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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Listener Mail: Smuggling Snacks, Missile Silos and the Paranormal, Letters From Home and More

Listener Mail: Smuggling Snacks, Missile Silos and the Paranormal, Letters From Home and More

Foxillion Fastfoot reacts to the earlier story about items banned in the UK. Duke Nukem relates some of his experience in underground silos, prompting Ben and Noel to explore the concept of techtonic ...

11 Jan 202436min

The Rise of the Ghost Kitchen

The Rise of the Ghost Kitchen

During the pandemic lockdown, food delivery services exploded in popularity -- and, in most major cities, you could order any grub you imagined. However, there's something most customers might not kno...

10 Jan 202455min

CLASSIC: Sex Cults and Rocket Science: The Jack Parsons Story

CLASSIC: Sex Cults and Rocket Science: The Jack Parsons Story

Jack Parsons was a rocket engineer and rocket propulsion researcher responsible for astonishing breakthroughs in his field. However, Parsons had a double life -- a private passion for the occult that ...

9 Jan 20241h 3min

Strange News: The Mouse Moves Public -- or Does He? An AirBnB Scam, a Tale of Two Secret Spacecraft

Strange News: The Mouse Moves Public -- or Does He? An AirBnB Scam, a Tale of Two Secret Spacecraft

With a cavalcade of hot takes and further questions, Steamboat Willie debuts in the public domain. A long-run, unethical Air BnB grift nets profits and consequences. China and the US continue a strang...

8 Jan 202456min

CLASSIC: The Beatles Conspiracies

CLASSIC: The Beatles Conspiracies

As one of the biggest musical acts in human history, the Beatles didn't just fundamentally change the course of music -- they also affected society at large in numerous ways, evolving beyond musicians...

5 Jan 20241h 4min

Listener Mail: First-Hand Experience with the Red Sea Conflict, Burner Credit Cards, AI Questions

Listener Mail: First-Hand Experience with the Red Sea Conflict, Burner Credit Cards, AI Questions

Fickle Pickle prompts a discussion about AGI and non-human minds. Oz shares a concern about companies making burner credit cards. In a beautifully-written letter, Drop Kick recounts his first-hand exp...

4 Jan 202444min

Space Fungus!

Space Fungus!

Since the early days of human space programs, every single space endeavor has encountered a continual hitchhiker: fungus. In tonight's episode, Ben, Matt and Noel explore the strange persistence of fu...

3 Jan 202457min

CLASSIC: The Secrets of the Hidden Chinese Pyramid

CLASSIC: The Secrets of the Hidden Chinese Pyramid

Pyramids aren't just for Egypt! Join Ben and Matt as they dive into the strange story of a hidden pyramid in China, an ancient lost civilization that, recently uncovered, holds disturbing secrets in t...

2 Jan 202437min

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