Mike Wendling is the National Digital Reporter for the BBC. He is the co-founder of the BBC's disinformation unit and... more

A discussion of the corporatization of media, his departure from The Intercept, how stories get "killed" and how conspiracy theorists... more

We dive into an online community hellbent on improving their physical appearance through bizarre techniques like pressing their tongue to... more

Relatives of Michael Flynn tried and failed to sue CNN because they didn’t like being associated with QAnon (despite saying... more

Well, here we are. The Julian loyalists are facing off against the Western Rockatansky forces as veteran journalist Mike... more

So-called “Constitutional Sheriffs” fancy themselves as the real life version of Judge Dredd: the ultimate arbiters of the law according... more

On June 13th, 1996, the leader of a Long Island UFO group was charged with conspiracy to poison local conservative... more

Though the “chemtrails” conspiracy theory has long been dismissed by scientists, aviation experts, and other skeptics, the Tennessee legislature has... more

Even in the early conversations discussing the rapid growth of artificial intelligence, there was always the fear that it could... more

We discuss the shift in the podcast's cover art, theme song and name. Then we explore miracle cure-all 5D "med... more