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Conspiracy Theories

Hollow Earth Pt. 2

A 1947 Arctic flight, a glowing underground kingdom and a claim that we live inside a hollow sphere, put to the test.

50:48 29 min read 23K views

Conspiracy Theories

The Donner Party Villain: How Did Lewis Keseberg Survive?

A Donner Party survivor was accused of murder in the snowbound Sierra Nevada, and rumor may have sealed his fate.

52:42 32 min read 3 views

Conspiracy Theories

Panic in the Streets: The War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast

A 1938 radio drama is blamed for mass panic, but ratings and listener letters tell a far less dramatic story.

44:07 26 min read 3 views

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Conspiracy Theories

The Donner Party Villain: How Did Lewis Keseberg Survive?

A Donner Party survivor was accused of murder in the snowbound Sierra Nevada, and rumor may have sealed his fate.

52:42 32 min read 3 views

Conspiracy Theories

Was Jack the Ripper a Freemason?

A disputed diary, a suspected Freemason and sealed police files shape the theories behind Jack the Ripper's identity.

53:03 30 min read 3 views

Conspiracy Theories

Winchester Mystery House: Ghosts, Legends, and Hoaxes

A mansion built without end, rumors of ghosts and séances, and the historians who say the legend was largely invented.

45:56 28 min read 3 views

Conspiracy Theories

The Possessed Nuns of Loudun

Nuns in 1630s France claimed demons possessed them, and the priest they accused was burned alive for sorcery in 1634.

50:51 30 min read 3 views

Conspiracy Theories

Panic in the Streets: The War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast

A 1938 radio drama is blamed for mass panic, but ratings and listener letters tell a far less dramatic story.

44:07 26 min read 3 views

Conspiracy Theories

Did a Psych Experiment Turn Ted Kaczynski into the Unabomber?

A 1960 Harvard psychology experiment is at the center of a theory about how the Unabomber's views took shape.

39:03 23 min read 3 views

Conspiracy Theories

Did Andy Kaufman Fake His Own Death?

Claims of a body double, a mock funeral and a mysterious daughter keep Andy Kaufman's 1984 death in doubt.

44:38 26 min read 3 views

Conspiracy Theories

Missing Heiress: The Disappearance of Juanita Nielsen

A Sydney reporter who fought a developer vanished in 1975, and conflicting witnesses still leave her fate unresolved.

40:36 24 min read 3 views

Conspiracy Theories

The Chupacabra: Puerto Rico’s Vampire Cryptid

A 1995 livestock-killing spree in Puerto Rico, a Texas DNA test, and a military lab theory shape the Chupacabra legend.

44:12 27 min read 3 views

Conspiracy Theories

Chuck Barris: Game Show Host and CIA Assassin?

A memoir claims a game show producer's TV success hid a secret career as a CIA assassin, and the claims get checked.

48:09 29 min read 3 views

Conspiracy Theories

Hollow Earth Pt. 2

A 1947 Arctic flight, a glowing underground kingdom and a claim that we live inside a hollow sphere, put to the test.

50:48 29 min read 23K views