Paranoid American

Paranoid American

byThomas Gorence

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Official podcast of Paranoid American, comic book publisher, military veteran and ex-Disney animator.

Episodes(40 episodes)

Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America | Under the Docs Documentary Review

Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America | Under the Docs Documentary Review

Under the Docs reviews Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America, talking about its main claims, historical accuracy, and the debate surrounding this topic in general.The film entered the mainstream in 2022 after NBA player Kyrie Irving shared it on social media, which got him in some trouble, which brings up the controversial nature of this film.
Published: Feb 3, 2026Duration: 45:08
Russia is Stealing our Cowboys, and Saudi Arabia is Stealing our Water! The Grab (2024)

Russia is Stealing our Cowboys, and Saudi Arabia is Stealing our Water! The Grab (2024)

World War 3 might be fought over food instead of oil or ideology. This documentary makes a great case for why, showing how Russia will become the next heartland of food production, while Saudi Arabia syphons waters away from American wells with protection from Blackwater and the US Government.
Published: Feb 2, 2026Duration: 27:13
George Lucas Spent 15 Years Making This and You've Never Heard of It | Strange Magic (2015)

George Lucas Spent 15 Years Making This and You've Never Heard of It | Strange Magic (2015)

Strange Magic cost a fortune, had unlimited resources, and disappeared overnight. We break down what happens when you give a billionaire everything he wants and zero pushback.How does this movie rank compared to every other Disney movie released since 1937? We watched it so you don't have to.
Published: Jan 29, 2026Duration: 1:14:30
The ULTIMATE Texas Chainsaw Massacre Documentary Review: Chain Reactions (2024)

The ULTIMATE Texas Chainsaw Massacre Documentary Review: Chain Reactions (2024)

This documentary will make you care about Texas Chainsaw Massacre, whether or not you even like horror movies. Watch our review to find out why.
Published: Jan 26, 2026Duration: 36:03
Toy Story 4 is About Religion (and Organ Harvesting) | Occult Disney 117

Toy Story 4 is About Religion (and Organ Harvesting) | Occult Disney 117

Toy Story 4 is way deeper than you think it is.
Published: Jan 22, 2026Duration: 1:21:11
Antarctica: A Year On Ice | Under the Docs

Antarctica: A Year On Ice | Under the Docs

Antarctica is cited in so many interesting theories on alternate history, but how much do we really know about it? This documentary follows a full year of living and working in Antarctica, with interviews and exclusive footage never seen before.
Published: Jan 20, 2026Duration: 21:11
Crisis Acting for Fun and Profit - HBO Thoughts & Prayers (2025) Documentary Review

Crisis Acting for Fun and Profit - HBO Thoughts & Prayers (2025) Documentary Review

An entire industry was created when government passed 1 Billion dollar budget to address the active shooter crisis in America. This documentary gives a detailed snapshot of what this looks like in 2025. They follow an elaborate active shooter drill, marketing conventions for the school security industry and interviews which children going through it right now.
Published: Jan 19, 2026Duration: 52:25
Why Zootopia Is Actually About Government Mind Control w/ Isaac Weishaupt

Why Zootopia Is Actually About Government Mind Control w/ Isaac Weishaupt

Disney made a children's movie about MKUltra and nobody talks about it.Isaac Weishaupt from Illuminati Watcher joins us to break down Zootopia, the 2016 animated film written by a guy whose family were literally CIA agents. We get into the government-manufactured fear, the agent provocateurs, the secret lab full of drugged citizens, and why this might be the most politically layered Disney movie ever made.Topics covered:- The Satanic doctrine hidden in the "try everything" messaging- How the film teaches kids about false flags and police state overreach- Night Howlers, MKUltra, and...
Published: Jan 15, 2026Duration: 1:16:05
Apple’s Secret “Lost” Team That Predicted the Future | General Magic (2018) Review | Under the Docs

Apple’s Secret “Lost” Team That Predicted the Future | General Magic (2018) Review | Under the Docs

Before the iPhone, before the App Store, there was General Magic, a legendary Silicon Valley team packed with Apple veterans who tried to build the future years too early. In this review, we break down what the film gets right, what still hits hard today, and the real lesson behind one of tech’s most fascinating “almost” stories.
Published: Jan 14, 2026Duration: 33:06
Time Bomb Y2K Documentary Review | Under the Docs

Time Bomb Y2K Documentary Review | Under the Docs

Time Bomb Y2K Documentary Review | Under the Docs
Published: Jan 13, 2026Duration: 26:38
Can Propaganda have Artistic Merit? Riefenstahl (2024) | Documentary Review

Can Propaganda have Artistic Merit? Riefenstahl (2024) | Documentary Review

Here's an unexpected documentary on our list: Riefenstahl (2024) about Leni Riefenstahl, a controversial Nazi Propagandist, Director, Actor and world renowned Photographer.
Published: Jan 12, 2026Duration: 38:45
Fat Guys in Western Comedies are AT RISK! John Candy - I Like Me (2025) Documentary Review

Fat Guys in Western Comedies are AT RISK! John Candy - I Like Me (2025) Documentary Review

Check out our review, and we'll tell you whether or not you'll like "I Like Me"
Published: Jan 5, 2026Duration: 31:46
Could YOU pull off a Christmas without buying anything made in China? Xmas Without China (2013)

Could YOU pull off a Christmas without buying anything made in China? Xmas Without China (2013)

Could you pull off an entire Christmas without buying anything made in China (or with Chinese parts)? This documentary shows a family trying to do exactly that, in what seems to be an impossible challenge.
Published: Dec 30, 2025Duration: 28:31
Secret Mall Apartment (2024) - BUSTED ON CAMERA after living rent-free in a mall for 4 YEARS

Secret Mall Apartment (2024) - BUSTED ON CAMERA after living rent-free in a mall for 4 YEARS

Would you live rent-free in a mall for four years? This group of friends did, and they recorded the entire experience on camera from inception to after they got busted. It's unbelievable this happened, let alone recorded on camera.
Published: Dec 29, 2025Duration: 45:08
Ernest Saves Christmas, The Santa Clause and Golden Bough's "The Killing of the Tree-Spirit" Ritual

Ernest Saves Christmas, The Santa Clause and Golden Bough's "The Killing of the Tree-Spirit" Ritual

Get ready for a deep one that we didn't expect either. Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) and The Santa Clause (1994) are two of the most accurate retellings of the Holly King and Oak King, in which Father Christmas dies, loses his magic or otherwise retires, a new younger king replaces him. Also described in much more detail in Frazer's The Golden Bough - specifically Chapter VIII titled "The Killing of the Tree-Spirit" which itself is just another of Frazer's many examples of the "Killing the Divine King" ritual.
Published: Dec 25, 2025Duration: 1:07:05
Documentary Review: The God Who Wasn't There (2005)

Documentary Review: The God Who Wasn't There (2005)

Since it's Christmas, we're focusing on more (mas) Christ related documentaries, this one called The God Who Wasn't There (2005) came out ~2 years before Zeitgeist (2007). Many of the claims made in Zeitgeist are outlined here in more detail, with a bit more angst as well. The bias is strong in this one, but are any of the claims valid despite that?
Published: Dec 23, 2025Duration: 33:15
Fake Hate Crime, or Subway Sandwich Marketing Campaign? The Truth About Jussie Smollet? (2025)

Fake Hate Crime, or Subway Sandwich Marketing Campaign? The Truth About Jussie Smollet? (2025)

This documentary features exclusive interviews with Jussie Smollett himself, along with all of the other major players from the most surreal hate-crime hoax of recent memory. But does it go deep enough?
Published: Dec 22, 2025Duration: 41:18
CIA and Salvia Divinorum w/ Kaleb Graves | Paranoid American Podcast 126

E126 - CIA and Salvia Divinorum w/ Kaleb Graves | Paranoid American Podcast 126

Did the CIA introduce salvia divinorum to the public? Objectively, yes. But why? And why did "magic mushrooms" get the most promotion, if they were both discovered at the same time? Prepare yourself for a fascinating deep dive into the origins of Salvia Divinorum, and the influence of the CIA's MK-ULTRA on psychedelics in general. You can follow Kaleb Graves and the Psychedelic Theology podcast at: https://psychedelictheology.podbean.com/
Published: Dec 19, 2025Duration: 1:36:12
Big Hero Six, and Disney's future pivot into Big Pharma

Big Hero Six, and Disney's future pivot into Big Pharma

Baymax is the perfect Personal Health Care Companion. Whatever you think of this movie (or it's legit Marvel comic roots) - the real story is about Disney positioning themselves into a long term play targeting the healthcare industry.
Published: Dec 18, 2025Duration: 1:17:57
OCCULT CHRISTIAN CULTURE (pt 2) w/ Allen Marcus of  @DogfaceDudes | Hauntings, Ghosts & Poltergeists

E125 - OCCULT CHRISTIAN CULTURE (pt 2) w/ Allen Marcus of @DogfaceDudes | Hauntings, Ghosts & Poltergeists

Are ghosts real? Can Marilyn Manson music send you to hell? Is reading Aleister Crowley compatible with being a good Christian? Who is Carman? In this episode of Paranoid American Podcast, I sit back down with Allen Marcus to discuss a truly paranormal experience he hasn't been able to shake for decades.Follow Allen Marcus at:https://www.youtube.com/@UCDYzfqbXFXOvLYAB2GeMahg https://allenmarcus.com/
Published: Dec 17, 2025Duration: 2:50:59