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A Waffle House menu shouldn’t feel like time travel, but here we are. What starts as light Friday chaos quickly turns into a very Gen X conversation about rising prices, parenting, and how reality seems to shift without warning. Keith Malinak is joined by Brad Staggs and Rebecca Mistereggen as the conversation moves from sleep-deprived parenting and Christmas traditions to cultural differences, in...

Long before satellites circled the planet, strange objects appeared in Earth’s skies—metallic, intelligent, and impossible to categorize. This Deep Dive untangles the conspiracy theories, photographic anomalies, and geopolitical motives buried inside decades of UFO reports. Keith Malinak, Brad Staggs, and Kelly Smith track the pattern intelligence agencies ignored: Cold War secrecy, 1950s sky plat...

The holiday rush hits differently when AI recommends your gifts, the World Cup keeps buzzing in the background, and everyone quietly agrees not to open the news app. This week’s Friday Deep Dive settles into that space between festive distraction and December overload. Keith and Brad unwrap algorithmic Christmas chaos, cultural noise, and the comedy that shows up when we all pretend nothing strang...

It starts with hives, panic, ER visits, and confusion. Then the truth hits. One Lone Star tick has rewritten guest Kerry Toms ’ immune system and turned everyday foods into a threat. Alpha-Gal Syndrome begins with a single bite and ends with a shocking reality. Beef, pork, dairy, and gelatin suddenly trigger violent reactions. In this At The Mic Thursday Deep Dive, Keith Malinak sits down with Ker...

An Islamic-driven genocide is unfolding in Nigeria, and the world refuses to look. In this tense Deep Dive, Keith Malinak and Larry Taunton uncover how Islamist strategy, political manipulation, and global networks collide to fuel a hidden war against Christians. What starts as a report from Nigeria expands into a larger operation powered by extremist ideology, demographic warfare, and coordinated...

A buried detail from Epstein’s past shows up out of nowhere and blows up the entire Thanksgiving warm-up. One second it’s holiday chatter, the next it’s the lemon detail nobody wanted resurfacing and derailing the room instantly. From that moment on, the episode just snowballs. Reactions get louder, tangents get stranger, and every joke lands harder than the last. It’s pure Friday Happy Hour chaos...

Saudi Arabia’s influence over U.S. strategy runs deeper than most people realize, and Colonel Roxane Towner-Watkins returns to map out the hidden pressure points shaping today’s geopolitical landscape. She and Keith Malinak explore the unspoken leverage that keeps the U.S.–Saudi relationship locked in place, even as global alliances shift and domestic institutions crack under their own weight. Thi...

AI just got a lot weirder,has it crossed the line into digital resurrection? This week on At The Mic: Deep Dive , Keith Malinak is joined by Brad Staggs, Kelly Smith, and a sleep-deprived Rebecca Mistereggen calling in from Norway, to unpack one of the wildest mixes of tech, culture, and chaos we’ve seen yet. From engagement ring internet wars and newborn parenting truths to ghostly voices and AI-...

Keith Malinak talks with William Yarborough , a survivor of the CIA’s MKUltra program, in a gripping deep dive into government-led mind control experiments, and the lifelong trauma that followed. Hear firsthand how children were subjected to psychedelics, isolation, and psychological torture , and how memory suppression shaped William’s life for decades. This episode uncovers the dark origins of M...

Chernobyl’s blue dogs, Norwegian death metal culture, cloning pets, parenting, and community traditions all come up in this Friday Happy Hour on At The Mic. Topics include: The mysterious “blue dogs” near Chernobyl and the science behind them Pet cloning and what it says about identity and attachment The culture and controversy of Norwegian death metal Parenting lessons and unforgettable birth sto...

Election researcher and technology inventor  Jovan Hutton Pulitzer  returns alongside author  Eve DePita  for a new chapter in our ongoing series on election systems, ballot processes, and the difference between  fraud  and  maladministration . This conversation breaks down: How voter rolls and ballot production are manipulated before votes are ever cast Why  paper ballots , not machines, are the...

Pumpkins, politics, and pure idiocracy collide in this Halloween special of  At The Mic: Deep Dive with Keith Malinak.  From ghost stories and viral slang to media chaos and nostalgia, you’ll never look at “6-7” the same way again. Joined by Brad Staggs and Kelly Smith, the trio dive into everything from haunted house tales and music copyright battles to the bizarre new  Gen Alpha phenomenon  swee...

In this Halloween edition of  At The Mic , Keith Malinak sits down with veteran ghost hunter  Tom Carr , who brings over  40 years of experience  in the paranormal to the table. This isn’t your average ghost story chat. Tom unpacks the real, raw side of  paranormal investigation , from the gear that works to the spirits that follow you home. You’ll also hear about the surprising role of  group psy...

What do Pokémon trading cards, porn stars, and $45 million have in common? Apparently, a lot—according to the internet. This week, Keith Malinak dives into a viral net worth hoax , Japan’s strangest economy , and the unexpected healing power of red light therapy . Plus, Rebecca Mistereggen joins remotely fresh off maternity leave, bringing an epic scar story you’ll never un-hear. Expect: ✅ Pokémo...

A missionary devoured by island tribes. A $30 million Easter heist. A woman who woke up speaking Chinese. Yep—it’s another wild ride with Keith Malinak and Brad Staggs. In this Thursday Deep Dive episode of At The Mic , Keith and Brad Spin the preverbal "Wheel of Conspiracies," jumping from real-life tech conspiracies to bizarre history and strange-but-true phenomena. Plus, voter fraud inv...

A possum stole Halloween, the CIA controls the weather, Pumpkin Spice Salmon, and Newfoundland has a new city with an unbelievable name. Nothing’s real, freedom’s optional, and we’re totally fine. Let’s unpack this chaos. Keith and Brad bring another unfiltered Friday Happy Hour to life: skewering fake news, conspiracy theories, and the weirdest trends of 2025. The duo takes a curious and unapolog...

In this episode of At The Mic: Deep Dive , host Keith Malinak sits down with Colonel Roxanne Towner-Watkins for an unflinching look at how intelligence, terrorism, and media manipulation shape the modern world. Together they uncover the hidden web of global influence — from Israel’s delayed response on October 7th to the CIA’s long history of covert operations , Qatar’s military presence in the U....

Was 2016 the year everything changed? In this wild and unfiltered Happy Hour edition of  At The Mic , Keith Malinak is joined by Rebecca Mistereggen and Brad Staggs to explore the idea that reality fractured nearly a decade ago. From deep-sea alien bases to AI illusions and conspiracy chaos at CERN, we dig into the strange cultural shift that’s left many questioning... everything. Topics include:...

A fearless deep dive into FBI corruption, whistleblower retaliation, and government censorship shaping America’s fight for truth. This long-form political conversation goes beyond headlines, revealing how power, secrecy, and media spin collide inside America’s most powerful institutions. Host Keith Malinak sits down with investigative journalist Steve Baker to unpack COVID mandates, social-media c...

Would you date AI? In this Friday Happy Hour, Keith Malinak, Brad Staggs, and Rebecca Misterregan take a hilarious yet sharp look at digital romance and whether chatbots really are “better listeners.” Along the way, they dive into crime and punishment, parodying Kamala Harris audiobooks, natural disasters, and raw talk on pregnancy and parenting—proving that comedy may be the only way to survive m...

This week on  At The Mic , Keith Malinak teams up with Brad Staggs ( The Daily Mojo ) and real estate expert Kelly Smith for a no-holds-barred  Deep Dive  into what may be one of the most curious space anomalies in years:  3I-Atlas . Is it just a comet—or a machine with a mission? From  extraterrestrial theories  and  NASA’s evasions  to  spiky rabbits near government labs , this episode doesn’t j...

Keith Malinak shares the bizarre true story of how his grandmother may have accidentally helped give away the Panama Canal — yes, really. From presidential phone calls to childhood crimes, AI deepfakes, Ozempic horror stories, and weird Nordic baby naps, it’s all here in this chaotic, hilarious episode of At The Mic Live . With Brad Staggs and Rebecca Mistereggen. Chapters: 00:00 – Introduction &a...

Former FBI National Security Intelligence Supervisor George Hill joins host Keith Malinak for a Thursday Deep Dive into how post-9/11 laws reshaped America’s balance between safety and freedom. From the Camp David pivot after 9/11 to the Patriot Act’s sweeping powers, Hill explains how intelligence agencies expanded into sprawling domestic surveillance networks with limited oversight. Drawing on h...

Keith Malinak sits down for another Deep Dive where nothing stays at the surface for long. Together with Brad Staggs and Rebecca, they shift from heavy reflections on Charlie Kirk’s memorial to playful riffs on hair, Bitcoin, and why paper straws cause culture wars. Humor collides with hard questions about media sensationalism, political discourse, gender dynamics, and even genetic engineering (ye...

In this  At the Mic: Deep Dive with Keith Malinak  episode, Keith sits down with Col. Roxanne Towner Watkins to unravel the hidden history of  Operation PatCon  and the newly resurfaced “ Arctic Frost .” Together, they expose how intelligence agencies like the  FBI  and  CIA  infiltrated political groups, manipulated narratives, and blurred the line between surveillance and provocation.  From  Ira...