Podcasts
Strange Arrivals
In Strange Arrivals, host Toby Ball explores the folklore and culture surrounding UFO encounters by going deep into the source material and examining the key stories the center.
Season 1 (March 2020) seeks to unravel one of history’s most famous cases of alien abduction, the story of Betty and Barney Hill.
Season 2 (May 2021) explores the Rendlesham Forest Incident—one of the most famous UFO sightings in history, sometimes described as Britain’s Roswell—and features interviews from all three main witnesses, as well as retired US Military Intelligence officer Richard Doty, and X-Files creator Chris Carter.
Season 3 (March 2023) looks at UFO researchers who developed theories to explain the phenomenon and the consequences those theories had for people who believed they had experienced the paranormal.
Rip Current
California, September 1975. Within a span of 17 days and less than 90 miles, two women, working separately, tried to assassinate the president of the United States, Gerald R. Ford. These are the only two times we know of that a woman has tried to assassinate an American president.
The first, Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, was already infamous as a prominent follower of cult leader Charles Manson.
The second, Sara Jane Moore, was a 45 year-old housewife who infiltrated San Francisco’s violent radical underground working undercover for the FBI.
The story of one strange and violent Summer, this season on RIP CURRENT.
More Like Ancient FAILiens
Did aliens build the pyramids? What’s with all the abductions? And why do they like gold so much?In More Like Ancient FAILiens, journalist Brandon R. Reynolds and podcaster Toby Ball bravely plunge into one of the great works of televised hokum: Ancient Aliens, the History Channel show that, after more than 20 seasons and 200 episodes, is still convinced Aliens Did It. But Brandon and Toby will take on Ancient Aliens’ biggest claims, one episode at a time, from the Big Bang to Atlantis, from the Old West to Area 51, disclosing the truth behind the nonsense and discovering the most amazing thing of all: the world is a pretty fascinating place, even if Ancient Astronauts aren’t responsible for it.
More Like Ancient FAILiens—let us abduct you and disclose what’s really going on Out There.
Crime Writers On…
The original true crime review podcast that looks at other podcasts, TV, and pop culture. True crime authors and real-life couple Rebecca Lavoie and Kevin Flynn hold a pop-culture round table with noir novelist Toby Ball and journalist-turned-investigator Lara Bricker. The panel chats about other podcasts (including ‘Serial’) as well as journalism, storytelling, TV shows and films, and the special segment, ‘Crime of the Week.’
Deep Dive
Each month on the Deep Dive, Toby is joined by guests from the worlds of podcasting, writing, journalism, academia, and acting (among others) to discuss the best in true crime books. For Crime Writers On Patreon members.