<description>&lt;div&gt;This special compilation brings together ten staff favorites that question everything we think we know about reality. From the dark corridors of DARPA where future technology is born to the frozen wastelands of Antarctica where Admiral Byrd allegedly encountered an advanced civilization, the official narrative often crumbles under scrutiny.&lt;br&gt;
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We analyze the Pentagon’s declassified plan to combat the undead and investigate whether John Wilkes Booth truly died in a Virginia barn. The Smithsonian Institution faces accusations of suppressing evidence regarding giant skeletons found across the United States.&lt;br&gt;
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Even our existence might be an illusion, with glitches like the Mandela Effect suggesting we live in a simulation. Ancient structures like Gobekli Tepe may warn of a cyclical destruction that wiped out our ancestors.&lt;br&gt;
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We look at the strange anomalies of the moon, the unsettling nature of liminal spaces, and the possibility that humanity was engineered by visitors from the stars. These stories suggest the line between conspiracy and fact is thinner than authorities admit.&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfmJ_rLkKTI&amp;amp;t=287s"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfmJ_rLkKTI&amp;amp;t=287s&lt;/a&gt;
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The Why Files: Operation Podcast

The Why Files: Operation Podcast

622: COMPILATION: Staff Picks A to Z: From Aliens to Zombies, From Giants to Gobekli Tepe

DEC 29, 2025323 MIN
The Why Files: Operation Podcast

622: COMPILATION: Staff Picks A to Z: From Aliens to Zombies, From Giants to Gobekli Tepe

DEC 29, 2025323 MIN

Description

<div>This special compilation brings together ten staff favorites that question everything we think we know about reality. From the dark corridors of DARPA where future technology is born to the frozen wastelands of Antarctica where Admiral Byrd allegedly encountered an advanced civilization, the official narrative often crumbles under scrutiny.<br> <br> We analyze the Pentagon’s declassified plan to combat the undead and investigate whether John Wilkes Booth truly died in a Virginia barn. The Smithsonian Institution faces accusations of suppressing evidence regarding giant skeletons found across the United States.<br> <br> Even our existence might be an illusion, with glitches like the Mandela Effect suggesting we live in a simulation. Ancient structures like Gobekli Tepe may warn of a cyclical destruction that wiped out our ancestors.<br> <br> We look at the strange anomalies of the moon, the unsettling nature of liminal spaces, and the possibility that humanity was engineered by visitors from the stars. These stories suggest the line between conspiracy and fact is thinner than authorities admit.<br> <br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfmJ_rLkKTI&amp;t=287s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfmJ_rLkKTI&amp;t=287s</a> </div>