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Listener Mail: Real Telepathy, Bird Flu and Cows, Voting Age, A Wholesome Conspiracy
J Conner and Ben bond on the concept that technological breakthroughs may lead to the creation of real-life telepathy. Scootch weighs in on the pickl…
2 years, 1 month ago
Drugs As Weapons, Part II: Cannabis-induced Psychosis
Ah, cannabis! That oft-vilified, oft-worshipped source of so many creative snacks, amazing music, and... legal chaos. In tonight's episode, Ben, Matt…
2 years, 1 month ago
CLASSIC: Is MI5 a Criminal Organization?
Also known as the Security Service, MI5 is the United Kingdom's domestic counter-intelligence and security agency, dealing with threats inside the ki…
2 years, 1 month ago
Strange News: New Orleans Archdiocese Scandal, Explosions in Clinton Township, The US Campus Protests Make History
A sex-trafficking inquiry targets the New Orleans archdiocese. An explosion in Michigan's Clinton Township triggers an investigation. Widespread anti…
2 years, 1 month ago
CLASSIC: The Truth Behind the Salem Witch Trials, with Aaron Mahnke
Join Ben and Matt as they interview Aaron Mahnke, the creator of the world-famous Lore podcast, about Unobscured, the new series where he dives deep …
2 years, 1 month ago
Listener Mail: Breaking Physics? Firefighters and PFAs, Superfund Sites and Baseball.
Secret Soup Can hips the guys to the newest 'Big If True' -- aka alleged -- breakthrough in alternative propulsion. Matt the Firefighter shares a wid…
2 years, 1 month ago
What was Operation Northwoods?
How far would you go in pursuit of a Greater Good? How much evil would you permit -- how many crimes would you commit -- if you believed the result w…
2 years, 1 month ago
CLASSIC: What the F*ck is up with Florida?
Out of all the states in the Union, it seems like Florida is home to the craziest shenanigans. Every few days another story about a weird, madcap cri…
2 years, 1 month ago
Strange News: Colorado Protects Brainwaves, Chechnya's Weird Music Ban, A Man Sets Himself On Fire.
Colorado moves to protect human thought. Chechnya restricts all music to a certain amount of beats per minute (spoiler: it's super weird). In protest…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Sirhan Sirhan Story
On June 5, 1968, Sirhan Sirhan fatally attacked Robert Kennedy -- he was tackled, disarmed and arrested immediately. Yet for decades after the murder…
2 years, 1 month ago