EPISODE 81 | The Logos Prophecy Guest: Martin Treanor, author of The Logos Prophecy (Fall of Ancients 1) What if all the conspiracy theories were true? That's what writer Martin Treanor used as the starting point for an ambitious trilogy of novels that starts in the present day (with a conspiracy theorist and a science guy), then travels back 13,000 years, and finishes thousands of years in the future. We talk about this project, as well as some of Treanor's other work, his ideas on the conspira...
Mar 29, 2023•40 min•Ep. 81
EPISODE 80 | Fair Dinkum: 4 Mysteries from Down Under Australia - a land with a checkered past where everything, it seems, wants to kill you (even the magpies). It's the land of the Dreamtime, and vegemite, and Zooper Dooper ice blocks, and shopping trolleys dumped in car parks. It's also a land of mystery and the unexplained. Sometimes. Like what we do? Then buy us a beer or three via our page on Buy Me a Coffee . #ConspiracyClearinghouse #sharingiscaring #donations #support #buymeacoffee You c...
Mar 15, 2023•51 min•Ep. 80
EPISODE 79 | Film Flam: JFK & Stone Guest: Fred Litwin, author of Oliver Stone's Film-Flam: The Demagogue of Dealey Plaza Former JFK conspiracy theorist turned JFK conspiracy debunker Fred Litwin has written a new book, this time taking aim at Oliver Stone's 1991 film "JFK" and his 2021 four-part TV series defending that movie, JFK: Destiny Betrayed . Like what we do? Then buy us a beer or three via our page on Buy Me a Coffee . #ConspiracyClearinghouse #sharingiscaring #donations #support #...
Mar 01, 2023•42 min•Ep. 79
EPISODE 78 | Khazar Love Triangle An obscure 10th century confederation of Turkic-speaking peoples between the Caspian and Black Seas gets transformed through the power of imagination into anything and everything. The Khazars become symbols for a number of claims, including being the origin of the Cossacks (or at least some of them), the real Jews, fake Jews and more. Today, the Khazar Myth is often used to bolster antisemitic tropes, support pseudohistorical narratives and even justify invading...
Feb 15, 2023•49 min•Ep. 78
EPISODE 77 | Monster Mash: Werewolf? There Wolf! Tales of shapeshifters go back many moons in human history, and wolves seem to be especially in the spotlight. When people get accused of this, they often find themselves in serious trouble. And once in a blue moon, someone claims that they are actually a werewolf. This is often a mental disorder known as clinical lycanthropy. And then there are those today who think that they really are part animal, in some way, or part hobbit or part unicorn or ...
Feb 01, 2023•46 min•Ep. 77
EPISODE 76 | Klown Kar: The KKK Can KMA (World Is Weird 8) We're always products of the time and place we live in, so when a Southern group of friends got together in the wake of the American Civil War to start a fun club, it’s really not that big a surprise that it quickly transformed into the largest racist organization in the country. We’re talking about the Ku Klux Klan, a terrorist group that has been responsible for literally thousands of deaths and violent acts over the years. But the Kla...
Jan 18, 2023•43 min•Ep. 76
EPISODE 75 | Org Chart: Insidious Institutions Men with power meeting behind closed doors - an idea that makes some people pretty suspicious. Perhaps memories of old star chambers, which carried out extra-judicial proceedings, are what worry people. Or maybe it’s just an inherent distrust of powerful people plotting to influence the world and reshape it to their own benefit, which just might also mean to the detriment of the rest of us, the 99%. We’ll look at four real gatherings and groups, and...
Jan 04, 2023•47 min•Ep. 75
EPISODE 74 | Red Alert: UFOs as Threat! Some think UAPs might be a "threat" and there have been a few incidents that might be indicative of intent to harm. Or at least, encounters that we interpret as maybe not so friendly, though that might say more about us than about any glowing orbs flying around in the sky. Like what we do? Then buy us a beer or three via our page on Buy Me a Coffee . #ConspiracyClearinghouse #sharingiscaring #donations #support #buymeacoffee You can also SUBSCRIBE to this ...
Dec 21, 2022•48 min•Ep. 74
EPISODE 73 | My Chemtrail Romance Planes go by in the sky and leave white trails behind them. Some of us see this and think, wow, ice crystals. Other think it’s a nefarious evil plot to take away our minds or our virility or something else. As soon as someone starts talking about chemtrails, you sort of know where you stand with them. They're a conspiracy nut and can be easily dismissed. Especially since there seems to be little consensus about what, exactly, the problem with these lines in the ...
Dec 07, 2022•47 min•Ep. 73
EPISODE 72 | Everywhere Is Haunted Guest: Bob LeMent, creator and host of the Static Radio podcast and Everywhere Is Haunted YouTube channel The unseen world is intriguing to many of us, especially those of us embroiled in pop culture. Plenty of people believe in ghosts, spirits, shades, spectres, shadows, phantoms, eidolons, or whatever you want to call them. We talk with Bob LeMent, who runs the Everywhere Is Haunted YouTube channel about ghost hunting TV shows, equipment, theories and a coupl...
Nov 23, 2022•46 min•Ep. 72
EPISODE 71 | The Starfighter & the Condor (World Is Weird 7) The story of the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter starts fine, but then takes a turn into comedy, then tragedy before veering into corporate malfeasance, corruption, far-right ultranationalism, secret agents, a modern kamikaze attack, a finance giant and a bag lady, MK-ULTRA Manchurian Candidates and South American state-sponsored terror. Because the world is weird. Like what we do? Then buy us a beer or three via our page on Buy Me a Co...
Nov 09, 2022•41 min•Season 3Ep. 71
EPISODE 70 | Monster Mash: Vampires With Halloween just around the corner, it’s natural to start think about the supernatural. While superheroes and characters from TV and movies are increasingly popular costumes, it’s very often the classics we turn to when choosing what to dress up as for All Hallow’s Eve. Vampire is still a popular choice, and the idea of undead blood-drinking fiends frightens some and titillates others. And some people even say that they are, in fact, vampires. Like what we ...
Oct 26, 2022•43 min•Ep. 70
EPISODE 69 | Electoral Collage: Voter Fraud, Election Interference & Other Shenanigans (The World Is Weird 6) The US midterms are coming up and there's lots of chatter about fraud. Are they legit? Has there been fraud and interference in the past? Yes, but not every time foul has been cried. A look at claims and scandals 1792-1982, plus a thumbnail history of American political parties. Like what we do? Then buy us a beer or three via our page on Buy Me a Coffee . #ConspiracyClearinghouse #s...
Oct 12, 2022•55 min•Season 3Ep. 69
EPISODE 68 | Persistent Illusion: Time Travellers We are accustomed to thinking of time as a fourth dimension, though Einstein says space and time are really, when you get down to it, the same thing. As he once said, “The distinction between the past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.” This makes us wonder – will it one day be possible to travel in time the same way we do in space? If so, one can only assume that, if time travel exists at some future date, there must ...
Sep 28, 2022•49 min•Season 2Ep. 68
EPISODE 67 | Pixels & Paranoia: Video Game Conspiracies From its humble beginnings, the video game industry has expanded from cabinet arcade games to PCs and home consoles. Two-thirds of adults in the US and three-quarters of children play them. It makes more than the film industry, which got to around $21 bn last year; and music, which made almost $26 billion in 2021. Globally, gaming hit $192 bn in 2021 and is expected to break $200 bn this year. And it should come as no surprise that ther...
Sep 14, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 67
EPISODE 66 | Really Stranger Things: The U.S. Satanic Panic of the 1980s For episode 66 (that's two-thirds of the Beast), we look at the large-scale freakout about "Satanism" that swept across America in the 80s. Music was a frequent target, but so was Dungeons & Dragons, Proctor & Gamble and even McDonald's. Plus a pitstop in Northern Ireland in the early days of the Troubles, when it seems British Intelligence fostered their own scare stories. Like what we do? Then buy us a beer or thr...
Aug 31, 2022•56 min•Season 3Ep. 66
EPISODE 65 | Acronyms for Satan: CERN, LHC, WWW & More Ever since its very beginning, wild speculation has circulated about the LHC at CERN. That it causes shifts in reality, leading to the dreaded Mandela Effect. That it actually sucked the earth into a black hole (where we now presumably reside). That it creates antimatter. That it is a secret temple to the dark lord of the underworld, SATAN, and it trying to open a portal to the Netherworld. That its spacetime bending properties were harn...
Aug 17, 2022•40 min•Season 3Ep. 65
EPISODE 64 | Accidental Tourists: Interdimensional Travellers Sometimes the fabric of our world thins out, and people slip through - either from another dimension or into one. So some people think, while others claim it happened to them. Come along on a trip through different times and places, visiting 12th century England, 19th century Germany, Spain, Japan, Mormon mythology and, of course, the United States, including Ong's Hat, New Jersey - site of the very first internet conspiracy theory. L...
Aug 10, 2022•46 min•Season 3Ep. 64
EPISODE 63 | Paranoia, the Destroyer: Gangstalking, Targeted Individuals & Havana Syndrome A look at the phenomena of gangstalking and TIs, targeted individuals, who are either suffering a psychotic break, have schizophrenia, or have done something to royally piss off some very powerful people who possess technology so advanced, it borders on magic. Like what we do? Then buy us a beer or three via our page on Buy Me a Coffee . #ConspiracyClearinghouse #sharingiscaring #donations #support #bu...
Jul 20, 2022•49 min•Season 3Ep. 63
EPISODE 62 | Nikola Tesla: The Monster from Venus (Big 'Uns 6) Balkan genius inventor Nikola Tesla shows up all over the place in the conspirasphere, and the stories about him are legion. He was really the father of electricity but his rival Thomas Edison screwed him out of his due, he was assassinated, he never died, his clones live on, he built a death day, and an earthquake machine and oh, so many more. Tesla is one of the Big 'Uns. Like what we do? Then buy us a beer or three via our page on...
Jul 06, 2022•44 min•Season 3Ep. 62
EPISODE 61 | The Great Replacement: The White Wing Goes Mainstream The world keeps changing and some people have had just about enough. So they revert to tried and true paradigms that worked for them in the past, but with a new twist. Like the Great Replacement - the idea that white people are being systematically replaced by non-white people with an eye to eliminating whites altogether. They say the puppet masters are probably Jews, though maybe Muslims, liberals or women. It may seem like a ne...
Jun 22, 2022•45 min•Ep. 61
EPISODE 60 | Under My Skin: Morgellons Disease A boy with a rash, a concerned mother, the internet and a lack of medical knowledge combine to create the phenomenon known as Morgellons Disease. It's a nefarious condition where coloured fibers appear under your skin, causing fatigue and pain, possibly placed there by evil forces. Or it might be a mental delusion transmitted from person to person by reading about it on the internet. Like what we do? Then buy us a beer or three via our page on Buy M...
Jun 10, 2022•51 min•Ep. 60
EPISODE 59 | Atlas Sank: Titanic Conspiracies The lure of the sea is an ancient one, and perhaps no sailing vessel has garnered more attention than the RMS Titanic. It's a story we all know, or think we know - a classic tale of ship meets iceberg. But what if that's not the story? What if the iceberg is an innocent patsy and something else was the cause, like a fire, or a U-boat, or a cursed mummy? Maybe the Titanic never really sank at all. Like what we do? Then buy us a beer or three via our p...
May 25, 2022•46 min•Season 3Ep. 59
EPISODE 58 | Spanish Caravan (Travelogue 3) Spain is a fascinating country - rich in variety and history, and its fair share of high weirdness. We travel to Madrid, Catalonia and Valencia for statues to Lucifer, UFOs, haunted metro stations, abandoned villages, tomato fights and much more. Like what we do? Then buy us a beer or three via our page on Buy Me a Coffee . #ConspiracyClearinghouse #sharingiscaring #donations #support #buymeacoffee You can also SUBSCRIBE to this podcast. Review us here...
May 11, 2022•46 min•Season 3Ep. 58
EPISODE 57 | Pseudolaw: Cabbages & Kings The law is complicated, or maybe it isn't. Maybe there are secrets that the clever can tease out to their advantage. Did you know the government opens a secret bank account for you when you're born? Or using ALL CAPS when writing documents absolves you from legal responsibilities? That juries are illegal? And the highest law in the land is the local sheriff, or the Navy or maybe the post office. Welcome to the convoluted world of pseudolaw, where nons...
Apr 27, 2022•49 min•Season 3Ep. 57
EPSIODE 56 | Red Pill This!: The Simulation Proposal Mainly inspired by a 1999 movie, many people suspect we may be living in a computer simulation of some sort. If we are, how can we tell? Maybe by looking at some ideas from physics, which has some truly unusual ideas as to the nature of things. The universe might be made of tiny vibrating strings, or physicalized information. It might be a hologram, or a big brain, or an artifact of statistics. All these ideas seem to point to an underlying co...
Apr 13, 2022•52 min•Season 3Ep. 56
EPISODE 55 | The Dead Internet Theory Weirdly similar but also somewhat nonsensical tweets, emails that seem written by bots, the same posts showing up again and again - something seems to be amiss with the internet. And some people think they have found the answer: the internet died a few years ago and is now almost entirely run by sophisticated AI bots. This is the Dead Internet Theory. We'll look at the reasoning behind this notion, a timeline of events that includes some creepy real-world DA...
Mar 30, 2022•47 min•Season 2Ep. 55
EPISODE 54 | Pootie-Poot on the Prowl: V. Putin Takes Center Stage Many see parallels between Putin's invasion of Ukraine and Hitler's of Poland in 1939. Other see echoes of Stalin in today's Russian leader. But maybe we need to go back further, to Napoleon, to see what's up with this guy. Here's a look at "Little Boney", as British satire of Napoleon had it, and "Pootie-Poot", which was George W. Bush's nickname for Putin, as well as what's going on, how it's really all the same playbook, consp...
Mar 16, 2022•52 min•Season 2Ep. 54
EPSIODE 53 | Time to Get Ill: DST, Y2K & 2012 We can find doom and gloom anywhere we focus our attention. Even time itself is not free from the shadowy glances of the suspicious. This is a look at some time-related freakouts - Daylight Saving Time, time zones, Y2K and the 2012 phenomenon. See a video version on our YouTube channel. Like what we do? Then buy us a beer or three via our page on Buy Me a Coffee . #ConspiracyClearinghouse #sharingiscaring #donations #support #buymeacoffee You can...
Mar 09, 2022•48 min•Season 2Ep. 53
EPISODE 52 | The Mandela Effect & Memory (Because Reasons 6) Nelson Mandela died in the early 80s, or he didn't. The comedian Sinbad was in a genie movie in the 90s, or he wasn't. Brand names keep getting changed, or not. Either our memories are not as reliable as we think they are, or someone is going around changing the very fabric of reality. See a video version on our YouTube channel . Like what we do? Then buy us a beer or three via our page on Buy Me a Coffee . #ConspiracyClearinghouse...
Feb 16, 2022•45 min•Season 2Ep. 52
