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
Strange News: Raccoon Evolution! A Grand Theft Joyride, the Guys Predict Nvidia, Cheese gets Cast, and Much More
Recent studies argue city raccoons are evolving along with humans. A guy steals a city bus and honestly does a pretty good job. Legislation is unprepared for technology, and Nvidia makes a lot of stuf...
25 Marras 20251h 11min
3I/Atlas: We are Obsessed with the Newest (or Oldest?) Instellar Object
While humanity's local solar system appears huge from Earth, it's actually a pretty tiny piece of real estate in the grand scheme of things. And, in recent years, technological breakthroughs have allo...
21 Marras 20251h 2min
Listener Mail: Mysterious Booms, Near-death Experiences, the First Amendment versus the Internet, the Enchiladasagna and More
Saturn asks about the Longfellow Boom. Good Ol' Russ inspires Ben and Matt to do a Yule Cat prank. Beuford prompts a deep conversation about the First Amendment versus technology. Chef Ben revolutioni...
20 Marras 202553min
Interview: The Devil You Know, with Sarah Marshall
We've all heard the phrase: "Satanic Panic." Not too long ago, the United States -- and, later, the world -- was gripped with fear. According to the story, powerful devil worshippers conspired to kidn...
19 Marras 20251h 6min
CLASSIC: Russia and the US Civil Rights Movement
Ben here, with a Classic episode. Fellow Conspiracy Realists, way back in 2019 I asked Matt and Noel what we really know about the US Civil Rights movement. Our exploration remains relevant today: The...
18 Marras 202555min
Strange News: China Says Influencers Need Bonafides, a Bunch of the Usual Epstein Stuff, Space Food From Pee, and Even More
Congress finally cosigns the release of a bunch of emails from Jeffrey Epstein, which confirm earlier conversation. Europe aims to feed astronauts through a pretty fascinating process using human urin...
17 Marras 20251h 9min
The CIA Made a Bunch of Fake Websites, and Got People Killed
Ah, the Wild West days of the pre-bot internet! In tonight's episode, Ben, Matt and Noel return to the days of yore, when pretty much anyone could anonymously create a website for pretty much anything...
14 Marras 202556min
