Best Ratlines Podcasts (2025)

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Zero Signal Shorts: Did Hitler Escape to Argentina? Nazi Ratlines, U-Boats, and Declassified CIA Files 26:47

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Did Adolf Hitler really die in the Berlin bunker in 1945—or did he escape to South America? In this episode of Zero Signal, David investigates the long-running Hitler escape conspiracy and examine claims that Hitler fled to Argentina using secret Nazi ratlines. We explore post-war German U-boats off the Argentine coast, Nazi enclaves in Patagonia a…

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Ratlines by Brent Baldwin (audio) 9:35

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This episode features "Ratlines" written by Brent Baldwin. Published in the November 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/baldwin_11_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership…

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Zero Signal Shorts: The Christmas Truce of 1914 – When Enemies Said “Brother” (WWI, Ukraine, Russia & the Cross) 26:36

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On Christmas Eve 1914, in the middle of World War 1, the guns on the Western Front suddenly went silent—and German and British soldiers climbed out of their trenches, lit candles, sang “Silent Night,” buried their dead together and played football in No Man’s Land. In this Christmas special of Zero Signal, we dive into the strange, almost unbelieva…

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Inside Russia’s Mind: A Voice on Ukraine, America, and NATO with Christine Lynn 1:36:23

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In this episode of Zero Signal, David and Jay sit down with historian and analyst Christine Lynn to unpack how many Russians see the Ukraine war, NATO expansion, the U.S., BRICS, and talk of World War 3—and why that view is almost completely erased from Western media. From the Cold War and CIA operations in Ukraine to the 2014 Maidan coup, Donbass,…

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Between Here and Everywhere by Robert Reed (audio) 1:34:45

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This episode features "Between Here and Everywhere" written by Robert Reed. Published in the December 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/reed_12_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership…

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The Hole by Ferenc Samsa (audio) 1:14:50

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This episode features "The Hole" written by Ferenc Samsa. Published in the December 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/samsa_12_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership…

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The Cold Burns by Anne Wilkins (audio) 40:54

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This episode features "The Cold Burns" written by Anne Wilkins. Published in the December 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/wilkins_12_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership…

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Imperfect Simulations by Michelle Z. Jin (audio) 22:45

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This episode features "Imperfect Simulations" written by Michelle Z. Jin. Published in the December 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/jin_12_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership…

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The Globalist Plan to Collapse Everything with Alan Paul Roberts 1:12:53

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Host Jay sits down with author Alan Paul Roberts, writer of The Globalist Plan to Collapse Everything to Usher in a New World Order, to break down the 11 pillars he believes are being systematically targeted—borders, banking, faith, self-identity, education, food, medicine, and more. We get into CBDCs and digital IDs, BRICS and the petrodollar, mas…

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Critical Infrastructure, Quiet Wars: What Keeps Security Pros Awake at Night with K.C. Campbell 1:23:46

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Former U.S. Air Force intelligence officer and security expert KC Campbell joins hosts David and Jay Green to answer one question: how close are we really to things breaking bad? From Trump’s health and 25th Amendment talk to Iran’s nuclear ambitions, Hezbollah’s reach into the West, and North Korea’s cyber and missile threats, KC breaks down what’…

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The Modern Drug War: Cartels, the Dark Web & Hidden Stories with Retired DEA Agent Brian Townsend 1:19:30

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Is Venezuela really America’s new “narco boogeyman” or just the latest political talking point in the war on drugs? In this episode of Zero Signal, host David Green and co-host Jay sit down with retired DEA Supervisory Special Agent Brian Townsend whose work has been featured by Fox News, CNN, Forbes, and on popular shows like Bill O’Reilly’s No Sp…

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Tomorrow. Today. by R.T. Ester (audio)

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This episode features "Tomorrow. Today." written by R.T. Ester. Published in the December 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/ester_12_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership…

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The Fire Burns Anyway by Kemi Ashing-Giwa (audio) 11:35

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This episode features "The Fire Burns Anyway" written by Kemi Ashing-Giwa. Published in the November 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/ashing-giwa_11_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership…

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Zero Signal Shorts: Jeffrey Epstein’s Death—Suicide, Cover-Up, or Hit? The Truth Behind the Client List 27:39

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Jeffrey Epstein is dead, but the questions aren’t. In this episode of Zero Signal, we dive deep into the death of Jeffrey Epstein, the so-called “client list,” and the network of power that protected him for years. Was it really suicide in a broken federal jail, or a convenient end for a man who knew too much about billionaires, politicians, and el…

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MKUltra: Mind Control, Myth, and the Declassified Truth 1:24:18

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In this episode of Zero Signal, David and Jay dive into the dark history of MK-Ultra, the CIA’s real-life mind control program that used LSD, hypnosis, sensory deprivation, electroshock, and trauma-based experiments on prisoners, patients, soldiers, and unsuspecting civilians, tracing its roots from Project Bluebird and Artichoke through Operation …

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Prerequisites for the Creation of a Possible Predicted World by Chisom Umeh (audio) 31:58

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This episode features "Prerequisites for the Creation of a Possible Predicted World" written by Chisom Umeh. Published in the November 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/umeh_11_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/m…

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Zero Signal Shorts: Recession Watch — AI, Jobs, and the Vanishing American Dream 24:20

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Are we on the brink of a 2025 recession—or just feeling the squeeze? In this Zero Signal Shorts deep dive, Jay connects the key signals in the US economy: recession probability, a rising unemployment rate, weakening labor-force participation, and why recent college grads face elevated jobless and underemployment rates as AI automation trims junior …

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Trees at Night by Ramiro Sanchiz (audio) 40:27

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This episode features "Trees at Night" written by Ramiro Sanchiz and translated by Sue Burke. Published in the November 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. Originally published in Spanish in Ruido Blanco #9, 2021.The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/sanchiz_11_25 Support us on Patr…

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The Dead Internet Theory: Where the Internet Ends and the Simulation Begins 1:25:38

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In this episode, Jay and David dive deep into the Dead Internet Theory — the growing belief that the web as we know it flatlined years ago and has since been taken over by bots, algorithms, AI-generated sludge, and corporate manipulation. From fake comments and synthetic influencers to algorithmic echo chambers and voice-cloned scams, we explore wh…

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The Apologists by Tade Thompson (audio) 2:35:10

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This episode features "The Apologists" written by Tade Thompson. Published in the November 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/thompson_11_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership…

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Zero Signal Shorts: They Cloned My Voice — The AI Deepfake Scam That Sounds Exactly Like You 23:33

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Before this episode ends, you’ll hear my voice get replaced by an AI clone—and I’m betting you won’t notice when it happens. If you do catch it, drop a comment and tell everyone what moment you think the swap happened. Because right now, a stranger can lift just a few seconds of your voice—from TikTok, a podcast clip, even a voicemail—and make your…

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Join the Signal: Decode the Mystery 1:33

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Every episode of Zero Signal hides something beneath the surface: clues, codes, coordinates, and fragments of a much larger mystery. Our listeners aren’t just an audience, they’re investigators. Together, you’ve uncovered transmissions, decoded voices buried in static, and traced signals to places that shouldn’t exist. Now it’s your turn. Join the …

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Nimrod’s Legacy: Fallen Angels, the Tower of Babel, and the First World Order 1:05:09

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Tonight we tackle a king who barely gets a line in the Bible and a tower people have argued about for 3,000 years. Nimrod and the Tower of Babel—big names, bigger questions. We move from Genesis 10–11 into rabbinic midrash, archaeology, and cultural memory: Nimrod the “mighty hunter,” founder of early cities in Shinar; Babel’s bricks and bitumen; z…

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Jade Fighter by D.A. Xiaolin Spires (audio) 1:12:16

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This episode features "Jade Fighter" written by D.A. Xiaolin Spires. Published in the November 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/spires_11_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership…

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Zero Signal Shorts: The So-Called “Gay Bomb” — When Science, Secrecy, and Satire Collided 12:01

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In 1994, Air Force researchers at Wright Laboratory drafted a three-page proposal for new “non-lethal” weapons. Buried in it was a line suggesting a chemical bomb that could release strong aphrodisiacs to make enemy soldiers too distracted to fight. When the memo resurfaced in 2005, the press dubbed it the “Gay Bomb.” This episode of Zero Signal Sh…

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Beneath the Peak: Mount Shasta’s Underground Cities, UFOs, Abductions, and The Occult 1:16:38

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Beneath the white crown of Mount Shasta, legend says an ancient world still glows: Telos, the hidden city of light. Some call it the refuge of Lemuria, others a gateway to Agartha or an Ascended-Master temple sealed in volcanic stone. Whether you’re into UFO sightings, New Age movements, or lost-civilization myths, Shasta has it all. From 19th-cent…

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The Stone Played at Tengen by R.H. Wesley (audio) 46:21

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This episode features "The Stone Played at Tengen" written by R.H. Wesley. Published in the November 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/wesley_11_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership…

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In Luck's Panoply Clad, I Stand by Phoebe Barton (audio) 27:25

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This episode features "In Luck's Panoply Clad, I Stand" written by Phoebe Barton. Published in the October 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/barton_10_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership…

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Zero Signal Shorts: JonBenét Ramsey — Inside the Conspiracy, the Cover-Up, and the Truth 30:19

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A six-year-old found in her own home. A ransom note that reads like a movie script. A crime scene that collapsed under chaos. In this episode, we go inside the Conspiracy, the Cover-Up, and the Truth”, a former investigator breaks down the 1996 Boulder case that froze in time. We revisit the morning of December 26, the two-and-a-half-page ransom no…

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The Job Interview by Carrie Vaughn (audio) 43:38

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This episode features "The Job Interview" written by Carrie Vaughn. Published in the October 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/vaughn_10_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership…

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Giant Grandmother by Liu Maijia (audio) 48:44

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This episode features "Giant Grandmother" written by Liu Maijia and translated by Blake Stone-Banks. Published in the October 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/liu_10_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership…

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The Atlas Protocol: Uncovering the Secrets Beneath Cern 1:17:32

2M ago1:17:32

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What if the world really did end in 2012 and CERN accidentally rebooted reality? In this mind-bending episode of Zero Signal, we dive deep into the mysteries surrounding the Large Hadron Collider buried beneath Geneva. From antimatter experiments and black-hole fears to portal storms, the Shiva statue, time-travel sabotage, and the infamous Mandela…

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Understudies by Greg Egan (audio) 1:46:39

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This episode features "Understudies" written by Greg Egan. Published in the October 2025 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/egan_10_25 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/clarkesworld/membership…

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The Deep Files: Secrets The Ocean Has Kept For Centuries 1:11:05

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Beneath the waves lies a world that remembers. A vast, silent archive where history, myth, and conspiracy converge. For centuries, the ocean has swallowed empires, erased timelines, and kept its secrets beneath miles of pressure and darkness. In this episode of Zero Signal, hosts David and Jay Green descend into The Deep Files, exploring what may b…