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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

Listener Mail: Ergotism, Social Media and More

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

iHeartPodcasts

Society & Culture

4.211K Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2020

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Could the contagious schoolyard panics in Malaysia be caused by ergot poisoning or some other environmental contaminant? Join Ben and Noel as they dive into this question and more, exploring some of their favorite listener comments in this week's listener mail.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

The stuff they don't want you to know, podcast, explores the world of the unexplained.

0:05.6

Now host Ben, Matt, and Noel are returning to I Heartland in Fortnite, for a special

0:10.2

event at State Farm Park to dig into one of the wackiest conspiracy theories ever, that

0:15.0

the Earth is flat.

0:16.8

So be there starting Thursday, April 27th at 7pm Eastern, as the guys celebrate Earth

0:22.1

Day by debunking every flat Earth theory on the globe, head to State Farm Park right

0:26.7

in the middle of I Heartland for the biggest events happening in the metaverse.

0:31.0

From UFOs to psychic powers and government conspiracies, history is riddled with unexplained

0:36.6

events.

0:37.6

You can turn back now, or learn the stuff they don't want you to know.

0:42.6

A production of I Heart Radio.

0:54.8

Hello and welcome back to the show, my name is Noel.

0:58.3

Our colleague Matt Frederick is still on adventures.

1:01.8

He sends his regards, he will be returning soon.

1:04.9

They call me Ben.

1:06.1

We are joined as always with our super producer, Alexis Cope name, Doc Holiday Jackson.

1:12.5

More importantly, you are you, you are here, and that makes this stuff they don't want

1:17.7

you to know.

1:18.7

It's our Lister Mail episode, and this one's going to be a little bit different if you

1:23.5

heard our strange news episode.

1:26.2

Matt was able to somehow get back on the grid for a second and send us a story that he

1:33.4

wanted us to share.

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