StS Episode 48: It’s Coelacanth, Not Coelacan’t
Episode Summary: This week, our strangers start the episode with some listener mail about Ben’s SWAYSO on Peter Rabbit. Our three amigos break down an article about it as well…
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StS Episode 47: Getting Scientifical with Sharon Hill
Episode Summary: This week, the Strange crew chats a bit about “crisis actors” and how far people will go to link tragic events to push conspiratorial ideas. Then, the boys…
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StS Episode 46: Misleading Documentaries
Episode Summary: This week, Ben and Celestia dig into what makes bad documentaries bad. Episode MediaClick each image to enlarge. Episode Transcript0:00:00 Ben Radford: Welcome to Squaring the Strange, the…
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StS Episode 45: Kuchisake-Onna, the Tokyo Terror
Episode Summary: This week, Ben and Pascual dig into the legend of Kuchisake-Onna, aka the Slit-mouthed Woman. From the origins of her terrifying story to the modern day pop culture…
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StS Episode 44: The Miracle Staircase
Episode Summary: While Pascual recovers, Ben and Celestia discuss outrage over the hypothetical new product “Lady Doritos.” Then we go over Ben’s investigation of a staircase in Santa Fe said…
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StS Episode 43: On Being Believed
Episode Summary: This week we start with Celestia’s tale of having a “tongue analysis” while on a cruise, which amounted to an alt-med version of cold reading. Then we examine…
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StS Episode 42: Investigating Ghosts: Scientific Search for Spirits
Episode Summary: This week, our hosts chat about Ben’s new book, Investigating Ghosts. Episode MediaClick each image to enlarge. Episode Transcript0:00:00 Ben Radford: Welcome to Squaring the Strange, the podcast…
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StS Episode 41: Good. Bad. I’m with the Tour.
Episode Summary: First, Ben looks at current failures of intuition and psychics. Then we take a skeptical look at tour guides! Tours straddle a line between entertainment and education, and…
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StS Episode 40: Curses! Foiled Again!
Episode Summary: This week, our boys look into the nature of curses and what it takes to break a curse. From the cultural aspects to the practical applications, Ben’s expertise…
Read MoreStS Episode 39: A Diet High in Skepticism
Episode Summary: First we hear from photographic mystery investigator Kenny Biddle, who reveals how he solved the souvenir photo mystery Ben shared back in episode 37. Then, for the second…
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