Would you live rent-free in a mall for four years? This group of friends did, and they recorded the entire experience on camera from inception to after they got busted. It's unbelievable this happened, let alone recorded on camera.

Get ready for a deep one that we didn't expect either. Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) and The Santa Clause (1994) are two of the most accurate retellings of the Holly King and Oak King, in which Father Christmas dies, loses his magic or otherwise retires, a new younger king replaces him. Also described in much more detail in Frazer's The Golden Bough - specifically Chapter VIII titled "The Killing of the Tree-Spirit" which itself is just another of Frazer's many examples of the "Killing the Divine King" ritual.

Since it's Christmas, we're focusing on more (mas) Christ related documentaries, this one called The God Who Wasn't There (2005) came out ~2 years before Zeitgeist (2007). Many of the claims made in Zeitgeist are outlined here in more detail, with a bit more angst as well. The bias is strong in this one, but are any of the claims valid despite that?

This documentary features exclusive interviews with Jussie Smollett himself, along with all of the other major players from the most surreal hate-crime hoax of recent memory. But does it go deep enough?

Did the CIA introduce salvia divinorum to the public? Objectively, yes. But why? And why did "magic mushrooms" get the most promotion, if they were both discovered at the same time? Prepare yourself for a fascinating deep dive into the origins of Salvia Divinorum, and the influence of the CIA's MK-ULTRA on psychedelics in general. You can follow Kaleb Graves and the Psychedelic Theology podcast at: https://psychedelictheology.podbean.com/

Baymax is the perfect Personal Health Care Companion. Whatever you think of this movie (or it's legit Marvel comic roots) - the real story is about Disney positioning themselves into a long term play targeting the healthcare industry.

Are ghosts real? Can Marilyn Manson music send you to hell? Is reading Aleister Crowley compatible with being a good Christian? Who is Carman? In this episode of Paranoid American Podcast, I sit back down with Allen Marcus to discuss a truly paranormal experience he hasn't been able to shake for decades.
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An evergreen topic - is God real? More specifically is the historical Jesus Christ as an actual personification of God real? Like REALLY real? (No astrology or we-are-one stuff) If you saw our Zeitgeist review (here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8QB-hPXeZg) then you already know about the gnostic concept that Christ is just an astro-theological mnemonic device. This documentary takes that small part of Zeitgeist and focuses on it fully. Here's our review of "The Pagan Christ"

No matter how depressed some of us get over the Winter, it's probably not even a fraction of how bad Joyce Vincent's Christmas was, when she died alone in her apartment in 2003 and wasn't discovered until 2006.

Back to our roots - conspiracy documentaries! This is the first of probably many more Puff Daddy documentaries to come. Sean has been following this case and Puffy in general for decades, so come listen to everything this documentary claims, and what it leaves out.

"Airplanes are not tools of war. They're beautiful dreams." That's the lie at the heart of The Wind Rises. We break down Miyazaki's most controversial film, the real history Japan wants you to forget, and what the documentary "Kingdom of Dreams and Madness" reveals about the man behind Ghibli.

In this hard-hitting review, we dissect the documentary The Perfect Neighbor (2025), directed by Geeta Gandbhir, which follows the June 2023 killing of Ajike Owens in Ocala, Florida and poses powerful questions about racial bias, unchecked grievance, and the controversial application of stand-your-ground laws. We’ll walk through how the film uses body-cam and 911 footage, why critics say it plays like a “documentary horror film,” and whether it succeeds in sparking the systemic change it demands.

Why are we building boring, simplistic buildings that barely last a century, when there are countless structures that have remained standing for thousands of years? Clearly humans are capable of more. So why are we settling for less? The documentary Architecton seeks to answer this question. More details on Architecton here: https://a24films.com/docs/architecton

We break down JFK to 9/11: Everything Is a Rich Mans Trick, the 3.5 hour documentary that connects every major conspiracy from the 20th century. Francis Conolly meticulously traces how international bankers and secret societies have profited from war since World War I, culminating in the JFK assassination where he actually names the shooters. This documentary keeps getting pulled from YouTube but we explain why it has an 8.5 rating and millions of views.

In this off-the-rails review, we dive into the 2009 documentary “The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia,” directed by Julien Nitzberg, which shadows the notorious White family of Boone County over the course of a year. From mountain dance floors to drug deals, shoot-outs to hospital beds. The film doesn’t pull punches on poverty, addiction, outlaw culture, and a dying coal-country legacy, asking what happens when survival becomes spectacle.

This four part documentary examines the physical evidence that proves Lee Harvey Oswald could not have acted alone. With over 12 shots fired, multiple bullet holes in the street and sidewalk, and witnesses reporting shooters on the grassy knoll and overhead bridge, the lone gunman theory falls apart. Most damning is the footage showing Secret Service agents being ordered away from the presidential car just before the assassination, and the CIA immediately confiscating the vehicle to prevent forensic inspection.

In this powerful review, we review the documentary short Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud (2025), which chronicles the life of acclaimed filmmaker Brent Renaud. Brent was the first American journalist killed while covering the Russo-Ukrainian War. Join us as we explore how the film blends raw war-zone footage, personal reflections, and the haunting cost of capturing truth under fire, and ask what his legacy means for journalists everywhere.

We review The Alabama Solution, the shocking HBO documentary that exposes the brutal reality inside Alabama's prison system through footage shot on contraband cell phones. The film follows the death of Steven Davis and his mother's quest for answers while revealing how inmates are using social media to change public perception about the horrific conditions they face daily.

This documentary uses declassified government files to expose what really happened in 1963. Stone interviews top medical experts and forensic scientists who break down the evidence that proves the official narrative is impossible. The most chilling moment comes when RFK Jr explains how his father contacted the Soviet Union to assure them they knew it was not a Soviet operation but rather a domestic conspiracy. We review whether this film finally provides the answers people have been seeking for 60 years.

Winnie the Pooh is as harmless as a character can be. But that's because it's meant to be the polar opposite of the darkest shades of human experience. From combat related PTSD to children's stories, we get deep and dark on this episode of Occult Disney.