Strange News: Embezzlement in Florida, Viral Police Videos, Crustaceans are Horny for Plastic
A disgraced accountant affiliated with the University of South Florida pleads guilty to embezzling millions. A viral video from law enforcement creates panic over Fentanyl. Crustaceans are super into ...
23 Aug 202149min
Fast Food Conspiracies, Part 2: A Frightening Combo of Money, Food and Scale
Fast food restaurants have spread across the globe -- and this industry's effect goes far beyond convenient fries or refillable soda. In the second part of this two-part series, Learn more about your...
20 Aug 202148min
Listener Mail: Ben Disappears, the Lake Michigan Mothman, Strange Things in Sacramento's Water
A listener asks for more information about the Lake Michigan Mothman. Luke is concerned about strange substances in the water of Sacramento. Ben has disappeared somewhere over the Pacific. All this an...
19 Aug 202142min
Fast Food Conspiracies, Part 1: The Rise of Mass Production
The idea of convenient snacks is as old as human civilization itself -- for example, excavations at ancient sites across the planet have recovered evidence of food stalls in markets and community hubs...
18 Aug 202147min
CLASSIC: Diamonds: The Conspiracy
Diamonds: according to the ads, they're a girl's best friend, and the only thing worth picking for an engagement ring. But how did diamonds become so important -- and why? Learn more about your ad-ch...
17 Aug 202151min
Strange News: Cigarette Company Wants to Ban... Cigarettes? 2,000 Year-old Fast Food, Conspiracy Website Wants You To Change Its Mind
Philip Morris has recently called for a total ban on cigarettes in the United Kingdom -- leading critics to wonder about its true motivations. A conspiracy website offers ten thousand dollars to anyon...
16 Aug 202158min
The Troubling Future of Advertising
It's no secret that the ad industry is huge. Advertisers spend hundreds of billions of dollars each year attempting to convince people they should buy a given product or service -- and these same forc...
13 Aug 20211h 4min
Listener Mail: Insider Info on Private Hacking Software, Serial Killer Rumors in Atlanta
A viral social media post claims recent homicides in Atlanta, GA are the work of a serial killer -- but do the claims in this post hold up? An anonymous Conspiracy Realist replies to the recent revela...
12 Aug 202142min
