The Curious Podcast

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  • 79: Climate Lockdowns?
    This week we'll summarise the events of the last few years and where that has positioned us for the future. There is a countdown above our heads and 2050 is the deadline for the world to totally transform. This deadline is not possible and will cause more harm than good, including an unimaginable
    amount of wasted lives. Is it all worth it?
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    Source material:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GD_cdkKDYWc
     https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/radical-green-overhaul-to-avoid-climate-lockdown-by-mariana-mazzucato-2020-09
    https://newsbusters.org/blogs/business/joseph-vazquez/2020/09/25/sorosgates-funded-org-65m-world-may-need-climate-lockdown
    https://youtu.be/GBQzlhdroFI
    https://www.forbes.com/sites/oliverwilliams1/2021/11/05/118-private-jets-take-leaders-to-cop26-climate-summit-burning-over-1000-tons-of-co2/?sh=61e45f9153d9
    https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/592011-coming-soon-climate-lockdowns/
    25 min
  • 78: Fentanyl For Kids
    To close out spooky season, we will be looking at recent incidents that have sparked a great deal of concern for families all across America. DEA Agents believe kids are the target but others differ in their opinions of what the true intent is. This week we will be discussing the latest Halloween trick that sounds more like a nightmare.
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    Content warning: This episode includes topics such as drug overdose and death.  Some listeners may find these topics upsetting. Listener discretion is advised, this is not a deep dive.
    Source material:
    http://www.myfloridalegal.com/newsrel.nsf/newsreleases/77FD8077FEF61616852588E6004EABBC
    https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2022/08/30/dea-warns-brightly-colored-fentanyl-used-target-young-americans
    https://lasd.org/fentanyl-packaged-in-candy/
    https://abc7ny.com/rainbow-fentanyl-lego-box-drug-trafficking-dea-seizure/12294002/
    https://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/two-maryland-men-charged-trafficking-thousands-fentanyl-pills-connecticut
    https://calgary.citynews.ca/2022/11/03/halloween-candy-fentanyl-alberta-rcmp/
    https://youtu.be/IyBkJES4QyU      
    (I said this was Philadelphia in the episode when it is in fact Pennsylvania!)
    https://www.wcax.com/2022/10/04/2-charged-with-manslaughter-child-cruelty-babys-death/
    20 min
  • 77: The Airbnb Spies
    It's spooky season so that means we'll be discussing a creepy phenomenon that has become heightened through the use of Airbnb's. After this episode, you may think twice about staying at a stranger's house.
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    Content warning: This episode includes topics such as spying and gross invasion of privacy.  Some listeners may find these topics upsetting. Listener discretion is advised, this is not a deep dive.
    Source material:
    https://www.businessinsider.com/how-airbnb-was-founded-a-visual-history-2016-2?r=US&IR=T#the-year-was-2007-and-roommates-joe-gebbia-and-brian-chesky-couldnt-afford-their-san-francisco-rent-1
    https://skift.com/2019/10/31/facebook-removes-airbnb-host-group-that-ridiculed-guests/
    https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/03/what-happens-when-you-find-cameras-your-airbnb/585007/
    https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/03/what-happens-when-you-find-cameras-your-airbnb/585007/
    https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/airbnb-host-planted-hidden-cameras-26377248
    https://toronto.citynews.ca/2022/07/30/family-camera-brampton-airbnb/
    19 min
  • 76: Patreon's Disgusting Secret
    This week we delve into some disturbing discoveries concerning Patreon. After a whistle blower broke the internet with the news, the seedy underbelly of the site is revealed to be both shocking and apparent.
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    Content warning: This episode includes topics such as paedophilia, child exploitation and abuse .  Some listeners may find these topics upsetting. Listener discretion is advised, this is not a deep dive.
    Source material:
    https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/2022-patreon-child-material-allegations
    https://reduxx.info/patreon-fires-security-staff-amid-allegations-of-protecting-maps/
    https://ussanews.com/2022/09/13/patreon-fires-security-staff-amid-allegations-of-protecting-maps/
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb4wuTx8o0Q
    22 min
  • 75: The AI Takeover
    In this episode we're talking about the AI takeover happening under your noses. None of the people discussed are real, instead they have been created by teams of people hoping to have found the next big thing and to get you on board. How close are we to Cyberpunk reality?
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    Source material:
    https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/aug/24/major-record-label-drops-offensive-ai-rapper-after-outcry-over-racial-stereotyping
    https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/ai-controlled-rapper-fn-mekas-creator-speaks-out-on-his-capitol-records-signed-design-news.156767.html
    https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/fn-meka-controversy-ai-1234585293/
    https://youtu.be/cHSTuHI7GIw
    https://www.thedailybeast.com/black-artists-sound-off-on-why-ai-rapper-fn-meka-was-so-horribly-offensive?ref=scroll
    https://www.insider.com/chinas-flawless-ai-influencers-the-hot-new-queens-of-advertising-2021-8
    https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/ai-created-influencer-lands-over-100-sponsorships-in-under-a-year-1653411/
    https://www.alreadyviral.com/metaverse-3d-vixen-mamia-orio-makes-over-100000-a-year-creating-adult-content-with-just-her-avatar/
    https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/inspired-by-abba-digital-popstar-polar-aims-real-world-debut-2022-08-01/
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWzGSQcQQ28
    29 min
  • 74: Blood Contamination Scandal
    In this episode we will be going back to the biggest scandal you never heard about. You didn't hear about it because of 40 years of government cover ups, destruction of evidence and suppression.  Some people are still not aware that their blood was contaminated, what we found out about this tragedy was shocking and many are still suffering today.
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    Content warning: This episode includes topics such as poisoning, uninformed consent and medical misinformation. Some listeners may find this upsetting.  Listener discretion is advised, this is not a deep dive.
    Source material:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5W56h8bqUA
    https://haemophilia.org.uk/public-inquiry/the-infected-blood-inquiry/the-contaminated-blood-scandal/
    https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/sep/25/contaminated-blood-scandal-many-medical-records-disappeared-inquiry-hears
    https://www.gov.uk/vaccine-damage-payment
    https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/17/uk-to-pay-victims-of-decades-old-tainted-blood-scandal
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/the_secret_in_my_blood
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-48596605
    24 min
  • 73: Dirty Dubai
    This week we dip into the sordid world of influencers in Dubai and the #dubaiportypotty scene. The exchange of money for sexual favours is a tell as old as time but how far are some willing to go for life changing amounts of money? After a recent revival of the topic via Tiktok, we decided to find out how deep this all goes and just how much these women are willing to do for money and online influence.
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    Content warning: This episode includes topics such as coprophilia, violence and stories of extreme sexual experiences .  Some listeners may find these topics upsetting. Listener discretion is advised, this is not a deep dive.
    Source material:
    https://www.gio-tv.com/most-celebrities-are-paid-40k-to-eat-poop-in-dubai-socialite-alleges-us-based/
    https://thetab.com/uk/2022/05/13/dubai-porta-potty-tiktok-251187
    https://www.voxnews.al/english/lifestyle/paraja-te-ben-te-cfare-eshte-dubai-porta-potty-dhe-e-verteta-e-erret-e-i13813
    https://www.dubaiportapotty.top/
    https://www.ghgossip.com/dubai-porta-potty-story/
    22 min
  • 72: Near Death Experiences
    NDE stories are becoming more common place as scientists struggle to figure out how or why the human brain does this. We listen to a positive experience via Netflix documentary Surviving Death, which is a classic example of many other peoples experiences when they officially die. On the flip side we will also delve into the more negative and disturbing experiences others have faced in the midst of death. Does life after death exist?
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    Content warning: This episode includes topics such as death, loss and the unknown.  Some listeners may find these topics triggering . Listener discretion is advised, this is not a deep dive.
    Source material:
    https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-near-death-experiences-reveal-about-the-brain/
    http://www.nderf.org/
    https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/near-death-experience-psychedelic-trip-dmt/
    https://www.thedailybeast.com/is-hell-real-people-who-went-there-say-yes
    https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2016/05/to-hell-and-back-the-dark-side-of-near-death-experiences/
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6172100/
    36 min
  • 71: Vanishing People

    People are going missing under mysterious circumstances never to be seen again. Nobody knows why this keeps happening or where the people are disappearing to, who or what is causing this to happen in the wilderness? We discuss possible, unconventional theories on this episode.


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    Source material:
    https://nypost.com/2020/07/04/why-hundreds-of-people-vanish-into-the-american-wilderness/

    https://eu.siskiyoudaily.com/story/news/2021/09/14/unsolved-disappearances-siskiyou-county-without-answers-2021/5699788001/

    https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/strange-creatures/why-are-people-vanishing-from-u-s-national-parks.htm




    17 min
  • 70: The Goat Man

    Its time for another spooky episode, what's real and what's just the stuff of imagination and hearsay? This week we will be discussing a human hybrid that has been haunting a county of people for decades. Find out just how many sightings there are of this mysterious cryptid..


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    Source material:
    https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/the-terrifying-goatman-who-haunts-maryland-4885f3814fca

    https://www.hyattsvillewire.com/2021/02/23/goatman-prince-georges-county/

    https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/the-terrifying-goatman-who-haunts-maryland-4885f3814fca

    https://www.hyattsvillewire.com/2021/02/23/goatman-prince-georges-county/

    https://modernfarmer.com/2013/09/marylands-goatman-half-man-half-goat-blood/


    https://cvltnation.com/he-who-walks-among-us-on-cloven-hooves-the-goatman-in-legend-and-lore/

    https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/the-terrifying-goatman-who-haunts-maryland-4885f3814fca









    17 min

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