The Conspirators Podcast

The Conspirators Podcast

The Conspirators is a show dedicated to the dark and disturbing stories from history your teacher never told you about. On the show I discuss unsolved mysteries, serial killers, survival stories, strange disappearances and other bizarre true events from the past.

  1. 9 hr ago

    Ep. 289 - The Game

    One of the most famous modern urban legends is that of Polybius, a mysterious video game that was released in Portland arcades back in the early 1980s. Supposedly teenagers who played this game suffered migraines, amnesia and strangely aggressive behavior. Was this game part of a secret government mind control experiment? In this episode we dig into the truth. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast?si=FrRe_b0FC8nH75m4 Notes: https://retro-bitch.com/2015/11/04/dying-to-play-the-berzerk-curse-fact-or-fiction/ https://www.pdxmonthly.com/arts-and-culture/2017/11/polybius-the-most-dangerous-arcade-game-in-the-world https://www.coinop.org/game/103223/polybius https://www.inverse.com/input/gaming/polybius-is-real-video-game-urban-legend https://www.ripleys.com/stories/polybius-the-most-dangerous-video-game-to-never-exist https://www.mentalfloss.com/fun/video-games/unraveling-legend-polybius-most-dangerous-video-game-1980s Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    28 min

  2. 22 Jun

    Ep. 288 - The Montauk Project

    One thing that fans of the Netflix series Stranger Things might not know, is that it was inspired by an actual conspiracy theory involving something known as the Montauk Project. A top secret military base on Long Island may have been the location for a series of disturbing experiments involving time travel, psychic children, monsters and more. In this episode I'm going to tell you all about it. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/theconspiratorspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Montauk-Project-Experiments-Silver-Anniversary/dp/1937859215 https://www.amazon.com/Montauk-Alien-Connection-Stewart-Swerdlow/dp/0963188984/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3DJRG2UUQBW8K&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.LH1Kq47U-JaRvF9hZAifkFtvqF0oUbTAKw-K1RSUMxYmBiNQj6PV2VG8oxXJNVOx.btlXKERFeqAKMZlOFZ4H9ZwUsSv8pFcFvetRpGcjpPU&dib_tag=se&keywords=stewart+swerdlow+montauk&qid=1781959410&s=books&sprefix=stewart+swerdlow+montauk%2Cstripbooks%2C117&sr=1-1 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1661066/ https://www.amazon.com/The-Dark-Files-Season-1/dp/B075LLKXBH https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/face-on-mars https://www.reddit.com/r/HighStrangeness/comments/kgbqf9/preston_nichols_a_man_who_was_involved_in_the/ https://web.archive.org/web/20091222023540/http://www.scientificexploration.org/journal/jse_08_1_vallee.pdf https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/26/nyregion/urban-explorers-journey-into-the-ruins-of-long-island.html https://www.grunge.com/583936/heres-what-some-people-think-happened-at-montauk-air-force-station/ https://nypost.com/article/camp-hero-montauk-project-conspiracy/ https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19940612/1915280/pseudoscience-skepticism-to-make-a-close-encounterx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    34 min

  3. 8 Jun

    Ep. 287 - The Lonely Butcher

    Dennis Nilsen was one of the worst serial killers in British history. In this episode I tell you about Nilsen's life and horrific crimes, and about the gruesome way he was finally caught. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1034476.Killing_for_Company https://www.netflix.com/title/81097791 https://www.amazon.com/History-Drowning-Boy-Autobiography/dp/B094PTGLMF/ref=sr_1_1?adgrpid=187375747098&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.iSWlAQxxfIMAx2235ip_TnAluWdGyzknR-Mz0tVia5nGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.P0lBUDrnHlY0PPuvHQY4BCzpl3x_4qyuahuLL396siE&dib_tag=se&hvadid=792670869762&hvdev=c&hvexpln=0&hvlocphy=9016906&hvnetw=g&hvocijid=965542277284211570--&hvqmt=e&hvrand=965542277284211570&hvtargid=kwd-966141603563&hydadcr=22509_13695730_2445780&keywords=the+history+of+a+drowning+boy&mcid=7f622dcdc22138d1b9aa755dd71c6270&qid=1780757563&sr=8-1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    36 min

  4. 25 May

    Ep. 286 - The Lost City of Z

    Percy Fawcett was one of the most famous explorers of the early 20th century. In 1925 he ventured into the Amazon rainforest looking for a mysterious lost city that he simply called Z. But Fawcett was never seen again, leaving behind one of the great mysteries in history. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Lost-City-Deadly-Obsession-Amazon/dp/1400078458 https://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/lost-in-the-amazon-about-this-episode/808/ https://www.history.com/articles/explorer-percy-fawcett-disappears-in-the-amazon https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2004/mar/21/research.brazil Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    34 min

  5. 11 May

    Ep. 285 - The Missing Scientists

    In recent months, many people online have begun noticing a pattern between more than a dozen missing and deceased scientists across the United States. In this episode, I tell you all about the many conspiracy theories surrounding these missing scientists, and try to figure out the truth. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/math-and-statistics-help-explain-the-fbis-missing-scientists-cases/ https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/dead-disappeared-scientist-conspiracy-theory-1235557122/ https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/21/us/deaths-disappearances-scientists-investigation https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyw9rpdl4po https://www.skeptic.com/article/the-mystery-of-missing-and-dead-scientists-explained/ https://www.theatlantic.com/science/2026/04/missing-scientists/686885/ https://www.newsnationnow.com/missing/amy-eskridge-death-more-investigation-ross-coulthart/ https://www.alexexum.com/blog/alex-exum-s-blog-5/stanley-meyer-s-water-fuel-cell-the-greatest-invention-that-never-was-203 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    36 min

  6. 27 Apr

    Ep. 284 - The Princes in the Tower

    One of the oldest and greatest mysteries in the history of England, is what happened to two young princes who were hidden away in the Tower of London in the 15th century, then vanished without a trace. Their fate could change the entire British monarchy to this very day. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast?si=k3PwlNKsJFKLTqbP Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Princes-Tower-Solving-Historys-Greatest-ebook/dp/B0CBKYH67Y/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0encoding=UTF8&dibtag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ss4C6JBUHMErZDxTaEuZqIe5EWG6kL5hexRo2M0MNATuZXB2hEOknF2LzxmjLa8uyg4Qps01qSDGqfr60Z2oESa9XSJg0hgRg73PazFDyJgcGeO4q7tveovjd4dIx4pdiRveWLLu8ZgnDx8BHofDD1cLcsUy-IeK_3ZL3D6HfY_yGgPVDg4qb0Z329nq6hUsmSm8daO3obXF8DbDpcTf_k5DzikC4_lzravUg95v5aA.J4grvLZejm-V0gAO5F7twQ8qwkA5WD5OmoT_VlJyo-g&qid=1777132835&sr=8-1 https://www.amazon.com/Princes-Tower-Alison-Weir-ebook/dp/B007I5QO50/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2LMT1Y9EE5MWP&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.aUizyQXMeen716wvr93DS2u7g_kcxNh1aCL7XO8Q7Y35b5TOc-5hI_oEok5wjvsTWB19fhn1z2HUiNxerGlAAZk46868uZAEzGFYXQcT7lHuurFJ_VKHRx3RQXjUgcWZ4zQIjxcRPAFKB4s5yf8XP-SctXohBMjFwZzta0fGTCcwbtTN151o7iKp9mERovN8DC0FJ81I1q-hQofcFhHuU1k5gy3Dbu28dmwgBS0cgE0.G6ZKwdybYKazT8jr8_Imq2vOH0-UMdcGdK-JmPYP7-4&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+princes+in+the+tower+alison+weir&qid=1777133045&sprefix=the+princes+in+the+tower+alison+weir%2Caps%2C147&sr=8-1 https://www.amazon.com/Survival-Princes-Tower-Murder-Mystery-ebook/dp/B074PYBYC5/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0encoding=UTF8&dibtag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.mff9M0tE-kle5ZMj76QfIFgZBwLd9jjQR5oxE9HcVMW7b-rreeo3F7wY9yzBL9Ec6mfEtXnIRgven0vEma2QYZmq1GnZzwrKq1WOWAwjpFZ4ZKCUhP9oOFwymSTBvUphA6QR3P09r0Kx7vE9fdvwbZgecuPqbA63WbwvbbGCApUGpZl1fLR-g154Oc2JxJVoa9tW2w4jDdkEQs6MMNPvfHUOJ36KG6D4Xbi8hg9bXAU.Q7SX34w0rFUzQWvJgYw94a4uY5FbD9cw6YsvKkhAp5I&qid=1777133093&sr=8-2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    32 min

  7. 13 Apr

    Ep. 283 - The Lost Colony of Roanoke

    One of the oldest and most famous mysteries in American history is without a doubt the disappearance of the colony of Roanoke Island. In this episode, I break down the mystery, and tell you how modern researchers think they may finally have solved it. Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Colony-Hatteras-Island/dp/1467144339 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/mystery-roanoke-endures-yet-another-cruel-twist-180962837/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-evidence-roanoke-colonys-disappearance-180976248/ https://www.history.com/articles/what-happened-to-the-lost-colony-of-roanoke https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/131208-roanoke-lost-colony-discovery-history-raleigh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    39 min

  8. 30 Mar

    Ep. 282 - The Lemurians

    One of the most mysterious places in North America, is Mount Shasta in Northern California. It's a lone mountain that attracts thousands of visitors each year. It's also a hotspot of paranormal activity, including hundreds of Bigfoot and UFO sightings, strange disappearances, and the belief by many people that a highly advanced race of mysterious beings known as Lumerians live beneath the mountain. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Mount-Shastas-Forgotten-History-Legends/dp/0981606687 ⁠https://www.amazon.com/Unidentified-Mythical-Encounters-Obsession-Unexplained/dp/0525557563⁠ ⁠https://allthatsinteresting.com/lemuria-continent⁠ ⁠https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/lost-continent-lemuria/⁠ ⁠https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/history-of-geology/a-geologists-dream-the-lost-continent-of-lemuria/⁠ ⁠https://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/labcoat-life/the_violent_history_of_mauritia/⁠ ⁠https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/searching-for-lost-continent-mauritia Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    32 min
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