Listener Mail: Cheese Conspiracies, A Close Brush with a Cult, and How Your Phone Spies on You
A caller reports her first-hand experience with a cult. A listener asks for more information on the bizarre rumors about a cheese conspiracy throughout the United States. A new experience with creepy ...
17 Jun 202153min
STDWYTK Goes to the Dentist
Few people look forward to visiting the dentist -- it can be an uncomfortable, but necessary, process. In the US, many people end up putting off their appointments due to anxiety or financial concerns...
16 Jun 20211h 4min
CLASSIC: What the heck is Stonehenge?
It's ancient, it's huge, and it's cited in all sorts of fringe theories, from stories of lost civilizations to ley lines and more. But what is Stonehenge, really? Find out in this classic episode. Le...
15 Jun 202136min
Strange News: Canada's Residential Schools, US COVID Investigations, and a Mysterious Death in Japan
The discovery of a mass grave at the site of a Canadian Residential School leads to calls for further investigation as the country comes to grips with the horrors of the past. The US calls for further...
14 Jun 202154min
In-Q-Tel: The CIA Gets Into Venture Capital
It's true -- back in 1999, the CIA founded its own venture capital investment firm. Unlike other, similar businesses, In-Q-Tel doesn't really need to make a profit, and their portfolio isn't particula...
11 Jun 20211h 6min
Listener Mail: UFOs in South Georgia, a Cheese Photo Arrest, and the Horror of Assault Kit Backlogs
A caller inspires the guys to look into explanations for a strange UFO sighting in south Georgia. Investigators use a photograph of a man holding cheese to capture and analyze fingerprints. A listener...
10 Jun 20211h 4min
Is war an economic necessity?
Conflict has decided the course of human civilization since the dawn of recorded history, and war has evolved in step with our species. Numerous countries spend billions every year either waging war o...
9 Jun 20211h 9min
CLASSIC: Who's winning the War on Drugs?
From the Opium Wars to prohibition and the modern drug trade, human civilization has been irreversibly influenced by wars over drugs. Has it worked? Could it ever? Find out in this classic episode. L...
8 Jun 202147min
