read HERE. I'm...