Crackpot

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COINTELPRO was a real FBI program under which hundreds of people and organizations were strategically targeted for illegal surveillance and harassment due to being labeled "subversion threats". Unfortunately the FBIs tactics didn't end there. Ultimately COINTELPRO was shut down; but the program that operated between 1956 and 1971 did an immense amount of damage to the lives it affected. Who did they target and why? What effects did it have on the organizations and people it targeted? Although officially disbanded, what effects did COINTELPRO have on law enforcement and government agencies today? Tune in to find out!

Past shows referenced in today's episode:

Jack Ruby

JFK Assassination and Jack Ruby

MLK Part 1

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Travel back in time this week as Tim and Zach discuss some truly unbelievable stories of ancient - ahem - aliens. Tim starts out the show sharing the bizarre Utsuro-bune incident of a spherical boat (UFO??!!) that washed up in Japan. What did the fishermen find? Did they have contact with an actual extraterrestrial? In the second half of the show, Zach shares the infamous 1561 celestial phenomenon over Nuremberg. What took place over the city skies? Did the citizens of Nuremberg witness an actual UFO battle? And what did newspapers from the day have to say about it? Find out this week!

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A crisis apparition is believed to be the spirit of a person under extreme duress or near death. Why do so many people all over the world report seeing apparitions of friends and loved ones close to the time of death? Are they ghosts? Spirits? Something else? While we may not have all the answers just yet, tune in this week as the boys discuss some truly unbelievable stories about what people see when they experience a crisis apparition.

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Happy Saint Patrick's day! This week the boys discuss whether or not some Irish mythology may in fact be based on alien encounters. It may seem far-fetched, but are the origins of popular Irish mythology and folklore inspired by actual alien encounters? Could the magical creatures of lore explain close encounters of the third kind? Grab your lucky charms and join Zach and Tim on a journey to the emerald isle!

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You may know Tom DeLonge through the music of his band Blink 182. But did you know that he's also one of the leading - ahem - experts on UAPs, aliens and government disclosure? While it may seem outlandish, DeLonge has worked with key leaders in the government and military defense manufacturers to gain access to confidential and even top-secret intelligence. Is he credible? How does he know what he knows? And what is To The Stars Academy? Tune in to find out!

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Take a journey across land, sea, and time to hear about a mysterious underwater city in Japan. Situated only about 100 meters offshore and about 50 meters under the water are a collection of structures that not only evaded detection for thousands of years, but also left academics and archaeologists scratching their heads as to who or what put them there. Natural or man made? Could this monument hint at a lost continent? Tune in to find out!

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Donald Trump continues to claim that he won the 2020 election despite overwhelming and conclusive evidence to the contrary. He claims that "The Big Lie" is actually Biden and the media saying that Biden was the winner. This week the boys peel back the rhetoric and dive into why Trump is saying these things and where it all came from. You might be surprised to learn it has little to do with overturning past elections and much more to do with how to steal future elections.

5G has been the source of crazy conspiracy theories ever since its roll out. Does 5G cause cancer? Does it spread Covid? What's the deal with those microchips in the vaccines? The boys will break it all down and see whether there's any truth behind the craziness. In the second half of the show the boys discuss one of the ORIGINAL conspiracy theories, fluoride in tap water. A government mind control program? Population control? What does the CDC say? And is there anything to it? Find out!

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Flex your chrononaut skills and join the boys this week on a journey across space and time. First up, Zach and Tim discuss the super secret government program that transported kids through time, and - wait for it - outer space. And in the second half of the show the boys discuss the Carnac Stones. Those mysterious stone arrangements in Northwestern France that have puzzled historians for thousands of years!

The boys revisit one of their favorite topics: BIGFOOT. This week Tim shares the infamous Ape Canyon bigfoot attack in which miners in the pacific northwest were attacked by - you guessed it - a group of bigfoot! While it may seem like an easy one to dismiss or chalk up to legend, keep in mind there's an actual canyon named after the incident. So clearly there's something to it. Tune in this week to find out!