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The world’s most controversial events, and the complex beliefs behind them. From Bigfoot sightings to bitcoin takeovers, alien landings to assassinations, who’s shaping the narrative — and why? Conspiracy Theories is a Spotify Podcast. New episodes Wednesdays.

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The chupacabra is considered the third most widely known cryptid in the world, behind Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster – kind of mind-blowing, considering the fact that this mythical creature’s origins are relatively recent. Reports of el chupacabras began in Puerto Rico in 1995… where one theory holds that the creature is the result of a U.S. military experiment gone horribly wrong.

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The Chupacabra: Puerto Rico’s Vampire Cryptid

Chuck Barris created game show classics like The Dating Game and The Gong Show. However, his memoir claims his prolific career was all a cover for his classified missions as a CIA assassin. The agency says his claim is 100% false, but as Barris notes, "Have you ever heard the CIA acknowledge someone was an assassin?" So who should we believe?

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Chuck Barris: Game Show Host and CIA Assassin?

1981, Skidmore, Missouri. Ken McElroy, the “bully of Nodaway County,” is gunned down in the street – in broad daylight, and in front of his wife and an untold number of witnesses. Despite multiple investigations and grand juries, nobody has ever been indicted in the case, thanks to an airtight conspiracy of silence among neighbors. But what’s the real reason they’ve all refused to talk? 

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Conspiracy of Silence: The Town That Killed Ken Rex McElroy

In the 1960s, a new musical revolution emerged from Laurel Canyon, California. Bands like The Beach Boys, The Doors, and Crosby, Stills & Nash sang hit songs protesting the Vietnam War. However, while these tunes spoke to war protesting "hippies," some believe that they were created by the very people they spoke out against: the US government. 

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Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, and the Laurel Canyon Conspiracy

On October 21st, 1978, 20-year-old pilot Fred Valentich disappeared while flying across the Bass Strait, off the southeastern coast of Australia. Moments before vanishing, Fred described a bizarre encounter over the radio. He claimed an unidentified object seemed to be harassing him – moving at impossibly fast speeds, disappearing and then reappearing, and hovering above his Cessna. His final transmission? “That strange aircraft is hovering on top of me again. It is hovering, and it’s not an aircraft.”

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UFO Over the Bass Triangle? The Disappearance of Fred Valentich

On September 20, 1973, tennis star Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in “The Battle of the Sexes,” notching a victory for feminism, women’s athletes, and societal equality. In America’s collective memory, the iconic sporting event was on the up and up. But what if Riggs, a man nicknamed “The Happy Hustler,” needed money so badly that he threw the match? Was the fix in? 

Check out the 2013 ESPN article “The Match Maker,” by Don Van Natta: 

https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/9589625/the-match-maker

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Was 'The Battle of the Sexes' Fixed?

This July, we’re revisiting five classic topics in our Conspiracy Theories: Rewind series! This week: Every summer, members and guests of the exclusive and elusive Bohemian Club meet in a vast redwood grove in Monte Rio, California. Between the towering trees and the secretive nature of their summer retreat, one thing seems certain: Bohemian Grove is shady, Hundreds of influential and ultra-wealthy men drink together, under the watchful eye of a 40-foot owl statue, every year. The question is: What else happens there? And what don’t they want us to know?

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Rewind: Bohemian Grove

This July, we’re revisiting five classic topics in our Conspiracy Theories: Rewind series! Denver International Airport is said to be holding more than planes and luggage. It’s home to apocalyptic artwork, Freemason imagery, and even a literal murderous 32-foot-tall horse. And beneath all of this is a vast tunnel system that many believe houses an alien race that enslaves human children. Is this really just an airport or is it the headquarters for the New World Order? 

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Rewind: The Denver Airport

This July, we’re revisiting five classic topics in our Conspiracy Theories: Rewind series! Its existence and location were not formally acknowledged by the government in 2013. But “Area 51” – so named for its map designation, as part of the Nevada Test Site – has been shrouded in secrecy since it was established in 1955. From black-budget spy planes, to moon landing conspiracies, to Bob Lazar’s claims of what goes on at the fabled S4 facility nearby, Area 51 was on the public’s radar long before it was officially on the map.

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Rewind: Area 51, S4, and the Rise of Bob Lazar

This July, we’re revisiting five classic topics in our Conspiracy Theories: Rewind series! Marilyn Monroe has been a cultural icon since she dominated Hollywood in the 1950s. Yet, her life was filled with turmoil. She struggled with mental health, drug addiction, and heartache– particularly during her alleged affairs with both JFK and Bobby Kennedy. But what was it that led to her untimely death? A fatal drug overdose or was she murdered to protect the nation’s, and the Kennedy’s, secrets? 

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Rewind: Marilyn Monroe

Every December we step back and reflect on some favorite episodes from the year…today we're declassifying our best of 2025 picks.

This summer we traveled to every continent… and through time. For our second pick, we’re revisiting Time-Slipping Through Europe.Our team is already digging deep into stories we want to tell in 2026, so drop us a suggestion in the Spotify comments or on social. 

We really appreciate you all. Thank you again for an incredible 2025!

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BEST OF 2025: Time-Slipping Through Europe

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