CLASSIC: Everyone Knew Non-stick Pans Were Poisonous (And No One Told You)
Non-stick pans are incredibly convenient -- they save hours of time, and make cooking less labor-intensive. Some might say the technology sounds too good to be true! As it turns out, that just might b...
26 Maalis 202433min
Strange News: Nickelodeon Scandal, A Shootout in Arkansas, A Double Amputation Insurance Scam
A new docuseries brings long-standing allegations of gruesome abuse at Nickelodeon to the mainstream. An airport executive dies in a bizarre shootout with the ATF. A man purposely loses his legs to fr...
25 Maalis 202450min
Bad Blood, Part Two: China's Plasma Economy
For many farmers in rural 1990s China, it seemed like a godsend: new businesses promised to pay a full month's wage for just a few hours donating plasma. The Plasma Economy campaign swept the nation, ...
22 Maalis 202455min
Listener Mail: The Two by Two Cult, Credit Card Skimmers, and Cartels
HeyLee shares the disturbing history of a cult called the Two by Twos. A-Frame reveals first-hand experience with firearms and cartels. Big Shucks returns with a story about credit card skimming. All ...
21 Maalis 202442min
Medicine or Poison? The Story of PB Pills
You've heard of things like Agent Orange, but what about PB pills? During the Gulf War conflict, PB pills were billed as a way to combat the looming threat of nerve agents in the field. However, accor...
20 Maalis 20241h 1min
CLASSIC: Agent 355: Washington's Secret Spy
Spies aren't just relegated to the Cold War and James Bond -- in fact, spycraft played a crucial role in the Revolutionary War. One of the government's most effective spies was so accomplished that, e...
19 Maalis 202445min
Strange News: The Boeing Whistleblower, Kate Middleton, Drugs and Robbery in Atlanta
Former Boeing employee and whistleblower John Barnett was found dead. A string of druggings and robberies in Atlanta's posh Buckhead neighborhood prompts concerns -- and disturbing questions. The inte...
18 Maalis 202456min
STDWYTK presents The Passage: Hoover's Confession
J. Edgar Hoover was a legendarily paranoid man -- but what if there was a reason for his intense, myopic obsession with surveillance and privacy? How about this: Did you ever wonder why the guys have ...
15 Maalis 202449min
