Secrets of Chernobyl
In April 1988, a top Soviet scientist, Valery Legasov, died by suicide. Before his death, he recorded a series of chilling deathbed confessions concerning one of the world's deadliest disasters: the C...
26 Jul 202343min
The Disappearance of Ettore Majorana
In March 1938, a brilliant physicist boarded a ship from Palermo to Naples, Italy. When the ship docked, he wasn’t on it. What happened to Ettore Majorana? And did his research group’s work on nuclear...
19 Jul 20231h 23min
The Manhattan Project
A top-secret military program changed the world in August 1945. Today we’re examining the Manhattan Project’s official story: its key figures, its developments, its spies… And breaking open the conspi...
12 Jul 20231h 42min
Bohemian Grove’s Atomic Secrets
Three years before the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a group of men including J. R. Oppenheimer and Ernest Lawrence held a secret meeting at Bohemian Grove—the meeting place of ...
5 Jul 20231h 24min
Nuclear Fallout
Before Oppenheimer hits theaters this summer, explore the real-life events that inspired the film. We’ll be back in August with new episodes of Conspiracy Theories. Learn more about your ad choices. ...
5 Jul 202359s
Bone Fraud: The Piltdown Man
A prehistoric species discovered in England was once hailed as the “missing link” between humans and apes. Until it was exposed as a fake. The only question remaining: Who was in on the scam? Learn m...
28 Jun 202342min
Hollywood Conspiracies: Military Propaganda
From doctoring scripts and censoring movies, to influencing programming for game shows, just how deep is the partnership between Hollywood and the military? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit pod...
21 Jun 202337min
Hollywood Conspiracies: Police Propaganda
Are crime dramas just good PR for cops? From Dragnet to Law & Order, American crime shows have been helping craft the public’s perception of police for decades. But how do crime shows compare to the r...
14 Jun 202337min
