Strange News: Robots, the Louvre Heist is Hilarious, Your Grocery Store Conspires Against You, and Way More

Strange News: Robots, the Louvre Heist is Hilarious, Your Grocery Store Conspires Against You, and Way More

The great game for robots escalates; updates on Elon Musk. The Louvre heist is hilarious. Your grocery store conspires against you. All this and more in this week's strange news segment.

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Listener Mail: Fake Towns, Foster Care and: What the heck is the national debt?

Listener Mail: Fake Towns, Foster Care and: What the heck is the national debt?

Are there really entire towns created as 'decoys'? Why are parents being billed for foster care? What exactly is the national debt, and how is it different from an individual's debt? All this and more...

6 Jan 202256min

The War on Drugs, with Ethan Nadelmann

The War on Drugs, with Ethan Nadelmann

It's no secret that the War on Drugs is controversial -- and millions of people have found themselves on the wrong side of often draconian drug laws. In today's episode, Ben and Matt are joined with E...

5 Jan 20221h 9min

CLASSIC: Did Osama Bin Laden really die in 2011?

CLASSIC: Did Osama Bin Laden really die in 2011?

When US forces finally tracked down terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden -- living in Pakistan, likely with support of the ISI -- he was killed and, according to the official story, buried at sea. So why ...

4 Jan 202255min

Strange News: Blowing Up Teslas and Posting Tweets with the Power of Thought

Strange News: Blowing Up Teslas and Posting Tweets with the Power of Thought

A disgruntled Tesla owner blows up his car rather than paying thousands of dollars for a new battery. In an equally explosive development, technology allows a paralyzed man to post a tweet... simply b...

3 Jan 202252min

CLASSIC: Prophecy, Predictions and Prescience

CLASSIC: Prophecy, Predictions and Prescience

Nostradamus. Edgar Cayce. Baba Vanga. Have any of history's alleged psychics successfully predicted the future? Join Ben, Matt and Noel as look at humanity's efforts to predict the future, from ancien...

31 Dec 20211h 11min

Listener Mail: The New Silk Road, Near Death Experiences, and Strange AM Signals

Listener Mail: The New Silk Road, Near Death Experiences, and Strange AM Signals

What exactly is China doing on the African continent? How can we best interpret near-death experiences? Why did one listener happen to come across a ghostly episode of Stuff They Don't Want You To Kno...

30 Dec 202159min

CLASSIC: Big Pharma: Conspiracies and Cover-ups

CLASSIC: Big Pharma: Conspiracies and Cover-ups

Big Pharma gets a bad name in the press, and the actions of multinational pharmaceutical companies are often the subject of various conspiracies – but are any of the allegations true? Learn more about...

29 Dec 202159min

CLASSIC: Petrodollar 101

CLASSIC: Petrodollar 101

When oil is traded in US cash, the currency is called a petrodollar. It's a fundamental part of international trade -- but it's also a continual source of conspiratorial allegations. Join Matt and Ben...

28 Dec 202150min

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