Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

Gold! For thousands of years, human beings have loved this stuff. They've waged war for it. They've killed each other it. Empires rose and fell, all due to this fascinating, yellow metal. But... why? In tonight's episode, Ben, Matt, and Noel attempt to uncover the roots of the great gold conspiracy.
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Quinn asks about the nature of 'value' in luxury goods, teasing an episode in the future. Miss Megola inspires an exploration of bioluminescence. K chats Russian war preparations. Join Ben, Matt, and Noel for all this and more in this week's listener mail segment.
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If you're like millions of people, you may have taken a DNA test to learn more about your heritage. There's no denying this technology can help people -- DNA companies have played a significant role in solving crime, revealing dangerous medical conditions, and reuniting families. Yet along with all these positives come serious privacy concerns, as well as fears of discrimination down the road. In tonight's episode, Ben, Matt, and Noel learn about one of the strangest, most recent fears concerning ancestry.com and 23andMe: the idea that the CIA may have hacked these companies, and is scouring their databases for evidence of alien-human hybrids.
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What if future explorers never have to physically travel anywhere? It's an odd question, but according to proponents of remote viewing, government-paid psychics were doing this as early as 1984 -- and breaking the known laws of time and space in the process. In today's episode, the guys re-enact one of the CIA's most ambitious (and strangest) classified experiments: Using ESP as a new method of exploration. Tune in to learn more in this 3D episode.
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Google draws backlash with statements about AI search and schools. In Kentucky, a humanist receives a religious exemption from using AI tools at work. Across the European Union and the UK, mysterious hacker groups sabotage commercial refrigerators and blood supplies. Join Ben, Matt, and Noel for all this and more in this week's strange news segment.
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