The Why Files: Operation Podcast

OPERATION: HIGHJUMP   Operation Highjump commenced in August 1946. It was the largest, most heavily armed naval task force ever sent to Antarctica.  Leading the mission was Admiral Richard E Byrd, one...

6 Jul 202228min

MYSTERY OF THE CIRCLEVILLE LETTERS We all keep secrets. For most of us, these are nothing more than minor embarrassing details about ourselves. But some of us have dark secrets which, if discovered, c...

26 Jun 202225min

PROOF THAT EVERYTHING - INCLUDING GOD - IS A SIMULATION   Is this reality? Well, we're experiencing ... something right now so maybe the better question is: *what* is reality?   Could everything we se...

26 Jun 202226min

SOUNDS FROM THE HOLE TO HELL   In 1989, Dr. Dimitry Azacov and a group of scientists were working on a borehole drilling project in Siberia.  When the drill reached 14.4 kilometers, or 9 miles deep, t...

26 Jun 202214min

THE BATTLE OF LOS ANGELES   On February 25, 1942, at about 2:30 in the morning, the people of Los Angeles were jolted awake by the sound of air-raid sirens.   The city was ordered to blackout and prep...

26 Jun 202216min

CHASING THE IMMORTAL COUNT   The Count of Saint Germain has been called a prophet, a sorcerer, and an immortal.  He's been spotted all over the world for a thousand years. And every time he's seen, he...

26 Jun 202217min

MYSTERIES OF MOUNT SHASTA   There is no other place on earth steeped in more mystery than Mount Shasta.   Aliens, ghosts, underground bases and interdimensional portals. Check.   Lost cities, strange ...

26 Jun 202223min

Here's a philosophical question for you. If a color doesn't have a name, can we still see it?   Many years ago, the human eye evolved to give us the ability to see about a million colors.   That's a l...

26 Jun 202214min