The Why Files: Operation Podcast
The Why Files covers mysteries, myths and legends. We tell stories and seek the truth in a fun and lighthearted way. Our content is heavily researched; we don't release an episode unless we're sure we can bring something new to a topic.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 42 minutes
- Episodes
- 227
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
590: When Earth's Shield Fails the Dead Will Rise | The Plasma Apocalypse (STRIPPED)
Our planet's magnetic shield is deteriorating rapidly, creating a dangerous vulnerability to solar storms of unprecedented power. Throughout history, events like the 1921 New York Railroad incident a…
00:22:39 |
Wed 23 Apr 2025
589: Proving the Afterlife | The Scole Experiments (STRIPPED)
In 1993, four people gathered in a dark basement in Scole, England, hoping to communicate with the dead. What followed was five years of unexplained phenomena that challenged scientific understandin…
00:26:41 |
Sun 20 Apr 2025
588: COMPILATION: Hole Stories and Underground Mysteries
A construction worker discovers a massive tunnel system while breaking ground for a new building. Meanwhile, deep in the Nevada desert, scientists detect unusual seismic activity that doesn't match a…
02:55:15 |
Sat 12 Apr 2025
587: MEGA COMPILATION: Dreams & Nightmares
Need something to listen to while you unwind? We’ve gathered some of our most soothing and fascinating stories to help you drift off into dreamland.
Explore ideas that challenge reality, from simula…
Explore ideas that challenge reality, from simula…
06:47:24 |
Thu 27 Mar 2025
586: Weather Weapons & Worse | Tesla's Stolen Tech and the New Arms Race
In the Alaskan wilderness stands an array of 180 antennas pointing skyward. The military calls it research, but declassified patents tell a different story.
What began as Nikola Tesla's dream of fre…
What began as Nikola Tesla's dream of fre…
00:35:28 |
Fri 14 Mar 2025
585: Operation Prato | Alien Vampires of the Amazon
In 1977, a remote Brazilian island experienced something unprecedented: systematic attacks on humans by unidentified flying objects. Victims reported glowing ceilings, beams of light, and blood extra…
00:30:27 |
Wed 05 Mar 2025
584: Cryptids Vol. 3: The Antarctic Cover-up | Predators Beneath the Ice
In Antarctica's restricted zones, something dangerous lurks beneath the ice. When a Russian team drilled into Lake Vostok, they discovered more than just ancient water.
Two scientists died under mys…
Two scientists died under mys…
00:30:28 |
Mon 24 Feb 2025
583: Legend of the 13 Crystal Skulls | From Mars to the Maya
Scientists at Hewlett-Packard's crystal lab had tested thousands of specimens, but they'd never seen anything like this. The Mitchell-Hedges crystal skull defied everything they knew about physics an…
00:31:29 |
Mon 17 Feb 2025
582: COMPILATION: Pyramids, Mounds and Mountains
Deep beneath Earth's mountains lie secrets that could reshape our understanding of human history and technological capability. Mountains like Shasta, Hayes, and the pyramids of Giza possess qualities…
03:00:00 |
Fri 07 Feb 2025
581: The Disappearance of Peter Williamson | Lightning Pants from Another Dimension
A summer barbecue transformed into a nightmare when lightning split the sky above Somerset, England. Peter Williamson dashed across his rain-soaked lawn to rescue his terrified dog, unaware that his …
00:27:26 |
Fri 31 Jan 2025
579: Nuclear Powered Evolution | The Wolves of Chernobyl Reveal Human Potential
Scientists discovered something impossible in Chernobyl's radioactive ruins - life is thriving where nothing should survive. Animals aren't just living in lethal radiation zones, they're evolving fas…
00:26:02 |
Fri 24 Jan 2025
580: DEEP DIVE: Nazi Prophecies
Prophecies and power collided in one of history's darkest chapters. The Nazis didn't just exploit predictions—they built their rise around them, bending fate to their will.
Astrological charts, anci…
00:23:34 |
Thu 23 Jan 2025
578: The Quantum Apocalypse: All Your Secrets Revealed
A mysterious data transfer lights up NSA monitors at 3 AM. Within hours, hospital records flash across Times Square billboards. Dating app messages spill onto every screen in the city.
Bank account…
Bank account…
00:28:10 |
Tue 14 Jan 2025
577: The Seventh Experiment: Lacerta Reveals the Truth of our Creation
In December 1999, Sweden's most notorious UFO skeptic sat down for an interview that would challenge everything he believed. Ole K. had spent his career exposing hoaxes and debunking paranormal claim…
00:24:58 |
Mon 06 Jan 2025
576: Operation Eagle Flight: The Escape from Berlin to Bariloche
For decades, a piece of his skull sat in a Russian archive - our most decisive proof that the most evil man of the 20th century died in 1945. When scientists finally tested the bone in 2009, they dis…
00:37:21 |
Fri 20 Dec 2024
575: The Underground Grid: Electricity Linking Four Famous Monsters
Four famous monsters, thousands of miles apart, share an impossible connection: they all appear above identical underground electrical grids. As scientists map these expanding tunnel networks, they'v…
00:30:24 |
Sat 23 Nov 2024
574: Project Redsun: NASA's Secret Manned Missions to Mars
In 1973, while the world watched the Apollo missions end, something extraordinary happened in the Amazon jungle. A rocket carried humanity's most advanced spacecraft toward Mars, crewed by familiar n…
00:33:26 |
Sat 02 Nov 2024
573: Symbols of Power: Deciphering the Language of the Secret Elite
How closely have you looked at the one-dollar bill? You've seen that unfinished pyramid and mysterious eye thousands of times, but have you ever wondered why they're there?
These symbols connect to …
These symbols connect to …
00:35:14 |
Mon 28 Oct 2024
572: COMPILATION: The Science of Ghosts and Ghost Hunting
A driver sees a strange light floating above an empty road at night. At the same time, a researcher works on a machine to contact the dead.
These events might seem unrelated, but they're part of hum…
These events might seem unrelated, but they're part of hum…
02:22:03 |
Fri 18 Oct 2024
571: Project Blue Beam: Staging a Fake Alien Attack to Take Over the World
You wake up one morning, and the world has changed. Overnight, archaeological discoveries have shaken the foundations of every major religion, causing chaos and confusion.
Before you can process thi…
Before you can process thi…
00:45:06 |
Mon 14 Oct 2024
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