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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CLASSIC: What really happened to Amelia Earhart?

CLASSIC: What really happened to Amelia Earhart?

Amelia Earhart was a living legend -- this high-flying aviation pioneer garnered international acclaim and accolades for her daring flights across the planet. On July 2nd, 1937, midway through a fligh...

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Strange News: Signal Leaks Worse than 23andMe, Bird Jokes, Japan Bans Moonies

Strange News: Signal Leaks Worse than 23andMe, Bird Jokes, Japan Bans Moonies

Birds are fighting. A pilot loses a passport. Boeing scores a big win with a contract that will surely work out great. Let's hang out on Signal. All this and more in this week's strange news segment.T...

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Interview: OBSCURUM, with Gabe Lenners

Interview: OBSCURUM, with Gabe Lenners

Beginning in 2019, locals in rural areas of Nebraska and Colorado were astonished to witness multiple mysterious lights and objects in the sky. Everyone agreed something was up there, but no one seeme...

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Listener Mail: The Piasa Bird, Bots and the Post Office, and Horoscopes for AI

Listener Mail: The Piasa Bird, Bots and the Post Office, and Horoscopes for AI

The guys explore the legend of the mysterious Piasa Bird. A Conspiracy Realist at the US Post Office inspires an exploration of post-human automation. Uncle Sam writes in with thoughts on discovering ...

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Why are so many spies getting busted?

Why are so many spies getting busted?

Forget pretty much everything you've heard about James Bond. While loosely based on espionage tactics of yesteryear, actual human-based tradecraft is far less glamorous -- around the globe, intelligen...

26 Mars 20251h 9min

CLASSIC: What are "Black Sites"?

CLASSIC: What are "Black Sites"?

In the United States, people accused of crimes are entitled to certain well-known protections under the law. And, in the international sphere, global agreements theoretically guarantee certain rights ...

25 Mars 202557min

Strange News: "Freedom Cities" are the New Company Towns, Sackler Family Doesn't Go To Jail

Strange News: "Freedom Cities" are the New Company Towns, Sackler Family Doesn't Go To Jail

A phenomenally powerful international lobbying group -- Freedom Cities -- pushes the idea of US communities run by corporations. An opioid update reveals the Sackler family will pay money rather than ...

24 Mars 20251h 2min

The Trouble With Tariffs: the Smoot-Hawley Act

The Trouble With Tariffs: the Smoot-Hawley Act

Tariffs! If you're like most people in the US, you probably didn't think much about the concept until recently -- it's always been one of those historical footnotes. However, the current news about pr...

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