Celebrities, Death and Conspiracy

The Chef calls in with a fascinating theory on the Kaikōura lights. Nemesis shares an inside look at Big Tobacco, answering Ben's earlier question about smoking inside (and much more). In the wake of the infamous Snuff episode, multiple Conspiracy Realists reach out with jokes, p ... Show More

Humans! Seems like they're everywhere these days. They've also been great for our show, so thanks! Anyhow, the Age of the Anthropocene has fundamentally altered the natural world -- and, no matter what happens, the legacy of the human will remain long after the actual species is ... Show More

HIV and AIDS, the syndrome the infection causes, have become the subject of numerous conspiracy theories. Over the decades people have proposed the infection was purposely designed to kill certain segments of the public, or that it was a lab experiment gone wrong, or that it didn ... Show More

Who’s to blame for the Death of Kurt Cobain?This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) keeps things in-house with Producer Clayton Early and Fact Checker Chris Smith to discuss the life, death and legacy of Kurt Cobain. The anti-pop star who forever transformed the music lan ... Show More

Tupac Shakur was Hip Hop's brightest light until his life was tragically taken in a shooting in Las Vegas in 1996 when he was just 25. His legend has only grown since - along with speculation about who killed him. However, with the arrest of Duane 'Keefe D' Davis last year, more ... Show More

Watch Prof Hamamoto Part 4 https://youtube.com/live/TkUr4CanA_k Watch Prof Hamamoto Part 3 https://youtube.com/live/qUHdKtabgNo Hamamoto on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@professorhamamoto ET Visitors Now & Ancient Alien Invasions - Paul Wallis Part 2 https://youtu.be/hFTU9QSn ... Show More

On July 3, 1971, Jim Morrison—front man of The Doors—was found dead in a bathtub in Paris. He was 27 years old. Official cause? Heart failure. No autopsy. No toxicology report. But is that the whole story? Check out our new Biographies channel: https://www.youtube.com/@THBiograph ... Show More

Hamamoto on YouTube:    / @professorhamamoto  Watch part 5 here: https://youtube.com/live/TaF8EMyS4V4 Watch Prof Hamamoto Part 4 https://youtube.com/live/TkUr4CanA_k Watch Prof Hamamoto Part 3 https://youtube.com/live/qUHdKtabgNo Prof. Darrell Hamamoto, who is an American writer, ... Show More

When Tupac Shakur was gunned down in September 1996 it ended his short but monumental career as a rapper and actor. But his death did not stop his popularity and influence from continuing to grow. In this episode of History of the 90s we’re looking back at the extraordinary life ... Show More

The conspiracy theories surrounding Marilyn Monroe’s death in 1962 continue to entertain the imaginations of those obsessed with celebrity and scandal. The stories, many of them fantastical and one of them true, feature cameos by the likes of President John F. Kennedy, his brothe ... Show More

On this weeks episode, we explore some of our favourite pop culture conspiracy theories, including if Lea Michelle can read, Larry Stylinson & who is Khloe Kardashian's father? Plus we talk about Married At First Sight UK and the apple dance controversy. Enquiries: podcastpopoff@ ... Show More

Who killed Tupac? Who killed Biggie? The answer has been right there out in the open for years. This episode looks at the lives and deaths of both rap superstars, the east coast/west coast beef and the media’s culpability in driving a highly sensationalized narrative that ultimat ... Show More

New Guest Expert! On this week’s Aftermath, Rebecca revisits the untimely death of Tupac Shakur with Professor Mark Anthony Neal of Duke University. Professor Neal shares valuable insight on the significance Tupac represented in the culture at this very specific moment in time fo ... Show More