Scary Thoughts #129 - Bugonia (Yorgos Lanthimos – 2025)

About this episode

Chad and Marc discuss alien conspiracy paranoia and Yorgos Lanthimos's work while reflecting on their own beliefs.

Just because you're paranoid, don't mean the Andromedans aren't after you. Chad and Marc give a brief Stranger Things wrap up before disentangling this Yorgos Lanthimos madness. They explore the differences between alien conspiracy paranoia, and the Truth. After hearing Chad's lifelong appetite for conspiratorial thinking, you will want to believe. Marc wonders if maybe the Andromedans really do know what's best. That's not a conspiracy, that's just sensible species management.

People in this episode

Hosts: Chad Lott, Marc Kate

Topics covered

• conspiracy theories
• alien paranoia
• Yorgos Lanthimos
• Stranger Things
• society
• philosophy

Keywords

• conspiracy
• aliens
• Yorgos Lanthimos
• Stranger Things
• paranoia
• Andromedans
• philosophy

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Stranger Things, Bugonia

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