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AudioLife MemoirsAudioLife Memoirs Series - Alena Papayanis Part 1In this episode Carrie interviews Alena Papayanis, a writer and professor, about her journey of self-discovery and the influences that shaped her identity. We discuss Elena's childhood experiences, the impact of her immigrant background, and the challenges of navigating her queer identity in a predominantly straight environment. The conversation also touches on Elena's educational journey, her exploration of cultural studies, and her quest for authenticity in her personal and professional life. In this conversation, Alena and Carrie delve into the complexities of overcoming people pleasing, navigating relationships, and the impact of media on self-expression.
2024-11-2640 min
Dear Queer,Imposter Syndrome With Alena Papayanis and Erika CasupananIt's a Dear Queer crossover episode with Happy To See Me With Erika Casupanan. Ever wonder if you’re queer enough? Erika and Alena share their experiences with queer imposter syndrome and the insecurities that follow coming out in your 30s. The pair talk about making queer friends, entering queer spaces for the first time, choosing labels, figuring out how to dress and more!
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2024-05-3048 min
Happy to See Me with Erika CasupananHTSM Happy Hour: Queer Imposter SyndromeEver wonder if you’re queer enough? In a special HTSM happy hour episode, Erika and her pal Alena Papayanis (Dear Queer, Podcast) share their experiences with queer imposter syndrome and the insecurities that follow coming out in your 30s. The pair talk about making queer friends, entering queer spaces for the first time, choosing labels, figuring out how to dress and more!
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2024-05-2748 min
Dear Queer,Green Flags & DatingIt's time to turn those Red Flags into Green Flags. Your host Alena Papayanis and Producer Lauren get into their green Flags when it comes to dating! Find us on instagram @dear.queer.podcast and share some of yours!
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2024-04-0423 min
Dear Queer,Single & DatingThis week on Dear Queer, we explore what it's like to be single, queer & Dating with your Host Alena Papayanis and Producer Lauren Hogarth.
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2024-02-0134 min
Dear Queer,LonelinessToday on Dear Queer, host Alena Papayanis and Producer Lauren talk about loneliness and the Queer Community.
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2024-01-1830 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastThe Red Scare of the 1950sWhat does a witch hunt look like in America of the 1950s? Lee does a deep dive into the paranoid world of Senator Joseph McCarthy. But is McCarthy a true believer in his cause, or a cynical conman? As usual, the more pessimistic answer is likely the more accurate one...
2022-10-171h 03
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastIs Our Universe Just Someone Else's Video Game?Is it possible that our entire existence is nothing more than someone else's sandbox-style video game? On this episode, Lee and Nathan get into quantum physics, epistemology, metaphysics, ontology and ethics to try to get to the bottom of that question. Also, Nathan reminisces about playing Ultima IV on a Commodore 64 in the 1980s.
2022-09-3056 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastIs This Real Life?Are we really living in the real world, or just in some kind of elaborate trick or simulation? Turns out humans have been wondering that for a few thousand years, and on this episode Lee and Nathan explore three philosophical schools that take this question seriously.
2022-09-2452 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastThe Hafnium Hand GrenadeOn this episode, Lee, Nathan and special guest pod person Dr. Shelly Lesher dive deep into the nature of existence to look into the possibility that the Pentagon has been working on a gamma ray weapon that would fit in the palm of your hand, but destroy a city block. In order to help make the science make sense, they start with a 10 minute primer on what the atom is, what isotopes are, and what isomers are. Then, it's all military industrial complex mayhem for the rest of the episode...
2022-08-3054 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastThe Great Lakes TriangleOn this episode, Lee and Nathan examine a mysterious and threatening area of the world in their own backyards. Is there something sinister going on in the Great Lakes that's claiming ships, planes, and lives?
2022-08-121h 07
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastThe Salem MassacreAt the end of the 17th century, the town of Salem accused dozens of people of being part of a massive witch conspiracy, and many of those accused end up being put to death. How could something like this have happened, and could it happen again?
2022-07-311h 06
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastWhy Torture Doesn't WorkIf television and movies have taught us anything, it's that good guys won't break under torture, and bad guys confess the truth under torture. As it turns out, television and movies may have steered us wrong on both counts. Continuing their examination of the Witch Hunt disaster, Lee and Nathan discuss how in order to protect an absurd belief, you need to add more absurdity. And if you add enough absurdity, you can arrive at an atrocity...
2022-07-131h 04
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastJunk Drawer Episode! Apocalypse, Authoritarianism, and UFOsOn this "Junk Drawer" episode, Lee and Nathan look at some odd little stories that were interesting enough to discuss, but not big enough for their own episodes. On this edition, Nathan discusses the world's first mass media panic, Lee examines a time there was a conspiracy that almost an entire country was in on, and then Nathan looks at a UFO sighting with a twist.
2022-06-271h 04
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastHow a Book Contributed to Mass Murder - The "Hammer of Witches"On this episode, Lee and Nathan look at how the idea of the "witch" started to form in Europe in the 15th century. In particular, they look at one of the most influential books on how to identify, interrogate, prosecute and punish people accused of witchcraft - the Malleus Maleficarum, or the "Hammer of Witches". Humans are dangerous when they're frightened...
2022-06-1340 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastWitches and the Problem of EvilOn this episode, Lee and Nathan attempt to go back in time to investigate the Salem witch trials of the late 17th century, and end up going all the way back to Ancient Greece to debate the nature of knowledge and the problem of evil.
2022-05-3052 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastWhat is Havana Syndrome?Starting in 2016, American and Canadian embassy workers began to show strange and alarming symptoms. Could it be evidence of a new secret weapon? Lee, Nathan and special guest pod person Dr. Shelly Lesher from the "My Nuclear Life" podcast try to figure it out...
2022-05-1350 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastAnimal Magnetism and MesmerismOn this episode, Lee and Nathan hang out in 18th and 19th century Europe, where groups of fancy French people are at strange parties, gathered around a steel tank and collapsing into fits. This episode gets a little weird - listener discretion advised.
2022-04-2956 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastMicrowave Mind Control? Project "Pandora"On this episode, Lee, Nathan and special guest pod person Dr. Shelly Lesher (from the "My Nuclear Life" podcast) discuss the possibility that microwaves could be weaponized into a mind control apparatus that could cause you to hear voices inside your head. Also, there's some discussion of irradiating monkeys, but no monkeys were harmed in the making of this episode.
2022-04-1740 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastThe "Mad Monk" Rasputin and the Fall of Imperial RussiaWas Rasputin a depraved occultist charlatan who lied his way in to the Russian royal family, or a gifted holy man with the divine power to heal? On this episode Lee and Nathan try to answer that question, and also spend a surprisingly long time trying to establish how Rasputin smelled.
2022-03-3158 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastIntroduction to the OccultWhat if there was a third path, an alternative to official religion and scientific rationality? On this episode, Nathan and Lee start their exploration into the hidden world of the occult, and discuss some of the history and the practices that are associated with the modern occult movement. This topic is only going to get weirder from here...
2022-03-231h 02
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastMovie Time! An Analysis of "They Live"One of the most important and interesting conspiracy-themed films ever is John Carpenter's 1988 sci-fi masterpiece "They Live". On this episode, Lee and Nathan summarize the plot of the movie, and along the way get into Slavoj Zizek, Plato, ideology, and epic Greek poetry. They also ask the question: what's the appropriate amount of paranoia?
2022-02-271h 00
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastDo Shape-Shifting Reptiles Control the World?On this episode, Lee and Nathan take a look at the belief that the world is secretly controlled by reptiles from space that can mimic humans. Their conclusions aren't as reassuring as you might expect...
2022-02-0956 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastThe Denver International Airport ConspiracyOn this episode, Lee and Nathan check into the reservation desk at the world's most sinister airport, and investigate the conspiracy theory that the artwork on the walls of the DIA is hinting at something sinister in the underground tunnels below...
2022-01-291h 05
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastThe TikTok Time TravelerOn this episode, Lee and Nathan take an investigative look at a couple of examples of people who claimed to be from the future. Then, they attempt to talk about some physics, before finishing off with a few philosophical paradoxes that time travel creates. Also, they get into a discussion of the multiverse. There is another universe somewhere in which they didn't, though...
2022-01-1357 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastA Secret Plot to Dose the Planet?On this episode Lee and Nathan discuss the "Brotherhood of Eternal Love" - a group that decided what the world needed was a massive LSD trip to get itself in the right frame of mind. Along the way we discover that, as much as Nathan enjoys discussing octopus and squids, Lee enjoys discussing hashish smuggling even more.
2021-12-2156 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastCryptid Hunt: The KrakenIt's time for another cryptid hunt! This time, Lee and Nathan dive to the bottom of the deep sea to look for the mythic creature that, legend has it, can pull a ship to its doom. They also spend a bunch of time talking about epistemology and the nature of knowledge, because they're nerds.
2021-12-1050 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastThe Chemtrail ConspiracyOn this episode, Lee and Nathan turn their eyes to the skies to discuss whether there is anything behind the idea that we are being poisoned from above by those little white lines that come out of jet planes...
2021-11-261h 02
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastThe 2016 American Election HackOn this episode, Lee investigates the role of Russian intelligence agencies in the 2016 American election, and explains why you should really think twice before clicking on a link in a strange email...
2021-11-1257 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastAre Ghosts Real?On this episode, Nathan exorcises the idea that ghosts are manifestations of mental substance that survive after we shed our mortal coils. Boo!
2021-10-3025 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastThis Hollow Earth: Operation HighjumpDid the American Navy fight flying saucers from the centre of the earth at the South Pole in 1947? That's a complicated question. And it's going to require a complicated answer...
2021-10-1530 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastVideo Game Mind Control? The Polybius StoryOn this nostalgic episode, Lee and Nathan discuss the sinister legend of a mysterious video game that appeared in Portland in 1981. Was it real? Was it part of a CIA mind control experiment? What was Lee's high score on Street Fighter II? Two of those three questions will be answered on this episode...
2021-09-281h 04
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastOperation Sea Spray - an Introduction to BioweaponsOn this not-cheerful episode, a world-weary Lee and Nathan look back at the history of biological weapons and examine a month in the fall of 1950 in which the American government carried out a massive germ experiment on the people of San Francisco without their consent or knowledge.
2021-09-1748 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastThe Weird World of Disinformation CampaignsOn this episode, Nathan and Lee examine three historical examples of Soviet disinformation campaigns in order to try to help understand our current situation. And they end the episode very concerned about our current situation...
2021-08-301h 00
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastA Friendly Introduction to the KGBOn this episode, Lee and Nathan start by trying to explain a recent Facebook disinformation campaign, but they begin the explanation in 1881, and only get up to 1955 before they realize they had accidentally recorded an episode about the history of the KGB...
2021-08-1649 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastOperation Jade Helm: Did Obama Invade Texas?On this episode Nathan looks back to 2015, a simpler time when thousands were terrified that the American federal government was about to use the US Army to invade Texas and impose martial law. Did it happen? Listen and find out... Also, no. No it didn't happen.
2021-07-2925 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastThe #FreeBritney MovementOn this episode, Lee, Nathan and special guest pod person Dr. Alena Papayanis discuss the recent "Free Britney" movement, as well as the disturbing aspects of fame and celebrity. During the episode, Lee goes from being indifferent to pop culture to getting very worked up about pop culture...
2021-07-141h 02
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastThe Pentagon UFO Report (Bonus Episode)On this bonus mini-sode, Nathan goes over the recent UFO report released by the Pentagon to see if there is anything in it that gives us any insight into the situation. Surprisingly, there is...
2021-06-3025 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastSurviving The Nuclear AgeOn this episode, Lee, Nathan and special guest podperson and nuclear physicist Dr. Shelly Lesher dive into the terrifying logic of the Cold War, as well as some of the bizarre schemes and plans that DARPA funded to try to tilt the deadly game in America's favour.
Also, be sure check out Dr. Lesher's podcast "My Nuclear Life", which examines how nuclear physics impacts the social world in strange and unexpected ways.
2021-06-271h 14
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastUFO Case File: The F/A-18 IncidentsOn this episode, Lee, Alena and Nathan discuss the recent UFO encounters by US Navy pilots, and try to figure out which bizarre hypothesis explaining these incidents is the most likely (or the least unlikely).
2021-06-031h 05
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastUFO Case File: The 1976 Tehran IncidentOn this episode, Nathan takes a look at an incident in which two F-4 Phantom fighter jets tangled with UFOs in the skies over Tehran, and also begins our investigation into the recent UFO sightings by the US Navy. Things are getting weird up there...
2021-05-2827 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastThe Bermuda TriangleOn this episode, Lee and Nathan look into one of the classics as they try to figure out why the USS Cyclops and a flight of navy torpedo bombers disappeared into the mysterious Bermuda Triangle. And be sure to subscribe to our Instagram account @theuncoverup where we have some announcements and contests. Also, once we pass 300 subscribers, Nathan has to get a flying saucer tattooed on his right arm...
2021-05-1356 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastNikola Tesla's Death RayOn this episode, Nathan looks at the famed inventor and hipster fashion icon Nikola Tesla, in order to ask the questions: Did Tesla build a death ray weapon? And if so, what happened to the plans for it?
2021-04-2731 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastCult Case File: There's Money in Mind ControlOn this episode, Lee, Alena and Nathan discuss the nature of belief and the dangers of mind control by investigating a well-known worldwide organization. Is it a religion? Is it a cult? Is it a corporation? Is it a scam? Is it some combination of all of those? This is the first episode we've ever done that has caused Lee to have a month-long panic attack...
2021-04-121h 22
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastUFO Case File: The Kinross IncidentOn this episode, the one thing we've always worried about happens and Nathan totally nerds out about Cold War airplanes. He also investigates an incident in 1953 in which two aircrew and their fighter jet disappear over Lake Superior after being sent after a UFO.
2021-03-2627 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastDoomsday Case File: The 1954 Flying Saucer RescueOn this episode, Nathan looks back at a time in 1954 in which an American doomsday group who were preparing to escape the Earth in flying saucers was infiltrated by undercover psychologists, who were curious to see what would happen to the members of the group when the doomsday didn't occur. Even by our standards, that's a wild sentence to write down...
2021-03-0731 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastCan "The Simpsons" predict the future?On this pop culture related episode, Lee, Alena and Nathan discuss ancient Greek culture and myths, 16th century France, multiverse theory, and several psychological concepts regarding the nature of memory. Also, they talk about "The Simpsons" and ask whether the future can be found in Springfield...
2021-02-2559 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastDoomsday Cult Case File: Aum ShinrikyoOn this first in a series of episodes about doomsday cults, Lee and Nathan explore the context and motivations for the deadly 1995 nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway by Aum Shinrikyo. Typically, they also spend an extended amount of time just trying to figure out a good working definition of "cult".
2021-02-051h 16
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastVaccine Panics, Then and NowOn this episode, Lee looks back in history at some of the reactions people have had to past immunization efforts, and Alena compares those reactions to what we are seeing today. They also go through some of the claims that have been made about vaccines, and assess them for accuracy.
2021-01-1445 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastWhat's the Deal With Vaccines?On this episode, Nathan, Lee and Alena take a look at the human immune system and how vaccination works. There's a lot of conversation about many kinds of white blood cells, how we react to different forms of evidence, and how we're not great at risk management. Cannibalism comes up, but only briefly.
2021-01-1444 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastUFO Case File: The Portage County ChaseOn this episode, Nathan examines the time in 1966 when there was a chase between a few police cars and a flying saucer, followed by an Air Force cover up operation. Seriously. This one wasn't just an owl, for a change...
2020-12-2822 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastWas Princess Diana Murdered?On this episode, Alena, Lee and Nathan look into the disturbing question of whether the beloved "People's Princess" was actually murdered on that August night in 1997 by examining the forensic and eyewitness evidence. Along the way, they explore the nature of fame, discuss true love, and Nathan proposes an offensive and scientifically questionable analogy between the British Royal Family and a certain fashionable breed of dog.
Also, follow us on Instagram @theuncoverup to check out the first in our new series of short videos, as we work with new Uncover Up team member animator Sean Egerton Foreman.
2020-12-131h 13
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastThe Day the World Didn't EndOn this episode, Nathan examines the story of William Miller, a man who in the 1830s and 40s predicted the imminent end of the world and convinced tens of thousands of followers.
Did the world end? Listen and find out...
2020-11-2833 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastWhat is QAnon?On this episode, Lee, Alena and Nathan examine the phenomenon of "QAnon", going into the beliefs, history, precursors, implications, and meaning behind one of the fastest spreading belief systems on Earth.
2020-11-101h 10
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastA Secret Plot Against the White House! (In 1933)On this episode, Nathan looks into the possibility that there was almost a fascist coup in the early 1930s that could have ended American democracy and installed a dictatorship. Happy election season!
2020-10-1524 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastUFOs vs the US Air ForceOn this episode, Nathan investigates several events during the 1940s and 50s in which US Air Force or Navy planes encountered - and in some cases, fought with - unidentified flying objects. It happens more often than you would think...
2020-09-3024 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastWas 9/11 an Inside Job?On this episode, Alena, Lee and Nathan look back at the events of September 11th, 2001 to ask the question: were the attacks of 9/11 an inside job by the Bush administration? To answer this, they dive into historical precedent, realpolitik philosophy, and the forensic evidence from the attacks themselves. In the end, they come up with an answer that, not surprisingly, makes them all quite a bit sadder.
2020-09-141h 15
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastThe Great Seattle Windshield EpidemicOn this episode, Lee and Nathan look at the strange (and largely forgotten) events of the Great Seattle Windshield Epidemic, which is more or less exactly what it sounds like. They do mention aliens a little, but mostly this is a Cold War themed episode...
2020-08-2858 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastAlien Case File: The Flatwoods MonsterOn this episode, Nathan turns his attention back to West Virginia to investigate the monster seen by seven witnesses in 1952 and encounters the elusive Gray Barker once more...
2020-08-1226 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastMass Panics And Moral PanicsOn this episode, Alena, Lee and Nathan look at what happens when large groups of human beings freak the %$#@ out all at once. They discuss ghosts, bugs, anthrax, English seaside resort towns in the 1960s, and the expression Lee makes when he's about to say something that he thinks will get him into trouble...
2020-07-311h 00
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastCryptid hunt: The Jersey DevilOn this episode, Nathan's mind wanders off into the twisted trees of the Pine Barrens and twistier tangents of history to track down the elusive Jersey Devil. For more information on this cryptid, we recommend reading "The Secret History of the Jersey Devil" by Regal and Esposito.
2020-07-1423 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastThe Lavender ScareTo celebrate Pride Month, in this episode Alena, Lee, and Nathan discuss the "Lavender Scare". In the 1950s, 60s, and 70s the American and Canadian governments were terrified that there was a massive conspiracy of LGBTQ+ people, which caused those governments to behave in some fairly ridiculous and terrible ways. For more information on this, check out the excellent documentary "The Fruit Machine".
2020-06-261h 05
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastThe Lost Cosmonauts ConspiracyOn this episode, Nathan looks into the eerie theory that, during the early 1960s, the Soviet Union lost a bunch of cosmonauts in space and then covered it up.
2020-06-1727 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastCryptid hunt: Loch Ness MonsterThis time it's personal, as Alena investigates, analyzes, and then crushes Nathan's childhood hopes that the Loch Ness Monster exists. Stick around after the closing theme for a brief post-recording discussion on the nature of monsters in general and Alena's monster cat in particular...
2020-05-3153 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastAlien Case File: The Travis Walton AbductionIn November of 1975, a logger went missing for five days and came back with a harrowing story of alien abduction. What actually happened? On this episode, Nathan does a deep dive into the Travis Walton incident, and ends up spending a surprising amount of time ranting about polygraph tests.
2020-05-1931 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastThe Philadelphia ExperimentOn this episode, Nathan and Lee discuss the strange story of what may have happened to the USS Eldridge in Philadelphia, in October of 1943. The story of the story is, in some ways, weirder than the story itself. Stay tuned until the end to hear Nathan struggle with trying to explain quantum entanglement!
2020-04-301h 00
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastCryptid Hunt: BigfootOn this episode, it's Lee's turn to go on a cryptid hunt as he tracks down the elusive and mysterious Bigfoot, AKA Sasquatch. Sorry about the sound quality in places - we're still trying to figure out how to talk together while staying far apart. Also, if you were expecting Lee to NOT talk about the shape of Bigfoot's butt, you are mistaken...
2020-04-141h 11
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastCryptid Hunt: Mothman!During a strange time, Lee and Nathan record a strange podcast about the strange phenomenon of Mothman, as part of our "Cryptid Hunt" series. Nathan really gets into this one. Also, Nathan confirms that, if we get a certain amount of followers on Instagram, he'll legit get a flying saucer tattooed on his right arm. Next episode, Lee will go hunting for Bigfoot...
2020-03-311h 14
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastWeird Animal ProjectsOn this episode, Nathan examines a few of the times in which the brain trust of the American covert agencies have come up with some truly bizarre plans to use animals as spies and assassins...
2020-03-1224 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastThe Psychology Of Conspiracy ThinkingOn this episode, Alena and Nathan meet up with neuroscientist and special guest podperson Dr. Mandy Wintink to discuss the science behind why humans are so good at finding conspiracies - even when there isn't one to find. Meanwhile, Lee lies on a beach surrounded by iguanas.
2020-02-2851 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastUFO Case File: the Avrocar Flying SaucerOn this minicast episode, Nathan looks into his own family history when he delves into the odd world of flying saucers and the Cold War. Also, for Toronto listeners, he discusses that false alarm we received from the local nuclear plant and the beginning of 2020.
2020-02-1423 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastCastrocast! CIA Assassination AttemptsOn this long-promised episode, Lee, Alena and Nathan wobble back and forth between amusement and horror as they discuss the many bizarre methods that the CIA tried as they failed to assassinate Cuban leader Fidel Castro. The horror continues as Nathan attempts to tell a joke, with similar lack of success.
2020-01-2459 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastUFO Case File: The Kecksburg IncidentOn this episode, Lee and Nathan pull back the curtain a little bit to both talk about the 1965 Kecksburg UFO incident, and also how they research and approach conspiracy theories. Nathan gets to talk a lot about airplanes on this episode, and Lee gets to dust off his German.
2020-01-1752 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastDid the FBI and CIA Accidentally Cause the 1960s?We had our first live podcast, and it was a big success and lots of fun. We will definitely do another one sometime in the next year... however, since we had the advantage of visuals, we ended up referencing lots of things that the audience could see, but podcast listeners would likely be a bit confused. So instead of releasing the live show, here's the studio version of it. Did the FBI and the CIA accidentally cause the Swinging Sixties? Sort of! We explain, as Alena talks some modern art, Nathan talks hallucinogens, and Lee bums everyone out by revisiting...
2019-12-201h 09
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastDoomsday DevicesOn this festive holiday episode, Nathan takes a look at a few of the doomsday-level devices that humans have applied their cleverness to. It's super interesting stuff, but maybe, if you are prone to anxiety, skip this one?
2019-12-0930 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastWho Killed John F. Kennedy?On this episode, Lee, Alena, and Nathan do a deep dive into what happened at 12:30pm, November 22, 1963 in an attempt to untangle the Kennedy assassination. Also, Alena and Nathan learn two shocking revelations about Lee.
2019-11-201h 18
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastSpooky Hallowe'en Bonus EpisodeOn this special bonus Hallowe'en episode, Nathan tells some scaaaary stories. Then does some scaaaary subtextual analysis of them to figure out what they are really about and what they say about society. Happy Hallowe'en!
2019-10-2820 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastUnderstanding 9/11 - Operation CycloneOn this episode, Lee and Nathan continue their investigation into the blowback of secret CIA operations by doing a really deep dive into the history of Afghanistan and Operation Cyclone (which they explain at about the 40 minute mark). Alena is still repairing her life from the tree disaster, but she gets referenced a lot. Also, stay tuned for the ending - there is a big announcement (particularly for those of you in the Toronto area). We have our first live podcast coming up, and there are some tickets left...
2019-10-091h 11
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastCIA Blowback: Operation Ajax and IranOn this episode, Nathan and Lee plan on discussing two covert CIA operations in Iran and Afghanistan, but then they get carried away and only have time to talk about Iran. Looks like this one's a two-parter. Also, Alena deals with an extremely localized natural disaster.
2019-10-0153 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastUFO Cover Ups - Dulce Base and the Paul Bennewitz storySaucer Summer continues, as Lee, Alena, and Nathan look at the convoluted relationship between the American government and UFOs. What if the UFO story that we have grown up with isn't the truth that people in power are trying to hide from us - what if it is a story that they manufactured to hide something else?
2019-07-1837 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastAliens and UFOs - What was really going on at Area 51?Saucer Summer continues as Lee, Alena and Nathan dive into hundreds of pages of redacted CIA documents to try to figure out what really went on at Area 51 in the 1950s and 1960s. Alena looks at controversial UFO figure Bob Lazar, and Lee looks at the shady origins of this well-known top-secret base. Also, Nathan REALLY nerds out on airplanes in this episode.
2019-07-0246 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastAlien Invasion? The Battle of Los AngelesSaucer Summer Season continues as Alena, Lee and Nathan investigate a possible flying saucer attack on Los Angeles in the winter of 1942.
Over a thousand anti-aircraft shells were fired that night - what were they shooting at?
Stay tuned for outtakes at the end of the episode...
2019-06-2152 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastAliens and UFOs - Project Blue Book and the Mantell IncidentIn 1948, an American fighter pilot was sent after a UFO over the skies of Kentucky. A few minutes later, the plane had crashed and the pilot was dead. The official explanation was almost certainly a lie and a coverup. What really happened that day? And, in a broader sense, what is the relationship between the American government and UFOs? We get into it...
2019-05-161h 10
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastOur Favourite Conspiracy MoviesOn this episode, Alena, Lee and Nathan talk about their favourite conspiracy films. They end up spending quite a bit of time comparing 1950s paranoia with 1970s paranoia. They end up agreeing that they are both very fine paranoias, and Lee asks whether we are paranoid enough...
2019-04-131h 06
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastOur First Listener Mail EpisodeOn this episode, we answer some listener emails. Lee has a hot take on religious belief, Alena discusses the sad state of cartoon dopplegängers, and Nathan goes on at some length about his love of Mothman. And more!
2019-03-1548 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastShocking Freemason Exposé! More Satanism! Etc!With Lee hiding out at an undisclosed location, Alena and Nathan hunker down in the bunker to tell the weird story of Leo Taxil's exposé of the Freemasons in 19th century France.
2019-02-2041 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastMK ULTRA - was Frank Olson murdered?In this episode, Lee, Alena, and Nathan continue their investigation of the horrors of MK Ultra, and ask if it is possible that Frank Olson, who was a part of MK Ultra research and who "fell" to his death out of a hotel window in 1953, may have actually been murdered.
2019-01-2537 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastBonus episode - meet your Uncover Up hosts!On this special short bonus episode we introduce ourselves, and explain why we study what we study and basically answer the question "who the %$&# do these guys think they are?". In retrospect, we probably should have done this sooner...
2019-01-2415 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastCIA mind control - Introduction to MK ULTRAOn this episode, Alena, Lee and Nathan finally make good on their promise to investigate MK ULTRA. This is one of the weirdest and most disturbing conspiracies The Uncover Up has uncovered so far, and there is much more truth to it than you would expect.
Also, they spend a lot of time describing LSD trips. And Alena talks about the Unabomber.
2019-01-111h 15
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastWas the Moon Landing Faked?On this episode, Lee, Alena and Nathan do a deep dive into the evidence that the American government used NASA to fake a moon landing.
2018-12-1458 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastCold War Space ShenanigansOn this episode, Lee and Nathan do a deep dive into some of the odd things that the USA and the USSR got up to during the Cold War in lieu of simply nuking each other into oblivion. Both countries do briefly consider nuking the moon, however...
2018-12-0155 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastDoes Beyonce Rule the Illuminati?On this episode, Alena, Lee and Nathan dive eyeball-first into the world of the Illuminati. Specifically, they want to investigate the question of whether Beyonce is actually an Illuminati princess. After an hour or so of background information and listening to hidden backwards messages, they finally get around to answering that question.
2018-10-241h 10
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastWas Kurt Cobain Murdered?On this episode, Alena, Lee, and Nathan travel back to their plaid-clad youth to try to figure out the sad death of a grunge icon.
2018-06-211h 08
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastCointelproOn this episode, Alena, Lee and Nathan discuss the out-of-control FBI program "COINTELPRO". They all get very sad by the end, but if you push through to the conclusion, there are some special announcements.
2018-05-031h 03
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastThe Dangers of False Conspiracy TheoriesOn this episode, Alena, Lee and Nathan discuss a few examples in history when false information was spread for malicious purposes. Also, Lee almost chokes on beer that has an odd smell and aftertaste. He'll probably be fine, though...
2018-03-041h 01
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastThe CIA, crack, and America's inner citiesIn this episode, Alena, Lee and Nathan discuss the hypothesis that the CIA was deliberately spreading crack cocaine in America's inner cities to destroy those communities.
2017-12-1050 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastThe Uncover up - The Death of Marilyn MonroeOn this episode, Lee, Alena, and Nathan look into the theory that Marilyn Monroe's death was not an accident or a suicide, but an assassination carried out to keep her from threatening the presidency.
2017-10-1955 min
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastThe Uncover Up - post-war Nazi conspiraciesOn this episode, Lee and Nathan are joined by special guest podperson Alena to discuss theories about what happened to high-ranking Nazis after the end of World War II, including the possibility that Hitler escaped Germany.
2017-07-251h 25
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastThe Uncover Up - False FlagsIn this episode, Lee and Nathan discuss the concept of the "false flag" attack by looking at some historical examples. Also, they read some declassified DoD documents about sinking ships and blowing up planes to justify an invasion of Cuba by the United States in the 1960s.
2017-06-221h 00
The Uncover Up Conspiracy CastThe Uncover Up - StargateOn this episode, Lee and Nathan dive into the bizarre history of Project Stargate, and Lee complains about magicians.
2017-06-011h 02