AREA 52 PODCAST

Lizzie Borden took an axe and gave her mother 40 whacks! When she saw what she had done, she gave her father 41. Or maybe she didn’t. In August of 1892, a woman in Fall River, Massachusetts named Lizzie Borden was charged with the brutal murder of her father and stepmother, a crime that she was not only found Not Guilty of, but one that captivated the nation with its mysteries and questions, all o...

This week, we welcome back comedienne and paranormal enthusiast Melissa Merlot to the podcast. Last time she joined us, we discussed the terrifying topics: shadow people and sleep paralysis. So in keeping with our tradition, Melissa stopped by to discuss the nightmarish Black-Eyed Children. Are they aliens? Vampires? Ghosts? Alien vampire ghosts? No matter what they are, they’re scary as hell and...

This week we commemorate the 53rd anniversary of the assassination President Kennedy! Even after all these years, there is no clear answer to whom did it. Some people believe the “lone gunman” theory and think that Lee Harvey Oswald was the killer! Some people believe that Oswald didn’t act alone! In this episode we discuss: Who killed President Kennedy! Was it the mafia? Was it the CIA? Could one...

In the summer of 2010, the search for a call girl who went missing in an upscale ocean community on Long Island, New York uncovered 10 bodies and a lot of questions! This lead to an investigation that included a 23 minute 911 call, Craig’s List call girls, a bizarre doctor, police corruption, possible multiple killers and an alleged sex ring for the wealthy. Or it’s just a great place to dump bodi...

In the early 1980’s a tiny airport in Mena, Arkansas became the center of a huge international drug running operation when a man named Barry Seal came to town. This was no ordinary operation: Rumors swirled with Seal being tied to the CIA, Pablo Escobar, the Clinton’s’ and the Bush family! This scenario might sound unreal but it really happened and left behind a lot of questions and a...

With the election right around the corner and the reality of a Hillary Clinton’s presidency becoming more and more likely every day, we wanted to take a look back at all of the scandals, controversies, conspiracies and general shady behavior that has surrounded the Clintons’ throughout their controversial rise to power. With a list that includes alleged body counts, drug smuggling operations...

We’re back! Jeez, sorry everyone. It’s been a minute since our last episode and a lot of things have happened since we last recorded, so this week, we’re examining some of the weirdest news stories from the last few weeks, which includes everything from dead UFO researchers to wind sickness, as well as looking back at the history of our favorite holiday, Halloween! http://lennond...

In our 25th episode, we take a look back at our favorite episodes and answer questions from our listeners. We received some great questions and we had a blast answering things like how we met, what’s our favorite conspiracy theory is, which crazy thing do we believe the most, it was a lot of fun. Thanks to all of you for listening and for keeping your minds open. http://lennondesignllc.com/w...

In November 2007, a British girl named Meredith Kercher was found murdered in a small town in Italy. The media circus that ensued fascinated the entire world and the prime suspect, her roommate, American Amanda Knox, became a household name. Now, almost 10 years later, we look back on the crime, the theories, the evidence and the outcome and come to our own conclusions. We also discuss the mysteri...

Every year, millions of people pass through the Denver International Airport not knowing the many conspiracies and unanswered questions that surround it! From things like its isolated location, massive area, mysterious benefactors and odd, some say even prophetic, artwork leading many to believe that it will act as a doomsday base for the world’s elite, to alleged whistle blowers saying that...

20 years ago, on Christmas night of 1996, one of the most high profile unsolved murders in American history took place in Boulder, Colorado. 6-year-old JonBenét Ramsey was murdered in her own home and to this day, no one knows who did it. In this week’s episode, we discuss the crime, the inconsistencies in the stories and investigations and the many theories that all seem to point not to an...

Reincarnation is a belief shared by millions of people around the world! Certain religions believe it to be an absolute truth but unfortunately, it’s not something that western science can prove. However, there are documented cases from all around the world of people who say they can remember their past lives! Some of these memories are so detailed that they’ve actually been able to fi...

This week, Marcus & Dani our joined by their friend, producer and fellow wrestling fan, Sascha Blume, to discuss the greatest conspiracy theories surrounding the WWF/WWE! From allegedly covering up murders to rumors of backstage sex scandals, there is no shortage of stories, but are any of them actually true? While professional wrestling may be considered “fake” by some, there&#821...

The Rothschild’s! You may not have ever heard of them, but they are the wealthiest and oldest modern banking family in the world. They own banks, they own land, and some believe they may even own countries and governments. They have funded wars, influenced presidents and may even be pulling the strings of the entire world by controlling all of the money. Are they just people, with way too much wea...

This week we’re joined by special guest, comedian and paranormal connoisseur, Melissa Merlot to discuss the strange phenomenon of sleep paralysis and its ties to accounts of both alien abduction and terrifying shadow people! Is it paranormal? Are they ghosts? Are they aliens coming down to steal us for experiments? Or is it just all in our heads? Hard to say, but we do know for sure is that...

We’ve all thought about it. What if we could go back in time or travel to the future? It’s a fascinating idea and the subject of dozens of movies and TV shows, all of which take a different approach. Well, just like in the movies, there are also real life stories of people who have traveled through time. A man who flew over the future, a lady who walked by the past, a teleporting warsh...

This week, we’re taking a nighttime walk down a dimly light memory lane as we recall and reminisce about the movies and TV shows that scared, and scarred, us as kids. Whether it was monster killers with hockey masks or knives for hands or a singing purple dinosaur that probably had bodies in his crawlspace, we’re talking the films that genuinely terrified our younger selves and whether...

In a sort of follow up to last week’s discussion on legendary monsters and their possible origins, we’re talking monsters again. This week however, instead of widespread creatures, we’re talking creatures that only showed up in certain places over a limited amount of time. From sighting of moth and lizard men to legends like the Jersey Devil, were these real monsters or were they...

Throughout history, there has always been accounts of monsters and mysterious creatures! Some on land, some in water, some in the air, but all unexplained. Or are they? Did these beasts really exist, are their legends based in reality, or can they be easily explained by misunderstood medical conditions and strange or unknown animal species? In this week’s episode, we talk about some of the m...

Being our 13th episode, we thought we’d dedicate it to one of our favorite subjects: Ghosts! All of us at Area 52 have no doubt that they are real, but what exactly they actually are is still something we’re trying to figure out. In this episode, we also welcome guest Ben McKeeth, the co-producer and camera operator of: ‘Ghost Hopping,’ the paranormal web series hosted by Comedian Marc...

In part two of their in-depth examination of the horrible events of 9/11, the crew moves onto the other strange occurrences that happened that day. We discuss many strange occurrences including The Pentagon being hit by a plane that apparently vaporized completely, to a building that wasn’t hit by a plane but imploded. The events on September 11th effect and affect us all, the images are sti...

In their first 2-part episode, the crew dives into the many unanswered questions surrounding one of America’s darkest days, September 11th, 2001. Leaving behind death, destruction and fear, 9/11 changed us forever but it also left some very obvious and glaring contradictions between what we all witnessed and what the government said officially happened. In part 1, the gang talks all about Bu...

The moon. You’ve seen it. Chances are you can see it right now. And chances are you never think twice about it, but did you know that moon is the source of countless conspiracy theories? From Stanley Kubrick helping the ‘fake the moon landing,’ to the moon itself being hollow, or maybe even a hologram. There are hundreds of images, videos and firsthand accounts from both NASA and the astrona...

The Illuminati! We’ve all heard the name. We know the signs. We know who we think is part of it. But does it exist? Is there really a giant, secret evil organization that controls everything, from music and movies to the news, even elections and wars? And have musicians, television shows, card games and stone monuments all hinted at their existence and intentions. Or is it just an imaginary...

When celebrities die, it hits the public hard, especially when they die before their time! It’s even harder for us when they die under mysterious circumstances that leave no closure and so many unanswered questions! Some of those deaths end up spawning crazy conspiracy theories! In this episode, we discuss some of the more famous, or should we say infamous, murders, accidents and tragic cele...