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CLASSIC: The Mystery of the Cagots
For centuries communities in France and Spain practiced a brutal, widely-accepted system of discrimination against a group of families and individual…
3 years, 5 months ago
Strange News: Alleged Chess Scandal, "Baby Shark" as Torture, and Russia Proven to Spend Millions Rigging Your Government
An Oklahoma County inmate was found dead while embroiled in a case alleging he had been psychologically tortured by the "Baby Shark" song. An alleged…
3 years, 5 months ago
The Calvine UFO Photograph
Imagine you're hiking through the Scottish countryside, and hear a low, long hum. You look up to see -- something. You take photos, and send them to …
3 years, 5 months ago
Listener Mail: Food Deserts, Hijacking Planes, and the World's Most Dangerous Prisoners
Bad Ghost hips us to a recent plane hijacking, targeting a Walmart. Roadrunner asks where the world's most dangerous prisoners are kept. Lactrodectus…
3 years, 5 months ago
Modern Cults, Part II: The Creativity Movement, Kashi Ashram and Angel's Landing
What makes one belief system a religion, and another a cult? How can non-religious organization themselves be cults? In part two of this two-part ser…
3 years, 5 months ago
CLASSIC: The Search For Noah's Ark
For centuries various groups claimed they'd discovered the remnants of Noah's Ark, the legendary wooden ship of Biblical fame. Despite controversy, s…
3 years, 5 months ago
Strange News: Animal Attacks, Tragic Love with a Hologram, and NASA Plays Pool in Space
Turtles and turkeys attack humans. Kangaroos overrun a small Australian town. A man in Japan loses his hologram wife when a company stops supporting …
3 years, 5 months ago
Modern Cults, Part I: Black Hammers and More
What makes one belief system a religion, and another a cult? How can non-religious organization themselves be cults? In part one of this two-part ser…
3 years, 5 months ago
Listener Mail: Rare Blood Types, PROMIS, and Poop in the Mail
A first-hand account of finding poop in the mail. A deep dive into the world of spycraft and software. An exploration of the facts behind rare blood …
3 years, 6 months ago
Who's Hiding the Broccoli? A Conversation with Jordan Harbinger
Have you ever spoken with a spy? How do you use critical thinking to cut past the noise of mass media and propaganda? In today's interview, Ben, Matt…
3 years, 6 months ago