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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

CLASSIC: The Red Market: Is China Executing People To Harvest Their Organs?

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

iHeartPodcasts

Society & Culture

4.310.7K Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2024

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Until the day we're able to manufacture affordable, reliable organs from scratch, organ transplants will remain the only hope for millions of sick and dying people across the planet. For this reason, organs have been a big business for decades -- and not all aspects of the business are legal. For years rumors have been brewing about the organ trade in China. Why is the waiting time for a transplant so low? Where are all these organs actually coming from? The answer may terrify you. Strap in as the guys dive into the stuff China doesn't want you to know about the organ trade in tonight's Classic episode -- and don't forget to check out our (extremely creepy) video on YouTube.

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0:00.0

Well, fellow conspiracy realists, thank you as always so much for tuning in. We are returning to you with a classic episode that is not for the faint of heart. We do have, I think, an ethical responsibility to mention that this contains graphic descriptions of disturbing and very real conspiracies.

0:21.6

We called it the red market.

0:23.6

It's about the Oregon trade, not the Oregon Trail.

0:27.6

We did this in 2019.

0:30.6

You know, I commented off, Mike,

0:33.6

this is one of my favorites, which I don't know what that says about me. I just, I've always been

0:38.7

fascinated by the black market trading of human organs. There's a Korean film from the early

0:45.9

2000s called Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance that really got my mind whirling as far as like this

0:51.9

type of crime. I think I probably mentioned that on the episode as well, but it really does.

0:57.5

It is a whole world that you might not be aware of blissfully.

1:01.7

And we're about to take you down that particular bloody rabbit hole.

1:06.0

Yeah.

1:06.5

This is also one of my favorite videos we ever made, guys, when we went on a little road trip to the guidestones, and we made a video in the car, Ben, talking about the red market. And it was awesome. You did a drive and make a video, which was probably...

1:20.3

And we never explained it. We didn't explain it, but we also just, it was a little dangerous. You were just, you were just driving and being awesome on camera.

1:28.1

And I don't know how you did both at the same time, but you pulled it off. But great video.

1:32.3

Check it out on the YouTube channel. Did you guys hear about this guy in Kentucky from, it's a story that is just coming out now.

1:40.6

But it happened in 2021. Almost got his organs.

1:45.6

Heasted.

1:48.8

Yeah, he almost, he was an organ donor.

1:49.6

Yes.

1:56.3

And it's legal for people to take your organs as an organ donor if you are dead.

1:57.1

Yes.

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