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Conspiracy theories are everywhere these days, but that’s nothing new. They just get more oxygen with social media. The 1960s saw the rise of conspiracy theories in the aftermath of the JFK assassination and the distrust of the government after the advent of the Vietnam War. So, ... Show More

📺 Watch this Episode Today, we are joined by former nurse and Reiki master Amy Loughren to discuss the latest news stories! We talk about teens who died subway surfing, sisters found decades after they went missing, the dangers of an all-fruit diet, appendicitis turned childbirt ... Show More

A caller confessed to getting suspended for cursing at work, another admitted she can’t stand her husband’s friend, and someone missed a family grad party for the most relatable reason ever. We debated living in a murder house, exposed the lies we were told as kids, and tried (an ... Show More

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From the late 1970s to the 1980s, the US Government paid for intelligence officers to undergo weeklong training sessions at a remote place called the Monroe Institute. Training sessions themselves aren't particularly abnormal -- but these officers weren't learning new languages, ... Show More

The Cold War made America desperate for new weapons. The military looked beyond nuclear bombs into chemicals and drugs: LSD and Sarin gas. But first, they needed test subjects. They turned to their own soldiers and turned men into lab rats. Today’s episode explores two stories ab ... Show More

How doctors and scientists responded to the arrival of a strange and terrifying new disease.You can find a list of books, articles, and documentaries we used in our research at bit.ly/fiascopod.If you like this series, mark your calendars: a new season of Fiasco is coming July 27 ... Show More

A Marine veteran is free tonight following one of the largest prisoner exchanges between the U.S. And Russia since the end of the cold war. The new details behind what went into the prisoner swap and who was released to Russia in exchange Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m ... Show More

In October 1860, railroad engineer Theodore Judah looked out across California’s Sierra Nevada range, dreaming of a railroad that would connect the United States from coast to coast. It was the start of a decade-long endeavor to build the world’s first transcontinental railroad.T ... Show More

New York was a pretty terrible place in the late 1800s. The population was riddled with disease, crime, and terror -- things were especially bad for the virtual army of street urchins. In today's episode, Ben, Noel and Max learn how one man created an innovative (and imperfect) s ... Show More

In the early 1950s, the US Air Force launched a top-secret program to investigate reports of UFO sightings and determine whether they posed a national security threat. Dubbed Project Blue Book, the program examined nearly 12,000 accounts of UFO activity before it was shut down an ... Show More

By the late 1800s, the Pinkerton Detective Agency faced public criticism for their anti-labor practices. So the company pivoted, sending Pinkerton detectives out to do what they did best, traveling throughout the west in search of the nation’s most audacious and elusive bank-robb ... Show More

On this episode of Our American Stories, if you’re curious enough, the familiar can become fascinating. Bill Bryk briefly recounts how New York City became the city it is today, as well as his love for its past. Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)See omny ... Show More