Episodes

Nov. 16, 2020

The Swimmers of Lake Baikal | 211

"You just never know what you'll see when you go swimming in Siberia." It's one of our favorite quotes (and one we just made up), but it's true and this week's topic proves it! In 1982 a team of Russian …

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Nov. 9, 2020

Mel's Hole | 210

Sometimes nature's rules don't apply. Paranormal phenomena defy physics. Living beings defy death. Substances and materials defy their own make-up. And sometimes random holes in the Pacific Northwest do all of the above! At l...

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Nov. 2, 2020

It's Electric: The Electric Universe "Theory" | 209

You didn't think flat-earthers had cornered the market on looney tunes, pseudoscientific explanations for how the world works, did you? Well, we pop that thought balloon this week as we delve into the world of the Electric Un...

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Oct. 31, 2020

Shadow People Revisited: A Hysteria Halloween | BONUS

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! This year we decided to jump in the H51 time machine and go back to episode 57 from 2017 for Shadow People Talk! Original Description: You’re laying in bed half asleep, half awake and see something out of …

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Oct. 26, 2020

The Cash-Landrum Incident pt 2 | 208

We've got UFOs, a potential rapture, and military helicopters. And that was just the tip of the huge, diamond shaped iceberg (so huge, it was likely bigger than a Walmart). Where did the radiation sickness come from? Was the ...

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Oct. 19, 2020

The Cash-Landrum Incident Part 1 | 207

They say diamonds are a girl's best friend. Well, not so much if said diamond is flying in the sky, messing up your sweet Oldsmobile, and emitting cancer causing radiation that ruins your life. We know what you’re thinking, "...

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Oct. 12, 2020

Disney Conspiracies: Secrets from the House of Mouse | 206

It might be the happiest place on earth, but there is some strange stuff going on with the corporate mouse machine. From cryogenically frozen founders to wraiths in the rides - the house of mouse has its share of folktale …

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Oct. 5, 2020

Somewhere in the Skies w/ Ryan Sprague | 205

Look, up in the sky, it's a bird.. it's a plane...crap, it's just a book. BUT it's an awesome book by one of our favorite UFOlogists, Ryan Sprague - and this week we interrogate Ryan on all things Somewhere In …

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Sept. 28, 2020

The Great Escape From Alcatraz: Free Men or Fish Food? | 204

In the dead of night on June 11th 1962, four men set out to escape America’s ‘inescapable’ prison...three were never seen or heard from again. What was the fate of Frank Morris and the Anglin brothers? After crafting a master...

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Sept. 21, 2020

Life on Venus? | 203

Life... uhh… Finds a way. At least that's what Jeff Goldblum tells us. If you've been watching the news recently you have probably seen the finding of phosphine in the clouds of Venus, a biproduct of life. That's just what …

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Sept. 14, 2020

CBot Voicemail Bonanza and CAFEteria 51: Branston Pickle | BONUS

Listen Up Meatsacks, Brent and John are, let's just say, out this week so I am in charge. I let Kyle tag along because otherwise he would beg and this is just annoying. Anyway, I decided voicemails are long over …

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Sept. 7, 2020

The Bell Witch: Real Tennessee Poltergeist or Made Up Legend? | 202

There you are, minding your own business in 1800's Tennessee when Boom, a land deal goes south and a witch curses your family for generations. We know what you're thinking, that old chestnut? Well, that's just the chestnut th...

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Aug. 31, 2020

The Shag Harbour UFO Incident | 201

This week’s topic is a lot like a mullet: business in the front and a party in the back! The Shag Harbour UFO incident starts as a fairly benign UFO sighting; a straightforward tale of “what was that in the …

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Aug. 24, 2020

We Actually Hit 200! | 200

200! Believe it or not this dumpster fire has somehow survived 200 episodes and this week we talk about it. What was our favorite episode (trick question)? Favorite robot (trick question)? Favorite poisoning (also a bit of a ...

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Aug. 17, 2020

The Max Headroom Signal Hijacking | 199

Remember the good old days when hacking didn't mean election tampering? It just meant pirating a broadcast signal or putting a less than appropriate picture on the front page of someone's website. Well, we long for those simp...

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Aug. 10, 2020

UFOs in 2020 | 198

Aliens! Amirite? Who knows. BUT we dive in this week to the NYT, the inter webs, and all you hold dear. Cuz….aliens. Plus, Bill and Ted are coming (we’re excited), Brent decides to start on an electromagnetic field disruptor ...

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Aug. 3, 2020

Devolution: An Interview With Max Brooks | 197

Critically acclaimed author Max Brooks joins the fellas to talk about his new Bigfoot book, Devolution. They also get into Max’s time as a SNL writer, why Minecraft might be the ultimate life-skill, and finally settle the ult...

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July 27, 2020

Number Stations Revisited | BONUS

Brent and John are out this week so Cbot takes the helm to bring back Number Stations for another spin. The boys will be back next week with max Brooks for a cryptid filled ride into his new book, Devolution! …

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July 20, 2020

Satanic Panic Revisited | BONUS

John and Brent are on assignment this week procuring more Bot Booze ingredients for CBot. That means we get to revisit one of their favorite episodes from the past: Satanic Panic! Original Description Remember that year or tw...

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July 13, 2020

Elvis From Outer Space | 196

We all know Elvis is living with Tupac and JFK under the pyramids. That said, over the years there have been as many stories, theories, and rumors about Elvis’ demise (or lack thereof) as hip thrusts in Jailhouse Rock. And …

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July 6, 2020

Punk Rock and UFOS w/ Mike Damante | 195

This week we interview author Mike Damante and talk his newest book- Punk Rock and UFOs: Stranger Than Fiction. Is there a connection between Punk Rock and UFOs? Is there a connection between organized religion and Bad Religi...

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June 29, 2020

Wilson / Davis Papers: Proof the Gov’t KNOWS? | 194

Secret meetings tend to be secret because secrets are being secreted around because they’re...ya know...secret. But sometimes records of those meetings get released. And sometimes they’re about aliens. And sometimes they’re a...

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June 22, 2020

The Smurl Haunting | 193

It’s a haunting. Things happen. The Warrens are involved. Nuff said. Are we done? Well, you’d think we would be, but this haunting is a bit different and we try to pull it apart this week. Plus, demonologists just want …

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June 15, 2020

The Solway Spaceman: An Intergalactic Photo Bomb | 192

Nothing worse than a photobomb. There you are minding your own business, taking a picture of your lovely daughter and next thing you know some idiot time traveler / astronaut / inter-dimensional being drops his/her/its mug in...

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