364 - The Mystery of the Great Library of Ancient Alexandria
Did the fall and/or destruction of the Great Library of Alexandria really set human progress a thousand years? Would w bee flying around in spaceships and teleporting and doing all kinds of crazy stuf...
4 Sep 20231h 57min
363 - NATLFED: Communist Cult Hiding in America
In the early '70s, a man presenting himself as Eugenio Mario Perente-Ramos creates the Eastern Farmworkers Association - an organization purportedly aiming to help migrant workers on Long Island, New...
28 Aug 20232h 40min
362 - Watergate: When Faith in American Politics Was Destroyed
On August 9th, 1974, Richard Milhous Nixon, the 37th President of the United States of America, while serving his second term (after winning in a landslide), became the first and still only American l...
21 Aug 20232h 56min
361 - The UK's Jeffrey Dahmer: Dennis Nilsen
In addition to being a serial killer who very likely killed at least 15 young men and boys around London between 1978 and 1983... Dennis Nilsen was also SO WEIRD. Have you ever pretended to pass out i...
14 Aug 20232h 49min
360 - The Lynching of Emmett Till
Early on the morning of August 28th, 1955, 14-year-old Emmett Till was kidnapped from his great-uncle's home by two white men, Roy Bryant and JW Milam, and several others. Why? He'd allegedly flirted ...
7 Aug 20232h 24min
359 - William Shakespeare (Billy Shakes?)
What do we known about William Shakespeare the man? And why are his works still popular today? Who was Billy Shakes? We dive into the legacy of the English language's most important author this week, ...
31 Juli 20232h 29min
358 - The Mysterious Disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
On March 8th, 2014, 227 passengers boarded Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, taking off from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at 12:41 a.m., destined to arrive in Beijing, China at 6:30 a.m. Not only did the flight...
24 Juli 20232h 21min
357 - Whitey Bulger: How the FBI Built a Mob Boss
Today we take a fascinating look into how Whitey Bulger rose to power in Boston's underworld in the 70's and 80's, with not only the FBI's protection, but also their direct help. No one (that we're aw...
17 Juli 20232h 39min
