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The Paranoid Strain

The podcast that explains why so many people believe ridiculous conspiracy theories.

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Copyright: © 2017-2019

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Archive: JFK Part 3 Apr 26, 2022

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Third part of JFK inbound. This one features one of the highlights of our cross-country conspiracy trek of 2017, an interview with Stephen Fagin of the 6th Floor Museum in Dallas, which we insist you visit if you find yourself in that town. We then get to the important business of taking Oliver Stone down a peg or two. Still working hard on new shows. Still very excited about what we'll be sharing with you once they're ready.

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Archive: JFK Part 2 Apr 20, 2022

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Part 2, better late than never. This episode covers Lee Harvey Oswald's desperate attempt to make his life matter in some way by murdering a President in broad daylight. We cover Oswald's crime, attempted escape, capture, interrogation, and murder by another loon. Then, it's an overview of the Warren Commission, and the subsequent official investigations over the years. See you soon with part 3.

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Archive: JFK Part 1 Apr 12, 2022

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Lo, we have entered the time prophesied--the time between episode arcs...the time...of the ARCHIVE! Seriously, though, we're once again breaking down one of our old, big, long shows into bite-sized chunks, to give you something to listen to while you wait for us to kick into year 5 of the show. Those new episodes will be here before you know it. In the meantime, enjoy this first chunk, of one of our favorite episodes of all time.

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Complete Secret Societies - Part 4 Mar 25, 2022

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We reach the end, with the last stretch of Masons and all of the Illuminati. In case you've been waiting days for the new stuff, and want to jump right to it, it's the last approximately 45 minutes. Wrapup, full versions of each of the Paranoid Strain Orchestra's custom-made soundtrack songs for this series, and the delightful easter egg outtakes of Ms. Dana Unicorn. See you in seven weeks or so, with Year 5.

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Complete Secret Societies - Part 3 Mar 24, 2022

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Covering plenty of ground, with details on both the Rosicrucians and the Masons. Final episode tomorrow!

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Complete Secret Societies - Part 2 Mar 23, 2022

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This is probably my favorite part, since it has the whole story of the Priory of Sion and all of that nonsense. Includes most of episode 7 through most of 13.

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Complete Secret Societies - Part 1 Mar 22, 2022

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The complete Secret Societies series. Collecting episodes 1-6, plus a little bit of 7. Three more parts coming over the next three days. Enjoy.

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New: Secret Societies I, Part 21 - The Illuminati 2 Mar 15, 2022

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You're not gonna believe this--but this is actually the final episode of the secret societies series. I know. Which means that next week, as promised, and almost a year to the day from when we started this thing, we will be putting out the full episode in as few segments as we can, one per day, starting Monday of next week. What we think is that it's gonna be about four sections of three hours each. So...clear your calendars. In the meantime, we go deep on conspiracy theorists' whacked out ideas about the Illuminati and their influence, with a special emphasis on the world of hip-hop. Enjoy, and see you next week.

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New: Secret Societies I, Part 21 - The Illuminati 1 Mar 02, 2022

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Off-schedule, but on-topic, we bring you the first of two Illuminati episodes to wrap up this epic series. This one's the story of the actual, real-life 18th-century group whose brief but influential existence led them, through a bizarre series of twists and turns, to become the "big bad" of all conspiracy thinking. The final boss, if you will. The Kaiser Soze hiding behind the Masons' Verbal Kint (spoilers, we guess). We have a new interviewee, Terry Melanson, the man who wrote the most comprehensive book on the structure of the Illuminati in recent years (at least in English), as well as some returning guests. Hope you like it. Back as soon as we can with the final chapter.

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New: Book Report--Illuminatus! Feb 08, 2022

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Comin' in HOT! We just got Dana Unicorn's lines a day or so ago, and yet here we are, presenting a complete, piping-fresh episode right out of the oven. We'd say it's like your grandmother used to make, but we think it's unlikely that your grandmother used to be a conspiracy theory podcaster. We're doing a one-off--a book report show covering one of the most legendary conspiracy novels ever written, Illuminatus! by two guys named Bob. Hope you like it. Back with the final Illuminati-focused episodes of the Secret Societies series as quickly as we can.

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