Divulgence Podcast

In this fascinating episode of Divulgence, filmmaker, researcher, and Kubrick expert Jay Weidner joins the show for an extensive conversation exploring the extraordinary symbolism, hidden meanings, and controversial theories surrounding one of cinema's most mysterious directors. Weidner, creator of the Kubrick's Odyssey documentary series and a contributor to Room 237 , shares how watchi...

In this episode of Divulgence, investigative journalist and author Ken Silva joins us for a fascinating examination of the two 2024 assassination attempts against Donald Trump, the extraordinary security failures surrounding both incidents, and the troubling questions that remain unanswered. Ken is the author of The Trump Assassination Plots: What the Investigations Missed and Why It Matters , a b...

What if everything you thought you knew about witches, witchcraft, and their history was shaped by centuries of religious persecution, mistranslations, propaganda, and modern reinvention? In this special Halloween-season episode of Divulgence, Nick of The Occult Rejects returns for a fascinating deep dive into the origins of the witch, tracing the word and its meaning through more than a thousand...

What is Wicca, where did it actually come from, and how much of the religion can really be traced back to Gerald Gardner? For the first installment of our Halloween series, Nick of The Occult Rejects returns to Divulgence for a deep dive into the origins of modern Wicca and the complicated story of the man most closely associated with its creation, Gerald Gardner. We begin by separating Wicca from...

Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut continues to generate questions, theories, and interpretations more than 25 years after its release—and in this episode, Sean McCann returns to Divulgence to tackle some of the strangest and most debated mysteries surrounding Kubrick’s final film. We begin with the controversial “letter theory”: could the warning Bill receives have originally contained a much darke...

Alex Fulton of Project Crypto King returns to Divulgence for another deep dive into the hidden architecture of Stanley Kubrick’s films—this time focusing on what may be one of the strangest tools yet for examining The Shining : the mysterious 19-minute mechanism . Alex traces the discovery back to the work of his late friend, whose obsessive analysis of The Shining uncovered unusual audio markers,...

A terrifying incident aboard a FlyDubai flight bound for Tel Aviv raises major questions after an alleged attack inside the cockpit, a violent midair descent, and passengers and crew reportedly helping regain control of the aircraft. We break down what is known so far, the extraordinary actions aboard the plane, claims about the alleged pilot’s intentions, and why investigators still have major qu...

The Russia-Ukraine war is rapidly evolving into something that looks very different from traditional warfare. In this episode of Divulgence, we examine how Ukraine is increasingly turning to drones, robots, automation, and a massive defense-tech ecosystem to compensate for Russia’s advantage in manpower — while Moscow prepares to expand its military even further. We begin with Ukraine’s Operation...

Economic warning signs are flashing across everything from groceries and fast food to housing, energy and the global bond market. In this episode of Divulgence, we look at the pressures piling up on consumers as Wendy’s faces major franchise troubles, McDonald’s responds to soaring beef prices, another Walmart food recall adds to growing safety concerns, and nearly half of young Americans are stil...

Alex Fulton of Project Crypto K returns to Divulgence for another deep dive into the films, methods, symbolism, and mysteries of Stanley Kubrick. This time, we turn our attention to Kubrick’s 1956 noir masterpiece The Killing —a film Alex believes contains far more beneath the surface than its tightly constructed racetrack-heist story suggests. Going frame by frame, Alex explores strange numerical...

America’s traditional allies may no longer be waiting for Donald Trump to leave office before preparing for a different relationship with the United States. In this episode of Divulgence, we look at Canada and France strengthening cooperation as Mark Carney and Emmanuel Macron meet in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, and the much larger shift taking place among U.S. allies. From Canada and Europe to Jap...

What do Goodyear, Versace, Lamborghini, Maserati, Bluetooth, Nike, Bacardi and some of the world’s most recognizable brands have in common? Their logos and identities may carry far more history and symbolism than most people realize. Nick of The Occult Rejects returns to Divulgence for a deep dive into the mythology, religious imagery, ancient symbols and occult traditions hiding in plain sight th...

Artificial intelligence is becoming more powerful, more invasive—and in some cases, potentially much more dangerous. In this episode of Divulgence, Jordan breaks down a disturbing investigation into DraftKings and its use of machine learning to identify customers most likely to respond to promotions by gambling and losing more money, including questions about what happens when companies can recogn...

The 2026 midterms are officially underway — and the political map is getting increasingly strange. With early voting already beginning, Democrats are growing more optimistic while Republicans are being forced to spend money and political capital in places they probably never expected to defend. In this episode of Divulgence, we break down the latest polling, the expanding Senate battlefield, and t...

Donald Trump’s second presidency is raising increasingly complicated questions about presidential power, personal wealth, the media, artificial intelligence, and the institutions surrounding the White House. In this episode of Divulgence, we break down Trump’s escalating confrontation with the press after CNN, MS NOW, Politico and other outlets faced restrictions on White House access—followed alm...

The Iran War may be approaching another dangerous turning point. In this episode of Divulgence, Jordan breaks down new warnings that the conflict in the Middle East could rapidly escalate, including the Houthi missile attack toward Riyadh, Donald Trump’s consideration of U.S. strikes in Yemen, and the possibility of another major American attack on Iran. We examine Pickaxe Mountain — the massive u...

More than two years after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, new FBI documents are revealing previously unknown details about Thomas Matthew Crooks — while leaving the biggest question unanswered: why did he do it? In this episode of Divulgence, we dig into the latest revelations surrounding Crooks, including his visit to a shooting range the day before the attack...

The government is preparing for potential warfare extending all the way to the space around the Moon — but apparently that isn’t the strangest thing happening in Washington this week. In this episode of Divulgence, we break down FBI Director Kash Patel’s bizarre Senate exchange over changes to FBI hiring policies involving prostitution and bestiality, along with his escalating dispute with Canada...

The global order may be shifting faster than it appears. In this episode of Divulgence, we take a trip around the world to examine a series of stories that, taken together, raise a much bigger question: Are countries beginning to prepare for a world that is less dependent on the United States? Canada is courting hundreds of billions of dollars in international investment while exploring a potentia...

Is Anthropic starting to look less like an AI company and more like a cult? In this episode of Divulgence, we dive into the increasingly bizarre world of artificial intelligence and the people building it. Reports from inside Anthropic describe employees anthropomorphizing Claude and even holding what resembled a funeral ceremony for a retired AI model—raising a much bigger question about whether...

The Iran War is expanding in ways that go far beyond the battlefield. In this episode of Divulgence, we look at the Houthis’ growing position along the Red Sea, attacks threatening Saudi Arabia’s alternative oil route, and an extraordinary report that a weapons engineering cell in Yemen used AI to help develop guidance systems, run flight simulations, troubleshoot a failed rocket test, and work to...

Should we be more worried about the food we eat? In this episode of Divulgence, we examine the growing concerns surrounding America’s food supply as outbreaks, recalls and questions about the country’s food-safety infrastructure collide with another problem: rising costs. Diesel prices are surging, transportation is getting more expensive, and disruptions from the Iran War are beginning to work th...

Technology promised to make life easier. But what happens when it starts moving faster than our ability to decide what we actually want from it? In this episode of Divulgence, Jordan takes a wide-ranging look at the growing backlash against the tech industry—from McDonald’s and other companies rediscovering the value of actual human interaction to Hollywood increasingly portraying tech CEOs and bi...

On this episode of Divulgence, we look at an Iran conflict that is becoming increasingly difficult to contain as missile attacks, dwindling U.S. munitions, tanker warfare, rising oil prices, and the growing danger around the Strait of Hormuz raise the possibility of an even longer and more expensive war. Back in the U.S.A., Donald Trump makes an extraordinary pitch ahead of the midterms: keep Repu...

Was Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut really altered after his death—or have audiences spent more than 25 years searching for missing footage that was never missing in the first place? In this episode of Divulgence, Jordan is joined by Kubrick researchers Sean McCann and Alex of Crypto-Kubrology for a deep dive into one of the most persistent mysteries surrounding Stanley Kubrick’s final film. The...