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    Two law school buddies discuss the believability of conspiracy theories ranging from aliens to Tupac.
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    The Ghost Hunter’s Strangest Cases

    The Ghost Hunter’s Strangest Cases

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    This week Zach recounts some of the creepiest and most unnerving ghost stories you’ve ever heard. Specters that are stuck in time! Organ playing apparitions! Pontificating poltergeists! You have to hear this one to believe it.

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    Premium Episode: Streetlight Interference

    Premium Episode: Streetlight Interference

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    If you’ve ever walked under a streetlight and it’s gone out unexpectedly, you know exactly what this topic is about. This quasi paranormal phenomenon occurs more frequently than you may expect, and also has implications with other electronic interference that people encounter. Taken from Hilary Evan’s book “SLIders: The Enigma of Streetlight Interference,” be sure to tune in and don’t be left and the dark. 

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    The Dead Internet Theory

    The Dead Internet Theory

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    Have you noticed that the internet of today is a much different place than the internet of 10, 20, or 30 years ago? Today’s internet is much more sterile and empty and there’s a very real reason why. The simple answer is Bots and AI. The more terrifying question is Who Is Controlling All The Content You See! Tune in this week to hear all about it. 

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    Premium Episode: The Voynich Manuscript

    Premium Episode: The Voynich Manuscript

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    This week we discuss the Voynich Manuscript, an ancient text full of intricate drawings written in an unknown language. While the text can be dated back to the early 1500s, the author and his or her intentions have been lost to time. Initially believed to be a text written by one of history’s great philosophers, the contents of the book prove more puzzling than insightful. Tune in this week to hear about one of the true mysteries of the last 500 years!

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    *BONUS EPISODE* The Wednesday/Thursday Show: All It Takes Is a Meteor

    *BONUS EPISODE* The Wednesday/Thursday Show: All It Takes Is a Meteor

    Happy holidays folks! This week we have an early present for you. Check out our weekly bonus show which is ONLY available on our Patreon page. Every week we post a show like this, talking about conspiracies in the news or related to the week’s topic…tune in this week to see what you’re missing.

    On this week’s Wednesday/Thursday Show, Zach and Tim rehash the Hollow Earth episode and discuss some bizarre facts that SCIENCE STILL CANNOT EXPLAIN!!!

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    Hollow Earth

    Hollow Earth

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    This week we discuss the Hollow Earth conspiracy in all its amazing glory. If you’ve ever been curious about expeditions to the center of the Earth, or the origins of the hollow earth theory, or some of the major proponents throughout the years, then this is the episode for you. If nothing else, you’ll want to listen in to hear whether aliens and ufos truly live in the center of the Earth.

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    Premium Episode: Pearl Harbor was an Inside Job

    Premium Episode: Pearl Harbor was an Inside Job

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    Japan’s daring sneak attack in the early hours of December 7th, 1941 on Pearl Harbor led to the deaths of 2403 Americans and over 1000 wounded. The size, scope, and shock of it all catapulted the United States into World War II and forever changed the course of the world. One major question remains unanswered: did President Rooselvelt know the attack was coming and did he let it happen? This conspiracy theory has been debated by politicians and historians since before the fires were even extinguished. Many people say that FDR was looking for a reason to get involved in the war, and this might have been an opportunity too good for him to pass up.

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    Phone Calls from the Dead

    Phone Calls from the Dead

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    The phone rings, you answer, but the voice on the other end is unmistakably someone who has recently passed. Sometimes they want to say goodbye. Sometimes they share something only they would know. No matter what, it’s beyond chilling and bizarre. This week’s episode looks at some famous stories and some hard science surrounding this mystery from beyond the pale. 

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    enNovember 28, 2022

    Premium Episode: The World's Most Haunted Places

    Premium Episode: The World's Most Haunted Places

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    This week we will be visiting three of the creepiest and scariest places on Earth. First we head to Mexico City to Xochimilco Island aka, the Island of the Dead Dolls. From there we fly over to Venice Italy and the island of Poveglia, which was used as a quarantine location for the black plague and later a mental hospital. Finally, we go to “Europe’s Skinwalker Ranch” in Romania. This one is wild!

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    enNovember 21, 2022

    Intruders: An Alien Abduction Story

    Intruders: An Alien Abduction Story

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    This week we look at a true story about one woman’s lifelong encounters with aliens and the terror they inflicted upon her and her family. Budd Hopkins’s book “Intruders: The Incredible Visitations at Copley Woods” presents the facts in a straightforward and indisputable fashion that lays bare some frightening truths and horrifying implications about what their motivations might ultimately be.

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    Premium Episode: Missing Time

    Premium Episode: Missing Time

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    Bud Hopkins’ seminal 1981 book by the same name documents people’s experiences with the concept of missing time through interviews and hypnotic regression. Each is slightly different in their own way but the one frightening aspect they share is the prevalence of alien entities, encounters, and crafts. You don’t want to miss this week’s show! It’s equal parts fascinating, terrifying and believable.

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    The 2022 Halloween Spooktacular: Demonic Possessions

    The 2022 Halloween Spooktacular: Demonic Possessions

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    It’s time once again for the annual HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR!!! Put down your pumpkins, hide the Halloween candy, and turn off the lights. This time we are talking about demonic possessions [thunder clap]. What are they? What happens when people experience them? And what does science say about it all? Find out this week! 

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    enOctober 31, 2022

    Premium Episode: The Kardashian Curse, The Titanic, Nick Castellanos, and the REAL Prince of England

    Premium Episode: The Kardashian Curse, The Titanic, Nick Castellanos, and the REAL Prince of England

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    What do the Titanic, Kardashians, professional baseball and British Royalty have to do with one another? Nothing! This is a good old fashioned grab bag episode folks! Was Jack Dawson from the smash hit movie Titanic a time traveler? Are the Kardashian men cursed? What’s with Nick Castellanos and his impeccable timing? And why does an Australian man claim to be the REAL Prince of England? Tune in to find out!

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    enOctober 24, 2022

    The Rendlesham Forest UFO incident

    The Rendlesham Forest UFO incident

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    The Rendlesham Forest UFO incident is largely considered to be one of the most documented and observed UFO sightings in history. What took place over several days in December, 1980 is absolutely remarkable. What the military assumed to be some sort of foreign craft turned out to be something more foreign than could ever be imagined. The type of event that normally would be chalked up to an overactive imagination or weather event was not only viewed by military personnel AND radar; it also may have made contact with some of the soldiers. Tune in this week to find out!!

    Premium Episode: J. Allen Hynek, Project Bluebook, and the History of UFOs

    Premium Episode: J. Allen Hynek, Project Bluebook, and the History of UFOs

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    Much of what we understand in the modern UFO movement can be accredited to a small number of people that were truly pioneers; J Allen Hynek is indeed one of those individuals. Hynek helped to add credibility to and popularize the study of UAPs and the search for extraterrestrial life. And while his traditional upbringing and educational background in astrophysics initially had him dubious, his efforts later in life blazed a trail for the public’s acceptance and understanding of the UFO phenomena. Who was this man and why did he change his mind? Tune in this week to find out!

    The Dodleston Messages

    The Dodleston Messages

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    We know, we know, we say it all the time…this may be one of the strangest conspiracy theories we’ve ever covered on a show. And we’re serious. In this week’s episode we travel to England in the mid 1980s when personal computers were just starting to become commonplace. Ken Webster, a local secondary education teacher, started receiving a series of strange messages on his computer from someone alive during the 1500s. And while that’s strange enough, where it went from there became even more bizarre. Tune in this week to find out who or what Ken Webster may have been talking to; and what the implications may imply!

    Premium Episode: D.B. Cooper

    Premium Episode: D.B. Cooper

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    On a cold and stormy November night back in 1971 a man by the name of Dan Cooper hijacked a commercial flight and got away with a $200,000 ransom. Even more surprising, no one was injured or harmed. Armed with virtually no tangible evidence or valid leads, the FBI was unable to indict any suspects in the 50+ year old case. What are the facts of what happened? Who are the main suspects? Tune in this week to find out!

    BONUS SHOW: The Wednesday Thursday Show GHOST STORIES

    BONUS SHOW: The Wednesday Thursday Show GHOST STORIES

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    A little extra somethin' heading into the weekend. We're releasing this week's Wednesday Thursday show - our weekly bonus episode over on Patreon. If you'd like a free weekly bonus show as well as access to our entire library sign up on patreon!

    Extra special thanks to our Patrons for contributing ghost stories to this week's show!

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    enSeptember 23, 2022

    9/11: The Pentagon, Flight 93, and The Airplanes

    9/11: The Pentagon, Flight 93, and The Airplanes

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    Many conspiracy theories about 9/11 are still out there. Did a plane actually hit the pentagon? Did the US Military shoot down Flight 93? What was the deal with the planes that flew into the towers? This week the boys go where they never have before and look at some of the biggest conspiracy theories in modern history! You absolutely won’t want to miss this one. 

    Premium Episode: 9/11: The Collapse of Building 7

    Premium Episode: 9/11: The Collapse of Building 7

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    9/11 has its share of conspiracies, but none are quite as suspicious and mainstream as the collapse of Building 7. It collapsed even though it wasn’t hit by an airplane, it fell with perfect precision, and there were some suspicious tenants who had office spaces within it. Join us this week as we peel back the curtain on one of the biggest conspiracy theories we’ve ever tackled!