Conspiracy Theories

The world’s most controversial events, and the complex beliefs behind them. From Bigfoot sightings to bitcoin takeovers, alien landings to assassinations, who’s shaping the narrative — and why? Conspiracy Theories is a Spotify Podcast. New episodes Wednesdays.

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Adolf Hitler Pt. 2
Demonic possession, alien technology, and a secret base in Antarctica—it all seems like the stuff of science fiction. But for many, it's the explanation for how Adolf Hitler rose to power...and how he might have survived World War II.
40 min
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Adolf Hitler Pt. 1
Many have wondered how someone as evil as Adolf Hitler came to power. Between his rise from anonymous artist to fanatical dictator, his obsession with so-called miracle weapons, and his final days in an underground bunker, some feel as though there is more to Hitler's story.
36 min
403
Nibiru Pt. 2
After publishing his books in the 1970s, followers of Zecharia Sitchin began to search for clues that the inhabitants of Nibiru actually visited Earth.
40 min
404
Nibiru Pt. 1
In the 1970s, author and researcher Zecharia Sitchin discovered the prospect of an additional planet in our solar system called Nibiru.
38 min
405
Project MKUltra Pt. 2
Dr. Sidney Gottlieb ran the CIA's mind control program up until the 1970s without the public's knowledge.
46 min
406
Project MKUltra Pt. 1
During the height of the Cold War, the United States scrambled to compete with the Soviets. As paranoia over espionage and mind control festered, the C.I.A. decided to create their own "Special Interrogation" Program that inevitably led to testing hallucinatory drugs on unwitting American Civilians.
48 min
407
The Technological Singularity Pt. 2
We’ve made enormous strides in the development of intelligent machines. But officially, the Technological Singularity is a long way off.
41 min
408
The Technological Singularity Pt. 1
Technologies exist today that could lay the groundwork for the development of fully conscious artificial intelligence. It begs the question: could our own technology replace us as the dominant intelligent species on Earth?
38 min
409
Bohemian Grove Pt. 2
Paganism. Human sacrifice. A “New World Order.” The Bohemian Club has been accused of plenty since its founding in 1872. But what's really happening in the depths of Bohemian Grove? And why don't they want the world to know?
40 min
410
Bohemian Grove Pt. 1
Deep in the heart of the redwood forests is a 2,700-acre plot of land called the Bohemian Grove, home to an exclusive, secret gentleman’s fraternity known as the “Bohemian Club.”
40 min
411
The Phantom Dark Age Pt. 2
In the late 1980s, historical revisionist, Heribert Illig recognized a massive discrepancy in our calendar. Illig began to construct his Phantom Time Hypothesis in an effort to prove that Otto III fabricated 297 years of history, therefore explaining why the Dark Ages were so dark after all.
40 min
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The Phantom Dark Age Pt. 1
In the year 1000 CE, Otto III and Pope Sylvester II met to discuss their plans on how to emulate the Second Coming of Christ. Their meeting may have resulted in a 297 year jump that immediately placed them in the new millennium...meaning we may not be living in the year 2020, but instead, 1723.
40 min
413
The Great Airship Mystery Pt. 2
After thousands of witnesses reported mysterious airship sightings across the continental United States in the late 1890s, three major conspiracy theories arose—offering three very different explanations.
41 min
414
The Great Airship Mystery Pt. 1
Between November 1896 and May 1897, thousands of mysterious flying objects were spotted across the continental U.S. All that remains of the official story are the newspaper articles.
40 min
415
Government Poisoned Alcohol Pt. 2
By Christmas 1926, New York City hospitals were flooded with those suffering from alcohol poisoning. As medical examiners began to investigate the rising death toll, they deduced that the consumed moonshine contained poisonous ingredients that could only come from one organization—the U.S. Government.
46 min
416
Government Poisoned Alcohol Pt. 1
Between 1920 and 1933, it was illegal to make, sell, or transport alcohol in the United States. Bootleggers and rum-runners, funded by gangsters, flooded the United States with alcohol.
46 min
417
Best of 2019: Watergate Pt. 2
Richard Nixon resigned on August 9th, 1974, but Watergate was far from over. The scandal spawned a number of bizarre and mysterious conspiracy theories.
48 min
418
Best of 2019: Watergate Pt. 1
On June 17th, 1972, five men were caught breaking into the offices of the DNC at the Watergate Complex in Washington D.C.
53 min
419
Dorothy Kilgallen Pt. 2
Did Dorothy Kilgallen really die from an accidental overdose? Or was the famous journalist murdered because of information she uncovered during her investigation into JFK and Lee Harvey Oswald's assassinations?
46 min
420
Dorothy Kilgallen Pt. 1
She was an American journalist and T.V. personality who died while investigating the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The official cause of death was a lethal combination of alcohol and barbiturates. Did Dorothy Kilgallen die from her own vices, or did she know too much?
41 min
421
Remote Viewing Pt. 2
Not everyone is so convinced that the CIA terminated Stargate Project in 1995 because remote viewing wasn’t working.
35 min
422
Remote Viewing Pt. 1
Is the human mind capable of seeing far off places or objects without needing to be physically there?
36 min
423
Flat Earth Pt. 2
In 1838, Samuel Birley Rowbotham waded into the shallow waters of England’s Old Bedford River to conduct an experiment.
45 min
424
Flat Earth Pt. 1
For as long as humans have believed the Earth was round, there have been skeptics.
37 min
425
William Shakespeare Pt. 2
If William of Stratford never received a proper education, how could he have written such learned plays?
45 min