Listener Mail: A Mysterious Curse, Conversion Therapy, and the Murder of the Notorious B.I.G.
A caller shares a strange story of a possible curse. The guys explore the dark side of so-called conversion therapy. And a voicemail inspires the gang to finally begin exploring the controversial, con...
12 Marras 202051min
QAnon and Conflict Journalism, with Jake Hanrahan
In this episode, the guys sit down with seasoned conflict journalist Jake Hanrahan to hear his first-hand accounts of covering stories all too often ignored or misrepresented in the west -- as well le...
11 Marras 20201h 18min
CLASSIC: Cults (You’ve Never Heard Of)
What's the difference between a cult and a religion? What are some of history's strangest cults? Are there any secret cults in the modern day? In this week's classic episode, Ben and Matt are (acciden...
10 Marras 202049min
Strange News: How To Drop Your Own Charges, The Oreo Doomsday Vault, and City-wide Exorcisms
Confronted with multiple criminal charges, one New Hampshire woman came up with an innovative -- and bizarre -- plan: she impersonated a prosecutor and dropped the charges against herself. Nabisco has...
9 Marras 202053min
Why does the US let Saudi fugitives flee the country?
On August 19th, 2016 Saudi national and college student Abdulrahman Sameer Noorah was charged with first degree manslaughter for fatally hitting a 15 year old girl named Fallon Smart with his car in P...
6 Marras 202058min
Listener Mail: Narconon and Scientology, Getting Kicked out of the Freemasons, and the Disappearance of Rebecca Coriam
Critics allege the rehabilitative program known as Narconon is a front for Scientology. Masons chime in to confirm that yes, you can get kicked out of the Masons. The disappearance of former cruise li...
5 Marras 202057min
Natural Disaster and Revolution
The history of human civilization is, in many ways, a history of conflict. Empires rise and fall, countries come and go, and humanity soldiers on. Yet multiple investigations have found a troubling co...
4 Marras 20201h
CLASSIC: The Pineal Gland Conspiracies
Could the pineal gland really have some sort of spiritual significance? What does it do, exactly, and why do so many people believe there's some sort of conspiracy to alter its function? Tune in as Be...
3 Marras 202042min
