Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHow Africa's East African Rift Actually Works
What if Africa is literally tearing itself apart right now, creating a brand new ocean? In this episode, Daniel Torres breaks down the incredible sci…
18 hours ago
How the Antikythera Mechanism Works: Ancient Greece's Lost Computer Technology
What if I told you a 2,000-year-old device could predict eclipses better than most people today understand their smartphones? In this episode, Daniel…
20 hours ago
How One Developer's Slow Computer Exposed a Nation-State Linux Attack
What happens when a developer's slightly slow computer saves the entire internet? In this episode, Daniel Torres breaks down one of the most sophisti…
21 hours ago
How Japan's Unit 731 Conducted Secret Medical Experiments During WWII
What happens when doctors become monsters? In this chilling episode, Daniel Torres exposes one of WWII's darkest secrets - Japan's Unit 731, where me…
22 hours ago
Xbox Hacking: How Teenagers Built Gaming's Biggest Content Theft Operation
What happens when teenage Xbox modders accidentally build one of gaming's biggest theft operations? In this episode, Daniel Torres uncovers the wild …
23 hours ago
How Vegas Hotels Create Accidental Death Rays: The Science of Reflected Light
What happens when a Vegas hotel accidentally turns into a giant magnifying glass that can literally cook people? In this episode, Daniel Torres uncov…
1 day ago
How Wikipedia's Finances Actually Work: The Donation Banner Mystery
Ever wonder why Wikipedia keeps begging for money when they're sitting on a $100 million war chest? Daniel Torres pulls back the curtain on one of th…
1 day, 1 hour ago
How the McDonald's Monopoly Scam Actually Worked: $24 Million Fraud Explained
What if the McDonald's Monopoly game you played as a kid was completely rigged? For twelve straight years, a former cop named Jerome Jacobson turned …
1 day, 2 hours ago
How the CIA Secretly Raised a Soviet Submarine from the Ocean Floor
What if the CIA spent $4 billion on the world's most elaborate fishing trip? In 1974, they did exactly that - using a fake mining operation and Howar…
1 day, 4 hours ago
How Chickbank Disguised a $130M Ponzi Scheme as a Mobile Farming Game
What if your favorite mobile game was secretly stealing millions of dollars from players just like you? That's exactly what happened with Chickbank, …
1 day, 5 hours ago