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CLASSIC: Behind the Curtain of the Music Industry with J. Prince
For most fans, the music industry can be a relatively obscure enterprise — we might know our favorite singers, MCs or bands, but often we have no ide…
3 years ago
Strange News: Long Island Serial Killer Suspect Arrested, NPC TikTok, and the Murder of Tupac Shakur
It's been a strange week for serial murder: after years of dead ends, authorities appear to have captured the Long Island Serial Killer -- and there …
3 years ago
Studio Conspiracies: Behind the Scenes of the Silver Screen
Today, the Golden Age of Hollywood is seen as a time of larger-than-life starlets, of unprecedented innovation and modern myth-making. However, there…
3 years ago
Listener Mail: Vibes, Palau, A Haunting in Atlanta and the Sinister Google Sign-in
Yenna politely asks the guys to stop ruining seafood; Little Girl on a Little Island raises concerns about US imperialism. Chris from Atlanta might b…
3 years ago
Was Public School Created To Make Factory Workers?
Every day, across the United States, millions of children wake up to attend school. In this country, all children are guaranteed a right to education…
3 years ago
CLASSIC: Is democracy impossible?
In Stuff They Don't Want You To Know's inaugural podcast, Ben and Matt explored the strange career of Edward Bernays, the then-obscure Father of Publ…
3 years ago
Strange News: Gorillas Love Smartphones, Canada and Sterilization, the Taliban on Twitter, Surveillance in France
Zoos are asking visitors to stop showing gorillas videos and photos from their phones, as this seems to fundamentally change the way the gorillas beh…
3 years ago
The One Where We Ruin Canned Seafood
During the pandemic, canned seafood experienced a boom in popularity -- and it made sense for uncertain times: this stuff is shelf-stable, nutritious…
3 years ago
Listener Mail: UAP Arms Race, the Death of Officer O'Keefe, What Could Go Wrong when Corporations Vote?
Hopeful Cynic and Binyomin write in with excellent -- and disturbing -- responses to Ben's earlier questions about what happens when corporations are…
3 years ago
The Mysterious Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Almost everyone hears about the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World in grade school. Although the majority of these human-made marvels have been destr…
3 years ago