Squaring the Strange
Hosted by Ben and Celestia · Ben Radford, Celestia Ward and Pascual Romero
4.7from 104 ratings
- 295
- Episodes
- 19
- Transcribed
- 104
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2017
- First episode
About Squaring the Strange
Not just another "skeptical" podcast, it's a show about critical thinking and evidence-based analysis, using science and critical thinking to examine the world around us, from the mysterious and paranormal to the mundane.
- Publisher
- Ben Radford, Celestia Ward and Pascual Romero
- Category
- science · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 13 Apr 2017
- Latest episode
- 7 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
19 of 295 episodes have a transcript.
7 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 292 - "TV folklorist" Lynne McNeill on fakelore, folklorism and the folkloresque
24 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 291 - Ru Marshall's American Trickster: The Hidden Lives of Carlos Castaneda
10 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 290 - Monsters and Cryptozoology Today, with Darren Naish and Sharon Hill
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Episode 292 - "TV folklorist" Lynne McNeill on fakelore, folklorism and the folkloresque
Published 7 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So what the media, what movies, what literature, what mass media thinks folklore is and looks like. And that might be for commercial gain. The big case study that they use in that book at the opening is Hayao Miyazaki's film Spirited Away, which people watch. Have you seen it? It's so good. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Squaring the Strange
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- Lynne McNeill
- Ru Marshall
- Matt Crowley
- Sharon Hill
- Darren Naish
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 93 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 11 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100
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- Quality
- 84
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 95
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Who hosts Squaring the Strange?
Ben and Celestia host the show. Published by Ben Radford, Celestia Ward and Pascual Romero.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes bi-weekly, based on its RSS feed.
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