Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHow Africa's East African Rift Actually Works
What if Africa is literally tearing itself apart right now, creating a brand new ocean? In this episode, Daniel Torres breaks down the incredible sci…
3 hours ago
How the Antikythera Mechanism Works: Ancient Greece's Lost Computer Technology
What if I told you a 2,000-year-old device could predict eclipses better than most people today understand their smartphones? In this episode, Daniel…
4 hours ago
How One Developer's Slow Computer Exposed a Nation-State Linux Attack
What happens when a developer's slightly slow computer saves the entire internet? In this episode, Daniel Torres breaks down one of the most sophisti…
4 hours ago
How Japan's Unit 731 Conducted Secret Medical Experiments During WWII
What happens when doctors become monsters? In this chilling episode, Daniel Torres exposes one of WWII's darkest secrets - Japan's Unit 731, where me…
5 hours ago
Xbox Hacking: How Teenagers Built Gaming's Biggest Content Theft Operation
What happens when teenage Xbox modders accidentally build one of gaming's biggest theft operations? In this episode, Daniel Torres uncovers the wild …
5 hours ago
How Vegas Hotels Create Accidental Death Rays: The Science of Reflected Light
What happens when a Vegas hotel accidentally turns into a giant magnifying glass that can literally cook people? In this episode, Daniel Torres uncov…
6 hours ago
How Wikipedia's Finances Actually Work: The Donation Banner Mystery
Ever wonder why Wikipedia keeps begging for money when they're sitting on a $100 million war chest? Daniel Torres pulls back the curtain on one of th…
6 hours ago
How the McDonald's Monopoly Scam Actually Worked: $24 Million Fraud Explained
What if the McDonald's Monopoly game you played as a kid was completely rigged? For twelve straight years, a former cop named Jerome Jacobson turned …
7 hours ago
How the CIA Secretly Raised a Soviet Submarine from the Ocean Floor
What if the CIA spent $4 billion on the world's most elaborate fishing trip? In 1974, they did exactly that - using a fake mining operation and Howar…
7 hours ago
How Chickbank Disguised a $130M Ponzi Scheme as a Mobile Farming Game
What if your favorite mobile game was secretly stealing millions of dollars from players just like you? That's exactly what happened with Chickbank, …
8 hours ago