Weird Bit 68 - Inkanyamba - The Storm Serpent of South Africa
Howick Falls in South Africa is breathtaking - crashing 310 feet over a cliff along the Umgeni River. But don't get too close because the Inkanyamba lives there, and it is a testy beast. With the body of a snake, a head like a horse, and the ability to cause thunderous storms and kill with a look, the creature is best left alone.
Episode 371 - The Epstein Files - Part 1
CONTENT WARNING - Sexual assault and abuse of women and minors
The hallway approaching Jeffrey Epstein prison cell was videotaped and closely guarded, yet somehow he was able to tie a bedsheet to his bunkbed and hang himself. Allegedly. In part 1, we trace the rise of Epstein, from prep school teacher to financier to pedophile pimp to the rich and famous.
Episode 370 - The Domenici Affair
CONTENT WARNING for gun violence and harm to a child
When a nice normal English family takes a camping trip through the south of France, they aren't usually murdered on the roadside. Unless maybe the father was a spy. When an old farmer was convicted of the crime, French president Charles De Gualle thought the case mysterious enough to free him after on a few years in prison.
Episode 369 - I'm AI and I'm Here to Help
CONTENT WARNING - There is discussionof mental illness, some domestic violence and suicide in this episode
AI is revolutionizing everything, at least if you listen to the people who believe that AI is revolutionizing everything. But when a NYC accountant asked AI to tell him about "simulation theory," the revolutionary technology sent him down a horrific rabbit hole he never fully dug out of. Welcome to the world of AI Psychosis.
Episode 368 - Modern Monster Myths - Part 2
In the second of a two-parter we try to set the record straight on Frankenstein's monster, zombies, ghosts, and witches.
Weird Bit 67 - Fake Bands for Fake Fans
Velvet Sundown is blowing up on Spotify. Billboard Magazine said they "sound like the memory of something you never lived, and somehow make it feel real." Timbaland find Ta-Ta is another rising star. But maybe you should give us a listen hear before you decide if you want to give these exciting artists a listen there.