- 1 hour 10 minutesCommon Séance; A History of Spiritualism - Part Two: Manifestly False
In the conclusion of my look at the practice of mediumship, its origins and its fraudulence, I trace the evolution of Spiritualism into a new religion and profile its two greatest promoters and opponents, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini.
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Some music in this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of publication. Tracks include Dawn Line Approaching, Darkened Treeline, Vik Fence Haflak, Access Road 214, Nervous Whisp, Winter in Black, Leatherbound, An Unknown Visitor, Evidence Room, Illa Villardo, The Gran Dias, Olivia Wraith, Lick Stick, Late Night Reading, Delicates, and Cicle Gerano.
Additional track, "Remedy for Melancholy," is by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0)
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28 July 2026, 7:00 am - 54 minutes 59 secondsCommon Séance; A History of Spiritualism - Part One: The Fox Sisters, Rap Artists
In this new 2-part series, I look at the practice of mediumship, its origins and its fraudulence. In Part One, I talk examine the originators of 19th century Spiritualism, the Fox Sisters, from the start to the end of their claims of genuinely contacting the dead.
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Some music in this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of publication. Tracks include "Olivia Wraith," "A Pulse of Rain," "Darkened Treeline," "Tarte Tatin," "Kettletopper," "Illa Vallardo," "An Unknown Visitor," "Vellum and Steel," and "Cicle Deserrat."
Additional music, including "Remedy for Melancholy," "Homeroad," "Daylight PON II," and "Global Warming," are by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0)
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14 July 2026, 7:00 am - 52 minutes 37 secondsThe Shape of Things; An Intellectual History of Flat Earth Theory - Part Two: Stunt Performers and Grifters
In part two of my series on the history of Flat Earth Theory, I talk about the devotees of Flat Earthism, who promote it through publicity stunts and enrich themselves off their fellow believers.
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Some music in this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of publication. Tracks include "Cicle DR Valga," "Tiled Chamber," "Access Road 214," "Black Ballots," "Tarte Tatin," and "Fissure Forming."
Additional music, including "Remedy for Melancholy," "daemones," and "Wake Up," are by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0)
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30 June 2026, 7:00 am - 51 minutes 8 secondsThe Shape of Things; An Intellectual History of Flat Earth Theory - Part One: Zetetic Astronomy
In part one of a new series on the history of Flat Earth Theory, I talk about ancient conceptions of the Earth's flatness, ancient proofs of its sphericity, and the 19th century resurgence of belief in its flatness.
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Some music in this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of publication. Tracks include "Cicle DR Valga," "Preston and Carle," "Tarte Tatin," "Delicates," "Game Lands," "The Gran Dias," and "Brer Krille."
Additional music, including "Remedy for Melancholy," "daedalus," and "Wake Up," are by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0)
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16 June 2026, 7:00 am - 51 minutes 15 secondsMoonstruck! Debunking Apollo Hoax Claims - Part Two: Dignifying Lunarcy
In part two of my series on the long-lived claims that the Apollo program was a hoax, I look more closely at the "evidence" of denialists and refute it all.
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Some music in this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of publication. Tracks include "The Gran Dias," "Cicle Gerano," "Access Road 214," "Delicates," "Flor Vjell," "Leatherbound," "Cicle Deserrat," and "Game Lands."
Additional music, including "Remedy for Melancholy," is by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0)
Other music: "Leaving Home" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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3 June 2026, 10:34 pm - 50 minutes 46 secondsMoonstruck! Debunking Apollo Hoax Claims - Part One: An Astronomical Amount of Evidence
In part one of a two-part series, I review all the positive evidence proving humanity reached the Moon to refute long-lived claims that the Apollo program was a hoax.
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Some music in this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of publication. Tracks include "The Cornice," "Leatherbound," "Delicates," "Voyager," "Illa Villardo," and "The Gran Dias."
Additional music, including the tracks "Remedy for Melancholy," "Global Warming," and "Wake Up," is by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0)
Other music: "Thunderbird" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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19 May 2026, 7:00 am - 49 minutes 22 secondsWunderwaffe: The Myths of Nazi Supertechnology - Part Two, The Bell Hoax
In part 2 of my series on the myth that Nazis developed supertechnology, I look at the growth of this conspiracy theory and later hoaxes, like the Nazi Bell, that have kept it alive.
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Some music in this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of publication. Tracks include "Tarte Tatin," "The Gran Dias," "An Unknown Visitor," "Cicle Gerano," "Invernen," "Preston and Carle," and "Cicle Deserrat."
Additional music, including the song "Remedy for Melancholy," is by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0)
Other music: "Spacial Harvest" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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5 May 2026, 7:00 am - 44 minutes 11 secondsWunderwaffe: The Myths of Nazi Supertechnology - Part One, The Vril Fiction
In part 1 of a 2-parter, I explore the myth that Nazis developed supertechnology, like flying saucers, looking at both the reality of German innovation in the war and the fiction that developed.
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Some music in this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of publication. Tracks include "Zeriba VIllage," "Cicle Vascule," "The Gran Dias," "Illa Villardo," "Access Road 214," "Vellum and Steel," "Delicates," and "Invernen."
Additional music, including the song "Remedy for Melancholy," is by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0)
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21 April 2026, 7:00 am - 54 minutes 9 secondsVersailles Time-Slip: The Moberly-Jourdain Incident
In this episode, I look into an early 20th century claim of a supernatural encounter with the past. Did two Oxford dons really see Marie Antoinette at Versailles in 1901? Was it a haunting? A "time-slip"? A psychic journey? Or was it a hoax or a simple mistake?
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Some music in this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of publication. Tracks include "Brimevil" and "Access Road 214."
Additional music, including the songs "Remedy for Melancholy," "daedalus, Great Expectations," "September," "July," "daemones," "Global Warming," "Wake Up," "Plague," and "Daylight PON II," are by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0)
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7 April 2026, 7:00 am - 45 minutes 25 secondsUnder the Pink Triangle: Transgender Experience in Interwar Germany
In this episode, I continue to look at the topic of women's persecution under fascism then pivot, in observation of International Trans Visibility Day, to a discussion of the dramatic shift from the gender progressivism of the Weimar Republic to the persecution of the LGBTQ community, and specifically the thriving transgender community, under the Third Reich.
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Some music in this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of publication. Tracks include "Aloscape 2," "Minister Creek," "Flor Vjell," "Nervous Whisp," "Game Lands," and "An Accumulation."
Additional music, including "Remedy for Melancholy," and "daedalus" by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0)
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24 March 2026, 7:00 am - 44 minutes 17 secondsThe Martyrdom of Hypatia of Alexandria
In this episode, I kick off women's history month with the story of the much mythologized but undeniably symbolic and important Hypatia of Alexandria, martyred by Christians who would afterward co-opt her memory.
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Some music in this episode was licensed under a Blue Dot Sessions blanket license at the time of publication. Tracks include "Minister Creek," "Olivia Wraith," and "Invernen."
Additional music, including "Remedy for Melancholy," "daemones," "Wake Up," and "Daylight PON II" by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0)
Other music: "Leaving Home" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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