Conspiracy Theories

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The truth is rarely the best story.

  • 44 minutes 5 seconds
    Mexico's Elvis: Long Live Pedro Infante!

    Superstar Musician Pedro Infante’s death sent shockwaves throughout Mexico. However, many fans believe he faked his death to escape the government or drug cartels. These were just rumors of course… until a new singer hit Mexico’s music scene: Antonio Pedro. He resembled and sounded so much like Infante that people thought he returned. But were they actually the same man?


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    4 February 2026, 8:00 am
  • 54 minutes 15 seconds
    The FBI's Movie Star Target: Who Killed Jean Seberg?

    After starring in the French New Wave classic Breathless and the American blockbuster Airport, Jean Seberg had the world’s eyes on her. But in the late 1960s, one organization watched her even more closely: the FBI. Seeing Jean’s political affiliations, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover gave the order to “neutralize” Jean. When Jean mysteriously died in 1979, people wondered exactly how far “neutralization” went.


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    28 January 2026, 8:00 am
  • 54 minutes 26 seconds
    JFK's Murdered Mistress: Mary Pinchot Meyer

    President John F. Kennedy saw his mistress Mary Pinchot Meyer as an equal during their lives. But there was one thing neither realized they’d have in common: their suspicious deaths. Police said Mary was murdered in a robbery gone awry. But some believe her death was an orchestrated hit: a move in the War on Drugs, or a way to hide her evidence that the CIA killed JFK.

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    21 January 2026, 8:00 am
  • 45 minutes 44 seconds
    The Nevada Triangle

    25,000 square miles. 2000 missing people and planes. Failures from the largest search and rescue missions in history. The arid region between Las Vegas, Reno, and Fresno sees roughly 3 disappearances a month. It’s called The Nevada Triangle, and Bermuda’s got nothing on this.

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    14 January 2026, 8:00 am
  • 51 minutes 50 seconds
    Sister Aimee's Kidnapping

    In 1926, Aimee Semple McPherson vanished into the Pacific Ocean. It made national news; “Sister Aimee” was the founder of the Foursquare Church, with hundreds of thousands of members. After six weeks, Aimee returned, claiming she’d been kidnapped. But Los Angeles officials weren't so sure. Was it a miracle? Or a hoax?


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    7 January 2026, 8:00 am
  • 58 minutes 56 seconds
    Holiday Favorites: The Tape Library

    Happy Holidays! This week, we're sharing an episode of one of our other favorite podcasts, The Tape Library. This episode is a chilling exploration of the Arctic’s most haunting legends — from phantom trappers to the doomed Franklin Expedition — as we uncover the truth behind the frozen north’s darkest mysteries.

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    31 December 2025, 8:00 am
  • 39 minutes 46 seconds
    Holiday Favorites: Otherworld

    Happy Holidays! This week, we're sharing an episode of one of our other favorite podcasts, Otherworld. In this episode, a woman checks into a hotel while visiting her family for Christmas only to find that she may be sharing her room with a shadowy presence.

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    24 December 2025, 8:00 am
  • 46 minutes 14 seconds
    BEST OF 2025: Time-Slipping Through Europe

    Every December we step back and reflect on some favorite episodes from the year…today we're declassifying our best of 2025 picks.

    This summer we traveled to every continent… and through time. For our second pick, we’re revisiting Time-Slipping Through Europe.
    Our team is already digging deep into stories we want to tell in 2026, so drop us a suggestion in the Spotify comments or on social.


    We really appreciate you all. Thank you again for an incredible 2025!

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    17 December 2025, 8:00 am
  • 43 minutes 12 seconds
    BEST OF 2025: Three Men Escaped Alcatraz, Evaded the FBI, and Lived Secret Lives

    Every December we step back and reflect on some favorite episodes from the year…today we're declassifying our best of 2025 picks. This episode actually happened because of listener requests, so please keep dropping suggestions in the Spotify comments and on social!


    We’ll be back in January with brand-new episodes. Thanks again for an incredible 2025!

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    10 December 2025, 8:00 am
  • 46 minutes 50 seconds
    My Roman Empire: The Death of Nero

    They say Roman Emperor Nero played his fiddle while watching his own empire burn. He neglected all leadership duties, and killed his own family. Then, he died by suicide. But some historians believe this is all the product of a two-thousand-year-old smear campaign, invented to cover up the fact that Nero was actually murdered.

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    3 December 2025, 8:00 am
  • 48 minutes 8 seconds
    The Rothko Scam

    In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Manhattan’s Knoedler Gallery made about $80 million selling art by Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock, Robert Motherwell, and other Abstract Expressionist icons. But in 2011, the truth came out: the paintings were forgeries. The buyers were scammed. Employees at the Knoedler claimed they, too, were victims. But were they actually in on the criminal conspiracy?

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    26 November 2025, 8:00 am
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