Fake Believe: Conspiracies, Cults & Cryptids

Happy St. Patrick's Day! What better time to learn about Irish fairies? Stacie triggers an apple obsession from Rachel, and also imitates wind while somehow managing to give a history on Irish fairies. Then Rachel crushes all of Stacie's dreams of becoming a leprechaun. Of course there are bad Irish accents! But, TWIST! There's also a good one!

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Stacie proves with tons of irrefutable evidence that the Earth is flat and that you can be best friends with any type of printer. Rachel traces the long and winding but FLAT road that led to the creation of the International Flat Earth Research Society.

Music Notes
Best Buddies by Kinemesis via Pixabay
Showtime Cabaret Revue by JuliusH via Pixabay
The Cradle of Your Soul by Lemon Music Studio via Pixabay

Works Consulted

FAQ :: The Flat Earth Society
Modern Flat Earth Beliefs
Fighting flat-Earth theory – Physics World
Flat Earth - Wikipedia
How to debate a flat-Earther | Space
The Earth Is Flat, NASA and the Pope Are Liars: Things Learned at the Flat Earth Convention | Dallas Observer
Skyline Skepticism: The Lake Michigan Mirage
Observation of Chicago From Michigan – FlatEarth.ws
Flat Earthers explain why NASA is lying about our planet being round
The flat-Earth conspiracy is spreading around the globe. Does it hide a darker core? | CNN
Meet the flat-Earthers of the modern era
The Flat-Earth Bible.
Behind the Curve Documentary
Flat Earth Clues: End of the World by Mark Sargent

The Flat Earth Society - Archived (with the Matrix and Adele ripoff)
Schadewald, Plane Truth
Anglo-Israelism: True or False?
Wallace’s Woeful Wager: How a Founder of Modern Biology Got Suckered by Flat-Earthers - Scientific American Blog Network
The Curious History of The International Flat Earth Society | Smart News | Smithsonian Magazine
The Earth is flat? What planet is he on? | Controversies | The Guardian
Flat Earth Society Press Release

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Stacie busts out the insult generator to give background on Amy Carlson and her weird ass cult, Love Has Won. Then Rachel discusses Carlson’s strange death and what became of the cult after she selfishly abandoned them to ascend.

Music Notes (all songs via Pixabay)
Fear by Pratap Sardar
Leaves in the Wind by Julius H
The Way Home by Zakhar Valaha

Works Consulted
How Love Has Won Leader Amy Carlson Stroud Convinced Women She's God | Marie Claire (US) |
Inside the Bizarre Cult Love Has Won Led by 'Mother God' Amy Carlson
'Love Has Won': Spiritual Sect From 'Mother God' to Mummified Corpse - Rolling Stone
Love Has Won - Wikipedia
Dare to Doubt | Leaving and Recovering from Cults
Dr. Phil Season 19 Episode 2: Mother God’s Followers and Alleged Victims Face Off
4 psychological techniques cults use to recruit members - Big Think
Cults of hatred
Ultimate Insult generator - random insults

'Love Has Won' Leader Amy Carlson's Cause of Death Released
How Love Has Won Leader Amy Carlson Stroud Convinced Women She's God | Marie Claire (US)
"Love Has Won" Cult Leader Found Deceased Near Crestone, Members Arrested - THE GURU MAGAZINE
Is It Legal to Mummify Your Cult Leader?
How did Amy Carlson die? Colorado cult leader's mummified body was decked with lights
The INSANE story of the Love Has Won cult & Amy Carlson | DEEP DIVE

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Precious science is really on our side with this one! Stacie explains the 'ologies' of alien study and the classifications of aliens these branches of science have developed. Then Rachel shares key case files of encounters with the real Men in Black and possible theories behind them. There's also some singing.

Music Notes
Lurking Evil by Dareen Curtis
Star Ship Battle by Alexis Ortiz Sofield via Pixabay

Works Consulted
Grey alien - Wikipedia
Alien autopsy - Wikipedia
Insectoid - Wikipedia
Nordic aliens - Wikipedia
Ufology - Wikipedia
The UFO Magazine UFO Encyclopedia by William J. Birnes
Xenology - Wikipedia
About To The Stars*
Communicating with Extraterrestrials.
Pentagon officially releases three leaked 'UFO' videos - National | Globalnews.ca
UFO Hunters: EVIDENCE UNCOVERED of UFO Crash in Washington (S1, E1) | Full Episode | History

They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers
The UFO Sightings That Launched 'Men in Black' Mythology
The Man Who Introduced the World to Flying Saucers - The Atlantic
9 Freaky Encounters With The Real 'Men In Black' That'll Seriously Give You The Creeps | Thought Catalog
Cia's Declassified Files On Ufos And Alien Life Can Now Be Downloaded
Nirmāṇakāya - Wikipedia
The "Men in Black" Experience and Tradition: Analogues with the Traditional Devil Hypothesis
The Rise And Fall Of 2000's Singing Wall-Fish Big Mouth Billy Bass
The Real Men in Black: Evidence, Famous Cases, and True Stories of These Mysterious Men and their Connection to UFO Phenomena

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Content Warning: Discussions of suicide, including descriptions of methods.
It turns out that the YMCA does "make real your dreams"... and your nightmares. Rachel digs into the assassination of John Lennon and the possible motivations and implications of his murder.

Music Notes
Mutamento by Mirko Boroni via Pixabay
Lazy Desert by Astrofreq via Pixabay

Works Consulted
John Lennon & Yoko Ono Interview: Apple Offices, London 5/8/1969 - Beatles Interviews Database
leadmonarch 1 Origins and Techniques of Monarch Mind Control
Drugs as Weapons Against Us |
The Illuminati Controls the Music Industry – Lennon's Real Assassins Named – & More | EU | Before It's News
Was John Lennon Actually Murdered by the CIA?
The Last Days of John Lennon by James Patterson
Let Me Take You Down: Inside the Mind of Mark David Chapman, the Man Who Killed John Lennon by Jack Jones

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Content warning: suicide, car crashes, and grieving

Follow Stacie down the long and winding road of the life of Paul McCartney--or Faul, as he's now known by those of us in the know.  It's time to come together and hear the truth! It might be difficult, but we have to let it be.  Also, in my life, I have found slides to be super helpful, so follow along with Stacie's slide deck while you listen! Strawberry fields forever!

We obviously do not own the rights to any of the music samples in this episode.

Music Notes:
Magic Sofa Ride by Mushroom Funghi

Strawberry Fields Forever (Remastered 2009) · The Beatles
Magical Mystery Tour
℗ 2009 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)
Released on: 1967-11-27
Producer: George Martin
Composer  Lyricist: John Lennon
Composer  Lyricist: Paul McCartney

I Am The Walrus (Remastered 2009) · The Beatles
Magical Mystery Tour
℗ 2009 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)
Released on: 1967-11-27
Producer: George Martin
Composer  Lyricist: John Lennon
Composer  Lyricist: Paul McCartney

Revolution 9 (Remastered 2009) - The Beatles
The Beatles
℗ 2009 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)
Released on: 1968-11-22
Producer, Unknown, Other: George Martin
Composer  Lyricist: John Lennon
Composer  Lyricist: Paul McCartney

Magical Mystery Tour (Remastered 2009) · The Beatles
Magical Mystery Tour
℗ 2009 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)
Released on: 1967-11-27
Producer: George Martin
Composer  Lyricist: John Lennon
Composer  Lyricist: Paul McCartney

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise / Remastered 2009) · The Beatles
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
℗ 2009 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal Music Group)
Released on: 1967-06-01
Producer: George Martin
Composer  Lyricist: John Lennon
Composer  Lyricist: Paul McCartney


Works Consulted:

The Beatles 'Paul Is Dead' myth
Did Paul McCartney really die in 1966? 
Paul McCartney Is Dead: Bizarre Story of Music's Most Notorious Rumor - Rolling Stone
Paul is dead 
You Gave Me The Answer - 'Paul Is Live' | PaulMcCartney.com
The Beatles discography 
Beatles | Members, Songs, Albums, & Facts | Britannica
How the Beatles Got Together and Became the Best-Selling Band of All Time
The Beatles - Wikipedia
The Beatles Lyrics: The Stories Behind the Music, Including the Handwritten Drafts of More Than 100 Classic Beatles Songs - Edited by Hunter Davies
https://turnmeondeadman.com/IBP/Walrus.php

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Content Warning - Discussions of suicide: the hosts speak of fictionalized suicide in a tone that may be objectionable to some listeners.

Stacie and Rachel invited special guests Zach and Tiffany to join them as Stacie and Zach unveil the conspiracy that drives the narrative arc of Tim Allen's "The Santa Clause." Did you have questions about this movie? They're answered here! Join us whether you love it, hate it, or love to hate it--or even if you haven't seen it yet.  Because the conspiracy that drives this episode is... Christmas Magic.

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It is pretty obvious from the title, but this episode is all about Project Pegasus--the secret Time Traveling Program being kept secret by the secret government--and the foretold whistleblower Andy Basiago.  Stacie begins by teaching listeners how to time travel, then Rachel takes over to blow the lid off the pots and kettles that are keeping Andy Basiago from mixing metaphors and getting the truth out about the space/time continuum!

Thanks to Julius H via Pixabay for the song  Cyber Attack.

Works Consulted

https://exopolitics.blogs.com/files/andrew.d.basiago.affidavit.dated.sept.11.2012.pdf
Lawyer Says He Traveled Through Time and to Mars | Nisqually Valley News
FBI Records: The Vault — Nikola Tesla Part 01 of 03
The Mystery of Nikola Tesla's Missing Files - HISTORY
Conspiracy Theory: Time Travel and Nikola Tesla – The WHS Howl
List of Nikola Tesla patents - Wikipedia
Andrew Basiago - Time Travel: Fact or Fiction?
DARPA - Ascension Glossary
Frank Olson - Wikipedia
List of Nikola Tesla patents - Wikipedia
Tesla coil - Wikipedia
DARPA Sixty Years

Andy Basiago - Life on Mars Whistleblower or Crackpot?
Corey Feldman Lyrics, Songs, and Albums
The Colbert Report: Obama In Secret Space Program – Forbidden Knowledge TV
Exopolitics and Obama's Trips to Mars | Article about Exopolitics and Obama's Trips to Mars by The Free Dictionary
Time Travel and Project Pegasus
Andrew Basiago - Project Pegasus & Time Travel to 1 Million BC
Jesse Ventura's Conspiracy Theory - Season 3, Episode 3

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Stacie and Rachel are here to kick off the holiday season with a festive talk about cannibalism, hell, and Bjork! First, travel through the Alpine region and learn the terrifying true (?) tale of Krampus and his lesser-known associate, Frau Perchta.  Then head on over to Iceland to arm yourself with the knowledge of Gryla, her Yule Lads, and the adorable (?) Yule cat, Jolakotturinn.  

Music Notes
Carol of the Bells by Julius H via Pixabay
Zahady Rock Music and Keyboard by Elen Lackner via Pixabay

Works Consulted
Meet Krampus, the Christmas Devil Who Punishes Naughty Children - HISTORY
9 Facts About Krampus, the Demonic Christmas Monster | Mental Floss
The Devil's in the Details: The Krampus Conundrum – Sacred Matters Magazine
What is Frau Perchta? Goddess or Belly-Slitter? | A German Girl in America
Perchta - Wikipedia
Perchten: Austria's wild pagan festival you have to see to believe! —
https://i.redd.it/et28jf7vfaz71.jpg
Krampus - Wikipedia
Krampus, Perchten and Glöckler | Austria Direct

Why Iceland's Christmas Witch Is Much Cooler (and Scarier) Than Krampus
From Iceland — A Slice of Icelandic Christmas Through the Ages
From Iceland — Icelandic Christmas Traditions
From Iceland — The Yuletide Lads Rise To Christmas Stardom
From Iceland — The Christmas Cat
Sheep-Cote Clod, the first yule lad has come down from the mountains
9 Winter Holiday Folk Tales From Around the World

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Stacie and Rachel have never been kicked by a Rockette, and somehow that is relevant to this week's episode. Stacie shares tales of the Thunderbird (not your daddy's Thunderbird), including its Native American origins. Then Rachel heads on over to South Africa to share the Nguni's (and others') beliefs around the Lightning Bird (not your daddy's Lightning Bird, either...but it might be your mom's).

That TikTok Account We Told You to Follow
mndiaye_97
Casual Geographic (his YouTube channel)

Music Notes
Fishing by Crowander
A Song of Wolves and Dragons by Xelementunign1 via Pixabay

Works Consulted
The Thunderbird of Native Americans – Legends of America
Thunderbird: a symbol of power, strength and nobility - Ecstatic Trance: Ritual Body Postures
Pterodactyls, gargoyles and thunderbirds reported in Pa.: Monsters of Pa.
Thunderbird (mythology)
Creepy Mysteries: Thunderbird of Illinois
How Heavy of a Weight Can Birds Lift? (Here's The Truth)
Legend or Lie? The Tombstone Thunderbird
Tombstone Epitaph - Tombstone's Flying Monster

The Uniqueness of Nguni Mediumistic Divination in Southern Africa
The Cape Nguni Witch Familiar As a Mediatory Construct
Bushmen as Mediators in Nguni Cosmology
Impundulu the Lightning Bird – Southern Africa Travel
Lightning Bird - Journals of a Botswana Safari Guide
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