Fortean Times Talk

Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen Asma

Treefort Media & Touchy Feely Films

History, Society & Culture, Science

4.9 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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📰🛸🕵🏼‍♀️ Fortean Times has been bringing weirdness into people’s lives for over 50 years and Paul’s been reading its pages since he was a mere Chin-cub. Now join Paul and Stephen as they meet the man behind the mag, esteemed New Editor, Ian Simmons. What follows is a mind-bending exploration of the weird and wonderful including a colorful sketch of the life and work of Charles Fort—a guiding spirit of this humble Chinwag podcast. Fort, known for his unique style of collecting and presenting ‘damned data,’ delved into phenomena excluded by mainstream science. Hear Fort’s own words about outcast phenomena and delve into the positivism movement and notable figures like Ken Campbell. How has a narrow view of science shaped our understanding of the unexplained? Will mysterious occurrences like rains of blood, fish, and frogs ever find a place under the umbrella of respectable sciences? Ball lightning and cryptids also get their time in the sun, as do vomiting pelicans, Bigfoot’s petrified poop, and more and more obscure poltergeist outbreaks. And don’t miss Gef—the talking mongoose—a particular favorite of Paul’s! Plus, we explore Fort’s connection to Jacques Vallee and bizarre outbreaks like the Goblins in Zimbabwe. This Chinwag explores the delicate balance between skepticism and belief, the joy and complexity of embracing strangeness, and all from a Fortean point of view! Paul Giamatti is an award-winning actor and producer, and the self-proclaimed Emperor of Neptune. Stephen Asma is a professor and author specializing in the philosophy of science, religion, and art. He also is the acting Minister of Triton for the Chinwag. Ian Simmons is the News Editor of Fortean Times, the world's leading magazine for weird news. He has written for Fortean for over 30 years. 📰🛸🕵🏼‍♀️ ========= Make sure to follow us @chinwagpod 👉🏼 IG: https://www.instagram.com/chinwagpod/ Tik: https://www.tiktok.com/@chinwagpod Website: http://chinwagpod.fm YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@chinwagpod Send your stories, Qs, or thoughts to 📧 questions [at] chinwagpod [dot] fm ========= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Paul, you know, one of the things I really needed to buy recently were new sheets.
0:09.3	Uh-huh.
0:10.0	This is interesting. Keep going, Steve.
0:12.1	Yeah, I think I had my sheets a good three or four years and in my research I found that our sheets are
0:17.6	literally teeming with bacteria.
0:19.9	Bacteria that can make you sick clogging your pores causing breakouts and acne.
0:23.2	Geez Steve, this is horrifying.
0:25.7	I know.
0:26.7	You did research on this.
0:27.7	It's like took a microscope to your sheets and whatnot.
0:29.6	I set up some Petri dishes along the bedside.
0:32.3	Oh, Jesus, Christ. A movie specimens around.
0:34.6	Yeah, I had no idea this was a thing but I have good news to share because I found
0:39.9	miracle-made sheets and they are life- changing Paul. Not only are they super
0:44.0	comfortable and soft but they're self-cleaning and self-cooling and I get this they're
0:48.5	infused with silver and that prevents up to 99.7% of bacterial growth, leaving them to stay cleaner and fresh
0:55.9	three times longer than other sheets.
0:58.1	You want to go to miracle.com slash Chin-Wag to try it today or gift it to someone special now and we've got a
1:04.8	special deal for our listeners save over 40 percent and if you use our promo chin wag
1:09.8	at checkout you'll get three free towels and save an extra 20%. Miracle is so confident in their product
1:15.9	it's back to the 30-day money back guarantee so if you aren't 100% satisfied you'll get a full
1:20.8	refund. Upgrade your sleep with miraclemaid.
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