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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Amelia Earhart Pt. 2
What would have been a historic global circumnavigation in 1937, turns into the disappearance of one of the world’s greatest pilots.
43 min
452
Amelia Earhart Pt. 1
A record-breaking aviatrix who became a symbol for adventure vanishes in 1937.
44 min
453
Elvis Presley Pt. 2
Did the King of Rock ‘n' Roll kick the bucket due to a drug overdose?
44 min
454
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley was one of the most successful musicians of all time and was one of the most famous men on the planet at the time of his death in 1977, at the young age of 42.
43 min
455
The Georgia Guidestones Pt. 2
For nearly four decades, locals and tourists have wondered at the purpose behind the bizarre granite slabs that sit on a hill in Elbert County, Georgia.
38 min
456
The Georgia Guidestones
A bizarre monument made of granite and bearing a list of instructions for humanity’s survival exists on a hill in Georgia.
40 min
457
Ancient Astronauts Pt. 2
The Great pyramid of Giza. The Nazca Lines. The Moai Statues of Easter Island.
47 min
458
Ancient Astronauts
The ancient world proved itself capable of remarkable feats of construction.
43 min
459
Watergate Pt. 2
Richard Nixon resigned on August 9, 1974, but Watergate was far from over.
48 min
460
Watergate
On June 17th 1972, 5 men were caught breaking into the offices of the DNC at the Watergate Complex in Washington D.C.
53 min
461
Priory of Sion & The Holy Grail Pt. 2
In 1885, French priest Bérenger Saunière discovered a pair of ancient scrolls hidden in the altar of his church.
45 min
462
Priory of Sion & The Holy Grail
The early days of the Catholic church were plagued by dissent, infighting, and uncertainty.
47 min
463
Chappaquiddick & Senator Ted Kennedy Pt. 2
In the summer of 1969, Senator and Presidential hopeful Ted Kennedy crashed his car into a pond on Chappaquiddick Island and killed his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne.
43 min
464
Chappaquiddick & Senator Ted Kennedy
On July 18th, 1969, Ted Kennedy, the youngest son of Joseph Kennedy Sr., drove his car off of a single lane bridge into a pond, resulting in the death of his female passenger.
43 min
465
The Denver Airport Pt. 2
The Denver International Airport is the largest airport in the United States.
37 min
466
The Denver Airport
In 1995, the Denver International Airport opened 16 months over schedule and nearly 2 billion dollars over budget.
36 min
467
Operation Mockingbird Pt. 2
Officially, Operation Mockingbird was a brief wiretap of two journalists in the early 1960s.
40 min
468
Operation Mockingbird
In the fallout of the Watergate scandal, a number of the CIA’s black ops operations were revealed to the public in the early 1950s.
44 min
469
The Crack Epidemic Pt. 2
Over the past three decades, more and more details about the US government’s involvement in cocaine trafficking have trickled into the public eye.
55 min
470
The Crack Epidemic
In the 1980s, a super-potent new form of cocaine swept through the streets of America, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.
42 min
471
The North American Union Pt. 2
In 2007, a lone conspiracy theorist proposed that the greatest threat to American sovereignty wasn’t a foreign enemy, or even a rising dictator - it was the North American Union, a secret plot to unite the US, Canada, and Mexico into one super-country.
44 min
472
The North American Union
In the mid-2000s, rumors began to circulate that President George W. Bush, Mexico’s President Vicente Fox, and Canada’s Prime Minister Paul Martin were conspiring to fuse their borders, currencies, and policies.
37 min
473
The Cancer Cure Pt. 2
If a cure for cancer was discovered, millions of lives would be saved - and billions of dollars would be lost by the pharmaceutical companies that manufacture chemotherapy drugs.
45 min
474
The Cancer Cure
Since its founding in 1906, the Food & Drug Administration has been responsible for protecting the health and safety of American consumers.
45 min
475
The Sinking of Atlantis Pt. 2
Atlantis has captivated scholars and theorists for generations.
48 min