113 episodes

The podcast that explains why so many people believe ridiculous conspiracy theories.
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The Paranoid Strain Fearful Jesuit

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.7 • 117 Ratings

The podcast that explains why so many people believe ridiculous conspiracy theories.
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    New! Upon A Red Horse: Act V

    New! Upon A Red Horse: Act V

    In which Fletcher slowly loses what matters most to him, secures his legend, and goes down, senselessly, in a hail of bullets.
    Full lyrics, credits, and gorgeous fold-out album style artwork (it's a .zip file): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zj0Mbk4JNrHajuAwHC3fOGzY8ZHeTDOg/view?usp=share_link
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    Listen to the music as an album on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/paranoidstrainorchestra/sets/upon-a-red-horse-act-v-shutting-down
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    • 1 hr 12 min
    New! Upon A Red Horse: Act IV

    New! Upon A Red Horse: Act IV

    In which Fletcher finally gets on the radio, tells us what 2001: A Space Odyssey is really about, and sees his life begin to fall apart.
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    • 53 min
    New! Upon A Red Horse: Act III

    New! Upon A Red Horse: Act III

    In which Fletcher pens his magnum opus.
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    Listen to the music as an album on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/paranoidstrainorchestra/sets/upon-a-red-horse-act-iii-the-red-horse-and-the-sword
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    • 44 min
    New! Upon A Red Horse: Act II

    New! Upon A Red Horse: Act II

    In which Fletcher, our hero, becomes a big deal in the UFO world. And reveals what really happened to JFK.
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    Listen to the music as an album on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/paranoidstrainorchestra/sets/upon-a-red-horse-act-i-the-rider
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    • 54 min
    New! Upon A Red Horse: Act I

    New! Upon A Red Horse: Act I

    In which we hear the origin story of Marvell James Fletcher.
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    Listen to the music as an album on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/paranoidstrainorchestra/sets/upon-a-red-horse-act-i-the-rider
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    • 51 min
    New! Upon A Red Horse: Prelude --The Story of Milton William "Bill" Cooper

    New! Upon A Red Horse: Prelude --The Story of Milton William "Bill" Cooper

    It's finally here. Our second major musical project, Upon A Red Horse, will appear in the feed daily from Monday May 1 to Friday May 5th. In this prelude episode, we explain the real-life story of Bill Cooper, the conspiracy theorist, author, radio host, and all around interesting guy whose heyday was the 1990s. I also explain why I thought this dude was a good subject for a 5-act musical pseudo-biography. Can't wait for you to hear the real thing next week.
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    • 26 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
117 Ratings

117 Ratings

cassandraetc ,

Both funny and informative!

Jesuit’s combo of gleeful fascination and terrified ridicule strikes just the right note for me (a Gen Xer) in dealing with his subject. Which is terrifying and ridiculous.
Here’s a question: I want to know why everyone else in the world, or at least Europe, seems to like our conspiracies best?

ryeguye ,

Thoughtful, Clever, with Exceptional Depth

I learned about this show from a reference in a “40 year old boy” episode…. and am so glad I did. I appreciate the perfect blend of comical sarcasm and intellectual deep dives on relevant topics.

Jwoodley101 ,

Good podcast. Corny delivery

Pretty good research, but the pointless sound bites that attempt to add humor don’t hit the mark. The delivery from the main narrator is fine but the lady who helps narrate needs work

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