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The Roswell Crash is either the biggest hoax of our time, or the most pivotal moment in human history.  Unfortunately we may never know the whole picture:  It is a puzzle with a million pieces that has been purposefully mixed with other puzzles to confuse anyone who tries to put it together.  While we may never get it all, Tom Carey has gotten as close as anyone can.  He has been on the front line...

The United States is a unique country in many ways, not the least of which is the freedom to practice any religion you want.  Because of this, several wholly original faiths have sprung up through the years.  Some have gone on to become large and dangerous (Scientology), and others are a little smaller and more goofy (The Pastafarians).  Today we are going to discuss one such religion: “The...

Every comic fan know that a superhero is NOTHING without an arch nemesis, and Real Life Superheroes are no exception.  If you thought RLSH was underground….keep digging.  There you will find the Real Life Supervillains.  Watch helplessly as they take over your city’s sarcastic output and focus it on your local hero, reducing him to an insult-ridden husk.  No one is safe.

If you are the average person, you have probably been a fan of superheroes since the Marvel movies hit the scene, which was in 2008.  If you happened to be into Batman, your fandom may go back to 1989.  I am guessing that if your fandom is based on the movies alone, it is probably a passing interest, relegated to the 2-3 times a year a new flick hits the theaters.  If you are a comic fan however,...

Hank Garrett started out his life as a poor kid on the streets of Harlem.  With death and poverty all around him, he was filled with anger and despair, doomed to a life behind bars.  That was until he had a meeting with Sammy David Jr. at the Apollo Theater which changed his life forever.  While still in High School, Hank started 6 careers, all of which he found success at:  Acting, Stand-up Comed...

Henry Gee sits with me for a few more minutes for a lively and upbeat conversation on how the human race will meet its fate.  Will it be over population?  Underpopulation?  Climate change?  Or will we finally succumb to extinction debt.

This week we tackle one of the hardest questions that man has ever tried to answer:  How life started on Earth.  Once that is answered, the rest of evolution falls right into place.  Dr. Henry Gee is an evolutionary Biologist, and has chronicled the entire 4.6 billion year timeline of the Earth in his latest book “A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth”.  In it he discusses the explos...

When he isn’t hounding the studios to use his paper-saving app, Steve is using his connections to make movies of his own.  The List is his first feature length movie, and we discuss the fifteen year journey he went on to get it produced.

Climate change is altering our entire world.  Global industrialization is coughing up billows of carbon dioxide, and tremendous deforestation has stolen the worlds most beautiful carbon cleaners.  A lot of those forests are being cut down to create paper for the endless scripts Hollywood produces on a daily basis.  One man is fighting against this unnerving trend, and quite possibly, could single-...

I have always been intrigued by famous social experiments, like the Standford Prison Experiment, and Milgram’s Obedience Experiments, so imagine my pleasure when I came across Gina Perry’s ‘The Lost Boys’ which outlines the Robber’s Cave Experiment. My guess is you haven’t heard of this one before, and that is a shame. The point of the trial was to examine group...

The English Language is one of the most difficult languages to learn, mostly because it has strange, and extraordinarily inconsistent spelling conventions.  Why?  That is the question author and language expert Arika Okrent answers in her book Highly Irregular.  In short, English is a Germanic language spoken by barbarians, altered by the French, influenced by Roman missionaries, solidified by the...

We are living in the Golden Era of fleeting fame.  A popular YouTuber/TikTok Star can hit the scene in January, have millions of followers/views by June, and then be a part of the ‘Where Are They Now?’ montage in December.  Contrary to what most people think, fame is never given, earned, achieved, or even permanent.  At best it is borrowed, given back when your time is up.  This week I...

During the holiday season, there is one thing that unites us all as a people no matter if you celebrate Christmas or not:  Christmas Songs.  In some years as early as October, Jingle Bells, Rudolph, Silent Night, Frosty the Snowman, along with others, bombard the airwaves and slowly bring us into the Holiday spirit.  But where did these songs come from, and how did they come to define a whole seas...

In 2016, the legend was that megastar Prince had a bank vault filled with thousands of unreleased recordings, and since he was the only one who knew the combination, it was possible that this vault would be sealed forever.  Luckily safecracker extraordinaire Dave McOmie called to the scene.  Listen as Dave recounts his toughest job to date.

Anyone who has seen Oceans 11, The Italian Job, or Bad Santa knows that if you are going to steal millions of dollars in cash and/or art, you need a master safecracker on your crew to break-in to the vault where said valuables are being held.  But how exactly does this work?  Luckily we have the world renowned (and non-criminal safecracker) Dave McOmie on the show to explain exactly what goes into...

Did you know that 41% of the population believes in ghosts? That is two in five.  Is there really something to this phenomenon, or is this something that is explainable with modern science?  That is one of the questions that Marc Hartzman tries to answer in his new book “Chasing Ghosts “.  We discuss quite a few historic cases, including The Bell Witch, which was a ghost story that end...

This is our Halloween episode, and is there a more scary topic than serial killers; humans who prey on the vulnerabilities other humans? We are going to do you one better in this episode:  Serial Killers at a time when no one knew what a serial killer was.  Dr. Debbie Felton has just written a book entitled “ Monsters and Monarchs: Serial Killers in Myth and History “, which analyzes s...

In this bonus episode, we discuss how Alex Jones went from a cable access pundit to infamous peddler of dangerous conspiracy theories.

If you are like me, you have definitely heard a conspiracy theory or two.  Maybe you believe that oil companies suppressed the electric car for decades, or that genetically modified foods cause cancer.  It is also possible you have (or are) a crazy uncle that lets it rip on holidays, telling everyone about the CIA plot to assassinate JFK using the muscle of the mafia, because he was going to expos...

For over 30 years, Chris Marinello has been recovering valuable pieces of stolen art.  From priceless paintings and sculptures to one-of-a-kind cars and high end watches, he is the guy you call if you are targeted by an opportunistic cat burglar.  He has also helped to return quite a few pieces of looted Nazi art, which is more than commendable.  Listen as we discuss his time in art school, how Ja...

As someone who is into conspiracy theories, there was no more fertile ground than the Cold War. This age of paranoia spawned so many secret missions and black budget projects that people were bound to hear enough random bits to start piecing together strange narratives. There was one project that was so secret, so horrendous, and so morally bankrupt that the complete details are still not known to...

Nederland is a town in Colorado that is home to the world’s first backyard cryonics facility, which is occupied by their most famous resident Bredo Morstøl, affectionately known as “The Frozen Dead Guy”.  For the past 27 years, he has been preserved with dry ice, which has to be replaced every 28 days.  Bredo’s grandson Trygve is managing this sensitive operation all the wa...

In life, there are some commonly accepted feats that are universally considered impressive, including running a marathon, winning a Nobel prize, and going into outer space.  In my opinion, these all pail in comparison to climbing the tallest mountain in the world:  Mt. Everest. According to expert climber Jim Davidson, it took him 33 years of training and experience to be mentally, emotionally, an...

“May You Live In Interesting Times” is a saying that I have heard several times over the past 18 months.  While a tad overused, I do believe that it is absolutely true right now.  One of the most interesting things going on in this moment is the proliferation of “Cancel Culture”, which is where a group of people either “harass” or “hold accountable”...

They are called many things:  Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Yowie, The Wild Man, Skunk Apes, Yeti, Abominable Snowmen, among other things.  These creatures appear in the folklore of most indigenous people, across the world, and is strangely one of the few narrative constants that almost every tribe shares.  In our modern society however, there is almost no credence given to the topic, and very few academics...