False Flags: The Lusitania's Sinking

False Flags: The Lusitania's Sinking

In 1915, a German U-boat torpedoed the Lusitania, sinking it off the Irish coast, and killing over 1000 people. The attack devastated the American public, and justified America’s entry into World War I. But rumors of a top-secret British navy operation, the ship’s hidden second manifest, and a decades-long cover-up all led people to ask: Was the sinking an inside job? Help us reach 10k followers on Instagram! @⁠theconspiracypod⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Shergar Kidnapping

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A legendary colt became the pride of Ireland after dominating the 1981 Epsom Derby. Two years later, he was taken from his stable, ransomed for millions… and never seen again. The theories around his ...

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The 1968 Kentucky Derby

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After winning the 94th Kentucky Derby, the champion racehorse failed his drug test. It was unprecedented news that stunned the racing world and led to the Derby’s first-ever disqualification. But for ...

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Conspiracies of the Grateful Dead Pt. 2

Conspiracies of the Grateful Dead Pt. 2

The Nitrous Mafia have been a fixture at Grateful Dead shows and other jam band concerts since the ‘90s. They deal nitrous oxide to fans who want a taste of euphoria, but critics claim the cutthroat r...

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Conspiracies of the Grateful Dead Pt. 1

Conspiracies of the Grateful Dead Pt. 1

In the 1960s a counterculture revolution was upending traditional norms of life, and the Grateful Dead were providing the soundtrack... and the drugs. LSD was having a revolution of its own, and the D...

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The Gardner Museum Heist Pt. 2

The Gardner Museum Heist Pt. 2

The FBI’s investigation led them to some of Boston’s most notorious criminals, but for ten years, promising leads continued to fizzle out. Was the mafia ever really involved? Or was the heist of the c...

13 Apr 202244min

The Gardner Museum Heist Pt. 1

The Gardner Museum Heist Pt. 1

In March 1990 two men pretending to be police officers stole 13 pieces of art worth over $200 million from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. Then they vanished.  Learn more about your ad ...

11 Apr 202243min

Soviet Espionage: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Pt. 2

Soviet Espionage: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Pt. 2

After the Rosenbergs’ death sentence is announced, protests erupt around the world. Famous figures, including Einstein and the Pope, weigh in. But Julius and Ethel’s conviction would never be overturn...

6 Apr 202245min

Soviet Espionage: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Pt. 1

Soviet Espionage: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Pt. 1

How did an ordinary couple from New York become Communist spies during the height of the Cold War? And how much of the case against them... was actually true? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit p...

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