Ross Blocher was born into a family of evangelical Christians and spent a good amount of time in churches of various denominations, singing in choirs, serving as an acolyte, and memorizing lots of scripture. (which gave him good practice for memorizing an inhuman number of the digits of Pi.)
Meanwhile, he busied himself reading books about ghosts, vampires, aliens, and chupacabras. In college, while serving as president of a Bible study group, he started attending skeptical lectures and reading science books, coming to the conclusion that he’d been wrong about reality his whole life.
While the beliefs went away, his interest in them didn’t, and Ross has spent the time since trying to find out why people believe what they do, and participating in the Independent Investigations Group, which investigates claims of the paranormal from a scientific viewpoint.
Ross is an accomplished animation professional working at Disney. He has worked on numerous award-winning films including The Princess and the Frog and The Simpsons Movie. The latest film he has a credit on is the just released Wish. You can learn more about Ross at
Since early 2011, Ross has co-hosted a Skeptically themed weekly podcast called Oh No, Ross and Carrie. This is some info about the show from Wikipedia: Oh No, Ross and Carrie! is an investigative journalism podcast produced in Los Angeles and distributed by the Maximum Fun network. The hosts personally investigate claims about spirituality, fringe science, religion, and the paranormal, then discuss their findings on the show. The motto of the podcast is “We show up so you don’t have to.” Funding for the show’s investigations comes from listener donations.
0:00 – Guest Introduction
1:27:00 – Q&A
1:41:05 – RfR Moment, Dr. Darrel Ray
Hosted by Kara Griffin, RfR Online Programming Director, and Rob Palmer, RfR Ambassador
Recorded on November 27, 2023
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