It's time to empty out the junk drawer. This time, Lee and Nathan find stories about how it might not actually be the year we think it is, a strange flying jellyfish over Eastern Canada, and how the CIA might be spying on you through your video games.

In 1993, hundreds of believers descended into a bunker to wait for a promised nuclear apocalypse. Like all promised apocalypses at this point, it didn't come true. On this episode, Lee, Nathan, and guest podperson Dr. Shelly Lesher climb into the bunker with them, to try to understand what makes someone want the end of the world. Also, they talk about pennies.

At the beginning of 1954, Guatemala had a functioning democracy. By the time the year was over, they didn't. What role did the CIA play in that? On this episode, Nathan and Lee look at OPERATION SUCCESS and the way that it almost resulted in the destruction of the entire world...

In 1970, a book was published that predicted how the end of the world was going to imminently unfold. Did it come true? If you are reading this sentence, it did not. However, on this episode Lee does a deep dive into the text to see if we can get some truth out of a failed prophecy...

There have been rumours since the 1980s of a super fast, super secret spy plane. This is all Nathan needed to hear to launch into an hour's worth of talking about aircraft, while Lee politely listens and occasionally chips in with something relevant.

Amongst some groups of Christians, there is the belief that an event is coming in which some people will be whisked up into the sky to avoid the horrors that are about to unfold on Earth. But is there any biblical support for this idea? And what effects does a belief system such as this one have on the people that hold it?

Many people have the feeling that they're being lied to about the climate change situation. As it turns out, they're right. But who is lying, what are they lying about, and why are they doing it? On this episode, Lee answers those questions in a blizzard of paperwork.

In Scotland in 1990, two hikers allegedly came across a bizarre diamond-shaped craft hovering above them. They were able to take photographs of the UFO, and one of those photographs has emerged into the light of day. On this episode, Lee, Nathan and special guest pod person Andrew Robinson analyze the story and the photograph to try to figure out what on Earth (or off Earth) is going on...

People have been claiming the world was about to end for thousands of years, and (so far) they've all been wrong. On this episode, Nathan and Lee look at some examples of these belief systems, as well as the social conditions that make them more likely, and the impact they have on the people who believe them (which is rarely beneficial or healthy, and often involves getting set on fire)

People often believe conspiracy theories because they don't want to be manipulated by people in power. But sometimes, the conspiracy theory IS a way for people in power to manipulate the population. on this episode, Lee and Nathan look at some examples, and then cook up a recipe for destroying a democracy...