The Conspirators Podcast

In the history of the Delta blues, there is no bigger name than that of Robert Johnson. According to popular legend, Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil at a crossroads, in exchange for his musical talent.

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Notes:

https://www.amazon.com/Up-Jumped-Devil-Robert-Johnson/dp/1641600942

https://www.robertjohnsonbluesfoundation.org

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/25/obituaries/robert-johnson-overlooked.html

https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/devils-music-myth-robert-johnson/

https://www.npr.org/2011/05/07/136063911/robert-johnson-at-100-still-dispelling-myths

https://www.classicfm.com/composers/paganini/niccolo-gifted-violinist-deal-with-devil/

https://www.vialma.com/en/articles/266/Niccolo-Paganini-The-Devils-Violinist

https://radiolab.org/podcast/199705-crossroads

https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0981600212/radiolabbooks-20/

https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0452279496/radiolabbooks-20/

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Dr. Hawley Crippen is one of the most notorious murderers in history. But modern forensic D.N.A. tests may change everything we think we know.

This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/conspirators to get 10% off your first month.

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Notes:

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-nov-16-la-me-basement-babies-20101116-story.html

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/hawley-crippen/199/

https://www.amazon.com/Thunderstruck-Erik-Larson/dp/1400080673

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7050714.stm

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Was Charles Manson part of a CIA mind control program? In 1969, Charles Manson and his cult shocked the world when they committed the Tate-LaBianca murders. But is that the whole story? A 2019 book by journalist Tom O'Neill offers evidence that there's a lot more to the story than we know.

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https://www.amazon.com/Chaos-Charles-Manson-History-Sixties/dp/0316477559?dplnkId=3442e754-04ae-46cc-8842-b198b10fdd5f&nodl=1

https://jacobin.com/2023/05/the-manson-murders-may-have-something-to-do-with-cia-mind-control-experiments

https://theintercept.com/2019/11/24/cia-mkultra-louis-jolyon-west/

https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2017/dec/19/mkruby/

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The following music was used for this media project:

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Approximately 70% of the Earth's surface is covered by oceans. Yet 95% of that area remains unexplored. Throughout history there have been people who have encountered gigantic creatures we would describe as sea monsters. In this episode, I'm going to tell you about some of them.

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Notes:

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/bloop.html

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/fishermen-dredged-up-30ft-dinosaur-30731086

https://www.wired.com/story/bloop-mystery-not-solved-sort-of/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-mythical-sea-monsters-may-have-been-whales-with-unusual-dining-habits-180981729/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/five-real-sea-monsters-brought-life-early-naturalists-180953155/

https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2024-05-22/regaling-tales-of-the-gloucester-sea-serpent-a-forgotten-legend-of-cryptozoology

https://skepticalinquirer.org/2019/09/gloucester-sea-serpent-mystery-solved-after-two-centuries/

https://www.history.co.uk/articles/strange-sea-serpent-sightings-from-history

https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2016/08/great-american-sea-serpent/

https://www.marineinsight.com/maritime-history/the-unexplained-mystery-of-the-sea-serpent/#:~:text=Their%20origins%20can%20be%20traced,multi%2Dhead%20serpent%20called%20Tiamat.

https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/mythic-creatures/water/sea-monsters#:~:text=Hundreds%20of%20years%20ago%2C%20European,longer%20than%20a%20school%20bus.

https://www.iflscience.com/the-uss-stein-monster-in-1978-a-massive-creature-attacked-a-navy-frigate-shredding-parts-of-its-hull-65325

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In this episode I talk about the golden age of pirates. I dispel some of the myths and misconceptions of pirates throughout history, and focus on the lives of two of the most famous pirates ever, Captain Kidd and Blackbeard.

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Notes:

https://www.amazon.com/Under-Black-Flag-Romance-Reality/dp/081297722X

https://www.amazon.com/Born-Be-Hanged-Gentlemen-Princess/dp/031670363X/ref=pd_lpo_sccl_3/130-5994515-7318958?pd_rd_w=4OVxs&content-id=amzn1.sym.1ad2066f-97d2-4731-9356-36b3edf1ae04&pf_rd_p=1ad2066f-97d2-4731-9356-36b3edf1ae04&pf_rd_r=N614Y4X83Q8T1ZGSY5VJ&pd_rd_wg=Kpz8j&pd_rd_r=98e213d1-bd89-4a77-bef0-f4e1b695ace3&pd_rd_i=031670363X&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/Pirate-Hunter-True-Story-Captain-ebook/dp/B0042XA38A/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3K8MZUQR10ICU&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.rn8jIL4ZM1Xj1EKJY0kLqCh7cOSKxPuCJDPDjxNqhKI4P8dvTCbJKJFDIY-GYmqd-vdO3v1aAZVVwk2zmcCJmbswDhwH-fN3bLdRR1shxCoA_u8v_Edl7euP3RbHLN9-OmQDXYuA5-xx1aWniwddUUWXfnRij6NRb9qShJkM2ZUYL7QtZ91SAer3hHBekhWpFT90QFqcoDqibR4gx0uCcQIBNRo-Bfk-tCMUpuCgzI0.n77Ag-ch7Y-r-ysVlH23--Z6e9CGWLzxtrcsN4NGYeo&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+pirate+hunter&qid=1716664110&s=books&sprefix=the+pirate+hunter%2Cstripbooks%2C113&sr=1-1

https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/blackbeard-edward-teach-pirate

https://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/execution-captain-kidd

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In this second part of my 2-part episode on the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa. In this episode I talk about some of the major theories on what happened to Hoffa.

Notes:

https://slate.com/culture/2019/08/the-irishman-scorsese-netflix-movie-true-story-lies.html

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2013/06/jimmy-hoffa-donald-frankos-there-was-never-any-reason-to-think-jimmy-hoffa-was-buried-under-giants-stadium.html

https://thecasebreakers.org/2023/11/hoffa-has-moxy-the-dog-solved/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record/42409431/

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/oakland/2021/11/25/jimmy-hoffa-theories/8758204002/

https://www.history.com/news/9-places-investigators-have-searched-for-jimmy-hoffa

https://www.cnn.com/2013/01/14/us/hoffa-burial-claim/index.html

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Jimmy Hoffa was the most powerful labor leader in American history. But when he disappeared in 1975 from a Detroit area restaurant, he left behind one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in American history. Part 1 of a 2 part episode.

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Notes:

https://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/investigation/who-killed-jimmy-hoffa/index.html

https://abc7chicago.com/what-happened-to-jimmy-hoffa-found-body-chicago-outfit/13565582/

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2023/07/31/jimmy-hoffa-disappeared-48-years-ago-his-case-is-still-unsolved/

https://www.amazon.com/Hoffa-Wars-Jimmy-Forbidden-Bookshelf-ebook/dp/B00S7EFYRU/ref=sr_1_2?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.JO5Nr8DJzbRpFKN1bE_jYI93QIqSB3zfEIr2FIsbNreG6FeFzIeQIxoQc6afQy1fz_HmIP2tlbWLu1ZulUTHy_E1rimA77BsSWCMgOjrtxmFjAsclf6XLo06_rhZNSDNvF762fZ4HPwKLHeCydtNNQmcRb5dBUALpgO9ALfFEepMZQMFZAt5r9U7S6M-JASASuymRIEiD8WcVxbI2zikNtoFqMYATb8O9zb2A7UBE_I.WXBEIfKnMAa5oE1WT0NUNCD0deQhk8DFRK5fyWQF0BY&dib_tag=se&keywords=Jimmy+Hoffa&qid=1714229565&s=books&sr=1-2

https://www.amazon.com/The-Irishman-Charles-Brandt-audiobook/dp/B001LNK9IS/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.JO5Nr8DJzbRpFKN1bE_jYI93QIqSB3zfEIr2FIsbNreG6FeFzIeQIxoQc6afQy1fz_HmIP2tlbWLu1ZulUTHy_E1rimA77BsSWCMgOjrtxmFjAsclf6XLo06_rhZNSDNvF762fZ4HPwKLHeCydtNNQmcRb5dBUALpgO9ALfFEepMZQMFZAt5r9U7S6M-JASASuymRIEiD8WcVxbI2zikNtoFqMYATb8O9zb2A7UBE_I.WXBEIfKnMAa5oE1WT0NUNCD0deQhk8DFRK5fyWQF0BY&dib_tag=se&keywords=Jimmy+Hoffa&qid=1714229565&s=books&sr=1-1

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Throughout history there have been reports of people who claim to have stepped through rifts in time. In this episode I discuss some of the most famous time slip incidents ever reported.

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Notes:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/where-physics-meets-psychology/202201/time-slips-the-multiverse-and-you

https://listverse.com/2021/01/26/ten-amazing-slips-in-time/

https://ravallirepublic.com/news/local/history/history-with-phil-historic-phenomena-time-slips-paranormal-hoax-dj-vu/article_abafdcf4-e7e6-11ee-918f-4379c062ae24.html

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/12/08/versailles-time-slip/

https://www.ranker.com/list/moberly-jourdain-incident-and-time-travel/genevieve-carlton

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20231110-doctor-who-is-time-travel-really-possible-heres-what-physics-says#:~:text=Answering%20this%20question%20requires%20understanding,wildly%20difficult%20or%20absolutely%20impossible.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-time-travel-possible/

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In 1944, the town of Mattoon, Illinois was gripped in fear. The townspeople came to believe a madman was stalking their quiet little town spraying poison gas into homes. This individual has become known in history as the Mad Gasser of Mattoon.

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Notes:

https://www.library.illinois.edu/hpnl/blog/the-mad-gasser-of-mattoon/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/column-mad-gasser-of-mattoon

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/10/30/mad-gasser-mattoon-illinois-mystery/

https://www.eiu.edu/localite/gasserhome.php

https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/madgasser

https://allthatsinteresting.com/mad-gasser-of-mattoon

https://www.illinoistimes.com/arts-culture/the-case-of-the-mad-gasser-of-mattoon-11450083

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/1850364

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In Massachusetts there is a five mile long train tunnel cutting through the Hoosac Mountains that is purportedly haunted. When you hear about the terrifying history of the place, you'll understand why. 

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Notes:

https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/01/us/man-identified-100-years-later-trnd/index.html

https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/hoosac-tunnel-disaster-1867/

https://hoosactunnel.net/history.php

https://www.journeysandjaunts.com/hoosac-tunnel/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hoosac-tunnel

https://obscurevermont.com/the-bloody-pit/

https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/hoosac

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