Lizard People: Comedy and Conspiracy Theories

Hey buddies! We're taking a little summer break, and we should be back some time in September. Meanwhile here are some recommendations on other podcasts to tide you over. HAGS!

Quick! Go watch The Room and then get back to us. Not the Brie Larson one, the other one. Ok now doesn't it seem like that movie was probably made by an alien with no ideas of how human beings actually behave? The hilarious podcast host and stand-up Babs Gray stopped by to discuss auteur Tommy Wiseau and his possible extraterrestrial origins. Babs has a lot of evidence behind her, and along the way we also deal with what to call a group of eels, how aliens make money, where to buy a hyper-realistic baby doll, and why some people get horny for chocolate.

Have you ever slowed a Nicki Minaj song way down and listened to the vocals? No? That's ok, why would you. But someone did, and that gave birth to a conspiracy theory so strange, so confusing, so thrilling, that we simply had to cover it. Some people think that Nicki sounds a whole lot like a sped up Jay-Z, and the delightful Angela Gulner is back on the pod to convince us all that Mr. Carter actually IS the Harajuku Barbie. Angela suspects that together with a team of discreet model/actors and producers, Jay-Z has pulled off the greatest artistic stunt of our generation by creating the truly brilliant and bizarre female rapper character called Nicki Minaj.

There's a lot of coronavirus conspiracy theories floating around. But this has to be the most... specific. Confirmed fan fave Todd McClintock is back in the Lizard Lair and he's got a theory about why we're all taking selfies in our homemade masks. See, Todd thinks that the people behind this jury-rigged mask culture may be the last people you'd expect - casting directors! Could these mysterious Hollywood power players be subtly influencing us all to slap a bandanna on instead of a surgical mask so they can cast us in the next big-budged western? Will your fuzzy scarf that you threw on for a trip to a grocery store land you the lead in Lifetime's next feel-good Christmas movie?? Why not!

Isn't it weird how Star Wars bad guys have become so popular? How little kids dress up as Nazi allegories for Halloween? Well if you're like our funny and thoughtful guest Dahlya Glick, you think there's something more nefarious going on than just smart toy merchandising. See, some people suspect that what Disney is really doing by making us love and identify with stormtroopers is furthering their fascist and anti-semitic plot to take over the world. THROUGH COSTUMES AND TOYS! Together with Dahlya we cover it all, from her epic breakdown in line for the Peter Pan ride all the way to racist cops and replacement vape juice cartridges. Meander with us through the web of conspiracies surrounding a galaxy far, far away.

What do NASA, the UN, holograms, the Antichrist, alien invasions, the Rapture, and a loopy French Canadian have in common? They're all part of one of the most delightfully bonkers conspiracy theories ever made. This week we're talking about Project Blue Beam with the delightful and unbelievably funny Betsy Sodaro! And she's got some extremely strong opinions about how the government is planning to, um, shoot holograms at the sky that look like gods that turn into the Antichrist so they can institute the New World Order? Or something? Idk you're just gonna have to listen and do your best to figure it out. Also turns out this is the one Alexis has been waiting for all along!

People have called conspiracy theorists crazy for thinking that sinister forces within the American government would flout the laws of the land and use violence to put down a democratic movement for change. Well, uh, sorry guys. This week has been real emotional for a lot of people, and it didn't seem like the right time to put out a regular silly episode. So we're not! This episode is just a little mini hello from Katelyn, and a statement on where Katelyn/this podcast stands on the issues. Thanks for your understanding, and we'll be back with a new episode when it feels right.

Have you heard about the Donner Party? The intrepid pioneers who took a terrible shortcut in the 1860's and ended up snowed under in the Sierra Nevadas and then they ate each other? Well FORGET what you know, because it's all wrong! Maybe. Mostly. This week we have the pioneering professional podcast fan Lauren Passell here to 'splain all about what really happened to the Donner Party. Were they really starving when they started chomping down on each other's legs? Or were they just kind of wacked out and bored? This ep has it all - history, true crime, extreme gross-out humor, very polite arguing, book club recommendations, everything!

Prepare yourself and gird your loins, this is probably the most fun mother-son conspiracy theory podcast episode ever made. KarenLee and Cam from the show Sex Talk With My Mom stopped by the Lizard Lair (virtually) to explain how astrology is 100% real and works, and also why it's being suppressed. Suppressed by who, you ask? Ok well it's complicated, but it involves dating apps, the federal government, Xi Jinping, Big Pharma, Big Farm, and a bunch of other guys. This episode had BIG laughs and also BIG tech issues, thanks for bearing with us!

We're finally covering one of the core American conspiracy theories, and oh boy is it complicated! Some folks think that back in the 80's and 90's, the CIA took a quick pause from overthrowing democratically elected governments all over the world to pick up drug dealing. Specifically, selling crack cocaine in poor black communities in the US. Not very cool! This week fan fave and brilliant guy Zig is back, and he's going to try to explain to us all what exactly went on. Which is a big job, honey. We're gonna cover how much cocaine is a lot, what was up with the mujahideen, whether institutional racism is bad or not, and way way more.

Hollywood's full of gross creeps. But it's also full of principled people who take a stand and push those creeps out of the business. And according to unbelievably funny comedian and writer Eliza Skinner, one of those heroes just might be Robert Downey Junior. See, Eliza thinks RDJ might be responsible for the downfall of nasty man Dan Schneider. And she thinks he may have accomplished it by posting anonymous blind items on a celebrity gossip blog. This homegrown conspiracy theory is VERY fun and VERY insider-y, we think you're gonna like it.

Jesse and Julian are back! And they are outraged! The guys thing that reality tv star Tiffany Pollard (aka New York, aka the girl who loved to throw hands on Flavor of Love) is a phony. And what's more, they think her 'mom' Sister Patterson might be a dang actor too. Will they prove that the two women are just wannabe actresses who found a niche yelling on tv and have made it their entire life? Do they even believe it? Are we all gonna kiss??? Listen and find out.

Ooops sorry, Katelyn didn't book a guest for this week! Which means it's time for a good old fashioned solo mini-ep! This week Katelyn did a bunch of research on actual government conspiracies that have been labeled 'conspiracy theories' but turned out to be 100% real. Such as! The FBI surveilling US citizens just because they didn't like their politics, the Gulf of Tonkin incident that helped kick off the Vietnam War, the first female President (slay queen) and the horrifying things scientists did to study radiation in the human body. NEWS FLASH: sometimes the US government sucks!

Welcome to an extremely classy episode of Lizard People. Multi-hypenate super talented British friend of the show Tom Neenan is back, with a literary conspiracy theory that'll knock your socks off. Easter is nigh, and so is Passover, and some of you may be flipping through the old King James Bible. But did you know that everybody's favorite epic novel just might have been written by one William Shakespeare? That's right honey, The Bard himself! We'll talk sonnets, animal names, UK high school drama, and so so many inside jokes about how writers rooms work. You're gonna love it!

It's a family-only episode this week, as Katelyn and Alexis talk Covid conspiracies! There's a whole lot of dumb stuff going around on the internet about how the disease got made, what cures it, and who's behind it. And it's all mostly wrong. Because these are weird ass times, we're messing with the format this week too! So listen up as your favorite Lizard Ladies present the weirdest and stupidest Covid 19 theories that they've seen in the past few weeks. Enjoy, and stay safe out there.

Podcast sweetheart Jon Gabrus stopped by the Lizard Lair this week to drop a little truth on y'alls asses! Specifically some truth about Melania Trump, former model and current first lady of these great states. Gabrus thinks Melania just might be a plant, a KGB agent working to forward Russian interests and undermine her beloved husband at every turn. Could be Putin be behind their weird-ass relationship? What will happen if they ever break up? What's the Barron of it all? And is this the nastiest episode of Lizard People ever recorded? You better listen and find out! PS! Lizard People is taking a quick break for the next two weeks, thanks for waiting for our return!

You might think you know exactly what happened during the Kennedy assassination. Either because you read about it in 8th grade, or because you've heard the other Lizard People episodes about it. But trust us, Jason Van Glass has a whole new take on it that'll make your brain go mushy. Let Jason explain how it's all connected, from CBS to the CIA, from Jack Ruby to Fidel Castro to J. Edgar Hoover, and all the way around to beloved news anchor Dan Rather. Who's to blame for killing Kennedy? Turns out it's literally everyone.

The Rock! The Fortress! Titanic Island! Alcatraz has a spooky mystique all its own, and for many years it had a reputation for being an inescapable prison. But then some guys escaped. Or did they?!? Anthropologist Micah Light stopped by the Lizard Lair to school us all in the real story behind the famous 1962 Escape from Alcatraz, and what happened to the cons after they made it off the rock. Study up on your Portugese and check on your blue Buick, we got a vintage mystery over here!

Do you like FRUIT? What about VEGETABLES? And how about FOOD IN GENERAL? Well if you're a fan of any of those things you probably owe them all to bees. The humble honeybee is the source of most of our pollinated food, but over the past few decades the dang things have been disappearing! Our guests Lindsey Gentile and Kelly Wallace-Barnhill believe that the Deep State may be behind Colony Collapse Disorder, and they're here to blow the whole hive of corruption wide open.

It's Chinatown, Jake. Well actually it's just the greater LA area and it's not Jake it's writer Jonathan Harris. BUT the basic premise is the same - a group of powerful people decided that they wanted to take over a public commodity for their own greedy purposes, leaving the city high and dry and stuck in shitty traffic. This week we're talking about the alleged conspiracy that inspired Who Framed Roger Rabbit, that a cabal of car companies purposely destroyed the thriving LA streetcar network, and BOY are we having a fun and intellectual time.

There are many contenders for fifth Beatle. But there's another Loveable Lad from Liverpool, a shadowy figure whose contributions to the band are unclear. But who is this mysterious German? And could he be behind the Beatles' greatest hits? And what's the deal with 'googoogajoob' like what the eff is that about, seriously why is that part of the song, was it a placeholder for a real lyric, why did they do that? Join us as Zach Olsen, gentle comedian and big Beatles fan, explains who might have really written the Beatles songs.

Who - or what - is Andrew WK? Well there's the easy answer - he's a party rockin' multi-instrumentalist and singer and inspirational speaker known for his wild antics and bizarrely dirty suits. But is he also... a fraud?? The Everything Reviewed boys are back, and Joey Bergren and Justin Sherman have a little theory about what AWK might be hiding under all that beautiful hair. Is he really that big in Japan? You're gonna have to listen to find out.

What do you think of when you see the words 'The Wall'. Wait shh don't answer, it's obvious you immediately think of the NBC game show 'The Wall' produced by LeBron James and hosted by Chris Hardwick. Oh wait, you don't? Huh. This week our HIGHLY successful guest Gilli Nissim is here to talk about the secret agenda behind the sort-of-popular game show and it's unsettlingly topical name. Is it just a weird coincidence? Or is it part of a nefarious plot to normalize Trump's border wall? Whatever's going on, we can all agree that game is complicated as hell.

Todd's back! Friend of the show and very funny guy Todd McClintock stopped by with another original conspiracy theory, and boy is it a humdinger. See, he thinks there might be something going on behind the scenes at haunted houses and other spooky attractions. Something more than just teenagers dressed as Jason making out behind the flats. Todd suspects that haunted houses were invented during WW1 to trick Canadians into - well, you should probably just listen.

Happy New Year, Jimi Hendrix was murdered! Some rumors are floating around about the untimely demise of the guitar god/member of the 27 Club. Rumors that his death wasn't due to accidental asphyxiation of barf at all (yuck). Rumors that he was murdered by the very person he trusted the most. Let the truly hilarious Ronnie Adrian show you the light about what really happened to Jimi. And along the way he'll explain psychedelic rock, how to mix uppers and downers, why Jimi was the greatest, and of course Pinkberry.

She's the leggy blonde who captured our hearts with her tuneful caterwauling and wacky romantic misadventures. But could Taylor Swift also be a clone of the High Priestess of the Church of Satan bent on creating the Antichrist and bringing about the end of the world?? Idk, maybe! This week actor/comedian/improviser Beth Appel schools us on the obvious signs that Tay is the same person as Zeena Schreck (née LaVey) and that she absolutely loves the devil. And we make some discoveries along the way, including the fact that Katelyn is incredibly pretentious and nobody knows Taylor Swift's music as well as they think they do. This episode is the last one of the year, so enjoy and see you in a few weeks!

Welp, we're doing it. You might have though Lizard People wasn't this type of show, but it turns out is. We're covering the Epstein thing. Extremely fearless comedian and writer Connie Shin is on this week to teach us all about the incongruities, mysteries, and just plain weirdnesses of the 'suicide' of America's most famous human trafficking monster. While we may all be glad Jeffrey Epstein is dead, it's a bummer he didn't get to take a bunch of other wealthy demons down with him. WHICH IS MAYBE PROOF HE WAS MURDERED?? We're slapping every trigger warning that exists on this one, probably not an episode for the younger or more sensitive listeners!

It was the ship of dreams... til the Titanic got her ass sank by an iceberg. But some out there think the Titanic never sank at all. Some people think it was another ship that was intentionally iceberged to the depths for the insurance payout. People like Siena East! The stand-up comic popped in to discuss the theory that the White Star Line made a last minute swap that made them a whole bunch of money - at least until things went extremely wrong.

Aaaand twins! This week writer/director Shannon Brown came through to discuss the potentially magical powers possessed by twins. You know, stuff like having their own secret language, extending their mothers lives, murdering people in cold blood, killing themselves with the power of their own mind, that kind of thing. This ep combines true crime, magic, and some kind-hearted English guys who didn't deserve what they got.

You like Friends? Who doesn't! It's on every 'greatest tv shows' list, it was watched by millions, it was nominated for a jillion Emmys. But our guests this week, comedians Alexa Loftus and Jess Seay-Klatt, think there's something dark lurking beneath the coffee and haircuts and mild-yet-offensive pranks that the show delivered for 10 wonderful years. Jess and Alexa think there was a seventh friend, who died while shooting the intro. And they're on the show this week for justice. Justice for Tammy.

Listen, if that word salad of a title didn't hook you, nothing will! Friend of the show Michael Dean is back on his bullshit, and he's here to reveal his own personal conspiracy theory that two famous urban legends are the mommies of another set of urban legends. Those legends of course being the goat/hawk hybrid the Jersey Devil, the flying humanoid Mothman, and the nasty little big-headed babies the Melonheads. This theory is convoluted, it's wild, and it's a freakin delight. If you'd like to support Michael's Kickstarter and get your hands on a copy of his graphic novel, it's at marinercomic.com

Boo! This episode is extra spooky because Halloween's technically over but the ghost of the spooking season lives on here at Lizard People! This week our guest is the soothing-voiced comedian Andrew Young, and he's here to argue that the royal family of England is descended from vampires and Prince Charlie is a blood-sippin ghoulie. Prepare to be amazed, because this theory brings together Vlad Dracula, hemophilia, Rasputin, the Romanian Tourism Board, Queen Victoria, the Orthodox Church, and America's princess Meghan Markle. And also red pee.

Hold on to your cryptids because this episode is an absolute roller coaster ride! Mike and Bryce came by the Lizard Lair to discuss the fascinating theory that the film Back To The Future is jam-packed full of clues that predicted 9/11. Did Zemeckis do it on purpose? Was Crispin Glover in on the conspiracy? IS EVERYTHING CONNECTED?! Prepare to have your brain smooshed by this absolute treat of an ep.

What if we told you that the federal government has a database with your face, address, identifying information, and fingerprints. Would you be like 'meh'? Or would you be like 'yikes'? Our guest this week is Tamra Brown and she's definitely in the 'yikes' camp. She's here to educate us about the RealID program, a government initiative from the Patriot Act era that has somehow managed to hang in there and change the way we're all identified. And a whole bunch of smart people are a leeeeetle worried about the potential abuses of the supposedly totally benign ID program.

Yee haw little doggies, we're keeping Austin weird this episode with a conspiracy theory that ties together the Illuminati, the Bohemian Grove, the great state of Texas, and a bunch of high-altitude ritual murder. Our guest this week is the wildly funny Ever Mainard, and boy did we have a BIG giggle recording this. Ever's theory is that the folks behind the Frost Bank building in Austin TX are secred Mason murder nerds who love taking drifters up to the penthouse and killing them for satan and stuff. And her evidence is compelling, y'all!

All over the world, the name 'Disney' means warmth and light and cuteness. Families save all year to visit Disney theme parks and eat 8 dollar churros while screaming at each other. But some people say there's a dark underbelly to Disney. That the company has a history of choosing profits over people. People like... writer and comedian and extremely kind human being Julia Prescott! Julia knows a whole lot of Disney lore, and this week she's sharing the spine tingling stories about Disney ghosts and the bureaucratic policies that keep people from officially 'dying' in the parks.

There's A Million Reasons why Lady Gaga is a hugely famous pop star. Her talent and hard work have brought her to The Edge Of Glory and beyond. But could she also have made a deal with the Illuminati to murder Lou Reed and rising star Lina Morgana??? Writer and comedian Joan Ford thinks Lady Gaga's nice girl act is a Perfect Illusion, and that she's a Shallow, Satan-worshipping, cult-loving murderer. Call the Paparazzi and slap on your Poker Face, because this episode is a Monster.

Time Cube! What is it, what does it mean, and why are we talking about it? All these questions and more will be sort of answered in this brain-bending episode. America's sweetheart Xavier Rotnofsky stopped by to explain the controversial theories of one Gene Ray, discoverer of cubic time. Along the way we discuss Marshmallow Time, Mama Buttons, burritos vs tacos vs linear perceptions of time, and Xavier's problems with caffeine. May Jesus, Einstein, Socrates, and the Clintons bless your week.

A very special ep with two very special friends! This week our guests are Greg Gallant and Devin Field of the podcast Firsthand, and they had two theories so spicy we had to cover both in one episode. Greg thinks that Sonny Bono didn't die in a skiing accident, he was ASSASSINATED! And Devin thinks that the writing of staff of Frasier had shocking inside knowledge in advance of 9/11! And they definitely don't regret either of these theories or anything they said in the episode!!! Let Hollywood's funniest buddies explain it all...

Alex Jones is a conservative commentator with a scary red face and a chaotic evil energy. Bill Hicks was a stand-up comic in the 90's beloved for his take-no-prisoners attitude and collection of leather jackets. But could they be... the same person??! Kai Choyce thinks so, and they ought to know. The stand-up comic joins us this week to discuss the possibility that the Powers That Be recruited Bill to become Alex in order to destabilize the conservative agenda. And honestly? Maybe!

If the title didn't get you excited, honey, what will? Comedian and semi-professional bar mitzvah tutor Yaki Margulies is here to present a wholly original, you heard it here first type of theory about the Bible. Namely, that all those gorgeous angels telling people they're pregnant or that they get a new name are actually just sexy, sexy, homeless strangers. Please don't tell the parents of his bar mitzvah kids.

History is full of mysteries. But there may be no mystery as mysterious as the Sea People. These anonymous nautical raiders hit the Egyptian empire hard and terrorized the ancient Mediterranean for decades, destroying entire civilizations in the process. Then they just up and disappeared. But don't worry, comedian and streamer AJ Salas has it all figured out. He has a theory about who the Sea People really were that will blow all those snooty historians right out of the water. Pun? Intended.

Sandler? More like SCAM-DLER. Eh, we'll workshop that. Anyway this week we talk with improviser and true delight Jessica Svendsgaard about the great Adam Sandler caper. See, there's a theory floating around Hollywood that Sandler's production company Happy Madison is a front for an embezzlement scheme so devious it could only come from Tinsel Town. Is the Sandman the lovable goofball we all think he is? Or a cold-hearted hustler who only cares about money (and friends)? You're about to find out!

And we're back! Ever heard of the New York Marathon? You know, the world's largest marathon that covers all five boroughs of the city and attracts 100K applicants every year? Well guess what chump, you've been had! Our guest this time around is returning fave Will Hines, and he's got a shocking theory about how (and why) the New York Marathon has been faked every year since 1970. It's a tangled web of corporate greed, bs health trends, out-of-work actors, staged photo ops, police corruption, and other New York-ness. Oh and ps - all your friends who say they've run a marathon are LIARS.

We're back! Well, almost. Next week will be our first full episode back in the swing of things after a quick summer break, but this week we're doing a mini-episode to get back into the groove. Ever heard of a little something called the 27 Club? What about the Woolwich Foot Tunnel? How about Holy Roman Emperor Otto III? Just playing, no one's heard of Otto. Anyway, these theories and more will be very briefly addressed in this little mini-ep. Please enjoy, and HAGS!

The gang's all here! The founders of Hollow Public Radio (aka Alexis, Michael, and Grant) stopped by to talk about one of geography's greatest mysteries - The Bermuda Triangle. What could be behind the disappearance of hundreds of ships and planes and thousands of people? Magnets? Atlantean wizardry? Random misfortune? Or something even more unexpected? Whatever direction you think this episode is going in, that ain't it. Also this is the last episode before we take a summer break, see you all in August and stay skeptical!

Ed Edwards was a real weiner who killed at least 5 people in the Midwest. But could he also be responsible for pretty much every other murder that happened in America between 1960 and 2000?? Matt Newell thinks he just might be. The writer/comedian is on Lizard People this week to discuss the possibility that Ed Edward was also: The Zodiac Killer, The Atlanta Child Murderer, JonBenet Ramsey's killer, and also just an absolute douchebag sociopath as well. Is this a dark ep? Sure, but Matt is also extremely funny and fun!!

Well happy birthday Mr. President to us all. This week the delightful old-Hollywood expert Chase McCown stopped by to talk about a golden age conspiracy theory. Marilyn Monroe died of an overdose of various pills at the age of 36, right when her career seemed to be getting back on track. Was it accidental? A suicide? Or was it MURDER MOST FOUL?? Because another key fact about every college gal's favorite sexy lady is that she was most definitely boinking at least one Kennedy, and was very possibly planning to go public about it. Let Chase's incredibly soothing voice wrap you up in the greatest noir mystery of all.

What is going ON with the NBA??? Basketball conspiracies abound, and this week we're talking to comedian Zander Frost about how the league may have rigged the 2012 draft. See in 2012 the then-Hornets were in a precarious position what with their owner being a sex pest and getting forced out of the league. The NBA was desperate to find a new owner for the team, and lo and behold the Hornets got first pick in the draft that year. Or something sportsy like that. Listen as Katelyn struggles through the fundamentals of b-ball! Marvel as Zander explains the entire history of the NBA from memory! Groan as we joke about the name Del Demps!

Hey everybody! No new ep this week due to various goofs, spoofs, and Katelyn being a doof. But for your aural pleasure, here's an old episode that is an absolute delight from top to bottom. Matt Gourley stopped by to talk about Giger's connection with the Illumaniti, but things kind of spun out from there and got... paranormal.