CrackOps

Abby and Jack are joined by Sean from the Antifada podcast for a discussion of conspiracy theories as a field. What are they? Where do they come from? Why is our show somehow different? We also drop mad Estonia-pills on the listener and discuss Abby's growing fast fashion empire. RIP Brad and JD u will be mist.

The CIA uses advertising magic to make Dracula real. JD founds a cult. This one's a banger. Sources: https://www.esquiremag.ph/long-reads/features/cia-aswang-war-a00304-a2416-20191019-lfrm, https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/106443/major-general-edward-g-lansdale/, https://history.army.mil/books/coldwar/huk/ch5.htm, https://www.aswangproject.com/etymology-of-aswang-where-did-the-word-come-from/

Riley Quinn of the Trashfuture podcast joins us for a well-organized chat on UFO conspiracies, past and present. The truth isn't out there- It's right here! https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/csi-studies/studies/97unclass/ufo.html, https://www.archives.gov/research/military/air-force/ufos, https://theintercept.com/document/2014/02/24/art-deception-training-new-generation-online-covert-operations/

The gang digs into the files of Osama Bin Laden, which include anime porn, pirated videogames, and an adorable letter from OBL to his mommy. Sources: https://www.cia.gov/library/abbottabad-compound/index.htmlhttps://www.ctc.usma.edu/letters-from-abbottabad-bin-ladin-sidelined/https://www.jihadica.com/abbottabad-documents/https://gizmodo.com/nsfw-someone-at-osama-bin-ladens-compound-sure-loved-a-1820053600

Remember that time the US government trained Alaskan civilians to fight in a hypothetical invasion by the Soviets? Well, we’re here to refresh your memory.Read more at https://www.governmentattic.org/12docs/FBI-USAF-AlaskastayBehindAgentProgram_1947-1954.pdfandhttps://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=7&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwibx4i-vZjpAhWAgnIEHeX5DykQFjAGegQIBxAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.politico.com%2Fstory%2F2014%2F08%2Falaska-invasion-washtub-fbi-documents-110477&usg=AOvVaw0t-Te_sKfGB3tWHpDoIGE1

The gang samples the popover recipe of infamous FBI director J. Edgar Hoover. We also bully him from beyond the grave while covering his absurd life.

Join the CrackHeads on a journey into the USSR with the NTS, a totally-not-fascist CIA front group. Sabotage, espionage, pasta, pop music torture- it's all here!

There is no echo. It's all in your head. Just listen to the tale of Sukarno, the horniest world leader in history. Sources:https://medium.com/war-is-boring/the-cia-and-kgb-tried-to-blackmail-this-world-leader-with-sex-tapes-927fc7ddbd48https://security.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/18/sex-and-espionage-a-long-and-sordid-history/

The CrackHeads detail US efforts to figure out what exactly nukes do to rats, wool, and beer. We also cyberbully Reddit users and troops. Still not sure where Abby has gone but we're looking for her!Videos:Operation Cue: https://www.military.com/video/nuclear-bombs/nuclear-weapons/operation-cue-nuclear-test-1955/660909929001Sgt. Gutierrez: https://youtu.be/79hemWv0S-c?t=1128Those poor sheep: https://youtu.be/79hemWv0S-c?t=1409

We go a little darker than usual with the DOD's plan to start a war on Cuba. DISCLAIMER: we are NOT agents of the Cuban government. Do NOT investigate this. Sources:https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=92662&page=1https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu//news/20010430/northwoods.pdf

We discuss the great cultural achievements of the CIA. They just keep on giving!Sources:https://www.moma.org/momaorg/shared/pdfs/docs/press_archives/676/releases/MOMA_1941_0015_1941-02-28_41228-14.pdf

How many feds can you fit into one house? Will Abby's prophetic vision come true? Find out on this week's CrackOps!Sources:https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/what-lies-beneath-fbi-tunnel-in-glover-park-heated-up-the-cold-war/2016/02/27/d722abc6-d9b9-11e5-81ae-7491b9b9e7df_story.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/04/us/us-thinks-agent-revealed-tunnel-at-soviet-embassy.html

There are extremely creepy radio stations that broadcast secret messages. We talk about them.Sources:https://www.bbc.com/news/av/magazine-24916773/numbers-station-swedish-rhapsodyhttps://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128586766

Your gracious hosts discuss Operation Acoustic Kitty, the CIA's effort to create the ultimate (cat) spySources: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/05/operation-acoustic-kitty-the-cias-would-be-cat-spy/275665/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/cia-experimented-animals-1960s-too-just-ask-acoustic-kitty-180964313/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-cias-most-highly-trained-spies-werent-even-human-20149/?page=3/usa/1361462/CIA-recruited-cat-to-bug-Russians.html