NEW EPISODE! - Human Organ Grafting and Wellness Grifting (with Scott Carney)
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Organ transplants, ice baths, Russian propaganda, RFK Jr.'s science denialism... Scott Carney has in...
NEW EPISODE! - Leaving Maga (with Rich Logis & Erica Roach)
30 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Leaving MAGA is a community for those who have left the movement, or have doubts and remorse about s...
NEW EPISODE! - MKUltra: The CIA’s Mind Control Quest (with Stephen Kinzer)
23 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
NEW EPISODE! -- Epstein International (with Tara Palmeri & Adam Davidson)
16 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
" There are things we feel like we know that we we can't even say. It is even worse. worse. It is ...
NEW EPISODE! - Secrets of The National Security Agency (with Vince Houghton)
09 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Curator of the NSA’s National Cryptologic Museum knows if the government is watching you. ...
NEW EPISODE! - Bigfoot and Littlefoot (with Laura Krantz)
02 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Investigator Laura Krantz (the Wild Things podcast) knows about everything Bigfoot, including Bigfoo...
NEW EPISODE! - The Return of Trae Crowder (with Trae Crowder)
26 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Trae Crowder (aka The Liberal Redneck) is here to prove that not everyone from The South is...
NEW EPISODE! — The Department of Justice (with Ken Dilanian)
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
MSNBC & NBC justice and inteligence correspondence Ken Dilanian predicts how the Dept. of Justic...
NEW SEASON! — A.I. with A.D. (Adam Davidson)
12 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Adam is back and is now a bona fide expert on Artificial Intelligence. When it comes to conspiracy t...
Opus Dei: A Real Conspiracy (with Gareth Gore) - Part Two (ENCORE)
05 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We continue with Gareth Gore, author of: Opus: The Cult of Dark Money, Human Trafficking and Right-W...
Opus Dei: A Real Conspiracy (with Gareth Gore) - Part One (ENCORE)
28 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Opus Dei is a secretive, ultra-conservative Catholic sect. Gareth Gore uncovered how it pushed its r...
The Army of God (with Stephanie McCrummen) (ENCORE)
21 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The New Apostolic Reformation is a growing anti-democratic religious movement that believes that God...
Did CIA Kill JFK? (with Gus Russo) (ENCORE)
14 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gus Russo’s research into the Kennedy Assassination is second only to The Warren Commission. H...
Can We Trust the Experts? (with Tom Nichols) (ENCORE)
07 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Journalist Tom Nichols (The Atlantic) explains how discrediting expertise is used as a weapon in ord...
Everyone Controls the Weather But Nobody Does Anything About It (ENCORE)
31 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jerry and John -- and Adam! -- think about the current hurricanes and the dangerous conspiracy theor...
Trae Crowder, The Liberal Redneck (ENCORE)
24 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Trae Crowder is from a tiny town in Tennessee, so he has a unique point of view on conserva...
Russian Interference in the 2016 Election (with Susan Miller)
10 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Former CIA Head of Counterintelligence (and co-worker with John & Jerry) Susan Miller has recent...
Astroturf, Trolls and Misinformation (with Darren Linvill) - Part Two
27 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Russia, China, MAGA — how social media is weaponized to promote misinformation and conspiracy ...
Astroturf, Trolls and Misinformation (with Darren Linvill)- Part One
20 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The expert on how social media spreads disinformation — both unintentionally and by design &md...
Texas Democratic Senate Candidate Terry Virts - Part One
13 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Former astronaut and fighter pilot and current Senatorial candidate from Texas Terry Virts makes a v...
America Is Attacking America (with Terry Virts) - Part One
06 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
He was a fighter pilot, then an astronaut, and now a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senator from Texa...
From Spy to Spy Novelist (with David McCloskey)
29 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
More of our conversation with CIA analyst turned best-selling spy novelist David McCloskey. He and h...
Analysts vs. Operations in The Middle East (with David McCloskey)
22 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
CIA analyst turned best-selling spy novelist David McCloskey visits with old friends John & Jerr...
Extremist Groups (with more Will Sommer)
15 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our conversation with Will Sommer (The Bullwark, the Flase Flag newsletter) in which he ...
The Conspiracy Business: What Do We Do Now? (with Will Sommer)
08 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For four years, fringe right wing voices have accused the Democrats of all sorts of secret crimes, m...
The South African Perspective - Part Two (with Robyn Curnow)
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Former CNN Africa correspondent Robyn Curnow tries to explain America to the rest of the world.
The South African Perspective - Part One (with Robyn Curnow)
25 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Former CNN Africa correspondent Robyn Curnow tries to explain America to the rest of the world.
How Everyone Else Sees America (with Gabriel Gatehouse)
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gabriel Gatehouse is a journalist and broadcaster and author of “The Coming Storm” that ...
Weapons of Mass Destruction (with Valerie Plame)
11 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Former undercover CIA officer Valerie Plame was outed by The Bush Administration when her husband ex...
Get Ready for Martial Law (with Joe Walsh)
04 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Former Tea Party Republican Congressman, and now hardcore Anti-Trumper, Joe Walsh has dire warnings ...
Alpha Male Brent Terhune
27 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hoosier comedian Brent Terhune finds the inspiration behind his viral MAGA character.
"Bad Astronomer" Phil Plait
20 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In classic Mission Implausible style, astronomer Phil Plait comes on to debunk a litany of space con...
Michael Ian Black Has the Answers
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Ian Black -- humorist, political blogger, comedian, team captain of CNN's "Have I Got News f...
JFK Assassination Convert Phil Robinson
30 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Last week’s dump of the remains of the JFK Assassination files were a complete dud (except for...
The First Two Months (with Mike Rothschild)
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The first two months of Trump's term have been a tour de force of chaos, bizarre hires and indeciphe...
Encore Presentation: The Deepest State (with Mark Zaid)
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
D.C. lawyer Mark Zaid is in the news this week, having been specifically targeted by Trump for repre...
The Cult of Trump (with Steven Hassan)
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Steven Hassan was once sucked into The Moonies. He broke free and has devoted the subsequent 50 year...
How Easy Is It for Our Government to Pull off More Conspiracies? (with Tim Weiner)
09 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Previously, we talked with Tim Weiner about an actual U.S. government conspiracy, The Iran Contra Af...
The JFK Assassination: A New Clue, Never Before Revealed (with David Reuben)
26 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our first live (sort of) episode, a former investigator for the Chicago District Attorney shares ...
Codes & Ciphers & Puzzles (with A.J. Jacobs)
19 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A.J. Jacobs (host of The Puzzler podcast and author of The Puzzler book) swaps tales of secret ...
The Iran-Contra Affair: An Actual, Real Government Conspiracy (with Tim Weiner)
12 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We often talk about government conspiracy THEORIES, but under Ronald Reagan, there was a bona-fide C...
More Religion and Conspiracy Theories (with Drew McCoy)
05 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Exvangelical" Drew McCoy (aka The Genetically Modified Skeptic) continue to explore how religion an...
Religion and Conspiracy Theories (with Drew McCoy) - Part 1
29 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Drew McCoy, aka Genetically Modified Skeptic, is a fundamentalist Evangelical Christian turned agnos...
ENCORE: The Simpsons: Does the CIA Tell Them How to Predict the Future? The Answer May Surprise You!
25 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
ENCORE PRESENTATION -- Two Simpsons legends explore the theory that The Simpsons either predicts the...
Syria / Havana Syndrome
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Adam, John & Jerry look at what's happening right now in Syria in terms of journalism and intell...
Our National Intelligence
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jerry and John, with Adam, doommonger about the future of our national security if Tulsi Gabbard bec...
Can We Trust the Government? (with Adam Conover)
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian and all-around expert Adam Conover (Adam Ruins Everything, Factually!) made a series abou...
Shenanigans at 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue (with Zach Everson)
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Forbes journalist Zach Everson spent much of Trump's previous presidency embedded in Trump Hotel in ...
How the Election Affects the CIA
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Adam and John and Jerry do what everyone else in America is doing... try to game out what the electi...
How Do Counterintelligence Professionals Assess Trump’s Relationship with Russia? - Part Two (with Peter Strzok)
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How are the Russians getting Trump to do what they want? There are many theories, but we've reached ...
The Lincoln Project (with Rick Wilson)
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Lincoln Project is an American political action committee (PAC) founded in December 2019 by mode...
How Do Counterintelligence Professionals Assess Trump’s Relationship with Russia? - Part One (with Philip Auerswald and Peter Strzok)
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
37 years ago, Trump returned from a trip to Moscow obsessed that America wasn’t getting paid enoug...
Embedded with The Proud Boys on January 6th (with Nick Quested)
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Documentary filmmaker Nick Quested called up the leader of The Proud Boys and got an invite to tag a...
America the Hellhole? Russian Disinformation Today (with Michael Weiss)
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Certain American are repeating Russian propaganda and might not even realize where it came from. Rus...
Russian Disinformation Part Two: They're Still At It! (with Michael Weiss)
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Would you take $100,000 per week to parrot Russian propaganda on your podcast? Well, some guys did, ...
Russian Disinformation (with Michael Weiss)
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How did the Russians get so good at the disinformation game, how do they do it, and who's doing it f...
The Private Life of a Spy (with Jen Banbury)
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Adam’s wife has a lot of personal CIA questions for John & Jerry.
Does the CIA Control the Media? (with Philip Mudd)
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If not the CIA, then maybe the FBI? How about both? Philip Mudd worked for both agencies and then re...
Honeytraps
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jerry and John reflect on how intelligence services employ honey traps — snaring assets using sex.
How the Brain Is Built for Conspiracies (with David Eagleman)
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Are our brains wired to believe in conspiracy theories? Brain expert David Eagleman (“Inner Cosmos...
The Trump Loyalty Test (with Tim Miller)
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Former Republican National Committee spokesman Tim Miller tells John & Jerry what it's like tryi...
Patrick Ewing and the Frozen Envelope (with Chris Ballard)
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The 1985 NBA Draft was one of the most controversial in NBA history. How did The New York Knicks lan...
The Simpsons (with Bill Oakley & David Silverman)
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Two Simpsons legends explore the theory that The Simpsons either predicts the future or causes the f...
The Elites (with Evan Osnos)
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Who are these “elites” that are running everything? And don’t we all aspire to be elite anyway...
CIA Q&A
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Davidson usurps the podcast with questions he always wanted to ask about the CIA, starting with...
Getting Out (with Brent Lee and Sander van der Linden)
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Brent Lee went deep down the rabbit hole of conspiracy theories then climbed himself out. Too much o...
Sandy Hook Crisis Actors (with Representative Eric Swalwell)
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The school shootings in America have been real. We discuss how the concept of them being faked with ...
Minisode - Satanists and Stalinists
30 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Marjorie Taylor Greene thinks the Catholic Church is too nice, and also run by Satanists. A Florida ...
Hunter Biden’s Laptop Part 3: Return of the Laptop (with Doug Wise)
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The laptop is back, thanks to the recent Hunter Biden court case. John and Jerry, two of The Dirty 5...
Minisode - This Week in Crazy - 6/24/24
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Crazy claims of the week: Hunter Biden's prosecution was a red herring; Cheap Fakes; and Emmanuel Ma...
The Jade Helm Invasion (with Dan Lamothe)
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Routine military training exercises, in the eyes of paranoid extremists, were a pretense for Obama t...
Minisode - The Orkney Conspiracy
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Some people believe Alaska and Hawaii belong to Russia. Mainly Russians believe that.
The Biden Crime Family Hoax (with Lev Parnas) - Part Two
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Part Two of our interview with the Russian-Israeli-American “businessman” who, when partnered wi...
The Biden Crime Family Hoax (with Lev Parnas) - Part One
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A Russian-Israeli-American “businessman,” partnered with Rudy Giuiliani, tried and failed to com...
Minisode - Surveillance
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Are gold-painted street performers in Pakistan actually spying on its citizens? John & Jerry loo...
Minisode - The Bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One time when the CIA got it very wrong (with John Sipher, Jerry O'Shea and Adam Davidson)
Justin Trudeau is Fidel Castro’s Illegitimate Son (with Jon Lovett)
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Were Margaret Trudeau's “borders” open to Cuba? (with Jon Lovett)
The Deepest State (with Mark Zaid)
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We’re ALL The Deep State. Whistleblowers, whistleblowees, and the people who defend them. (with Ma...
Minisode - A Coup in Germany
05 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, an attempted coup in Germany was stopped. A "prince" believed that a bureaucrat loophole ...
What's the Deal with Congress?! (with Denver Riggleman)
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Denver Riggleman gripes about his time as a sane Republican in Congress and how he was shunned...
Minisode - Doing Horrible Things and then Justifying It
28 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The conspiracy to protect Trump's lie about how it was the Ukranians who interfered with the 2016 el...
Politics! (with David Corn)
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is there a conspiracy to spread conspiracy theories? (with guest David Corn and suprise dramatic r...
Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon (aka UFOs) (with Michael Ian Black and Seth Shostack)
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When did UFOs become "UAPs" and, as always, why is the government hiding them? (with Michael Ian Bla...
Minisode: FISA - The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this minisode, John & Jerry look at the battle happening right now over FISA. How did it sna...
The Montauk Project
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is “Stranger Things” a true story? (with Mike Rothschild and Christopher Garetano)
Havana Syndrome: Part Two (with Marc Polymeropoulos)
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What has the government acknowledged and what are they doing about it? (with Marc Polymeropoulos)
Havana Syndrome: Part One (with Jon Lee Anderson)
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Who has it? Where did they get it? Is it real? (with Jon Lee Anderson)
Hunter Biden's Laptop : Part Two (with Adam Kinzinger)
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Who are The Dirty 51? And why were John & Jerry on the cover of The New York Post? (with Adam ...
Hunter Biden's Laptop: Part One (with Asha Rangappa and Denver Riggleman)
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Isn’t it Russian disinformation? Was Guiliani a “useful idiot”? (with Asha Rangappa and Denver...
Israeli Russian-Eating Egyptian Sharks
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is it safe to go back in the water of The Red Sea?
Elite Doomsday Bunkers at Denver International Airport
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What did the government secretly build under the Denver Airport and what's the password to get in wh...
Adam Kinzinger of the Congressional January 6 Committee
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How lonely is it to be one of only two Republicans who's willing to say that the election wasn't sto...
Chemtrails Are Making Us Horny and/or Infertile
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What are those white clouds that come out of airplanes and how can we blame everything bad on them? ...
Jewish Space Lasers
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What's the absolute least cost-effective way to start a forest fire and how did they pull it off? ...
Bill Gates' Microchip Plan
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
So Bill Gates started Covid to create a need for vaccines that were a Trojan Horse for putting micro...
Introducing: Mission Implausible
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As former high-level CIA operatives, John Sipher and Jerry O'Shea would create fake conspiracies aro...