The Luigi Mangione Story, Chapter Two: The Larger Context
As we record, Luigi Mangione is currently in police custody on suspicion of murdering former UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. In the second chapter of this ongoing investigation, Ben, Matt and Noe...
10 Jan 20251h 9min
CLASSIC: Animals At War: Fact vs. Fiction
Whether as beasts of burden, scouts, sentries or attack dogs, animals have been conscripted into human conflict since the dawn of recorded history. This practice hasn't changed in the modern day -- it...
9 Jan 202559min
The Luigi Mangione Story, Chapter One: A Murder in Manhattan
In the early hours of December 4, 2024, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot in New York City as he walked toward the annual investor's meeting of his parent company, UnitedHealth Grou...
8 Jan 202541min
CLASSIC: A Long Shadow: Life and Times of David Koch
When philanthropist, business magnate and political activist David Koch passed away, the media scrambled to address his legacy - but what is that legacy, exactly? Join Ben and Matt as they explore the...
8 Jan 202553min
CLASSIC: Conspiracies and Crime: The World's Biggest Heists
Everyone loves a good heist film -- but how accurate are they? Join Ben and Matt as they delve into the stories of modern history's biggest heists, actual criminal conspiracies carried out across the ...
6 Jan 20251h 4min
CLASSIC: Can memories be erased?
It sounds like a quandry straight out of science fiction -- given the opportunity, would you erase your own painful or traumatic memories? Join Ben and Matt as they separate science fiction from scien...
3 Jan 20251h 3min
CLASSIC: The Rise of the Chimera
From ancient stories of shapeshifters to works of fiction like "The Island of Dr. Moreau", humanity has always been fascinating with the line between people and non-human animals -- but modern technol...
2 Jan 20251h 4min
CLASSIC: Church Burning, Metal, and Scandinavian ‘Satanists’
In the 1990s international media was captivated by a bizarre epidemic of church arsons in Norway, often attributing these crimes to so-called Satanic groups and individuals in Norway's black metal sce...
1 Jan 202543min
