Never a straight answer

Never a straight answer

Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neverastraightanswer/subscribe ☆☆☆☆☆ Never a straight answer is a weekly podcast about the strange and the random. Weekly news, mysteries and conspiracy theories. Never a straight answer N.A.S.A looks at the wired world of the internet, world history, Funny and interesting facts, science & space plus much more!. Recorded live (No edits) from Manchester, United kingdom. Join hosts Gaz and Taylor. Accompanied by the "odd guest" and enjoy the show!. Find us! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/NASAPOD https://t.co/mX8gXsjkS1?amp=1 Twitter @NASA_NEVER Instagram @neverstraightanswer Email neverstraightanswer@gmail.com 👽

Episodes

January 5, 2026 125 mins

289# Before Hawkins | The Montauk Project & the Real Stranger Things

We’re heading to the very edge of Long Island, where a sealed military base refuses to stay silent. We’re unpacking claims of psychic children, mind control, time travel, and a government project so controversial it may have erased itself from history. We’ll follow the story from Nazi science to Cold War paranoia, explore why Stranger Things might be closer to ...

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288# Before the Waters Rise | Ancient Floods and Modern Warning Signs

Across continents, cultures, and thousands of years, humanity has told the same story: 
that the world was once destroyed by water, civilisation wiped away, and life forced to begin again. 

Tonight, we investigate the Great Flood — not as a single religious tale, but as a global human memory. Why do civilisations that never met tell the same story? Were these my...

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287# Ashes to Eternity | The Legend of the Phoenix

This week on Never a Straight Answer, we follow one of the oldest and most powerful myths ever told — the Phoenix. A creature born in flame, destroyed by fire, and reborn from its own ashes. From ancient Egypt to Greece, China, Christianity, alchemy, psychology, and pop culture, the Phoenix has symbolised immortality, renewal, collapse, and comeback. 

But where did the legend come fr...

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286# Return of 3I ATLAS | Cosmic Anomalies, Expert Insights & New Evidence

This week on Never a Straight Answer, we delve deep into the interstellar visitor that has captivated astronomers and conspiracy theorists alike: 3I/ATLAS. From its mysterious trajectory to bizarre data anomalies, what we know — and don’t know — about this cosmic wanderer continues to expand. We’ll break down the latest observations, examine expert opini...

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October 21, 2025 96 mins

285# The Dybbuk Box | Curse in a Cabinet

This week Gaz and Taylor dive into one of the most fascinating oddities in modern paranormal culture: the Dybbuk Box. We’ll track its journey from an Oregon estate sale, through a viral eBay listing by Kevin Mannis, into the hands of Jason Haxton — museum director turned legendary curator — and beyond into Hollywood, celebrity misfortune and museum folklore. We’ll explore Haxton’s experience,...

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284 # The Amityville Horror | The Lutz Family Haunting and the Making of a Legend

We're going deeper. Beyond the horror flicks, beyond the book deals — this is about George and Kathy Lutz and their three children, their claims, their interviews, their contradictions, and what might have motivated them. We’ll also cover how their story was shaped by public pressure, media, and maybe just a touch of performance. The Amityville st...

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283# The Thornton Road Poltergeist | Britain’s Forgotten Haunting

On this week’s Never a Straight Answer Podcast, we’re pulling back the veil on one of Britain’s strangest and most overlooked hauntings — the Thornton Road Poltergeist of 1981. This was a case that briefly gripped the headlines in West Yorkshire, but then faded into obscurity, overshadowed by bigger cases like Enfield. We’ll walk through the terrifying daily events in...

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282# Alien or Goo? | The Panama Meteor & The Venom Growth Mystery DEBUNKED

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In this episode, we dig into one of the strangest viral mysteries of the year: a rock in Panama allegedly from a meteorite that started “growing” a slimy, smelly creature — something people online are calling “Venom.” We’ll follow the videos, the reactions, and the wild race between belief and skepticism. What does the evidence say? Wha...

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281# The Mystery of The Hum | Sounds from the Unknown


This week Gaz and Taylor tune in to one of the strangest audio mysteries on Earth: The Hum. From Taos to Bristol, Windsor to Largs, millions claim to hear a deep, droning sound no machine can record — a noise that drives some to insomnia, illness, and desperation.

Is it industrial infrasound, seismic whispers of the planet, secret government experiments, or something far stran...

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280# Fate or Fluke? | The World’s Most Amazing Coincidences

This week on the Never a Straight Answer Podcast, we dive into the curious world of coincidences. Are they just random quirks of chance, or subtle signs that our lives are more connected than we realise? From history’s strangest alignments to the little moments that make us stop and wonder, we’ll explore whether coincidence is pure probability — or fate nudging us along a ...

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279# Seven Years of Shenanigans | Cake, Chaos, and Conspiracies

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This week we celebrate seven years of truth-seeking, myth-busting, and conspiracy-chasing chaos. From Elvis sightings to alien motherships, we’ve spent the last seven trips around the sun asking the questions no one else dares to — and probably getting the answers slightly wrong (but in style). Join us for a birthday bash episode packed with laughs...

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278# Comets and Conspiracies | The Strange Case of 3I/ATLASFirst came ʻOumuamua in 2017 — a cosmic “cigar” from another star system that shot through our Solar System like it was late for a meeting. Then came 2I/Borisov in 2019, behaving like a polite, normal comet should. Now, in 2025, we have 3I/ATLAS — a new interstellar guest currently zipping through space and sparking everything from serious astrophysics to “the Anunnaki are ...

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277# Elvis Lives | The Conspiracies That Won’t Die


“Elvis Lives | The Conspiracies That Won’t Die” dives headfirst into the wild world of Elvis truthers, impersonators, secret heirs, and suspicious sightings that just won’t quit. From DNA tests to diner gossip, and rhinestones to resurrection theories — we’re untangling the myth, the music, and the madness behind the man who just might have never left the building.

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276# Moon Base Confidential | The Niara Isley Files

Niara Terela Isley is a former U.S. Air Force radar operator who claims she was involved in a secret military abduction (MILAB) program during her service. According to her, after witnessing something classified at Tonopah Test Range, she was abducted by covert military forces, subjected to trauma-based mind control, and transported to a secret base on the far side of the Moon. 

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275# Hijacked Frequencies | The Strange Case of Alien TV Takeovers

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274# Ghosts in the Code | AI Hallucinations

A cursed video no one can download twice. A face that stares through the static. This episode dives into the legend of welcome.mp4 — the haunted file that allegedly watches you as you watch it. We explore its origins, the screenshots that won’t die, and how AI hallucinations may be warping our perception of cursed content. Was it a glitch, a ghost, or something that lives in the data itsel...

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273# The South Atlantic Anomaly | Earth’s Weakest Shield

Above the Earth, the magnetic field acts like an invisible fortress, shielding life from high-energy solar and cosmic particles. But over the South Atlantic Ocean, this barrier buckles. The South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA)—a large, oddly shaped patch of weakened magnetic intensity—has been a cause of concern for decades.

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272# Aliens Among Us | The Voronezh Encounter

The Voronezh Incident refers to a purported UFO sighting and alien encounter that allegedly occurred in Voronezh, Russia, on September 27, 1989. This incident gained international attention due to its sensational nature and official acknowledgment by the Soviet media.The new Never a straight answer BOOK out now!!

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271# The Egg in the Ice | Secrets of an Ancient Being

In early 2025, a whistleblower on 4chan shared a sensational story: a team operating near the Transantarctic Mountains allegedly discovered a massive metallic egg-shaped object buried beneath the ice. Inside was a humanoid entity in a dormant but preserved state. After recovery and containment at a top-secret research site, the entity reportedly awakened.

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270# Alabama’s UFO Secret | Truth in the Tin Suit

The Falkville Metal Man incident, which occurred on October 17, 1973, in Falkville, Alabama, remains one of the more controversial UFO encounters in American history. The event involved Police Chief Jeff Greenhaw, who reported encountering and photographing a humanoid figure clad in a reflective, metallic suit.


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