The Uncover Up Conspiracy Cast

On this bonus mini-sode, Nathan goes over the recent UFO report released by the Pentagon to see if there is anything in it that gives us any insight into the situation. Surprisingly, there is...

On this episode, Lee, Nathan and special guest podperson and nuclear physicist Dr. Shelly Lesher dive into the terrifying logic of the Cold War, as well as some of the bizarre schemes and plans that DARPA funded to try to tilt the deadly game in America's favour. Also, be sure check out Dr. Lesher's podcast "My Nuclear Life", which examines how nuclear physics impacts the social world in strange a...

On this episode, Lee, Alena and Nathan discuss the recent UFO encounters by US Navy pilots, and try to figure out which bizarre hypothesis explaining these incidents is the most likely (or the least unlikely).

On this episode, Nathan takes a look at an incident in which two F-4 Phantom fighter jets tangled with UFOs in the skies over Tehran, and also begins our investigation into the recent UFO sightings by the US Navy. Things are getting weird up there...

On this episode, Lee and Nathan look into one of the classics as they try to figure out why the USS Cyclops and a flight of navy torpedo bombers disappeared into the mysterious Bermuda Triangle. And be sure to subscribe to our Instagram account @theuncoverup where we have some announcements and contests. Also, once we pass 300 subscribers, Nathan has to get a flying saucer tattooed on his right ar...

On this episode, Nathan looks at the famed inventor and hipster fashion icon Nikola Tesla, in order to ask the questions: Did Tesla build a death ray weapon? And if so, what happened to the plans for it?

On this episode, Lee, Alena and Nathan discuss the nature of belief and the dangers of mind control by investigating a well-known worldwide organization. Is it a religion? Is it a cult? Is it a corporation? Is it a scam? Is it some combination of all of those? This is the first episode we've ever done that has caused Lee to have a month-long panic attack...

On this episode, the one thing we've always worried about happens and Nathan totally nerds out about Cold War airplanes. He also investigates an incident in 1953 in which two aircrew and their fighter jet disappear over Lake Superior after being sent after a UFO.

On this episode, Nathan looks back at a time in 1954 in which an American doomsday group who were preparing to escape the Earth in flying saucers was infiltrated by undercover psychologists, who were curious to see what would happen to the members of the group when the doomsday didn't occur. Even by our standards, that's a wild sentence to write down...

On this pop culture related episode, Lee, Alena and Nathan discuss ancient Greek culture and myths, 16th century France, multiverse theory, and several psychological concepts regarding the nature of memory. Also, they talk about "The Simpsons" and ask whether the future can be found in Springfield...

On this first in a series of episodes about doomsday cults, Lee and Nathan explore the context and motivations for the deadly 1995 nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway by Aum Shinrikyo. Typically, they also spend an extended amount of time just trying to figure out a good working definition of "cult".

On this episode, Lee looks back in history at some of the reactions people have had to past immunization efforts, and Alena compares those reactions to what we are seeing today. They also go through some of the claims that have been made about vaccines, and assess them for accuracy.

On this episode, Nathan, Lee and Alena take a look at the human immune system and how vaccination works. There's a lot of conversation about many kinds of white blood cells, how we react to different forms of evidence, and how we're not great at risk management. Cannibalism comes up, but only briefly.

On this episode, Nathan examines the time in 1966 when there was a chase between a few police cars and a flying saucer, followed by an Air Force cover up operation. Seriously. This one wasn't just an owl, for a change...

On this episode, Alena, Lee and Nathan look into the disturbing question of whether the beloved "People's Princess" was actually murdered on that August night in 1997 by examining the forensic and eyewitness evidence. Along the way, they explore the nature of fame, discuss true love, and Nathan proposes an offensive and scientifically questionable analogy between the British Royal Family and a cer...

On this episode, Nathan examines the story of William Miller, a man who in the 1830s and 40s predicted the imminent end of the world and convinced tens of thousands of followers. Did the world end? Listen and find out...

On this episode, Lee, Alena and Nathan examine the phenomenon of "QAnon", going into the beliefs, history, precursors, implications, and meaning behind one of the fastest spreading belief systems on Earth.

On this episode, Nathan looks into the possibility that there was almost a fascist coup in the early 1930s that could have ended American democracy and installed a dictatorship. Happy election season!

On this episode, Nathan investigates several events during the 1940s and 50s in which US Air Force or Navy planes encountered - and in some cases, fought with - unidentified flying objects. It happens more often than you would think...

On this episode, Alena, Lee and Nathan look back at the events of September 11th, 2001 to ask the question: were the attacks of 9/11 an inside job by the Bush administration? To answer this, they dive into historical precedent, realpolitik philosophy, and the forensic evidence from the attacks themselves. In the end, they come up with an answer that, not surprisingly, makes them all quite a bit sa...

On this episode, Lee and Nathan look at the strange (and largely forgotten) events of the Great Seattle Windshield Epidemic, which is more or less exactly what it sounds like. They do mention aliens a little, but mostly this is a Cold War themed episode...

On this episode, Nathan turns his attention back to West Virginia to investigate the monster seen by seven witnesses in 1952 and encounters the elusive Gray Barker once more...

On this episode, Alena, Lee and Nathan look at what happens when large groups of human beings freak the %$#@ out all at once. They discuss ghosts, bugs, anthrax, English seaside resort towns in the 1960s, and the expression Lee makes when he's about to say something that he thinks will get him into trouble...

On this episode, Nathan's mind wanders off into the twisted trees of the Pine Barrens and twistier tangents of history to track down the elusive Jersey Devil. For more information on this cryptid, we recommend reading "The Secret History of the Jersey Devil" by Regal and Esposito.

To celebrate Pride Month, in this episode Alena, Lee, and Nathan discuss the "Lavender Scare". In the 1950s, 60s, and 70s the American and Canadian governments were terrified that there was a massive conspiracy of LGBTQ+ people, which caused those governments to behave in some fairly ridiculous and terrible ways. For more information on this, check out the excellent documentary "The Fruit Machine"...