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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The Sinking of Atlantis Pt. 2
Atlantis has captivated scholars and theorists for generations.
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The Sinking of Atlantis
A legend, used as a political allegory by the ancient philosopher Plato.
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The Lincoln Assassination Pt. 2
When Union troops cornered John Wilkes Booth in a remote barn after his assassination of President Lincoln in 1865, they were given strict orders to take him alive.
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The Lincoln Assassination
At the close of the Civil War in 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was killed by a conspiracy of Confederate sympathizers led by actor John Wilkes Booth.
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Operation Northwoods Pt. 2
In 1962, the CIA proposed staging a false flag operation to drum up public support for a war on Cuba.
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Operation Northwoods
In April 1959, Fidel Castro visited the White House to meet with Vice President Richard Nixon.
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The AIDS Epidemic Pt. 2
While thousands of previously healthy people were suddenly falling ill and dying throughout the '80s and '90s, everyone was looking for answers.
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The AIDS Epidemic
In the late '70s, a mysterious disease cropped up in the U.S. where healthy young people were suddenly dying and doctors couldn't explain why.
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The Moon Landing Pt. 2
Low-resolution footage. Shadows that don't quite line up. Visible prop markers on rocks. If the 1969 moon landing was staged, it wasn't done meticulously.
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The Moon Landing
Half a billion viewers around the world tuned in to watch Neil Armstrong take his first steps on the moon's surface in 1969.
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The Fate of Rudolph Hess Pt. 2
When a 93-year-old Nazi war criminal was found dead in Spandau Prison in 1987, some refused to believe the official verdict of suicide by hanging.
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The Fate of Rudolph Hess
War criminal and powerful Nazi, Rudolf Hess, was sentenced to 50 years in prison at the Nuremberg Trials.
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Roswell Pt. 2
What many thought was a weather balloon turned out to be a top-secret surveillance craft being used to spy on the Soviets.
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Roswell
One morning in 1947 a rancher discovered debris on his property in Roswell, New Mexico.
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The Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Pt. 2
April 4th, 1968 marks the day one of the most powerful public speakers and civil rights activists was tragically murdered by James Earl Ray.
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The Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
James Earl Ray, a 40-year-old escaped convict, pleaded guilty to the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Are Cell Phones Safe? Pt. 2
Pretty much everyone in the United States owns a cell phone today. Yet, they might be detrimental to our health.
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Are Cell Phones Safe?
Cell phones are a ubiquitous element of society today.
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The Manhattan Project Pt. 2
Did the Manhattan Projects scientists have help from extraterrestrials?
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The Manhattan Project
This top-secret military initiative was responsible for developing the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.
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FEMA Death Camps Pt. 2
The fear of FEMA “death” camps have deep implications for the future of the United States and the agency.
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FEMA Death Camps
FEMA, The Federal Emergency Management Agency, helps millions of people recover after a natural disaster.
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John F. Kennedy Pt. 2
The government might have been the real culprits behind the most examined assassination in modern U.S. History.
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John F. Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald is the sole person responsible for Kennedy’s assassination. Or is he?
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Vaccines Pt. 2
Controversy remains about what’s inside of them, who’s controlling them, and for what purpose?
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