The Backasswards Podcast

40 - The Somerton Man and Peter Bergmann

Join Kyle and Ardon this week as we discuss the two cases of the mysterious deaths of the Somerton Man and Peter Bergmann. Were they spies? Were their deaths accidental? All of this and more on tonight's episode!
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39 - The Kentucky Meat Shower

Join Kyle, Ardon, and returning guest Carson Davies (@Cloud9Carson) on this very special MONDAY episode as they tell the story of one of the most anomalous moments in US History, The Kentucky Meat Shower of 1876!The Kentucky meat shower was an incident occurring between the morning hours of eleven and twelve o'clock for a period of several minutes on March 3, 1876, where what appeared to be chunks of red meat fell from the sky in a 100-by-50-yard area near the settlement of Olympia Springs (called Olympian Springs in some sources) in Bath County, Kentucky.But what caused meat to rain from the sky?Hold on to your asses, because things are about to get backwards!patreon.com/backasspod

38 - Glitches in the Matrix

Join Kyle and Ardon as they cover one of the most earth-shattering theories out there: Glitches in the Matrix! AKA The Simulation Theory.The expression “a glitch in the Matrix” entered the lexicon over the past two decades to mean anything that seems like it couldn’t possibly be real, including eerie coincidences, deeply unlikely occurrences, and any incident that seems to defy logic. For example, if you see a black cat cross your path, and then ten seconds later see another black cat cross your path in the same place... What happened? Is it a crazy coincidence? Or is it a glitch in your programming?All this and more on tonight's episode!Hold on to your asses, because things are about to get backwards!patreon.com/backasspodhttps://linktr.ee/backasswardspod

37 - The Loveland Frogmen

Join Kyle and Ardon as they visit yet another United States cryptid: The Loveland Frogmen!Originating from the great state of Ohio, the Loveland Frog is a legendary humanoid frog described as standing roughly four feet tall. The Loveland Frogman is the tale that has been passed on for generations. You could call it the Big Foot of the Tri-State.The Loveland Frog has had four sightings, one in 1955, two in 1972, and one as recent as 2016. Hold on to your asses, because things are about to get backwards!patreon.com/backasspodhttps://linktr.ee/backasswardspod

36 - Santa Claus Part 2

Join Kyle and Ardon as they conclude their holiday two part series on one of the most famous cryptids of all: Santa Claus!Last week we covered the entire life of Saint Nicholas and the rapid transformation he had over the last few centuries. And what a transformation it has been so far! Now we will take you through the modern day understanding of Santa Claus and see if there is any truth behind the mystery. Is Santa Claus real?Hold on to your asses, because things are about to get backwards!patreon.com/backasspodhttps://linktr.ee/backasswardspod

35 - Santa Claus Pt 1

Join Kyle and Ardon as they discuss one of the most famous figures of all time: SANTA CLAUS!On these next two special holiday episodes of The Backasswards Podcast, we will take you through the original story surrounding the legend of Santa Claus with the man who started it all; Saint Nicholas. His story dates all the way back to the FOURTH CENTURY, and many of the famous Santa tropes come from good old St. Nick!Hold on to your asses, because things are about to get backwards!https://linktr.ee/backasswardspod

34 - Ten Cent Beer Night

Join Kyle and Ardon as they dive into the absolutely buck wild story of Ten Cent Beer Night!Ten Cent Beer Night was a promotion held by Major League Baseball's Cleveland Guardians during a game against the Texas Rangers at Cleveland Stadium on Tuesday, June 4, 1974.The idea behind the promotion was to attract more fans to the game by offering cups of low-alcohol beer for just 10 cents each, a substantial discount on the regular price of 65 cents, with a limit of six beers per purchase but with no limit on the number of purchases made during the game. Which led to some.... Crazy things.Hold on to your asses, because things are about to get backwards!

33 - MK Ultra Part 5: The Aftermath

Join Kyle and Ardon as they wrap up their first multi-part series on MK-Ultra!For the past few weeks, we’ve taken you through quite a bit, and now it’s time for the conclusion! Tonight, we will discuss F. Olson, the Church Committee, and the effects MK-Ultra had on society.Hold on to your asses, because things are about to get backwards!patreon.com/backasspodhttps://linktr.ee/backasswardspod

32 - MK Ultra Part 4: The Edgewood Arsenal Human Experiments

Join Kyle and Ardon as they continue their dive all the way down into MK-Ultra with Part 4: The Edgewood Arsenal Human Experiments.We have spent the last few weeks focused on the CIA (And a bunch of shadow orgs that the CIA made up) and their escapades with human torture and mind control with drugs. But they don’t deserve to catch all the flack. The army has plenty to answer for during the exact same time. So we figured while we were here, let's give the army the coverage they deserve.From 1948 to 1975, the U.S. Army Chemical Corps conducted classified human subject research at the Edgewood Arsenal facility in Maryland. The purpose was to evaluate the impact of low-dose chemical warfare agents on military personnel and to test protective clothing, pharmaceuticals, and vaccines. A small portion of these studies were directed at psychochemical warfare and grouped under the prosaic title of the "Medical Research Volunteer Program" aka the MRVP, which ran from 1956–1975. The MRVP was also driven by intelligence requirements and the need for new and more effective interrogation techniques.Hold on to your asses, because things are about to get backwards!patreon.com/backasspodhttps://linktr.ee/backasswardspod

31- MK Ultra Part 3: Top Secret

Join Kyle and Ardon as they dive further into one of the U.S. Government’s deepest conspiracies; MK-Ultra!For the last two weeks we have been building context for some of the worst “experiments” carried out in the United States of America. Tonight we are going to get into the details of these experiments. The project was headed by Sidney Gottlieb but began on the order of CIA director Allen Dulles on April 13, 1953. Its aim was to develop mind-controlling drugs for use against the Soviet bloc in response to alleged Soviet, Chinese, and North Korean use of mind control techniques on U.S. prisoners of war during the Korean War. The CIA wanted to use similar methods on their own captives, and was interested in manipulating foreign leaders with such techniques, devising several schemes to drug Fidel Castro. It often conducted experiments without the subjects' knowledge or consent. In some cases, academic researchers were funded through grants from CIA front organizations but were unaware that the CIA was using their work for these purposes.Hold on to your asses, because things are about to get backwards!patreon.com/backasspodhttps://linktr.ee/backasswardspod