Strange News: Trouble at the Cheese Bank, Wildfire Betting, AI Viruses, ICE Shock Gloves, Robocop for Shoplifters, and More
Intense heat endangers Italy's cheese banks (which are apparently a thing). Congress weighs whether to ban people from betting on wildfires. ICE plans to roll out electric shock gloves. In the UK, Gre...
17 Elo 57min
Stuff They Don’t Want YouTube Know, Chapter Two: A Narrative War
As the largest video-sharing platform on the planet, YouTube can make -- or break -- the careers of billions of creators through policy changes or demonetization. For many people, it's become the prim...
14 Elo 46min
"CLASSIC: What is the Military-entertainment Complex? "
In tonight's Classic episode, Ben and Matt return to a continual fascination: Eisenhower warned the public about the rise of the military-industrial complex back in his 1961 farewell address, and over...
13 Elo 1h 12min
Stuff They Don’t Want YouTube Know, Chapter One: "Me at the Zoo"
With hundreds of hours of content uploaded every single minute, YouTube is is the world's largest video-sharing platform. Billions of users log on constantly, and you can, in theory find information o...
12 Elo 42min
CLASSIC: Who killed John Parsons Wheeler?
John Parsons Wheeler III -- Jack to his friends -- was a mover and shaker in the Defense industry. Over the course of his career he worked with three different Presidential administrations, and also b...
11 Elo 59min
Strange News: Denmark Doubles Down, Google Messes Up AI, several Naked Folks Get in Trouble, RFK Jr., and More
In response to the USA's weird obsession with Greenland, Denmark prepares to send its first wave of conscripts. Google makes a massive fumble with a short-lived AI program that allowed people to just ...
10 Elo 59min
The True Story of Raytheon: Three Guys Got Super Into Refrigerators (and then War)
Officially known as the RTX Corporation, the company commonly called Raytheon is one of the biggest defense and aerospace conglomerates on the planet. And with that comes a slew of controversies, cove...
7 Elo 53min
Listener Mail: The Minuteman, the October Suprise, Vermin Supreme and More
Duke Nukem shares his personal experience working with the Minuteman III. Replying to the episode on conscription, Ian proposes a map for basic training. HR follows up on the story of the USS Liberty,...
6 Elo 47min
