Is the Palace of Versailles haunted?
When Louis XIV expanded his father's old hunting pavilion he created one of the greatest achievements in French 17th century art -- a massive, opulent compound that became the seat of high society and...
11 Mai 201841min
Uncaught Serial Killers, Part 3
In the third segment of this recurring series, Ben, Matt and Noel return to the grisly world of true crime, killers who not only committed multiple murders but were never caught and, in some cases, ma...
9 Mai 201854min
The Comey Revelations
On May 9th, 2017, then-FBI Director James Comey was fired. His most well-known recent investigations involved the Clinton campaign's email scandal and the allegations of Russian election interference ...
4 Mai 20181h 7min
Is democracy impossible?
In Stuff They Don't Want You To Know's inaugural podcast, Ben and Matt explored the strange career of Edward Bernays, the then-obscure Father of Public Relations responsible for selling the American p...
2 Mai 201851min
Cambridge Analytica and Facebook
Love it or hate it, Facebook is one of the biggest success stories of the past century. Billions of people have profiles, and for many users it's the only source of online news or social interaction. ...
27 Apr 20181h 10min
Could a thought be alive?
From imaginary friends to tulpas, the idea that that the human mind can create life through focused thought alone is as old as recorded civilization. But what does science have to say about imaginary ...
25 Apr 201840min
Several Terrifying Things You Just Ate
Nowadays it seems like a few times a year we’ll hear about a food scandal -- contaminated meat, perhaps, or recalled yogurt. We’ll also inevitably hear something like “studies show coffee is good, or ...
20 Apr 201853min
The Great Volkswagen Cover-up, with Scott Benjamin
For decades one the world's largest auto manufacturers lied to governments and the public, polluting the planet and evading the same environmental standards they themselves publicly championed. Of cou...
18 Apr 201854min
