From UFOs to psychic powers and government cover-ups, history is riddled with unexplained events. Yo
Things get weird as Matt and Ben sift through a backlog of listener requests, questions and conspira
On July 16th, 1945 the first atomic bomb test ushered in a new era of warfare, with weapons capable
Chances are that you've heard of the alleged war on Christmas, which some believe is an effort to di
What happened to Chelsea Manning? What will Edward Snowden and Glenn Greenwald reveal next? And how
From Atlantis to Cuidad Blanca, Troy and Shangri-La, history is full of legends about lost civilizat
Ben and Matt get a lot of questions, and one that crops up often is this: "Do you ever run into real
Is there really an ancient, shadowy secret society running the world? If so, what's their endgame -
The search for life-saving medical innovations has a dark side: human experimentation. And, while hi
Why do so many consider cryptozoology a "pseudoscience"? Have any of the mysterious animals known as
As Edward Snowden lives a life of exile in Russia, his leaked revelations about the reach of NSA sur
After the fall of the Nazi regime, the dirty secrets of WWII-era Germany slowly came to public light
JFK was assassinated on November 22nd, 1963, and fifty years later the majority of the American publ
Could shooting electricity through your brain give your superhuman powers of thought? Is it possible
It's true: the United States really does have something like a real-life mad science department. But
After being jilted a day before his wedding and narrowly surviving tuberculosis, Latvian immigrant E
Do warm drinks make you more likely to favorably regard a stranger? How do emotions affect your deci
Nowadays Edward Bernays remains a relatively obscure historical figure. His legacy, however, is thri
