The Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex
At the height of the Cold War, both the Soviets and the United States raced to hold supremacy across the globe. Over in North Dakota, you can find a strange relic of this unending conflict -- the Stan...
17 Sep 20251h 4min
CLASSIC: Betty and Barney Hill: The UFO Case that Changed Everything, with Toby Ball
In September of 1961, on an empty country road in rural New Hampshire, Barney and Betty Hill experienced the most profound, bizarre night of their lives in what would become the first widely-publicize...
16 Sep 202557min
Strange News: ICE Raids in Georgia, Swedish Teen Assassins, LSD and Mass Surveillance in China
US authorities raid a Hyundai battery plant in Georgia, detaining nearly 500 workers and sparking an international crisis with South Korea. The QAnon Queen of Canada is arrested. The rise of teenage a...
15 Sep 202551min
Governments and AI, Chapter Two: Everything Is Precedent
As human civilization hurtles headlong toward technology it still does not fully understand, your favorite world governments are in a new arms race to control large language models, generative AI, and...
12 Sep 202542min
Listener Mail: Undersea Cable Shenanigans, Anunnaki Pirates, Cat Conversations
HR prompts an exploration of the world's internet -- and what happens when it fails. Dale pitches the concept of Anunnaki Pirates. Moose shares some insight into cat conversations. All this and more i...
11 Sep 202541min
Governments and AI, Chapter One: New Tools, Old Game
Corporations across the planet are going crazy for AI -- and governments are no different. So what happens when new technology revolutionizes the same age-old interests of a government? What happens w...
10 Sep 202543min
CLASSIC: At What Price Safety: The Conundrum of Clearview AI
It's "AI" week here on Stuff They Don't Want You To Know. In tonight's Classic episode, Ben, Matt and Noel revisit their 2020 original exploration of Clearview AI -- to its supporters, this company's ...
9 Sep 202559min
Strange News: China Throws a Party -- and Not Everyone is Invited
Fan of the show Uncle Xi just threw a big party to commemorate the end of World War II. In this week's strange news segment, the guys explore the FOMO of the world's second-strangest science fair.They...
8 Sep 202557min
