
Spies and Spying Part II: The Present and the Future
How do people become spies -- and why do some people end spying against their will? In the second part of this two-part series, Ben and Matt dive into the present state of spying, along with the troub...
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Listener Mail: Planned Obsolescence, the Cow Urine Surplus and Ghosts
A caller asks for more information about the infamous Phoebus cartel. Road Dog asks about what people are supposed to do with all that urine collected from potty-trained cows. Mario, Schneider and Kev...
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Spies and Spying Part I: The Past and Present
Most people know the life of a real-life spy bears little resemblance to the stories of fictional agents like James Bond -- but what exactly is spying? In the first part of this two-part series, the g...
20 Loka 202156min

CLASSIC: The Deep Web With Alex Winter
What's the future of online privacy? Filmmaker Alex Winter joins Matt and Ben to talk about his new documentary "Deep Web", following the story of the infamous Silk Road and its creator, Ross Ulbricht...
19 Loka 202127min

Strange News: Spies and Sandwiches, a Principal's T-shirt, NY Gasses the Subway
A would-by spy is caught by the FBI, attempting to trade nuclear secrets for cryptocurrency via a peanut butter sandwich. A Canadian principal sparks controversy with her Iron Maiden t-shirt. New York...
18 Loka 202145min

The Death of Leah Freeman
15-year-old Leah Freeman's body was discovered near her hometown of Coquille, Oregon, in 2000, and her former high school boyfriend Nick McGuffin was convicted of the murder. However, a reexamination ...
15 Loka 202158min

Listener Mail: Mysterious Handprints, the death of Winston Smith, Ghost Stories
Nick asks his fellow Conspiracy Realists for help explaining mysterious handprints. Becky asks why more people aren't talking about the death of Winston Smith. Ben continues his obsession with your gh...
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Luxottica: One Sunglass Company to Rule Them All?
Sunglasses are enormously popular these days, and even prescription spectacles have evolved into fashion accessories -- people routinely spend hundreds of dollars in efforts to either look cool, be ab...
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