Strange News: New Statues on Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Plane Heists, Allegations of Brain Rot in English Dictionaries

Strange News: New Statues on Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Plane Heists, Allegations of Brain Rot in English Dictionaries

Chinese scientists construct a robot capable of carrying a human fetus to term -- will the government allow this in the public sphere? A California man finds his recreational Cessna repeatedly stolen. Dictionary boffins are criticized for canonizing recent phrases and words. All this and more in this week's strange news segment.

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Could a solar flare destroy civilization?

Could a solar flare destroy civilization?

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29 Tammi 201420min

Operation Snow White

Operation Snow White

What was the most widespread infiltration of the US government? According to some sources, it came from within. Tune in to learn more about the story of Operation Snow White -- and why the Church of S...

24 Tammi 201419min

Soviet Psychotronics

Soviet Psychotronics

It's true - the Soviet government really did have its own parapsychological research program. And, unlike MKULTRA and other US operations, the Soviet version continued until 2003, when it officially e...

22 Tammi 201422min

Serial Killer Cults

Serial Killer Cults

Serial killers are insane, prone to exaggeration and delusion, and often inveterate liars. Amid some of their wilder claims, several notable serial killers, such as David Berkowitz and Henry Lee Lucas...

17 Tammi 201430min

War in Space

War in Space

The international community has agreed not to wage war in space, but that hasn't stopped the nations of Earth from cramming outer space with spy satellites, orbital junk and classified spacecraft. So ...

15 Tammi 201436min

Is the placebo effect getting stronger?

Is the placebo effect getting stronger?

The placebo effect is pretty freaky when you think about it: just believing that a harmless substance is a medicine can really produce measurable benefits. It sounds crazy, but the placebo effect is r...

10 Tammi 201426min

Cicadas, Ciphers and Codes: The Weird World of Cryptography

Cicadas, Ciphers and Codes: The Weird World of Cryptography

For much of recorded history, humans beings have been trying to devise unbreakable codes (and break the codes of their rivals). But is there any truly unbreakable code? And what exactly is Cicada 3301...

8 Tammi 201416min

Listener Mail Review

Listener Mail Review

Things get weird as Matt and Ben sift through a backlog of listener requests, questions and conspiracies. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comThey don't want you t...

3 Tammi 201426min

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