Tatum Salt Dome: Nuclear Explosions on U.S. Soil

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Introducing: DISGRACELAND

Hello, Stuff They Don't Want You To Know Listeners! We want to share a new show you might enjoy, it’s DISGRACELAND!!! About the Show: You know the myths. You’ve seen the biopics. But if you’re the kind of music fan who craves the rest of the story—the stuff they buried or cleaned ...  Show more

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Before the breakout of COVID-19, Ben, Matt and Noel predicted a pandemic was on the way. Fast forward to 2026, and many of the same experts the world earlier ignored are raising new alarms: across the world, multiple infections may break through the old checks and balances of evo ...  Show more

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