Is there a secret room inside Mount Rushmore?
It's an image famous -- and controversial -- all the world round: in the Black Hills of South Dakota, the US government wrought four gigantic sculptures of past US Presidents on the face of the Six Gr...
3 Loka 202558min
Listener Mail: Ben Versus the Sun, Humans Visit Savannah, Matt Airs Hot Takes On The Future
Happy Rutabaga Day. In this week's listener mail segment, Ben, Matt and Dylan learn about the plans to finally take the sun down a notch. Insight on Savannah, Georgia. All this and more as the gang hu...
2 Loka 202549min
Snuff Films: Fact and Fiction
The "snuff film" is a profoundly disturbing urban legend: the idea that a shadowy group (or groups) manufacture real-life acts of torture, defilement and murder for the express purpose of commercial g...
1 Loka 20251h 5min
CLASSIC: The Forced Assimilation of Native People
For centuries the U.S. government conspired to persecute, attack and marginalize the native population. When open warfare became too expensive, some factions of the government proposed a different app...
30 Syys 202556min
Strange News: A Terrifying New York Mystery, Peeing in Theaters, Pentagon Wiling Out, and More
As world leaders convene for the United Nations General Assembly, the US Secret Service uncovers a massive telecom conspiracy -- and has no idea who created it. People are out here peeing in theatres,...
29 Syys 20251h 2min
What is the Atlas Network?
In theory, democracy empowers the people -- a citizen's vote is the primary campaign contribution. However, theory and practice are often two very different things. In tonight's episode, Ben, Matt and...
26 Syys 20251h 5min
Listener Mail: Knife Cults, Rituals of the Nacirema, The Radioactive Horrors of Coldwater Creek
Killdeer Fake-out inspires Ben, Matt and Noel to create an episode on the radioactive scandal of Coldwater Creek. Chef Ben asks whether he crossed paths with a knife cult. Sydney prompts an anthropolo...
25 Syys 202548min
Who Really Controls Japan's Far Right?
Like so many other countries, Japan has a complex mix of political parties and activist movements -- some are gigantic, and some are small. Some are legit, and some are crazy. In the recent election, ...
24 Syys 20251h 15min
