The Strange Machine

This time it's personal, as Alena investigates, analyzes, and then crushes Nathan's childhood hopes that the Loch Ness Monster exists. Stick around after the closing theme for a brief post-recording discussion on the nature of monsters in general and Alena's monster cat in particular...

In November of 1975, a logger went missing for five days and came back with a harrowing story of alien abduction. What actually happened? On this episode, Nathan does a deep dive into the Travis Walton incident, and ends up spending a surprising amount of time ranting about polygraph tests.

On this episode, Nathan and Lee discuss the strange story of what may have happened to the USS Eldridge in Philadelphia, in October of 1943. The story of the story is, in some ways, weirder than the story itself. Stay tuned until the end to hear Nathan struggle with trying to explain quantum entanglement!

On this episode, it's Lee's turn to go on a cryptid hunt as he tracks down the elusive and mysterious Bigfoot, AKA Sasquatch. Sorry about the sound quality in places - we're still trying to figure out how to talk together while staying far apart. Also, if you were expecting Lee to NOT talk about the shape of Bigfoot's butt, you are mistaken...

During a strange time, Lee and Nathan record a strange podcast about the strange phenomenon of Mothman, as part of our "Cryptid Hunt" series. Nathan really gets into this one. Also, Nathan confirms that, if we get a certain amount of followers on Instagram, he'll legit get a flying saucer tattooed on his right arm. Next episode, Lee will go hunting for Bigfoot...

On this episode, Nathan examines a few of the times in which the brain trust of the American covert agencies have come up with some truly bizarre plans to use animals as spies and assassins...

On this episode, Alena and Nathan meet up with neuroscientist and special guest podperson Dr. Mandy Wintink to discuss the science behind why humans are so good at finding conspiracies - even when there isn't one to find. Meanwhile, Lee lies on a beach surrounded by iguanas.

On this minicast episode, Nathan looks into his own family history when he delves into the odd world of flying saucers and the Cold War. Also, for Toronto listeners, he discusses that false alarm we received from the local nuclear plant and the beginning of 2020.

On this long-promised episode, Lee, Alena and Nathan wobble back and forth between amusement and horror as they discuss the many bizarre methods that the CIA tried as they failed to assassinate Cuban leader Fidel Castro. The horror continues as Nathan attempts to tell a joke, with similar lack of success.

On this episode, Lee and Nathan pull back the curtain a little bit to both talk about the 1965 Kecksburg UFO incident, and also how they research and approach conspiracy theories. Nathan gets to talk a lot about airplanes on this episode, and Lee gets to dust off his German.