Vile Vortices Part 1: Bermuda Triangle, Dragon's Triangle, Easter Island & More | The Tipsy Exchange

Remember our Mysterious Triangles episode from season one? Turns out it's become a fan favorite, and it sent us down a rabbit hole we promised we'd come back to: the vile vortices. Not vital vortices. Berly spent an embarrassingly long time calling them that. The vile vortices are 12 spots around the globe, evenly spaced along the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn plus both poles, where strange things seem to happen. Planes and ships vanish. Instruments go haywire. Ancient civilizations build things nobody can explain. This is part one of a two-part series, and your hosts are covering the first six. We start with a quick return to the Bermuda Triangle, including two ghost ship stories that are still unexplained. Then we head to the Dragon's Triangle off the coast of Japan, where ships have disappeared, a research vessel went missing, and something mysterious sits deep underwater. After that, we visit Easter Island, where we wonder how on Earth they moved those massive statues and try to decode a writing system nobody has ever cracked. Then it's on to the Algerian megaliths in North Africa, Great Zimbabwe's mysterious birds and far-traveled treasures, and an ancient city in the Indus Valley with plumbing more advanced than Shakespeare's England. Its people then… vanished. Along the way, you'll hear a Brendan Fraser appreciation break (he could get it), a TikTok about climbing inside a pyramid that's pure cardio, a debate about ancient imaginations, and yet another plea to our favorite Forbes science writer to explain it all. JV Chamary, we still need you. This week's toast: From Neil Armstrong: "Mystery creates wonder, and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand." (It's a little ironic to quote a guy who went to the moon while we talk about what's under the ocean.) Cheers! Tell us what you think! Which vile vortex creeps you out the most? What's your theory on how they moved those Easter Island statues? Tell us in the comments. And stay tuned for part two, where we cover the other six! Please drink responsibly. Support the show The Tipsy Exchange is a comedy podcast where besties Berly and LA pour a drink, raise a toast, and dive into true crime, mysteries, the paranormal, and pop culture, with plenty of tangents along the way. It's like happy hour with your funniest friends. The show is currently on hiatus, but you can find previous episodes at thetipsyexchange.com. If you are a Supernatural fan, you can find Berly and LA's latest project at denimwrappednightmares.com. Special thanks to Fesliyan Studios. Cheers!