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Man Wakes Up on Mountain–Did UFO Deposit Him There?

June 15, 2012
A stonecutter in Brazil woke up to find himself a thousand feet up in the air on a mountain, with no idea of how he got there. We remained on his precarious perch for 17 hours, until he was finally... continued

Mad Scientists are Still Around

June 15, 2012
We've all seen these white-coated, glittery-eyed characters in the movies, manipulating test tubes and creating monsters (NOTE: Subscribers have a coupon that gets them this beautiful hardcover for less than $5!) Some of them have died (and some of THOSE... continued

THERE’S STILL TIME!

June 15, 2012
...To subscribe and get a FREE copy of the NEW Edition of The Key. The next 75 one-year subscribers to unknowncountry.com will receive a free copy of the new, uncensored Key (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to this show), until... continued

Eating Too Much Causes Memory Loss

June 14, 2012
Can't remember where you put your keys? (How about your Key!) Are you more forgetful than you used to be? It could be because you're EATING TOO MUCH. New research suggests that consuming between 2,100 and 6,000 calories per day... continued

Is Cash Over?

June 14, 2012
Is money the root of all evil? (NOTE: Subscribers can still listen to these shows). Computers promised us a paperless society, but that hasn't come to pass. Now debit cards promise us a cashless society--will this vision of the future... continued

Bad Air Vents at Secret Gov. Lab May be Blowing Germs Our Way

June 14, 2012
Secret government documents and emails reveal that a $214 million CDC bioterror germ lab in Atlanta has had repeated problems with airflow systems designed to help prevent the release of infectious agents. The lab is violating basic laboratory operating standards,... continued

How Prehistoric Geeks Invented Monogamy

June 13, 2012
Unlike our closest cousins the chimpanzees, we don't live in groups in which the males share (and fight over) females--instead, we tend to pair up. How did this happen? A new study shows that weak males who were inferior fighters... continued

Is Email Evil?

June 13, 2012
Is email evil? People are doing so much texting that they're getting arthritis in their thumbs. One French internet executive has banned internal email, starting in 2014. In BBC News, Tom Chatfield quotes author Kevin Kelly as saying that the... continued

Our Brains are Shrinking, Even Though We’re Using Them More

June 13, 2012
We always assume that humans are getting smarter all the time, but we may really be getting dumber. In fact, human brains are actually SHRINKING, despite the fact that our heads are actually getting LARGER. And why do so many... continued

Kidneys for Sale

June 12, 2012
When we hear news about Iran's nuclear ambitions, we think of it as a prosperous country, but some people there are desperately poor and some of them are selling their kidneys to make money, since you can survive with just... continued