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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Strange News: Wooly Mice, Severed Hands, and Space Updates (Spacedates?)

Strange News: Wooly Mice, Severed Hands, and Space Updates (Spacedates?)

The race toward de-extincting mammoths (and other creatures) continues apace, here at what Ben calls "the end of history." The newest step toward this furry resurrection? WOOLY MICE. An unidentified b...

10 Mar 202557min

Scam Factory, with Denise Chan

Scam Factory, with Denise Chan

It's a harrowing story, often untold in the West: while everyone's tired of scam calls and texts, we rarely ask about the lives of people on the other side of the call. While it's devilishly easy to m...

7 Mar 20251h 1min

CLASSIC: The Wide World of Shipping Conspiracies

CLASSIC: The Wide World of Shipping Conspiracies

Look around you as you listen to tonight's episode -- how far did these objects travel to meet you here? In centuries past, the average person would be surrounded by local objects. Today, the most mun...

6 Mar 202549min

The Mysterious Star-Shaped Towers of Sichuan Province

The Mysterious Star-Shaped Towers of Sichuan Province

True story: throughout China's Sichuan province right along the border with Tibet, the land is riddled with ancient towers of unknown origin. No one knows who built them, nor why. In tonight's episode...

5 Mar 202546min

CLASSIC: Closed Cities: Secret Towns Kept Off Your Maps

CLASSIC: Closed Cities: Secret Towns Kept Off Your Maps

The majority of human beings currently live in urban areas -- and this trend seems set to continue. According to the most recent estimates, two-thirds of humanity will live in urban areas by 2050. How...

5 Mar 20251h 3min

CLASSIC STDWYTK, Live: Real-life Covens

CLASSIC STDWYTK, Live: Real-life Covens

True story: Ben, Matt and Noel know 'witches.' We’re all familiar with the spooky, stereotypical witch depicted in film, fiction and folklore – a creepy crone with a pointy hat, riding a broom through...

3 Mar 202538min

CLASSIC: Cryptids You've Never Heard Of

CLASSIC: Cryptids You've Never Heard Of

Everyone's heard of Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster -- but what about the hundreds of other cryptids rumored to exist around the world? Join the guys as they delve into the stories of cryptids you m...

28 Feb 202557min

CLASSIC: Conspiracy and the Cure: People Who Believe They've Cured Cancer

CLASSIC: Conspiracy and the Cure: People Who Believe They've Cured Cancer

Each year, millions of people across the planet grapple with some form of cancer. Doctors work around the clock to create better treatments methods, early diagnosis techniques and more, but for many p...

27 Feb 20251h 12min

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