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Hosts Dave Baker and Andrew Price walk you through the ins and outs of a particular topic in film, television and pop culture, no matter how strange or obscure. No matter how small a factoid seems to be, Dave and Andrew will explore its origin and maybe even correct some misconceptions on commonly held pop culture beliefs.
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The End of All Things Good | Case File #102 from 2022-01-08T07:54

And now...the season finale of Deep Cuts...
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Hillsmer's Holiday Special II | Case File #101 from 2021-12-25T13:07

Join us for a very Mystery Treehouse holiday special!
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The Secret of the Mystery of Unicorn’s Prince | Case File #100 from 2021-12-23T04:51

Join us for a special episode 100, when the Mystery Treehouse boys travel across the world to save the universe from evil forces...on the isle of the Unicorn's Prince!
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Chuck Barris, Gameshow Host & CIA Assassin? | Case File #99 from 2021-12-15T13:37

He created some of the most memorable daytime television in history. He also claims he was assassinating people for the government the entire time. In the mid-60s, Chuck Barris got his start produc...

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The Motel With Secret Surveillance Rooms | Case File #98 from 2021-12-08T10:56

For decades, this motel in Colorado had a secret network of surveillance rooms in the ceiling where the owner spied on his guests. Nobody knew until recently. The man was Gerald Foos, and he purcha...

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Arby's | Case File #97 from 2021-12-01T08:23

How about a palate cleanser after two solid months of QAnon? And what better way to get the taste of Q out of your mouth than with some delicious Arby's? On this episode of Deep Cuts, we dive into ...

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QAnon Pt. 6: Human Revolution | Case File #96 from 2021-11-24T22:57

The final part of an exhaustive multi-episode deep dive into the mega conspiracy movement, QAnon. In October of 2017, a mysterious poster known only as Q began posting cryptic messages on the image...

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QAnon Pt. 5: Pandemic | Case File #95 from 2021-11-17T18:13

Part 5 of an exhaustive multi-episode deep dive into the mega conspiracy movement, QAnon. In October of 2017, a mysterious poster known only as Q began posting cryptic messages on the image board 4...

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Is QAnon A Cult? | Case File #94 from 2021-11-10T15:43

What actually IS QAnon? Is it a cult? Is it a religion? Is it a grift? Are the people involved dumb or just confused and angry? We consult with 6 experts on QAnon, cults, psychology, and religion t...

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QAnon Side Story Double Feature | Case File #93 from 2021-11-03T06:39

Before heading into the final stretch of the QAnon saga, let's look at a couple more lighthearted side stories: Vincent Fuska and Zorth the QAnon Bigfoot.
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Hillsmer's Halloween Special II | Case File #92 from 2021-11-02T13:38

Join Dave, Andrew, Hillsmer, and Zero on a very special second annual Halloween episode of Deep Cuts.
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QAnon Pt. 4: Ascendancy | Case File #91 from 2021-10-27T10:33

Part 4 of an exhaustive multi-episode deep dive into the mega conspiracy movement, QAnon. In October of 2017, a mysterious poster known only as Q began posting cryptic messages on the image board 4...

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QAnon Pt. 3: Inception w/Travis View, Will Sommer, Fredrick Brennan | Case File #90 from 2021-10-20T21:02

Part 3 of an exhaustive multi-episode deep dive into the mega conspiracy movement, QAnon. In October of 2017, a mysterious poster known only as Q began posting cryptic messages on the image board 4...

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QAnon Pt. 2: Blood Libel & HyperNormalisation | Case File #89 from 2021-10-13T12:19

Part 2 of an exhaustive multi-episode deep dive into the mega conspiracy movement, QAnon. Dating back hundreds of years, people have spread anti-semitic conspiracy theories about Jews conspiring to...

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QAnon Pt. 1: Pizzagate | Case File #88 from 2021-10-06T12:56

Part 1 of an exhaustive multi-episode deep dive into the mega conspiracy movement, QAnon. In November of 2016, amidst a monumental presidential election, WikiLeaks obtained 20,000 private emails fr...

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How Batman Was Stolen | Case File #87 from 2021-09-29T12:02

Batman is one of the most well-known fictional characters of all time. He was completely stolen from his original creator. In the late 1930s, a new comic book character hit newsstands across the co...

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Arthur Conan Doyle Pt. 2 | Case File #86 from 2021-09-22T11:57

An obsessed Sherlock Holmes fan lived out a bizarre and tragic real life Sherlock Holmes murder mystery. In the early 2000s, Richard Lancelyn Green, an obsessed Arthur Conan Doyle scholar and biogr...

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Pizza Pizza Paparizza Memearizza Celebrizza Special 1 | Case File #85 from 2021-09-18T05:57

The first ever Pizza Pizza Paparizza Memearizza Celebrizza meme competition full-length episode.
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Arthur Conan Doyle, Fairy Hunter | Case File #84 from 2021-09-15T06:52

He created Sherlock Holmes, the world's most famous detective. He also believed in fairies and magic. Throughout the late 1800s and early 1900s, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's literary creation, Sherlock...

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Dark and Bloody History of Chiquita Banana | Case File #83 from 2021-09-08T09:33

The origins of the world's biggest banana company are darker than you could ever imagine. In the late 1800s, several enterprising American businessman saw an opportunity to move into Central Americ...

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Velocity Gnome Pt. 2 w/ Dylan Reiff & Joe Korsmo | Case File #82 from 2021-09-03T08:51

Two complete strangers planned out an elaborate 3-year prank on a 19-year-old guy that would change his life forever. Today we interview those two guys.
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The Twilight Zone Movie Deaths | Case File #81 from 2021-09-01T07:26

One of the most famous movie directors was responsible for the death of a legendary actor and two children on his set, and he got away with it. In the early 1980s, hot off the heels of several hit ...

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James Hydrick, Psychic With a Dark Secret | Case File #80 from 2021-08-25T08:25

He fooled the world into believing he had telekinetic powers, but his true secret was much darker. In the late 1970s, James Hydrick came onto the scene claiming to have the ability to move objects ...

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Disney VS the Air Pirates | Case File #78 from 2021-08-11T11:59

They stole Mickey Mouse and put him in comics where he did drugs and had sex. The legal battle they fought against Disney saved free speech. In the late 1960s, newspaper cartoonist Dan O'Neill want...

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Citizen, Orwellian Nightmare App | Case File #77 from 2021-08-04T07:00

It's an app where people can learn about and report crimes in their neighborhood. It's designed to make us spy on each other and stoke fear. In the mid 2010s, Andrew Frame and his company launched ...

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Velocity Gnome, Greatest Prank Of All Time | Case File #76 from 2021-07-28T15:47

Two complete strangers planned out an elaborate 3-year prank on a 19-year-old guy that would change his life forever. In August of 2003, Kolin Pope - known as Velocity Gnome on the Internet - got a...

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The Worst Dating Service Of All Time | Case File #75 from 2021-07-21T10:08

The Dating Ring was a service that flew single women from New York City to go on blind dates with tech bros in Silicon Valley. It didn't go well. In the early 2010s, dating startup The Dating Ring ...

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Ashtar Galactic Command, Accidental Religion | Case File #74 from 2021-07-14T10:18

An airport owner in the 1950s created a weird story about time machines and aliens to get more business. It ended up becoming a religion. In the late 1950s, George Van Tassel was running a small ai...

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The Church That Worships Machine Guns | Case File #73 from 2021-07-07T08:19

They started off as a religious cult in the 1980s, but turned into a smaller cult that literally worships guns. In the 1980s, The Moonies were a very popular hyper-religious cult. Now, the son of t...

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Man Who Killed 19 Aliens With a Katana | Case File #72 from 2021-06-30T07:36

He claims to fight extraterrestrials on his ranch in Arizona on a daily basis, and to have killed 19 of them with a sword. John Edmonds and his wife bought Stardust Ranch in the late 90s so they co...

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Forest Ray Colson, the Man From Mars | Case File #71 from 2021-06-23T04:21

In the 1950s, he dressed up like an apocalyptic storm trooper and robbed banks. Nobody remembers him. Forest Ray Colson was ex-military and an ex-cop. He'd gone on tour during World War II without ...

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Unmaking of Shane Carruth Pt. 2 | Case File #70 from 2021-06-16T07:30

He created some of the most inventive films in history, but his continued struggles with Hollywood would lead to a dark, self-destructive spiral. In the early 2000s, a software engineer from Texas ...

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Unmaking of Shane Carruth Pt. 2 | Case File #70 from 2021-06-16T07:30

He created some of the most inventive films in history, but his continued struggles with Hollywood would lead to a dark, self-destructive spiral. In the early 2000s, a software engineer from Texas ...

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Unmaking of Shane Carruth Pt. 1 | Case File #69 from 2021-06-09T07:01

He created some of the most inventive films in history, but his continued struggles with Hollywood would lead to a dark, self-destructive spiral. In the early 2000s, a software engineer from Texas ...

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The Man Who Got Boobs on a Bet | Case File #68 from 2021-06-02T07:26

In the late 90s he got breast implants to win a $100k bet. 20 years later he still has them. In 1996, Brian Zembic, a somewhat eccentric gambling addict, entered into a wager with a fellow gambling...

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How Konami Screwed Hideo Kojima | Case File #67 from 2021-05-26T08:39

He created the Metal Gear franchise and became one of the world's only mega-famous video game designers. And then his company tried to erase his legacy. Throughout the 80s and 90s, Hideo Kojima cra...

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Issei Sagawa, Cannibal Celebrity | Case File #66 from 2021-05-19T04:00

He murdered and ate someone, but was set free and became a Japanese national celebrity. Throughout his childhood growing up in the 70s and 80s, Iseei Sagawa harbored a dark secret. He craved human ...

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Buckaroo Banzai w/Dan Berger | Case File #65 from 2021-05-12T12:02

It's one of the most truly strange films ever made, and we are going to delve into how it came to be. Throughout the late 70s, an idea was cooking in the minds of writer and musician Earl Mac Rauch...

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Ultraman In Thailand | Case File #64 from 2021-05-05T10:52

A Thai production company licensed Ultraman for one movie, but they'd try and illegally build a bootleg empire with it. In the 1970s, a production company in Thailand was given permission to produc...

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Slender Man | Case File #63 from 2021-04-28T07:00

He was a meme created for an Internet photoshop contest. A few short years later he would drive two young girls to stab their friend 19 times. In the early 2000s, Slender Man popped up as a ubiquit...

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North Korea Kidnapped a Famous Director | Case File #62 from 2021-04-21T10:24

Shin Sang-Ok was the most famous film director in South Korea in the 1970s, until he was kidnapped by North Korea and forced to make a Godzilla ripoff. Throughout the 60s and 70s, Shin Sang-Ok crea...

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John McAfee Is a F!#$ing Maniac | Case File #61 from 2021-04-14T11:21

The creator of McAfee Antivirus attempted to overthrow the Belizean government with his own private army and likely brutally murdered two men. In the early 90s, John McAfee launched the company res...

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Winsor McCay, Inventor of Animation | Case File #60 from 2021-04-07T07:00

He was a brilliant illustrator who basically invented comics AND animation. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, Winsor McCay was one of the most prolific artists and illustrators in the world. He drew ...

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Mothman | Case File #59 from 2021-03-31T07:56

A mysterious bird-like creature that is able to predict future tragedies has lived in the peripheries of our imaginations for decades. What is it? In the mid-60s, four people ran into a mysterious ...

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The Bizarre Empire of The Wiggles | Case File #58 from 2021-03-24T08:19

You've heard of this children's group, but did you know about their crazy rise to power? The Wiggles formed in the early 90s and had a meteoric rise to fame that is more fascinating than you'd ever...

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Disney World Has Its Own Government | Case File #57 from 2021-03-17T11:02

Disney World was originally supposed to be a futuristic city, but it still has its own creepy corporate government. In the mid-1960s, Walt Disney was bored with his animation studio and frustrated ...

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How the WEIRD SATANIST GUY Went Viral w/Andrew Bowser | Case File #56 from 2021-03-10T13:50

He appeared on the Internet talking about his love for Satan, and then he became a household name. In the mid-2010s, videos started popping up on social media featuring a strange man dressed in an ...

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Captain Marvel's Racist Secret | Case File #55 from 2021-03-03T08:25

The creator of Captain Marvel/Shazam! is a singular talent with a dark legacy of racism. In the late 1930s, the legendary comic character, Captain Marvel, who would later become known as Shazam! be...

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Juggalos | Case File #54 from 2021-02-24T12:42

A deep dive into the bizarre history of this fascinating but massive subculture. In the late 80s, a rap duo formed called the Insane Clown Posse - comprised of two men nicknamed Violent J and Shagg...

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Woman Who Co-Wrote Novels With a Ghost | Case File #52 from 2021-02-10T11:06

Pearl Curran wrote several novels in her lifetime, but she claims they were all actually written by a ghost. In the early 1900s, Pearl Curran became famous because she was a published novelist who ...

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How Gamestop Bankrupted Wall Street | Case File #51 from 2021-02-03T12:39

An exhaustive breakdown of how Reddit bankrupted Wall Street using Gamestop stock. In late January 2020, a bunch of amateur stock traders in the subreddit /r/WallStreetBets decided that they would ...

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Dan Bilzerian, Social Media Fraud | Case File #50 from 2021-01-27T08:00

He projected a lifestyle of riches, fame, women, cars, and guns...but it was all a lie. Dan Bilzerian started as a professional poker player that came from a rich - albeit controversial - family. T...

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The Warrens, Ghost Grifters & Secret Pedophiles? | Case File #49 from 2021-01-20T11:08

The Conjuring was based on them, they were world famous ghost hunters, but they had two very dark secrets. Throughout the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, all the way up to their deaths in the late 2000s, Ed an...

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Helen Keller Doesn't Exist? | Case File #48 from 2021-01-13T11:02

A movement of millions of teenagers on Tik Tok now believe Helen Keller is a hoax. Why? At some point during this hells cape we called 2020, what started off as possibly a joke turned into a moveme...

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Hobby Horsing, Competitive Fake Horse Riding | Case File #47 from 2021-01-06T08:00

In Finland, thousands of little girls compete in national competitions where they do tricks on fake horses. Around 2004, a bizarre trend popped up in Finland among preteen girls - Hobby Horsing. Wh...

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Rise and Fall of Napster | Case File #46 from 2020-12-30T12:42

Napster came out of nowhere, was the biggest thing in the world, and then disappeared just as quickly. What really happened? In the late 90s, the music industry was on the verge of change. Many wer...

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Hillsmer's Holiday Special | Case File #45 from 2020-12-28T14:47

Join Dave, Andrew, and Hillsmer on a very special Holiday episode of Deep Cuts.
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Phantom Patriot, Deep State Superhero | Case File #44 from 2020-12-23T10:10

He was a masked vigilante who stormed a private club for the wealthy elite in hopes of uncovering a deep state trafficking ring. In the early 2000s, Richard McCaslin had become obsessed with the id...

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The Worst Harry Potter Fanfic Ever Written | Case File #43 from 2020-12-16T07:21

In 2006, the worst fan fiction ever written was released. We still haven't figured out who actually wrote it. My Immortal is a bizarre, intensely terrible fan fiction published on the internet from...

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How Our Adam Sandler Hoax Went Viral | Case File #42 from 2020-12-09T08:21

The strange story about the time we accidentally went viral for a hoax about Adam Sandler singing the entire Hamilton musical. In 2017, we recorded a weird inside joke bit where an impressionist, M...

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When Congress Tried to Ban Video Games w/ Jackson Stewart | Case File #41 from 2020-12-02T09:35

Mortal Kombat caused a chain reaction of parental fear in the 90s, so congress tried to ban video games. Video games fought back. In the early 90s, home video game consoles exploded in popularity. ...

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Mother Teresa, Saint of Lies and Death | Case File #40 from 2020-11-25T09:56

She is the most well-known Saint of the modern era, but her true legacy is full of cruelty, torture, and death. Throughout the 1950s - 1990s, Mother Teresa rose to prominence as one of the most wel...

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Bigfoot Ruined These Men's Lives | Case File #39 from 2020-11-18T07:47

Supposed footage of Bigfoot ruined these two men's lives, ended their friendship, and ushered in a new era of misinformation. In 1967, Bob Gimlin and Roger Patterson captured the legendary footage ...

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The Card Game That Predicted 9/11 | Case File #38 from 2020-11-11T10:48

"Illuminati" is a trading card game from 1994...that predicted the September 11th terror attacks? In the early 80s, Steve Jackson Games released a game called Illuminati. And then in the early 90s ...

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Verhoeven's Toupee, Guide to Neo Fascism | Case File #37 from 2020-11-04T08:00

Utopia. Dystopia. These are the two options we thought we had. But there's a third, and we're living in it. Andrew and Dave, your intrepid hosts, have been chipping away at a theory for basically t...

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Hillsmer's Halloween Special | Case File #36 from 2020-10-31T20:13

Join Dave, Andrew, and Hillsmer on a very special Halloween episode of Deep Cuts.
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The Man With a Penis on His Arm | Case File #35 from 2020-10-28T07:00

One day his penis just fell off. But doctors had an experimental new way to grow it back... 4 years ago, Malcolm MacDonald developed a rare blood infection. His outer extremities turned black - inc...

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Flat Earth Pt. 2 w/ Mark Sargent | Case File #34 from 2020-10-23T08:59

A weird, somewhat disturbing interview with the leader of the Flat Earth Movement, Mark Sargent. A few years ago, an idea started catching on that was exclusively perpetuated by social media algori...

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Flat Earth Society, Death of Truth | Case File #33 from 2020-10-21T20:57

They think the Earth is flat. Their looney beliefs are more dangerous to society than they seem. A few years ago, an idea started catching on that was exclusively perpetuated by social media algori...

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Act of Killing, Genocide Community Theater | Case File #32 from 2020-10-14T08:27

One filmmaker got men who committed a genocide to play themselves in a movie about the genocide. In the mid-60s, a fascist regime in Indonesia enlisted several paramilitary militias and two-bit gan...

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Lisa Frank, Abusive Drug Den | Case File #31 from 2020-10-07T07:00

Lisa Frank and her husband used all that money to throw cocaine parties and abuse their employees. All throughout the 90s, Lisa Frank products were the huge back to school craze of the decade. Girl...

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Chris Hansen, Exploitative Conman Pt. 3 | Case File #30 from 2020-09-30T09:35

He used to be a hero, but now he exploits the abuse of children for views and money. In the 80s and 90s, he was a hard-hitting journalist, tackling some incredibly important stories that shed light...

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Chris Hansen, Exploitative Conman Pt. 2 | Case File #29 from 2020-09-23T06:39

He used to be a hero, but now he exploits the abuse of children for views and money. In the 80s and 90s, he was a hard-hitting journalist, tackling some incredibly important stories that shed light...

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Chris Hansen, Exploitative Conman Pt. 1 | Case File #28 from 2020-09-16T08:51

He used to be a hero, but now he exploits the abuse of children for views and money. In the 80s and 90s, he was a hard-hitting journalist, tackling some incredibly important stories that shed light...

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Did Bella Thorne Break Online Sex Work? | Case File #27 from 2020-09-09T07:55

A single photo this former Disney Star posted on porn app, OnlyFans, might have destroyed an industry. When former Disney Channel star, Bella Thorne, decided to break the Internet with a bold new e...

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George Zimmerman, Murder Profiteer | Case File #26 from 2020-09-02T09:10

For years he's been profiting off of the trauma of a teenage boy's murder. In 2012, George Zimmerman saw 17-year-old Trayvon Martin walking through his semi-gated community and became suspicious. T...

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Speed Racer Secretly Changed Cinema | Case File #25 from 2020-08-26T07:37

It was a financial and critical flop, but it secretly changed the way movies are made. In 2008, the Wachowskis released a weird, experimental live action adaptation of the 1960s anime classic, Spee...

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Who ACTUALLY Created Spider-Man? | Case File #24 from 2020-08-19T07:00

Did Stan Lee & Steve Ditko create Spider-Man? Or was the idea stolen from a Halloween costume? In the Silver Age of comics in the 1960s and 70s, things were an existential mess from a creator persp...

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Laz Rojas, One Man Movie Studio | Case File #23 from 2020-08-12T09:20

He made a 4 hour movie where he played over 100 characters by himself, but he ended up homeless. In 1994, Laz Rojas desperately wanted to break into the entertainment industry as an actor, writer, ...

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The Greatest Hoax in Hip Hop | Case File #22 from 2020-08-05T07:42

Two Scottish guys fooled the world into thinking they were American rappers for almost a decade. In the early 2000s, Billy Boyd and Gavin Bain were college students and best friends. They also love...

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Aum Shinrikyo, Anime Death Cult | Case File #21 from 2020-07-29T07:00

A cult started by a blind Japanese man went on to become a deadly terrorist organization. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Shoko Asahara was rising in the ranks as one of the most powerful cult l...

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Is Britney Spears A Prisoner? | Case File #20 from 2020-07-22T10:38

12 years ago she lost control of her life. Is it for mental health reasons, or something far more evil? In 2008, after a very public mental health scare in which pop star Britney Spears shaved her ...

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The Shaggs, Imprisoned Girl Group | Case File #19 from 2020-07-15T05:38

They were three young girls held prisoner by their father and forced to become a rock band because of a prophecy. They ended up becoming a huge cult hit, beloved by many - including Nirvana frontma...

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Jared Leto, Cult Leader? | Case File #18 from 2020-07-08T07:41

Actor Jared Leto has slowly been growing a cult-like following for the last several years. What's his endgame? You know him from his films throughout the 90s, 2000s, leading up to today, as well as...

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Matthew Nolan, the Third Brother | Case File #17 from 2020-07-01T06:54

He's the brother that director Christopher Nolan doesn't want to talk about. Because he's a murderer. You are familiar with the massively successful British filmmaker, Christopher Nolan, who has di...

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Andrew W.K., Fictional Character | Case File #16 from 2020-06-24T06:49

He was a one-hit wonder rocker who loved to party, but nobody noticed he was a complete hoax. In the late 90s/early 2000s, Andrew W.K. exploded out of nowhere with the anthemic, epic party anthem "...

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Phoenix Jones, Living Superhero | Case File #15 from 2020-06-17T08:52

He was a real life costumed hero dedicated to stopping crime, but in the end his story was a supervillain origin. Phoenix Jones was a real life costumed superhero that operated out of Seattle, Wash...

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Jay J Armes, Spy With No Hands | Case File #14 from 2020-06-10T07:00

He was the world's greatest private eye who was also a double amputee. He also lied about his entire life. In part 1 of our three-part "Kayfabe Trilogy", we explore the crazy life and astonishing l...

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Paul Lynde, the Center Square | Case File #13 from 2020-06-03T07:00

He was a beloved comedian and linchpin of Hollywood Squares, but he was also a tortured soul with a tragic life. In the 70s, Paul Lynde enjoyed success as one of the most popular comedians of the t...

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Tony Wong, Comics Mobster | Case File #12 from 2020-05-27T07:00

He was the Stan Lee of Hong Kong comics, but his practices eventually landed him in prison. Throughout the 70s and 80s, Tony Wong produced hundreds of Hong Kong comics, or Manhua, based on his long...

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Theft of the Mona Lisa | Case File #11 from 2020-05-20T05:53

The Mona Lisa was once a very ordinary painting, but one man made it the most famous one in the world. In 1911, a man with an inside connection stole the Mona Lisa from the Louvre by simply walking...

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The Sentry | Case File #10 from 2020-05-13T07:00

A comic writer discovered the first superhero Stan Lee ever created. It was the greatest hoax in comics history. In 1999 it was discovered that Stan Lee had created a superhero character BEFORE the...

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Bond Scandals with Matt Fraction | Case File #9 from 2020-05-06T07:45

These are the bizarre, inspiring, and sad stories of the scandals that rocked the James Bond franchise. George Lazenby was the second man to play James Bond after Sean Connery left. However, he had...

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Lonnie Johnson | Case File #8 from 2020-04-29T07:00

Lonnie Johnson invented your childhood, but big business tried to steal all his money. Lonnie Johnson is an American inventor and engineer, and in the early 90s he invented and patented some of the...

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The Evil Within | Case File #7 from 2020-04-22T07:00

Andrew Getty spent 15 years making a horror movie, and it ended up killing him. Grandson of oil tycoon, J. Paul Getty, and cousin of John Paul Getty III, who was famously kidnapped and tortured as ...

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Cynthia Rothrock, Girl With Guns | Case File #6 from 2020-04-15T07:00

She was the greatest action star of the 80s you've never heard of. Her career should have been bigger. Cynthia Rothrock was a World Champion martial artist that transitioned into Hong Kong action f...

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Message From Space | Case File #5 from 2020-04-08T07:00

The most expensive film in Japanese History was an insane bootlegged Star Wars ripoff. In 1978, at the height of the global 'Star Wars' craze following the release of the first movie in George Luca...

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Hergé, Nazi Collaborator | Case File #4 from 2020-04-01T07:00

The creator of 'The Adventures of Tintin', Hergé, willingly worked for Nazis for years. He's one of the most beloved comic artists in history, deservedly so, but many fans don't want to discuss thi...

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Tom Hanson, Zodiac Killer Hunter | Case File #3 from 2020-03-25T07:00

He made a movie about the Zodiac Killer to catch the real Zodiac Killer. It almost worked. In 1973, Tom Hanson wrote and directed the world's first movie about the Zodiac Killer - an infamous seria...

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Tom Hanson, Zodiac Killer Hunter | Case File #3 from 2020-03-25T07:00

He made a movie about the Zodiac Killer to catch the real Zodiac Killer. It almost worked. In 1973, Tom Hanson wrote and directed the world's first movie about the Zodiac Killer - an infamous seria...

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The Stratemeyer Syndicate | Case File #1 from 2020-03-11T07:00

The secret backstory behind 'The Hardy Boys' and 'Nancy Drew' is much darker than you ever imagined. These two beloved classic children's mystery novel series written by Franklin W. Dixon and Carol...

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The Stratemeyer Syndicate | Case File #1 from 2020-03-11T07:00

The secret backstory behind 'The Hardy Boys' and 'Nancy Drew' is much darker than you ever imagined. These two beloved classic children's mystery novel series written by Franklin W. Dixon and Carol...

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Deep Cuts - Official Trailer from 2020-02-25T18:01

Hosts Dave Baker and Andrew Price walk you through the ins and outs of a particular topic in film, television and pop culture, no matter how strange or obscure. No matter how small a factoid seems ...

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