Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
From UFOs to psychic powers, history is riddled with unexplained events. Get a closer look at the Stuff They Don't Want You To Know in this video podcast.
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Danny Casolaro and the Octopus
Journalist Danny Casolaro swore to his friends that he'd stumbled ...
Journalist Danny Casolaro swore to his friends that he'd stumbled upon something big -- a massive conspiracy at the heart of the US government, spanning the globe. His life, he believed, was in danger. But what happened next -- and what, exactly, is "The Octopus"?
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Tentacles of the Octopus
What do Iran-Contra, the October Surprise, surveillance software, super-spies and ...
What do Iran-Contra, the October Surprise, surveillance software, super-spies and mysterious mafia hits all have in common? The answer might surprise you.
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What is the Pilgrims Society? - CLASSIC
What is the Pilgrims Society? This organization has been called ...
What is the Pilgrims Society? This organization has been called a 'dinner club' by some and a back-door policy think tank by others. But what's the truth? Why do some conspiracy theorists believe the Society controls policy decisions in the United Kingdom and the United States?
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Could a parasite turn you into a zombie? - CLASSIC
Many science-fiction stories focus on the idea of possession -- ...
Many science-fiction stories focus on the idea of possession -- the concept of some alien force dominating otherwise normal people and forcing them to behave in strange ways. Could any of these stories be based in fact?
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Zombies: Part 2 - CLASSIC
Some experts believe that Haitian zombies are victims of tetrodotoxin ...
Some experts believe that Haitian zombies are victims of tetrodotoxin poisoning -- sometimes they've been buried and revived, but they were never actually dead. So what are the odds of actually resurrecting a corpse? Tune in to learn more.
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Zombies: Part 1 - CLASSIC
Nowadays, zombies are big business. But outside of the horror ...
Nowadays, zombies are big business. But outside of the horror films and video games, is there any truth to the zombie legends? Tune in to find out.
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Lost Races' of Man
In 2003, researchers on the island of Flores in Indonesia ...
In 2003, researchers on the island of Flores in Indonesia made a bizarre discovery: a group of people standing 3 feet tall. But is Homo floresiensis a distinct species? Was there really a race of hobbits? Tune in to learn more.
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Corporate Taxes
For most Americans, tax season is little more than a ...
For most Americans, tax season is little more than a massive hassle. But beneath all the bureaucracy, professionals game the system to their advantage, the wealthy move money to hide-outs in foreign countries. So how much do corporations actually end up paying? Tune in to learn more.
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Were there real-life hobbits?
In 2003, researchers on the island of Flores in Indonesia ...
In 2003, researchers on the island of Flores in Indonesia made a bizarre discovery: a group of people standing 3 feet tall. But is Homo floresiensis a distinct species? Was there really a race of hobbits? Tune in to learn more.
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Was there a race of giants? - CLASSIC
Cultures across the planet have legends describing giant, human-like creatures. ...
Cultures across the planet have legends describing giant, human-like creatures. Usually, these stories are dismissed as folklore -- yet some people believe a race of giants did exist at some point in Earth's past. Tune in and learn more in this episode.