CLASSIC: Did Nazis really make UFOs?
After the fall of the Nazi regime, the dirty secrets of WWII-era Germany slowly came to public light. Amid the horrors of the Holocaust and bizarre proof of some official's occult aspirations, researc...
4 Aug 202022min
Strange News: The Pentagon and Aliens, Psuedocide Foiled by Typo, Man in Prosthetic Mask Robs Casino
Law enforcement finally catches up with a mysterious grifter using CIA-level prosthetic mask technology. A man attempts to fake his death and forgets to run spellcheck. Uncle Sam gets increasingly wei...
3 Aug 202052min
The Dark Side of the Fashion Industry, Part 1: The Dark Side of the Loom
If you're like the vast majority of people, you wear clothes. Clothing is one of the oldest pieces of human technology, and these days it's also a multi-billion dollar industry. People across the plan...
31 Juli 20201h 4min
Listener Mail: July 30th
Who was the mysterious Ronald Hadley Stark? Just how closely can companies and the government monitor commercial (and, eventually, civilian) vehicles? How do forced disappearances actually work -- and...
30 Juli 202042min
What really sank the Kursk?
More than 500 feet long and carrying missiles the size of small planes, the giant, nuclear-powered Kursk submarine was an apex predator of the high seas. At least, that is, until it was destroyed in o...
29 Juli 202055min
CLASSIC: The Deceptive Brain
It's no secret that strong emotions can influence our thought processes, but just how much of a difference can they actually make? Can you trust your own brain? Don't be so sure. Join Ben and Matt as ...
28 Juli 202022min
Strange News: a Swarm of Ants, Masks in 1918 and a Mysterious Attempt to Murder a Judge
As swarms of flying ants overtake the UK, radar in multiple cities is overwhelmed, mistaking the waves of flying insects for rain. Anti-mask sentiment is not unique to 2020. In New Jersey, an assassin...
27 Juli 20201h 6min
The True Cost of Gasoline
For most of modern history, the world has run on oil. In the US and abroad, the price of gasoline is often the subject of intense concern, and prices at the pump vary widely. The difference of a few d...
24 Juli 202059min
