Mar 2024

Brainwashed Introduces: Who Replaced Avril Lavigne?

Avril Lavigne was a punk pop sensation who topped the charts in the early noughties, and she still performs to sold-out crowds today. But what if the Avril we’ve been following all these years is not the same Avril we fell in love with? What if — as a curious theory claims — Avri ... Show More

33m 36s

May 2024

Brainwashed Introduces: The Six Billion Dollar Gold Scam

It was the biggest gold discovery in history...until it wasn’t. In 1995, Canadian mining company Bre-X announced to the world it had found a significant amount of gold deep in the jungles of Indonesia. Stock prices soared as investors worldwide fought to stake their claim. But wh ... Show More

40m 52s

Feb 2024

Brainwashed Introduces: Crime Story

Fraud. Abduction. Murder. Every week, Crime Story host and investigative journalist Kathleen Goldhar goes deep into a tale of true crime with the storyteller who knows it best. From the reporter who exposed Bill Cosby, to the writer who solved one of Australia’s most chilling col ... Show More

37m 13s

Sep 2020

S8 "Brainwashed" E6: Never too late to say sorry

MKULTRA has entered popular culture, becoming the butt of jokes, television plot points, and the darling of internet conspiracy theorists. At the very least, the secrecy that still surrounds MKULTRA, or the CIA’s post-9/11 programs, sows distrust of governments, and medical profe ... Show More

34m 9s

Oct 2023

Will We Ever Know What Truly Happened to John O'Keefe?

Conspiracy theories have a unique allure, captivating our imaginations with tantalizing narratives that often straddle the line between fact and fiction. But what happens when the fantastical stories require numerous individuals to maintain a unified front, keeping their secrets ... Show More

5m 38s

Feb 2014

Pants On Fire

For nearly a century we've been trying to read someone's truthfulness by the way they act. Be it through machines, or our own intuition. The police have tried. The FBI has tried. The CIA has tried. But the fact is… most of their efforts just don't work. Are we doomed to ignorance ... Show More

14m 40s

Jun 2021

Psychology of Conspiracy Theories Pt. 2

When do conspiracy theories stop being theories? Today’s episode visits real accounts of deadly misconduct committed at scale by governments and businesses. Poisoned alcohol, contaminated medicine, mind control experiments — in every case, the truth came out… eventually. Learn mo ... Show More

39m 3s

Jun 2022

Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet

In this episode of You Can't Make This Up, we are talking about the Netflix documentary series "Web of Make Believe: Death Lies and the Internet" out now on Netflix. Host Rebecca Lavoie interviews director Brian Knappenberger. The Internet connects friends and strangers like neve ... Show More

34m 8s

Dec 2023

WATERGATE SCANDAL: THE NIXON TAPES

Dive into the shadows of power in our latest episode, unraveling the secrets of the Watergate scandal. Unearth a covert agenda hidden beneath political turmoil, where wiretapping and document theft are mere glimpses of a more profound story. Explore whispers of rogue agents, a cr ... Show More

4m 33s

Episode 6: NEVER TOO LATE TO SAY SORRY