The Hidden History of Assassins, Part I: An Origin Story

The Hidden History of Assassins, Part I: An Origin Story

What's the difference between an assassination and a garden-variety murder? Where does the term 'assassin' actually come from, and how did an obscure sect founded almost one thousand years ago fundamentally change the course of history as we know it? Tune in for the answers to these questions and more in the first part of this special two-part series.

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Is LaMDA alive? Part I

Is LaMDA alive? Part I

Recently, Google engineer Blake Lemoine made international news with his claims that the company's creation LaMDA - Launguage Model for Dialogue Applications - has become sentient. While Google does d...

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STDWYTK Presents: The Tale of the University Six, Part II

STDWYTK Presents: The Tale of the University Six, Part II

In today's episode, Bill, Mark and Neil receive a series of new packages seeming to, for the first time, reveal the true fate of the infamous University Six. They don't want you to read our book.: htt...

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CLASSIC: Human Experimentation: MIT and Cereal

CLASSIC: Human Experimentation: MIT and Cereal

Did the Quaker Oats company really do experiments on children? Join Matt and Ben as they dig into the checkered past of this cereal monolith.They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmi...

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Strange News: Oklahoma Murderer Implicates Bigfoot, Shinzo Abe Assassinated, People Blame Terrible Events on CERN

Strange News: Oklahoma Murderer Implicates Bigfoot, Shinzo Abe Assassinated, People Blame Terrible Events on CERN

A man in Oklahoma claims he committed murder to prevent the victim from summoning Bigfoot. Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is assassinated. It turns out millions of people believe experiment...

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Alien State, with MJ Banias

How can we better understand the growing, mainstream interest in UFOs? In this interview, Ben, Matt and Noel are joined by MJ Banias, host of Alien State, to explore his anthropological approach to hu...

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Listener Mail: Permaculture, the US vs. the Hague, and an Amazon Conspiracy

Listener Mail: Permaculture, the US vs. the Hague, and an Amazon Conspiracy

What is permaculture, exactly? Why does the US have a law allowing them to invade the Hague? Anonymous sources reach out to Ben to ask about a strange conspiracy: is Amazon supporting a Tik Tok grift ...

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CLASSIC: Is Sesame Credit Dangerous?

CLASSIC: Is Sesame Credit Dangerous?

What if you had a credit score that measured more than just your wallet? What if it took into account your political leanings, Internet traffic, and social media statements -- and what if the same stu...

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STDWYTK Presents: The Tale of the University Six, Part I

STDWYTK Presents: The Tale of the University Six, Part I

In today's episode, Bill, Mark and Neil receive a strange package with no return address only to find it contains a mysterious video that may, for the first time, reveal the true fate of the infamous ...

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