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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CLASSIC: The Surprisingly Unboring Story of Farm Subsidies

CLASSIC: The Surprisingly Unboring Story of Farm Subsidies

Make no mistake -- being a farmer is hard work. Farming outfits often have to carry a huge amount of risk from one season to the next, and any number of things may ruin their prospects, from unexpecte...

8 Jul 20251h 3min

Strange News: Tuvalu is Drowning, Chinese EVs, Eating Cheese and More

Strange News: Tuvalu is Drowning, Chinese EVs, Eating Cheese and More

Australia is astonished as a full one-third of all residents of Tuvalu apply for the new, limited 'climate visa,' sparking concerns about the future of islands nations amid the global sea level rising...

7 Jul 202552min

The Terrifying Tale of Aum Shinrikyo, Chapter Two: "Save The World By Ending It"

The Terrifying Tale of Aum Shinrikyo, Chapter Two: "Save The World By Ending It"

As the Aum Shinrikyo movements gains national, then global, attention, the founder Shoko Asahara begins to move his followers in a darker direction. Convinced that the world can only truly be saved th...

4 Jul 202558min

CLASSIC: Who killed the Jennings 8?

CLASSIC: Who killed the Jennings 8?

Located in Jefferson Davis Parish, the town of Jennings, Louisiana wasn't a particularly well-known place -- in fact, many people in the US would probably have lived their entire lives without ever he...

3 Jul 202559min

The Terrifying Tale of Aum Shinrikyo, Chapter One: The Rise of a Cult Leader

The Terrifying Tale of Aum Shinrikyo, Chapter One: The Rise of a Cult Leader

Modern-day Japan is often lauded as one of the safest countries on the planet -- but that doesn't make this nation immune to the danger of cults. In the first chapter of this special two-part series, ...

2 Jul 20251h 11min

CLASSIC: Citizenship and the Census

CLASSIC: Citizenship and the Census

Every ten years, the United States conducts the census, a crucial survey of the country’s population meant to help Uncle Sam figure out how to plan infrastructure and distribute funding over the comin...

1 Jul 20251h 14min

Strange News: Mosquito Drones, the Pharoah's Curse, Alligator Alcatraz, Giant Asteroids, New Blood Types and More

Strange News: Mosquito Drones, the Pharoah's Curse, Alligator Alcatraz, Giant Asteroids, New Blood Types and More

Forget fake birds: China unveils the newest iteration of microdrones, which look almost exactly like mosquitoes. A Russian soldier turns cannibal. French scientists discover a brand-new blood type. Po...

30 Jun 20251h 4min

Interview: Alive Again, with Dan Bush

Interview: Alive Again, with Dan Bush

How did you get here? What happens when you die? These questions have fascinated (and terrified) human civilization since the dawn of time, and often new discoveries only lead to more questions. In to...

27 Jun 20251h 12min

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