Decoding The Unknown
Decoding The Unknown explores history's deepest mysteries to see if we can draw any conclusions about what actually happened. Russian hikers killed by a yeti? Aircraft lost to sea monsters? Probably not, so let's try and figure out what really happened. New episodes every Friday. Also on YouTube!
Episodes
July 28, 2025 • 76 mins
JFK’s assassination insurance, Adams the alleged pimp, Roosevelt’s real coup, and Eisenhower’s alien deal? This whirlwind tour of presidential conspiracies separates the absurd from the alarmingly plausible.
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July 23, 2025 • 65 mins
A forgotten prisoner. A velvet mask. A secret so dangerous, it vanished behind locked doors for 34 years. Dive into the real mystery of the Man in the Iron Mask—no fiction required.
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July 18, 2025 • 41 mins
A dynasty marked by tragedy or just reckless privilege? This deep dive into the so-called “Kennedy Curse” uncovers the family’s darkest moments and asks: was it fate, misfortune, or hubris?
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July 8, 2025 • 80 mins
Was Aafia Siddiqui a terrorist mastermind or an innocent scapegoat? Uncover her shocking story of disappearance, arrest, trial, and global controversy in one of America’s most divisive cases.
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July 2, 2025 • 44 mins
Strange orbs flicker across the Texas desert sky—some say headlights, others say ghosts, aliens, or glowing pterodactyls. Here's everything we know—and still don’t—about the mysterious Marfa Lights.
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June 26, 2025 • 3 mins
Welcome to Almost Interesting, the podcast designed to be just interesting enough - but not too interesting, obviously. In each episode, I'll dive gently and aimlessly into topics that are, frankly, not exactly gripping - but perfect for drifting off, relaxing, or just having some pleasant background noise. Think of it like those stories your slightly boring friend tells, but without the social obligation to pretend you're listeni...
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June 17, 2025 • 52 mins
Join us as we trek into the steamy swamps of Florida in search of the smelly, shaggy legend known as the Skunk Ape—part Bigfoot, part mystery, and all weird.
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June 10, 2025 • 74 mins
Millions claim ghostly encounters—but are they real, hallucinations, or hoaxes? This spine-tingling journey explores poltergeists, skeptics, hoaxers, science, and the psychology behind seeing dead people.
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June 3, 2025 • 82 mins
Was Polybius a killer arcade game—or the greatest gaming hoax of all time? Dive into a mind-bending tale of memory, mystery, and the 1981 cabinet that vanished without a trace.
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May 30, 2025 • 80 mins
The truth about the Illuminati—from Bavarian beginnings to Beyoncé conspiracies, mind control symbols, secret temples, and shape-shifting alien elites. What’s fact, what’s fiction, and why it matters.
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May 6, 2025 • 117 mins
Bruce Lee was a legend in life, but the mystery of his death remains hotly debated. From Triad conspiracies to heat stroke or hidden drug use—what really killed the Dragon at 32?
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April 29, 2025 • 131 mins
Vaccines save lives—but myths and misinformation have fueled distrust. This deep dive unpacks their history, science, real risks, and lies from both skeptics and officials to ask: are vaccines truly dangerous?
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April 21, 2025 • 72 mins
In 1924, George Mallory and Sandy Irvine vanished on Everest. Did they reach the summit decades before Hillary? A boot, a body, and a missing camera may hold the answer.
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April 11, 2025 • 52 mins
Homeopathy claims water has memory—and people believe it. But is there any science behind the sugar pills? Let’s dive into the origins, logic, and utter absurdity of homeopathy’s magical thinking.
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April 4, 2025 • 62 mins
Is Adam’s Calendar the oldest manmade structure on Earth—or a pile of stones hyped up by ancient alien fans? We dig into South Africa’s strangest mystery to find out what’s real.
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March 28, 2025 • 72 mins
She lived to 122—or did she? Jeanne Calment stunned the world with her age, but new evidence suggests a shocking identity switch with her daughter. Is history’s oldest woman a fraud?
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March 25, 2025 • 58 mins
A passport from nowhere. A man with no past. In 1960s Japan, John Zegrus claimed to be a diplomat from a nation no one had ever heard of. This is his story.
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March 21, 2025 • 55 mins
Satellite images, conspiracy theories, and ancient alien speculation—are there really pyramids buried beneath Antarctica’s ice? Let’s separate science from sci-fi in this chilling tale of frozen secrets.
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March 18, 2025 • 79 mins
From ancient myths to real-life wolfmen, the werewolf legend has haunted humanity for centuries. But where do the stories come from? And could there be a grain of truth behind them?
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March 7, 2025 • 72 mins
A haunted house, a grieving family, and a poltergeist that defied logic. Was it supernatural, or just a desperate cry for attention? The eerie mystery of the Guyra Ghost, explained.
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