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The Conspirators Podcast
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The Conspirators is a show dedicated to the dark and disturbing stories from history your teacher never told you about. On the show I discuss unsolved mysteries, serial killers, survival stories, strange disappearances and other bizarre true events from the past.
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Ep. 293 - The Loch Ness Monster
1w ago00:38:09Tap to summarizeOne of the most famous cryptids in history is the Loch Ness Monster. This serpent-like creature has been sighted thousands a times over the centuries. In this episode I tell you the history of the elusive creature, and I break down the scientific evidence to determine if the monster may be real. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0684856026?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback https://www.visitinvernesslochness.com/the-lochness-monster https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/celebrating-1447-years-of-the-loch-ness-monster-30711823/ https://www.livescience.com/26341-loch-ness-monster.html https://www.livescience.com/human-behavior/conspiracies-paranormal/the-biggest-hunt-for-the-loch-ness-monster-in-50-years-is-about-to-begin http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3096839.stm https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-49495145 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Ep. 292 - The Franklin Expedition
2w ago00:35:23Tap to summarizeOne of the most famous lost expeditions in history was led by Sir John Franklin back in 1845. The famous explorer led a group of 129 men on a journey to find the fabled northwest passage through the arctic. But when he never returned, his wife Lady Jane Franklin began receiving advice from the ghost of a little girl named Weesey, who told her where to look. Notes: https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2020/october/lost-franklin-expedition https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a62367998/the-terror-fitzjames-identified/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=mgu_ga_pop_md_pmx_prog_org_us_18343789675&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=18343834699&gbraid=0AAAAADCyiSnL-1OEqb86SuU5vxxokv5G0&gclid=CjwKCAjwmdLSBhANEiwAkREMN-9H-Uf4t_wqcGAHzfxauNxi-wx4JKr2MB5cbrgzKueHP3wzC3dteRoCH6QQAvD_BwE https://theconversation.com/new-dna-analysis-identifies-more-members-of-the-ill-fated-franklin-expedition-282832 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-shipwrecks-from-john-franklins-doomed-arctic-expedition-were-exactly-where-the-inuit-said-they-would-be-180986627/ https://uphere.ca/articles/franklin-ghosts https://www.mentalfloss.com/history/franklin-expedition-fate-foretold-by-ghost https://www.amazon.com/Frozen-Time-Fate-Franklin-Expedition-ebook/dp/B06XTYNXN5/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3K8JOTNP33VRJ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.x3zn2ihAl-lmo374dC_EIOBhxCxpE9ZeR-rwmuTMjHct1mvpT9njTvm7siZfz6vDqLNNwNLa2iBuRMcBHqvuP9jJZ7yy7Nz2w_w9no2TQ4HcfbFrLWiI0L4PQ8bwtgxrVv5P4jv1pKeVEXKUDXbcbiNf-s15hgtyIyENQqpj6cFPv3qXDE_IdT5wUZPLosXB5Sya8qUN7fjkB9NQZOVpDnBXfY-CF1TLIcce0Xd9xbxDgcmakhzUB0nqiQ2fqmi581EliAowVIpsohd45qa0_OwM2QnkLzJi96_1H-J87tU.kIAK9KQWavrJEb1Kgr8JBU8b9m7JvQdt98vcAgS7gG8&dib_tag=se&keywords=franklin+expedition&qid=1784298762&sprefix=franklin+expedition%2Caps%2C180&sr=8-1 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Ep. 291 - The Kecksburg UFO
3w ago00:31:14Tap to summarizeIn February 1965, something crashed into the woods near Kecksburg, Pennsylvania. Was it a meteor as the U.S. Government claimed? Or was it an alien spaceship? Or something more sinister than that? In this episode I take you through the story and tell you all about the many theories of what really happened in Kecksburg. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/dp/150612187X?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback https://ufocasebook.com/Kecksburg.html https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0985950/ https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0NHEKJOPS3C7RRLI7E58RBKJ8T https://www.post-gazette.com/news/science/2015/12/06/50-years-later-the-kecksburg-westmoreland-county-ufo-is-identified-probably/stories/201512060146 https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/research/a36560537/die-glocke-nazi-bell-conspiracy/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Ep. 290 - The Yuba County Five
Jul 600:34:16Tap to summarizeBack in 1978, one of the most bizarre mysteries in American history occurred. That's when five men on their way home from a basketball game took an unexpected detour into a Northern California forest. After that, no one knows for certain what happened to them after that. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast/posts/ep-290-yuba-five-162879652 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast/videos Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Things-Arent-Right-Disappearance-County/dp/1958727202 https://www.netflix.com/title/81593881 https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/mysterious-stories-blog/category/Yuba+county+five Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Ep. 289 - The Game
Jun 2900:28:11Tap to summarizeOne of the most famous modern urban legends is that of Polybius, a mysterious video game that was released in Portland arcades back in the early 1980s. Supposedly teenagers who played this game suffered migraines, amnesia and strangely aggressive behavior. Was this game part of a secret government mind control experiment? In this episode we dig into the truth. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast?si=FrRe_b0FC8nH75m4 Notes: https://retro-bitch.com/2015/11/04/dying-to-play-the-berzerk-curse-fact-or-fiction/ https://www.pdxmonthly.com/arts-and-culture/2017/11/polybius-the-most-dangerous-arcade-game-in-the-world https://www.coinop.org/game/103223/polybius https://www.inverse.com/input/gaming/polybius-is-real-video-game-urban-legend https://www.ripleys.com/stories/polybius-the-most-dangerous-video-game-to-never-exist https://www.mentalfloss.com/fun/video-games/unraveling-legend-polybius-most-dangerous-video-game-1980s Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Ep. 288 - The Montauk Project
Jun 2200:33:53Tap to summarizeOne thing that fans of the Netflix series Stranger Things might not know, is that it was inspired by an actual conspiracy theory involving something known as the Montauk Project. A top secret military base on Long Island may have been the location for a series of disturbing experiments involving time travel, psychic children, monsters and more. In this episode I'm going to tell you all about it. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/theconspiratorspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Montauk-Project-Experiments-Silver-Anniversary/dp/1937859215 https://www.amazon.com/Montauk-Alien-Connection-Stewart-Swerdlow/dp/0963188984/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3DJRG2UUQBW8K&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.LH1Kq47U-JaRvF9hZAifkFtvqF0oUbTAKw-K1RSUMxYmBiNQj6PV2VG8oxXJNVOx.btlXKERFeqAKMZlOFZ4H9ZwUsSv8pFcFvetRpGcjpPU&dib_tag=se&keywords=stewart+swerdlow+montauk&qid=1781959410&s=books&sprefix=stewart+swerdlow+montauk%2Cstripbooks%2C117&sr=1-1 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1661066/ https://www.amazon.com/The-Dark-Files-Season-1/dp/B075LLKXBH https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/face-on-mars https://www.reddit.com/r/HighStrangeness/comments/kgbqf9/preston_nichols_a_man_who_was_involved_in_the/ https://web.archive.org/web/20091222023540/http://www.scientificexploration.org/journal/jse_08_1_vallee.pdf https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/26/nyregion/urban-explorers-journey-into-the-ruins-of-long-island.html https://www.grunge.com/583936/heres-what-some-people-think-happened-at-montauk-air-force-station/ https://nypost.com/article/camp-hero-montauk-project-conspiracy/ https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19940612/1915280/pseudoscience-skepticism-to-make-a-close-encounterx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Ep. 287 - The Lonely Butcher
Jun 800:35:39Tap to summarizeDennis Nilsen was one of the worst serial killers in British history. In this episode I tell you about Nilsen's life and horrific crimes, and about the gruesome way he was finally caught. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1034476.Killing_for_Company https://www.netflix.com/title/81097791 https://www.amazon.com/History-Drowning-Boy-Autobiography/dp/B094PTGLMF/ref=sr_1_1?adgrpid=187375747098&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.iSWlAQxxfIMAx2235ip_TnAluWdGyzknR-Mz0tVia5nGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.P0lBUDrnHlY0PPuvHQY4BCzpl3x_4qyuahuLL396siE&dib_tag=se&hvadid=792670869762&hvdev=c&hvexpln=0&hvlocphy=9016906&hvnetw=g&hvocijid=965542277284211570--&hvqmt=e&hvrand=965542277284211570&hvtargid=kwd-966141603563&hydadcr=22509_13695730_2445780&keywords=the+history+of+a+drowning+boy&mcid=7f622dcdc22138d1b9aa755dd71c6270&qid=1780757563&sr=8-1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Ep. 286 - The Lost City of Z
May 2500:33:44Tap to summarizePercy Fawcett was one of the most famous explorers of the early 20th century. In 1925 he ventured into the Amazon rainforest looking for a mysterious lost city that he simply called Z. But Fawcett was never seen again, leaving behind one of the great mysteries in history. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Lost-City-Deadly-Obsession-Amazon/dp/1400078458 https://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/lost-in-the-amazon-about-this-episode/808/ https://www.history.com/articles/explorer-percy-fawcett-disappears-in-the-amazon https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2004/mar/21/research.brazil Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Ep. 285 - The Missing Scientists
May 1100:35:45Tap to summarizeIn recent months, many people online have begun noticing a pattern between more than a dozen missing and deceased scientists across the United States. In this episode, I tell you all about the many conspiracy theories surrounding these missing scientists, and try to figure out the truth. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/math-and-statistics-help-explain-the-fbis-missing-scientists-cases/ https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/dead-disappeared-scientist-conspiracy-theory-1235557122/ https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/21/us/deaths-disappearances-scientists-investigation https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyw9rpdl4po https://www.skeptic.com/article/the-mystery-of-missing-and-dead-scientists-explained/ https://www.theatlantic.com/science/2026/04/missing-scientists/686885/ https://www.newsnationnow.com/missing/amy-eskridge-death-more-investigation-ross-coulthart/ https://www.alexexum.com/blog/alex-exum-s-blog-5/stanley-meyer-s-water-fuel-cell-the-greatest-invention-that-never-was-203 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribe →Ep. 284 - The Princes in the Tower
Apr 2700:31:57Tap to summarizeOne of the oldest and greatest mysteries in the history of England, is what happened to two young princes who were hidden away in the Tower of London in the 15th century, then vanished without a trace. Their fate could change the entire British monarchy to this very day. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast?si=k3PwlNKsJFKLTqbP Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Princes-Tower-Solving-Historys-Greatest-ebook/dp/B0CBKYH67Y/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0encoding=UTF8&dibtag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ss4C6JBUHMErZDxTaEuZqIe5EWG6kL5hexRo2M0MNATuZXB2hEOknF2LzxmjLa8uyg4Qps01qSDGqfr60Z2oESa9XSJg0hgRg73PazFDyJgcGeO4q7tveovjd4dIx4pdiRveWLLu8ZgnDx8BHofDD1cLcsUy-IeK_3ZL3D6HfY_yGgPVDg4qb0Z329nq6hUsmSm8daO3obXF8DbDpcTf_k5DzikC4_lzravUg95v5aA.J4grvLZejm-V0gAO5F7twQ8qwkA5WD5OmoT_VlJyo-g&qid=1777132835&sr=8-1 https://www.amazon.com/Princes-Tower-Alison-Weir-ebook/dp/B007I5QO50/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2LMT1Y9EE5MWP&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.aUizyQXMeen716wvr93DS2u7g_kcxNh1aCL7XO8Q7Y35b5TOc-5hI_oEok5wjvsTWB19fhn1z2HUiNxerGlAAZk46868uZAEzGFYXQcT7lHuurFJ_VKHRx3RQXjUgcWZ4zQIjxcRPAFKB4s5yf8XP-SctXohBMjFwZzta0fGTCcwbtTN151o7iKp9mERovN8DC0FJ81I1q-hQofcFhHuU1k5gy3Dbu28dmwgBS0cgE0.G6ZKwdybYKazT8jr8_Imq2vOH0-UMdcGdK-JmPYP7-4&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+princes+in+the+tower+alison+weir&qid=1777133045&sprefix=the+princes+in+the+tower+alison+weir%2Caps%2C147&sr=8-1 https://www.amazon.com/Survival-Princes-Tower-Murder-Mystery-ebook/dp/B074PYBYC5/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0encoding=UTF8&dibtag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.mff9M0tE-kle5ZMj76QfIFgZBwLd9jjQR5oxE9HcVMW7b-rreeo3F7wY9yzBL9Ec6mfEtXnIRgven0vEma2QYZmq1GnZzwrKq1WOWAwjpFZ4ZKCUhP9oOFwymSTBvUphA6QR3P09r0Kx7vE9fdvwbZgecuPqbA63WbwvbbGCApUGpZl1fLR-g154Oc2JxJVoa9tW2w4jDdkEQs6MMNPvfHUOJ36KG6D4Xbi8hg9bXAU.Q7SX34w0rFUzQWvJgYw94a4uY5FbD9cw6YsvKkhAp5I&qid=1777133093&sr=8-2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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