Episodes

  • Episode 117 Brewdog Bastards

    Episode 117 Brewdog Bastards
    Jun 3 2026
    This week we're talking about the rise and fall of a beer empire. REFERENCES:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4ggqgyk51ohttps://www.marketingweek.com/brewdog-brand-community-marketing/https://www.bigissue.com/news/brewdog-rise-fall-b-corp/https://brewdog.com/pages/historyhttps://theriffreport.co.uk/08/10/2025/%F0%9F%8E%B8-the-rise-and-fall-of-brewdog-what-went-wrong-and-why-are-so-many-pubs-closing-down-%F0%9F%8D%BA/https://www.thearmchairtrader.com/features/brewdog-decline-and-fall/#:~:text=BrewDog's%20overweening%20ambition&text=The%20company%20expanded%20aggressively%20into,makes%20that%20point%20painfully%20clear.https://beerinthecity.com/analysis-whats-the-deal-with-brewdog/https://www.bigissue.com/news/employment/brewdog-james-watt-ceo-scandal-workers-rights/https://www.bigissue.com/news/brewdog-labels-itself-anti-sponsor-of-qatar-world-cup-but-will-still-show-it/https://www.punkswithpurpose.org/dearbrewdog/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c795879x08gohttps://drinksretailingnews.co.uk/the-big-interview-andrew-morgan-the-bottle-shop/https://parkswatchscotland.co.uk/2024/02/14/brewdogs-lost-forest-at-kinrara-lost-trees-lost-carbon-and-lost-finances/https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/brewdog-opens-12m-bio-energy-plant-at-ellon-base/668552.articlehttps://www.insider.co.uk/company-results-forecasts/brewdog-reports-24-million-operating-30154719https://www.edie.net/carbon-sequestration-and-rewilding-inside-the-lost-forest-being-built-by-brewdog/https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/smallbusiness/article-12243195/We-visit-Brewdogs-Lost-Forest-Highlands-James-Watt.htmlhttps://d1fnkk8n0t8a0e.cloudfront.net/docs/MEGA_REPORT_2021_3.pdfhttp://bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70dv0eg9ykohttp://bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c05v0p1d0peohttps://www.thenational.scot/news/24852747.brewdogs-james-watt-defends-work-life-balance-comments-linkedin/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cze00ddyw27ohttps://nypost.com/2024/10/30/lifestyle/millionaire-roasted-over-cringe-linkedin-brag-linkedin-is-a-disease/http://camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/werewolf-offers-work-to-sacked-brewdog-bar-staffhttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DVbXwSXlJxu/https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWKHhdVDC8r/https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/nearly-500-jobs-to-go-as-brewdog-crashes-into-administration/#:~:text=by%20Nic%20Paton%203%20Mar%202026%20BrewDog,jobs%20being%20lost%20and%2038%20bars%20closing.https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/business/local/6973428/fierce-beer-aberdeen-brewdog-jobs/#:~:text=Aberdeen%2Dbased%20Fierce%20Beer%20is,team%20are%20ex%2DBrewDog%20employees.
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Episode 116 Phrogging: The Strangers In Our Walls

    Episode 116 Phrogging: The Strangers In Our Walls
    Apr 22 2026

    This week we're talking about the terrifying phenomenon of phrogging. Imagine finding out someone's been living in your walls without you knowing??

    Sources:

    https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/is-phrogging-or-squatting-a-crime.html

    https://nypost.com/2022/07/18/phrogging-hider-in-my-house-stranger-secretly-lived-with-us/

    https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/articles/phrogging-there-hider-your-house

    https://allthatsinteresting.com/phrogging/7

    https://chicagodefender.com/woman-finds-ex-boyfriend-living-in-her-attic-over-12-years-after-they-broke-up/

    https://www.joeturnerbooks.com/post/daniel-laplante
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    52 mins
  • Episode 115 The Accidental Aquanaut

    Episode 115 The Accidental Aquanaut
    Apr 7 2026

    This week we're talking about the incredible survival story of Harrison Okene, the accidental aquanaut.
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    41 mins
  • Episode 114 Bonnie & Clyde

    Episode 114 Bonnie & Clyde
    Mar 18 2026

    You might think you know it. You’ve probably heard theheadlines, maybe seen the films. But the truth is far messier. It’s Bonnie & Clyde.

    Sources

    https://allthatsinteresting.com/bonnie-clyde-death

    https://www.oxygen.com/martinis-murder/bonnie-clyde-what-crimes-the-highwaymen

    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/love-and-bullets-the-real-bonnie-clyde/

    https://64parishes.org/entry/capture-of-bonnie-and-clyde

    https://historymuseumonthesquare.org/bonnie-and-clyde-in-springfield-kidnapping-robbery-and-tangible-history/

    https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2022/01/famous-couples-bonnie-and-clyde/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_and_Clyde

    TheStory of Bonnie and Clyde in American Memory | Guided History

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zy4wh4j#z8xncxs

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Hamer
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Episode 113 The Hinterkifeck Muders

    Episode 113 The Hinterkifeck Muders
    Mar 4 2026

    This week we're back to what we do best, drinking beer and debating axe murders. It's a classic whodunnit. Let us know your top suspect!
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Episode 112 MKUltra

    Episode 112 MKUltra
    Feb 18 2026

    This week we're delving into what sounds like conspiracy but is all true. Hear about the CIA and their trip into mind control territory (pun intended) and how it all came out.

    Sources:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuremberg_trials

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuremberg_Code

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_CHATTER

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Hofmann

    https://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/lsd/lsd.htm

    https://www.wired.com/2010/04/0413mk-ultra-authorized/

    https://www.hks.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/2025-01/24_Meier_02.pdf

    https://www.npr.org/2019/09/09/758989641/the-cias-secret-quest-for-mind-control-torture-lsd-and-a-poisoner-in-chief

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LSD

    https://www.britannica.com/topic/MK-ULTRA

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Midnight_Climax

    https://www.nytimes.com/1977/09/20/archives/abuses-in-testing-of-drugs-by-cia-to-be-panel-focus.html

    https://www.thecollector.com/project-mk-ultra-cia-secret-experiments/

    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/06/from-mind-control-to-murder-how-a-deadly-fall-revealed-the-cias-darkest-secrets

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitey_Bulger

    https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/after-learning-of-whitey-bulger-lsd-tests-juror-has-regrets
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Episode 111 The Tragic Life of Marilyn Monroe

    Episode 111 The Tragic Life of Marilyn Monroe
    Feb 4 2026

    We're back! And we are full of our usual nonsense so apologies in advance. This week we're talking about the tragic life and mysterious death of Marilyn Monroe.

    REFERENCES

    The mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The unheard tapes – Netflix documentary

    https://www.anthonysummers.com/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Dougherty_(police_officer)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Monroe

    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000054/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_0_nm_8_in_0_q_maril

    https://www.minneapolisfed.org/about-us/monetary-policy/inflation-calculator

    https://www.vogue.com/article/marilyn-monroe-six-things-you-didnt-know

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Marilyn_Monroe

    https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marilyn-Monroe

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Hyde

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Greenson

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggy_Feury

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mystery_of_Marilyn_Monroe:_The_Unheard_Tapes

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Episode 110 The Amityville Horror

    Episode 110 The Amityville Horror
    Nov 19 2025

    This week we're talking about the infamous Amityville Horror. There's demons, murder and our old friends, Ed and Lorraine Warren.

    Sources:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amityville_Horror

    The AmityvilleHorror House And Its True Story Of Terror

    https://thetruthaboutamityville.amityvillenow.com/

    https://collider.com/the-amityville-horror-true-story/

    https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/amityville-horror-house.htm

    Amityville: An Origin Story – BBC

    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-17/amityville-anniversary-1974-defeo-murders/104590164
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    47 mins