Listener Mail: The Hidden Folk, Electroconvulsive Therapy and Resistentialism
Just how many people have spotted unusual, faerie-like creatures on the frontier? Why do some medical institutions still use electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)? What if some inanimate objects are not onl...
3 Jun 20211h
The Rainbow Warrior: When France Bombed Greenpeace
In July of 1985, Greenpeace sent a ship named the Rainbow Warrior to New Zealand, then to Moruroa to monitor controversial French nuclear tests in the area. However, the Rainbow Warrior never made it ...
2 Jun 202156min
CLASSIC: Are there real devil worshippers?
Could there really be groups of people conducting Satanic rites -- not philosophical stances, but actual devil worship via ritual or even sacrifice? Where are these groups, if they exist? Find out in ...
1 Jun 202150min
Strange News: A Serial Killer in El Salvador, Cicadas and Parasites, and an Organized Crime Boss is Rocking Turkey's Government
Authorities in El Salvador are excavating a clandestine cemetery at the house of a former detective which is believed to contain as many as 40 bodies – most of them thought to be women. A fungi contai...
31 Mai 202152min
The Rise of Ghost Guns
Firearms are banned in many countries across the world, and it is highly difficult to acquire one. That is changing. The combination of 3D printing technology and the Internet - for better or worse - ...
28 Mai 202158min
Listener Mail: Gobekli Tepe, College Police and Disappearing Objects
Will we ever know the true purpose of the ancient, mysterious Gobekli Tepe? Are campus police using their authority to protect students -- or to protect their school's reputation? Ben and Matt reenact...
27 Mai 202152min
Conspiracies, Community and Critical Thinking: An Interview with Langston Kerman
How can we navigate conspiracies in a post-truth environment? Is it true that many conspiracy theories do, in fact, have a grain of truth at their heart? In today's episode, the guys join up with Lang...
26 Mai 20211h 11min
CLASSIC: Do intelligence agencies run cults?
Sure, cults are weird. The doomsday prophecies, claims of superpowers and tendency toward brainwashing are all strange, but what if the situation got even weirder? What if intelligence agencies were s...
25 Mai 202133min
