CLASSIC: The Bizarre Clown Panic of 2016

CLASSIC: The Bizarre Clown Panic of 2016

It began in August -- five photographs of what appeared to be a sinister figure dressed as a clown loitering in a Green Bay, Wisconsin parking lot went viral. Eight days later, a local filmmaker admitted this was just an attempt to garner PR for an upcoming indie film... but the clowns kept coming. In the space of just a few months numerous people around the world reported being attacked or stalked by clowns. So what exactly was going on?

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CLASSIC: The Dark Side of the Loom, Chapter I: Hidden Costs of the Fashion Industry

CLASSIC: The Dark Side of the Loom, Chapter I: Hidden Costs of the Fashion Industry

If you're like the vast majority of people, you wear clothes. Clothing is one of the oldest pieces of human technology, and these days it's also a multi-billion dollar industry. People across the plan...

24 Des 20251h 7min

CLASSIC: What is 'Antifa?'

CLASSIC: What is 'Antifa?'

If you've been watching the news, you've probably heard journalists and pundits throwing around the word "antifa," often in relation to protests. The phrase, a portmanteau of "anti-fascist," has been ...

23 Des 20251h 6min

CLASSIC: What really sank the Kursk?

CLASSIC: What really sank the Kursk?

More than 500 feet long and carrying missiles the size of small planes, the giant, nuclear-powered Kursk submarine was an apex predator of the high seas. At least, that is, until it was destroyed in o...

22 Des 202556min

The Elf On The Shelf Is Part of the Surveillance State!

The Elf On The Shelf Is Part of the Surveillance State!

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Ben, Matt and Noel have a special, spoiler-filled episode just for you, fellow Conspiracy Realists! You see, something strange happened over recent years: ...

19 Des 20251h 17min

CLASSIC: The True Cost of Gasoline

CLASSIC: The True Cost of Gasoline

For most of modern history, the world has run on oil. In the US and abroad, the price of gasoline is often the subject of intense concern, and prices at the pump vary widely. The difference of a few d...

18 Des 20251h 1min

Save The World and Screw The Sun: Weather Modification, 2025

Save The World and Screw The Sun: Weather Modification, 2025

Remember when chatting about the weather used to be nothing more than small talk? Those days are long gone. As the climate becomes increasingly chaotic, powerful interests have returned to the controv...

17 Des 20251h 3min

CLASSIC: Interview: Who Killed JFK? with Rob Reiner

CLASSIC: Interview: Who Killed JFK? with Rob Reiner

In the wake of the death of Rob Reiner and his spouse Michele, Ben, Matt and Noel share some of their memories working with Rob and return to their classic interview with him, from 2023: Sixty years a...

16 Des 20251h 14min

Strange News: Your Gut Predicts the Future; Quesadilla versus Flat Earth Theory, Wanted: Boomerang! And So Much More

Strange News: Your Gut Predicts the Future; Quesadilla versus Flat Earth Theory, Wanted: Boomerang! And So Much More

In this week's strange news segment, Ben, Noel and Dylan explore how a human gut biome may predict linear future. Conversations about social media ephemera. Ben cops to his "missing: boomerang" poster...

15 Des 202559min

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