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2024-12-24 |
CLASSIC: Contras, Cocaine and the CIA: The True Story of Barry Seal Join Ben, Matt and Noel for a Classic conspiracy episode, which only grows more relevant as the years wend on: Across the course of his strange and checkered career, pilot and smuggler Barry Seal was called many things: An informant, a criminal, an ass... |
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2024-12-23 |
Strange News: Mysterious Deaths Ignored, Landmark Assault Trial in France, Banning Junk Fees OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji is found dead in what US officials deem a "suicide." French national Gisèle Pelicot takes an heroic stand in an assault trial fundamentally rocking the nation. Over in the US, a new federal policy may ban 'junk fees.'... |
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2024-12-20 |
The Illuminati of Online Dating, Chapter Two: One Match To Rule Them All In the new age of social media and constant information, it seems there are countless dating apps, often specializing in any number of increasingly specific demographics and romantic preferences. However, as the guys discover in the second chapter of t... |
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2024-12-19 |
Listener Mail: Pork Skyscrapers, Star Wars, EMDR Therapy, and a Letter From PETA Outlier prompts an investigation of China's fascinating -- and, objectively, terrifying! -- "pork skyscrapers." Oz Woman shares first-hand experience with Project Blackjack, "Star Wars," and former President Ronald Reagan. Sarah explores the therapeuti... |
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2024-12-18 |
The Illuminati of Online Dating, Chapter One: The Game of Love Prior to the emergence of chronically-online civilization, people often met romantic partners through geographical, socioeconomic, or religious proximity. In recent evening, a proliferation of internet-powered websites and applications promise to conne... |
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2024-12-17 |
CLASSIC: Pop Music, Black Magic and Murder: The Mona Fandey Case Born Nur Maznah Binti Ismail in Kangar, Perlis, the musician Mona Fandey achieved national success with her song Ku Nyanyikan Lagu Ini in 1987 -- yet her career seemed destined to slowly fade away, with Mona and her husband living out their lives in co... |
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2024-12-16 | An AI-generated Granny baffles and bedevils phone scammers across the UK. The US collectively freaks out as unidentified swarms of drones appear over multiple cities. Some Russian politicians want to declare Santa a foreign agent. The largest supermark... |
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2024-12-13 |
The Third Man Factor, Chapter Two: The Science and The Spirit Could mysterious, possibly supernatural strangers really appear at just the right time to save someone's life? It's a question that's haunted humanity since the days of ancient empires. To many, these could be guardian angels or spirits of loved ones. ... |
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2024-12-12 | Earlier this year the guys traced the rise of the enigmatic financier and child abuser Jeffrey Epstein, discovering a quagmire of crime, corruption and cover-ups implicating some of the world’s most powerful individuals. It seemed Epstein’s connections... |
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2024-12-11 |
The Third Man Factor, Chapter One: "Who is the third who walks always beside you?" Imagine you are on the edge of death. You're summiting Everest, surviving on a space station, lost in the woods or losing consciousness after a car accident. Suddenly, a mysterious presence appears: "Keep going," it says, "take my hand. Stick around ju... |
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