Lee Kuhnle: The Bermuda Triangle - January 21, 2026
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It is back to the basics with conspiracy theories here on Conspiracy Corner. Well, let's talk about when planes vanish, ships disappear, compasses spin, and it's all happening in the Bermuda Triangle. Or is it? Mysteries, myths, media coverage, other M words. We are talking everything to do with the Bermuda Triangle. And I want to ask, is the ocean really haunted there? Here with Lee Kudla, a political science professor at Humber Polytechnic. You can check out his podcast. It's called The Uncover Up Conspiracy Cast. Lee, welcome in.
Thank you, David. You're on fire today. What an introduction. I love it. Thank you.
Of all the introductions I've ever done, that was definitely one of them. That was a great one. As a kid, I was obsessed with the Bermuda Triangle, and I was always scared whenever I flew, which is so weird because I never went to Europe.
What myths surround the Bermuda Triangle?
It was like Toronto, Miami, Toronto, Miami. That was my childhood. Uh, parents went there for Christmas, but I would like check the flight charts and like Google and this, that, and the other to make sure the plane wasn't flying anywhere near the Bermuda triangle. Cause I just was scared the plane would go down. Cause I guess I saw a lot of nineties TV shows. This was a hot topic back then.
It was. was. You're right. And there's a reason for that, because it really gets going in the 70s. And like you, I was growing up with all this kind of stuff in the 80s and 90s. You know, there's all the cryptids and Bermuda Triangle and the ancient aliens building the pyramids. And this certainly fits in that kind of classic model of one of those conspiracy theories that a bunch of us grew up with. And I think it's a good one. Like there's really interesting stuff that's here. Maybe I should just briefly note for the rest of us who didn't grow up in the 80s and 90s, and maybe this has passed you by somehow, there is a theory that there is a triangle, you could sort of draw it on the map, between Miami, Barbados, and what is it?
Puerto Rico. Sorry, Bermuda and Puerto Rico. And that that makes, what, 500 square mile triangle? And that there's weird stuff that's going on in here. Like, as you say, boats are disappearing. Airplanes are disappearing. And for completely unknown reasons. Like, they just are gone. And I'll tell you some stories in a moment that, you know, for the... For the rest of us who maybe now don't believe this, there are some facts here that are really awkward. And I think this is what's so fun about stuff like this. But let me ask you, David. I got a list here. Okay. I got a list of what? I don't know. Six. Oh, six, seven possible explanations of what it might be. Right. If there's something here and it's mysterious, here are some of the things people have said.
So wormholes. There's a wormhole somewhere and that's just sucking stuff up.
That makes perfect sense. Believe that one.
Right.
Next.
methane bubbles.
Oh, I actually do like that one. And I want to talk about that one later. That's like a, but, but the short of that is it's some physical phenomenon in the ocean with volcanic activity or whatever that would cause, it's like a plausible explanation that isn't supernatural.
Yeah. How about sea monsters?
Yeah, I believe that one as well.
And that's actually also interesting because this is an example. I just mentioned cryptids about these kind of mystical potential animals that we haven't discovered yet.
What about a tunnel from the Loch Ness to Bermuda? That could make sense.
Oh, yeah, exactly. Well, I was thinking actually of the Kraken, which used to be thought of as this total sea monster fairy tale story. And then we discovered, oh, no, it actually does exist.
There's a giant octopus.
There's a giant thing that like takes down boats. Aliens is always going to be one of them.
Oh, yeah, that one's obvious. So these are all true. Yeah.
What else? Atlantis tech. Like so the lost city of Atlantis, which supposedly, you know, that disappears in the ocean, that there's some kind of tech that is either deliberately or going, you know, capturing this stuff because they want to study our tech or maybe it just keeps operating.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–1:05
2
What myths surround the Bermuda Triangle?
1:05–5:36
3
What are some historical disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle?
5:36–8:35
4
What theories explain the mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle?
8:35–10:07
5
What are some plausible scientific explanations for disappearances?
10:07–17:23
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How do conspiracy theories shape our understanding of the Bermuda Triangle?
17:23–19:08
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How does media influence the perception of the Bermuda Triangle?
19:08–19:13
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