CLASSIC: Power, Water and Texas: What happened?
When an unprecedented series of winter storms left millions of people throughout Texas struggling to survive without electricity or clean water, local authorities scrambled to get the lights back on--...
4 Aug 1h 9min
Strange News: AI and the New Age of 'Book Burning', eBay and Stalking, Fauci Rides Again, and More
Online commerce giant eBay gets in deep, hot water for stalking and harassing a pair of trade journalists -- and some actual eBay employees got in trouble. Dr. Fauci has a tense hang session with Cong...
3 Aug 1h 10min
The Hidden Horrors of Elephant Shows
Elephants are amazing. In addition to being huge, they're also some of the smartest land animals out there (seriously, they have the biggest brains). Yet despite their unique nature, humans have histo...
31 Jul 48min
Listener Mail: Wrestling From the Inside, The Rise of Jimothy, the Guys Call Monsanto and More
Sasquatch's Stunt Double provides an in-depth look at Pro Wrestling. Stoned Coyote inspires a conversation about the short-spined, viral raccoon Jimothy. The Truest Lock shares a story about helicopte...
30 Jul 1h 1min
The Devil's Quarry, with Paul Solotaroff
In the fall of 1995, hunters in rural Carmel, New York discovered the remains of 12-year-old Josette Wright. The discovery set the town and local law enforcement into a frenzy, desperate to close the ...
29 Jul 1h 10min
CLASSIC: Ancient Flying Machines
Tales of ancient, advanced technologies have flourished in the last few decades. Is it possible that the stories of flying gods and machines contained in the Vedas — texts written in India over 3000 y...
28 Jul 52min
Strange News: No Elections in Nicaragua, Japan's New Refrigerators, The Death of Daniel Siad, Journalists Imperiled, and More
Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega pitches pausing elections -- causing Ben, Matt and Noel to wonder about the future of the United States. Japan invents a new type of 'human refrigerator' to combat ...
27 Jul 1h 4min
What Really Happened to the U.S.S. Liberty? Chapter Two: Conspiracies and Questions
In 1967, under circumstances that still seem incredibly murky, Israeli air and sea forces attacked the USS Liberty, killing 34 crewmembers and injuring more than 170 others. The official story, agreed...
24 Jul 1h 11min
