Paranoid Planet

By: Burden Of Proof Media
  • Summary

  • PARANOID PLANET is a podcast about conspiracy theories, paradigm shifts, and critical thinking that offers serious and lighthearted conversations with people who believe in conspiracy theories, and with the skeptics who critique them. We also explore historical, philosophical, artistic, psychological, and scientific themes related to conspiracies and the study of knowledge. Whether you are an avid conspiracy follower or a hardened skeptic, our aim is to help you become a better critical thinker and a proponent of healthy public discourse.

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Episodes
  • Episode 9.3A: "INVASION: UFO" (part 3) feat. former British MoD UFO analyst Nick Pope and Science journalist Ian Ridpath
    Jan 20 2025

    The one where we investigate the 1980 Rendlesham Forest UFO story (and other tales of strange things in the sky) with former British Ministry of Defence UFO analyst Nick Pope, science writer and UFO sceptic Ian Ridpath, and returning guest co-host Matthew Marc. (Part 1 of 3).

    Brought to you by a popular 1980s electronic memory game that might also have served as a powerful mind-control weapon...

    Time Stamps:
    0:00:00 Introduction
    0:15:22 A review of UFO Files: "Britain's Roswell"
    1:37:09 A word from our sponsor
    1:40:36 Closing Credits
    1:43:04 Outtake: "The Impossible Secret Chinese Nuclear Airplane"
    (NOTE: None of these timestamps were imported from the future)

    Click here to watch the History Channel's UFO Files, S2 E15: "Britain's Roswell".
    Click here to access Nick Pope's website.
    Click here to access Ian Ridpath's website.

    Question Jar (send us a text message)

    Support the show

    Visit our website at www.paranoidplanet.ca

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    1 hr and 46 mins
  • COMING SOON! Episode 9.3: "INVASION: UFO" (part 3) feat. former British MoD UFO analyst Nick Pope and Science journalist Ian Ridpath
    Jan 13 2025

    The one where we investigate the 1980 Rendlesham Forest UFO story (and other tales of strange things in the sky) with former British Ministry of Defence UFO analyst Nick Pope, science writer and UFO sceptic Ian Ridpath, and returning guest co-host Matthew Marc.

    Brought to you by a popular 1980s electronic memory game that might also have served as a powerful mind-control weapon...

    Click here to access Nick Pope's website.
    Click here to access Ian Ridpath's website.
    Click here to watch the two men fight each other.

    Question Jar (send us a text message)

    Support the show

    Visit our website at www.paranoidplanet.ca

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    3 mins
  • Bonus Episode 9.2B: "Space Triangle Love Bomb", feat. journalist Tony Ortega
    Dec 23 2024

    The one where we deconstruct the 1997 "Phoenix Lights" UFO sightings, chide sensationalist journalists, debunk UFO junk science, rebuke New Age space gurus, and learn a few things about telescopes, comet Hale-Bopp, and where in the world is Shelley Miscavige, with cult-busting journalist, editor, author, and amateur astronomer, Tony Ortega.

    Click here to read "The Great UFO Cover-up", Tony's original Phoenix New Times exposé on the Phoenix Lights.

    Click here to peruse Tony's Substack, "The Underground Bunker".

    TIMESTAMPS:
    00:00:00 Holiday Thanks / Shaming for dollars
    00:02:18 Introduction
    00: 13:46 Interview with Tony Ortega
    01:15:33 End Credits
    01:17:51 How the sausage gets made

    (NOTE: for best results, these timestamps should be observed through a 10-inch Dobsonian telescope.).

    Question Jar (send us a text message)

    Support the show

    Visit our website at www.paranoidplanet.ca

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    1 hr and 19 mins

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