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The Rothko Scam

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Manhattan’s Knoedler Gallery made about $80 million selling art by Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock, Robert Motherwell, and other Abstract Expressionist icons. But in 2011, the truth came out: the paintings were forgeries. The buyers were scammed. E ... Show More

48m 39s

Nov 19

Tesla's Death Ray

Nikola Tesla patented over 300 inventions. When he died, the US government confiscated 80 trunks of his notes and blueprints… and only returned 60 to his heir. In his lifetime, Tesla tinkered with weather control machines, alien transmission readers, and a “death ray” that would ... Show More

50m 6s

Nov 13

Was the Lindbergh Kidnapping an Inside Job?

Several murders have been dubbed “the crime of the century," but the Lindbergh kidnapping case of 1932 might actually deserve the title. According to some, it shaped the culture of conspiracy theories in America. Was Bruno Richard Hauptmann really guilty, or was he framed? Did he ... Show More

44m 44s

Feb 2019

Valiant Thor Pt. 1: “Stranger at the Pentagon”

In 1957, an alien spacecraft landed in Alexandria, Virginia. From the craft emerged a Venusian space commander named Valiant Thor. He had come to Earth to speak with President Eisenhower and advise him on all manners of state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice ... Show More

46 m

Oct 2019

Cover-Up: The UFO Crash Retrievals Pt. 1

Clifford Stone was a military veteran with a lifelong relationship with extraterrestrial lifeforms, who claimed he was tasked with retrieving downed UFOs in the 1960s. He vowed to protect the aliens he’d been affiliated with his whole life—at all costs if necessary. But would spe ... Show More

41m 2s

Feb 2024

Valiant Thor: Aliens at the Pentagon

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AD FREE PLUS BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌ Valiant Thor was an alleged extraterrestrial visitor who visited Earth in 1957. Thor resembled a human but possessed unique physical traits, advanced intellect, and spiritual insights. ... Show More

46m 43s

Aug 2020

UFOs and the Mirage Men Pt. 1

The Men in Black may be more than a Hollywood film franchise… Reports of mysterious government agents silencing witnesses of alien activity on Earth date back to the '40s. To this day, nobody knows what the agents’ real intentions were—or if they were even human. Learn more about ... Show More

43m 25s

Apr 2019

George Adamski Pt. 1: Hamburger Stand

The hit book of 1953 was “The Flying Saucers Have Landed.” Southern California was enamored with the book's author, who claimed to have met an extraterrestrial. Either he was the most important man to have ever lived, or one of the most successful con artists in history. Sponsors ... Show More

54m 19s

Nov 2019

Episode 1: The Spy

Igor Ostrovskiy is a private investigator in New York. In 2017, he was contracted to surveil Ronan Farrow on behalf of a secret client. Igor would eventually learn that the secret client was Black Cube, an Israel-based agency with roots in the Mossad, and they were working on beh ... Show More

35m 35s

Dec 2022

Doomsday: Are Alien Overlords on Their Way?

If the prophecies of a mystic named Baba Vanga are true, Earth is due for an alien invasion any minute now. And she’s not the only one who’s sounded the alarm. Scientists have voiced concerns for years, fueled by credible reports of UFO sightings that suggest we’re far from alone ... Show More

41m 42s

Apr 2019

George Adamski Pt. 2: Space Rads

In 1953, Orthon the Venusian took his favorite human on a joyride through the cosmos, but back on earth, skeptical forces were closing in. UFOlogist James Moseley aimed to prove once and for all that George was a fraud. Parcasters - Did aliens play a role in the sinking of Atlant ... Show More

51 m

Alien in the White House: Valiant Thor P...