Podcast Episodes

Radon Therapy

Episode 811

Trying to treat pain or cancer by exposing yourself to a radioactive carcinogen provides only risk without the benefit.

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4 years, 5 months ago

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Frida Sofia, the Victim Who Wasn't

Episode 810

After the 2017 earthquake in Mexico City, rescuers dug through the rubble for a little girl named Frida Sofia — who never existed.

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4 years, 5 months ago

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The Avro Arrow Conspiracies

Episode 809

Conspiracy theories surround the cancellation of this advanced Canadian aircraft from the 1950s.

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4 years, 5 months ago

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Followups and Extras

Episode 808

Some new facts and extra information on six previous episodes.

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4 years, 6 months ago

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Huna: New Age on an Island

Episode 807

Huna blends generic New Age spiritualism with a concocted version of Hawaiian tradition.

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4 years, 6 months ago

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Eclipsed podcast preview

Sometimes the most interesting stories from history aren’t the ones we expect, it’s the stories that got lost. Eclipsed is a new weekly narrative his…

4 years, 6 months ago

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Environmental Microplastics

Episode 806

This manmade debris permeates our bodies and our planet, but what's the harm?

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4 years, 6 months ago

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The Cottingley Fairies: Analysis of a Famous Hoax

Episode 805

The true and weird history of the two girls who fooled the world with their fairy photographs in 1917.

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4 years, 6 months ago

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Unmasking the Old Stinker: The Hull Werewolf

Episode 804

This modern sighting of a strange beast is claimed to have been a resurgence of a legendary medieval monster.

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4 years, 6 months ago

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What Really Happened at Tunguska

Episode 803

The true cause of one of history's most violent cataclysms remains a mystery... to a degree.

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4 years, 7 months ago

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