Near the town of Homestead, Florida stands one of the most unique tourist attractions in the United States. It's a massive monolithic park built from 1,100 tons of limestone that today is known as the Coral Castle. The strangest part of this remarkable structure is that it was built by one man. Did the creator Edward Leedskallnin discover the secret of anti-gravity? Find out in this episode. 
 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: 
 
  https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/gobekli-tepe-the-worlds-first-temple-83613665/   
  https://coralcastle.com   
  https://www.livescience.com/41075-coral-castle.html   
  https://www.amazon.com/Coral-Castle-Leedskalnin-American-Stonehenge/dp/098421321X/ref=asc_df_098421321X/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode;=df0&hvadid;=312176338241&hvpos;=&hvnetw;=g&hvrand;=17409254240294197034&hvpone;=&hvptwo;=&hvqmt;=&hvdev;=c&hvdvcmdl;=&hvlocint;=&hvlocphy;=9016906&hvtargid;=pla-570489770565&psc;=1&tag;=&ref;=&adgrpid;=60258870897&hvpone;=&hvptwo;=&hvadid;=312176338241&hvpos;=&hvnetw;=g&hvrand;=17409254240294197034&hvqmt;=&hvdev;=c&hvdvcmdl;=&hvlocint;=&hvlocphy;=9016906&hvtargid;=pla-570489770565     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 182 - The Coral Castle

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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. 
 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast 
 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   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 234 - The Darkest Depths

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. 
 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast 
 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   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 233 - The Pirates

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   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 232 - The Teamster, Pt. 2

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. 
 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast 
 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   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 231 - The Teamster - Part 1

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. 
 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast 
 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/   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 182 - The Coral Castle

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