Episode 276 – Micronation Machinations
Episode Summary: First, Celestia gets her aura read at a trade show, and then we talk about National Science Appreciation Day, Banksy being unmasked, and the continued fallout from Marq…
Read MoreEpisode 275 – Bigfoot Bombshell and Leo Igwe on fighting witchcraft accusations in Africa
Episode Summary: First, we have a few current events items that hit our skeptical radar — and a Bigfoot bombshell drops at SXSW film festival! (For more on that, see…
Read MoreEpisode 274 – Houses after the Haunting, with Kenny Biddle
Episode Summary: First, we chat about Havana Syndrome and a rumored “discombobulator,” Trump releasing the UFO files, a new poll on belief in aliens and cryptids, and RFK doing a…
Read MoreEpisode 273: Grab Bag! Ugly Veggies, Elk Death Conspiracy Redux & Inspirational Glurge
Episode Summary: First, we hit on news items: Epstein file firehose, the Guthrie kidnapping, Scouting America not aligning with administration values, a different kind of drone panic, and RFK again…
Read MoreEpisode 272 – The Data Drought with Kyle Polich
Episode Summary: First, we discuss media coverage of Minneapolis, and also fake news among schools of tropical fish. Then Kyle Polich of “Data Skeptic” joins us to talk about a…
Read MoreEpisode 271 – What Can the Taos Hum Teach Us?
Episode Summary: First, Ben and Celestia discuss some significant passings — Erich von Däniken and Scott Adams, each skeptical cautionary tales in their own ways. They also touch on snuff…
Read MoreEpisode 270 – Listener Questions and Looking Back at 2025
Episode Summary: Yes, listeners! It’s a “very special episode” of Squaring the Strange! Ben and Celestia continue some old arguments, go over things we’ve changed our minds about, pick our…
Read MoreEpisode 269: Fluoride fallacies and dentistry weirdness with Dr. Grant Ritchey, DDS
Episode Summary: This week we plumb current events to discuss microbe art, VAERS data and alleged covid vaccine deaths, the “sanpaku eyes” of a killer, AI kidnapping scams, and Tara…
Read MoreEpisode 268 – Daniel Reed on Vegetable Man and Gray Barker
Episode Summary: First, Ben and Celestia ruminate on past Key Bridge conspiracy theories, RFK Jr.’s latest efforts to destroy public health, rage bait and the “Cártel de los Soles.” Then…
Read MoreEpisode 267 – Billionaire Boogeymen with Brian Dunning
Episode Summary: First, Ben and Celestia go over the latest CDC website shenanigans, an unfortunate update on a Human Barbie, some voodoo accusations in the world of soccer, the true…
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