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In December 1900 three lighthouse keepers vanished without a trace from a deserted island in Scotland. To this day no one knows exactly what happened to them. Find out all about this strange situation in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Private equity is a business operation where companies are bought and run at their leanest to maximize returns for a handful of investors. It can be a lifeline for a flailing company or run it into the ground. Either way, PE firms make out like bandits.See omnystudio.com/listener ... Show More

Why aren't there lemurs in Africa? That question created a whole theory about a lost continent. Turns out it's not true.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

On September 28th, we’re launching a new series: The Unmarked Graveyard: Stories from Hart Island. Hart Island is America’s largest public cemetery—sometimes known as a “potter’s field.” The island has no headstones or plaques, just numbered markers. More than a million people ar ... Show More

The vast man made Lake Lanier in Georgia, In its nearly seventy years of existence, is a body of water that has claimed close to 1000 lives. It is an imposing and mysterious lake, where people keep dying and disappearing, each tale getting weirder then the next. And when you find ... Show More

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AD FREE PLUS BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌ Nestled in the heart of Siberia, Lake Baikal is not only the world's deepest and oldest freshwater lake but also a hotspot for bizarre paranormal occurrences. From sightings of mysterio ... Show More

This week we dive under the waves, from the Baltic Sea anomaly, to the lost city of Atlantis, all the way to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart. What mysterious things could be hidden in the depths of this world, waiting to be uncovered? 

In Antarctica's restricted zones, something dangerous lurks beneath the ice. When a Russian team drilled into Lake Vostok, they discovered more than just ancient water. Two scientists died under mysterious circumstances, and the official reports don't match witness statements. Mi ... Show More

In an earlier episode, the guys delved into the modern mystery of Genghis Khan's hidden grave, and found he was far from the only famous historical figure lost to secrecy and the inevitable march of time. Travel with the gang as they unravel more stories of humanity's famous lost ... Show More

In an earlier episode, the guys delved into the modern mystery of Genghis Khan's hidden grave, and found he was far from the only famous historical figure lost to secrecy and the inevitable march of time. Travel with the gang as they unravel more stories of humanity's famous lost ... Show More

Oak Island is a small island off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada. It’s most well known for different theories of buried treasure being somewhere on the island, and what happens to the people who go there in attempts to find what’s buried in the ground. Archive episode disclaimer ... Show More

Pyramid Lake and Lake Tahoe have been surrounded by dark mysteries since the beginning. Tales of entities that surround the bodies of water and are the ones responsible for the many disappearances in the water. We explore some first-hand accounts, along with some of the legends f ... Show More

When an Alaskan fishing vessel is found abandoned and aflame the morning after a storm, it quickly becomes apparent that its crew encountered something much darker than the wrath of the sea. Investigators sift through ash in search of fragments of the murdered crew, uncovering pi ... Show More