Podcast Episodes

Listener Mail: Bank Scandals, Amish Abuse, Letters From Home and Some Terrible Jokes

Viking asks about Ferengi and bank scandals. Solar Boredom follows up on the earlier episode about abuse in Amish communities. Multiple Conspiracy Re…

1 year, 7 months ago

Mysteries of Laos: What is the Plain of Jars?

Over in Southeast Asia, the landlocked nation of Laos remains one of the least-explored areas in the region, even today. And those few outsiders fort…

1 year, 7 months ago

CLASSIC: Project 1794: A Real-life Flying Saucer

Flying saucers are perhaps the most iconic genre of UFO -- since the 1940s they've become the mainstay vehicles for extraterrestrials in all sorts of…

1 year, 7 months ago

Strange News: Russia Fines Google, Witch Marks in the UK, Stolen Bluey Coins and More

The Russian government fines Google 2.5 decillion dollars. Witch marks baffle investigators in the United Kingdom, police recover thousands of stolen…

1 year, 7 months ago

Dangerous Thoughts: What is an Infohazard?

Warning: this episode contains thoughts and concepts that may endanger your understanding of reality. You can turn back now, or [REDACTED].

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1 year, 7 months ago

Listener Mail: A Mysterious Death at Walmart, Boeing's Exploding Satellite, The US vs. Chinese Software, and a Heart-felt Apology to "Paint-huffing Maniacs"

Police release new details on the tragic, mysterious death of 19-year-old employee at a Walmart in Halifax. A Boeing-manufactured satellite exploded …

1 year, 7 months ago

The Rise and Fall of Paul Bergrin, with Brandon “Jinx” Jenkins

For much of his early life, Paul Bergrin was a success story. A middle-class kid from Queesn, he became a veteran, a lawyer, and a prosecutor. Yet so…

1 year, 7 months ago

Classic: Vaccines: Fact vs. Fiction

Through the process of vaccination, millions of people have avoided serious (at times fatal) medical conditions, but opposition to the practice began…

1 year, 7 months ago

Strange News: Oligarch Goes Splat, Fake Whale Sharks, Bank Shenanigans, Boeing Satellites, North Korea and Abercrombie

Another Russian oligarch is found dead after an 'unfortunate fall.' North Korea declares holy war on South Korea as it loans out soldiers to Russia. …

1 year, 7 months ago

The Ongoing Amish Abuse Scandal

For most people in the United States, the Amish are a sociological curiosity: a group of people motivated by theological imperatives that require the…

1 year, 7 months ago