Lizard People: Comedy and Conspiracy Theories

The conspiracy theory surrounding the Philadelphia Experiment is the stuff of nightmares. Believers argue that in 1943, in an attempt to speed up the arms race in World War II, the US Navy successfully caused the USS Eldridge to become invisible, teleport, and travel in time - which resulted in the horrifying deaths of several crew members. But also, that probably didn't happen. Or did it?!? Nah....

Everyone knows Mother Teresa. Her name is synonymous with goodness and charity and lepers. But there are darker secrets lurking behind the myth and the sainthood. And if you follow the money, you might start to suspect that something is amiss, just like our guest returning fan favorite Jessica McClintock does. In fact, it may be possible that Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu (aka Saint Teresa) had ties to b...

Mix some fan favorite guests with absolutely no research and what do you get? Lizard People's stupidest episode ever. The members of LA improv team Kid Scissors (aka Ben Dietzel, Alexis Preston, and Michael Dean) join the podcast to try to convince Katelyn that ghosts are real. Everyone discusses their own experiences with the paranormal, and we debate whether ghosts obey the laws of physics or no...

Halloween is so scary, y'all. There's ghouls, goblins, and of course the ever-present danger that you'll bite into a harmless apple and get your mouth all goofed up by a razor blade. But where did the urban legend of razor blades in Halloween treats come from, and who could be behind these dastardly deeds? Whatever you think you know about this, throw it out the window. Because Alison Stevenson -...

He's been a beloved pop star for decades. He was a child prodigy who also managed to get married three times and create eight beautiful children. He has literally one million hits. He's a vegan. But is Stevland Hardaway Morris really, truly blind? Because it probably won't surprise you to know that there are people online who think Stevie Wonder is a big fake faker. Are they nuts? Or are they the...

Y'all ready for a spooky one??? Charlie Mihelich - writer, improviser, and performer - is here with a terrifying tale of the mysterious interruptions that haunt our airwaves. Where do broadcast signal intrusions come from? Who creates them? Why do they exist? How come so many of them are just porn? All these eerie questions and more are addressed in this week's episode. We cover the Max Headroom T...

A ghost haunts the Star Wars universe. A poltergeist, whose idiot gibbering has tormented fans of the series for decades. His name… is Jar Jar Binks. Pretty much everyone hates the hapless Gungan, and he's been written off as a failed attempt at comic relief from the wacky brain of George Lucas. But what if Jar Jar is more than that? What if he's the dark force behind all the suffering and death o...

Our guest this week is comedian, podcaster and American hero Matt Rath, and he has a theory that could blow the lid off the whole damn country. Matt knows that the government is deliberately undermining so-called 'conspiracy theorists' in order to make them look ridiculous, so they can carry on with their shady business undisturbed. Think that all UFOlogists are fools? Think again, chump. Also as...

Prepare your ears and gird your loins for possibly the filthiest episode of Lizard People ever. Our guest this week is Julie Brister, a bonafide comedy star with a list of tv credits a mile long and a passion for teaching and directing. But really our guest is 13-year-old Julie, who heard a rumor involving Rod Stewart, an onstage collapse, and eight pounds of human semen. Yeah.

It's one of history's great mysteries. What happened to the Russian hiking party that died under suspicious circumstances in the Siberian wilderness? None of the details line up, from the tent torn open from the inside to the mysterious orbs of light some villagers report seeing in the sky that fateful night. Could it have been the government testing dangerous alien tech? Or could it have been som...

Willy and Wade of Real Life Sci-Fi and Katelyn from Lizard People join forces to discuss the conspiracy theories surrounding free energy. Does it exist? Is the government keeping it from us? Is gravity for real? Find out in this crossover episode.

It's part two in our series of 'Ruin Everyone's Childhood' series, and this time a beloved children's movie is on the chopping block! Lots of people have pointed out that it's pretty weird that Willy Wonka was fine with baking and stretching children in the film 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory'. But few have dared to make the argument that in fact those children weren't just juiced - they w...

This one goes out to the 90's babies! And also to anyone who's ever wondered if there's a little more to their cartoons than meets the eye. Also people who love sad shit. This week we talk to the hilarious Franklin sisters, hosts of the podcast Trust The (Bachelor) Process and stellar comedians and writers. Sarah and Alex have a little theory about some of your Nickelodeon shows, and baby, it ain'...

Look! Up in the sky! It's a meteor! It's a comet! It's… Tesla's magic death ray gone wild?? Oh do we have a doozy of an episode for you, scouts. America's podcast boyfriend Steven Ray Morris is here, and he's got a fascinating theory about what really caused the Tunguska event. We talk about what might be behind the massive explosion that flattened thousands of acres of Russian forest, which has b...

Whatever happened to history's most famous fly girl?? That question has haunted many a PBS special and Florida retiree. And this week, we delve into the mysterious photo that's re-opened the Earhart cold case and has us all wondering where she went. Our guest Mel Stephens - of the poignant podcast Fear Based Life - walks us through the events of the crash, and the possibilities for what might have...

Do you like music? Of course you do! And you're gonna love this extremely in depth conversation about George and Katelyn's favorite players in the wonderful world of alt-country (whatever that means!!!) We talk Americana, the Nashville machine, those songs that stop you dead in your tracks and make you cry, the difference between honest and dishonest lyrics, which musicians are the funniest, and s...

Buckle up buddies because we are about to get POLITICAL. Our guest is the unbelievably funny and brilliant Travis Coles, and he has a theory so bold and shocking that it just might destroy politics and celebrity culture as we know it. He thinks that actor Stacey Dash and surgeon/politician Ben Carson are both robots created by white supremacist neo-cons to undermine black progressives and promote...

The Eye of Horus. The Pyramid. Bender's shiny metal ass. All these things are powerful Illuminati symbols, designed to brainwash the masses and bring us sheeple peacefully into servitude. Don't believe us? Well we got the RECEIPTS buddy!! In this mini episode, Katelyn explores the Illuminati symbolism within Matt Groening's beloved animated shows. Are Homer and Leela and Fry and Lisa really pawns...

Genetically modified organisms. Pesticides. Chemical fertilizers. They're on everything except a dang label. But are these integral parts of agriculture in the modern world? Or are they hot toxic garbage designed to make us sick so that They can benefit??? Unbelievably hilarious podcast host and comedian Jackie Michele Johnson (of Natch Beaut fame) stopped by the Lizards Den to argue that GMOs etc...

One of the great American mysteries of the 20th century began on Christmas Eve of 1945 in West Virginia. West Virginia!! The story of the missing Sodder children has haunted the country ever since, and what might appear to be a simple and depressing case of a house fire might be way more than that. In this ep, the extremely smart Tamar Stevens catches us up on the many possibilities of what might...

JD Salinger's seminal novel Catcher In The Rye has been THE classic teen angst bible for half a century. It's beloved by alienated teens and weird adults alike. But what if the book is more than just the story of an emo little shithead wandering around New York City? What if it's a government tool used to trigger assassins? OR ALTERNATIVELY what if it's just a book written by a madman that appeals...

Fan fave Dave Child is back! And this time he's tackling one of the great American urban legends - the Mothman himself. This very serious look at West Virginia's favorite cryptid and Richard Gere's least favorite film covers all the possibilities for what the Mothman might really be. Is he an evolutionary throwback? A traveler from another dimension? Or a monster that reappears throughout world my...

Hasn't every little girl dreamed of being a pop star? The fame, the outfits, the chance to goad your best friend into suicide so that you can take over her life and then record some cutesy pop albums. This wicked little conspiracy dates all the way back to 2007, but it's having a resurgence for some reason. And comedian, writer, stripper and podcast host Kasey Koop is here to argue that Avril died...

We'd like to buy the world a… SHAM?!? There's an unsavory episode in the history of Coca Cola that the biggest soda company in the world would like you to forget about (actually there are a bunch, look it up). But in this case, we're talking about Coke's colossal and expensive 1985 misstep, the introduction of New Coke. The company lost millions of dollars because consumers refused to let them tri...

The loveable lads from Liverpool led a laudable life and left a lasting legacy. But what if there's more to the story than just 'four dudes did good tunes'? What if the story of The Beatles also involved… A CONSPIRACY THEORY??!? The rumour that Paul McCartney died in 69 and was replaced by a lookalike has dogged the mop top crew ever since Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was released, and it...