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Cults: Indoctrination and Escape
When most people hear the word "cult," they immediately think of people like Charles Manson, or any number of controversial organizations strewn across the planet -- but what exactly makes something …
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
Listener Mail: Gerald Cotten, Lucid Dreaming and Ghost Stories
What actually happened to Bitcoin tycoon Gerald Cotten, and why do some people believe he faked his death? Could there be a relationship between lucid dreaming and sleep paralysis? Ben closes out the…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
Crypto, Crime and Conspiracy: The Death of Gerald Cotten
At the height of its success, Canada's QuadrigaCX was the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the country, perfectly positioned to ride the booming mainstream interest in Bitcoin and altcoins. On the …
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
CLASSIC: What is media manipulation?
How often do you think news outlets bury, skip or distort an important story? The answers -- or, at least, the accusations -- might surprise you.
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Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
Strange News: JFK, Crypto Scams and the Arrest of a Robot Artist
The US once again declines to declassify documents related to the JFK assassination, citing fears of 'identifiable harm.' Scammers get away with an audacious crypto-related heist using a fake food de…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
Flame Witches and the Will O’The Wisp
Have you ever followed a ghostly light into the woods? For many, it sounds like a story straight out of the world of folklore -- yet these strange lights have been reported across the world. In Mexic…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
Listener Mail: Ghost Stories, Santa Claus and the New Chronology
What if part of known history never actually happened? What can Santa teach us about the power of language in folklore? Multiple Conspiracy Realists write in with their own otherworldly, sometimes di…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
Is 'witchcraft' on the rise?
Nowadays, the word 'witch' conjures a few common images for most people: a crone, clad in all black, perhaps wearing a pointed hat, astride a broomstick in the dark of night. However, this image is m…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago