Looks like Ken Gerhard and I are quoted in a news story about the chupacabra legend.... Check it out HERE! Plus of course you can also read more in my book on the topic!
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New Book ‘Big If True’ Reviewed on ‘Adventures in Poor Taste’!
The delightful website Adventures in Poor Taste has a nice review of my new book Big--If True! Check it out HERE!
Pepe The Frog, Feels Good Man, And The Treachery Of Images
The new documentary Feels Good Man, directed by Arthur Jones, tells the strange story of how an otherwise obscure and innocuous frog cartoon character became a symbol of hate. The frog in question is named Pepe, created by an unassuming, otherwise unknown...
Quoted by McGill University’s Office for Science and Society on… Twin Telepathy!
I'm quoted in an article from McGill University's Office for Science and Society on the topic of... alleged twin telepathy. As one is.... You can read it HERE. You can find more on me and my work with a search for "Benjamin Radford" (not "Ben...
Quoted in a CBC article on the TikTok Challenge / Knockout Game
I'm quoted in a new CBC article on the new appearance of an old social media scare, the "knockout game" or "blackout challenge." You can read it HERE. Non-Francophones can read it using the "Translate" button at the top right, and the rest of you can marvel at...
Guesting on the Paracast Paranormal Radio show!
I was a recent guest on the Paracast Paranormal Radio show, talking with Gene and Randall about some of the strange cases in my new book Big-If True: Adventures in Oddity. We get into claims about UFO coverups, curses, walking trees, eHarmony, and all sorts of...
‘Wonder Woman’ And The Alamo Theater Publicity Stunts
I wrote an article investigating the infamous "Women-Only Wonder Woman" screenings in 2017. It was a fascinating hoax that exploited social media and social justice, reaping huge publicity and lawsuits--and an apology from the theater. The long-delayed,...
Squaring the Strange #138: – Insurrection Wednesday and an Antivax Primer
In the recent episode of Squaring the Strange we discuss the Capitol rioters, then debunk many vaccine fears including about Andrew Wakefield's bogus MMR-autism link study and myths about Covid vaccine harms. Check it out HERE!
Guesting on the Passport podcast, talking about scary clowns!
I'm a guest on the Passport podcast, talking about scary clowns, fear of clowns, and miscellaneous clown weirdness. Paris: The Serious Business of Clowning Around Clowns: freaky, funny or downright mystifying? This week, we tread the boards of the French...
My tribute to the Amazing Randi
I'm delighted to join Margaret Downey, Chip Taylor, Leonard Tramiel, Jim Underdown, Celestia Ward, Penn & Teller, Jamy Ian Swiss, Richard Saunders, Angie Mattke, Susan Gerbic, Geo Hrab, Brian Engler, and many others in offering our remembrances of our colleague,...