Soviet Psychotronics
It's true - the Soviet government really did have its own parapsychological research program. And, unlike MKULTRA and other US operations, the Soviet version continued until 2003, when it officially e...
22 Jan 201422min
Serial Killer Cults
Serial killers are insane, prone to exaggeration and delusion, and often inveterate liars. Amid some of their wilder claims, several notable serial killers, such as David Berkowitz and Henry Lee Lucas...
17 Jan 201430min
War in Space
The international community has agreed not to wage war in space, but that hasn't stopped the nations of Earth from cramming outer space with spy satellites, orbital junk and classified spacecraft. So ...
15 Jan 201436min
Is the placebo effect getting stronger?
The placebo effect is pretty freaky when you think about it: just believing that a harmless substance is a medicine can really produce measurable benefits. It sounds crazy, but the placebo effect is r...
10 Jan 201426min
Cicadas, Ciphers and Codes: The Weird World of Cryptography
For much of recorded history, humans beings have been trying to devise unbreakable codes (and break the codes of their rivals). But is there any truly unbreakable code? And what exactly is Cicada 3301...
8 Jan 201416min
Listener Mail Review
Things get weird as Matt and Ben sift through a backlog of listener requests, questions and conspiracies. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comThey don't want you t...
3 Jan 201426min
Secret Nuclear Programs
On July 16th, 1945 the first atomic bomb test ushered in a new era of warfare, with weapons capable of killing millions. But how many countries own nukes today, and how did they get them? The answers ...
27 Dec 201326min
Origins of Christmas
Chances are that you've heard of the alleged war on Christmas, which some believe is an effort to distance the celebration from its origins. But what are those origins, exactly -- and where do modern ...
25 Dec 201316min
