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On a clear autumn morning in November 1953, two men walked onto the tarmac of Gardena Airport in Southern California, chartered a small two-seater plane, and took off into the western sky. They had only three hours of fuel in the tank and no filed flight plan. They were never seen again. The men were two amateur electrical researchers deeply embedded in the strange, burgeoning world of 1950s flying saucer contactees. Their home offices were lined with alien glyphs, homemade radios, and classified equations. One even claimed he was receiving direct transmissions from extraterrestrials and had pinpointed a landed saucer waiting out in the desolate California wilderness. This case file, join the Theorists as we chart the coordinates and trace the transmissions of…The Disappearance of Karl Hunrath and Wilbur Wilkinson Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Fifty years after Iranian fighter jets chased a blazing light across the skies over Tehran, the city looked up again. On a quiet September night, drivers on a busy highway filmed a strange swept-wing craft lit up end to end, hanging silently above the traffic. With the region at war and fears about nuclear programs at their peak, the timing raises an old question: do these visitors always show up wherever the bombs are? Across the world, a darker anniversary comes back to the surface. A tech mogul with a tattoo promising he'd never take his own life. A boast of thirty-one terabytes of secrets hidden in a Miami-area condo. Then, one day after his death, a building in that very neighbourhood falls in the night, and a foreign rescue team is the one sifting the rubble. Is this the coincidence of the century, or a cleanup crew in plain sight? And can the record survive Dan, armed with property records and a search bar? Somewhere between the slopes of Mount Doom and the tile floor of a public washroom, the crew also answers questions science has long avoided. How far can a man fall off a roof in an hour? What really happens after a post-gig breakfast? And is a toilet-water pre-rinse a hygiene breakthrough or a crime against humanity? This Power Hour, join the Theorists as they decode the lights over the highway, dig through the rubble, and bravely clench their way toward the truth in… Power Hour 55. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Deep in the rugged, subarctic wilderness of Canada’s Northwest Territories lies a jagged scar of towering limestone canyons and untamed rapids. Accessible almost entirely by floatplane or treacherous river expeditions, this vast expanse is breathtakingly beautiful and steeped in a sinister, century-old reputation. To the Indigenous Dene peoples, parts of this wilderness have long carried deep taboos, whispered to harbor evil spirits, strange warm-water tropical valleys, and a fierce, vanished tribe of giants known as the Naha.  The valley earned its grim modern moniker, the "Valley of Headless Men", during the frantic gold rush of the early 1900s, when prospectors began vanishing into its mist-choked gorges. In the decades that followed, a chilling pattern emerged: missing prospectors, deserted camps, and headless corpses discovered along the riverbanks, spawning ominous local landmarks like Deadmen Valley, Headless Creek, and Funeral Range. Were these killings the brutal work of cutthroat gold thieves, the unforgiving toll of harsh subarctic survival, or something far more elusive guarding the secrets of the northern wild? This case file, join the Theorists as we pursue the lost prospectors, traverse the treacherous terrain, and face the frozen fables of … The Nahanni Valley Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Mounted inconspicuously on suburban utility poles, streetlamps, and highway overpasses, an army of small, solar-powered black cylinders is quietly watching. In just a few years, one company has transformed from a niche neighborhood security startup into a nationwide surveillance network, blanketing American towns with automated license plate readers. Logging billions of scans every month, these AI-driven cameras don't just read license plates; they record bumper stickers, vehicle colors, and alterations—cataloging the everyday movements of ordinary drivers into a searchable digital dragnet. To police departments and neighborhood associations, the technology is a vital crime-fighting breakthrough for recovering stolen vehicles and tracking violent suspects in minutes. But as the network expanded, the friction between public safety and civil liberties reached a boiling point. High-profile investigations revealed alarming abuses, from officers improperly using searches to track acquaintances to out-of-state agencies querying local data without warrants. Now, with cities canceling contracts, federal lawsuits challenging Fourth Amendment boundaries, and lawmakers demanding oversight, a fierce battle is underway over whether privacy in public can survive. Are these cameras the future of community protection, or a warrantless dragnet that went too far? This case file, join the Theorists as we audit the algorithms, track the traffic trails, and pull back the perimeter on the roadside surveillance served up by…Flock Cameras Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Rising from the rolling savannas of southern Africa stands a sprawling medieval fortress carved entirely of granite—constructed without a single drop of mortar. The grand capital of a vanished trading empire that once spanned continents, boasts thirty-foot dry-stone walls and towering conical structures that have held their ground for nearly a thousand years.  For centuries, early European colonizers refused to accept that Indigenous African hands had built such architectural perfection, fabricating myths of lost Phoenician fleets and the fabled gold mines of King Solomon to erase its true creators. But even as modern archaeology rightfully returned credit to the Shona-speaking ancestral builders, profound enigmas endure. What was the true astronomical or ritual purpose of the solid conical tower? Why did a flourishing city of nearly twenty thousand souls suddenly abandon its stone halls in the fifteenth century, leaving barely a written trace behind? This case file, join the Theorists as we trace the trade routes, scale the rocky ramparts, and unearth the stone secrets of… The Ruins of Great Zimbabwe Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Beneath the murky, slow-moving currents of Arkansas’s White River lies one of the American South’s most enduring aquatic enigmas. First documented during the Civil War when it reportedly overturned a Confederate transport boat, the creature resurfaced with a vengeance in 1937, spotted by hundreds of eyewitnesses who described a massive, gray-skinned beast the size of a boxcar. The sightings became so frequent and feverish that in 1973, the Arkansas State Legislature took the unprecedented step of establishing an area as a legally protected sanctuary for the beast, making it officially illegal to harm or harass the elusive creature.  Is it a simple case of overgrown freshwater fauna, or does a prehistoric survivor truly lurk beneath the cypress trees? This case file, join the Theorists as we wade into the waters, and dive into the murky depths in search of…The White River Monster Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On a freezing December night in 2020, a 21-year-old Texas State University student packed his bags, loaded his car, and began the drive home to Missouri City for the holidays. He never arrived. In the early morning hours, his vehicle was found wrecked and abandoned on a desolate, unpaved gravel road in Caldwell County, Texas—miles off his intended route, with the lights still on and the keys still in the ignition. The scene grew exponentially stranger with every passing hour. Scattered along the dark, desolate roadway were his phone, wallet, backpack, and the clothes he had been wearing that night—left behind as temperatures plunged below freezing. Despite massive volunteer search operations, aerial drone mapping, and exhaustive forensic reviews, not a single trace of the student has ever been found. Was this the tragic consequence of a disoriented young man suffering hypothermia and a head injury in the unforgiving Texas brush, or did an unknown third party cross paths with him on that lonely gravel road? This case file, join the Theorists as we retrace the route, audit the abandoned evidence, and confront the cold facts in…The Disappearance of Jason Landry Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Braden, Zel and Byron crack a few beers (three in, and Zel's already "high school right now") for a wide-ranging, unfiltered hang. Topics include: training for a triathlon while definitely not training for a triathlon, the case for a 24-episode Lord of the Rings miniseries, home winemaking chemistry gone wrong (cork taint is real, folks), the mythical "Magic Chang" beer of Thailand, a Costco cart-swinging folk hero, getting into it with a stranger at a kids' connect-four table, self-checkout ethics ("stealing on principle"), and a legendary teenage HMV heist operation. Grab a drink — this one's a ride. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The boys are finally back in the same room after a summer of wildfires, vacations, and triathlon training got in the way. Zel recaps his race getting cancelled (not for the smoke, allegedly) right as a new fire broke out near Summerland, BC — which somehow leads to a deep dive on 150 years of fire suppression, "super fires," and who's really to blame for the haze rolling up from Washington. From there it's full chaos mode: leaked memos hint the government might finally have to let UAP whistleblowers talk, a fresh batch of declassified UFO videos gets torn apart word by word (RIP "tranche"), and the crew drafts an NHL-enforcers-vs-UFC-fighters tournament to settle it on ice once and for all. Somewhere in the middle of all that: Fauci's leaked texts, Perez Hilton's viral meltdown, biohacking billionaires, and whether AI is quietly plotting to seize the world's data centers one wildfire at a time. Zel also details the day he spent jackhammering his dad's yard solo to fix a water line — while dear old dad was unreachable on a motorcycle trip — and the guys tease a real missing-persons case for next episode. Grab a drink, settle in, and keep those eyes on the skies. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Zel no-shows for a "surprise" camping trip, Spider-Man: Brand New Day gets three spideys out of three, and the boys go deep on the Guy Fieri swallowing conspiracy. From there it's COINTELPRO and hip-hop, El Grande Americano stealing the show in Lucha, Conor McGregor's comeback odds, and a very detailed Coke Zero customer service complaint. Plus: kids, YouTube algorithms gone wrong, and keeping your eyes on the skies. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

For decades, the idea of intact extraterrestrial craft hidden in subterranean military vaults was relegated to the fringes of science fiction and late-night radio. But in recent years, those wild whispers crossed the threshold into congressional committee rooms. A wave of high-ranking whistleblowers—former intelligence officers, defense officials, and decorated veterans—have stepped forward under oath, testifying to the existence of clandestine, multi-decade crash retrieval and reverse-engineering programs operating completely outside legislative oversight. These aren't just stories of lights in the sky; they are claims of exotic material recoveries, non-human biologics, and crash sites cordoned off by shadowy special access programs. To the mainstream defense establishment, these explosive allegations are the result of misidentified technology, overclassified secrets, and a self-reinforcing echo chamber within the intelligence community. But to a growing faction of lawmakers and researchers, the detailed testimonies represent either the greatest cover-up in human history or a profound breach of constitutional transparency. Are we finally standing on the precipice of public disclosure, or is this the ultimate psychological operation engineered to hide earthly military tech? This case file, join the Theorists as we count the craft, track the testimony, and pull back the perimeter on these programs in…UFO Crash retrievals Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The boys are scattered, the internet's garbage, and Zell's nowhere to be found — but that won't stop a full power hour of unfiltered tangents. Wildfire smoke gets reverse-engineered into a UFO cover story (and a possible Bigfoot fire-starting conspiracy), JD Vance squirms on Rogan, Braden plots a mayoral run against a guy named Kermit, AM radio gets buried, and the trio settles once and for all whether Denzel Washington is even an actor or just a vibe. Loose, unhinged, and 100% off the case file this week Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

It's a stripped-down Power Hour edition of the show — no Mongoose, just Braden, Dan, and Zel riffing through a stacked news week. The Department of War just dropped a fourth tranche of UAP footage straight from the White House site, and the Theorists break down the new star-shaped IR anomaly, a possible mid-frame near-collision, and why "official government disclosure" might just be the world's best-funded misinformation campaign. Then it's over to the Tyler Robinson preliminary hearing, where inconclusive ballistics, unmatched DNA on the rifle, and a very specific number of maroon shirts in the crowd have the internet spiraling again. And somewhere between Cold War fighter jets, a hollowed-out Air Canada horror story, and James Franco apparently discovering an alien in his garage, the guys still find time to argue about auto-erotic asphyxiation as a sleep aid and whether solo dad weekends count as heroism. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

High in the North Caucasus mountains of Kabardino-Balkaria, a landslide once tore open a hole no wider than a dinner plate — and what lay beneath it defied every explanation the men who found it could offer. A narrow shaft plunges forty meters through solid rock, its walls polished smooth and fitted with two-hundred-ton blocks locked together so precisely that not even a blade can slide between the seams. No natural cave on Earth looks like this. No known civilization in the Caucasus had the tools to build it. The men who dared to map it never got the chance to finish. Within seven years of the shaft's discovery, the speleologist who found it was dead in a hit-and-run the day after announcing a new breakthrough, the researcher who led the deepest expeditions was gone from cancer, and three more tied to the investigation had quietly died as well. What they left behind was a single disputed map, a handful of photographs, and a warning passed down by local elders about an "Old City" buried both above and below the mountain — one no living person has ever fully explored. This case file, join the Theorists as we descend the shaft, cross-examine the blueprints, and chase the ghosts of a research team that vanished before their work was done in… The Khara-Hora Shaft. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

n 1884, a British Columbia newspaper reported that railway workers had captured a four-foot-tall, ape-like creature near Yale, BC — they called him Jacko. This week, the Theorists dig into one of Canada's oldest and strangest cryptid cases: a supposed juvenile sasquatch caged and put on public display over a century before Bigfoot became a household name. Was Jacko a genuine cryptozoological discovery lost to history, an escaped circus animal, or one of the 19th century's great hoaxes? The gang breaks down the original newspaper account, the mysterious disappearance of all physical evidence, and why this story keeps getting resurrected by sasquatch researchers today. Grab your snowshoes — the Theorists are heading into the BC interior. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy