Listener Mail: A Ghost Story, Assassinations, Robot Etymology and More

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

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Society & Culture

4.2 • 11K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2026

⏱️ 56 minutes

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In this week's listener mail segment: Poe inspires a conversation about the End of Ownership. Chewy Black Heart asks the guys for more about missing scientists. Nikki explores the Bell Witch Cave.

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0:00.0	From UFOs to psychic powers and government conspiracies, history is riddled with unexplained events.
0:06.5	You can turn back now or learn the stuff they don't want you to know.
0:12.0	A production of IHeart Radio. Hello, welcome back to the show. My name is Matt. My name is Noel.
0:30.9	They call B. Bed. We're joined as always with our super producer, Dylan, the Tennessee pal Fagan.
0:36.9	Most importantly, you are you, you are here.
0:39.9	That makes this the stuff they don't want you to know.
0:43.2	If you are tuning in to our weekly listener mail program,
0:47.4	the evening to publishes, welcome to May 7th, 2026.
0:53.6	And what better way to celebrate May than to dig up some rutabagas?
0:59.6	It's going to be rudabegas. There it is.
1:03.5	Have you been injured in a rudovaga-related accident? If you're rudovaga burned the roof of your mouth?
1:08.8	Have you gotten a bad tummy egg from eating too many of this starchy treat? You may be eligible for compensation. Call Grimble, Cremble, and Garf today. We always root for you. Before you call emergency services, be sure to dial 555-Rudabega. That's 555-Rudabega. Grimble, Cremble, and Garp. We'll dig up the biggest settlement for you. Cremble, Cremble, and Garf are not real attorneys. Please do not reach out. We are running this ad because they won't stop bothering us. Well, that's another Ruta Banger. Also, there is a secret hint in the phone number that would show that it wasn't. A real. Ruta Bega's way too many, way too many letters. Oh, you have to hit like zero or one first.
1:47.9	Okay. in the phone number that would show that it wasn't a real. Rudebago's way too many, way too many letters. Oh, you had to hit like zero or one first. Okay, okay. You have to believe. Okay, got it. There you go. You have to pull the right cards, and we are excited to pull some cards today. Wait, I'm just now remembering that's an old school reference for fighting people.
2:01.5	Yeah.
2:02.0	Oh, yeah.
2:02.6	The boys in the hood are always hard.
2:04.3	Keep talking that trash and we'll pull your card.
2:06.8	Yeah.
2:07.2	Okay.
2:08.1	Also, we already pulled cards in the episode we just did about Taro.
2:12.4	Oh, you guys.
2:13.8	I saw one of my favorite new things on Instagram reels, which I'm not on very often.
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