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The Daily Zeitgeist
Knee Bends for Liberals, Ken Grift-ey Senior 04.18.25

The Daily Zeitgeist

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 68:39 Transcription Available


In episode 1849, Jack and guest co-host Sofiya Alexandra are joined by host of Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, Ridiculous History, and Missing In Arizona, Ben Bowlin, to discuss… Measles Is A Bioweapon Now Actually, Complicity Huffman - Politico / White House Correspondence Association Bends The Knee, Seth Rogen Jokes Cut Because They’re Mean to Trump, What?! Fyre Fest 2 Isn’t Happening?!! An Austrian Spa Scam Is Ruining Toronto – And It May Be Coming For The Rest Of The World and more! Anti-Vaxxers Are Grifting Off the Measles Outbreak—and Claim a Bioweapon Caused It Seth Rogen Jokes Cut Because They’re Mean to Trump Seth Rogen’s Criticism of Silicon Valley’s Support for Trump Was Cut From the “Full” Stream of Breakthrough Prize Comic Amber Ruffin cut from White House correspondents’ event after angering Trump team What?! Fyre Fest 2 Isn’t Happening?!! Fyre Festival 2 calls off Mexico plans but insists event is not dead An Austrian Spa Scam Is Ruining Toronto – And It May Be Coming For The Rest Of The World Ontario Place redevelopment cost rises by $1.8-billion as Auditor-General questions bid process Follow the money to Ontario Place Ford to 'double-check' Ontario Place spa deal following NYT claims about Therme Appointment of Ford friend raises concerns about fate of Ontario Place Ford wedding guests received appointments, zoning orders, Greenbelt land removals LISTEN: Deep Fried Frenz by MF DOOM WATCH: The Daily Zeitgeist on Youtube! L.A. Wildfire Relief: Displaced Black Families GoFund Me Directory See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Behind the Bastards
Part Two: How Tainted Human Blood Became A Major U.S. Export

Behind the Bastards

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 49:21 Transcription Available


Robert, who is looking better than ever these days wow what great hair, finishes telling Ben Bowlin the harrowing story of how the U.S. murdered thousands of our nation's closest friends and poisoned incarcerated people for a modest payout.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Behind the Bastards
Part One: How Tainted Human Blood Became A Major U.S. Export

Behind the Bastards

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 68:08 Transcription Available


Robert and Ben Bowlin sit-down to talk about controversial blood plasma donation program in the Arkansas Prison system under Governor Clinton that killed more than 2 9/11s worth of Canadians.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Daily Zeitgeist
Return Of The Mundane! Zuckerberg iS sUcH a ViBe 03.05.25

The Daily Zeitgeist

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 60:51 Transcription Available


In episode 1823, Jack and Miles are joined by co-host of Stuff They Don't Want You To Know & Ridiculous History, and producer of Missing In Arizona, Ben Bowlin, to discuss… STROID WAAAAAAATCH!!!, RETURN OF THE MUNDANE: Dropping Sh*t on Your Foot Edition, Mark Zuckerberg Benson Boone “Tribute To His Wife” and more! Subaru Telescope Confirms Asteroid 2024 YR4 Poses “No Threat” To Earth The Risks of the Drop Challenge on TikTok (Clip) Making Cookies With Trash Grabbers (Clip) Pole sitting Mark Zuckerberg Benson Boone “Tribute To His Wife” (Clip) Benson Boone - Beautiful Things (Live from the 67th GRAMMY Awards) LISTEN: Bully Ball by Surprise Chef WATCH: The Daily Zeitgeist on Youtube! L.A. Wildfire Relief: Displaced Black Families GoFund Me Directory See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Daily Zeitgeist
Why Can't We Quit Big Foot? (with Ben Bowlin) 09.10.24

The Daily Zeitgeist

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 68:38 Transcription Available


In episode 1739, Jack and Miles are joined by producer of Missing in Arizona and co-host of Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, Ben Bowlin, to discuss…  Cryptids, Aliens, & Other Conspiracy Theories! LISTEN: Drugs by The PhilharmonikSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Daily Zeitgeist
More Couch Cushion For The Pushin', Skibidi 2nd Shooter 07.25.24

The Daily Zeitgeist

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 72:27 Transcription Available


In episode 1714, Jack and Miles are joined by co-host of Stuff They Don't Want You To Know and Ridiculous History, Ben Bowlin, to discuss… Wait…People DON'T Like JD Vance? No, JD Vance Didn't F*ck A Couch, The Right Has Embraced The ‘Second Shooter' Conspiracy Theory, Michael Bay Is Working On A Skibidi Toilet Cinematic Universe... God Help Us All and more! Wait…People DON'T Like JD Vance? The inside story of how Trump chose JD Vance as his running mate No, JD Vance Didn't F*ck A Couch The Right Has Embraced The ‘Second Shooter' Conspiracy Theory How the ‘second shooter' conspiracy theory spread after the Trump assassination attempt Conspiracy falsely claims there was second shooter at Trump rally on a water tower MSU Professor helps with gunfire investigation at former President Trump's rally July 14, 2024, coverage of the Trump assassination attempt 'There was a second shooter?' Maria Bartiromo and Ron Johnson flip out over Trump gunman How the ‘second shooter' conspiracy theory spread after the Trump assassination attempt Conspiracy theorists spread false rumor of second shooter on fourth floor in Las Vegas The Sandy Hook Elementary Shooting was not a Television Production Robert Kennedy Assassination: Did Shooter Sirhan Sirhan Act Alone? Michael Bay Is Working On A Skibidi Toilet Cinematic Universe... God Help Us All Michael Bay Is Working On A Skibidi Toilet Cinematic Universe LISTEN: Alien Love Call by BADBADNOTGOOD, TurnstileSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
Strange News: Hidden Cameras, Randy Travis, and AI Dating For You

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024 51:50 Transcription Available


Country music legend Randy Travis approves an AI-generated song based on his voice. The guys explore the double-edged sword of hidden cameras. Bumble executives envision a world where "AI concierges" handle the hazards of online dating -- by dating each other. All this and more in this week's strange news segment.They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
The Horrifying Truth of Online Pornography

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 61:52 Transcription Available


Warning: this episode is not appropriate for all audiences. Anyone with an internet connection can find -- well, almost anything they wish. In a way, it's an autobiography of the human species, with all its interests, concerns, weaknesses and horrors. In tonight's episode, Ben, Matt and Noel explore the ongoing crime, corruption conspiracy riddling the world of online sex sites.They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
CLASSIC: Famous Lost Tombs, Part I

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2024 55:31 Transcription Available


In an earlier episode, the guys delved into the modern mystery of Genghis Khan's hidden grave, and found he was far from the only famous historical figure lost to secrecy and the inevitable march of time. Travel with the gang as they unravel more stories of humanity's famous lost tombs, hidden corpses and more in the first part of this two-part series.They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
The Dead Internet Theory

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 59:36 Transcription Available


The internet is amazing, terrifying, hilarious and, as you read this, still evolving today. We genuinely don't know if humans are ready for it. Tonight's episode examines a troubling accusation -- what if the internet today has already moved past humanity? What if the internet you encounter is now populated by not humans but bots? This is the Dead Internet Theory. Tonight, Ben, Matt and Noel dive into to see how much of this strange conspiracy may be true.They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
CLASSIC: What exactly is 'Natural Flavoring'?

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 34:32


You can find phrases touting "natural" flavoring on products throughout most modern supermarkets, from beverages to cereal to more -- but what exactly does this mean? Join the guys as they delve into the fact (and fiction) surrounding the use of "natural" in advertising... and why there might be more to the story than you think.They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
Strange News: Rap Beefs, Tornadoes, Brain Worms and More

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2024 57:04 Transcription Available


What's going on with all these tornado clusters-- and what does it tell us about the future of natural disasters? The gang weighs in on the larger context of recent rap beefs. Ben calls in from an undisclosed location, with the latest updates on brain worms and Presidential candidates, with a special message for Mother's Day. All this and more in this week's strange news segment.They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
Universe 25: The Parable of Rodent Utopias and Behavioral Sinks

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2024 61:07 Transcription Available


What would happen if you built an almost-perfect world, limited in terms only of space? How would people react -- could you create a utopian society? These are the questions John Bumpass Calhoun asked himself during his career as an ethologist, which led him to create tiny 'universes' for rodents... only to find that, time and time again, these perfect civilizations collapsed. Join Ben, Matt and Noel as they delve into the parable of Universe 25 and behavioral sinks.They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
Listener Mail: Real Telepathy, Bird Flu and Cows, Voting Age, A Wholesome Conspiracy

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024 54:42 Transcription Available


J Conner and Ben bond on the concept that technological breakthroughs may lead to the creation of real-life telepathy. Scootch weighs in on the pickle of voting age limits -- and age limits in general. Plant Queen reports on bird flu in America's farm animals, and Tonks shares a down-right wholesome conspiracy for kids at school. All this and more in this week's listener mail segment.They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
Drugs As Weapons, Part II: Cannabis-induced Psychosis

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 63:02 Transcription Available


Ah, cannabis! That oft-vilified, oft-worshipped source of so many creative snacks, amazing music, and... legal chaos. In tonight's episode, Ben, Matt and Noel return to the world of "drugs as weapons," exploring the allegations that cannabis ingestion can lead some people to extraordinary psychotic breaks, resulting in dangerous breakdowns -- up to and including murder.They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
CLASSIC: Is MI5 a Criminal Organization?

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2024 48:00 Transcription Available


Also known as the Security Service, MI5 is the United Kingdom's domestic counter-intelligence and security agency, dealing with threats inside the kingdom. However, recent revelations have shown that, in some cases, the organization may have helped to aid and abet some crimes in the course of (theoretically) preventing others. Tune in to learn more about the morally grey world of covert operations and MI5.They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
Strange News: New Orleans Archdiocese Scandal, Explosions in Clinton Township, The US Campus Protests Make History

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 63:11 Transcription Available


A sex-trafficking inquiry targets the New Orleans archdiocese. An explosion in Michigan's Clinton Township triggers an investigation. Widespread anti-war protests across the United States place the country at a crossroads. All this and more in this week's strange news segment.They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
CLASSIC: The Truth Behind the Salem Witch Trials, with Aaron Mahnke

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2024 51:14 Transcription Available


Join Ben and Matt as they interview Aaron Mahnke, the creator of the world-famous Lore podcast, about Unobscured, the new series where he dives deep into the true story of the Salem witch trials. How many people were tried? How many actually died? What does Hollywood get wrong and, perhaps most importantly, was there something the people of Salem didn't want future generations to know?They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
Listener Mail: Breaking Physics? Firefighters and PFAs, Superfund Sites and Baseball.

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2024 45:22 Transcription Available


Secret Soup Can hips the guys to the newest 'Big If True' -- aka alleged -- breakthrough in alternative propulsion. Matt the Firefighter shares a widely-unacknowledged danger of fighting fires. GP Scootch prompts a conversation about Superfund sites. Rob provides a mission-critical update on the continuing adventures of a certain humble farmer. All this and more in this week's listener mail segment.They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Daily Zeitgeist
NYPD Bad At Planting Evidence, Carbon Capture Can't Contain Climate Change 05.02.24

The Daily Zeitgeist

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2024 67:08 Transcription Available


In episode 1669, Miles and guest co-host Ben Bowlin are joined by comedian, Joe Kwaczala, to discuss… Dems Are Going To Rescue Speaker Mike Johnson, NYPD Uses Kryptonite Bike Locks To Justify Brutal Assault On Students, Carbon Capture Is Impressive – But It isn't A “Get Out Of Jail Free” Card For Governments and more! Dems Are Going To Rescue Speaker Mike Johnson Columbia Triggered a Massive Campus Crackdown. Now the NYPD Will Stay for Weeks. NY Police Deputy Commissioner Brings Chains Used By Columbia ‘Agitators' Into Morning Joe Studio, Claims It's ‘Not What Students Bring to School' Columbia University Public Safety Crime Prevention: Discount Bike, Locker and Laptop Lock Program Keep your bike safe with these staff-favorite bike locks G7 to phase out coal-fired power plants by mid-2030s High Cost of Cheap Coal: The Coal Paradox The world's most advanced economies just agreed to end coal use by 2035 – with a catch Strict new EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shut down U.S. coal power refuses to die. What that means for climate. Carbon Capture How Does Carbon Capture Work? The U.S. has a controversial plan to store carbon dioxide under the nation's forests Controversial carbon removal technology just got $1.2 billion from the Biden administration LISTEN: Yourself by MildlifeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
What was Operation Northwoods?

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 58:19 Transcription Available


How far would you go in pursuit of a Greater Good? How much evil would you permit -- how many crimes would you commit -- if you believed the result was beneficial to the world overall? These are the kind of questions the US government wrestled with at the height of the Cold War, when they considered launching a number of false flag and terror campaigns to shore up support for a hot war with Cuba. Join Ben, Matt and Noel to learn more.They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
CLASSIC: What the F*ck is up with Florida?

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 38:11 Transcription Available


Out of all the states in the Union, it seems like Florida is home to the craziest shenanigans. Every few days another story about a weird, madcap crime in the Sunshine state makes the circuit in mass media, and it's created a nationwide stereotype about the state and its residents. But how did we get here? Is there any truth to the bizarre stereotype?They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
Strange News: Colorado Protects Brainwaves, Chechnya's Weird Music Ban, A Man Sets Himself On Fire.

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 58:30 Transcription Available


Colorado moves to protect human thought. Chechnya restricts all music to a certain amount of beats per minute (spoiler: it's super weird). In protest against an alleged conspiracy, a man self-immolates in front of a Manhattan courthouse. Ben, Matt and Noel learn their prediction about robot dogs proved correct. All this and more in this week's strange news segment.They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
The Sirhan Sirhan Story

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2024 67:25 Transcription Available


On June 5, 1968, Sirhan Sirhan fatally attacked Robert Kennedy -- he was tackled, disarmed and arrested immediately. Yet for decades after the murder, the arrest, and the trial, people still wonder exactly what happened. Could it be possible that Sirhan was not acting on his own -- or of his own free will?They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
Listener Mail: Dog Farts or Ghosts? The Korean 4B Movement. Growing Mini-livers.

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2024 49:00 Transcription Available


Jace wonders whether he's haunted by a dearly-beloved, farting ghost. Skippy prompts a conversation about growing miniature organs, and the larger future of biotech. Phoebe writes in with a crucial conversation about the 4B movement and patriarchal conspiracies, which Doc and Ben agree are closer to home than a lot of Americans may like to assume. All this and more in this week's listener mail segment.They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
Disclosure: The Epstein Files

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 62:33 Transcription Available


Toward the end of 2023, a US judge decreed the public had a right to know the names of multiple people listed in court documents pertaining to the crimes of notorious financier and human trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. This list of his known associates includes tycoons, royalty, celebrities, and more than one president. But what about the allegations that Epstein was supplying victims to sexual abusers -- will any of these other people, if guilty, be brought to justice? Tune in as Ben and Matt explore the Epstein files.They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
CLASSIC: How Jeffrey Epstein Broke The Law and Got Away

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2024 61:24 Transcription Available


Jeffrey Epstein made a name for himself as a mysterious money manager with friends in very high places, from Bill Clinton to Donald Trump, British royalty and more. His firm refused to do business with anyone worth less than one billion dollars, and Epstein traveled the globe, often throwing exclusive parties on his own private island. Yet this jet-setting money whiz was also dogged by rumors -- rumors of ongoing sexual abuse with multiple victims. At least some of these rumors turned out to be true. Any other person would have spent years in jail ...so why is Jeffrey Epstein walking free today? Tune in to learn more.They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
Strange News: The Cybertruck Debacle, Historic Conviction in International Psychic Scam, Loans for the Dead, the Secret World of Extra Passports

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2024 59:51 Transcription Available


Did you know wealthy people can easily buy citizenship in numerous other countries (and they're doing it at an unprecedented rate)? Plus the ongoing Cybertruck debacle. In two different countries, criminals get caught wheeling corpses to banks for loans and withdrawals. The notorious grifter Patrice Runner is finally convicted in a stunning, long-running global scheme to grift people with 'psychic powers' through the mail. All this and much more -- like FBI agents going broke -- in this week's strange news segment.They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
Drugs as Weapons

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2024 65:54 Transcription Available


For some, drugs represent the downfall of civilization, despite the fact that drug creation and ingestion is one of the oldest discoveries in human history. In tonight's episode, Ben and Matt explore a bizarre genre of conspiracy: What happens when drugs are weaponized?They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
Listener Mail: Best/Worst Candy, Human Cloning Puns, Eclipse Headaches and a Full Body Taste

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2024 57:31 Transcription Available


P Brain asks for more information about the health effects of the recent solar eclipse. Anonymous in Central Illinois asks Ben, Matt and Codename: Doc to debate the best -- or worst -- candy. Scoop Murphy drops some knowledge about earmarking certain government positions. Keith the Plumber uses McDonald's for lucid dreams, and GGP Scootch shares an amazing, surely true, story about the perils of human cloning. All this and more in this week's listener mail segment.They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Oh, Man. It's The Supplement Episode.

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 67:44 Transcription Available


At some point in your life, your health becomes your number one concern. Everyone knows a balanced diet and regular exercise leads to a longer, healthier life -- but what if you could juice the odds a little? More extreme: If modern medicine fails, could an alternative supplement be the answer you need? In the first part of this continuing series on supplements, Ben and Matt explore some of the benefits, concerns -- and conspiracy -- surrounding this multibillion dollar industry.They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
CLASSIC: The Mysterious Death of Biohacker Aaron Traywick

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 56:31


When controversial transhumanism activist and erstwhile CEO Aaron Traywick was found dead in a sensory deprivation tank on April 29th, 2018, many of his critics and colleagues suspected there was more to his death than an apparently accidental ketamine overdose. Was there foul play? Suicide? Pseudocide? Listen in to learn more about the life, times and mysterious death of Aaron Traywick.They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
Strange News: Robbing Graves For Drugs, Identity Theft, LA's Greatest Heist, South Korea Will Pay You To Have Kids

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2024 64:04 Transcription Available


LA witnesses the largest heist in its history over Easter. South Korean companies seek to combat population collapse by paying families to get pregnant. A multi-decade identity theft case finally comes to light. Drug dealers in Sierra Leone are robbing graves to make drugs from human bones. Zombie cicadas, Norfolk Southern and more in this week's strange news segment.They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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What is Fertility Fraud?

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024 45:28 Transcription Available


For millions of people across the planet, fertility treatments make families possible. Each year in the US alone, procedures like IVF allow thousands of children a chance at life -- so long as everything is conducted in an ethical manner. However, as Ben, Matt and Noel dive into the dark side of this multimillion dollar industry, they discover these treatments can also result in some deeply disturbing crimes and conspiracies. Tune in to learn more about fertility fraud.They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Listener Mail: The West Lake Landfill, Cloning, and Supplements

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2024 56:37 Transcription Available


B7 hips the gang to the West Lake Landfilll. Rev Devl prompts a strange exploration of the future of AI. Byron asks about cloning (and flame retardants). Agent Atari and Chef Ben have some hot takes on supplements. All this and more in this week's listener mail segment.They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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What is Operation Solar Warden?

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 59:56 Transcription Available


Could the US really possess a top-secret space program leveraging suppressed or extra-terrestrial technology -- and have kept the existence of this program hidden from the public for the better part of a century? Join Ben, Matt and Noel as they explore the allegations of Gary McKinnon... and the legend of Operation Solar Warden.They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Daily Zeitgeist
Horny Zombie Apocalypse! 24/7 Disneyland? 04.10.24

The Daily Zeitgeist

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 64:01 Transcription Available


In episode 1656, Jack and Miles are joined by co-host of Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, Ben Bowlin, to discuss… Third Party Check In - RFK Still Here...? No Labels...? NOPE! Actually This Cicada Story Is Cool Because HORNY F**K ZOMBIE, Disney Just Can't Quit Building Dystopias, The Summer Olympics--Now With More Poop Water and more! Third Party Check In - RFK Still Here...? No Labels...? NOPE RFK Jr. Official Boasts His Campaign Could Throw the Election to Trump Actually this cicada story is cool because HORNY F**K ZOMBIE Disney Just Can't Quit Building Dystopias With Cotino underway, second Storyliving by Disney community announced in North Carolina Let's move to Disney town! Will life in its 2,000 themed homes be a dream or a nightmare? All developments use water. Disney's 'Cotino' will do it responsibly — even with a lagoon The Cotino water project is using outdated water analysis: We are in a drought The Summer Olympics--Now With More Poop Water For the First Time in a Century, Paris Is Making the Seine Swimmable LISTEN: Wish You Were Dead by Lola YoungSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
CLASSIC: The Kurim Case

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 45:39 Transcription Available


In 2007, a new father in the small Czech town of Kurim installed a baby monitor only to find that, instead of picking up the feed from his own home, he was receiving a camera signal from his neighbors' house. The feed showed two young, filthy boys locked in a cellar, being tortured. This was only the beginning of the strange and twisted tale of the Kurim cult.They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Strange News: Operation Skyhawk, Books Bound in Human Skin, and... Havana Syndrome is Russian?

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2024 56:31 Transcription Available


A multiyear investigation discovers high-level Western accusations that the controversial Havana Syndrome may have been caused by Russian weaponry (accusations that remain officially unconfirmed today). Harvard finally takes the human skin off of one of its more controversial books. A murder related to the Three Body Problem. And what exactly is Operation Skyhawk? All this and more in this week's strange news segment.They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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CLASSIC: Who were the Si-Te-Cah?

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2024 29:37 Transcription Available


Did a race of red-haired, not-quite-human, cannibalistic giants really terrorize the Paiute people in ancient America? For a long time, according to the story, this tale was thought to be little more than a piece of imaginative folklore -- until, that is, the fall of 1911, when guano miners stumbled upon a thousands of artifacts hidden in a mysterious cave just outside of Lovelock, Nevada.They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Listener Mail: Political Cults, Lex Meets the CIA, Vacation Recommendations and Canada Agrees With Us

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2024 38:30 Transcription Available


Skeptical Dark Horse hips Ben, Matt and Noel to the Society for American Civic Renewal. Lex has a curious encounter with a certain company. Desthiny asks the gang for road trip recommendations. The government of Canada lowkey agrees with the gang's previous predictions, and Chelsea sends a letter from home. All this and more in this week's listener mail segment.They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The Bhopal, India Gas Leak

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2024 54:12


In December of 1984, Bhopal, India became ground zero for the largest industrial disaster in all of human history -- it's a story still largely unknown in the west. In tonight's episode, Ben, Matt and Noel dive into what happened, how it happened, and whether there's a cover-up afoot. Most importantly, will there ever be justice for the tens of thousands of victims of the Bhopal disaster?They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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CLASSIC: What's happening at Pine Gap?

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 56:40


Located just a few miles away from Alice Springs, Australia, Pine Gap is known as one of the country's hotbeds of surveillance and secrecy -- but what exactly goes on there? What is it these over 800 Australian and U.S. employees do every day? Join the guys as they delve into the fact and fiction surrounding Australia's Pine Gap.They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Strange News: The Moscow Attack: Conspiracy? The Curse of the Colonel, and the Baltimore Bridge Collapse

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 47:44 Transcription Available


A cargo ship hits the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, utterly destroying the bridge. Over in Japan, the notorious curse of the Colonel may have finally been lifted. Lastly -- and perhaps most disturbingly -- a horrific attack on a Moscow music venue leaves more than 100 dead. IS terrorists claim responsibility, Putin accuses the West, and the story grows ever stranger the deeper you dig. All this and more in this week's strange news segment.They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The Mysterious Lake Mead Bodies

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2024 44:44 Transcription Available


Continual drought in Nevada led to some firghtening an unexpected consequences in recent years. As the waters of Lake Mead fell, ruins of Native sites, abandoned towns and forgotten cars emerged from the waters. And then, one by one, visitors started discovering the bodies... some of whom have yet to be identified. Join Ben, Matt and Noel to learn more about the mysterious Lake Mead bodies.They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Listener Mail: HVAC Refrigerant, Rigging Votes, Royal Conspiracies and Cloning

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 52:13 Transcription Available


Anonymous in Oz shares a disturbing story about paid actors rigging a corporate vote in Australia. The Mitch Doctor shares more news about the the UK's royal family. Several Conspiracy Realists give Ben, Matt and Noel the scoop on refrigerant costs. All this and more in this week's listener mail segment.They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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A History of the Antichrist

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 64:57 Transcription Available


What is the nature of good and evil? For some, it's a matter of shifting perspective. For others, there are absolutes – clearly defined right and wrongs, good guys and bad. In tonight's episode, the guys explore one of history's most extreme symbols of evil: the opposite of divinity, a dark oppositional messiah – the eternal enemy of God and Jesus; known, for millennia, as the Antichrist. What exactly is this? Where did it come from, and how does its story continue to evolve in the modern day?They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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CLASSIC: Everyone Knew Non-stick Pans Were Poisonous (And No One Told You)

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 33:08 Transcription Available


Non-stick pans are incredibly convenient -- they save hours of time, and make cooking less labor-intensive. Some might say the technology sounds too good to be true! As it turns out, that just might be the case. Tune in to learn how 3M, DuPont and other corporate entities conspired (for decades) to suppress research indicating serious medical dangers posed by Teflon and related substances.They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Strange News: Nickelodeon Scandal, A Shootout in Arkansas, A Double Amputation Insurance Scam

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2024 50:00 Transcription Available


A new docuseries brings long-standing allegations of gruesome abuse at Nickelodeon to the mainstream. An airport executive dies in a bizarre shootout with the ATF. A man purposely loses his legs to frostbite in a strange insurance scam. All this and more in this week's strange news segment.They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Bad Blood, Part Two: China's Plasma Economy

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2024 55:05 Transcription Available


For many farmers in rural 1990s China, it seemed like a godsend: new businesses promised to pay a full month's wage for just a few hours donating plasma. The Plasma Economy campaign swept the nation, making blood brokers and biotech companies tons of cash... and then the reports started arriving: multiple small communitites suddenly had HIV and hepatitis. What went wrong? Tune in to learn more.They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.