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
What was the Chappaquiddick Incident?
On July 18th, 1969, campaign strategist Mary Jo Kopechne and Senator Ted Kennedy were involved in a single-car accident while departing a reunion held at Chappaquiddick island. Only one of them made i...
13 Apr 201853min
Redacted: Canadian Cover-ups, Sleep Paralysis and Death by Supervolcano
Have you ever written in to Stuff They Don't Want You To Know? If so, you might be in today's episode. Ben, Matt and Noel often point out that you, the listener, are the most important part of the sho...
11 Apr 201844min
Was Benjamin Franklin a serial killer?
Today Benjamin Franklin is known as one of the founding fathers of the US, and there’s no doubt that he played a tremendously influential role in the creation of the country. But Franklin, known then ...
6 Apr 201848min
Ernest Withers: Civil Rights Hero, FBI Spy
50 years ago today, the American Civil Rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. His legacy lives on in recorded speeches, memorials across the country, photographs b...
4 Apr 201849min
Cryptocurrency Conspiracies, Part II
In the first part of this two-episode series, the guys interviewed tech expert Jonathan Strickland on the mechanics of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. In this episode, Jonathan returns to field some of ...
30 Mar 201858min
Cryptocurrency Conspiracies, Part I
You've heard of bitcoin before. It's the entirely digital, decentralized currency that supporters tout as the next step in financial evolution -- and critics call a massive scam. But what exactly are ...
26 Mar 201856min
Is someone using sonic weapons in Cuba?
Recently employees at the US Embassy in Cuba reported a strange and disquietening phenomenon. They complained of vertigo, nausea, hearing loss and more accompanied by a strange hum and whine that foll...
23 Mar 201851min
