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CLASSIC: Several Terrifying Things You Just Ate
Nowadays it seems like a few times a year we’ll hear about a food scandal -- contaminated meat, perhaps, or recalled yogurt. We’ll also inevitably he…
3 years, 1 month ago
Strange News: Fake Priests, Body Brokers and the Titan Sub Disaster
A California restaurant is caught using a fake priest to spy on employees. A Harvard morgue manager is caught selling body parts. The Titan submersib…
3 years, 1 month ago
Should Any Books Be Banned?
Should any books be banned? In recent years, the US has again wrestled with the concept of banning books -- in other words, controlling access to inf…
3 years, 1 month ago
Listener Mail: Can AI hallucinate? Glioblastoma and Cellphones. An Incredibly Upset Australian.
Can an "AI" hallucinate? Bob calls the show with a warning about wireless technology and medical conditions. The One They Call Ben befriends an enrag…
3 years, 1 month ago
Lava for Good Live: The War on Drugs - Did Anyone Win?
In tonight’s episode the guys go live on stage, exploring the war on drugs, criminal justice reform, and corruption with top-notch subject matter exp…
3 years, 1 month ago
CLASSIC: The Great Volkswagen Cover-up, with Scott Benjamin
For decades one the world's largest auto manufacturers lied to governments and the public, polluting the planet and evading the same environmental st…
3 years, 1 month ago
Strange News: Secret Chinese Spy Station in Cuba, UFOs in Vegas, A Saturn Moon is Habitable
The US confirms China has operated a spy station right off the coast of Cuba since at least 2019. A 911 call leads to a bizarre encounter in Las Vega…
3 years, 1 month ago
What is snake oil?
Snake oil -- it's a strange phrase for all sorts of sham treatments and fake cures. But where did it come from? Why do so many hucksters conspire to …
3 years, 1 month ago
Listener Mail: Gremlins, Race Horse Deaths, and Solving the Toothpaste Heist
An email clarifies some questions about gremlins. Brockness weighs in on the controversial horse racing industry. Multiple Conspiracy Realists write …
3 years, 1 month ago
Cryptids of Ohio
You've heard of bigfoot -- but what about the frogman? Or the grassman? In tonight's episode, Ben, Matt and Noel dive into the strange cryptozoology …
3 years, 1 month ago