Best Theories of the Third Kind Podcasts (2025)

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Enfield Horror 55:30

1d ago55:30

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On April 25th, 1973, a bizarre string of events would cause panic among the residents in the town of Enfield, Illinois. A strange creature was sighted by multiple individuals. Alien, Demon, or Genetic Mutation by the Government? This is one of the most fascinating cryptid cases of our lifetime. To watch the podcast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/Theori…

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Strange News 12 1:13:42

6d ago1:13:42

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Strange News, where we cover strange, bizarre, and odd things that are currently happening all over the world! Child trafficking rings discovered where children are traded for exotic animals! Individual claims to be demonically possessed on an airplane. A new sport that tests your Sperm and many more Strange News Stories! To watch the podcast on Yo…

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103: A hand-y guide to gesture 48:02

5d ago48:02

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Gestures: every known language has them, and there's a growing body of research on how they fit into communication. But academic literature can be hard to dig into on your own. So Lauren has spent the past 5 years diving into the gesture literature and boiling it down into a tight 147 page book. In this episode, your hosts Lauren Gawne and Gretchen…

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Bombing of the Rainbow Warrior 52:15

13d ago52:15

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In July of 1985, Greenpeace protest ship Rainbow Warrior was bombed in Auckland. New Zealand started one of the country's largest police investigations leading to a shocking coverup. It was a secret operation by the French foreign intelligence agency. To watch the podcast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/TheoriesOfTheThirdKindYT - Get instant access to 2…

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1997 Texas Fumes Incident 1:02:22

24d ago1:02:22

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On April 1st, 1997, an office building in Texas was filled with mysterious fumes and the building was evacuated. Hundreds of workers began rushing out of the buildings, vomiting, gasping for air, collapsing and screaming on the front lawn in front of the building. The next day, it happened again. To watch the podcast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/Theo…

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Ask Theories Anything and Bonus Food Tasting 1:36:08

1M ago1:36:08

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This episode was originally a Premium Episode released exclusively on Supercast. We answer questions submitted by Supercast supporters. Also we taste various different foods & snacks for your entertainment. To watch the podcast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/TheoriesOfTheThirdKindYT - Get instant access to 200+ bonus Audio episodes - Sign up here: http…

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102: The science and fiction of Sapir-Whorf 51:19

1M ago51:19

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It's a fun science fiction trope: learn a mysterious alien language and acquire superpowers, just like if you'd been zapped by a cosmic ray or bitten by a radioactive spider. But what's the linguistics behind this idea found in books like Babel-17, Embassytown, or the movie Arrival? In this episode, your hosts Lauren Gawne and Gretchen McCulloch ge…

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The Castration Cult 1:32:14

1M ago1:32:14

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In 18th-century Russia, the Skoptsy Cult took religious extremism to a whole new level, believing that castration was the key to salvation. It’s a wild, dark chapter in history that shows just how far people can go for their beliefs. To watch the podcast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/TheoriesOfTheThirdKindYT - Get instant access to 200+ bonus Audio ep…

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4Chan UFO Egg 1:21:09

1M ago1:21:09

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On Monday January 20th, 2025, an anonymous user on 4chan shared videos and images resembling the NewsNation footage, claiming it was an "egg" UAP discovered in an Antarctic ice cave in 2022. The original anonymous poster described the object as "of ancient origin" and said they would reply to questions from other users. This was a premium episode t…

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Murder Kroger and Forest of Disappearing Children - Theories Thursday 57:35

2M ago57:35

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A Kroger supermarket in Atlanta nicknamed "Murder Kroger" due to many homicides at the location. Also, between the 1950s to the 1970s, a large number of children went missing in the Angeles National Forest, earning it the nickname of the “Forest of Disappearing Children”. Join us on this Theories Thursday Episode. To watch the podcast on YouTube: h…

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Curses 58:39

2M ago58:39

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In 2500 BCE in Ancient Mesopotamia, the Sumerians would inscribe curses on clay tablets, often invoking their gods to punish their enemies. The History of Curses, The Curse of Tippecanoe, The Hope Diamond Curse, The Curse of Otzi the Iceman, and all the Theories surrounding curses throughout History. To watch the podcast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/…

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Elizabeth Klarer 51:18

2M ago51:18

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A woman from South Africa, who was part of RAF Intelligence during WW2, claimed to have had intercourse with an extraterrestrial named Akon and became pregnant. Elizabeth claims she was taken in a UFO to a planet 4.3 light years away called Meton. In 1975, she was given a standing ovation at the 11th International Congress of UFO Research Groups fo…

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101: Micro to macro - The levels of language 48:36

2M ago48:36

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When we first learn about nature, we generally start with the solid mid-sized animals: cats, dogs, elephants, tigers, horses, birds, turtles, and so on. Only later on do we zoom in and out from these charismatic megafauna to the tinier levels, like cells and bacteria, or the larger levels, like ecosystems and the water cycle. With language, words a…

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Strange News 11 57:07

3M ago57:07

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Strange News, where we cover strange, bizarre, and odd things that are currently happening all over the world! Will Tiktok be banned? Steven Greer claims there will be whistleblower revelations that will change humanity. In December of 2024 multiple pilots were reporting seeing and encountering mysterious colorful circular lights while in flight. A…

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The UFO Egg Whistleblower 58:29

3M ago58:29

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On January 18th, 2025, a highly decorated Air Force operative, James Barber, discussed his experiences recovering UAPs in an under-the-radar UFO retrieval program. Claims of a group of people controlled by the US Government called Psionics who have psychic powers and summon UAPs. Write your story, with BetterHelp. Visit https://BetterHelp.com/THEOR…

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100: A hundred reasons to be enthusiastic about linguistics 41:16

3M ago41:16

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This is our hundredth episode that's enthusiastic about linguistics! To celebrate, we've put together 100 of our favourite fun facts about linguistics, featuring contributions from previous guests and Lingthusiasm team members, fan favourites that resonated with you from the previous 99 episodes, and new facts that haven't been on the show before b…

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Cryptids 37:30

4M ago37:30

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We discuss various cryptids such as the Abarimon, a legendary race of humanoid beings. In 1975, a Japanese man captured a photograph of an Alien Cosmonaut. Airborne Frogman, a strange humanoid creature that many residents in New York spotted over 100 years ago. In 1978, a farmer in Poland was kidnapped by multiple Aliens. To watch the podcast on Yo…

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Lakota and The Mysterious Death of Peter Bergmann - Theories Thursday 54:20

4M ago54:20

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Shocking History of the Lakota tribe and how the United States Government forcefully took their land and created a monument on it. Also, a mysterious death of an individual that left a town speechless as to who this individual was, what they were doing, and what happened to him. Join us on this Theories Thursday Episode. To watch the podcast on You…

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Stigmata 52:00

4M ago52:00

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From the year 1224 to the 1980s, many individuals have randomly experienced mysterious marks or wounds randomly appearing. They often resemble injuries that Jesus Christ was described as having during his crucifixion. Doctors and scientists have struggled to find a clear medical explanation for these occurrences. Start your free online visit today …

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99: A politeness episode, if you please 56:05

4M ago56:05

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If it wouldn't be too much trouble, if you have a spare half hour, could we possibly suggest that you might enjoy listening to this episode on politeness? Or, if you'd prefer a less polite version, "Listen! Now!" In this episode, your hosts Gretchen McCulloch and Lauren Gawne get enthusiastic about what politeness and rudeness are made up of at a l…

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New Jersey Drones 1:10:48

4M ago1:10:48

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Over the past few weeks a large number of mysterious drones have been reported flying over parts of New Jersey and New York. The FBI and Department of Homeland Security have been conducting an ongoing investigation. Rumors of an Iranian “mothership” lurking off the east coast deploying the drones, them being actual extraterrestrial Alien creations,…

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The Lost Continent of Lemuria 1:07:17

5M ago1:07:17

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Lemuria, the land of Mu, was a continent in the Indian Ocean. It was said to have been the birthplace of humankind. However, around 84 million years ago, a cataclysmic event took place on Earth and Lemuria, along with Atlantis, supposedly sank to the bottom of the Ocean. Did this continent truly exist? Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial pe…

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William Dove and The Wizard 58:36

5M ago58:36

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In 1855 a man named William Dove ended up poisoning his wife. However, the case would take a strange turn when it was discovered that William had killed her after taking advice from a local wizard, had sold his soul to the devil at a young age and later went on to write a letter to the Prince of Darkness in his own blood, inviting him to collect on…

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McKamey Manor 1:34:43

5M ago1:34:43

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McKamey Manor is not your standard haunted house attraction. It is often called the World’s scariest “torture chamber” haunted house where participants agree to be waterboarded, have their teeth yanked out, fingers broken, etc. A ton of controversy surrounds this attraction, including multiple claims of it being a secret CIA operation, a legal loop…

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98: Helping computers decode sentences - Interview with Emily M. Bender 56:10

5M ago56:10

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When a human learns a new word, we're learning to attach that word to a set of concepts in the real world. When a computer "learns" a new word, it is creating some associations between that word and other words it has seen before, which can sometimes give it the appearance of understanding, but it doesn't have that real-world grounding, which can s…

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Strange News 10 1:12:40

5M ago1:12:40

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Strange News, where we cover strange, bizarre, and odd things that are currently happening all over the world! Monkeys escape a lab in South Carolina, a Strange creature is able to reverse its age, a Mysterious creature is caught on Camera at a Zoo, a Mysterious Machine was uncovered in Maryland, an Employee at Walmart was baked to death in an oven…

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Not Deer and Oliver the Humanzee - Theories Thursday 1:02:28

6M ago1:02:28

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Throughout the centuries, a Mysterious creature has been spotted in the Appalachian Mountains. This Strange beast is highly predatory and mimics things in order to get close enough to attack. Also, we discuss a Chimpanzee that had a human-like appearance and walked upright. It became a Worldwide phenomenon and was theorized as being a possible chim…

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Ghost Stories 2024 41:02

6M ago41:02

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We discuss some of the most bizarre Ghost Stories posted online. Also we read all the listener submitted Ghost Stories from the past year, including a Poltergeist in the attic, the Hat Man, an Ancient Burial Ground, and much more. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at https://SHOPIFY.COM/theories To watch the podcast on YouTube: htt…

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