GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AD FREE PLUS BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌   This week Zach recounts some of the creepiest and most unnerving ghost stories you’ve ever heard. Specters that are stuck in time! Organ playing apparitions! Pontificating poltergeists! You have to hear this one to believe it.

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AD FREE PLUS BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌ If you’ve ever walked under a streetlight and it’s gone out unexpectedly, you know exactly what this topic is about. This quasi paranormal phenomenon occurs more frequently than you may expect, and also has implications with other electronic interference that people encounter. Taken from Hilary Evan’s book “SLIders: The Enigma of Streetlight Interference,” be sure to tune in and don’t be left and the dark. 

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AD FREE PLUS BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌ Have you noticed that the internet of today is a much different place than the internet of 10, 20, or 30 years ago? Today’s internet is much more sterile and empty and there’s a very real reason why. The simple answer is Bots and AI. The more terrifying question is Who Is Controlling All The Content You See! Tune in this week to hear all about it. 

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AD FREE PLUS THE WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY SHOW BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT: www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌ This week we discuss the Voynich Manuscript, an ancient text full of intricate drawings written in an unknown language. While the text can be dated back to the early 1500s, the author and his or her intentions have been lost to time. Initially believed to be a text written by one of history’s great philosophers, the contents of the book prove more puzzling than insightful. Tune in this week to hear about one of the true mysteries of the last 500 years!

Happy holidays folks! This week we have an early present for you. Check out our weekly bonus show which is ONLY available on our Patreon page. Every week we post a show like this, talking about conspiracies in the news or related to the week’s topic…tune in this week to see what you’re missing. On this week’s Wednesday/Thursday Show, Zach and Tim rehash the Hollow Earth episode and discuss some bizarre facts that SCIENCE STILL CANNOT EXPLAIN!!! GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AD FREE PLUS THE WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY SHOW BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AD FREE PLUS BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌ This week we discuss the Hollow Earth conspiracy in all its amazing glory. If you’ve ever been curious about expeditions to the center of the Earth, or the origins of the hollow earth theory, or some of the major proponents throughout the years, then this is the episode for you. If nothing else, you’ll want to listen in to hear whether aliens and ufos truly live in the center of the Earth.

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AND‌ ‌BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌ Japan’s daring sneak attack in the early hours of December 7th, 1941 on Pearl Harbor led to the deaths of 2403 Americans and over 1000 wounded. The size, scope, and shock of it all catapulted the United States into World War II and forever changed the course of the world. One major question remains unanswered: did President Rooselvelt know the attack was coming and did he let it happen? This conspiracy theory has been debated by politicians and historians since before the fires were even extinguished. Many people say that FDR was looking for a reason to get involved in the war, and this might have been an opportunity too good for him to pass up.

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AND‌ ‌BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌ The phone rings, you answer, but the voice on the other end is unmistakably someone who has recently passed. Sometimes they want to say goodbye. Sometimes they share something only they would know. No matter what, it’s beyond chilling and bizarre. This week’s episode looks at some famous stories and some hard science surrounding this mystery from beyond the pale. 

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AND‌ ‌BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌ This week we will be visiting three of the creepiest and scariest places on Earth. First we head to Mexico City to Xochimilco Island aka, the Island of the Dead Dolls. From there we fly over to Venice Italy and the island of Poveglia, which was used as a quarantine location for the black plague and later a mental hospital. Finally, we go to “Europe’s Skinwalker Ranch” in Romania. This one is wild!

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AND‌ ‌BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌ This week we look at a true story about one woman’s lifelong encounters with aliens and the terror they inflicted upon her and her family. Budd Hopkins’s book “Intruders: The Incredible Visitations at Copley Woods” presents the facts in a straightforward and indisputable fashion that lays bare some frightening truths and horrifying implications about what their motivations might ultimately be.

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AND‌ ‌BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌ Bud Hopkins’ seminal 1981 book by the same name documents people’s experiences with the concept of missing time through interviews and hypnotic regression. Each is slightly different in their own way but the one frightening aspect they share is the prevalence of alien entities, encounters, and crafts. You don’t want to miss this week’s show! It’s equal parts fascinating, terrifying and believable.

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AND‌ ‌BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌ It’s time once again for the annual HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR!!! Put down your pumpkins, hide the Halloween candy, and turn off the lights. This time we are talking about demonic possessions [thunder clap]. What are they? What happens when people experience them? And what does science say about it all? Find out this week! 

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AND‌ ‌BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌ What do the Titanic, Kardashians, professional baseball and British Royalty have to do with one another? Nothing! This is a good old fashioned grab bag episode folks! Was Jack Dawson from the smash hit movie Titanic a time traveler? Are the Kardashian men cursed? What’s with Nick Castellanos and his impeccable timing? And why does an Australian man claim to be the REAL Prince of England? Tune in to find out!

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AND‌ ‌BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌ The Rendlesham Forest UFO incident is largely considered to be one of the most documented and observed UFO sightings in history. What took place over several days in December, 1980 is absolutely remarkable. What the military assumed to be some sort of foreign craft turned out to be something more foreign than could ever be imagined. The type of event that normally would be chalked up to an overactive imagination or weather event was not only viewed by military personnel AND radar; it also may have made contact with some of the soldiers. Tune in this week to find out!!

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AND‌ ‌BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌ Much of what we understand in the modern UFO movement can be accredited to a small number of people that were truly pioneers; J Allen Hynek is indeed one of those individuals. Hynek helped to add credibility to and popularize the study of UAPs and the search for extraterrestrial life. And while his traditional upbringing and educational background in astrophysics initially had him dubious, his efforts later in life blazed a trail for the public’s acceptance and understanding of the UFO phenomena. Who was this man and why did he change his mind? Tune in this week to find out!

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AND‌ ‌BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌ We know, we know, we say it all the time…this may be one of the strangest conspiracy theories we’ve ever covered on a show. And we’re serious. In this week’s episode we travel to England in the mid 1980s when personal computers were just starting to become commonplace. Ken Webster, a local secondary education teacher, started receiving a series of strange messages on his computer from someone alive during the 1500s. And while that’s strange enough, where it went from there became even more bizarre. Tune in this week to find out who or what Ken Webster may have been talking to; and what the implications may imply!

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AND‌ ‌BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌ On a cold and stormy November night back in 1971 a man by the name of Dan Cooper hijacked a commercial flight and got away with a $200,000 ransom. Even more surprising, no one was injured or harmed. Armed with virtually no tangible evidence or valid leads, the FBI was unable to indict any suspects in the 50+ year old case. What are the facts of what happened? Who are the main suspects? Tune in this week to find out!

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AND‌ ‌BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌ A little extra somethin' heading into the weekend. We're releasing this week's Wednesday Thursday show - our weekly bonus episode over on Patreon. If you'd like a free weekly bonus show as well as access to our entire library sign up on patreon! Extra special thanks to our Patrons for contributing ghost stories to this week's show!

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AND‌ ‌BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌ Many conspiracy theories about 9/11 are still out there. Did a plane actually hit the pentagon? Did the US Military shoot down Flight 93? What was the deal with the planes that flew into the towers? This week the boys go where they never have before and look at some of the biggest conspiracy theories in modern history! You absolutely won’t want to miss this one. 

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AND‌ ‌BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌ 9/11 has its share of conspiracies, but none are quite as suspicious and mainstream as the collapse of Building 7. It collapsed even though it wasn’t hit by an airplane, it fell with perfect precision, and there were some suspicious tenants who had office spaces within it. Join us this week as we peel back the curtain on one of the biggest conspiracy theories we’ve ever tackled!

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AND‌ ‌BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌ Of course we’ve all heard about Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster, but you probably haven’t heard of the Mongolian Death Worm or Ireland’s deadly Master Otter. This week the boys get creepy and discuss all things cryptids! Zach shares fascinating stories, studies, and observations from Dr Karl Shuker’s book, The Beasts that Hide from Man. Tune in this week to hear about wild creatures that may - according to Dr. Shuker - be living undiscovered on this planet. Undecided? The truth may be stranger than fiction. 

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AND‌ ‌BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌ Leslie Kean published a groundbreaking book in 2010 detailing reports of the UFO phenomena by government officials around the world. This week the boys look at the observations, findings, and mysteries surrounding the detailed investigations by military agents globally. What have thousands of credentialed witnesses seen? What have they experienced? And what have officials determined? Tune in this week to find out!

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AND‌ ‌BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌ How could a human body possibly burst into flames without any source of ignition? How could it possibly burn hot enough to reduce itself to ash while leaving the surroundings completely unscathed? Scientists don’t believe it’s possible but there have been stories of this happening for centuries. This week we look at the history of one of the scariest and most confusing phenomena known to man, and try to unravel the mystery surrounding it. 

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AND‌ ‌BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌ On December 8th, 1980 Mark David Chapman fired the bullets that killed John Lennon outside his home in New York City. His motives for doing so remain at best confusing. Was he a deranged fan? Was he emulating Holden Caulfield? To this day, no one is sure. However, Mark has a mysterious past and clandestine meetings around the world with shady figures. The possibility exists that the CIA wanted John Lennon dead and used Mark David Chapman as a Manchurian Candidate to see that goal fulfilled. Tune in this week as we discuss all things Lennon, brain washing, and assassination.

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AND‌ ‌BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌ Few ancient structures are as mysterious and awe inspiring as the Stonehenge monument in Wiltshire England. Who built it? When was it built? Why was it built? These are only some of the questions that people have been trying to figure out for centuries. This week Zach and Tim turn it up to 11 and try to get to the bottom of it all. You’ll hear about magicians, druids, and yes…even aliens.

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AND‌ ‌BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌ The idea that the Earth has magical and mystical energy lines running through it is not a new idea, but where did it originate and is there any truth to it? Are Ley Lines part of an alien highway? Are they part of the magical curtain to the fairy realm? Is it all made up and in our heads? Tune in this week and learn about the supernatural network of lines that connect the universe through monuments, landforms, and maybe even other dimensions.

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AND‌ ‌BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌ Why are UFOs so interested in our nuclear technology, testing, materials, and fallout? This week Tim shares some truly terrifying and borderline unbelievable stories about the strange interest UFOs seem to have with nuclear missile sites. Tim discusses real accounts of nuclear missile site anomalies as revealed in Tim Hastings’ book UFOs and Nukes Extraordinary Encounters at Nuclear Weapons Sites. Why do bizarre and unexplained malfunctions occur at nuclear sites? What do UFOs have to do with it? And why do UFOs seem to have such a keen interest in nuclear weapons, find out this week!

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AND‌ ‌BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌ What exactly are false flags and what do they have to do with something called Operation Northwoods? This week Tim dives deep into a real actual government program in which the CIA planned to commit acts of terrorism against US citizens. And if that’s not bad enough, you’ll be even more shocked to learn about some of the actual plans the government considered carrying out against foreign and domestic citizens alike. Think you’ve heard it all? Tune in this week to find out what you didn’t know!

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AND‌ ‌BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌ This week we revisit a CLASSIC episode from Season 1! Is it a case of drunk college kids acting dumb or an organized group of serial killers? This week Zach and Tim get their feet wet and wade into the darkest and possibly most frightening conspiracy theory they’ve seen yet. Tune in this week to a true murder mystery!

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AND‌ ‌BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌ What's lurking in the murky depths in the land of 10,000 lakes? Monsters? A prehistoric creature? Something else? In the first half of the show Zach shares stories of the infamous Peppie; a Loch Ness-like creature seen by hundreds of people over hundreds of years! In the second half of the show, Zach shares wild stories about could be hiding in the depths of Lake Superior, the world’s largest freshwater lake. Ditch the beach towel and hang up the swimsuit, you won’t want to go anywhere near the water this summer. Tune in to find out why!

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AND‌ ‌BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌ What - or who - could be lurking in the dark Wisconsin woods at night? Is it a beast? A werewolf? Something else? It may seem easy to dismiss these reports as overactive imaginations or even an animal behaving strangely, but why are there so many similar accounts all in the same area? Tune in this week as Tim walks us through some chilling accounts of the Beast of Bray Road.  (Warren Zevon voice) “Ah-woo, Werewolves of Wisconsin”

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AND‌ ‌BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌   The Bible mentions speaking in tongues, but what is it and why does it occur? This week Zach shares stories of people speaking in tongues and presents them up next to the scientific investigations into what happens in the brain during an active glossolalia episode.  In the second half of the show, prepare to throw away all your medicine and cancel your next doctor’s appointment as the boys discuss the power of healing prayer! Does it work? (YES!)  Is it real? (VERY!) And what has been observed in scientific studies? (Quite a lot actually). Tune in this week to learn all about these little understood religious phenomena.

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AND‌ ‌BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌   There are hundreds of enormous drawings in the deserts of Peru that can only be seen from the air, and no one seems to know why they exist! These intricate designs were made by removing a layer of sand and gravel from the desert floor, but the finished products include birds, mammals, geometric shapes, and even…humanoid figures! Why would an ancient people devote so much time and effort to making pictures that can only be seen from hundreds of feet in the air? Tune in this week to find out!

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AND‌ ‌BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌   N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) is a Schedule I hallucinogenic drug that occurs naturally in some plants but also in the human brian. The effects of DMT are varied but often leads to experiences where the user believes himself to be in an alternate reality, often described as more real than normal reality. And while each person’s experience is unique, what is perhaps the most surprising of all are people’s accounts of meeting and talking to sentient beings who impart wisdom, and sometimes predict future events. Is this something that exists entirely inside the mind or is DMT a gateway to a different reality? And is there any correlation to the similarities between DMT experiences and Near Death Experiences, the Faerie Realm, and the Alien Abduction Phenomenon?  Click HERE for our past episode on DMT

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AND‌ ‌BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌   First up, Tim shares the wildly absurd and actually believable conspiracy theory that Walt Disney is the illegitimate son of a Spanish noble and poor washer woman. What’s the full story? Why does it involve the FBI? And why did Walt Disney work so hard to keep this hush hush? For the second half of the show Zach shares the internet conspiracy theory that all movies in the Pixar collection exist in the same universe and timeline. How does it work? Could it be real? And what does Pixar have to say about it? Tune in to find out!

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AND‌ ‌BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌   You put an object down, leave the room, and return later only to notice the same object is missing. Or perhaps you misplaced something while you were on vacation only to find it months or years later back at home without any plausible explanation. We’ve all had this happen, but what’s really going on? This week Tim breaks down the phenomenon written about by Mary Rose Barrington in her book JOTT: When things Disappear…and Come Back or Relocate - and Why it Really Happens. Listen as we get to the bottom of what happens when something disappears but  you simply cannot explain how you found it again.

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AND‌ ‌BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌ Just when we thought maybe we’ve heard it all, this episode comes along and has us totally perplexed. Tune in this week to hear one of the most fascinating and bizarre stories of all time: a chess match played between the living and the dead via a spirit medium. This week Zach breaks down the epic chess match that lasted nearly 8 years between a very real and alive Viktor Korchnoi and a very (probably) real and dead Geza Maroczy. What happened? How did it work? And why do experts think this is real? Join the boys this week to find out! More info about our sponsor Libsyn: Libsyn 

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AND‌ ‌BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌ This week Zach shares stories of the weird and scary internet creepy pasta phenomenon that is Slenderman. Although created out of whole cloth in 2009 on an online message board, no fake character has ever achieved the same level of notoriety. And despite the fact that Slenderman’s origin can be traced back to a single person, the lore developed cult-like following and even led to several attempted murders. Tune in this week to hear about the scary and bizarre world of Slenderman.

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AND‌ ‌BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌ While the title of this episode sounds improbable and probably crazy it may not be as far-fetched as you might assume. This week Tim breaks down a unique and controversial theory put forth by biological anthropologist Dr. Michael P Masters that may explain UAPs and abductions. Is it possible that the flying saucers seen by many are in fact from this world? Could it be that eyewitness accounts of extraterrestrials are in fact sightings of humans from the future? Tune in this week as the boys discuss the book Identified Flying Objects: A Multidisciplinary Scientific Approach to the UFO Phenomenon.

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AND‌ ‌BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌ Nahanni National Park Reserve of Canada is home to one of the most remote and pristine areas on Earth. It’s also home to a number of mysterious headless bodies! Join the boys this week as they try to solve who dunnit (and the hows and whys). In a place this remote and this uninhabited, instead of asking WHO did it, it’s almost easier to ask WHAT did it.  

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AND‌ ‌BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌ It’s that time of the year when Americans are required to file their taxes. While this may sound like a fairly simple and innocuous task, leave it to the United States Government to have the most convoluted messed up system in the world. Surprised? Neither are we! And to make matters worse, corporate greed is behind all of it. Tune in to this week’s show to feel a whole range of emotions you didn’t know existed when it comes to filing your own taxes!

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AND‌ ‌BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌ Sulfur. Ozone. Rotting meat. These are some of the smells associated with aliens, spirits, and Bigfoot. Although it’s not talked about often, witnesses to the paranormal often report very distinct smells. Because the olfactory sense can trigger memories and experiences in ways different from vision, hearing, touch or taste…in a way, it almost makes their accounts more believable. Come along this week as the boys do their best to describe the smells of the paranormal in (you guessed it) an audio format!   Other episodes like this: Bigfoot Alien Abductions Three Secrets of Fatima  

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AND‌ ‌BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌ COINTELPRO was a real FBI program under which hundreds of people and organizations were strategically targeted for illegal surveillance and harassment due to being labeled “subversion threats”. Unfortunately the FBIs tactics didn’t end there. Ultimately COINTELPRO was shut down; but the program that operated between 1956 and 1971 did an immense amount of damage to the lives it affected. Who did they target and why? What effects did it have on the organizations and people it targeted? Although officially disbanded, what effects did COINTELPRO have on law enforcement and government agencies today? Tune in to find out! Past shows referenced in today's episode: Jack Ruby JFK Assassination and Jack Ruby MLK Part 1

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AND‌ ‌BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌ Travel back in time this week as Tim and Zach discuss some truly unbelievable stories of ancient - ahem - aliens. Tim starts out the show sharing the bizarre Utsuro-bune incident of a spherical boat (UFO??!!) that washed up in Japan. What did the fishermen find? Did they have contact with an actual extraterrestrial? In the second half of the show, Zach shares the infamous 1561 celestial phenomenon over Nuremberg. What took place over the city skies? Did the citizens of Nuremberg witness an actual UFO battle? And what did newspapers from the day have to say about it? Find out this week!  

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AND‌ ‌BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌ A crisis apparition is believed to be the spirit of a person under extreme duress or near death. Why do so many people all over the world report seeing apparitions of friends and loved ones close to the time of death? Are they ghosts? Spirits? Something else? While we may not have all the answers just yet, tune in this week as the boys discuss some truly unbelievable stories about what people see when they experience a crisis apparition.

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AND‌ ‌BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌ Happy Saint Patrick’s day! This week the boys discuss whether or not some Irish mythology may in fact be based on alien encounters. It may seem far-fetched, but are the origins of popular Irish mythology and folklore inspired by actual alien encounters? Could the magical creatures of lore explain close encounters of the third kind?  Grab your lucky charms and join Zach and Tim on a journey to the emerald isle!

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AND‌ ‌BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌ You may know Tom DeLonge through the music of his band Blink 182. But did you know that he’s also one of the leading - ahem - experts on UAPs, aliens and government disclosure? While it may seem outlandish, DeLonge has worked with key leaders in the government and military defense manufacturers to gain access to confidential and even top-secret intelligence. Is he credible? How does he know what he knows? And what is To The Stars Academy? Tune in to find out!

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AND‌ ‌BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌   Take a journey across land, sea, and time to hear about a mysterious underwater city in Japan.  Situated only about 100 meters offshore and about 50 meters under the water are a collection of structures that not only evaded detection for thousands of years, but also left academics and archaeologists scratching their heads as to who or what put them there. Natural or man made? Could this monument hint at a lost continent? Tune in to find out!