46 episodes

Everyone has their own theories about what's really going on behind the scenes of their favourite media, but Crackpot Theories is dedicated to the most insane, the most unlikely and the most baffling of theories. Be sure to wear a tinfoil hat when listening, you never know what government agents think we're getting too close to the truth...

Crackpot Theories Sinead Lynch

    • Comedy

Everyone has their own theories about what's really going on behind the scenes of their favourite media, but Crackpot Theories is dedicated to the most insane, the most unlikely and the most baffling of theories. Be sure to wear a tinfoil hat when listening, you never know what government agents think we're getting too close to the truth...

    S2 Episode Twelve: Tempting the Devil with Horror

    S2 Episode Twelve: Tempting the Devil with Horror

    Back from hiatus with some more horror content!

    We all know the legacy of the famous 'cursed' films... The Omen, The Exorcist, Poltergeist etc. But could the bad vibes surrounding those films been deliberately attracted by another set of iconic films? Ones that involved notorious fan of the occult Christopher Lee? Why did they have to make evil look so goddamn sexy? 

    Featuring special guest Ali Khamseh! 

    • 1 hr 11 min
    S2 Episode Eleven: The Elder Scrolls Shifting Reality and Subliminal Beats

    S2 Episode Eleven: The Elder Scrolls Shifting Reality and Subliminal Beats

    This week featuring Eric Holden from The Goblin's Corner podcast sees us discussing Skyrim's creepy reality-shifting Dragonborn and deep diving into the psyche of Alduin the World-Eater.  

    Bonus theory: are all of Lady Gaga's biggest hits secretly referencing the Elder Scrolls? Is the Wobbajack a disco stick? 

    • 51 min
    S2 Episode Ten: The Dark Future of the Muppets

    S2 Episode Ten: The Dark Future of the Muppets

    Why do the struggling-for-survival fantasy creatures of the Dark Crystal look and sound so much like Muppets? Same production company or something more sinister? Can you really go from modern day television hijinks to magical dystopia simply by shooting Beaker into the sun? 

    Featuring special guest Geoffrey Golden.

    • 52 min
    S2 Episode Nine: Fiddler on the Death Star

    S2 Episode Nine: Fiddler on the Death Star

    Could the expansive lore of Star Wars have its roots in the most down-to-earth musical of all time, Fiddler on the Roof? Are Leia's hairstyles a reflection of her East-European heritage? Are there six degrees of separation between Yoda and Yente?

    Discussion with guest star Shai Korman!

    • 49 min
    S2 Episode Eight: The Wicker Man, or The Island of Painfully Slow Contract Killers?

    S2 Episode Eight: The Wicker Man, or The Island of Painfully Slow Contract Killers?

    Do the residents of Summerisle really believe that burning one policeman to death in a big wicker effigy is going to help their crops, or is that just a cover for what they're REALLY up to? And how did it get burned? We never found out....

    • 1 hr 27 min
    S2 Episode Seven: Les Miserables and Terminator, an Unlikely Connection

    S2 Episode Seven: Les Miserables and Terminator, an Unlikely Connection

    What could a super-popular genre-defining musical like Les Miserables have in common with the  uber-violent techo-horror Terminator franchise? One robotic stone-faced man-machine hunting his quarry, leaving bodies in his wake and fixated on one particular person: John Connor/Jean Valjean.

    Guests this week are Matt and Jack from the Mockbusters podcast! 

    • 42 min

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