Listener Mail: Guan Yu, the Tytler Cycle, and a Ghost Story
A listener with experience in China breaks down the cultural context of the Guan Yu statue. A caller asks to learn more about the Tytler cycle, which proposes all democracies have an expiration date. ...
30 Sep 202153min
Majestic 12: An Origin Story
When the US government confirmed it had been secretly monitoring reports of UFOs for years, the news caught many people by surprise. However, for some members of the UFOlogy community, this was just a...
29 Sep 202142min
CLASSIC: False Flag Attacks
Imagine if a government disguised its operatives as members of some other organization -- and then attacked itself. While this might sound crazy, several historians have argued that false flag attacks...
28 Sep 202130min
Strange News: Gabby Petito, Potty-training Cows and Google's Bizarre Time Crystals
Authorities discover a body they believe to be the remains of Gabby Petito. Scientists wonder whether toilet training cattle may help the environment. Google goes full sci-fi with the creation of "tim...
27 Sep 202159min
ABCs in Europe: Abnormally Big Cats
For decades, people across the United Kingdom have been reporting something strange: enormous, cat-like beasts popping up on the edges of cities, only to disappear without a trace. In today's episode,...
24 Sep 202153min
Listener Mail: Big Almond, Fitbit and the Nature of Addiction
What makes California's almond industry so controversial? Is Fitbit gamifying physical fitness? What more can people learn about video game addiction (and why is this research so important)? Ben and M...
23 Sep 202155min
Guantanamo Bay, Part Two: The Future
What will happen to one of the world's most infamous modern prisons? How long can a person be held without trial -- and what happens when the government sets those people free? In the second part of t...
22 Sep 202145min
CLASSIC: Big Data and You
We hear about "big data" more and more these days - but how much of it is sensationalism, and how much is true? The answers may surprise you. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpod...
21 Sep 202147min
