Conspiracy Theories
Episodes
Aldo Moro Assassination Pt. 1
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On March 16, 1978, a radical terrorist cell kidnapped former Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro, killing his bodyguards and snatching him from his vehic...
Mount Rushmore Pt. 2
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Black Hills Forest in South Dakota is home to Mount Rushmore. Some say that the area is a magnet for paranormal phenomenon. Others claim the monum...
Mount Rushmore Pt. 1
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been hailed as a “shrine of democracy,” but Mount Rushmore’s history is filled with strong-arming and contention, starting with the stole...
Montauk Project Pt. 2
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S. government refuses to comment on what went on at the Montauk Air Force Base. But several so-called "Montauk boys" have testified about their ...
Montauk Project Pt. 1
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Officially decommissioned in 1981, the Montauk Air Force Base in New York is rumored to have been the site of government experiments with time travel ...
The Phantom Punch Pt. 2
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In his 1965 rematch with Muhammed Ali, heavyweight boxing champion Sonny Liston went down a little too easily. The suspicious defeat followed him unti...
The Phantom Punch Pt. 1
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Charles “Sonny” Liston was once the heavyweight boxing champion of the world: a human dreadnought built for fighting. But during a match with a ne...
Hollow Earth Pt. 2
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If the world really is hollow, why have so many scientists covered up the evidence? Is it because the earth's interior holds the key to surviving an a...
Hollow Earth Pt. 1
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For centuries, human cultures around the world have maintained the earth is hollow—home to spiritual beings or monsters. The idea persisted through ...
Fluoride Pt. 2
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Fluoridated water may be one of the most controversial federal programs of the past century. In the 1950s, watchdogs argued fluoride was part of a com...
Fluoride Pt. 1
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nearly three out of four U.S. communities add fluoride to their water. Officially, the compound strengthens teeth and helps prevent cavities—but rec...
25 Year Retrospective: Oklahoma City Bombing Pt. 4
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Investigating the blast and compiling evidence was a huge undertaking. And in the 25 years since the Oklahoma City bombing, McVeigh was turned into so...
25 Year Retrospective: Oklahoma City Bombing Pt. 3
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On the morning of the attack, McVeigh parked a rental truck below the Murrah building’s daycare center. At 9am, he ignited the bomb’s two-minute f...
25 Year Retrospective: Oklahoma City Bombing Pt. 2
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After coming of age in the early ‘90s, Timothy McVeigh became increasingly radicalized against the U.S. government. Witnessing tragic events at Ruby...
25 Year Retrospective: Oklahoma City Bombing Pt. 1
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
2020 marks the 25th anniversary of this devastating attack: On April 19, 1995, a U.S. Army veteran named Timothy McVeigh detonated a truck bomb outsid...
Jimmy Hoffa Pt. 2
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Fifty years after Jimmy Hoffa's disappearance, no one knows how he died or where he was buried. Did the FBI push him out of a plane? Was he murdered b...
Jimmy Hoffa Pt. 1
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
From the 1950s to 1970s, Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa was America's working class hero. But his ties to the mob landed him in hot water, and on Jul...
The Spear of Destiny Pt. 2
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Some theories about the Spear of Destiny are as old as the lance itself. Does it actually hold occult powers and a terrible curse? Was it the reason H...
The Spear of Destiny Pt. 1
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The lance that pierced Jesus on the cross is said to hold mystical powers. Passed down through history from Charlemagne to Otto I to Adolf Hitler, the...
The Philadelphia Experiment Pt. 2
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When the U.S.S. Eldridge disappeared in a green fog, theories surrounding the failed Naval project ran rampant. Some say it sparked other government o...
The Philadelphia Experiment Pt. 1
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In October 1943, the U.S.S. Eldridge became enveloped in a green fog and disappeared in the Philadelphia Shipyard. Years later, Carlos Allende's claim...
Mozart’s Death Pt. 2
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To this day, no one is quite certain of how composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died. He was well-liked by the public, but had enemies all around. Was he...
Mozart’s Death Pt. 1
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On December 5th, 1791, one of the greatest composers of all time died at the age of 35. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s death immediately sparked question...
Titanic Pt. 2
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After the Titanic sank, people searched for something—or someone—to blame. Millionaire J.P. Morgan, insurance fraud, and even a cursed mummy were ...
Titanic Pt. 1
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When the Titanic sank on its maiden voyage in 1912, over 1,500 people lost their lives… and to this day, many wonder if poor planning, negligent des...
Tupac Shakur Pt. 2
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
His untimely death in 1996 left fans searching for answers. Some say Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight helped orchestrate his murder, but sightings of...
Tupac Shakur Pt. 1
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In 1996, rap artist Tupac Shakur was shot and killed just off the Las Vegas Strip. Many believe his assailants were members of the Los Angeles Southsi...
John Dillinger Pt. 2
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
He was killed by police outside Chicago's Biograph Theater on July 22nd, 1934. But some theorists believe John Dillinger used an innocent man as a dec...
John Dillinger Pt. 1
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
By the 1930s, John Dillinger pulled off 24 bank heists and three jailbreaks—making him Public Enemy Number One. He was one of the most famous celebr...
The Federal Reserve Pt. 2
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Since its establishment in 1913, the Federal Reserve has been primed for conspiracies. Some believe it was the Fed that intentionally caused the Great...
The Federal Reserve Pt. 1
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In 1910, six wealthy bankers met in secret on Jekyll Island, Georgia. There, they drafted up the plans for America's centralized bank, better known to...
The Mandela Effect
10 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In 2010, word spread online that things around the world were changing. From beloved children's books to the titles of movies, people were finding out...
Simulation Hypothesis
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Matrix is considered to be one of the greatest science fiction films of all time. But what if its central idea was based more in fact than fiction...
HAARP Pt. 2
27 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When a major earthquake hit the Caribbean in 2010, conspiracy theorists started studying the skies—noting peculiar low-frequency wavelengths. Betwee...
HAARP Pt. 1
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After his sudden death in 1943, Nikola Tesla never saw his plans for an earth-shaking death ray to fruition. But in the late 1980s, it's possible the ...
The Business Plot Pt. 2
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After General Butler's claims were heard by the Special Committee on Un-American Activities in 1934, he was called a liar and a fraud. But others beli...
The Business Plot Pt. 1
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the 1930s, many felt that Franklin Delano Roosevelt’'s New Deal program erred too far on the side of socialism. A former U.S. General was subsequ...
Adolf Hitler Pt. 2
29 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Demonic possession, alien technology, and a secret base in Antarctica—it all seems like the stuff of science fiction. But for many, it's the explana...
Adolf Hitler Pt. 1
22 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Many have wondered how someone as evil as Adolf Hitler came to power. Between his rise from anonymous artist to fanatical dictator, his obsession with...
Nibiru Pt. 2
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After publishing his books in the 1970s, followers of Zecharia Sitchin began to search for clues that the inhabitants of Nibiru actually visited Earth...
Nibiru Pt. 1
08 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the 1970s, author and researcher Zecharia Sitchin discovered the prospect of an additional planet in our solar system called Nibiru. After a close ...
Project MKUltra Pt. 2
25 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Sidney Gottlieb ran the CIA's mind control program up until the 1970s without the public's knowledge. He may have even ordered hits on his employe...
Project MKUltra Pt. 1
18 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
During the height of the Cold War, the United States scrambled to compete with the Soviets. As paranoia over espionage and mind control festered, the ...
The Technological Singularity Pt. 2
11 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve made enormous strides in the development of intelligent machines. But officially, the Technological Singularity is a long way off. Some comput...
The Technological Singularity Pt. 1
04 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Technologies exist today that could lay the groundwork for the development of fully conscious artificial intelligence. It begs the question: could our...
Bohemian Grove Pt. 2
26 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Paganism. Human sacrifice. A “New World Order.” The Bohemian Club has been accused of plenty since its founding in 1872. But what's really happeni...
Bohemian Grove Pt. 1
19 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Deep in the heart of the redwood forests is a 2,700-acre plot of land called the Bohemian Grove, home to an exclusive, secret gentleman’s fraternity...
The Phantom Dark Age Pt. 2
12 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the late 1980s, historical revisionist, Heribert Illig recognized a massive discrepancy in our calendar. Illig began to construct his Phantom Time ...
The Phantom Dark Age Pt. 1
05 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the year 1000 CE, Otto III and Pope Sylvester II met to discuss their plans on how to emulate the Second Coming of Christ. Their meeting may have r...
The Great Airship Mystery Pt. 2
29 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After thousands of witnesses reported mysterious airship sightings across the continental United States in the late 1890s, three major conspiracy theo...
The Great Airship Mystery Pt. 1
22 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Between November 1896 and May 1897, thousands of mysterious flying objects were spotted across the continental U.S. All that remains of the official s...
Government Poisoned Alcohol Pt. 2
15 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
By Christmas 1926, New York City hospitals were flooded with those suffering from alcohol poisoning. As medical examiners began to investigate the ris...
Government Poisoned Alcohol Pt. 1
08 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Between 1920 and 1933, it was illegal to make, sell, or transport alcohol in the United States. Bootleggers and rum-runners, funded by gangsters, floo...
Best of 2019: Watergate Pt. 2
01 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Here’s one of our listeners’ most requested episodes of 2019: Richard Nixon resigned on August 9th, 1974, but Watergate was far from over. The sca...
Best of 2019: Watergate Pt. 1
25 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Here’s one of our listeners’ most requested episodes of 2019: On June 17th, 1972, five men were caught breaking into the offices of the DNC at the...
Dorothy Kilgallen Pt. 2
18 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Did Dorothy Kilgallen really die from an accidental overdose? Or was the famous journalist murdered because of information she uncovered during her in...
Dorothy Kilgallen Pt. 1
11 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
She was an American journalist and T.V. personality who died while investigating the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The official cause of...
Remote Viewing Pt. 2
04 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Not everyone is so convinced that the CIA terminated Stargate Project in 1995 because remote viewing wasn’t working. All of which posit that Stargat...
Remote Viewing Pt. 1
27 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Is the human mind capable of seeing far off places or objects without needing to be physically there? The CIA claims their scientific attempts to prov...
Flat Earth Pt. 2
20 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In 1838, Samuel Birley Rowbotham waded into the shallow waters of England’s Old Bedford River to conduct an experiment. His findings would conclude,...
Flat Earth Pt. 1
13 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For as long as humans have believed the Earth was round, there have been skeptics. But could Aristotle, Magellan, NASA and over 2,000 years of histori...
William Shakespeare Pt. 2
06 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
If William of Stratford never received a proper education, how could he have written such learned plays? Historians have their own ideas, providing po...
William Shakespeare Pt. 1
30 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Many historians believe William Shakespeare is the greatest playwright who ever lived. Many don’t—citing theories of theft to explain his library ...
Amelia Earhart Pt. 2
23 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What would have been a historic global circumnavigation in 1937, turns into the disappearance of one of the world’s greatest pilots. But not everyon...
Amelia Earhart Pt. 1
16 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A record-breaking aviatrix who became a symbol for adventure vanishes in 1937. During an ambitious global circumnavigation, Amelia and her navigator f...
Elvis Presley Pt. 2
09 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Did the King of Rock ‘n' Roll kick the bucket due to a drug overdose? Or did an out of shape—past his prime—lonely rockstar intentionally find h...
Elvis Presley
02 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Elvis Presley was one of the most successful musicians of all time and was one of the most famous men on the planet at the time of his death in 1977, ...
The Georgia Guidestones Pt. 2
25 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For nearly four decades, locals and tourists have wondered at the purpose behind the bizarre granite slabs that sit on a hill in Elbert County, Georgi...
The Georgia Guidestones
18 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A bizarre monument made of granite and bearing a list of instructions for humanity’s survival exists on a hill in Georgia. While these Guidestones m...
Ancient Astronauts Pt. 2
11 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Great pyramid of Giza. The Nazca Lines. The Moai Statues of Easter Island. Long considered engineering feats of ancient civilizations, there are s...
Ancient Astronauts
04 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The ancient world proved itself capable of remarkable feats of construction. Thousands of years later, historians and archeologists are still unsure o...
Watergate Pt. 2
28 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Nixon resigned on August 9, 1974, but Watergate was far from over. The scandal spawned a number of bizarre and mysterious conspiracy theories,...
Watergate
21 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On June 17th 1972, 5 men were caught breaking into the offices of the DNC at the Watergate Complex in Washington D.C. Over the next two years, journal...
Priory of Sion & The Holy Grail Pt. 2
14 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In 1885, French priest Bérenger Saunière discovered a pair of ancient scrolls hidden in the altar of his church. Soon after, he became mysteriously ...
Priory of Sion & The Holy Grail
07 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The early days of the Catholic church were plagued by dissent, infighting, and uncertainty. After centuries of arguments about the nature of Jesus Chr...
Chappaquiddick & Senator Ted Kennedy Pt. 2
31 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the summer of 1969, Senator and Presidential hopeful Ted Kennedy crashed his car into a pond on Chappaquiddick Island and killed his passenger, Mar...
Chappaquiddick & Senator Ted Kennedy
24 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On July 18th, 1969, Ted Kennedy, the youngest son of Joseph Kennedy Sr., drove his car off of a single lane bridge into a pond, resulting in the death...
The Denver Airport Pt. 2
17 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Denver International Airport is the largest airport in the United States. Since it opened in 1995, the weird art and unanswered questions about th...
The Denver Airport
10 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In 1995, the Denver International Airport opened 16 months over schedule and nearly 2 billion dollars over budget. In the nearly 25 years since, all m...
Operation Mockingbird Pt. 2
03 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Officially, Operation Mockingbird was a brief wiretap of two journalists in the early 1960s. But there has long been a conspiracy that Mockingbird was...
Operation Mockingbird
26 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the fallout of the Watergate scandal, a number of the CIA’s black ops operations were revealed to the public in the early 1950s. Among them was a...
The Crack Epidemic Pt. 2
19 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past three decades, more and more details about the US government’s involvement in cocaine trafficking have trickled into the public eye. W...
The Crack Epidemic
12 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the 1980s, a super-potent new form of cocaine swept through the streets of America, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. At the same time, t...
The North American Union Pt. 2
05 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In 2007, a lone conspiracy theorist proposed that the greatest threat to American sovereignty wasn’t a foreign enemy, or even a rising dictator - it...
The North American Union
29 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the mid-2000s, rumors began to circulate that President George W. Bush, Mexico’s President Vicente Fox, and Canada’s Prime Minister Paul Martin...
The Cancer Cure Pt. 2
22 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
If a cure for cancer was discovered, millions of lives would be saved - and billions of dollars would be lost by the pharmaceutical companies that man...
The Cancer Cure
15 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Since its founding in 1906, the Food & Drug Administration has been responsible for protecting the health and safety of American consumers. But some w...
The Sinking of Atlantis Pt. 2
08 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Atlantis has captivated scholars and theorists for generations. It’s potential existence presents an existential question for every modern society. ...
The Sinking of Atlantis
01 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A legend, used as a political allegory by the ancient philosopher Plato. But over the centuries, countless amateur historians and archaeologists have ...
The Lincoln Assassination Pt. 2
24 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When Union troops cornered John Wilkes Booth in a remote barn after his assassination of President Lincoln in 1865, they were given strict orders to t...
The Lincoln Assassination
17 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
At the close of the Civil War in 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was killed by a conspiracy of Confederate sympathizers led by actor John Wilkes Booth...
Operation Northwoods Pt. 2
10 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In 1962, the CIA proposed staging a false flag operation to drum up public support for a war on Cuba. Officially, this plan never went into effect. Bu...
Operation Northwoods
03 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In April 1959, Fidel Castro visited the White House to meet with Vice President Richard Nixon. By the end of the meeting, Nixon knew they would never ...
The AIDS Epidemic Pt. 2
27 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
While thousands of previously healthy people were suddenly falling ill and dying throughout the '80s and '90s, everyone was looking for answers. Some ...
The AIDS Epidemic
20 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the late '70s, a mysterious disease cropped up in the U.S. where healthy young people were suddenly dying and doctors couldn't explain why. By the ...
The Moon Landing Pt. 2
13 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Low-resolution footage. Shadows that don't quite line up. Visible prop markers on rocks. If the 1969 moon landing was staged, it wasn't done meticulou...
The Moon Landing
06 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Half a billion viewers around the world tuned in to watch Neil Armstrong take his first steps on the moon's surface in 1969. It was one of the greates...
The Fate of Rudolph Hess Pt. 2
27 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
When a 93-year-old Nazi war criminal was found dead in Spandau Prison in 1987, some refused to believe the official verdict of suicide by hanging. Doc...
The Fate of Rudolph Hess
20 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
War criminal and powerful Nazi, Rudolf Hess, was sentenced to 50 years in prison at the Nuremberg Trials. In 1987, official reports agreed he died fro...
Roswell Pt. 2
13 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What many thought was a weather balloon turned out to be a top-secret surveillance craft being used to spy on the Soviets. Surviving witnesses have al...