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The Bizarre Reason That The Muppets Aren't Actually Muppets | Case File #255 Oct 08, 2026

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What are the muppets? Well, they’re an iconic cast of characters tied to decades of movies, tv shows, and merchandise created by the Jim Henson company in the late 1960s and then later sold to Disney in the early 2000s. But wait. It’s also a style of puppetry created by Jim and Jane Henson in the mid-1950s that applies not only to THE Muppets, capital M, but also other Jim Henson Company-created characters and properties like Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock, Dark Crystal, and Yoda. So what exactly IS a muppet? Well, thanks to a Supreme Court case in the 1990s, we actually have a legal definition. And, spoiler alert, The Muppets, characters like Kermit the Frog and Gonzo, don’t technically qualify.

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The Wacom Company Was Started By a Cult | Case File #254 Oct 01, 2026

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What is the Wacom Company? Well, well it’s the purveyor of finer pieces of technology usually in connection with creating art. However, this seemingly innocuous company actually has a much darker origin. One that is spawned from a sprawling networks of religious cults, political power struggles, and shocking amounts of money. THis is the story of how Wacom was started…. By a cult.

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The Kidnapping Plot That Destroyed the Entire NFT Market | Case File #253 Sep 03, 2026

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NFTs were a weird thing, huh? Why did the NFT market crash so suddenly? We examine how the Seth Green NFT project and its bizarre kidnapping arc signaled a turning point. We analyze the timeline of 2021, when investment in digital assets peaked, and discuss how the Seth Green NFT TV show became a focal point for critics.

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The Shadowy Organization Holding MrBeast's Face Hostage | Case File #252 Aug 27, 2026

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What is MrBeast Burger? Well, it’s the burger chain started by the most popular YouTuber on the planet. But, actually, is it? Or was it started by a shadowy restaurant organization run by the same guy who owns Bucca De Beppo, who secretly operated it for MrBeast behind the scenes, and then when he wanted to shut the whole thing down because the food was really bad, this shadowy organization basically took ownership of his name and likeness and is still holding it hostage to this day?

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Patreon Bonus Preview: The Fenix Flexin Situation Is Bizarre | Case File #251 Aug 24, 2026

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Enjoy a special unlocked episode of our Patreon-exclusive show, Shallow Cuts.

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The Disturbing Reason Corn Flakes Exist | Case File #250 Aug 20, 2026

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Who are the Kellogg Brothers? They’re the siblings behind the company that would become known as Kellogg’s, which has become synonymous with breakfast cereals. Their most famous creation was a little product called Corn Flakes, which the cereal box or Kellogg’s corporate website will tell you was invented to be a healthier breakfast option. But that’s only half right. Because Corn Flakes were actually invented to keep people from...jerkin' it.

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How Mythbusters Saved 3 Men From Life In Prison | Case File #249 Aug 06, 2026

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So what happened? Well, in 2005, an episode of the Mythbusters accidentally proved that a crime three men were accused of in 1986 was physically impossible. And two years later, one of these men saw the episode, and it started a process of his legal team using it to get him and the other two men exonerated. But the scary thing is that, somehow, even after they proved that they couldn’t have possibly committed the crime, it still took 17 years for them to be released.

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Is Avengers: Doomsday Going To Suck? | Case File #248 Aug 02, 2026

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Is Avengers: Doomsday gonna save the MCU, or is it gonna be its penultimate swan song?

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The Curious Case of All Colors Sam | Case File #247 Jul 22, 2026

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Did two little girls living on the Isle of Wight meet a strange ghost clown man in the woods and form a decades-long friendship with him?

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The Complicated Legacy of RL Stine | Case File #246 Apr 02, 2026

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Who is R.L. Stine? He’s the author of the immensely popular Goosebumps and Fear Street book series, who at the height of his success entered into a lengthy legal battle with Scholastic. But we’ll also dive into the man truly responsible for the success of Goosebumps, a guy you’ve never heard of named Tim Jacobus.

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