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The Why Files: Operation Podcast

The Why Files covers mysteries, myths and legends. We tell stories and seek the truth in a fun and l

Episodes

Total: 221

September 14th, 1994 was a quiet night in Zimbabwe. Then suddenly, boom! An explosion startled peopl

Stanley Kubrick is considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. Of his 13 movies a few are

On November 2nd, 1966, Woody Derenberger was driving home from a business trip when he encountered a

The story of humans began a long time ago. Three and a half billion years ago protein molecules floa

In 1886, mining engineer John T. Reid was told the Paiute legend of a giant people defeated by the n

It was a sunny afternoon on June 24th, 1947, and Kenneth Arnold was flying his small aircraft over M

On April 30, 1943, in the middle of World War II, a body washed up on the shore of Huelva, Spain. Th

In December 1990, in a remote village above the Arctic Circle, two Russian scientists embarked on a

In 1974 a group of scientists beamed a message into space. The message, meant to be received by an i

Of all the species that have ever existed on Earth, 99% of them are gone. Most of those were wiped o

The North American Air Defense Command, known as NORAD, was established in 1958. It was to provide e

Even though UFOs are seen everywhere: over the desert, over the ocean, over cities; there's no way t

On July 25th, a NASA scientist was studying images of a region of Mars called "Cydonia" when somethi

This legend beings as so many do. Three gravediggers, working in a cemetery hear something overhead

Here's how it starts. Maybe it's your mother or maybe your sister. She starts complaining of headach

Gary McKinnon was obsessed with UFOs; and believed governments were covering up evidence that UFOs e

It's just a matter of time before it happens. Some catastrophic event that wipes out a large percent

The United States military is always looking for new ways to create super soldiers. They use perform

In 1983, David Oates dropped his walkman into the toilet. If you're under 40 years old, a walkman wa

Which would you prefer? Eternal life or unlimited wealth? How about both? For that, you need The Phi