Conspiracy Theories
Episodes
Roswell
06 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
One morning in 1947 a rancher discovered debris on his property in Roswell, New Mexico. The debris didn’t look recognizable and the army was quickly...
The Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Pt. 2
30 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
April 4th, 1968 marks the day one of the most powerful public speakers and civil rights activists was tragically murdered by James Earl Ray. Many peop...
The Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
21 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
James Earl Ray, a 40-year-old escaped convict, pleaded guilty to the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. He was sentenced to 99 years in prison w...
Are Cell Phones Safe? Pt. 2
16 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Pretty much everyone in the United States owns a cell phone today. Yet, they might be detrimental to our health. Some believe they can even be weaponi...
Are Cell Phones Safe?
09 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Cell phones are a ubiquitous element of society today. We use them for just about everything. In many ways, they are beneficial to a person’s well b...
The Manhattan Project Pt. 2
19 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
After the U.S. military dropped the first atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, the world roared with questions: what long-term health risks...
The Manhattan Project
12 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
After the U.S. military dropped the first atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the world roared with questions: what long-term health risks could a...
FEMA Death Camps Pt. 2
05 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Is the agency known for helping the United States rebuild after natural disasters, actually responsible for the deaths of millions of people? The fear...
FEMA Death Camps
28 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
FEMA, The Federal Emergency Management Agency, helps millions of people recover after a natural disaster. However, some say FEMA might not be the solu...
John F. Kennedy Pt. 2
21 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Most Americans don’t believe the theory that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in Dallas, Texas in 1963. He must have been working for the Cubans or pos...
John F. Kennedy
14 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Lee Harvey Oswald is the sole person responsible for Kennedy’s assassination. Or is he? Many Americans think the government’s official story is fl...
Vaccines Pt. 2
07 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Vaccines are universally accepted and overwhelmingly deemed safe and effective by medical professionals today. Yet, controversy remains about what’s...
Vaccines
31 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
These injections provide long-term, sometimes lifelong protection against a disease, but are there side-effects we don’t know about? Sponsors! Parca...
Reverse Engineering Pt. 2
24 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Human Genome Project allowed us to understand the genetic blueprint of a human being. What could the reverse engineering of UFOs teach us about li...
Reverse Engineering
17 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Nations routinely advance themselves by creating schematics from stolen or recovered technology. Could we be doing the same thing by reverse engineeri...
New World Order Pt. 2
10 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Is this organization planning to dominate the world through a sudden coup and implementing martial law? Are they using mass surveillance to bring us i...
New World Order
03 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Were organizations like the United Nations, NATO, and The Warsaw Pact truly designed to prevent another world war? Or were these the first steps in th...
“Black Sox Scandal” Pt. 2
26 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In 1919, eight members of the Chicago White Sox, including Shoeless Joe Jackson, were accused of throwing the World Series. But new evidence casts dou...
“Black Sox Scandal”
19 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In 1919, America had two favorite pastimes: baseball and corruption. The two coincided in 1919, when eight members of the Chicago White Sox were accus...
Oklahoma City Bombing Pt. 2
12 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The 1995 Oklahoma City bombing carried out by Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols was the deadliest act of domestic terrorism ever carried out by Americ...
Oklahoma City Bombing
05 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols met in army basic training during the 1980s. In 1995, they would kill 168 innocent people when a bomb they construct...
Genetically Modified Organisms Pt. 2
29 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
GMOs include foods that have been genetically modified or grown in labs. Some people claim scientists are distorting facts to silence the discoveries ...
Genetically Modified Organisms
22 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
GMOs include foods that have been genetically modified or grown in labs. Opponents claim that GMOs cause health issues, and harm the environment. Advo...
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Pt. 2
16 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This is a crossover episode with the hosts of Conspiracy Theories and Unexplained Mysteries. In part one we explored the official story behind the fli...
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
15 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This is a crossover episode with the hosts of Conspiracy Theories and Unexplained Mysteries. Listen to part two right after this episode on the Unexpl...
Marilyn Monroe Pt. 2
08 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Officially, Marilyn Monroe died of suicide on August 5th, 1962. But in the last weeks of her life, the CIA, the FBI, the Mafia, labor union leader Jim...
Marilyn Monroe
01 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Norma Jeane Mortenson adopted the name and persona of Marilyn Monroe when she began modelling as a teenager in Hollywood. She would become one of the ...
Are Diamonds Really Rare? Pt. 2
25 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Diamonds are considered to be the rarest and most valuable gemstone. Is that really true? Or is making diamonds appear more valuable than they actuall...
Are Diamonds Really Rare?
18 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Diamonds are considered one of the world’s most valuable gemstones. But what if their prices are high due to brilliant marketing and supply monopoly...
Freemasons Pt. 2
11 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Freemasons are seen as a secretive and elusive fraternal organization. But with their secrecy comes questions and theories. Do their ubiquitous la...
Freemasons
04 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Officially established in the late 1300s, the Freemasons were initially an oversight committee for other stonemasons in Europe. Over the years, their ...
Saturated Fat vs. Sugar Pt. 2
27 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We now know that sugar plays a large role in the risk of developing heart disease. But this wasn’t always the case. Did the government know that sug...
Saturated Fat vs. Sugar
20 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In 1980, the federal government’s Dietary Guidelines recommended Americans restrict their saturated fat intake to reduce their risk of heart disease...
Men In Black Pt. 2
13 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Who are the Men in Black? Are they are part of a shadow government designed to conceal alien activity on earth? Or are they part of the alien race, li...
Men In Black
06 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Men in Black are a secret organization that are believed to cover up UFO sightings and alien encounters. The government denies its existence, yet ...
Operation Paperclip Pt. 2
30 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
After World War II, the U.S. and Soviet Union raced to capture top German scientists in order to utilize the advanced technology the Nazis had used du...
Operation Paperclip
23 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Following WWII, a secret CIA mission was put in place to recruit Germany’s top scientific minds in an effort to help America’s space and defense p...
Prison Industrial Complex Pt. 2
16 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Did the CIA create the crack epidemic by planting the drug in the inner cities? Was the War on Drugs actually a pretense to attack and weaken black co...
Prison Industrial Complex
09 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past two decades, private prisons have increased exponentially to accommodate the rising incarceration rate. But many people wonder: Were the...
The Murder of Chandra Levy Pt. 2
02 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The body of Chandra Levy was found over a year after her disappearance. After numerous missteps by investigators during the homicide investigation, it...
The Murder of Chandra Levy
25 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Chandra Levy was a graduate student from the University of Southern California working at an internship in Washington D.C., when her life was tragical...
Jonestown Massacre Pt. 2
18 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With more than 900 people dead, the Jonestown Massacre has sparked many theories over the past 40 years. Did the government have a hand in these death...
Jonestown Massacre
11 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
At the command of Jim Jones, more than 900 followers of The Peoples Temple drank a beverage laced with cyanide in an act that Jones labeled “revolut...
The Death of Kurt Cobain Pt. 2
04 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Kurt Cobain, the famed musician who influenced grunge music and voiced the emotions of thousands of people, was found dead at only 27 years old. Offic...
The Death of Kurt Cobain
28 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Kurt Cobain’s fame as the lead singer and guitarist of Nirvana, and his tumultuous marriage to Courtney Love, thrust him into the spotlight. But Kur...
Reefer Madness Pt. 2
21 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Reefer Madness and the war on drugs swept the United States in the 1930s but was this war truly started to protect the public? Or did a few powerful m...
Reefer Madness
14 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
At the turn of the 20th century, pharmacies sold medicines containing cannabis regularly. There was no stigma surrounding it. But in the 1930s, a few ...
Illuminati Pt. 2
07 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The root of hundreds of conspiracy theories, the modern Illuminati is shrouded in mystery and secrecy. And at the top of the rumored group are the mos...
Illuminati
28 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Please note that today’s episode is going to sound a little different than a typical episode of Conspiracy Theories. We felt it was important for us...
Chemtrails Pt. 2
21 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In 1997, a viral email spread across the internet claiming chemicals were being released from planes. No one questioned the news — it was accepted a...
Chemtrails
14 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve all seen it: the long trailing cloud as a plane flies across the sky. These clouds, called aircraft contrails, are officially said to pose no ...
Area 51 Pt. 2
07 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For years, Area 51—and the conspiracy theories surrounding it—has inspired many movies, books and internet debates. Is the government developing i...
Area 51
31 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
From its founding in 1955 until 2013, Area 51 was completely top-secret. The CIA did everything to keep it this way, from denying its existence to try...
Princess Diana Pt. 2
27 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Two years after Princess Diana died in a car crash, the French authorities concluded the death was accidental. But people around the world weren’t s...
Princess Diana
27 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In 1997, Princess Diana of Wales died in a car accident in Paris. The news shocked the world, and many people weren’t so sure this was an accident. ...
Welcome Trailer!
17 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The truth is rarely the only story. Every Wednesday, we take a skeptical look at history's most controversial events and cover-ups… What's really at...