Orbs! - The Uncover Up

In 1803 and 1804, a terrifying menace was stalking the small London district of Hammersmith. In this episode of The Strange Machine, Nathan wanders through the darkened back alleys of history to try to make some sense of it.

That's a wrap! After nine years, the Uncover Up is coming to an end. Thanks to everyone who listened, and keep an eye on this space for a new project

On this episode Lee looks back at the construction of the Egyptian pyramids, and it turns out it's a very human story rather than an alien one.

This is a recording of the talk Lee and Nathan did at the launch party to celebrate "Uncover Up: How to Think Clearly in an Age of Conspiracies". Because it's a live recording, the sound quality isn't totally perfect, and people keep erupting into applause, but it was a fun time.

On this junk drawer episode, Lee looks at the theory that our universe is a hologram and a dancing sickness that swept medieval Germany, and Nathan asks the question: what if there was an American president that couldn't be trusted with nukes?

In the heart of the Cold War, a Soviet spy was woking was way into British intelligence. How far did he get, how much damage was done, and how was he caught? Lee examines the story of Kim Philby, and the infamous Cambridge Five.

On this episode of The Uncover Up, Lee and Nathan discuss the mad (and MAD) logic of the Cold War, and how that internal logic led to some truly bizarre secret schemes and plans. This episode is also available as a video podcast on YouTube (just search for "uncover up conspiracy".

Many of the true conspiracies in history have something in common - they took place amongst the combatants of the Cold War. On this episode, Dr. Shelly Lesher (of the podcast "My Nuclear Life") talks about the mushroom cloud that hung over the head of the world during the conflict, and what a nuclear war would actually look like.

Play ball! On this episode, Nathan and Lee look at the 1919 Chicago White Sox scandal, and talk about the dangers gambling pose to their love of sports.

On this orb-themed episode, Lee and Nathan talk about orbs. They look back at the foo fighter phenomenon from World War II, examine Air Force files from the 1950s about orbs over sensitive nuclear sites, and then look at some of the odd revelations from the recent tranche of files released by the American government.