One 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.

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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

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Dennis 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.

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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

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Percy 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.

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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

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In 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.

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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

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One 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.

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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

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One of the oldest and most famous mysteries in American history is without a doubt the disappearance of the colony of Roanoke Island. In this episode, I break down the mystery, and tell you how modern researchers think they may finally have solved it.

Notes:

https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Colony-Hatteras-Island/dp/1467144339

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/mystery-roanoke-endures-yet-another-cruel-twist-180962837/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-evidence-roanoke-colonys-disappearance-180976248/

https://www.history.com/articles/what-happened-to-the-lost-colony-of-roanoke

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/131208-roanoke-lost-colony-discovery-history-raleigh

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One of the most mysterious places in North America, is Mount Shasta in Northern California. It's a lone mountain that attracts thousands of visitors each year. It's also a hotspot of paranormal activity, including hundreds of Bigfoot and UFO sightings, strange disappearances, and the belief by many people that a highly advanced race of mysterious beings known as Lumerians live beneath the mountain.

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https://www.amazon.com/Mount-Shastas-Forgotten-History-Legends/dp/0981606687

⁠https://www.amazon.com/Unidentified-Mythical-Encounters-Obsession-Unexplained/dp/0525557563⁠

⁠https://allthatsinteresting.com/lemuria-continent⁠

⁠https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/lost-continent-lemuria/⁠

⁠https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/history-of-geology/a-geologists-dream-the-lost-continent-of-lemuria/⁠

⁠https://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/labcoat-life/the_violent_history_of_mauritia/⁠

⁠https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/searching-for-lost-continent-mauritia

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Vatican City is one of the most secretive and secure places in the world. In June of 1983, a 15 year old girl named Emanuela Orlandi vanished just outside the Vatican walls. Her disappearance may reveal conspiracies that the Catholic Church would go to any lengths to keep secret.

Notes:

https://www.businessinsider.com/everything-we-know-about-the-1983-disappearance-of-emanuela-orlandi-2018-11

https://comayala.es/Libros/ddc2i/ddc2e10.htm

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/the-mystery-of-the-missing-girl-the-pope-and-the-rome-underworld-fw2vgfw0g

https://www.netflix.com/title/81117191

https://emanuelaorlandi.altervista.org/category/diario-di-una-storia-vera/

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In this episode I tell you two stories of the ways spirits and spirituality have had a very real effect on people and society. In the first story, I tell you how two inventions, the automobile and the Ouija board, once came together, causing a town in California to go a little mad. In story two I tell you about a remarkable young girl, who displayed some strange religious symbols.

Notes:

https://www.amazon.com/Mrs-Wakeman-vs-Antichrist-Strange-but-True/dp/1585429449

https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/artsentertainment/the-dark-and-fascinating-history-of-the-ouija-board-baltimore-origins/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-ouija-board-cant-connect-us-to-paranormal-forces-but-it-can-tell-us-a-lot-about-psychology-grief-and-uncertainty-5860627/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28702964/

https://christianhistoryinstitute.org/magazine/article/strange-stigmata/

https://www.livescience.com/42822-stigmata.html

https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=OT19720331.1.17

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Back in 1981, Ken McElroy was the town bully in Skidmore, Missouri. That is until one day when the townspeople got together and decided that they had finally had enough.

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https://www.amazon.com/Broad-Daylight-Harry-N-MacLean/dp/1482639874

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8068916/?ref_=fn_t_1

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