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Podcast · By Daniel J. Glenn · American English · Official site

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Sep 21, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 21, 2026

    Ep. 281: The Strange and Wonderful World of Twin Peaks (opens the original)

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    Twin Peaks Untold: The Real Story Behind TV’s Most Influential Show Few television shows have left a mark on popular culture as deep and lasting as Twin Peaks. Created by David Lynch and Mark Frost and premiering on ABC in 1990, Twin Peaks didn’t just tell the story of who killed Laura Palmer — it rewrote the rules of what television could be, pioneering serialized storytelling, dream logic narratives, and the kind of obsessive audience engagement that defined prestige TV for the next three deca

  2. Episode · Sep 21, 2026

    *Bonus* – Albert Belmont, Jewish Space Lasers, and Secret Sex Parties (opens the original)

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    In this bonus episode, we discuss the Albert Belmont, the 1800’s version of George Costanza, how the sex party in Eyes Wide Shut was actually based on a real Rothschild ball, and the origins of Jewish Space Lasers.

  3. Episode · Sep 7, 2026

    Ep. 280: The World’s Greatest Conspiracy (opens the original)

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    What if the world’s most famous conspiracy theory is built entirely on myths, misquotes, and a pamphlet from 1846? In this episode of Fascinating Nouns, host Daniel J. Glenn sits down with author Mike Rothschild — yes, that Rothschild — to dig into his book Jewish Space Lasers: The Rothschilds and 200 Years of Conspiracy Theories , and trace the Rothschild myth from a Frankfurt Jewish ghetto all the way to Jewish space lasers and Alex Jones. Mike Rothschild — former conspiracy theory researcher,

  4. Episode · Sep 7, 2026

    *Bonus* – The Zodiac Letters (opens the original)

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    In this bonus episode, Eddie and I discuss the Zodiac ciphers, his possible identity, and the existence of the REAL Zodiac killer, a guy who killed by using astrology.

  5. Episode · Aug 24, 2026

    Ep. 279: Unmasking the Zodiac Killer (opens the original)

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    What if the Zodiac Killer never existed? In this episode of Fascinating Nouns, host Daniel J. Glenn sits down with former Port Authority NY/NJ officer, 9/11 first responder, and author Eddie McNamara to dig into his book Zodiac Actually: The True Story of a Fake Serial Killer — and the case he makes is more convincing than you might expect. Eddie McNamara spent years tracking down court records, interviewing criminals, and piecing together what the actual evidence says about the Zodiac killings

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