What exactly is diplomatic immunity? Chapter Two: How To Get Away With Murder
OK, it's no secret that the law can apply differently to high-level diplomats and other government employees. But how far does this concept of immunity go? In the second chapter of this special two-pa...
2 Mai 20251h 4min
Listener Mail: Australian Cinema, The Barksdale Bubble, El Salvador and Dictators
Cake writes in with recommendations for Australian cinema. Spooky Pants prompts a conversation about the infamous Barksdale Bubble. Starship Home (aka Sugar Homie, aka Supercool Homie) prompts a far-r...
1 Mai 202555min
What exactly is diplomatic immunity? Chapter One: "A Gentleman's Agreement"
In modern English, we often say "don't shoot the messenger." As Ben, Matt and Noel discover in the first chapter of this week's special two-part series, diplomatic immunity is an ancient concept with ...
30 Apr 202558min
CLASSIC: Interview: Radio Rental, with Payne Lindsey
Have you ever experienced something bizarre -- some unexplainable coincidence, chilling interaction or even a run in with what some might call the supernatural? If so, then you may have the next story...
29 Apr 202549min
Strange News: One Card To Rule Them All, Pop Culture and Space, Horrors of Kenyan Death Cults, and More
History's largest credit card merger looms on the horizon. Commentary on not-quite-space and a celebrity named Katy Perry. Ben takes the crew around the globe to learn more about wildlife piracy, the ...
28 Apr 20251h 4min
What is Shock Incarceration?
Picture this: you're a bad kid. You've made a serious mistake, and may be facing incarceration. Yet Lo, and Behold! The US court system decrees you may avoid years in lock-up by going to an "intermedi...
25 Apr 20251h 8min
Listener Mail: Signal vs. Telegram, Supply Chain Raids, Everyone Hates EvilCore
Privacy Guy continues the conversation about encryption and state-level powers. Art Vandelay notes recent issues with tariffs and supply chains. Multiple Conspiracy Realists follow up with Ben and the...
24 Apr 202551min
Operation Ghost Stories
What if you had the perfect spy? Not some glitzy James Bond-type, but instead a person -- or an entire family -- spending decades in a hostile country, slowly acquiring information and status, while w...
23 Apr 202559min
