Episode 503 - Definition of Conspiracy (Mae Brussell, Part 1)
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Hey there friends and weirdos! This week we spent some time learning about the ur-conspiracy theorist, the Queen of Conspiracies herself, Mae Brussell. Who was Brussell and how did she end up on a path researching the deep state? What exactly did she do to earn the nickname "Queen of Conspiracy"? Why does her legacy matter? We discuss all this and much more!
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Ep 502 - Coworker Conspiracies
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Hey there friends and weirdos! In this week's episode Nile turned to an unlikely source: a coworker from his day job. Through this new source we explore a new angle of the Roswell crash: the conspiracy theories of Annie Jacobsen. Were Stalin and Mengele somehow behind the legendary crash of an extraterrestrial craft? Will we unlock new Roswell truths from this dynamite new source? Will Kyle finally get Nile to play Magic: the Gathering? All this and more!
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Episode 501 - The GIP-er (Incendiary Poltergeists)
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Hey there friends and weirdos! This week we investigated tales of so-called spontaneous human combustion, venturing into the world of parapsychology, anomalous phenomena, and the paranormal. Can human beings just burst into flames, or is there something more otherworldly going on? Can young girls create mysterious and highly localized fires with a mere glance? Does a global incendiary poltergeist haunt the Earth? We discuss all this and much more!
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Episode 500 - The Roswell Roundtable
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Hey there friends and weirdos! This week for our big 500th episode we gathered up beloved friends of the show Jules and Garrett to have a big round-table discussion about the specter haunting ufology: the Roswell Incident. To continue mixing things up, Nile decided to research the alien conspiracy side of Roswell and Kyle researched the "human deception" angle. Can this braintrust of podcasters finally crack the Roswell story? Or is it all just a fool's errand? Will Garrett and Jules finally take over It Gets Weird for good? All this and so much more!
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Episode 499 - Possessed Balls (Loudun Affair)
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Hey there friends and weirdos! This week Nile gets fired up about a witch-hunt in 17th century Loudun, France. How did the events that transpired in Loudun inspire the Ken Russell film The Devils? Was there really a conspiracy to destroy the life and reputation of Father Urbain Grandier? Is a horny nun and her sisterhood of devil-possessed ladies at the center of this conspiracy? We discuss all this and much more!
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Episode 498 - Big Feet, Long Legs (Bigfoot Sightings)
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Hey there friends and weirdos! This week we decided it had been far too long since we checked in with our good buddy Bigfoot. What's Bigfoot been up to the last couple years? Turns out, scaring lights of hunters, hikers, and young men with fireworks. We also dig a little bit into the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization and the work they're doing to investigate the mysteries of the world's most popular cryptid. All this and more!
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Episode 497 - Saucers, Spooks and Kooks (2026)
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Hey there friends and weirdos! This week we checked out the documentary Saucers, Spooks and Kooks, based off the Adam Gorightly book by the same name. Much like a similar documentary we've enjoyed previously (Mirage Men), this documentary covers the Bennewitz Affair in depth, pulling on the many threads that connect to his story. How does Bennewitz and the psychological operation used against him and his belief in aliens call into question the entire field of ufology? Listen and find out!
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Episode 496 - Boiled Grass (Westall UFO)
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Hey there friends and weirdos! This week we take a trip down undah to talk about one of the biggest UFO events in Australia! A big group of schoolchildren witness the so-called Westall UFO; some even faint in terror. Was this a UFO or a secret government test that used UFO fever as a cover-up? When mysterious men show up and start threatening school staff, is it an Australian visit from Men in Black, perhaps? We discuss all this and much more!
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Episode 495 - Ring That Gilla-Bell (The Cosmick Traveller Returns)
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Hey there friends and weirdos! This week we rope friend of the show KT back into a discussion of our favorite Cosmick Traveller, Dirk Gillabel. In this one we explore beyond singing bowls, tarot, and gnomes. How does the etheric body work? How can you use astral projection to contact sound-light beings? Did Dirk have a chance encounter with a Dragon entity in 90s New York? Who is the Lady with the Star? We discuss all this and much more!
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Episode 494 - A Mental Exercise (Snake Cryptids)
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Hey there friends and weirdos! This week Nile brings a new-ish cryptid to the show: snakes. Love 'em or hate 'em, we've got two stories of monstrous snakes that terrorized small town folks in the US back in the 50s and 60s. How big can snakes really get? What kinds of genitalia do they have? Do we really want to talk at length about snake genitals? Yes we do. All this and much more!
info_outlineHey there friends and weirdos! This week for our big 500th episode we gathered up beloved friends of the show Jules and Garrett to have a big round-table discussion about the specter haunting ufology: the Roswell Incident. To continue mixing things up, Nile decided to research the alien conspiracy side of Roswell and Kyle researched the "human deception" angle. Can this braintrust of podcasters finally crack the Roswell story? Or is it all just a fool's errand? Will Garrett and Jules finally take over It Gets Weird for good? All this and so much more!