The Hypothetical Institute

The Hypothetical Institute

Society EN ↓ 223 episodes

A lighthearted look at conspiracies and their theorists... or deep state shills working to obfuscate the truth? You decide.

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The Hypothetical Institute

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Apr 16, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 215: Bob Lazar and Westall revisit 16.04.2026

Luke and Cam are here to talk about UFOs. It's a bloody disappointment to be honest, but the show is good. But then we talk about Warnie, who is never a disappointment, even in death. 

Episode 214: Havanather crack at it 10.04.2026

This week we are back looking at Havana syndrome. Then some other stuff like how Dezi Freeman relates to blackberry jam cakes, Russian Vids being a skeptic and debunker, and Nic Cage movies.   

Episode 213: Cooked Street Pie 26.03.2026

The three fellas are back looking at Australian icon, Laurina Fleure and her dirty street claims. 

No Dogs Club: Mostly Rollercoasters 16.03.2026

Luke and Cam are here to talk about british theme parks and flat whites.  It's all related somehow. 

Episode 212: News news news 28.10.2025

This week it's Luke n Cam yakkin it up on the old podcast waves. It's not a no dogs club, it's just some news stuff. 

No Dogs Club: Tantanoola Tiger 27.08.2025

Salty and Luke are NOT dogs. You know what is? The bloody Tanty Tiger.   

Episode 211 - Racism removed cocaine from cola 02.04.2025

We're talking soft drinks. All the hard facts and medium-firm lols.     

JFK - Revisit 01.04.2025

With a new tranche of documents released, we take a peep at more inconsistencies like bunchy jackets, and Rob Reiner's four shooter theory. 

Weekly World News Jan 1 1985 15.01.2025

This week we're going back to the mid-80s to read some WWN. Out on the streets hypercolour might have been king, but below the waves the world belonged to fugly mermaids.

Weekly World News Dec 1 1981 07.12.2024

It's chock full of predictions yet no one sees Hypercolor coming just a decade away. 

No Dogs Club: Sea Slugs 01.12.2024

It gets nerdy and horny in this one. We're sorry. 

Weekly World News November 10, 1981 19.11.2024

We dive into what was in the news exactly 33 years ago. Learn about Princess Diana, turtles (again), and some spooky predictions

No Dogs Club (A Hypothepod Production) 11.11.2024

No dogs here. But we have turtles. Wanna lean some turtle facts? We got you fam. 

Episode 209: Sunflowers 25.09.2024

This week we're talking about sunflowers, and by extension, the replacement of our cool dude sun with a daggy pale alternative.

Episode 208: The Olympics 28.08.2024

You can always rely on The Hypothetical Institute for your up-to-the-minute news coverage. This week we're talking about the Olympics, transphobic brainworms and Dr Raygun.

Episode 207: Near Miss Universe 20.07.2024

This week we're talking about the failed assassination of Donald Trump and the myriad conspiracies it has spawned. This was recorded a few days after the shooting so feel free to marvel at our prescient analysis and ignore the non-prescient bits.

Episode 206: Whose Idea Was Cowtipping? 11.07.2024

This week we're talking about tipping over cows.

Episode 205: RFK Jr's Brain Worms 28.05.2024

This week we're talking about RFK Jr and his brain worms.

Episode 204: Playground Fights 03.05.2024

Why did 1000s of people come out and say they wanted to assault an 11 year old girl? We get to the bottom of the Lexi Bonner videos which went viral across the soc meds and in the playgrounds of the UK (and apparently Australia). With some slight diversions reminiscing about a dead shark and the sunglasses from They Live.

Episode 203: A Bridge Too Far 16.04.2024

This week we're talking about that current event: the bridge collapse in Baltimore.

Episode 202: Where's Princess Kate? 18.03.2024

It's a very timely episode as we discuss Kate Middleton and wonder what we need to do to get a Daily Mail Photoshop commenter gig. In the news: Kevin Kelly. What happens when you send cancer into space? Why is Elon Musk smearing Haitian refugees?

Episode 201: Drug Olympics 06.03.2024

This week we imagine what would happen if the idle rich listened to too much FM radio sports bant and decided to finance an Olympics where everyone was juiced to the gills. Wait, we didn't imagine it, it's really happening? Fantastic!

Episode 200: Taylor Swift 12.02.2024

This week we're talking about TayTay and her journey from unwarranted alt-Right icon to right-wing outrage machine boogeyman - all while she continues to pump out banger upon banger.

Episode 199: Aliens At The Mall 11.01.2024

This week we talk a bit about the tunnels in Brooklyn before we get onto some real news: there's aliens at the mall and they're RUMBLIN'!

Episode 198: Christmas Just Ain’t Christmas Anymore 24.12.2023

Folks, it's just a tiny little news show under your tree. See you in 2024.

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