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Ep. #71 - What If A Video Game Could Kill You? - Polybius Mar 07, 2018

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This week, we recount the legend of a video game, allegedly created by the government, that controlled minds, caused seizures, and maybe even killed people. We know - it’s gonna get weird. But when do we not, eh? Hold onto your butts, gang. We’re talking 80’s Atari games, barfing from Berzerk, the Mile High Mystery Conference, and a whole lot more - this week, on The What If? Podcast.
Hot Topics: Polybius, Sinneslöschen, Coinop.org, Kurt Koller, Bigfoot Conferences, Peer Pressure, and a whole lot more.
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Ep. #70 - What If You Were Reincarnated? - Past Lives, Reincarnation Feb 28, 2018

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Do people live, die, and then live again? We’re talking reincarnation on this episode of The What If? Podcast. We tell stories of children who claim to have past lives, American women who believe they were previously Irish citizens, and professors who spent their careers interviewing people who thought they were a person once before. Get down as we leave the planet, and try to come back again, on this week’s episode.
Hot Topics: Ghost Catapults, Goat Simulators, 4 Year Old Dads, Housewives, It’s Ryan’s Birthday, Groundhog Day, Heck Heck Heck, and much more.

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Ep. #69 - What If You Disappeared? Pt. 5 - Australian Disappearances Feb 21, 2018

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Weird stuff is happening in Australia dudes. We're talking about the disappearance of Frederick Valentich, an Australian pilot who was probably abducted by a UFO, and the Kaz II, a yacht whose whole crew disappeared without a trace. Ghost Yachts!

Ep. #68 - What If You Disappeared? Pt. 4 - The Tromp Family Feb 14, 2018

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In August of 2016, a family of five left their home in a rush, leaving behind their credit cards, identification, and cell phones. They claimed they were being stalked by someone who wanted to rob and kill them. Over the next six days, the family experienced a series of misadventures, including car theft and multiple hospitalizations, before returning home and resuming their normal lives.

On today's episode, we try and figure out why they left and what happened during those six days.

Ep. #67 - What If You Were A Medical Mystery? Feb 07, 2018

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Today, we're sharing four stories of humans who defy medical explanation. Tarrare ate live cats, snakes, lizards and puppies, and swallowed an eel whole without chewing. Wim Hof climbed Mount Everest wearing only goggles and a pair of shorts. Oliver Sacks spent years studying and treating people suffering from Encephalitis Lethargica. An obese gentleman went 382 days without eating. Yep, it gets weird today folks, so hold onto your butts.
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Ep. #66 - What If You Heard Something Strange? Jan 31, 2018

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We're talking about mysterious sounds, including the hum, sky trumpets, the bloop, and the world's loneliest whale. We also debut a new way to open the show, plan a podcast field trip, and pitch a new kids show.

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Ep. #65 - What If Cattle Got Mutilated? (Cattle Mutilations) Jan 24, 2018

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So guys, turns out they do. Hold onto your butts. No seriously, hold onto your butts, 'cause they comin' for that cow bum. Cattle mutilations are a strange phenomenon that's been happening since the 1970's, where mostly cows, but animals of all kinds, end up with missing body parts, organs, and blood. We know. It's weird. But that's what you're here for, eh? Spencer tells us what heifers are through a cold, Ryan's officially freaked out for the first time in a long time, and of course we make some burger jokes—on this week's episode of The What If? Podcast.

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Hot Topics: Bull Dongs, Please No Black Helicopters, Burger Jokes, Heck, Cows eh guys?
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Ep. #64 - What If You Weren't Alone? - Third Man Factor Jan 17, 2018

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On today's episode, we're talking about the third man factor. Some people, when faced with life-threatening situations, sense the presence of another person. This presence offers words of encouragement, support, and guidance, and has led some people to overcome seemingly impossible odds.

We share stories of Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic expedition, Ron DiFrancesco's escape from the World Trade Center, Jerry Linenger's experience on the Muir space station, and James Sevigny's miraculous avalanche survival.
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Ep. #63 - What If We Can't Leave? (Space Junk, The Kessler Effect) Jan 10, 2018

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We're talking about space junk and the Kessler Effect, which suggests that space debris might create more space debris through a series of collisions. Don Kessler, for whom the Kessler effect is named, suggested that there might eventually be enough space debris to prevent us from launching new objects into orbit.

We also wonder if Keanue Reeves might be the greatest action hero of our generation, we introduce some new sounders, and Spencer tells a story about The Power Team.

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Ep. #62 - What If You Found A Rip In Time? Jan 03, 2018

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Contacting 2109 - ?

Sims is here and we're talking about Ken Webster's book The Vertical Plane. In 1984, Ken Webster came into contact with a man named Lukas from the 1500s, and an extremely cryptic, possibly from the future, possibly extraterrestrial group called 2109. They used the word processor on a BBC Micro computer to communicate with each other across space and time.

We also discuss time portals underneath London, fatbergs, and college students who can see into the future.

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