Mar 13

Short Suck #53: Icaria!: France’s Failed Communist Utopia in America

In the mid-1800s, long before the Soviet Union or Maoist China, a French political dreamer named Étienne Cabet tried to build a communist utopia... in the heart of America. What followed was a bizarre, ambitious, and often comically disastrous experiment involving disease, decept ... Show More

1h 1m

Mar 9

497 - The Real Lawrence of Arabia

** NOTE! THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED BEFORE THE RECENT ATTACKS ON IRAN. (That's why I don't mention it) ** World War I turned allies into enemies and enemies into unlikely partners — and no one embodied that chaos more than Lawrence of Arabia. Was he a heroic bridge between culture ... Show More

2h 34m

Mar 2

496 - Sex Strike Nation: The Rise of South Korea’s 4B Movement

This week on Timesuck, we dive into the 4B Movement - a radical feminist movement that originated in South Korea and centers on four simple rules: no sex with men, no dating men, no marriage, and no children. Why are some Korean women reacting to by taking such extreme measures? ... Show More

2h 10m

Dec 2023

What is the Mandela Effect?

The Mandela Effect is a phenomenon in which a large number of people share a false memory of something that never happened or happened differently from reality. The term was coined by Fiona Broome, a paranormal researcher, who discovered that she and many others had a vivid memor ... Show More

4m 14s

Mar 2019

What Is the Mandela Effect?

When many people share a false memory, that's the Mandela Effect in action -- but how does it happen? Learn how our individual brains misremember stuff and how false memories can spread in this episode of BrainStuff. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastne ... Show More

6m 1s

Jan 2020

Did you just call me stupid? - Mandela Effect

Would you trust a memory that felt as real as all your other memories if other people confirmed that they remembered it too? Get ready to question everything from where the Statue of Liberty is actually located to the spelling of the popular children’s series, the Berenstain Bear ... Show More

1h 20m

Nov 2023

504: DEEP DIVE: Simulation Theory - Evidence is Everywhere

PROOF THAT EVERYTHING - IS A SIMULATION (Including God)Is this reality? Well, we're experiencing ... something right now so maybe the better question is: what is reality?Could everything we see, everything we experience, everything that exists in our entire universe -- be artific ... Show More

43m 28s

Aug 2021

Rewind: The Mandela Effect

In preparation for our upcoming *Weirdest Episode of All Time*, we are rereleasing this minisode on a mysterious phenomenon where large numbers of people remember an event or cultural detail differently than it really was. From the spelling of 'Berenstain Bears' to the funeral pr ... Show More

14m 36s

Jan 2022

Thank you, Daddy Creator - The Simulation

If you know us, you know we love pondering the idea of existence to a point of dissociation. During this weeks episode we challenge anyone to stay present the entire time as we discuss the idea of the simulation. What is the simulation? Well according to some, there's a 50/50 cha ... Show More

1h 11m

Mar 2023

47 - Boltzmann Brains: Could Reality Be An Illusion? (Rebroadcast)

<p>A whirlwind of questions brings us to an odd conclusion: could reality be an illusion created by a quantum fluctuation of a brain? This is a rebroadcast of a past favorite.<br/><br/>For ad-free episodes and other exclusives, join us for $3 a month on Patreon: https://patreon.c ... Show More

28m 2s

Apr 2023

Why Reality, Space & Time Is An Illusion! - Evidence We're Living In A Simulation | Donald Hoffman

Donald Hoffman, Cognitive Psychologist and Science Author, has proposed a theory of consciousness that challenges your everyday assumptions about what reality is. His argument is that our perceptions of cause and effect and what we experience in the physical world isn’t as real a ... Show More

3h 55m

Jul 2022

Is the Universe a Simulation?

What if everything around you, the people, the places, even your own thoughts, was coded into existence?The simulation theory isn't just science fiction anymore. Some of the greatest minds in physics, philosophy, and technology believe there is a real probability that our entire ... Show More

14m 10s

31 - The Mandela Effect: False Memories,...