525: Humans vs Neanderthals | When Monsters Were Real and We Were Their Prey

525: Humans vs Neanderthals | When Monsters Were Real and We Were Their Prey

Humans are the apex predator. Not *an* apex predator. *The* apex predator. Other than a handful of bacteria and viruses, there’s pretty much nothing stronger, more intelligent, or more adaptable than Homo sapiens. Telling the human story from the beginning is difficult. It was a time when two words defined our world: fear and violence. It was a time when we were *not* the apex predator; we were their prey.We emerged from our caves during the day. Hoping we wouldn’t be hunted by the monsters in the woods.So vicious were these monsters they still live in our myths -- and our nightmares. They created a generational trauma embedded into our DNA over hundreds of thousands of years of evolution. These creatures were stronger, faster, and (when it came to combat) more intelligent than we were. It’s a miracle any of us are even here. This is the story of how modern humans conquered the monsters and won the battle for the world.But here's the thing: those fearsome monsters defeated by humans? Were other humans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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608: Peru's Most Terrifying Mystery | The Face Peelers

608: Peru's Most Terrifying Mystery | The Face Peelers

In 2023, something began hunting people in the remote Amazon village of San Antonio de Pintuyacu. Witnesses described seven-foot beings in black armor with glowing yellow eyes, hovering on disc-shaped...

27 Elo 202532min

607: Asteroid Apophis is Coming | Ground Zero: California

607: Asteroid Apophis is Coming | Ground Zero: California

On April 13, 2029, an asteroid named Apophis will pass closer to Earth than our communication satellites. For the first time in human history, millions of people will watch a mountain-sized space rock...

12 Elo 202557min

606: The Ancient Time Capsule Controlled by the Global Shadow Government

606: The Ancient Time Capsule Controlled by the Global Shadow Government

A Pentagon satellite detected an energy-shielded chamber beneath Romania's Bucegi Mountains. When an identical site in Baghdad activated simultaneously, world powers realized they faced an active anci...

4 Elo 202541min

605: The Greada Treaty | America's Alien Alliance (STRIPPED)

605: The Greada Treaty | America's Alien Alliance (STRIPPED)

On February 20, 1954, President Eisenhower vanished for an entire night. The official story claimed a dental emergency, but that was a lie.The President was at Edwards Air Force Base for the most impo...

30 Heinä 202536min

604: Cryptids Vol. 4 | Bunyips, Yowie and Australian Nightmare Fuel

604: Cryptids Vol. 4 | Bunyips, Yowie and Australian Nightmare Fuel

Australia's Outback hides more than deadly snakes and crocodiles. Ancient creatures stalk the wilderness, leaving behind torn campsites, blood-stained trees, and terrified witnesses.The Yowie towers e...

26 Heinä 202530min

603: The Real CIA Vol. 1 | 693 Pages of Forbidden Government Secrets

603: The Real CIA Vol. 1 | 693 Pages of Forbidden Government Secrets

On June 25th, 2007, the CIA quietly released 693 pages of their most classified secrets. No announcement, no fanfare—just a document dump that revealed decades of illegal operations against American c...

24 Heinä 202538min

602: Project Ancient Arrow | The NSA's Secret War Against Our Future

602: Project Ancient Arrow | The NSA's Secret War Against Our Future

Three hikers stumbled upon something impossible in the New Mexico desert. Inside a hidden chamber carved into Chaco Canyon's walls, they discovered artifacts that defied everything archaeologists thou...

17 Heinä 202544min

601: The Pentyrch UFO Incident | Hiding the Evidence of Human-Alien Combat

601: The Pentyrch UFO Incident | Hiding the Evidence of Human-Alien Combat

Military aircraft circled a Welsh village for three days, waiting for something to arrive. At 2:30 AM, they got their answer when a massive black pyramid materialized above Pentyrch.What followed was ...

11 Heinä 202539min

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