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Decoding The Unknown
Decoding The Unknown explores history's deepest mysteries to see if we can draw any conclusions about what actually happened. Russian hikers killed by a yeti? Aircraft lost to sea monsters? Probably not, so let's try and figure out what really happened. New episodes every Friday. Also on YouTube!
Episodes
Decoding The UnknownDid This Mathematician Prove History is Fake?
Russian mathematician Anatoly Fomenko claims conventional history is fundamentally wrong. Using mathematical analysis of eclipses, chronicles, maps and…
Decoding The UnknownMissing 411: Is There Really a Pattern to National-Park Disappearances?
Every year, hundreds vanish in America's national parks. Former detective David Paulides has spent decades investigating over 1,400 cases sharing eerie…
Decoding The UnknownStieg Larsson: He Was About to Expose Everything Then His Heart Stopped...
Stieg Larsson died of a heart attack in 2004, just before his Millennium trilogy made him famous. But the author had spent years investigating the 1986…
Decoding The UnknownHe Was About to Expose Everything. Then He Vanished.
In April 2005, Pennsylvania District Attorney Ray Gricar drove to an antique store in Lewisburg and vanished. His Mini Cooper was found abandoned near the…
Decoding The UnknownAre Any of the Jesus Christ Relics Authentic?
From Notre-Dame's Crown of Thorns to the Shroud of Turin, countless relics claim direct connection to Jesus Christ. This episode examines the material objects…
Decoding The UnknownThe JFK Files: Did the Final Release Actually Change Anything?
President Trump's 2025 release of JFK assassination files revealed extensive CIA activities during Kennedy's presidency, including global surveillance…
Decoding The UnknownDark Forest Theory: Why Aliens Might Be Hiding From Us
With 60 billion potentially habitable planets in our galaxy alone, why haven't we found alien life? The Dark Forest Hypothesis offers a chilling answer…
Decoding The UnknownNear Death Experiences: The Best Evidence We Have for an Afterlife
What happens to consciousness after death? This episode examines near-death experiences, recurring features, case studies, scientific explanations, brain…
Decoding The UnknownThe Skull and Bones Society
Yale’s Skull and Bones is surrounded by secrets, powerful members, bizarre rituals, and wild conspiracy theories. But is it really plotting world domination—or…
Decoding The UnknownAstronauts Keep Seeing Things NASA Can't Explain
Astronauts have reported strange lights, objects, music, and unexplained phenomena in space. Explore famous UFO encounters, possible explanations, NASA…
Decoding The UnknownYeti: The Search for the Abominable Snowman
From ancient Himalayan legends to the legendary expeditions of the 1950s and 60s, explore Yeti sightings, mysterious footprints, bizarre evidence, daring…
Decoding The UnknownWhen the Leading US Anti-Gravity Researcher Just Disappeared
Discover the mysterious disappearance of anti-gravity pioneer Dr. Ning Li, separating conspiracy from documented facts while exploring groundbreaking research…
Decoding The UnknownHere's Why We Probably Live in a Simulation
Could reality be a simulation? Explore Nick Bostrom's groundbreaking argument, The Matrix parallels, consciousness, posthuman civilizations, and compelling…
Decoding The UnknownCrop Circles: The Best Evidence We Have of Aliens Coming to Earth
Are crop circles proof of alien contact or humanity’s greatest land-art hoax? Explore famous cases, eerie evidence, government conspiracies, scientific claims…
Decoding The UnknownThe Zoo Hypothesis: Aliens Don't Want to Talk to Us
Are aliens ignoring us on purpose? Explore the Zoo Hypothesis, Fermi Paradox, cosmic quarantines, Dark Forest fears, and the unsettling possibility that…
Decoding The UnknownThe Smithsonian's Giant Cover-Up
Did the Smithsonian hide giant skeletons? Explore viral hoaxes, fake photos, Native American legends, archaeological myths, racism, and the truth behind…
Decoding The UnknownIntroducing: Hidden History with Dr. Harini Bhat | The Mary Celeste: The Ghost Ship of the Atlantic
Dr. Harini Bhat is a clinical pharmacist and storyteller obsessed with the moments in history that still can't be fully explained. Every week she investigates…
Decoding The UnknownThe Roswell Incident
What really crashed at Roswell in 1947? A weather balloon, a secret Cold War experiment… or an alien spacecraft? Dive into the world’s most infamous UFO…
Decoding The UnknownThe Richat Structure: The Real Atlantis?
Uncover the mystery of Atlantis through Mauritania’s Eye of the Sahara. Could the Richat Structure match Plato’s legendary lost civilisation—or is it simply…
Decoding The UnknownThe Best Evidence for Aliens Existing
From wartime “Foo Fighters” to modern Navy UAP footage, these are the strangest alien encounters ever recorded—backed by pilots, radar operators, military…
Decoding The UnknownWhy is There a City for 20,000 People Under Turkey?
Beneath Cappadocia lies Derinkuyu, a vast underground city hiding ancient secrets. Who built it, why, and when? Explore history, mystery, and theories behind…
Decoding The UnknownHow Long Did Big Tobacco Hide the Effects of Smoking?
For decades, Big Tobacco denied the truth, manufactured doubt, and hooked generations on addiction—how a deadly industry hid smoking’s risks for over 70 years…
Decoding The UnknownHow Did Scientists Who Stole 1500 Bodies Win a Nobel Prize?
Uncover Project Sunshine’s chilling secrets—hidden radiation experiments, stolen remains, and global fallout fears—revealing how Cold War science crossed…
Decoding The UnknownThe Children That Remember Being Dead.
What if kids remembering past lives aren’t imagining things? Explore eerie cases, scientific investigations, and shocking details that challenge reality—could…
Decoding The UnknownRoyals Were Epstein's Favorite Tool...
Uncover how Jeffrey Epstein infiltrated royal circles, exposing shocking connections, hidden motives, and scandalous alliances that reveal how power…
Decoding The UnknownHe Made Designer Babies and Nobody Could Stop Him...
The world’s first gene-edited babies sparked global outrage, ethical fears, and a scientific revolution. Are designer babies the future of medicine… or a…
Decoding The UnknownThis US Army Aircraft Vanished. Along With All Onboard.
96 soldiers vanish without a trace. A mid-air explosion, zero wreckage, and decades of theories—sabotage, mechanical failure, or something darker. What really…
Decoding The UnknownThe Vatican Isn't Hiding What You Think
Uncover the truth behind the Vatican’s secret archives—hidden gospels, alien theories, and forbidden knowledge. What’s real, what’s myth, and what history…
Decoding The UnknownBenjaman Kyle: The Man Who Just Appeared
A naked, amnesiac man found behind a Burger King had no name, no past, and no identity. For 11 years, the world tried to uncover who “Benjaman Kyle” really…
Decoding The UnknownThe Underground Labyrinth of Egypt: Herodotus' Lost City?
Buried beneath Egypt’s desert may lie a legendary labyrinth once said to rival the pyramids. This video explores ancient accounts, modern scans, conspiracy…
Decoding The UnknownThe "Jim Carrey is a Clone" Conspiracy
Jim Carrey stunned fans at a Paris awards ceremony—but some claimed the real Carrey was replaced by a clone or body double. Let’s break down the bizarre…
Decoding The UnknownRendlesham Forest: Britain's Roswell?
A mysterious 1980 encounter in England’s Rendlesham Forest had U.S. airmen reporting strange lights, a triangular craft, and eerie beams from the sky. UFO…
Decoding The UnknownDid Hitler Survive WWII?
Did Hitler really escape WWII? Dive into the bunker’s final hours, shattered myths, secret evidence, and forensic proof exposing the truth behind one of…
Decoding The UnknownHow Did Lance Armstrong Get Away with Cheating for So Long?
Seven Tour wins. A cancer miracle. A global icon. Then one word—“Yes.” The rise, lies, and fallout of Lance Armstrong’s empire, and the scandal that shattered…
Decoding The UnknownThe Kecksburg Incident: What Really Happened Here?
Bright fireball. Military lockdown. Egyptian-like symbols on a bronze acorn. In this deep dive, we unravel the 1965 Kecksburg UFO incident—witnesses, cover-up…
Decoding The UnknownThe Strange Life and Suspicious Death of John McAfee
Millionaire genius, cult leader, crypto scammer, murder suspect—John McAfee lived a life stranger than fiction. But was his Spanish prison “suicide” real, or…
Decoding The UnknownDid the US Government Cover Up Tesla's Best Inventions?
Nikola Tesla’s greatest inventions—wireless energy, a mysterious Death Ray, anti-gravity engines—were revolutionary. But were they suppressed by the U.S…
Decoding The UnknownWho is Harold Lutnick, the Epstein List Liar?
Howard Lutnick’s name appears 250 times in the Epstein Files—but what do they actually reveal? From island visits to business emails, we break down the…
Decoding The UnknownThe Epstein File Release is Even Worse Than You Think
Three million newly released Epstein documents expose explosive links to presidents, royals, billionaires, and global powerbrokers—revealing shocking…
Decoding The UnknownWhat on Earth is Havana Syndrome?
A deep dive into Havana Syndrome—mysterious brain injuries, strange sounds, Cold War echoes, and modern intelligence intrigue—examining whether diplomats were…
Decoding The UnknownProject Monarch: The Darkest mind Control Experiment of Them All
From MKUltra to Project Monarch, explore chilling claims of mind control, dissociation, and power. Fact, conspiracy, and dark history collide in one unsettling…
Decoding The UnknownWhat on Earth Became of Ambrose Bierce?
A brilliant, bitter writer vanishes into revolutionary Mexico. Follow Ambrose Bierce’s extraordinary life, savage wit, and the many theories behind one of…
Decoding The UnknownThe Baalbek Stones: How Did an Ancient Civilisation Move These Enormous Stones?
How did ancient builders move thousand-ton Baalbek stones? Explore archaeology, myths, giants, lost tech, and aliens as we decode evidence behind history’s…
Decoding The UnknownChinese Pyramids: Why Do They Hide These From Everyone?
Hidden beneath farmland lie China’s pyramids—royal tombs, lost myths, aliens debunked, mercury rivers, and ancient engineering. Discover why they were…
Decoding The UnknownThe Tartarian Empire: Did This Really Exist
Did the Tartarian Empire really exist? We explore old maps, real history, and wild conspiracy theories—mud floods, giants, and architecture—to separate…
Decoding The UnknownDid the Amazonians Exist?
Did warrior women inspire Greek myth? Explore Amazons, Scythian fighters, archaeology, and legend to uncover whether history hides real female warriors behind…
Decoding The UnknownNumbers Stations: The Spy World's Worst Kept Secret?
From eerie radio tones to unbreakable spy codes, uncover the chilling history of numbers stations—Cold War secrets, one-time pads, and why governments still…
Decoding The UnknownThe Phantom Time Hypothesis: The 300 Years That Never Happened
Did 300 years of history never happen? Explore the Phantom Time Hypothesis, forged medieval records, calendar chaos, and why historians say Europe’s Dark Ages…
Decoding The UnknownThe Rasputin of the Nazis
Discover Karl Maria Wiligut, Himmler’s occult advisor—how myth, madness, and Nazi ideology turned Wewelsburg Castle into an SS Vatican, before secrets…
Decoding The UnknownTime Travel: The Most Compelling Cases
Time slips, vanished travelers, and eerie predictions—explore history’s most compelling time travel cases and decide for yourself: coincidence, hoax, or proof…
Decoding The UnknownThe Lake Michigan Triangle
Ships vanish, planes disappear, UFOs appear—enter the Michigan Triangle. We investigate Lake Michigan’s eerie legends, real tragedies, and the facts behind…
Decoding The UnknownWas ANY of Braveheart Accurate?
Was Braveheart total nonsense? Dive into Mel Gibson’s epic, expose wild historical inaccuracies, real William Wallace, missing bridge, and how one film…
Decoding The UnknownOperation Majestic 12: The Document Leak That Spawned a Thousand Conspiracy Theories
Inside the leaked Majestic-12 papers: UFO crashes, presidential secrets, and the greatest hoax—or cover-up—in UFO history. From Truman to the FBI, unravel the…
Decoding The UnknownThe Black Knight Satellite Conspiracy
Uncover the bizarre 100-year mystery behind the Black Knight Satellite—from Tesla’s signals to NASA’s photos—and learn why this so-called alien craft is really…
Decoding The UnknownThe Mysterious Sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald
Explore the Edmund Fitzgerald’s final voyage—its stormy disappearance, eerie omens, disputed theories, and hidden truths. A gripping deep-dive into mystery…
Decoding The UnknownProject Blue Beam: NASA's Plans to Fake the Second Coming?
Explore the chilling theory behind Project Blue Beam—is NASA plotting a global deception to stage the Second Coming? Uncover hidden agendas, advanced…
Decoding The UnknownWhat Really Became of the 'Princes in the Tower'?
Unearth the chilling mystery of the lost princes of the Tower of London—betrayal, power, and murder. Were they victims of ambition or survivors of deceit?…
Decoding The UnknownLost in Space: The Chilling Echoes of the Phantom Cosmonauts
Uncover the chilling legend of phantom cosmonauts: secret signals, erased names, fiery re-entries, and Soviet cover-ups. From Laika to Komarov, did Gagarin go…
Decoding The UnknownThe Vela Incident: Why Did the U.S Government Cover It Up?
Two mysterious flashes. A secret 1979 nuclear test. CIA vs KGB, Israel–South Africa ties, and a White House cover-up. Unpack the Vela Incident and why the…
Decoding The UnknownThe Mystery of the Oakville Blobs.
1994, Oakville, Washington: it rained translucent blobs. People fell ill, animals died, samples vanished, and ‘men in black’ appeared. Aliens, jellyfish…