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Wide open spaces.  If the Chicks have taught us anything through their musical musings it's that such spaces are pretty neat. Or maybe terrible? Honestly I couldn't tell you any other lyrics to that particular song. But in any case, where else on this planet can you find more spaces of a wide open nature than the open ocean? I struggle to think of any. I personally find the open ocean utterly terrifying, but maybe sailor's dig it? At least most of it... On this episode we're discussing The Bermuda Triangle! This topic falls into a group with quicksand and falling coconuts of "things I worried an inordinate amount about as a child". Batten down the hatches matties! Follow us on Twitter: @wethesheeplepod Have a topic you think we should cover? Email us: [email protected] Music: Intro: Alien visitors Ads: The Bounty Hunter Outro: Trip with a UFO From: https://soundtrackuniverse.com Hear from an expert in online literacy: https://omny.fm/shows/factually-with-adam-conover/why-critical-thinking-can-t-beat-misinformation-an Sources: http://www.physics.smu.edu/pseudo/BermudaTriangle/evwjones.html https://archive.org/details/bermudatriangle00berl/page/96/mode/2up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermuda_Triangle#cite_note-Gaddis,1964-9 https://www.chinasona.org/Thiaoouba/Bermuda-triangle.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Bermuda_Triangle_incidents https://www.livescience.com/23435-bermuda-triangle.html

You might argue that you can't really call a podcast bi-weekly when you constantly miss your upload date. I would heartily refute this argument if I could think of a single defense beyond "huff my shorts". Where's the beef?  This is the famous philosophical quandary posed by the almighty burger sorceress known only as Wendy. And how to answer such a weighty question? Unfortunately I can't tell you. I can tell you where a very small percentage of the beef is though. It's lying dead in a field after being mutilated under mysterious circumstances. In this episode we're discussing Cattle Mutilation. I suppose when you're a cattle rancher in a rural part of the US you've got a lot of time to consider who or what might have goofed around with your cattle corpses. Follow us on Twitter: @wethesheeplepod Have a topic you think we should cover? Email us: [email protected] Music: Intro: Alien visitors Ads: The Bounty Hunter Outro: Trip with a UFO From: https://soundtrackuniverse.com Hear from an expert in online literacy: https://omny.fm/shows/factually-with-adam-conover/why-critical-thinking-can-t-beat-misinformation-an Sources: Mad Cow Disease and Cattle Mutilations? — Our Strange Planet Close Encounters of the Herd Kind: UFOs, Aliens & Cattle Mutilation, page 1 (abovetopsecret.com) Detectives perplexed by mysterious Oregon cattle mutilations - oregonlive.com 'Not One Drop Of Blood': Cattle Mysteriously Mutilated In Oregon : NPR The Mysterious History of Cattle Mutilation - HISTORY Cattle mutilation - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chupacabra

Are you really late anymore if you've been so consistently for three uploads? Only God can say. In any case we are back for the second part of our exploration of the JFK assassination. A lesser (but maybe more punctual) person would make a joke about how it's going to be mind-blowing. I strive for jokes only slightly more elevated. I'm thinking between the Blue Collar Comedy tour and the New Yorker. What do you get when you cross a New Orleans businessman and an Attorney General with a somewhat loose grasp on reality? The unedited Zapruder film of course! Follow us on Twitter: @wethesheeplepod Have a topic you think we should cover? Email us: [email protected] Music: Intro: Alien visitors Ads: The Bounty Hunter Outro: Trip with a UFO From: https://soundtrackuniverse.com Hear from an expert in online literacy: https://omny.fm/shows/factually-with-adam-conover/why-critical-thinking-can-t-beat-misinformation-an Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_John_F._Kennedy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennedy_family https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_John_F._Kennedy#Official_investigations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_assassination_conspiracy_theories https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Commission https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zapruder_film https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_Select_Committee_on_Assassinations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_John_F._Kennedy_Assassination_Records_Collection_Act_of_1992 https://www.schooltube.com/media/Zapruder+FilmA+JFK+Assassination+%5BHD%5D/1_3pmydxgt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictabelt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umbrella_man_(JFK_assassination) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Clay_Shaw

I regret to inform you that I can't make a joke about uploading a day late two episodes in a row. Therefore there will only be this humorless acknowledgement of my failure. You know what's not humorless? Assassination! Wait, that can't be right... On this episode we're talking about The JFK Assassination. Hold on to your butts or butt like protrusions, we're only scratching the surface in this two parter! Follow us on Twitter: @wethesheeplepod Have a topic you think we should cover? Email us: [email protected] Music: Intro: Alien visitors Ads: The Bounty Hunter Outro: Trip with a UFO From: https://soundtrackuniverse.com Hear from an expert in online literacy: https://omny.fm/shows/factually-with-adam-conover/why-critical-thinking-can-t-beat-misinformation-an Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_John_F._Kennedy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennedy_family https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_John_F._Kennedy#Official_investigations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_assassination_conspiracy_theories https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Commission https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zapruder_film https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_Select_Committee_on_Assassinations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_John_F._Kennedy_Assassination_Records_Collection_Act_of_1992 https://www.schooltube.com/media/Zapruder+FilmA+JFK+Assassination+%5BHD%5D/1_3pmydxgt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictabelt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umbrella_man_(JFK_assassination) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Clay_Shaw

I'M NOT LATE, YOU'RE LATE!!!  I very intentionally didn't upload this episode on the normal day and made the extremely deliberate choice to upload it Thursday evening. I swear it on Devin's iridescent chitin. Here at Sheeple HQ we're well-oiled (on massage Mondays at least) and organized much like the world's best militaries. As it turns our being disciplined isn't the only thing a huge military needs to thrive, it also needs Tom Cruise. This episode we're discussing the Military Entertainment Complex, the little known but widely seen network of entertainment products sponsored by the US military. If it sounds weird, and perhaps a little dystopian, that's because it is! Follow us on Twitter: @wethesheeplepod Have a topic you think we should cover? Email us: [email protected] Music: Intro: Alien visitors Ads: The Bounty Hunter Outro: Trip with a UFO From: https://soundtrackuniverse.com Hear from an expert in online literacy: https://omny.fm/shows/factually-with-adam-conover/why-critical-thinking-can-t-beat-misinformation-an Sources: Playing War: How the Military Uses Video Games - The Atlantic Shall we play a game?: The rise of the military-entertainment complex | Salon.com US Army pauses video game streams after accusations of violating free speech - The Verge America's Army is finally closing for good | PC Gamer Report: Defense Dept. paid NFL millions of taxpayer dollars to salute troops | PBS News Weekend Report: At least 50 teams were paid by Department of Defense for patriotic displays - The Washington Post How Hollywood became the unofficial propaganda arm of the U.S. military | CBC Radio Military-entertainment complex - Wikipedia How the U.S. military made 'Top Gun' and 'Top Gun: Maverick' possible - The Washington Post Updated ‘Complete’ List of DOD Films | Spy Culture

The satirical, US based news outlet The Onion reused an article over 20 times since 2014, making only slight changes to the dates and location. It sounds like lazy journalism (and trust me, I would know) until you see the headline "'No Way To Prevent This,' Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens" with a picture of a school, place of worship or a grocery store. If you're American, that context alone was likely enough to figure out that this article is about mass shootings. This episode we're doing a deep dive into mass shootings and why America seems to be uniquely stricken with them. We'll look at the real world circumstances, misinformation and conspiracies that surround these tragic, and yet predictable, events. Follow us on Twitter: @wethesheeplepod Have a topic you think we should cover? Email us: [email protected] Music: Intro: Alien visitors Ads: The Bounty Hunter Outro: Trip with a UFO From: https://soundtrackuniverse.com Hear from an expert in online literacy: https://omny.fm/shows/factually-with-adam-conover/why-critical-thinking-can-t-beat-misinformation-an Sources: 22 mass shootings. 374 dead. Here's where the guns came from | AP News Past Summary Ledgers | Gun Violence Archive Demographic Turning Points for the United States: Population Projections for 2020 to 2060 Uvalde school shooting Many back strict gun laws, but opposition tends to be louder | AP News Mass shootings in the United States - Wikipedia Public Mass Shootings: Database Amasses Details of a Half Century of US Mass Shootings with Firearms, Generating Psychosocial Histories | National Institute of Justice Sandy Hook lawsuits against Alex Jones on track to resume - ABC News Alex Jones back on the hook for damages after bankruptcy judge sends Sandy Hook cases to Texas court Alex Jones back on the hook for damages after bankruptcy judge sends Sandy Hook cases to Texas court Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones found liable for defamation in Sandy Hook case : NPR How to Prevent Gun Massacres? Look Around the World | The New Yorker

Silence. Deafening silence.  That's the sound of the frigid void left when your most favorite RSS feed (at least top 3, right? ... alright, top 10 then? ... fine, I'll settle for "listenable on a bi-weekly basis most of the time") goes dark for 3 months.  And then, breaking through you hear a rising tide of synth wave beeps and boops.  WE'RE BACK BABY!!! Like it or not we're set to continue our bi-weekly upload schedule after 3 months away. And boy are we coming back with a doozie: government sanctioned mind control experiments! This episode we're covering MKUltra, a true story about one of the darkest corners of the US government. I wouldn't consider this a feel good episode so buckle up! Follow us on Twitter: @wethesheeplepod Have a topic you think we should cover? Email us: [email protected] Music: Intro: Alien visitors Ads: The Bounty Hunter Outro: Trip with a UFO From: https://soundtrackuniverse.com Hear from an expert in online literacy: https://omny.fm/shows/factually-with-adam-conover/why-critical-thinking-can-t-beat-misinformation-an Sources: BLUEBIRD (1949–1951) the first integrated CIA mind-control project – Alliance for Human Research Protection (ahrp.org) Document Friday: Project ARTICHOKE, or the CIA Attempt to Create an Unwitting Assassin Through Hypnosis | UNREDACTED Project ARTICHOKE - Wikipedia MKUltra - Wikipedia 'Poisoner In Chief' Details The CIA's Secret Quest For Mind Control : NPR

Hello Sheeple! This episode is going to be a little different than normal. My illustrious co-host Thom has been swamped at his day job as of late so we haven't had a chance to record new episodes. On the back of that I figured I'd do a short episode about the on-going invasion of Ukraine by Russia...it ended up being 45mins. Enjoy! We hope to return to our regular upload schedule in the next few weeks. Follow us on Twitter: @wethesheeplepod Have a topic you think we should cover? Email us: [email protected] Music: Intro: Alien visitors Ads: The Bounty Hunter Outro: Trip with a UFO From: https://soundtrackuniverse.com Hear from an expert in online literacy: https://omny.fm/shows/factually-with-adam-conover/why-critical-thinking-can-t-beat-misinformation-an Sources: https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/02/politics/us-russia-ukraine-civilians-warning/index.html https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-united-nations-general-assembly-volodymyr-zelenskyy-soccer-sports-7456cc05797d72960257a8ac75654d98 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Russia#Russian_Civil_War_(1917%E2%80%931922) https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/conflict-ukraine https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-business-europe-media-3a131e7e0bdc006d697a3eb467a66d29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assessing_Russian_Activities_and_Intentions_in_Recent_US_Elections https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/publications/committee-findings-2017-intelligence-community-assessment https://wid.world/country/usa/ https://wid.world/country/russian-federation/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propaganda https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loaded_language https://www.britannica.com/topic/propaganda

Do you ever find yourself on a long highway drive with nothing to admire but fields of crops? I think my Midwest is showing. For societies sake I hope you're only looking out the window this much is when you're a passenger. Remember kids, eyes on the road and hands at 10 and 2 AT ALL TIMES. Sometimes the straight rows of crops zipping by is almost hypnotic. So hypnotic sometimes you swear you start seeing shapes in the crops...unless there's just crop circles that is. On this episode we're discussing crop circles. What better way to spend a lovely English summer than to visit the mysterious shapes in the cereal grains? Follow us on Twitter: @wethesheeplepod Have a topic you think we should cover? Email us: [email protected] Music: Intro: Alien visitors Ads: The Bounty Hunter Outro: Trip with a UFO From: https://soundtrackuniverse.com Hear from an expert in online literacy: https://omny.fm/shows/factually-with-adam-conover/why-critical-thinking-can-t-beat-misinformation-an Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crop_circle https://ghostarchive.org/archive/zTR1A https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase_IV_(1974_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mowing-Devil https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDqZvGJW4gk https://www.pinterest.com/pin/35043703325885923/ https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/blogs/tim-the-yowie-man/2020/09/saucer-serial-hysteria-the-case-of-the-tully-crop-circle/ https://historicengland.org.uk/research/methods/airborne-remote-sensing/formation-of-cropmarks/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signs_(2002_film) https://www.siue.edu/GEOGRAPHY/ONLINE/Northcote06.pdf https://archive.org/details/strangeunexplain0003unse/page/508/mode/2up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ley_line https://www.livescience.com/26540-crop-circles.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8118257.stm https://www.mightycompanions.org/cropcircles/williamspeak.html https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/crop-circles-theyre-real-and-contain-hidden-messages-scientist-says/F4JKH7HQS6LF4ZWE4NJQLOAKJU/ https://williamgazecki.com/projects/crop-circles-quest-for-truth/

Sorry about the late update this week! Apparently even bi-weekly uploads is too much for us slouches at Sheeple HQ. I could blame it on the substantial (for us) amount of snow we got in our neck of the woods. Boy am I glad I don't actually live in the woods when it snows a lot. How would I even walk around to get anywhere? Why, I'd have to be 7-8 feet tall, covered in hair and have humongous feet! Then some guy catch a glimpse of me strolling in naught but my fur and start yacking. Before I knew it I'd become an urban legend and a bunch of goofballs would start running around at night in the woods shouting. How would I get my big, hairy beauty sleep? This episode we're discussing the large ape people that live in the wilds! Whether you call the Yetis, Yowies or Sasquatch, I think we can all agree they hold a big, hairy place in our hearts. Follow us on Twitter: @wethesheeplepod Have a topic you think we should cover? Email us: [email protected] Music: Intro: Alien visitors Ads: The Bounty Hunter Outro: Trip with a UFO From: https://soundtrackuniverse.com Hear from an expert in online literacy: https://omny.fm/shows/factually-with-adam-conover/why-critical-thinking-can-t-beat-misinformation-an Sources:  This Man Searched for the Yeti for 60 Years—and Found It (nationalgeographic.com) Yeti - Wikipedia Yowie - Wikipedia Bigfoot - Wikipedia Home - Sasquatch Genome Project Human Evolution: Our Closest Living Relatives, the Chimps | Live Science