The concept is centuries old - when a crime is committed, the perpetrator must face justice. For many civilizations, this has meant imprisonment, but the nature of that incarceration still varies widely depending on where the justice is meted out. To some countries, harsh punishment awaits criminals while other places take a softer approach. Which is right and what does it mean for our criminal justice landscape? This week's episode is: The World's Toughest Prisons.

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When Church Gossip Helped Catch a Serial Killer; A Chilling Tale of High School and Local Politics; Kitchen Nightmares; You Let Him Hug You; Follow-Up to Weird Cop Story from Last Week's Episode; and My Jafar Theory.

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A Swiss hacktivist found a website's exposed code, and now the most powerful people on Earth are scrambling to explain why their names are in a secret society's leaked database. As a spokesperson for one actor named on the list said: "He'd like to know what the f-- he got himself into." Who are all these wealthy elites and why does it matter if they're rubbing elbows behind closed doors? This week's episode is Dialog: Peter Thiel's Secret Society.

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My Best Friend Catfished Me as Her Brother, Faked His Death, and Stole My Son’s Piggy Bank; Missing Scientist Adjacent???; That Time Pigeon and I Caught a Creeper at the Park; Did My Dog Get Me Abducted by Aliens?; My Husband, the Sleep Paralysis Demon?, and Snake Mystery.

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We previously talked with them in 2023 on a Freaky Friday guest spot. Alex told a story about a weird incident at a college party and Mike got a cursed eBay object as a gift from his co-hosts.

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He predicted the fall of the Berlin Wall and the COVID-19 pandemic years before they happened. His forecast for summer 2026 is giving people hope, but will it be the societal relaunch we’ve all been waiting for? This week’s episode is André Barbault: The Astrologer Who Keeps Being Right.

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Today, we’re sharing a preview of The Final Hours, a true crime podcast from Crime House, powered by PAVE Studios.

Hosted by Sarah Turney and Kourtney Nichole, The Final Hours examines the moments just before a person disappears. The routines. The timelines. And the small details that often get overlooked, until it’s too late.

Sarah is an advocate for missing and murdered victims whose sister disappeared in 2001. Kourtney is a true crime storyteller and investigator who witnessed firsthand how crime can change a family forever. Together, they bring lived experience into every case, looking not only at what happened, but what led up to it.

Listen to and follow The Final Hours on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you listen to podcasts. New episodes are out every Monday.

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The Skies Near Lilly Dale, NY; Uh, Yup; He Was Bald, That’s Important; Cogsuckers and Ronald McDonald House; The Kitten Scam; and We Went Looking for Ghosts and Found Something Weirder.

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