Lizard People: Comedy and Conspiracy Theories

It's the movie that changed horror forever, and made it ok to see inside someone's nostrils on the big screen. The Blair Witch Project was one of the biggest movies of the 90's - but what if it wasn't a movie at all? What if it was actually a genuine documentary and the filmmakers covered up the actual horror with clever marketing? WHAT IF?? Nina Concepcion is back in the Lizard Lair with a new addition to the Ninaverse - a theory that the Blair Witch Project was real as hell. Along the way we also cover some Elvis facts, discuss the nature of witches, kvetch about Hollywood, and Katelyn says the filthiest thing she's ever said in her life and Alexis is disappointed by it.

Yosemite! Bryce Canyon! Petrified Forest! The national parks are often called America's best idea - acres of untouched land in which visitors can experience true wild nature. Except that that's all TOTAL BS. Returning fave Patrick McDonald thinks there's a nefarious secret behind the creation of the national parks, one that was kept for decadey by famous outdoors guy Theodore Roosevelt. Patrick suspects that actually, TR created the parks to protect ordinary Americans from the thread of... the wendigo! Listen in for lots of spooky wendigo chat, discussions of hot and nasty eagly intercourse, lots of talk about everyone's mutual friend Mike, and the truth about badgers.

Your pals Alexis and Katelyn are just pal-ing around again this ep. And what better time to be with family than at Christmas! In this mini-ish episode, we get into the real story about Santa Claus, aka Saint Nick, aka Kris Kringle, aka Coca-Cola's most shameless shill. Alexis suspects that Ol Father Christmas is actually... old Jesus! There's a lot of evidence to consider, and along the way you'll hear the lots of other Santa nicknames, some incredibly blasphemous takes on the Bible, both of our feelings about The Witcher, and perhaps most important of all, the magical story of how Santa chose to use reindeer for his magical sleigh mobile. Ho ho ho, happy holidays little lizards!

Ok we had to bring Christiana back because our resident pop music expert (and genius podcast producer) has a take so fiery hot it will bring hundreds of 30-something women to their knees. Christiana thinks that one Taylor Swift, brilliant songwriter and master of the art of the celebrity breakup, lied to us. More specifically, that she lied to us about writing her seminal 10-minute long magnum opus All Too Well back in 2011. SHOCKING. Listen this is a niche one, but listen in for some Swiftiness, pop analysis, incredible scatting, rage at John Mayer, and Alexis being bored out of her gourd. It's a fun one!

Hark! Be not afraid, because we have a festive holiday ep coming your way! Our beloved Dave Child is back in the Lizard Lair, and he's got some pretty crazy ideas about cherubim, seraphim, and all the rest. Dave suspects that the feathery friends that announced Jesus' birth, and will be blowing the ol' trumpet at the end of days, are in fact interdimensional beings that travel between realms warning us about danger and giving us a heads up about pregnancies. Are they divine? Are they demonic? And might they just possibly be familiar to listeners of previous episodes as some kind of man-animal hybrid? Also, are they trying to sleep with us? All will be revealed in this extra-festive episode.

Chronic Lyme! It's less refreshing than it sounds. This week comedy writer Dana Bell stopped by with the inside story of the tick-borne illness that everyone's talking about. Where did it come from? Why did everyone suddenly start getting it in the 80's? And could it have anything to do with a secret Pentagon lab right next to the town where it was discovered? All these questions and more get sort of answered in this extra spicy ep. With bonus info on antibiotics and how they effect the bowels (spoiler: it's not great), drinks from the late 90's, the truth about Nixon, and a couple of mice that honestly deserve an Oscar.

You ever read the Bible? That thing's crazy. They're always talking about big gleaming clouds abducting people, and miraculous cures that are far too advanced for the time, and other futuristic things like extra fish. So it's not a huge leap of logic to start thinking about Jesus might have been a dang alien. Our guest this week is musician/composer/sound guy/dear friend of the family Grant Martz, and he's pretty dang passionate about the possibility that rather than being some omnipotent Sky Daddy, God is actually a collection of aliens who are doing a kind of bad job trying to save the human race. On this ep Alexis, Katelyn, and Grant get real real about religion, bigotry, jet skis, the nature of time, rocks, and how cool Jesus was.

It's a Very Special Episode this week folks - we're just hanging out and having fun! No guest, no theory, no rules. Since Katelyn didn't book anyone for this week, your two hosts decided to chat about conspiracy theories in the news and bring up some personal theories. We're covering everything, from the history of Sedona, AZ, to the death of JFK Jr., to what those kooky QAnon goofballs are up to these days, to whether ley lines are real or just something our hippie parents believed in for some reason. Kick back and relax because it's girl's night, and you're invited!

It's that time of year that makes you want to pop a tray of cookies in the oven, snuggle under some blankets, and snort a few lines of nutmeg. Just kidding please don't do that!! On this episode we're learning all about how one quaint British tv programme is the instigator of a devious plot to get us all high on a common household spice. Nick Casalini (of the delightful Muriel's Murders) is here to explain the shocking links between the Great British Baking Show, and the compound in nutmeg that gets people gonged as hell (and also makes them poop and pass out). He suspects GBBO may just be a delivery system for a drug that will keep us all complacent and distracted while the Global Elites rob us blind. And along the way we'll hear about the history of the spice trade, 'modern slavery', and Nick's absolutely bonkers nutmeg experience. Cozy!

He's back! That's right, Stephen King is the subject of an episode once again. And ol Tricky Stevie is being accused... of murder! Or, well, maybe manslaughter. The wildly talented Nikki Osborne is on the 'cast this week to talk about the theory that Stephen King deliberately caused the death of Stanley Kubrick. Why? Because he freakin hated his adaptation of The Shining. And he may have had a point! We're really getting into it this week, with some film theory, another bad take from Katelyn about art, a discussion of diseases of the heart, and of course a heaping helping of love for Shelley Duvall.

Our dear friends are back in the Lizard Lair, and they've got an extra spooky conspiracy theory for you! Todd and Jessica McClintock make a triumphant return to tell us all about the British royal family and their reanimation shenanigans. They suspect that Liz, Wills, and all the rest are actually Frankenstein monsters, sewn-together corpses that take the best parts of the royal blood line and smoosh them together with hot body parts of regular dead people. This eerie theory weaves together Mary Shelley, Lord Byron, WAP, juicy butts, American presidents, various accents, and a whole lot of goofing. Buckle up babies because we're recording in person and we're getting goofy. Happy Halloween!

We've got vaccines for polio, and mumps, and Covid-19, and even something called Hib (seriously, look it up). So why on earth don't we have a vaccine for the common cold? What are these scientists even doing all day?? The exceptionally funny Kathy Yamamoto is on the show this week to dive deep into the shady world of Big Kleenex/Big NyQuil/Big Hot Toddy and their devious plan to kill cold vaccines before they can cause them to lose a bunch of money. It's a complex plot that also involves mean nurses, sickly rhinos, ThE eCoNoMy, and the dumbest lab technicians you can possibly imagine. Learn the shocking truth!!

She was a pop punk princess at the top of the world with a #1 album. She was a clone of that pop punk princess who was grown in a vat in Canada. Can we make it any more obvious??? This week we're getting into a new take on the theory that Avril Lavigne died in the early 2000's and was replaced by a body double. Only this time, we're getting sci-fi with it. Let hilarious producer and comedian Christiana Morgenroth explain. And along the way you'll learn all about Alexis, Christiana, and Katelyn's early teen years and the powerful (and sometimes disturbing) ((and always embarrassing)) impact that pop-punk had on us all.

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? And could they be... a cannibal? The Everything Reviewed boys are back with a theory so dark, so disturbing, that it just might ruin your childhood. See, Joey and Justin think that Mr. Krab's famous sandwiches might just be stuffed with crab meat. What else could be so delectable that it gets squids addicted and causes butt-related explosions?? Tune in for lots of tush talk, along with a brief history of everyone's childhood tv viewing, and lots of hummus talk.

The spooky season is upon us, and it's time we finally discuss the well-known and well-supported theory that the world's most famous horror writer is himself a ghost. But not just any ghost. No, today we're getting into the theory that Stephen King is in fact a thousand year old ghost who smuggled his way over to the United States of America purely to get revenge on the North American Indigenous people by way of writing really racist books. If you're wondering how he got here, why he just sort of hung out for 500 years of American history, and how he's getting away with it, our good friend the hilarious comedian Joey Clift will explain it all. Sit back and relax as we cruise through 1000 years of mystical and spiritual European history.

We're back baby! Hope everyone had a great summer because it's time to talk about assassination and the Deep State. Friend of the show Yaki Margulies has returned to tell us all about the mysterious murder of John Lennon, and its possible ties to that boogeyman of most American mishaps, the CIA. How did the worst Beatle end up dead at the hands of some weird guy from Texas? Did it really have anything to do with famously annoying YA novel Catcher in the Rye? What happened to Bob Marley's foot? And what's the Yoko Ono of it all? Katelyn and Alexis are delighted to bring you the answers to these questions and more in this new season of... Lizard People.

It's the last ep of the season before we take our summer break, and boy is it some beachy fun! Our longtime friend and first time guest Justin Michael stopped by the Lizard Lair to explain all about the sneaky things Universal Studios did to introduce a new dumb non-animatronic King Kong attraction in the 2000's. Like burn down half the damn theme park. And lie to a bunch of musicians. And sneak legos into a little boy's room. Think this sounds weird already? Just you wait. And while you're at it, listen to Justin's new podcast Nature Talks to Itself! And also, have a great summer!

If you hear the words 'Game Theory' and picture a bunch of old dudes in glasses at Princeton talking about Soviet subs, you are a blind fool. The ideas behind game theory were only called game theory in the mid-20th century. But they've been around for a long long time, and they just might have been first discovered and described by everyone's favorite romantic novelist. That's right, we're talking Austen baby! Allie and Mia from P.S. I Love RomComs think that Jane is the real, uncredited inventor of game theory. And they want to set history right by explaining her masterful depictions of human interaction as a game. Sound boring? Prepare to be amazed at how fun this episode is.

Are you ready to get EXCITED about SCIENCE??? Our dear friend Ben Dietzel is back on the podcast, and this time he's finally, definitely, for sure figured out what's going on with the earth. And actually the whole universe. Ben's got a bee in his bonnet about the Electric Universe theory, aka the Plasma Universe theory, aka the idea that the universe is extremely full of plasma and it's the reason for all the weird stuff that happens that science can't quite explain. Is plasma the reason that galaxies look like that? Does plasma account for the north pole? And what is this metaphor of Alexis' with the hair and the marble? All these questions and more will be answered on this extremely smart and well explained ep.

Lesbians! You know em, you love em, you are em. But what if we told you that lesbians were actually an invention of the Central Intelligence Agency? What if you were to learn that the very existence of lesbians is an elaborate scam dating back hundreds of years to distract women and keep the patriarchy in power? Sound confusing? You don't even know. This week the truly delightful writer and comedian Anna Salinas stopped by to explain the connections between queerness, Emergen-C, the ancient Greeks, J Edgar Hoover, and rugby teams. It's an all-timer episode that may shock you, but will definitely make you think hard about women and their soft soft lips.

What if aliens exist and they just think we're kind of boring? This is the provocative question bravely asked by our guest this week, returning fave Mel Cowan. Mel's ready to dive in to the Zoo Hypothesis, the idea that aliens are out there keeping an eye on our planet, not bugging us, just living their own lives. Buckle up for a nice kind episode full of musings about the nature of humanity, ponderings upon what it means to really communicate, jokes about Scooby Doo and Sea Monkeys, super niche references to LA improv, and sandwich talk. And don't forget to get Dos'd!

If you've ever shopped at a Trader Joe's, you know the deep and sense of doom that leak out of those palaces of peanut butter pretzels. But why are they so weirdly built, and why are the parking lots such nightmares to navigate? This week, returning champ Jessica McClintock is here to explain her theory on why the parking lots, the aisles, and sometimes even the food in a Trader Joe's grocery store are so friggin weird. Join us for a tale of corporate sliminess, urban anxiety, and seasonal kringle.

These dang governments. Are they just incompetent dinguses who are terrible at keeping the roads in driveable condition? Or are they Machiavellian geniuses who are intentionally imprisoning us in a jail made of asphalt and billboards and... like... railroad ties. Friends of the show Ashlyn Anstee and Grant Pardee are back and teaming up to talk about how governments keep infrastructure terrible so that we all move slower and pay more money and don't get to drive the speeds we really want to. Tune in for a comprehensive discussion between four people who definitely totally understand city planning and budgeting. And then go listen to Grashlyn Party!

You know that feeling you get when you pound an energy drink and then put on your JNCOs and punch a wall? Could that feeling possibly be... from Satan?!? Ray of sunshine Nina Concepcion is back on the show this week, and she's got some information about Monster Energy that you're definitely going to want to hear. Nina suspects that Monster Energy came from that prince of darkness, that angel of pain, that nasty man, Lucifer Morningstar himself. And along the way we'll also discuss stuff like Talmudic numerology, early 2000's search engines, misheard songs, who's most likely to be eating prunes, and demonic pets.

Jesus Christ. You know him, you love him. But have you heard the theory that Jesus didn't actually die on Good Friday? That he in fact just kind of passed out as a result of sleepy drugs just like Romeo in that play? And that the whole thing was kind of a political stunt? If you haven't (or honestly even if you have) you're gonna want to listen in on this episode with dear friend of the show and host of the new podcast Sydney to Sydney, Sydney O'Toole! Lil Wayne's #1 fan also has some pretty controversial ideas about Jesus, and she's gonna let you have em. This ep features some real deep talk about religion, so you might wanna read the entire bible to prepare.

Stop the presses! We're finally doing a topical episode. That's right - this week the hilarious co-hosts of Crush Fictionally, Michelle and Kim, stopped by to talk about the Shrimp Guy Saga and the possibility that the whole thing was a damn scam. Michelle and Kim think the whole thing smells fishy, and they suspect the culprit is the shrimp smuggler itself, Cinnamon Toast Crunch's parent company General Mills. Did a marketing person make this all up? Did General Mills' gamble pay off and reward them with increased share prices? Is Shrimp Guy the real piece of rat poop in this baffling tale of allergens and greed? Buddy, you're gonna want to listen to this one.

Remember when Nevada spent like 18 months counting the votes back in 2020? And remember how they refused to hurry up even as an insurrection was fomenting? And remember how people like to gamble in Nevada? Well this week's guest thinks these terrible memories just might be related. Podcast host Zevon Odelberg stopped by to recount (hehe) his scandalous theory on why it took forever to find out who won the presidential election Nevada, and it just might have something to do with the casinos, the mob, sexy showgirls, and steak dinners. Panamanians, we're on to you!

Dontcha just love Rian Kountzhouse? America's sweetheart of podcasting is back in the Lizard Lair, and this week he brings us a theory that is incredibly personal. Rian thinks that his adorable toddler Tate was delivered by stork. Yes, literally by a stork. And he also thinks that all human babies everywhere are also delivered by stork. Maybe also crane. Definitely a big white waterfowl. This episode is exactly as bonkers as you think it's gonna be and features some absolutely filthy language from Rian, Katelyn, and even Alexis. And there WILL be surprise cameos. Get your diapers on little babies, it's a wild one.

They're baaaaack! The lovable lads from Hollow Public Radio came back by the Lizard Lair, and this time we're talking bird people. That's right - Grant, Alexis, and Michael have a theory involving the Blue Avians, a race of superintelligent benevolent interdimensional beings who just want to heighten our vibrations. But there's a dark shadow to our feathered friends, a malevolent force trying to ruin their kindly plans. What evil force is that? You're gonna have to listen to find out! Featuring special bonus appearances from Toucan Sam, Alexis's mom, jaguar gods, and the Inquisition.

What's up with 5G? Is it a harmless tech upgrade that's making our phones faster? Is it a devious plot by the global elites to scramble our brains and give us cancer? Or is it... a third thing??? This week podcaster and founder of the Black Women In Comedy Festival Marian Yesufu dropped by to explain the real 5G plot. And it's not what you think - see, Marian is pretty sure 5G is yet another scam to get us to buy more stuff and live crappier lives. Along the way we also discuss baby barf, the state of tech in Nigeria, things Instagram is making us buy, and of course how much we all hate Zuckerberg. It's a wild one!

Ahh, Mount Rushmore. A monument to a bunch of slave owners hacked into a sacred mountain that basically no one wanted. But what if there's more to the big ol presidential busts in South Dakota? What if there's a secret doomsday bunker hidden beneath the mountain itself, kept secret for almost a century?? Because John Potter (comedian and aspiring gay icon) has done the work, has read the receipts, and believes there is something weird going on in the Black Hills. Listen up as we discuss mysterious caves, goofy names, confederate dinguses, and which presidents were the most forgettable.

Hello cutie pies! We've got a cute lil re-post of our LIVE show! Area 51 (Sarah Claspell, Dickie Copeland, and Jessica Jean Jardine) joined us on stage to PROVE that Nazis were aliens. We miss live comedy and events and this is a sweet little stroll down memory lane! Plus, we got busy and didn't have enough time to record this week! We'll be back next week with a HOT FRESH ep for your sweet little ears!

What's the biggest whoopsie you've ever done? Crashing your mom's car? Replying all to an email where you were talking shit about a coworker? How bout accidentally shooting the sitting president of the United States? Prepare to feel wayyyy better about your own mistakes as we cover this week's theory with amateur historian and excellent guest Mike O'Dea. Mike believes that it wasn't the CIA or the Mob or Castro who whacked John Fitzgerald Kennedy that day in Dallas. No, it was a hapless Secret Service guard who got more than he bargained for with his fancy new gun. For all the details - including what we think of Gun Boys, who's watched the Zapruder film, and who the real heroes of the saga are - listen in.

You might be thinking 'gee, what's a cute little theory about a kids tv show doing on this feed? Isn't this gonna be too innocent and sweet for Lizard People'. Well think again IDIOT. Comedy cutie Allyn Pintal came by to talk about the Rugrats Theory, and it might be our bleakest show ever. This theory holds that none of the Rugrats are real, Angelica made them all up in a grief-stupor, and everyone on the show is poorly dealing with horrific trauma. Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo!

Two handsome martial arts movie actors. Two breakthrough movies. Two mysterious deaths. AND they were father and son??? Things are getting spooky. This week we're joined by podcast host extraordinaire Adam Peackock, and he's talking all things Lee. See, Adam's seen The Crow more than a hundred times, and Enter The Dragon at least once, and he thinks there's something off about the deaths of Bruce Lee and Brandon Lee. Adam suspects foul play on the part of Chinese organized crime, and also maybe monks, and possibly some sort of curse? Look you're just gonna have to hear it for yourself.

We're getting political this week, honey! Comedian and podcast host Nick Turner is a true believer in a theory so controversial, it got Trump banned from Twitter and fired from being president (not actually). Nick's done some history research, and he thinks notorious terrorist leader and tape enjoyer Osama Bin Laden was not actually killed in the 2011 raid on a compound in Abbottabad. No, Bin Laden actually died of natural causes and then his body was schlepped around the Middle East for a decade until the US could finally make use of it. So is Kathryn Bigelow a liar? Were Obama and Clinton just watching someone play a video game in that notorious picture? Is Seal Team 6 just six guys? Could the government be... deceiving us?!?!!? The answers to those questions and more are all in this episode.

Do you like music? How about drugs? Bohemian living? Getting crabs from a member of the Mamas and the Papas? Oh boy do we have a fun ep for you this week! Comedy sweetheart Dan Lippert dropped by to discuss the so-called Laurel Canyon Scene of the late 60's and early 70's, and how it relates to the anti-war movement in America. See, Dan's got a nasty suspicion that the CIA stuck their witchy little fingers in and encouraged the growth of a chill, drugged-out music scene as an alternative to the growing anti-Vietnam war protests that were starting to become a real problem for the government. And yes - Dan, Alexis, and Katelyn all talk about their favorite chill-ass folk musicians. PS - Patreon subscribers get access to a little bonus content music playlist this week, so if you wanna see it you gotta subscribe!

Are you ready for some FOOTBALL!! The unbelievably funny Allison Fields visited the Lizard Lair to discuss her theory about star quarterback and weird diet enjoyer Tom Brady, and boy is it a doozy. Allison thinks that Tommy Boy has been hiding a dark secret since his early days on the professional football circuit - a secret that will shock and disgust you. No, it's not about the level of physical intimacy he shares with his family. It's about his robot parts! This week we'll get to the bottom of whether Brady is hiding a cyborg body under that America's sweetheart smile, whether a person can live on his weird ass diet, what Giselle's whole deal is, and yeah also the son kissing. Mostly the son kissing.

Cast your mind back to the year 2003. 'The Simple Life' just premiered. Malta has finally joined the European Union. And a coalition of nations is about to invade Iraq, spearheaded by accomplished painter and war criminal George W Bush. What are they looking for? WMD's? Oil? Or could it be that Iraq has long jealously guarded the greatest secret of all time - that they have a DANG STARGATE! Hollywood's sweetheart Hannah Garces stopped by to talk about the possibility that Saddam had a gateway through space and time, as well as her dad's previous jobs, what's up with ziggurats, and the spookiest grandma coincidence you ever did hear.

He's back, and he's finished the Fincher movie! Cast your mind back many a year to when Michael Dean first appeared on Lizard People to argue that Ted Cruz killed 5 young people in California and then wrote a bunch of cryptic letters to the cops. Remember how Michael based it on a few minutes of the movie Zodiac? Well in 2020 he finally had time to finish the movie and to reconsider his conspiracy theory, and the result is an episode with a twist you'll never see coming. Listen as these two old friends duke it out, Lizard style. And if you haven't listened to that episode yet and don't have context for this conversation, honestly, don't. Not worth it.

We're finally doing it! After many long years of this one going around on the internet and in your weird racist uncles email chains, we're finally covering the theory that George Soros pays people to go out and protest. And boy do we have the perfect guest for it - returning champ Jake Regal is pulling no punches. This week we're talking Jews, nazis, Jewish nazis, blood libel, regular libel, California's unemployment system, different kinds of heroin, and of course, Jews - sorry I mean globalists. It's truly one of our wildest episodes yet. Also if you feel like it don't forget to check out the merch! https://www.redbubble.com/people/LizardPeople/shop

We got a bonafide author in the house folks! Chris Vola, creator of I Is For Illuminati: An A-Z Guide To Our Paranoid Times stopped by the Lizard Lair to walk us through one of the theories from his book. And boy is it a doozy - Chris has a lot of evidence to support the theory that in prehistoric pre-human times, giant proto-humans roamed what is now the USA, making giant axes and creating giant babies and generally just hanging out. Chris is a true expert and this is a deeply educational but also verrry fun ep - along the way we learn about the racist history of the Smithsonian, the roots of local journalism in the US, pre-colonization cities, bone thieves, and of course those freaky deaky Mormons. It's a treat!

This week it might seem like the government can't even control an election. But of course, as we've learned time and again on this podcast, there are always deeper levels to what the government is actually doing. And this ep we're joined by the truly delightful podcaster Tess Lynch to learn about one thing the US government may be playing their 5D chess with - the weather! This grand unified theory ties together chem trails, hurricanes, polymers, big canons, climate change, Gore v Bush, Kate Bush, radio waves, slime videos, and way way more. Tess came prepared and you WILL learn something from this episode.

Alison Stevenson is back to tackle another Halloween conspiracy! This time, we get deep into the nitty gritty nasty truth - that Halloween is just an elaborate plot of Satan's to feed off the fear of children. Yes, Satan is real. Yes, he eats human fear via his junk. Yes, Alison and Katelyn learn a lot about Christianity from Alexis on this episode. If you're looking for a truly disgusting podcast episode about the spooky season, you've come to the right place.

Truly we are living in the golden age of reality tv. But there's one show that stands out from the pack for the sheer weirdness of its participants, and it's built in ticking clock drama. That's right baby, this week we're learning what's really happening with 90 Day Fiance! Returning fave Erika Curry is here to explain the murky history behind the creation of the show, and it's possible real goal - to convince potential immigrants that Americans are garbage weirdos who will ruin your life. Katelyn and Alexis have a lot to learn about the show so expect recaps, reenactments, horrified yelping, and lots of drama. Plus an epic takedown of the Coast Guard.

The fat lazy cat that America can't get enough of - yep, we're talking about Pusheen! Just kidding, read the title, this episode is about Garfield. And we have none other than Garfield-meme-creator and tv writer Joey Clift on the mic to unravel a complex and shocking conspiracy theory that will change the way you see the beloved comic strip forever! Joey's pretty sure that the lasagna-loving feline is in fact the creation of Soviet Russia, a tool designed to dismantle the American economy by undermining the productiveness of the American worker. Did Garfield cause the economy to go into a tailspin more than once? Are spiders the only ones who spin webs? Is Nermal Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez? Who is the Benedict Arnold of syndicated comic strips? All these questions and more will be answered once you press play.

Nobody tell Lin-Manuel that we know!! This week our guest is the truly hilarious Jacquis Neal, and he's bringing a theory to the table that will shock you to your core. Because thing is, how does a musical about a bastard/orphan/ son of a whore and a Scotsman that no one's ever heard of go on to make a BILLION DOLLARS. Doesn't that seem weird to you? And how the show is obsessed with New York and banks and stuff? Doesn't that feel off??? Plus, how about the fact that Jacquis has first hand knowledge about the theatrical world and he says there's something fishy about the whole thing! The evidence is all here that the US government had a sneaky little hand in producing Hamilton and making sure it was a success, so you better not throw away your shot... to listen to this ep. Ugh sorry.

Or is it pronounced Van Ghraacgh. Anyhoo, have you heard the one about how famous and beloved painter Vincent Van Gogh (from Starry Night and the Doctor Who episode) might have actually been murdered? Podcast producer extraordinaire Gabe Danon has a theory that Vinny didn't kill himself but was actually manslaughtered by a nasty little teen cowboy cosplayer who loved guns and bullying. While he explains that whole mess, Gabe and Katelyn also discuss yogurt, the terror of groups of teens, French dads, paint snacks, the fallibility of memory, and so much more. TW for suicide on this one babies, protect your neck!

Celebs, they're just like us! Sometimes they're approached by a CIA handler who convinces them to carry out covert missions in areas of the world that diplomats can't access! Or so Drew Spears, comedian and podcast host, would have you think. Drew is pretty sure that most major stars (and lots of directors and gaffers too) are more or less working for the government as part-time assets, doing a little light spying wherever they go. Does The Rock have a little side hustle infiltrating the Middle East? When Tarantino takes a break from tweaking toes, is he reporting back to the Pentagon? You're gonna have to listen to find out!

And we're back! Ok so what if there were an explanation for why some people commit crimes. And what if the solution also explained why the US crime rates peaked in the 90's and has been falling ever since? And also, what if it were all the government's fault? Our guest this week is returning podcast pro Winston Carter, and he's got a theory that he's real passionate about that just may explain it all. Winston thinks that the answer to most of America's problems might be in our pipes, our paint chips, and our car exhaust. And you better believe that the Lead-Crime Hypothesis also explains George Bush, racist incarceration policies, and why parents just don't get it!