Paranoid Planet
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.
Paranoid Planet
Bonus Episode 9.2B: "Space Triangle Love Bomb", feat. journalist Tony Ortega
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)
Visit our website at www.paranoidplanet.ca