Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
Episodes
Could a solar flare destroy civilization?
29 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
What would you do if you woke up one day and found yourself in a world without electricity, cellphones or the internet? It sounds like the plot of a s...
Operation Snow White
24 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
What was the most widespread infiltration of the US government? According to some sources, it came from within. Tune in to learn more about the story ...
Soviet Psychotronics
22 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
It's true - the Soviet government really did have its own parapsychological research program. And, unlike MKULTRA and other US operations, the Soviet ...
Serial Killer Cults
17 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Serial killers are insane, prone to exaggeration and delusion, and often inveterate liars. Amid some of their wilder claims, several notable serial ki...
War in Space
15 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The international community has agreed not to wage war in space, but that hasn't stopped the nations of Earth from cramming outer space with spy satel...
Is the placebo effect getting stronger?
10 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The placebo effect is pretty freaky when you think about it: just believing that a harmless substance is a medicine can really produce measurable bene...
Cicadas, Ciphers and Codes: The Weird World of Cryptography
08 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
For much of recorded history, humans beings have been trying to devise unbreakable codes (and break the codes of their rivals). But is there any truly...
Listener Mail Review
03 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Things get weird as Matt and Ben sift through a backlog of listener requests, questions and conspiracies. Learn more about your ad-choices at https:/...
Secret Nuclear Programs
27 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
On July 16th, 1945 the first atomic bomb test ushered in a new era of warfare, with weapons capable of killing millions. But how many countries own nu...
Origins of Christmas
25 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Chances are that you've heard of the alleged war on Christmas, which some believe is an effort to distance the celebration from its origins. But what ...
Whistleblowers: A 2013 Update
20 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
What happened to Chelsea Manning? What will Edward Snowden and Glenn Greenwald reveal next? And how long will Julian Assange remain in London? Join Ma...
Can we really lose civilizations?
18 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
From Atlantis to Cuidad Blanca, Troy and Shangri-La, history is full of legends about lost civilizations. But how does humanity lose an entire city, e...
The "Real" Conspiracies
13 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Ben and Matt get a lot of questions, and one that crops up often is this: "Do you ever run into real conspiracies (rather than theories)?" Well, they'...
The Illuminati
11 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Is there really an ancient, shadowy secret society running the world? If so, what's their endgame - and why hasn't anyone conclusively proven their ex...
Human Experimentation: Show Notes
06 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
The search for life-saving medical innovations has a dark side: human experimentation. And, while history is unfortunately chock-full of horrifying ex...
Cryptozoology: Show Notes
04 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Why do so many consider cryptozoology a "pseudoscience"? Have any of the mysterious animals known as cryptids ever been found? How many species exist ...
Edward Snowden and the Whistleblower Debate
29 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
As Edward Snowden lives a life of exile in Russia, his leaked revelations about the reach of NSA surveillance have shocked the world. But what's next ...
Did Nazis really make "UFOs"?
27 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
After the fall of the Nazi regime, the dirty secrets of WWII-era Germany slowly came to public light. Amid the horrors of the Holocaust and bizarre pr...
Fifty Years Later: The JFK Assassination
22 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
JFK was assassinated on November 22nd, 1963, and fifty years later the majority of the American public doesn't believe the official story from the War...
DARPA, Part II
15 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Could shooting electricity through your brain give your superhuman powers of thought? Is it possible to build a real-life matrix? Join Ben and Matt fo...
DARPA 101
08 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
It's true: the United States really does have something like a real-life mad science department. But what is DARPA? What do they do, exactly, and what...
Edward Leedskalnin's Coral Castle
04 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
After being jilted a day before his wedding and narrowly surviving tuberculosis, Latvian immigrant Edward Leedskalnin spent almost 30 years building C...
The Deceptive Brain
01 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Do warm drinks make you more likely to favorably regard a stranger? How do emotions affect your decision-making process? Can you trust your own brain?...
Edward Bernays: The Most Famous Man You've Never Heard Of
25 Oct 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Nowadays Edward Bernays remains a relatively obscure historical figure. His legacy, however, is thriving around the globe, and his techniques are foun...