Listener Mail: Secret Vietnam Tech, How the US Became Hooked on Cars, and the Truth about Monopolies

Listener Mail: Secret Vietnam Tech, How the US Became Hooked on Cars, and the Truth about Monopolies

A fellow Conspiracy Realist asks whether Google is propping up Mozilla to disguise their search engine monopoly. The Driver asks for more details on secret technology from the Vietnam War. Mologato gets Ben on a rant about how the US became so car-centric, prompting a far-reaching conversation about the past, present and future of transit. All this and more in this week's listener mail. They don’t want you to read our book.

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Listener Mail: Barbie Power Wheels, Panama Strangeness, A Time Warner Conspiracy and More

Listener Mail: Barbie Power Wheels, Panama Strangeness, A Time Warner Conspiracy and More

A bizarre Power Wheels heist goes awry. TikTok loses its mind over an unidentified ...thing in Panama. A fellow Conspiracy Realist hips Ben, Matt and Noel to a massive (and massively petty) possible c...

18 Sep 202549min

The Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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