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Introducing: What Happened in Nashville
What Happened in Nashville is a deeply reported investigation into the sudden collapse of a Tennessee fertility clinic, and the patients caught in the fallout. When the Center for Reproductive Health…
Published on 1 day, 23 hours ago
The Horrifying Mysteries of Chicago's Ripper Crew
Warning: This episode contains graphic, accurate descriptions of unclean actions, and may not be appropriate for all listeners.
In 1981 and 1982, an horrific series of murders and mutilation gripped C…
Published on 2 days, 13 hours ago
Listener Mail: Underground Bumps in the Night, Hidden Missiles, Selling Your Soul and More
Hidalgo, Jimothy and Pure prompt Ben, Matt and Dylan to dive even deeper into the bizarre world of hidden structures underground -- including bunkers and top-secret missile siloes, just waiting for t…
Published on 3 days, 12 hours ago
The Mysterious Story of Russia's "Shadow Fleet"
As Russia and the West escalate their tensions, the world enacts sanctions mean to cripple the Russian economy -- "you can't sell oil," says the West. Ordinarily, a sanctioned country would have no r…
Published on 4 days, 9 hours ago
CLASSIC: The Deepcut Suicides
Located in Surrey, the Princess Royal Barracks, Deepcut (more often known as the Deepcut Barracks) was once the headquarters of the British Army's Royal Logistic Corp. On paper, Deepcut seemed to be …
Published on 5 days, 17 hours ago
Strange News: Do you recall ice cream? AI Religion, Campbell's Soup, New Pesticides and More.
Recent changes in social media reveal a vast network of trolls, prompting Ben to ask the gang, once again, about the dilemma of anonymity. The FDA folds on new pesticides. As predicted, AI launches a…
Published on 6 days, 8 hours ago
Uncontacted Tribes: Fact and Fiction
In tonight's episode, Ben, Matt at Noel separate fact from the fiction surrounding uncontacted peoples: Who's the most off-grid person you know? Have you ever fantasized about clocking out of the mod…
Published on 1 week, 2 days ago
CLASSIC: Happy Thanksgiving! Also -- when did humans reach the Americas?
Did human beings first reach the continents we call North and South America by traversing a land bride across what's now known as the Bering Strait? That's been the most prominent theory about early …
Published on 1 week, 3 days ago
The National Debt Conspiracy
Oof -- debt. People have it, companies have it, and a lot of countries do, too. In the US, the national debt becomes a hot-button issue every time elections roll around. But how does debt work when t…
Published on 1 week, 4 days ago
CLASSIC: How Rigging Elections Works: Mexico, 1988
While democracy isn't always predictable, one thing's for sure -- no matter who wins an election, for any party, in any country, some part of the population will claim the game is rigged. That's what…
Published on 1 week, 5 days ago