Analytical Eye

Through our time on the podcast to date, we've talked about a number of different conspiracy theorists, monster hunters and UFOlogists. In this minisode we deep dive into Ted Holiday, my favourite Loch Ness Monster hunter and one who displayed perhaps the greatest shifts in his beliefs over time. Sources: F. W. Holiday The Great Orm of Loch Ness: A Practical Inquiry into the Nature and Habits...

In spring 1954, Washington state experienced a truly peculiar epidemic. Something mysterious was pitting their windscreens even as they watched. What was the cause of this phenomenon? And what does it tell us about human nature? While ORA is busy at work preparing season 2, here's a minisode on the Seattle Windscreen Pitting Epidemic to tide you over. Sources: James Ross Gardner, What Pitted...

What lurks in the dark waters of Loch Ness? When did people begin to believe there was a monster in this Scottish loch, and why? In this episode of Analytical Eye, we look at the history of the Loch Ness Monster. This episode is dedicated to listener Leanne H, with thanks for her constant support.  Voices were provided thanks to Al B, Amanda F and readaloud.net. Sources Like Bigfoot, there were so...

Was Beatle Paul McCartney killed and replaced with a talented impostor in the 1960s? Did the surviving Beatles hide clues to his death in their subsequent albums? Or was the whole idea a mirage – and if so, where did it come from? In this episode of Analytical Eye, we turn our attention to the 1960s and one of the earlier music conspiracy theories. This episode is dedicated to Shannan M.  Please r...

HEY OCCAM  I had to use your computer for something. Mine still hasn't been replaced after that fire - totally not my fault this time either!  Anyway you were still logged in and I saw you had an episode ready to go so I uploaded it for you!  YOUR WELCOME :):):) Hanlon Send us Fan Mail

In 1917, two young girls in Yorkshire took photographs of fairies in their very own backyard.  To skeptics, the photos seemed like obvious fakes - but to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, they were proof of a whole new realm of existence. What made him so sure, and how did the investigation of these photos unfold over the years and decades that followed?  In this episode of A...

Why did some people in the Victorian period argue that the earth was flat?  Were they flat-out wrong - or is there something in their argument, once you get around to assessing it?  In this episode of Analytical Eye, we consider the flat earth theory: one of the oldest alternative beliefs we've looked at to date. This episode is dedicated to Al Baker, with thanks for bringing the voice of Sam...

In this episode, we dig into the history of crop circles. Who or what was behind the flattened swirled crops phenomenon in the 1980s and 1990s? Was it something out of this world? An unusual meteorological phenomenon? Or just a corny prank? This episode is dedicated to listener Nick B. Send us Fan Mail

In this second part of our first two-part special, we assess the conspiracy theory that alien bodies were recovered from a crashed alien spaceship in Roswell, New Mexico in July 1947. Send us Fan Mail

Something crashed into the New Mexico desert in July 1947. But what was it? Just a weather balloon, as the authorities claimed? Or was it an alien spacecraft, as a first-hand witness insisted? In this first part of a special two-episode assessment, it's time to look at the Roswell incident.  Send us Fan Mail

In August 1958, Jerry Crew discovered something had been walking around his excavator... something with unusually big feet. In this episode, we look at the arguments for and against Bigfoot and his Canadian cousin Sasquatch, and the first generation of Bigfoot hunters. Send us Fan Mail

In July 1969, two men stepped onto the moon and made history... or did they? In this episode, we examine the moon landing hoax conspiracy theory.  Send us Fan Mail

In 1970s North America, someone or something was killing and mutilating cattle. Was it cryptids? Government experiments? Aliens? Or something else? In the first episode of Analytical Eye, we assess the theories around cattle mutilation. Send us Fan Mail

A brief teaser for Analytical Eye: a new podcast that uses intelligence analysis techniques to evaluate conspiracy theories. Send us Fan Mail