Can you keep a secret? In today's episode, we sneak into Bohemian Grove and discover the shocking truth about the Illuminati, reveal skeletons in closets (and under floorboards), and undergo an initiation with Ke$ha. Plus, Dana's snooping backfires, Connor's magical past catches up to him, and Greg inducts you into the world's most powerful secret society. Get your ritual robes dry cleaned, because it's time to meet The Gatekeeper! 

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SHOW NOTES:

- Newkirk Museum Article: https://tinyurl.com/2vudnff2

- Live Investigations with The Gatekeeper : https://tinyurl.com/2jak8rkk

- More Lesser-Known Secret Societies: https://tinyurl.com/5ebt957k

- The Illuminati: https://youtu.be/d-50h9nDugk

- The Estes Method: https://tinyurl.com/3mbj9tkb

- Official Odd Fellows Website: https://tinyurl.com/yywhmtca

- The Odd Fellows Manual from 1852: https://tinyurl.com/2dcvm243

- Great Odd Fellows Images: https://tinyurl.com/yc74fx5z

- Excellent Book about the Odd Fellows: https://amzn.to/3pLy88e

- Their Mysterious Ritual: https://tinyurl.com/4mpbym9c

- Finding Skeletons: https://tinyurl.com/2re6ruz3

- Watch “Conjuring Kesha”: https://youtu.be/ZaTuLMaqh_E

- Odd Fellows Symbolism (Wholesome): https://youtu.be/DHaKsPVnkEI

- Inside an Odd Fellows Lodge: https://youtu.be/ja1DOMYlJOk

- Belvoir Winery: https://tinyurl.com/bdcpmkxn

- Psychology of Conspiracy Theories: https://tinyurl.com/2644b9n9

- Academic Take on Conspiracy Theories: https://tinyurl.com/43ppauwv

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Snoopin’ for Secrets

04:29 - Object Introduction: The Gatekeeper

06:02 - Dana’s Thirst for Power

10:45 - Celebrity Match: Secret Society Edition

22:38 - How to Join the Illuminati

30:50 - Boogeyman in the Boys Club

36:29 - The Conjurer Goes Remote

39:05 - Skeletons in the Closet

44:03 - The Gatekeeper Speaks

48:15 - Not-So-Odd Rituals of the Oddfellows

58:55 - Ke$ha Confronts Mortality

01:04:21 - The Ghosts of a Winery, The Ghosts of Ourselves

01:12:06 - The Sacred Order of the Haunted Object

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Produced by Connor J Randall

Photography by Karl Pfeiffer

Art by Dustin Williams

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