Strange News: The National Guard in LA, Costco ID, Japanese Escalators, Germany's Military Expansion and More

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

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🗓️ 16 June 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Massive protests in LA (not to mention many more US cities) prompt the federal government to send in marines and activate the California National Guard -- without the consent of the governor. Japan pays people to stand still on escalators. Germany plans rapid bunker expansion amid fears of Russian attacks. All this and more in this week's strange news segment.

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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 IHeartRadie. Hello, welcome back to the show.
0:27.6	My name is Matt.
0:28.4	My name is Noel.
0:29.7	They go, me, Ben.
0:30.9	We're joined, as always, with our super producer, Dylan, the Tennessee pal Fagan.
0:35.3	Most importantly, you are you.
0:37.2	You are here. That makes this the stuff they Most importantly, you are you. You are here.
0:38.1	That makes this the stuff they don't want you to know.
0:41.9	Folks, welcome to strange news.
0:45.1	I almost did like an FM radio voice on that one.
0:47.8	But anyway, if you're hearing this, it's Monday, June 16th.
0:51.3	Congrats to everybody.
0:53.2	Also for any tinfoil hat fans in the crowd.
0:56.9	You guys,
0:57.5	they're finally doing it.
0:58.6	They're a microchip in the cheese.
1:00.4	We knew it was coming.
1:02.0	Finally.
1:02.9	What?
1:03.8	Is it an edible microchip?
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