CLASSIC: Italy's Satanic Murders
If you're an American, you're probably familiar with the famous 'Satanic Panic' of the 80s and 90s -- but did you know Italy experienced something extremely similar? And, even crazier, did you know th...
22 Dec 20231h
Listener Mail: One For The Witches, Cochlear Implants and Hearing Voices, The Hidden Lithium War
RedScotWitch replies to the witch hunt episode, and prompts a conversation about speaking with the dead. Kitty asks for more information about the relationship between cochlear implants and the phenom...
21 Dec 202340min
Mysterious Inventors, Part I: Crazy Cars and Creepy Islands
Humans are phenomenally inventive creatures -- problem is, some of their inventions may end up disrupting the status quo. As we explore the history of inventors, we find history is riddled with myster...
20 Dec 20231h 3min
CLASSIC: The Control Group with Bret Wood
In the era of the Cold War, intelligence agencies on both sides of the iron curtain desperately raced to secure any possible technological advantage, even if it meant breaking the law along the way. J...
19 Dec 202350min
Strange News: Alabama's Fast Food Slave Trade, US Sweets Banned, Congress Draws A Line
A recent lawsuit alleges the state of Alabama actively conspires to force incarcerated people into slavery under a crooked 'work release' program -- and keeps these people imprisoned to guarantee the ...
18 Dec 202353min
What Happened to Glenn Miller?
Glenn Miller was an international superstar when he abruptly decided to dissolve his band and join the US military during WWII. While his songs were still being played across the world, he took a last...
15 Dec 20231h 1min
Listener Mail: UK Disaster Prep, Airplane Safety, and North Sentinel Island
Mark writes in with information about dangerous chemical exposure to veterans. North Ireland Fan asks why her government wants everyone to buy candles. Big Purp prompts a conversation about North Sent...
14 Dec 202349min
Ghost Minds and Grief Tech: Should We Bring Back The Dead?
All of human history is, at heart, a tale of people attempting to cheat death -- and, up to now, everyone has failed to do so. But what if emergent technology may allow us to, in a way, bring back the...
13 Dec 20231h 4min
