Ghost Stories For The End Of The World

54 - THE OCTOPUS 8: The Enterprise

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We try to understand The Enterprise, exploring Poppy Bush's time as Vice President and the way Iran-Contra was quickly transformed into a limited hangout to hide a much bigger matrix of breathtaking corruption. From the oil capos of Saudi Arabia to the banking scams of 80s America, the opium fields of Afghanistan and the rise of counter-terrorism in foreign policy circles, we look at how this systemic corruption planted the seeds for much of our ongoing derangement.

 

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53 -THE OCTOPUS 7: The Bodies

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We talk about a few other issues surrounding Danny Casolaro's last days, and discuss other mysterious deaths connected to the Inslaw Affair. We close with a look at PROMIS myths vs. reality. How powerful was this software, and how much of its reputation is the product of underworld sales pitches?

TALES FROM THE GRAVEYARD BUNKER III

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Technical issues and last minute edits have held up the new special but here it is, baby. All Saints Day is upon us, so it's time for another trip to the graveyard bunker. We stripped it back to basics this year. First, we look at witch hunts in HYPERSALEMISATION, and then we check in to find out what became of iLovePod's top dog Todd Brett.

HALLOWEEN TALES: Kill List (2011, Dir: Ben Wheatley)

A first for the show, as we explore a modern horror classic that has a lot to say about psychopathic hitmen, parapolitical cults and what it's like to need a new jacuzzi in austerity-era Britain. 

52 - The Octopus 6: The Death of Danny Casolaro

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Danny Casolaro's investigation into The Octopus ends in a West Virginia motel room in brutal fashion. We try to piece together his last days and discuss what his death means to skeptics and believers alike. This is the hinge point of our miniseries; while Danny's role in the story ends here, we'll be following up on his leads and chasing PROMIS around the world for the remainder of the series. From here on, things only get darker.

51 - THE OCTOPUS 5: The Company

Cocaine bears, Kentucky drug runners, CIA gunmen and mercs aplenty.

 

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50 - THE OCTOPUS 4: A Pale Horse

Danny pursues his story to the California desert, encountering desperadoes, contract killers, dope runners and CIA assets. He also makes the acquaintance of one Robert Booth Nichols, a man with a lot of stories to share and a mysterious interest in the Inslaw Affair and the Casolaro's work.

 

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The Invisible Empire: A Tunnel in Paris

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MI6, the ruins of empire, the Royal Family, arms trafficking, terrorism, oligarchs, the gangster state and more converged on a tunnel in Paris one horrifying night in August 1997. We look at a pivotal moment in the history of the modern British Establishment (in as much as anything about the Establishment is 'modern'), and examine the web of intrigue surrounding both Diana's death and the British monarchy, a web that persists up to the present day. 

 

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49 - THE OCTOPUS 3: Danger Man

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Danny Casolaro's pursuit of the Octopus brings him into contact with a geek burnout and spook fixer called Michael Riconosciuto. Riconosciuto is an operative of some kind (we think), and he has a lot to tell Danny about about software hacking, CIA ops, UFOs, bioweapons and gun deals in the desert. Casolaro is intoxicated, but following Rico's leads and trying to untangle truth and fantasy mires him even deeper in a bizarre underworld of rogue spies, gangsters and corrupt politicians. We also discuss the early spread of the stolen PROMIS software and consider how it might have been bugged and what its utility might have been. 

48 - THE OCTOPUS 2: Danny Casolaro in Wonderland

Danny Casolaro is a freelance journalist on the hunt for a scoop when he hears about the Inslaw Affair. Bill Hamilton has a hell of a tale to tell him: a horror story about grinding bureaucracy, corruption in high places, rogue intelligence operatives and low-level footsoldiers for the gangster state. In hearing this, Danny's curiosity soon morphs into an all-consuming obsession.

 

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