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Inside Scientology with Mike Rinder, Part I: An Origin Story
Founded in 1953 by L. Ron Hubbard, the Church of Scientology describes itself as a religion that puts its adherents on a path toward complete and cer…
1 year, 6 months ago
Strange News: The California Wildfires Update, Jack the Ripper Breakthroughs, Banning Food Coloring Additives, and More
As California continues to struggle with raging wildfires, the guys explore a proliferation of strange and disturbing allegations related to the ongo…
1 year, 6 months ago
Cults and Catholicism: The Story of Sodalitium Christianae Vitae
The Catholic Church is, by any measure, one of the largest religious forces on the planet. Throughout its long, at-times troubled history, it has wea…
1 year, 6 months ago
Listener Mail: The Shepherd's Point, Dream Communication, and the Inevitable Rise of Superpowers
Mr. Wiggles responds to the earlier conversation with The Shepherd on the dilemma of food and monoculture. Cabeza de Vaca prompts a conversation abou…
1 year, 6 months ago
Is Stockholm Syndrome Real?
Doubtlessly familiar to any fan of exploitative true crime shows, the concept of "Stockholm Syndrome" argues that people victimized by kidnappers, ho…
1 year, 6 months ago
CLASSIC: Psilocybin: Fact, Fiction and Future with Robert Lamb
Evidence indicates human beings have been using psychedelics since ancient times, and a recent paradigm shift has launched a new renaissance in psych…
1 year, 6 months ago
Strange News: Fake AI Invades Social Media, Taliban Bans Windows, Rent Conspiracies, Airplane Stowaways and the Death of Mike Rinder
Facebook and Instagram's parent company Meta sparks massive public outcry as their plan to inundate social media platforms with AI bots backfires -- …
1 year, 6 months ago
The Luigi Mangione Story, Chapter Two: The Larger Context
As we record, Luigi Mangione is currently in police custody on suspicion of murdering former UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. In the second chapt…
1 year, 6 months ago
CLASSIC: Animals At War: Fact vs. Fiction
Whether as beasts of burden, scouts, sentries or attack dogs, animals have been conscripted into human conflict since the dawn of recorded history. T…
1 year, 7 months ago
The Luigi Mangione Story, Chapter One: A Murder in Manhattan
In the early hours of December 4, 2024, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot in New York City as he walked toward the annual investor…
1 year, 7 months ago