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Theories of the Third Kind

Theories of the Third Kind

Theories of the Third Kind

Theories of the Third Kind (TOT3K) is a weekly research-driven documentary podcast hosted by Aaron and Dan, covering conspiracy theories, unexplained mysteries, UFO's and UAPs, true crime, paranormal cases, government cover-ups, corporate scandals, occult mysteries, cryptids, and hidden history. Each episode digs into the evidence, strange facts, competing explanations, and theories behind stories that are hard to believe, but often documented. New Episodes every Thursday.

349 - Jack Parsons: Sex Magic, Aleister Crowley & the Road to NASA
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  • 349 - Jack Parsons: Sex Magic, Aleister Crowley & the Road to NASA

    In 1946, Rocket Engineer Jack Parsons and the Future Founder of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard, spent months trying to summon a Goddess.Together, using the teachings of Aleister Crowley, they practiced Sex Magic, performed the infamous Babalon Working Summoning Ritual, and reported terrifying Supernatural Encounters inside a Pasadena Mansion.Jack Parsons held Top Secret Clearances, working for the United States Rocket Program, while also performing Ceremonial Magic. In 1952, Jack would die in a violent explosion inside his laboratory.Was it an accident, revenge, or something connected to the occult rituals he believed had worked?Watch the full episode on YouTube:▶ https://bit.ly/TheoriesOfTheThirdKindYTSupport the show + unlock bonus episodes:🎧 300+ bonus video & audio episodes▶ https://theoriesofthethirdkind.supercast.com

    Thu, 29 Oct 2026
  • 348 - The Galapagos Affair: The Island Where People Vanished

    In 1934, a self proclaimed Baroness and her lover vanished from Floreana Island in the Galapagos, supposedly aboard a yacht nobody could verify. Within months, three other men were dead, and the surviving settlers told conflicting stories. We investigate the Galapagos Affair, from a bitter love triangle and mysterious deaths to Dr. Friedrich Ritter's ominous letter and the evidence behind one unanswered question: did the missing pair escape, or were they murdered?Watch the full episode on YouTube:▶ https://bit.ly/TheoriesOfTheThirdKindYTSupport the show + unlock bonus episodes:🎧 300+ bonus video & audio episodes▶ https://theoriesofthethirdkind.supercast.com

    Sat, 17 Oct 2026
  • 347 - Cocaine Mummies

    In 1992, researchers reported finding cocaine, nicotine, and THC inside ancient Egyptian mummies, chemicals that shouldn’t have been there. We investigate the controversial tests and the theories behind the Cocaine Mummies mystery, from contamination and unknown plants to ancient trade and possible contact between the Old and New Worlds.Watch the full episode on YouTube:▶ https://bit.ly/TheoriesOfTheThirdKindYTSupport the show + unlock bonus episodes:🎧 300+ bonus video & audio episodes▶ https://theoriesofthethirdkind.supercast.com

    Sat, 10 Oct 2026
  • 346 - Doomsday: Apophis 2029, Antarctica & a Black Hole

    Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier, known as the “Doomsday Glacier,” is destabilizing, while asteroid 99942 Apophis will make an incredibly close pass by Earth in 2029. We break down what a Thwaites collapse, an Apophis impact, and a Carrington-level solar storm could actually do before exploring an undetected black hole traveling through our Solar System and ending with a bonus scenario: full-scale nuclear war.Watch the full episode on YouTube:▶ https://bit.ly/TheoriesOfTheThirdKindYTSupport the show + unlock bonus episodes:🎧 300+ bonus video & audio episodes▶ https://theoriesofthethirdkind.supercast.com

    Sat, 03 Oct 2026
  • 345 - Chicago Tylenol Murders: The Unknown Wanderer

    In September 1982, seven people around Chicago suddenly died after taking Extra-Strength Tylenol capsules that had been secretly filled with cyanide. The killer was never caught, and more than four decades later, the Chicago Tylenol Murders remain one of America's most infamous unsolved crimes.Then, only a few months after the poisonings, a mysterious man was found dead from cyanide inside a Catholic church in Boise, Idaho. He carried no identification, left behind $1,900 and a note signed with a fake name, and successfully hid his identity for more than 40 years.He became known as the Unknown Wanderer.Now, investigators have finally identified him as Dr. Mathew Francis Betkouski, an organic chemist whose history with cyanide, pharmaceuticals and the Chicago area has raised new questions about whether the two mysteries could somehow be connected.In this episode, we go back through the entire Chicago Tylenol Murders investigation, the victims, poisoned capsules, stores, suspects and theories before diving into the strange life and death of the Unknown Wanderer and the new evidence investigators uncovered after finally learning who he was.Watch the full episode on YouTube:▶ https://bit.ly/TheoriesOfTheThirdKindYTSupport the show + unlock bonus episodes:🎧 300+ bonus video & audio episodes▶ https://theoriesofthethirdkind.supercast.com

    Thu, 24 Sep 2026
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