Occultae Veritatis Podcast - OVPOD

Case # 162b: Palliative Care and Death with Dignity   Classification: [Controversial Topics]   The Hosts and Guest Dr. Adam Fowler continue talking about the complications palliative care doctors commonly treat, clear up myths about Palliative care, and have a frank discussion about what people should do to prepare for their death.   -Sponsored by- Our Patrons at http://www.patreon.com/ovpod   htt...

Case #162a: Palliative Care and Death with Dignity Classification: [Controversial Topics] Death, it's the unrelenting force that will come for us all. Preparing people for the reality of passing on and the health complications leading up to death are the problems guest Dr. Adam Fowler will lead the OVPOD crew through today -Sponsored by- Our Patrons at http://www.patreon.com/ovpod https://www.ovpo...

  Classification: [Real world Lore]   The third installment of OVpod's Mysterious recordings, What animals sound like human screams? What pitch does a black hole sing in? What would it sound like to be on a boat in the midst of being attacked by German troops? Find those, and more, in this edition of Mysterious Recordings   -Sponsored by- Our Patrons at http://www.patreon.com/ovpod   https://www.o...

Case # 160b: The Sinking of The Essex   Classification: [History]   The Essex is sunk, the whale that stoved it lived on. The only question left, who will survive to tell the tale? Join in on a tale grimmer than fiction as the crew of the Essex fight off starvation, salt toxicity, tuberculosis, and each other.   -Sponsored by- Our Patrons at http://www.patreon.com/ovpod   https://www.ovpod.ca/

Case # 160a: The Sinking of The Essex   Classification: [History]   The real-life event that inspired "Moby Dick". The real story of a whale taking "revenge" on a whaling vessel, and the survival struggle that ensued. How many lives will the hunt for sperm whales claim? Tune in to find out -Sponsored by- Our Patrons at http://www.patreon.com/ovpod   https://www.ovpod.ca/

Case # 159: Logical Fallacies   Classification: [Skepticism]   "Logical Fallacy" is a fancy term for "bad argument". On this episode, Leon will take you through some basic logical fallacies, how to spot them, and just what makes those arguments illogical   -Sponsored by- Our Patrons at http://www.patreon.com/ovpod   https://www.ovpod.ca/

Case # 158b: Lie Detection   Classification: [Pseudoscience]   We cap off Lie Detection by completing the story of the polygraph, and how it relates to Expert Testimony in court, Birth Control, Wonder Woman, and philosopher enclave/Band Aqua   Guest (s): Scott Pinkerton Lead Researcher(s): Richard Bigly Poison: District Brewing Company   Mentioned Topics: Polygraphs, Historical Deception Detection...

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Case # 158a: Lie Detection   Classification: [Pseudoscience]   Can you tell when someone is lying? Can the police? Can government agencies? Can scientists and researchers? Is there any reliable way to detect if someone is telling the truth or telling a lie?   Guest (s): Scott Pinkerton Lead Researcher(s): Richard Bigly Poison: District Brewing Company   Mentioned Topics: Polygraphs, Historical Dec...

Case # 157B: False Confessions Classification: [Societal Issues] Part 2. What would drive an innocent person to confess to a crime that could imprison them for years? Many assume it would take an impossible amount of pressure to "break" and confess. So why does it happen so frequently? Here us as we continue to answer that question. Lead Researcher(s): Ood Gallifrey Poison: Various Home Brews Ment...

Case # 157A: False Confessions   Classification: [Societal Issues]   Would you confess to a crime you did not commit? It seems like an obvious answer to most, but yet, many people choose to falsely confess. Join the OVPOD crew as they look at the factors and consequences of having a legal system that regularity generates false confessions.   Lead Researcher(s): Ood Gallifrey Poison: Various Home B...

Case # 156: The Bayou of Pigs AKA Operation Red Dog Classification: [Historical Event] Join the ovpod hosts and guest presenter Scott Pinkerton, @YOUCAUGHTSCOTT , as we dive into a failed 1980s white supremacist plot to invade Dominica, coined "The Bayou of Pigs" after another failed invasion from 1961. https://www.ovpod.ca/ Guest Host(s): Scott Pinkerton Lead Researcher(s): Scott Pinkerton Poison...

Occultae Veritatis Podcast Case #155b: Nuclear Waste Warnings Part 2 of 2 We continue to answer the question, how will we warn the people of the distant future about the nuclear waste we create today? What will the waste vault look like? What messages can we send that will be understood? Join us as we finish up this topic! Subscribe: https://ovpod.ca/ Support us: https://www.patreon.com/ovpod Pala...

Occultae Veritatis Podcast   Case #155a: Nuclear Waste Warnings   Part 1 of 2 In 10,000 years, English wont exist, our current warning labels will be irrelevant to the people of the future, and little of what we build now will remain. So how do we warn them about vast stockpiles of dangerous radiative waste? Join us as we try to answer this question.   Subscribe: https://ovpod.ca/ Support us: http...

Occultae Veritatis Podcast   Case #154b: The Bone Wars   Part 2 of 2   The feud of Othniel Charles  Marsh and Edward Drinker Cope has gone on for years by the time we tune back into their story, and they will sacrifice their reputations, their fortunes, and their legacies in order to continue throwing mud at each other, in a fight to become the king of D inosauria. Join us as we conclude The Bone...

Occultae Veritatis Podcast   Case #154a: The Bone Wars   Part 1 of 2   Dinosaurs, Dynamite, and a dick measuring contest that will change the world of Paleontology forever. Two rich men from the 1800s compete to discover, describe, and name the most dinosaurs. Today on ovpod, witness the years long feud of Othniel Charles Marsh and Edward Drinker Cope     Subscribe: https://ovpod.ca/ Support us: h...

Occultae Veritatis Podcast   Case #153: Patricia Columbo and Frank DeLuca     A mid 70s true crime case, where a 19 year old Patricia Columbo and her 39 year old boyfriend Frank DeLuca made a plan to kill her entire family. On May 7th 1976, they brutally slaughtered her two parents and her younger brother. Listen to hear ovpod cover this horrid event     Subscribe: https://ovpod.ca/ Support us: ht...

Occultae Veritatis Podcast   Case #152b: Furries   Part 2 of 2   T he second half of Pepper Coyote introducing the normies of ovpod to the furry fandom. Here we learn about the community, its independent nature, clearing up controversies, and learning how one might enter this community     Subscribe: https://ovpod.ca/ Support us: https://www.patreon.com/ovpod   Palate Cleanser: Runtt and PepperCoy...

Occultae Veritatis Podcast   Case #152a: Furries   Part 1 of 2   The furry fandom produces events, music, comics, animations, writings, conventions, plays and so much more. Join the ovpod hosts as Pepper Coyote teaches us about the media s portrayal of F ur r ies.     Subscribe: https://ovpod.ca/ Support us: https://www.patreon.com/ovpod   Palate Cleanser: Pepper Coyote – Suit Up

Occultae Veritatis Podcast   Case #151: H.P. Lovecraft and Cosmic Horror   Howard Phillips Lovecraft was a prolific horror fiction author, the founder of the Cosmic Horror Genre, and carries in his legacy a history of racism, connections to white supremacy, and other controversies. Hear us talk about him and our thoughts on consuming media from immoral creators   Subscribe: https://ovpod.ca/ Suppo...

Occultae Veritatis Podcast   Case #1 50 b : The Doukhobor Spirit Wrestlers   P art 2 of 2   The second half of the story, from the 1930s on. The Doukhobors, a people divided, struggle against the government that betrayed them. Mass nude protests are met with the brutality of the RCMP, children are kidnapped and stripped of their culture, and a government avoids an apology, tune in for the entire s...

Occultae Veritatis Podcast   Case #1 50a : The Doukhobor Spirit Wrestlers   P art 1 of 2   A pacifist group of folk-protestants break away from their homeland in Russia, a place of persecution for them, and s earch for a life of freedom in early 1900s Canada. Do their find their paradise? Does the Canadian government allow them to live as they please? Its a long, painful story….   Subscribe: https...

Occultae Veritatis Podcast   Case #14 9 : The North American House Hippo   Join us as we talk about a unique sub species of Hippopotamus, known for two unique qualities. Being found throughout Canada, and for being tiny compared with their African relatives, far smaller than even a house cat.   Subscribe: https://ovpod.ca/ Support us: https://www.patreon.com/ovpod   Palate Cleanser: The house hipp...

Occultae Veritatis Podcast   Case #14 8 : Unit 731   731 was a covert, secretive, but well funded, WWII-era Japanese experimentation and research center. It operated for over 13 years, violating the human rights of thousands , torturing, dehumanizing, and murdering all who entered its doors. Content warning for basically everything, this is a hard listen   Subscribe: https://ovpod.ca/ Support us:...

This rally is a microcosm of the misinformation being spread and learned by millions more in America and around the world, and Richard is here to dissect and analyze the speeches made.   In our home town of Saskatoon Saskatchewan, Canada, a misguided crowd gathered on March 20th, 2021. Hear their speeches, their bad arguments, their half-baked conspiracy theories, and their dog whistling of bigotr...