Strange News: Robots, the Louvre Heist is Hilarious, Your Grocery Store Conspires Against You, and Way More

Strange News: Robots, the Louvre Heist is Hilarious, Your Grocery Store Conspires Against You, and Way More

The great game for robots escalates; updates on Elon Musk. The Louvre heist is hilarious. Your grocery store conspires against you. All this and more in this week's strange news segment.

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Who's Hiding the Broccoli? A Conversation with Jordan Harbinger

Who's Hiding the Broccoli? A Conversation with Jordan Harbinger

Have you ever spoken with a spy? How do you use critical thinking to cut past the noise of mass media and propaganda? In today's interview, Ben, Matt and Noel welcome special guest Jordan Harbinger to...

7 Sep 202257min

CLASSIC: Is the Military on Drugs?

CLASSIC: Is the Military on Drugs?

From the old stories of Viking Berserkers to the rise of the Assassins and more, humanity has spent millennia using drugs as a way to explore spirituality, repair the body -- and, sometimes, to gain a...

6 Sep 20221h 6min

Strange News: Governor Warns against Drinking City Water, Texas vs. The Bible, and Legal Rights for Plants

Strange News: Governor Warns against Drinking City Water, Texas vs. The Bible, and Legal Rights for Plants

The Governor of Mississippi warns people to avoid drinking any water from Jackson. A Texas law accidentally flags the bible -- and Florida rejects other dictionary donations due to a similar policy. S...

5 Sep 20221h 1min

Hairy-handed Road Rage: A British Ghost Story

Hairy-handed Road Rage: A British Ghost Story

For decades, locals near England's B3212 spun a strange tale: a pair of disembodied hands might just take the wheel while you're driving -- and you just might crash. But how did this story come about?...

2 Sep 202247min

Listener Mail: A Surveillance Meet-Cute, A Second Coming and The Dolphin Illuminati

Listener Mail: A Surveillance Meet-Cute, A Second Coming and The Dolphin Illuminati

Janky Jay has a chance encounter with the ghost in her machine, Al sends us down a Swedenborg rabbit hole and the Baron Upon Eaton relays an ancient vision of Venus. They don’t want you to read our bo...

1 Sep 202255min

Cartels as Corporations -- and Governments

Cartels as Corporations -- and Governments

As the War on Drugs continues, cartels have grown from street-level gangs to something like corporations, complete with diversified portfolios of criminal activity. In today's episode, Ben, Matt and N...

31 Aug 20221h 14min

CLASSIC: What is Project Iceworm?

CLASSIC: What is Project Iceworm?

How many secret military bases exist around the world? How many of those are active, and how many abandoned? Join Ben, Matt and Noel as they explore both the specific discovery of Project Iceworm and ...

30 Aug 202238min

Strange News: Roomba Snoops, Loose Poops and Meta is a Snitch

Strange News: Roomba Snoops, Loose Poops and Meta is a Snitch

A disgruntled man takes revenge on politicians by mailing feces. Meta (formerly Facebook) is under scrutiny after sharing info that led law enforcement to investigate someone for the now-illegal act o...

29 Aug 202255min

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