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Midnight Facts for Insomniacs — 231 episodes
Doomsday Real Estate: Luxury Bunkers
After Midnight Livestream: The Top 5 Most Viscerally Impactful Scenes in Non-Horror Movies (sample)
Castles, Cannons & Billionaires: The History of Bunkers
The History of Tattoos (A Host Swap Livestream!)
After Midnight Livestream: The 5 Things Humanity Should Ban Forever (sample)
Why Does Doubt Have a B? The Twisted Logic of English Spelling
After Midnight Livestream: The 5 Most Epic Films of All Time (sample)
Southpaws: The Sinister Science of Left-Handedness
After Midnight Livestream: The Top 5 Fictional Places to Live (sample)
Nature's Weirdest Phenomena: Ghost Lights, Sailing Stones, Poison Lakes, and More
A.M. Livestream with Special Guest Alfred Banks: The Top 5 Lies We Were Told As Children
Jackasses: The History of Daredevils, Stuntmen and Professional Idiots
After Midnight Livestream:The Top 5 Indispensable Living Legends! (sample)
Mysterious Celebrity Deaths
After Midnight Livestream: The Top 5 Most Heartbreaking Films (sample)
True Tales of Revenge, Volume 3: Orson Welles vs. William Randolph Hearst
After Midnight Livestream: Story Time! (sample)
Classic True Tales of Revenge, Volume 2: The 47 Ronin
After Midnight Livestream: The Top 5 Retail/Customer Service Pet Peeves (sample)
After Midnight Livestream: The Five Most Nostalgic Video Games (Full)
Livestream Host Swap: The History Of Pornography
Bunnies, Eggs, and Ancient Math: The Real History of Easter
Pirates, Snakes, and Shamrocks: The Real Story Behind Saint Patrick’s Day
Even More Box Office Bombs: Borderlands and The Marvels
More Box Office Bombs: Megalopolis and Tron Ares
Stone, Storm and Shadow: The Solar System, Part 2
Fire, Acid, and Ice: The Solar System, Part 1
Midnight Mind Benders: Famous Paradoxes and Thought Experiments
The Pagan Origins of Christmas (Annual Re-release)
Full Livestream Episode: The Story of MFFI (Plus the History of Podcasting!)
The Explosive Origins of the Nobel Prize
Host Swap: Witchcraft!
Copy, Paste, and Panic: The Story of Creepypasta
An Annual Tradition: The History of Halloween
Size Matters: The Largest Structures Ever Built
The Wild, Weird History of the Guinness Book of World Records
Obsessed and Possessed: A Guide to the World’s Weirdest Collections
Livestream Mailbag Episode!
Celebrity Rivalries: The Late Night Wars (Conan vs. Leno vs. Letterman)
Chaos, Criminals, and Coldplay: CEO Scandals from Andy Byron to Harvey Weinstein
The World’s Weirdest Festivals
Grigori Rasputin: Murder, Mysticism, and the Fall of the House of Romanov
The Zizian Cult, Part Two: Meat is Murder, and So Are We
A modern vegan Sith-Lord murder-cult: the Zizians (Part 1)
Midnight Menagerie: Nocturnal Animals
Altered States: A Brief History of Psychedelics
Workplace Wreckage: Stories of Industrial Catastrophe
Blood, Sharks, and Sandstone: More Incredible Stories of Survival Against the Odds
Harrowing True Stories of Wilderness Survival
Trenches, Tactics, and Total Chaos: World War I Explained
Shane Goes Rogue! The History of Boxing
The Greatest Unsolved Internet Mystery: Cicada 3301
The History and Psychology of Gambling
The History and Evolution of Cats
Useless Technology (Throwback Encore)
The Origins of Common Idioms, Phrases, and Figures of Speech (Redux)
Encore: The Pagan Origins of Christmas
Jehovah’s Witnesses: A Modern Evangelical Doomsday Cult
The Reckoning: Charles Manson and The Helter Skelter Murders (Part 3)
The Devil’s Work: Charles Manson and the Helter Skelter Murders (Part 2)
ENCORE: The (Original) Darwin Awards
Cult of Personality: Charles Manson and the Helter Skelter Murders (Part 1)
[Throwback Encore] We Are Legion: Exorcism and Demonic Possession
Jack the Ripper: History’s Most Notorious Serial Killer
Encore: The Fiery, Pagan History of Halloween
Madness and Mythos: The Legacy of H.P. Lovecraft
The NEW 7 Wonders of the World
The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World
Extreme Prisons: From ”Squirrel Cage” to Camp 14
Technology Disasters: From Boeing to CrowdStrike
After Midnight with Alfred Banks: The Top 5 Animated Series of All Time
The Devil’s Rope: How Barbed Wire Tamed the West
Video Game Scandals: From Hot Coffee To Gamergate
Invasive Species: Claws, Tusks, and Karmic Retribution
The Pulse-Pounding History of Rollercoasters and Theme Parks
Deadly Viral Trends and Challenges
From Chernobyl to the Amazon: The World’s Creepiest Ghost Towns
The Wild World of P.E.T.A
The Scandalous, Grifting History of Megachurches
Host Swap: The History of War Games and D&D
Wizards, Dragons, and White Supremacy: The Ku Klux Klan
The Darwin Awards: 2000s Edition
Prison Breaks: Alcatraz and El Chapo
Black Holes: Time-Warping Cosmic Paradoxes
Decoding Blood: The History of Genetics and DNA Profiling (Forensics Part 2)
Blood, Sweat, Fingerprints and Tears: Forensic Science
Famous Ships Lost at Sea
Native American Mythology
Bonus Re-Release: The Pagan Origins of Christmas
Gunpowder, Treason, Masks, and Plot: The Legend of Guy Fawkes
ScamFluencers Part Two: The Worst of the Worst
ScamFluencers: Social Media Grifters and Con Artists
Legendary ”Cursed” Objects
True, Creepy, Unsolved Mysteries
Useless Technology
The History and Origin of Names
*Full Episode* After Midnight with Alfred Banks: The Top 5 Desert Island Movies
Extreme Exploration, Space Edition: From Nazi Rockets to the Falcon 9
Extreme Exploration, Ocean Edition: from Reed Rafts to the Titan Submersible
Strange and Unique Sports
Deviant Subcultures
The 1980s Satanic Panic
Outlaws and Renegades: The Hells Angels
Instruments of War: Medieval Weaponry
Zombies and Incest: The Wild, Kinky World of Japanese Mythology (Shintoism)
AI 2050: The Future of Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence: ChatGPT, Bing, Bard, and the AI Apocalypse
Historical Figures (That Might Never Have Existed)
Government Coverups: The Iran-Contra Affair
Old Wives Tales
Accidental Inventions
Killer Beasts: Notorious Animal Attacks
Social Media Meltdowns: The Rise and Fall of MySpace, the Teetering of TikTok, and the Twitter Apocalypse
Mysterious Cases of Lost and Found Media
Ghosts of Christmases Past: The Pagan Origins of Christmas
Public Executions and Capital Punishment
The Weird, Uncomfortable, Creepy History of Clowns
Animals with Superpowers
Mummies and Death Rituals
Filth and Fury: The History and Legacy of Punk Music
The Skeptic’s Guide to Astrology
Gladiators and the History of Human Combat
The Most-Frequently Misused Words in the English Language
Deadly Plants: From Belladonna to the Gympie-Gympie
*Full Episode* After Midnight: The Top 5 Greatest Movie Sequels
Real-Life Mad Scientists
“High Class Freaks”: The Globetrotting History of Ripley’s Believe It or Not
Spectral Evidence and Satanic Panic: The Salem Witch Trials
H.H. Holmes: Myths and Murder Castles
Megafauna: Titans of the Past and Present
Mormonism: Private Worlds, Secret Handshakes, and Sacred Underwear
Declassified Military Operations
Sieges: Epic Bombardments and Standoffs
World’s Fairs: A Legacy of Weirdness and Innovation
The History of F@!#%$g Profanity
Galactic Warlords, Billion Year Contracts, and a Modern American Space Cult: The “Church” of Scientology
Epic Rivalries, Famous Feuds, and Bitter Beefs
We’re All Mad Here: The History of Asylums (100th Episode Extravaganza!)
After Midnight (Full Episode): The Top 5 Holiday Movies of All Time
Lasers, Steam, and Chrome: The History of Science Fiction
Terrible Tools and Awful Inventions
Host Swap: The Marriage Episode (Kidnappers, Bloody Sheets, and Evil Spirits)
Death, Misery, Folly, and Ponies: The Chilling History of Polar Exploration
The Fiery, Pagan History of Halloween
Lost Treasures: From Crown Jewels to Fabergé Eggs
The Fascinating History of Personality Tests
The Pirate, the Silk Road, and the Dark Web: Ross Ulbricht‘s Empire
Hunting for Easter Eggs: Secrets Hidden in Movies and Video Games
Common Misconceptions about Animals
Host Swap: Talking Slang
Unreal: The History and Secrets of Reality TV
Botched Coups and Failed Assassinations: The Bay of Pigs
Crimes of the Century: The Lindbergh Baby, the Mona Lisa Heist, and the Fatty Arbuckle Scandal
The Most Dangerous Cult in the World: North Korea
Bizarre and Disturbing Fashion Trends Through the Ages
Misattributed Quotes, Theories, Discoveries, and Inventions
Host Swap: The Science Behind Ghosts, Phantoms, and Apparitions
Decrypting Crypto: Bitcoin and NFTs
Espionage Technology: From Lipstick Pistols to the Insectothopter
Spy vs. Spy: The History of Espionage
Cursed Tourism: Unique and Surreal Tourist Attractions
International Cryptids: The Strange and Obscure
Marketing Boomsplode: Ads that Crashed and Burned
We Are Legion: Exorcism and Demonic Possession
Dangerous Toys: Notorious Product Recalls
Bizarre Laws: International Edition
Dry America: The Prohibition Debacle
How it Ends: The Most Likely Extinction Events
Weird Science: Psychology Edition
Host Swap: Scottish Facts and Fictions
Diets Debunked: The Sketchy Science of Health and Weight Loss
Uncool: Failed Fads and Terrible Trends
Substandard Superheroes: The Bad, the Worse, and the Ugly
Misnomers and False Advertising
Forbidden Tourism: The Most Dangerous Locations on Earth
MFFI Challenge: can Shane make an entertaining episode from the world’s most hated subject?
Murdersville U.S.A: Ed Kemper
Murdersville U.S.A: The Serial Killers of Santa Cruz
Modern Snake Oil: From Cryotherapy to The Secret
Stupid Criminals
Memes: They’re Literally Everything
Cults: QAnon, a.k.a W the Actual F
Scandals: Television Edition
Urban Legends
Ridiculous, Silly, Frivolous Lawsuits
More Idioms, a.k.a Say What?
Cryptids, Mark 2: From the Mothman to the Wendigo
Welcome to the Manosphere: Pick-up Artists, Incels, and the Seduction Community
The Devil
Spectacular Failures: From New Coke to Segway
The Sordid Science Behind Interrogation and Torture
Battle for the Living Room: from Atari to the Console Wars
Mentalists, Faith Healers, and Frauds
Sketchy and Unethical Psychological Experiments
Sleep and Insomnia (finally!)
The Darwin Awards
Weird and Terrifying Animals
Off the Deep End: Facts and Mythology of the Ocean
Lost Civilizations
Insomniacs Inbox: Bats, Penguins, and the Great Emu War
Cryptids: from the Loch Ness Monster to the Dobhar-chu
Unfiltered Fairytales
Ancient Texts: From the Devil’s Bible to the Magna Carta
Scandals: Hollywood Edition
Superstition: Black Cats and Devils and Mirrors, Oh My
Unique, Strange, and Creepy Historical Humans
Scandals: Music and Murder
The Fermi Paradox, A.K.A ”Where are the Aliens?”
Armageddon, Ragnarok, and End Times
Weird and Obscure Facts About the Human Body
The Dark Side of Disney
Myths in the Modern World: The Olympians
Secret Societies
Real-Life Human Superpowers
Pirates: Were they anything like the stereotype? (No. But kind of. But mostly no.)
UFOs ARE REAL (but they’re probably not aliens)
Medical Quackery: From Snake Oil to Coca Wine
More Misconceptions: If You Didn’t Know, Now You Know
More cults: Moonies, Jonestown, Heaven’s Gate
Idioms (common sayings): Mysteries Solved
Screwups and Blunders (Part 2)
Screwups: humanity’s biggest blunders (part 1)
Pandemics, Plagues, and Scourges
Cults: NXIVM and Branch Davidians
Common Misconceptions
Mysterious Disappearances
Box Office Disasters
Conspiracy Theories
Infamous Hoaxes
Notorious Heists
Unexplained Phenomena