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The Syndicate Behind the Real Aladdin
Episode 188
In 1867, Baghdad’s alleys whispered about a boy named Adil al-Din. Surviving by sleight of hand, Adil thought he had stolen coins from a foreign merc…
4 months, 1 week ago
The Doll That Took Its Name from a Killer
Episode 190
Before the doll, there was a man. In 1957 California, Kenneth Hansen lived in a quiet suburban neighborhood with his wife Barbara. He was handsome, p…
4 months, 1 week ago
Inside the Legend of Luke Skywalker in Laos
Episode 191
In 1974, high in the mountains of Laos, a 19-year-old orphan named Luang Sayamong was pulled from the ruins of a bombing raid. A reclusive mechanic r…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
The Cat Lady Killer Who Married for Death
Episode 189
In the early 1900s, Cyclone City, Iowa, whispered about a woman named Anita Job. She lived with more than a hundred cats—and a string of husbands who…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
To Infinity: The Man Who Tried to Leave Earth
Episode 187
This isn’t the Buzz Lightyear you know. In the summer of 1981, a man named Russell “Buzz” Kearney was found wandering the Mojave Desert in a suit of …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
The Sewer Dweller Who Thought He Was Mario
Episode 186
He wasn’t a plumber. He wasn’t a hero. Marco Bellini was just a young man in Queens, New York, in 1993—hooked on psychedelics. He called it “leveling…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
The Real-Life Terminator: Klaus Richter
Episode 185
He wasn’t a machine, but he couldn’t be stopped. His name was Klaus Richter, known as Der Schatten—The Shadow. Born in Dresden in 1920, Richter was s…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Did MrBeast Just Confirm the Antarctica Ice Wall?
Episode 184
During a livestream with Aiden Ross and XQC, YouTube star MrBeast was asked about Antarctica. His answer was unsettling: “You always need someone whe…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
The Real LeBoubou: Dolls Sewn from Graves
Episode 183
LeBoubou wasn’t born in a toy factory. He was sewn from graves. In late 19th-century England, a man believed children could be brought back if their …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
The Day Nicolas Cage Almost Died in His Own Tomb
Episode 182
In 2010, Nicolas Cage’s fascination with ancient Egypt nearly became his undoing. Known for eccentric collecting, Cage spent $2.7 million constructin…
4 months, 2 weeks ago