UNKNOWN: The Mantell UFO Incident

Join Josh as he explores one of the most haunting and consequential UFO cases in American history. On January 7th, 1948, Air National Guard pilot Lieutenant Thomas Mantell was killed while pursuing a mysterious object in the sky. An encounter that would become one of the earliest and most debated incidents of the modern UFO era.

This episode releases 78 years (and one day) after that fateful flight, revisiting a mystery that has never fully faded. Was Mantell chasing a secret a weather balloon? Or did this encounter have a much more extraterrestrial truth to it?

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UNKNOWN: The Montauk Project

Join Josh as he kicks off the new year by diving into the real-world conspiracy that helped inspire Stranger Things. From the documented history of Camp Hero to unsettling claims of psychic experiments, mind control, memory suppression, time manipulation, and interdimensional portals, this episode explores how fact and legend became dangerously intertwined.

Were these stories born from Cold War secrecy, unethical government experiments, and decades of rumor? Or was the truth buried beneath claims so unbelievable that no one would ever take them seriously?

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SPECIAL: The Hot Takes Special

Join Josh in this special end-of-year episode as he dives into his hottest takes on the paranormal, cryptids, and the unexplained. From ghosts that might actually be time slips to cryptid sightings, UFOs, skepticism, and why blurry evidence doesn’t hold up anymore, this episode challenges popular beliefs while encouraging curiosity and honest questioning. Whether you agree or not, this final episode of 2025 is meant to make you think and see the unknown from a different angle.

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