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Cocktails and Conspiracies

50 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 44 ratings

Join us every week as we delve into a new conspiracy theory and how it came to be. Some of the theories we talk about are super well known and believable.. others are stupid AF but fun to talk about. We're researching the FACTS and history behind these theories to share with you cuties.

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Epi 45: Astroworld Tragedy

November 08, 2021 02:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MB

The Astroworld tragedy is beyond horrible, and our hearts hurt for anyone affected.  We hope the families of those killed get their justice, and that Travis Scott is banned from performing anywhere for the rest of his life.  Today, we're giving a quick recap of the tragedy and what we know so far... Support the show

Epi 44: Another Halloween Special!

October 29, 2021 10:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MB

Happy Halloween weekend cuties! To get into the Halloween spirit, today we're sharing some spooooooky tales.  First, the tale of the Black Eyed Children, which is equally as creepy as it sounds... then, the history of the Ouija board, along with some crazy Ouija board stories. "It's all fun and games, until somebody gets murdered." - Tessy & McDub Support the show

Epi 43: Poisonings

September 08, 2021 14:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MB

Happy Friday!! Today we’re sharing stories on some of the most prolific poisonings throughout history… First of a badass woman, known to be the most successful serial killer whose name you’ve never heard. Giulia Tofana was able to murder hundreds of men over the course of nearly 50 years without being caught — until, in a shocking twist, a bowl of soup caused her downfall.  Then, a candy-centric crime wave that struck Japan in the 80’s. Through 1984 and 1985, a mysterious group calling the...

Epi 42: Insane Survival Stories

August 30, 2021 19:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MB

We’re baaaaack!! Today, we’re discussing INSANE survival stories - a kudos for all of us surviving the past 18 months. First, we’re talking about a horrific hijacking, where Jackie Pflung literally defies all odds and survives a true nightmare of a flight. Then, a story of Jose Salvador Alvarenga who was lost at sea for 438 days - could you imagine?! We couldn’t either… Support the show

We're Back!

August 30, 2021 18:00 - 3 minutes - 2.34 MB

We are back October 1st! Support the show

Epi 41: A Weird World & The Westfield Watcher

January 24, 2020 22:00 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MB

Happy Friday!!! Today we're sharing 2 crazy stories... First is the story of a Weird World. Pauline Dakin's childhood in Canada in the 1970s was full of secrets, disruption and unpleasant surprises. She wasn't allowed to talk about her family life with anyone - and it wasn't until she was 23 that she was told why... Next we're talking about the infamous and super creepy Westfield Watcher. Several days after Maria and Derek Broaddus closed on the almost 4,000-square foot home, they received...

Epi 40: The Panama Papers

January 24, 2020 21:00 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MB

The Panama Papers are a collection of leaked company documents that gave a glimpse into how the world’s richest and most powerful people avoid paying taxes by basically cheating the system and being shady AF. The Background: In 2016, journalists from a German newspaper obtained 11.5 million documents from the law firm, Mossack Fonseca, that exposed how some of the world’s most prominent politicians, business leaders and celebrities may have used offshore bank accounts and shell companies t...

Epi 39: Reincarnated Twins & A 35 Year Flight

January 10, 2020 13:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MB

Happy Friday! Get ready, these stories are CRAZY... First, we're talking about the supposed reincarnation of the Polluck twins - John and Florence Polluck lost their girls in a tragic car accident in 1957.. A year later, Florence gave birth to twins, which John thought were his girls reincarnated.  John sounds a little crazy, but the personality traits, birthmarks, and even memories the twins had of their late sisters are too freaky to just be a coincidence... Then, we're talking about the...

Epi 38: The Black Dahlia

January 05, 2020 04:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MB

Heyy 2020!  We're kicking off the year talking about one of the most brutal and culturally enduring crimes in American history - the murder of Elizabeth Short, AKA the Black Dahlia. WTF Moments: On January 15th, 1947, Elizabeth Short was found murdered, laying naked in a field, cut in half, and completely drained of blood. She was 22 years old. Elizabeth's dad was a d*ck, he "faked suicide" during the Great Depression and left his wife and 5 daughters totally f*cked for 12 years. Elizabe...

Epi 37: Movies

October 05, 2019 01:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MB

This week we are talking about the wonderful world of movies.  From the start, we've seen some sketchy things going on in this industry... First, we're talking about the real inventor of motion picture cinema: Louis Le Prince.  Apparently he was working with movies wayyy before Thomas Edison, and right before he's about to make it big, he disappears and is never heard from again.  Then, his son, who was the only one looking into the investigation is found dead in the woods... the whole sto...

Epi 36: The Kennedy Curse

August 30, 2019 09:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MB

Are the Kennedy's cursed? - probably.  This family’s string of untimely deaths from assassinations, freak accidents, plane crashes, suicides and overdoses is just so crazy.  So.  Much.  Death. Here's just a quick run down of some of the major tragic events that happened to the Kennedy’s from 1941-2019: In 1941 Rosemary Kennedy had a lobotomy that went drastically wrong.  This left her unable to walk or speak well, and as a result, Rosemary remained institutionalized until her death in 2005...

Epi 35: Alien Abductions

August 16, 2019 09:00 - 34 minutes - 23.4 MB

Today we're discussing two landmark alien-abduction cases - Antônio Villas Boas and Barney and Betty Hill. Antônio Villas Boas was a Brazilian farmer who claimed to have been abducted by extraterrestrials in 1957. The night he was abducted, he was picked and probed, gassed in a trapped room and ended the night having sex with a super hottie alien and getting her pregnant.  Although his story sounds silly as hell; Boas took it to the grave.  In addition, the amount of radiation that Boas had...

Epi 34: Familicides

August 09, 2019 09:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MB

A familicide is a technical term for “family annihilation” which basically refers to the killing of one’s entire f*cking family.  Today, we're each sharing a horrifically disturbing story of a familicide.  Happy Friday! First, we're talking about the super recent familicide of the Watt's family.  Last year, a**hole Chris Watt's, murdered his pregnant wife Shanann and two daughters, (4-year-old Bella and 3-year-old Celeste), and then stuffed their bodies in oil tanks.  Although Watts initial...

Epi 33: The Giant of Kandahar & Heaven's Gate

July 19, 2019 09:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MB

Happy Friday!  Today we're each bringing 2 freaky stories to the table, and they are both freaky AF. First we're talking about The Giant of Kandahar- a biblical giant with flaming red hair who was killed by U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan in 2002.  Apparently our government is trying to cover it up... Then, we're talking about the freakiest cult ever, Heaven's Gate.  Heaven's Gate was a UFO cult, which we love; but also led to the largest mass suicide in U.S. history, which we hate. Check ou...

Epi 32: Crazy Government Projects That Actually Happened

July 08, 2019 09:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MB

Our government is super shady, obvi.  Today we're discussing a handful of secret-government projects that sound crazy AF, but actually happened. Projects we're talking about: (yes, these are the actual names) The Brown Note AKA Disco Dump Acoustic Kitty Operation Mockingbird X-37B Project Rainbow Operation Big Itch The CHANI Project Project Sigma Check out our website! Contact us! Support the show

Epi 31: The Heights Candyman Killer

June 14, 2019 09:00 - 52 minutes - 36.4 MB

Dean Corll was known for passing out sweets to kids in the Houston Heights, where his family had a candy factory. But that smile was a mask, and behind it was one of the most brutal, calculating serial killers of the 20th century.   WTF Moments: Long before Dean Corll ever killed any children, he earned his nickname as “The Candy Man” after his mother opened a candy shop in the Houston Heights, and he gave local teenagers free candy around the neighborhood. Disgusting Dean was a total mo...

Epi 30: Yuba County 5

June 10, 2019 03:00 - 58 minutes - 26.9 MB

On the night of the 24th of February, 1978, a group of five young men attended a college basketball game at California State University. The group of men had been anticipating their Special Olympic basketball tournament that was scheduled for the very next night in Sacramento, which they had been looking forward to for months.  After the game, they traveled 70 miles in the opposite direction for no apparent reason, and 4 of the men were found dead months later.  One of the men is still missi...

Epi 29: Denver International Airport

April 29, 2019 22:00 - 56 minutes - 25.8 MB

Denver International Airport is weird AF. WTF Moments: When Denver International Airport opened in February of 1995, construction had fallen 16 months behind schedule, and $2 billion over budget. The airport itself is 35,000 acres, which is almost twice as large as the next biggest U.S. airport. When the airport was originally built, they designed an entire automated baggage system that failed miserably. So what did they do?  Buried it underground and created numerous underground tunnels ...

Epi 28: The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann

April 24, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 35 MB

Madeleine McCann was just 3 years old when she seemingly vanished into thin air. The little girl from England disappeared from her bed while she, her family and their friends were on vacation in a holiday apartment at a resort in Praia da Luz in Portugal in 2007.  Madeleine’s whereabouts remain unknown, but interest in the child’s fate has only grown in the years since she went missing.  WTF Moments: Madeleine Beth McCann disappeared on May 3rd, 2007 from her bed in a holiday apartment in ...

Epi 27: The Reptilian Elite

April 07, 2019 05:00 - 44 minutes - 20.5 MB

The "Reptilian Elite" suggests that in ancient times, a group of advanced reptiles from the Alpha Draconins star system came to Earth and infiltrated the governments of the ancient civilizations in order to control all the humans and enslave them and became their rulers and bred with other humans to form crossbreeds so that their DNA can infiltrate the minds of humans.  With their DNA inside our systems, they can control us by making us dumber, slower, and weaker and therefore easier to cont...

Epi 26: NXIVM

March 17, 2019 01:00 - 1 hour - 30.2 MB

WTF Moments: Although the group has been around since the late ninety's, NXIVM has gotten A LOT of media attention in the past year, and has been accused of brainwashing people into joining this group. Their goal was to have all of the individuals actualize human potential The "intent" is to have participants join in Executive Security Programs, which consist of a series of workshops that are expensive AF. These workshops were designed to actualize human potential - helping maximize the wa...

Epi 25: The Boys on the Tracks

March 10, 2019 01:00 - 48 minutes - 22.3 MB

Today we're discussing the murder of Kevin Ives and Don Henry.  This unsolved/cold-case goes all the way to the top. WTF Moments: On August 24, 1987, Kevin Ives and Don Henry were killed, placed on railroad tracks, and run over by a 6,000 ton Union Pacific train around 4:30 am Dr. Fahmy Malik was the state medical examiner at the time and he was the absolute worst. Malik actually had a very close relationship with the Clinton's, and helped get mama Clinton out of multiple malpractice law...

Epi 24: Freaky Friday - Corporation Coverups

March 01, 2019 06:00 - 21 minutes - 9.67 MB

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Epi 24: Freaky Friday - Corporation Coverups

March 01, 2019 06:00 - 21 minutes - 9.67 MB

How is Mattress Firm still in business? And what is up with Chuck E. Cheese? Check out our website! Contact us! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/join/cocktailsandconspiracies?)

Epi 23: Iraqi Stargate Conspiracy

February 24, 2019 15:00 - 30 minutes - 14.2 MB

Okay, this theory is way out there... WTF Moments:  A Stargate is an Einstein–Rosen bridge portal device within the Stargate fictional universe that allows practical, rapid travel between two distant locations.   Many ancient cultures speak of portals to other worlds and gateways to star systems where their “creators” reside.   The theory is that an alien race, called the "Annunaki" came to earth through this Stargate and taught the Sumerians how to do a bunch of shit thousands of years ...

Epi 22: The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey

February 01, 2019 02:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MB

The murder of JonBenét Ramsey is so fucked up.  From a family member, to an old loser hired to play Santa Claus, the theories are endless and leads to the question - will we ever f*cking solve this? WTF Moments: The Ramsey's were extremely wealthy - like so wealthy, they had 2 planes... Their house was a f*cking disaster though, Marie Kondo would have loved it (love her!) John Ramsey had another daughter from a previous marriage who died four years before JonBenét. 911 was the third cal...

Epi 21: Hike Gone Wrong

January 13, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 30.2 MB

WTF Moments: The Dyatlov Pass incident refers to the mysterious, unsolved deaths of 9 experienced hikers in the northern Ural Mountains on February 2, 1959. The area in which the incident took place was named Dyatlov Pass in honor of the group's leader, Igor Dyatlov. Dr. Boris Vozrozhdenny stated that none of the injuries on the bodies could have been caused by another human being, “because the force of the blows had been too strong and no soft tissue had been damaged.” Forensic radiatio...

Epi 20: Freaky Friday - Australian Cold Cases

January 04, 2019 06:00 - 34 minutes - 15.9 MB

Hey 2019!  On this Freaky Friday episode, we're talking about our favorite Australian cold cases - The Somerton Man and the case of the missing Beaumont children. Check out our website! Contact us! Support the show

Epi 19: America's Sluttiest President

December 30, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 28.2 MB

WTF Moments: JFK was the youngest and sluttiest President in US history. He was eskimo brothers with his dad. The night before his own assassination, JFK turns to Jackie and literally says, "This would have been one hell of a day to assassinate a president".  In 1999, the US Government paid $16 million dollars to the heirs of the Zapruder film for exclusive rights, even though the film is now too brittle to run through a projector. There was another film by Orville Nix that filmed on th...

Epi 18: The Federal Reserve

December 23, 2018 06:00 - 36 minutes - 16.7 MB

WTF Moments: The Federal Reserve is a private company that loans our US Government money with interest, and there are A TON of conspiracy theories behind this institution and their link to and the plot to create a New World Order. Several of our Founding Fathers - including Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, were against central banking from the start. Alexander Hamilton was all for central banking and was SO bossy about it. The Federal Reserve was actually the U.S's 3rd attempt at cent...

Epi 17: Freaky Friday - Deathbed Confessions

December 07, 2018 06:00 - 37 minutes - 17.1 MB

It's Friday and you know what that means! On this special episode of Cocktails and Conspiracies, we are sharing some of our favorite deathbed confessions...  From helping solve a murder that became the oldest solved cold case in America, to admitting that the Loch Ness Monster was made up out of spite, people say some cray-cray things before they go. Check out our website! Contact us! Support the show

Epi 16: What Happened to Natalie Wood?

November 14, 2018 06:00 - 39 minutes - 18.1 MB

WTF Moments: Natalie had a lifelong fear of dark waters.  This stemmed from her mother, who saw a psychic warning her that someone she was close to would die in dark waters.  Wood's mother had warned Natalie about this prediction – and therefore this fear was permanently ingrained her brain. There were only 4 people on the boat the night she died: Natalie, Robert Wagner, Christopher Walken, and Captain: Dennis Davern.   The night before she died, Natalie went on shore to sleep at a hotel ...

Epi 16: The Tragic Death of Natalie Wood

November 14, 2018 06:00 - 39 minutes - 18.1 MB

WTF Moments: Natalie had a lifelong fear of dark waters.  This stemmed from her mother, who saw a psychic warning her that someone she was close to would die in dark waters.  Wood's mother had warned Natalie about this prediction – and therefore this fear was permanently ingrained her brain. There were only 4 people on the boat the night she died: Natalie, Robert Wagner, Christopher Walken, and Captain: Dennis Davern.   The night before she died, Natalie went on shore to sleep at a hotel ...

Epi 15: The Nephilim - with Guest Speaker, Wendell!

November 05, 2018 06:00 - 54 minutes - 25 MB

WTF Moments: Throughout recorded history, there have been legends about giants among cultures worldwide, including Japan, Indonesia, Australian Aborigines, India, Islam, Greece, Rome, Britain, Norse and other European countries, as well as the U.S. — especially among Native Americans. The Nephilim is commonly referred to in the bible, and according to Genesis 6:1–4 they were the product of copulation between these fallen angels and human women. It was once claimed that the mating of the s...

Epi 14: Freaky Friday - Halloween Special!

October 26, 2018 05:00 - 33 minutes - 15.3 MB

Happy Friday!  Tonight we’re diving into the history behind Halloween, and each telling a crazy story that has happened ON Halloween. Check out our website! Contact us! Support the show

Epi 13: Salem Witch Trials

October 24, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 30 MB

WTF Moments: Salem was not the first town to accuse people of witchcraft, in fact, a “witchcraft craze” rippled through Europe from the 1300's to the end of the 1600's. A “witchcraft act” was passed in 1562 in England, and stated that any behavior or practice even remotely associated with witchcraft was deemed illegal. By 1644, the English government actually created an official position called the Witchfinder General - what a title! Fourteen women and five men were hanged after being acc...

Epi 12: The Gemstone File

October 15, 2018 05:00 - 33 minutes - 15.4 MB

WTF Moments:  The Gemstone File is considered to be the "Ultimate Mega Conspiracy" and claims to paint a grim picture of who really controlled the major U.S. events of the 20th century. Bruce Roberts wrote the Gemstone File, and claims to be the real inventor of the Laser Beam. He claims that Howard Hughes took credit for the invention by stealing his patent - looks like Brucey forgot to sign an NDA. Aristotle Onassis is thought to be behind the assassination of JFK, as well as Howard Hug...

Epi 11: Freaky Friday - Offensive Advertisements from the 1950's

October 05, 2018 05:00 - 31 minutes - 14.7 MB

Happy Friday!  Tonight we're going back in time and looking at old vintage advertisements from the early-to-mid 1900's.   From PEP vitamins in your cereal, to cocaine toothache drops recommended by physicians everywhere, these vintage ads are both hilarious and extremely offensive.  Check out our website! Contact us! Support the show

Epi 10: Spontaneous Human Combustion

September 30, 2018 05:00 - 31 minutes - 14.4 MB

For well over a century, some have claimed that people can suddenly and inexplicably explode into a ball of fire...  WTF Moments:  There have been over 200 deaths caused by spontaneous combustion in the past 300 years- Like cause of death was listed as spontaneous combustion... Under regular circumstances, the human body, which is made up of 60-70 percent water, simply does not possess the elements needed to combust — high heat and flammable material.  Experts can attest that fires burni...

Epi 9: Pharma-fucking-zilla

September 23, 2018 05:00 - 38 minutes - 17.5 MB

WTF Moments:  The pharmaceutical and health product industry is by far the biggest spender in terms of lobbying American politicians. Collectively they have spent more than $3.1 billion dollars attempting to influence our elected lawmakers- I wonder what their expense reports look like... 9 out of 10 pharmaceutical companies spend more than twice as much on marketing and advertising than research and development.  In extreme cases, pharmaceutical companies have raised their prices over 1,...

Epi 8: Freaky Friday - Crazy Disappearances

September 21, 2018 05:00 - 35 minutes - 16.1 MB

Time to get freaked out! On this Freaky Friday episode, we're talking about crazy disappearances that remain unsolved.   Tonight, we'll hear the story of DB Cooper and how he managed to hijack a Boeing 727, get $200,000 from the airline, and jump out mid-flight, never to be found or heard of again- this remains the only unsolved case of air piracy in commercial aviation history.  Then, it's time to get super bummed out as we hear the story of the Sodder Family Tragedy. What happened to tho...

Epi 8: Freaky Friday - Crazy Disappearances

September 21, 2018 05:00 - 35 minutes - 16.1 MB

Time to get freaked out! On this Freaky Friday episode, we're talking about crazy disappearances that remain unsolved.   Tonight, we'll hear the story of DB Cooper and how he managed to hijack a Boeing 727, get $200,000 from the airline, and jump out mid-flight, never to be found or heard of again- this remains the only unsolved case of air piracy in commercial aviation history.  Then, it's time to get super bummed out as we hear the story of the Sodder Family Tragedy. What happened to tho...

Epi 7: Was Marilyn Monroe Murdered?

September 16, 2018 05:00 - 35 minutes - 16.2 MB

Justice for Marilyn!  WTF Moments:  As a child, Norma Jeane Baker (Marilyn Monroe) lived in an orphanage and had 11 sets of foster parents, this was after her mother was institutionalized from trying to kill her.  She was Playboy’s very first centerfold, in 1953. Marilyn had been paid $50 to model for the picture in 1949; Hugh Hefner bought it for $500, and thus the Playboy empire was created.  Hugh Hefner and Mar never even met and are now buried next to each other... kind of creepy, ri...

Epi 7: Was Marilyn Monroe Murdered?

September 16, 2018 05:00 - 35 minutes - 16.2 MB

Justice for Marilyn!  WTF Moments:  As a child, Norma Jeane Baker (Marilyn Monroe) lived in an orphanage and had 11 sets of foster parents, this was after her mother was institutionalized from trying to kill her.  She was Playboy’s very first centerfold, in 1953. Marilyn had been paid $50 to model for the picture in 1949; Hugh Hefner bought it for $500, and thus the Playboy empire was created.  Hugh Hefner and Mar never even met and are now buried next to each other... kind of creepy, ri...

Epi 6: The Worlds Wealthiest Family

September 09, 2018 05:00 - 30 minutes - 14.1 MB

New Reality Show Idea - Keeping up with the Rothschilds.  WTF Moments:  Driven by their quest for money, the Rothschild's have been said to assassinate US Presidents, and to create virtually every war since the 1800's, in order to finance both sides.  In order to keep the money in the family, intermarriage was not only accepted, but it was common - sick. In 2011, E.L. Rothschild, LLC, purchased Weather Central, a global provider of professional weather news - and they own all of the data...

Epi 5: Freaky Friday - with Guest Speaker, Tay!

September 07, 2018 05:00 - 45 minutes - 21 MB

Our first Freaky Friday special where we each share a crazy, weird and/or f*cked up story.  Tonight's topics include John Titor- an alleged time traveler from the year 2036, a couple of ghost stories, and how the Mandela effect is making us all question life...  Check out our website! Contact us! Support the show

Epi 4: So Many Projects

September 02, 2018 05:00 - 40 minutes - 18.6 MB

How much does the government really know about UFO's? WTF Moments:  The government created Project Blue Book in the 40's as a tool to avoid public hysteria- but any UFO related project since then has been confidential and undisclosed to the public.  One of the Project Blue Book team members submitted an alien sighting after seeing one himself, and his report somehow vanished and was never published.  A more recent conspiracy called Project Blue Beam suggests the creation of a New World O...

Epi 3: Ze Confederate Gold - with Guest Speaker, Tracy!

August 26, 2018 05:00 - 29 minutes - 13.3 MB

What happened to the millions of dollars' worth of gold lost after the Civil War?! WTF Moments:  There has actually been Confederate Gold (AND real treasure maps - how fun!) found in various parts of the U.S.  What if a secret society, founded during the Civil War, accumulated a fortune in gold coins, and then hid it in the hopes of someday funding a second war between the states?  Check out our website! Contact us! Support the show

Epi 2: The Ca-Moon

August 19, 2018 05:00 - 31 minutes - 14.6 MB

The Earth’s moon is one of the most mysterious objects in our solar system, and literally goes against a number of Laws of physics; begging the question “Why is it there?” WTF Moments:  The Earth's moon is HUGE- more than 50X bigger than it should be based on our plant's size and gravitational force.  "It seems easier to explain the nonexistence of the moon than it's existence." - smart NASA guy  Processed metals have been found on moon rocks, including Titanium, Brass, Uranium 236 and N...

Epi 1: Titanic Conspiracy

August 10, 2018 05:00 - 28 minutes - 13.2 MB

Was the sinking of the Titanic planned?!  WTF Moments:  The Titanic's sister ship (The Olympic) was in a wreck months before the Titanic's maiden voyage and both ships were damaged in the exact same spot.  Original Newspapers first published stated that EVERYONE SURVIVED.  14 years BEFORE the sinking of the Titanic, some guy wrote and published a book called The Titan, that literally foreshadows the entire thing.  Check out our website! Contact us! Support the show

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