Midnight Facts for Insomniacs

    What do extraterrestrial radio signals and a mushroom in Texas have in common? What is a ”number station,” and why is it so spine-tinglingly creepy? Join comedians Shane Rogers and Duncan MacEwan for an entertaining deep-dive into obscure facts from science and history. A fascinating new subject each week.

  • The Devil's Work: Charles Manson and the Helter Skelter Murders (Part 2)

  • ENCORE: The (Original) Darwin Awards

  • SHOW SWAP! AHC - Bonnie and Clyde

  • Cult of Personality: Charles Manson and the Helter Skelter Murders (Part 1)

  • [Throwback Encore] We Are Legion: Exorcism and Demonic Possession

  • Jack the Ripper: History's Most Notorious Serial Killer

  • Encore: The Fiery, Pagan History of Halloween

  • Madness and Mythos: The Legacy of H.P. Lovecraft

  • The NEW 7 Wonders of the World

  • The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World

  • Extreme Prisons: From "Squirrel Cage" to Camp 14

  • Technology Disasters: From Boeing to CrowdStrike

  • After Midnight with Alfred Banks: The Top 5 Animated Series of All Time

  • The Devil's Rope: How Barbed Wire Tamed the West

  • Video Game Scandals: From Hot Coffee To Gamergate

  • Invasive Species: Claws, Tusks, and Karmic Retribution

  • The Pulse-Pounding History of Rollercoasters and Theme Parks

  • Deadly Viral Trends and Challenges

  • From Chernobyl to the Amazon: The World’s Creepiest Ghost Towns

  • The Wild World of P.E.T.A

  • The Scandalous, Grifting History of Megachurches

  • Host Swap: The History of War Games and D&D

  • Wizards, Dragons, and White Supremacy: The Ku Klux Klan

  • The Darwin Awards: 2000s Edition

  • Prison Breaks: Alcatraz and El Chapo

  • Black Holes: Time-Warping Cosmic Paradoxes

  • Decoding Blood: The History of Genetics and DNA Profiling (Forensics Part 2)

  • Blood, Sweat, Fingerprints and Tears: Forensic Science

  • Famous Ships Lost at Sea

  • Native American Mythology

  • Bonus Re-Release: The Pagan Origins of Christmas

  • Gunpowder, Treason, Masks, and Plot: The Legend of Guy Fawkes

  • ScamFluencers Part Two: The Worst of the Worst

  • ScamFluencers: Social Media Grifters and Con Artists

  • Legendary ”Cursed” Objects

  • True, Creepy, Unsolved Mysteries

  • Useless Technology

  • The History and Origin of Names

  • *Full Episode* After Midnight with Alfred Banks: The Top 5 Desert Island Movies

  • Scandals, Sports Edition: From Black Sox to Sex Boats

  • Extreme Exploration, Space Edition: From Nazi Rockets to the Falcon 9

  • Extreme Exploration, Ocean Edition: from Reed Rafts to the Titan Submersible

  • Strange and Unique Sports

  • After Midnight with AHC Podcast: The Top 5 Worst Fictional A**holes

  • Deviant Subcultures

  • The 1980s Satanic Panic

  • Outlaws and Renegades: The Hells Angels

  • Instruments of War: Medieval Weaponry

  • Zombies and Incest: The Wild, Kinky World of Japanese Mythology (Shintoism)

  • AI 2050: The Future of Artificial Intelligence

  • Artificial Intelligence: ChatGPT, Bing, Bard, and the AI Apocalypse

  • Historical Figures (That Might Never Have Existed)

  • Government Coverups: The Iran-Contra Affair

  • Old Wives Tales

  • Accidental Inventions

  • Killer Beasts: Notorious Animal Attacks

  • Social Media Meltdowns: The Rise and Fall of MySpace, the Teetering of TikTok, and the Twitter Apocalypse

  • Mysterious Cases of Lost and Found Media

  • Ghosts of Christmases Past: The Pagan Origins of Christmas

  • Public Executions and Capital Punishment

  • The Weird, Uncomfortable, Creepy History of Clowns

  • Animals with Superpowers

  • Mummies and Death Rituals

  • Filth and Fury: The History and Legacy of Punk Music

  • The Skeptic’s Guide to Astrology

  • Gladiators and the History of Human Combat

  • The Most-Frequently Misused Words in the English Language

  • Deadly Plants: From Belladonna to the Gympie-Gympie

  • Alternate Histories: The End of the World as We Know It

  • *Full Episode* After Midnight: The Top 5 Greatest Movie Sequels

  • Designer Babies and Dystopian Hellscapes: The Future of Gene Editing With CRISPR

  • Real-Life Mad Scientists

  • “High Class Freaks”: The Globetrotting History of Ripley’s Believe It or Not

  • Spectral Evidence and Satanic Panic: The Salem Witch Trials

  • H.H. Holmes: Myths and Murder Castles

  • Megafauna: Titans of the Past and Present

  • Mormonism: Private Worlds, Secret Handshakes, and Sacred Underwear

  • Declassified Military Operations

  • Sieges: Epic Bombardments and Standoffs

  • World’s Fairs: A Legacy of Weirdness and Innovation

  • The History of F@!#%$g Profanity

  • Galactic Warlords, Billion Year Contracts, and a Modern American Space Cult: The “Church” of Scientology

  • Epic Rivalries, Famous Feuds, and Bitter Beefs

  • Best of MFFI: The First 100 Episodes

  • We’re All Mad Here: The History of Asylums (100th Episode Extravaganza!)

  • After Midnight (Full Episode): The Top 5 Holiday Movies of All Time

  • Lasers, Steam, and Chrome: The History of Science Fiction

  • Terrible Tools and Awful Inventions

  • Host Swap: The Marriage Episode (Kidnappers, Bloody Sheets, and Evil Spirits)

  • Death, Misery, Folly, and Ponies: The Chilling History of Polar Exploration

  • The Fiery, Pagan History of Halloween

  • Lost Treasures: From Crown Jewels to Fabergé Eggs

  • The Fascinating History of Personality Tests

  • The Pirate, the Silk Road, and the Dark Web: Ross Ulbricht‘s Empire

  • Hunting for Easter Eggs: Secrets Hidden in Movies and Video Games

  • Common Misconceptions about Animals

  • Host Swap: Talking Slang

  • Unreal: The History and Secrets of Reality TV

  • Botched Coups and Failed Assassinations: The Bay of Pigs

  • Crimes of the Century: The Lindbergh Baby, the Mona Lisa Heist, and the Fatty Arbuckle Scandal

  • The Most Dangerous Cult in the World: North Korea

  • Bizarre and Disturbing Fashion Trends Through the Ages

  • Misattributed Quotes, Theories, Discoveries, and Inventions

  • Host Swap: The Science Behind Ghosts, Phantoms, and Apparitions

  • Decrypting Crypto: Bitcoin and NFTs

  • Espionage Technology: From Lipstick Pistols to the Insectothopter

  • Spy vs. Spy: The History of Espionage

  • Cursed Tourism: Unique and Surreal Tourist Attractions

  • International Cryptids: The Strange and Obscure

  • Marketing Boomsplode: Ads that Crashed and Burned

  • We Are Legion: Exorcism and Demonic Possession

  • Dangerous Toys: Notorious Product Recalls

  • Bizarre Laws: International Edition

  • Robots go Rogue: When Artificial-Intelligence Malfunctions

  • Dry America: The Prohibition Debacle

  • How it Ends: The Most Likely Extinction Events

  • Weird Science: Psychology Edition

  • Host Swap: Scottish Facts and Fictions

  • Diets Debunked: The Sketchy Science of Health and Weight Loss

  • Uncool: Failed Fads and Terrible Trends

  • Substandard Superheroes: The Bad, the Worse, and the Ugly

  • Misnomers and False Advertising

  • Forbidden Tourism: The Most Dangerous Locations on Earth

  • MFFI Challenge: can Shane make an entertaining episode from the world’s most hated subject?

  • Murdersville U.S.A: Ed Kemper

  • Murdersville U.S.A: The Serial Killers of Santa Cruz

  • Modern Snake Oil: From Cryotherapy to The Secret

  • Unhinged Tyrants and Sadistic Monarchs

  • Nuclear Power: Evil or Misunderstood? (It’s a Little of Both)

  • Stupid Criminals

  • Memes: They’re Literally Everything

  • Cults: QAnon, a.k.a W the Actual F

  • Scandals: Television Edition

  • Urban Legends

  • Ridiculous, Silly, Frivolous Lawsuits

  • More Idioms, a.k.a Say What?

  • Cryptids, Mark 2: From the Mothman to the Wendigo

  • Welcome to the Manosphere: Pick-up Artists, Incels, and the Seduction Community

  • The Devil

  • Spectacular Failures: From New Coke to Segway

  • The Sordid Science Behind Interrogation and Torture

  • Battle for the Living Room: from Atari to the Console Wars

  • Mentalists, Faith Healers, and Frauds

  • Sketchy and Unethical Psychological Experiments

  • Sleep and Insomnia (finally!)

  • The Darwin Awards

  • Organized Crime, Volume 1: The Yakuza

  • Weird and Terrifying Animals

  • Off the Deep End: Facts and Mythology of the Ocean

  • Lost Civilizations

  • Insomniacs Inbox: Bats, Penguins, and the Great Emu War

  • Cryptids: from the Loch Ness Monster to the Dobhar-chu

  • Unfiltered Fairytales

  • Ancient Texts: from the Devil’s Bible to the Magna Carta

  • Scandals: Hollywood Edition

  • Superstition: Black cats and devils and mirrors, oh my

  • Unique, Strange, and Creepy Historical Humans

  • Scandals: Music and Murder

  • The Fermi Paradox, A.K.A ”Where are the Aliens?”

  • Armageddon, Ragnarok, and End Times

  • Weird and Obscure Facts about the Human body

  • The World’s Most-Hated Corporations

  • The Dark Side of Disney

  • Myths in the Modern World: The Olympians

  • Secret Societies

  • Human Superpowers

  • Pointless, Petty Wars

  • Pirates: Were they anything like the stereotype? (No. But kind of. But mostly no.)

  • UFOs ARE REAL (but they’re probably not aliens)

  • Medical Quackery: From snake oil to coca wine

  • More Misconceptions: If You Didn’t Know, Now You Know

  • More cults: Moonies, Jonestown, Heaven’s Gate

  • Idioms (common sayings): Mysteries Solved

  • Screwups and Blunders (Part 2)

  • Screwups: humanity’s biggest blunders (part 1)

  • Pandemics, Plagues, and Scourges

  • Cults: NXIVM and Branch Davidians

  • Common Misconceptions

  • Mysterious Disappearances

  • Box Office Disasters

  • Conspiracy Theories

  • Infamous Hoaxes

  • Notorious Heists

  • Unexplained Phenomena

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