Soon after my recent appearance discussing folklore of the chupacabra (the topic of my book Tracking the Chupacabra: The Vampire Beast in Fact, Fiction, and Folklore), I got the following e-mail from a listener named James: “I thought your appearance on The Folklore...
Podcasts
Squaring the Strange, One Month In!
Hey folks! After co-founding and co-hosting the Parsec-winning "MonsterTalk" podcast, I'm returning with co-host Pascual Romero for "Squaring the Strange." The show brings evidence-based analysis and commentary to a wide variety of topics, ranging from the paranormal...
Appearance on Shabam!, a new science podcast for kids
I recently recorded an in-studio segment with Shabam!, a new science podcast for kids. My role: explaining skepticism, and how to think critically and evaluate claims: Shabam! is a new type of science show that blends fictional stories with real science. If you love...
My New Podcast: Squaring the Strange!
A new podcast cohosted by Pascual Romero and myself, Squaring the Strange brings evidence-based analysis and commentary to a wide variety of topics, ranging from the paranormal to the political, the mysterious to the mundane. Investigating ghosts. Debunking...
My Appearance on the Project: Archivist Show!
I was recently on the Project: Archivist show, it's always great to talk to those guys. Here's what they said about it: "Ben Radford returns this week to talk about his new book “Bad Clowns” those malicious misfits of the midway who terrorize, haunt, and threaten us....
My Guest Appearance on Wrecking Crew Comedy Podcast
Did you listen to my interview with Vito D'Amico on the Wrecking Crew Comedy podcast, Halloween edition? No? Well here's your chance! We talk about TV ghost hunters, pseudoscience, a man who asked me to remove a ghost from his neck, and much more. Check it out HERE! ...
Interviewed by Anton Hill of #VerticalSlice!
I was recently interviewed by Anton Hill of the YouTube gaming chat show #VerticalSlice... We talk about lots of things, including my board game Playing Gods... You can listen HERE. You can find more on me and my work with a search for "Benjamin Radford" (not...
A Look at Friday the 13th and Superstitions
This past Friday the 13th, and I was once again interviewed on the subject of superstitions, magical thinking, and luck lore. I appeared on 770 AM in Calgary on the Rob Breakenridge show. You can listen at the link HERE, where I discuss the psychological value of...
Guest Appearance on “Atheist Nomads” Show
I was recently a guest on the Atheist Nomads show, episode 141, in which I discussed lots of things, from my chupacabra research to Mormons to Scientology. You can listen HERE. You can find more on me and my work with a search for "Benjamin Radford" (not "Ben...
Guest Appearance on The Wrecking Crew podcast
I was recently a guest on The Wrecking Crew Comedy podcast, talking about investigation, bad clowns, and weird random stuff. Check it out HERE! You can find more on me and my work with a search for "Benjamin Radford" (not "Ben Radford") on Vimeo.