CLASSIC: The Strange Story of the GhostNet

CLASSIC: The Strange Story of the GhostNet

The rise of the Internet Age allowed billions of people to access virtually endless stores of information, but it had a dark side -- one of which was the rise of a new kind of army: Groups that used viruses and software the way other militaries use missiles, spies and bombs. Join the guys as they explore the rise of the mysterious entity known as GhostNet -- what it did, how it got away with it, and why no one's been able to stop it.

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Listener Mail: Gerald Cotten, Lucid Dreaming and Ghost Stories

Listener Mail: Gerald Cotten, Lucid Dreaming and Ghost Stories

What actually happened to Bitcoin tycoon Gerald Cotten, and why do some people believe he faked his death? Could there be a relationship between lucid dreaming and sleep paralysis? Ben closes out the ...

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Crypto, Crime and Conspiracy: The Death of Gerald Cotten

Crypto, Crime and Conspiracy: The Death of Gerald Cotten

At the height of its success, Canada's QuadrigaCX was the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the country, perfectly positioned to ride the booming mainstream interest in Bitcoin and altcoins. On the b...

3 Nov 202158min

CLASSIC: What is media manipulation?

CLASSIC: What is media manipulation?

How often do you think news outlets bury, skip or distort an important story? The answers -- or, at least, the accusations -- might surprise you. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.ihear...

2 Nov 202147min

Strange News: JFK, Crypto Scams and the Arrest of a Robot Artist

Strange News: JFK, Crypto Scams and the Arrest of a Robot Artist

The US once again declines to declassify documents related to the JFK assassination, citing fears of 'identifiable harm.' Scammers get away with an audacious crypto-related heist using a fake food del...

1 Nov 202155min

Flame Witches and the Will O’The Wisp

Flame Witches and the Will O’The Wisp

Have you ever followed a ghostly light into the woods? For many, it sounds like a story straight out of the world of folklore -- yet these strange lights have been reported across the world. In Mexico...

29 Okt 202148min

Listener Mail: Ghost Stories, Santa Claus and the New Chronology

Listener Mail: Ghost Stories, Santa Claus and the New Chronology

What if part of known history never actually happened? What can Santa teach us about the power of language in folklore? Multiple Conspiracy Realists write in with their own otherworldly, sometimes dis...

28 Okt 202147min

Is 'witchcraft' on the rise?

Is 'witchcraft' on the rise?

Nowadays, the word 'witch' conjures a few common images for most people: a crone, clad in all black, perhaps wearing a pointed hat, astride a broomstick in the dark of night. However, this image is mo...

27 Okt 202150min

CLASSIC: Who killed Robert Kennedy?

CLASSIC: Who killed Robert Kennedy?

Assassins murdered President John F. Kennedy in 1963. Five years later, his brother Robert was assassinated. Coincidence? On the anniversary of RFK's murder, Ben, Matt and Noel take a closer look at t...

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