Strange News: Strange News: Spy Nuns, Fart Cures, Cow Tools and More

Strange News: Strange News: Spy Nuns, Fart Cures, Cow Tools and More

A scandal rocks Europe as an international group of nuns is exposed as a secret Russian spy ring. You can pay a million dollars for a hotel on the moon. Farts might save you from Alzheimer’s, and cows may be the newest confirmed non-human tool users. The Bank of England is worried about aliens. All this and more in this week’s strange news segment.

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The Observer Effect and the Double Slit Experiment: Ben and Matt vs. Reality

The Observer Effect and the Double Slit Experiment: Ben and Matt vs. Reality

Reality is philosophically terrifying. What is it, exactly? Where does it come from? Why are we, humans and everyone else, stuck within this thing no one seems to understand? In this special episode, ...

12 Jun 20241h 11min

CLASSIC: Returning To The Moon

CLASSIC: Returning To The Moon

The nation of China recently made international news by successfully completing an unmanned landing on the far side of Earth’s moon, marking a pivotal point in the resurgent space race. So why do some...

11 Jun 202450min

Strange News: Atlanta's Water Disaster, Google's AI Search, Soaring Rental Prices

Strange News: Atlanta's Water Disaster, Google's AI Search, Soaring Rental Prices

Atlanta's water disaster prompts a conversation about the conspiracies that led to it and the larger threat of crumbling infrastructure across the US. Google's AI search is pretty terrible. One compan...

10 Jun 202456min

Listener Mail: The Atlas Network, The Rainey Street Ripper, and the Problem with Scopolamine

Listener Mail: The Atlas Network, The Rainey Street Ripper, and the Problem with Scopolamine

An email hips the guys to the global conspiracy of the Atlas Network -- a think tank that creates think tanks. Fun Crusher looks for more information on allegations of a serial murderer in Austin. Way...

7 Jun 202439min

CLASSIC: Is there a secret funeral monopoly?

CLASSIC: Is there a secret funeral monopoly?

Death is one of humanity's great unifiers. Before the dawn of recorded history our species and others like it venerated, feared and honored the dead. The practice of commemorating our loved ones conti...

7 Jun 202445min

Did Charles Manson work with the CIA?

Did Charles Manson work with the CIA?

Years after his death, Charles Manson remains one of the most infamous cult leaders in US history. While the mainstream public seems pretty satisfied with the official narrative, people still struggle...

5 Jun 20241h 4min

CLASSIC: The Mysterious McKinsey Group

CLASSIC: The Mysterious McKinsey Group

In recent history more and more analysts have been concerned about the rise of privately-owned, multinational corporations wielding the type of geopolitical power once relegated to states and nations....

4 Jun 20241h 2min

Strange News: North Korean Poop Balloons, Sling-Shot Crime, Fast Food Becomes a Luxury

Strange News: North Korean Poop Balloons, Sling-Shot Crime, Fast Food Becomes a Luxury

Why is North Korea sending balloons filled with trash and poop over the border? A new poll reveals most Americans consider fast food a luxury. A former mayor in South Dakota is charged with three murd...

3 Jun 202451min

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