CLASSIC: The Hidden History of Assassins, Chapter One: An Origin Story

CLASSIC: The Hidden History of Assassins, Chapter One: An Origin Story

What's the difference between an assassination and a garden-variety murder? Where does the term 'assassin' actually come from, and how did an obscure sect founded almost one thousand years ago fundamentally change the course of history as we know it? Tune in for the answers to these questions and more in the first part of this special two-part series.

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Listener Mail: Underground Bumps in the Night, Hidden Missiles, Selling Your Soul and More

Listener Mail: Underground Bumps in the Night, Hidden Missiles, Selling Your Soul and More

Hidalgo, Jimothy and Pure prompt Ben, Matt and Dylan to dive even deeper into the bizarre world of hidden structures underground -- including bunkers and top-secret missile siloes, just waiting for th...

4 Joulu 20251h

The Mysterious Story of Russia's "Shadow Fleet"

The Mysterious Story of Russia's "Shadow Fleet"

As Russia and the West escalate their tensions, the world enacts sanctions meant to cripple the Russian economy -- "you can't sell oil," says the West. Ordinarily, a sanctioned country would have no r...

3 Joulu 20251h 8min

CLASSIC: The Deepcut Suicides

CLASSIC: The Deepcut Suicides

Located in Surrey, the Princess Royal Barracks, Deepcut (more often known as the Deepcut Barracks) was once the headquarters of the British Army's Royal Logistic Corp. On paper, Deepcut seemed to be a...

2 Joulu 202559min

Strange News: Do you recall ice cream? AI Religion, Campbell's Soup, New Pesticides and More.

Strange News: Do you recall ice cream? AI Religion, Campbell's Soup, New Pesticides and More.

Recent changes in social media reveal a vast network of trolls, prompting Ben to ask the gang, once again, about the dilemma of anonymity. The FDA folds on new pesticides. As predicted, AI launches a ...

2 Joulu 20251h 13min

Uncontacted Tribes: Fact and Fiction

Uncontacted Tribes: Fact and Fiction

In tonight's episode, Ben, Matt at Noel separate fact from the fiction surrounding uncontacted peoples: Who's the most off-grid person you know? Have you ever fantasized about clocking out of the mode...

28 Marras 20251h

CLASSIC: Happy Thanksgiving! Also -- when did humans reach the Americas?

CLASSIC: Happy Thanksgiving! Also -- when did humans reach the Americas?

Did human beings first reach the continents we call North and South America by traversing a land bride across what's now known as the Bering Strait? That's been the most prominent theory about early h...

27 Marras 202543min

The National Debt Conspiracy

The National Debt Conspiracy

Oof -- debt. People have it, companies have it, and a lot of countries do, too. In the US, the national debt becomes a hot-button issue every time elections roll around. But how does debt work when th...

26 Marras 20251h 11min

CLASSIC: How Rigging Elections Works: Mexico, 1988

CLASSIC: How Rigging Elections Works: Mexico, 1988

While democracy isn't always predictable, one thing's for sure -- no matter who wins an election, for any party, in any country, some part of the population will claim the game is rigged. That's what ...

25 Marras 20251h 2min

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