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291 - The CIA, Smuggling Drugs, and Fighting Communism: The Story of Air America

291 - The CIA, Smuggling Drugs, and Fighting Communism: The Story of Air America



Fascinating stuff today!  I knew almost nothing about Air America - the CIA's secret airline - before this week's research. Today, we go over the history of Air America, and also look at how Air Amer…


Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

290 - Amish Killer Edward Gingerich

290 - Amish Killer Edward Gingerich



Long before he brutally murdered his wife Katie - crushing her head and disemboweling her on March 18th, 1993 - Ed  was really struggling with his mental health. He'd been diagnosed with paranoid sch…


Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

289 - Robert Yates: Serial Killing "Family Man"

289 - Robert Yates: Serial Killing "Family Man"



Robert Lee Yates often described himself as a "family man." And he was a family man. He was a married father of five. Married to the mother of his children for over twenty years. He was also a decora…


Published on 3 years, 9 months ago

288 - Doctor Death: Jack Kevorkian and the Right to Die Debate

288 - Doctor Death: Jack Kevorkian and the Right to Die Debate



Death! How comfortable are you thinking about it? Talking about? What rights should be afforded to you when it's your time to "meet your maker?"  Jack Kevorkian thought you,  under certain conditions…


Published on 3 years, 9 months ago

287 - Raëlism: UFO Sex Cult?

287 - Raëlism: UFO Sex Cult?



Did you know that Jesus was half-alien? And so was Buddha? And Muhammed, Joseph Smith, Moses, Abraham, and many other proclaimed  prophets throughout history. There are 40 in total, and a failed Fren…


Published on 3 years, 9 months ago

286 - Betty White: Much More Than a Golden Girl

286 - Betty White: Much More Than a Golden Girl



On December 31st, 2021, Hollywood legend and literally the most well-liked living person in America at one point, Betty White, passed away in her home in Brentwood, California. Even though she was 99…


Published on 3 years, 9 months ago

285 - The 2017 Las Vegas Shooting and Conspiracies Surrounding It

285 - The 2017 Las Vegas Shooting and Conspiracies Surrounding It



On the night of October 1, 2017, Stephen Paddock opened fire on a crowd attending the final night of the Route 91 Harvest Country Music Festival on Las Vegas’s famous StripLas Vegas, killing 58 peopl…


Published on 3 years, 10 months ago

284 - The Amish Life: Quaint or Terrible?

284 - The Amish Life: Quaint or Terrible?



A lot to unpack today! Who are the Amish? Why do they dress and live like it's still the 17th century? How are they related to Mennonites? What interpretation of Christianity led to them to the lifes…


Published on 3 years, 10 months ago

283 - A Descent Into Madness: The 1980 New Mexico Prison Riot

283 - A Descent Into Madness: The 1980 New Mexico Prison Riot



At 1:40AM on February 2nd, 1980, a group of inmates at the New Mexico State Penitentiary attacked three guards doing their nightly count. What followed was one of the deadliest prison riots in US his…


Published on 3 years, 10 months ago

282 - Attila the Hun: Evil or Slandered?

282 - Attila the Hun: Evil or Slandered?



Attila the Hun! Does his name conjure up images of savagery in your mind? Of a bloodthirsty warrior-king who ruthlessly tortured and killed his enemies as he sacked city after city?  An especially ba…


Published on 3 years, 10 months ago





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