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The Rabbit Hole: Conspiracy Theories

The Rabbit Hole: Conspiracy Theories

By: Danielle Mercy
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Summary

 All about conspiracy theories, follow me down the rabbit hole. This show will test your beliefs and give you new perspectives. Whether you know the conspiracy theory, or you're just now learning about them, we will cover all the angles so you are never left in the dark.Copyright Skeptic Studios LLC Social Sciences World
Episodes
  • Missing & Dead Scientists

    Missing & Dead Scientists
    May 13 2026
    With 14 U.S. scientists missing or dead—and the number growing—what is really going on? And it’s not just happening here. Scientists around the world are vanishing under mysterious and often unexplained circumstances. Is this coincidence… or something much bigger?
    In this episode, we’re diving deep down the rabbit hole to examine a disturbing pattern connecting some of the brightest minds in fields like nuclear science, aerospace engineering, plasma physics, and advanced propulsion. From sudden deaths ruled as suicides, to disappearances without a trace, to cases that never received proper investigation—there are far too many questions and not nearly enough answers.
    We start with plasma physicist Amy Eskridge, whose work in experimental propulsion and anti-gravity research was as groundbreaking as it was controversial. Before her death in 2022, Amy claimed she was being surveilled, targeted, and threatened—recording videos detailing what she believed were attacks using advanced technology. Her death was ruled a suicide, but her own words tell a much more unsettling story.
    From there, we explore a growing list of scientists and researchers—many tied to NASA, Los Alamos National Laboratory, the Air Force Research Laboratory, and other high-level institutions—who have died suddenly or disappeared entirely. Some had no known health issues. Others left behind no evidence, no trace, no explanation. A few were on the verge of publishing sensitive research or speaking publicly about what they knew.
    As we connect the dots, patterns begin to emerge:
    • Links to classified research and defense programs
    • Overlaps between institutions and individuals
    • Sudden deaths with little transparency
    • Disappearances that defy logic
    We also examine several theories:
    – Are foreign adversaries targeting scientists for what they know?
    – Is the U.S. government silencing those who get too close to sensitive truths?
    – Could this be tied to suppressed technologies like advanced propulsion or fusion energy?
    – Or does this go even deeper… into the realm of UAPs, secret space programs, or something beyond our current understanding?
    This episode doesn’t claim to have all the answers—but it raises serious questions that deserve attention.

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    Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jcwvgWpPz8GqLxNwpeJM7AHqBJL2O3JWVdE8ggKK7_8/edit?usp=sharing
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Are Public Schools Failing Our Kids? | Inside the Failure Factory

    Are Public Schools Failing Our Kids? | Inside the Failure Factory
    May 11 2026
    In today’s episode, Dani sits down with investigative journalist and author Chris Papst to uncover what’s really happening inside one of America’s most heavily funded — yet lowest-performing — public school systems.Chris is the author of Failure Factory: How Baltimore City Public Schools Deprive Taxpayers and Students of a Future, a deeply researched exposé that raises serious questions about accountability, funding, and the future of public education in the United States.
    Baltimore City Public Schools serves over 76,000 students across more than 150 schools and programs, with a staggering $1.7 billion budget in 2024. Yet despite this level of funding, only about 10% of students are proficient in math. So… what’s going on?
    In this episode, we dive into:
    • How Baltimore City Public Schools first caught Chris’s attention
    • What shocked him most during his investigation
    • How grades and graduation metrics may be manipulated
    • The truth about “ghost students” and how they impact funding
    • Why massive budgets don’t always translate to student success
    • Questions around equity, accountability, and systemic failure
    • Warning signs parents should watch for in their own school systems
    This conversation pulls back the curtain on a system that affects tens of thousands of students — and raises bigger questions about education across the country.
    🎧 Tune in now and decide for yourself: Is this mismanagement, systemic failure, or something deeper?
    📚 Check out Chris Papst’s book: Failure Factory
    https://www.sunburypress.com/collections/all-books/products/failure-factory?variant=43575891099741
    👍 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share if you enjoy diving down the rabbit hole with us.
    #Podcast #Education #Baltimore #FailureFactory #SchoolSystem #InvestigativeJournalism #PublicEducation

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    Wise Wolf Gold: https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=jvujkwgs
    Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jcwvgWpPz8GqLxNwpeJM7AHqBJL2O3JWVdE8ggKK7_8/edit?usp=sharing
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    34 mins
  • Selena Gomez

    Selena Gomez
    May 6 2026
    Today’s episode dives deep into the life, career, and controversies surrounding Selena Gomez — from her early beginnings as a child star to her rise as a global icon… and the darker theories that follow her story.
    We start at the beginning — her childhood in Texas, growing up with a young mother, and landing her first role on Barney & Friends. From there, we trace her rapid rise through Disney fame with Wizards of Waverly Place, her transition into music, and her evolution into one of the biggest names in entertainment.
    But this episode doesn’t stop at the surface.
    We also explore:
    Her health struggles, including her battle with Lupus and kidney transplant
    The pressures of growing up in Hollywood
    Her high-profile, on-again/off-again relationship with Justin Bieber
    Connections to influential circles, including the Kardashian family and Hillsong Church
    Then… we go deeper.
    This episode breaks down some of the most talked-about internet theories surrounding Selena’s life, including:
    The 2017 “clone replacement” theory
    Speculation surrounding her kidney transplant
    Rumors involving elite circles and hidden agendas
    The controversial claims tied to her relationship history

    www.stayskeptical.com
    Wise Wolf Gold: https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=jvujkwgs
    Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jcwvgWpPz8GqLxNwpeJM7AHqBJL2O3JWVdE8ggKK7_8/edit?usp=sharing
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    40 mins
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loved every second of it ❤️ the narrator has such an amazing voice 10/10

absolutely brilliant 👏

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short podcast but gives you enough information to get you looking further into the rabbit hole

Great

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I love this conspiracy theory podcast, Dani you do such a good job of explaining the subject and it's history

Excellent

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It becomes obvious within minutes that the host is basically narrating straight off a script, like they’re speed-reading a school report they didn’t even write. There’s zero sense of curiosity, no original thought, no moment where you feel the host actually grappled with the ideas they’re presenting. I came looking for wild theories, twists, and that delicious “wait… WHAT?” feeling you expect from a conspiracy podcast. Instead, I left convinced I could’ve pulled up the same material—practically word for word—from Wikipedia and saved myself the time. It’s less “rabbit hole” and more “PowerPoint presentation someone forgot to spice up.”

When reading a Wiki Page aloud is a podcast

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