Sinisterhood

Bonus: A Conversation with Jen Miller

Today we're talking with Jen Miller, journalist, author of five books, and the reporter and co-producer behind Blood Will Tell, a new limited series podcast from Wondery and Campside Media.Jen's work has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and many other esteemed publications. She holds both an MFA in fiction and a master's in journalism from Columbia. She's also spent the last decade running the Senior Media Fellows Program at the American Immigration Council, helping over a thousand people tell their own immigration stories in their own words. The story that brought her to us today started with a Washington Post assignment about Shakespeare being used as therapy in prisons and ended with her down a rabbit hole that led to the creation of Blood Will Tell. The podcast overs the true story of 18-year-old Anh and Trung, Vietnamese-American identical twin brothers in San Jose, California and a birthday party that turned fatal.Follow: Blood Will TellJennifer Miller

Raëlism: The UFO Religion | Sinisterhood & Conspiracy Theories, Cults, and Crimes

Follow Conspiracy Theories, Cults, and Crimes to hear the full episode and our in-depth conversation with Vanessa Richardson about Raëlism and our takeaways from the cult. In the 1970s, a French journalist claimed he was contacted by extraterrestrial beings who revealed that humanity was scientifically created by an advanced alien race. From that encounter, the Raëlian Movement was born, blending UFO belief, sensual freedom, and a futuristic vision of human destiny. In this episode of Conspiracy Theories, Cults, and Crimes, Vanessa Richardson examines the rise of founder Claude Vorilhon, known as Raël, and the group’s teachings about the Elohim, cloning, and eternal life through science. As the movement spread internationally and made headlines with controversial claims of human cloning, critics challenged its credibility and internal practices. This episode explores how a message of cosmic origins and technological salvation evolved into one of the most unusual and debated new religious movements of the modern era.Follow Conspiracy Theories, Cults and Crimes, for more episodes like this: https://play.megaphone.fm/rbfx2e-fr9uigmk-29g8ea

Episode 390: 4chan, WikiLeaks, and Pizzagate - Part 2

A frog with his pants pulled down. A suspiciously powerful Reddit account. And one of the craziest news days in American history. Who knew the internet could be so powerful in the real world? This week's episode is 4chan, WikiLeaks, and Pizzagate: Part 2.Click here for this week's show notes.Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content.Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show.CRIMEWAVE AT SEA 2027 is happening Feb. 8-12, 2027!Tickets on Sale: Feb. 13, 2026Get $100 off your stateroom and a private meet and greet with us!Go to http://crimewaveatsea.com/SINISTERPlease consider supporting the companies that support us!-Article is offering our listeners $50 off your first purchase of $100 or more.  To claim, visit ARTICLE.COM/CREEPY and the discount will be automatically applied at checkout.-To explore pet coverage, visit ASPCApetinsurance.com/CREEPY.-IQBAR is offering our special podcast listeners twenty percent off all IQBAR products; including the Ultimate sampler pack—plus FREE shipping. To get your twenty percent off, text CREEPY to sixty-four thousand. -Upgrade your sleep with Boll & Branch. Get 15% off your first order plus free shipping at BollAndBranch.com/creepy with code creepy.

Freaky Friday: Episode 208

Jim's Girls; It Could Be Happening to You or Your Child and You Wouldn’t Even Fuckin Know It; The Most Horrifying Thing My Child Has Ever Said; Childhood Friend’s Mean Dad Ended Up Killing Someone; I Think I Stopped a Murder by Being a Crime Nerd; and DV EncounterNational Domestic Violence Hotline: Call 800-799-7233 or Text "BEGIN" to 88788Click here to submit your odd but true stories.Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content.Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show.CRIMEWAVE AT SEA 2027 is happening Feb. 8-12, 2027!  Tickets on Sale: Feb. 13, 2026  Get $100 off your stateroom and a private meet and greet with us!  Go to http://crimewaveatsea.com/SINISTERPlease consider supporting the companies that support us!-Hero Bread is offering 10% off your order. Go to hero.co and use code CREEPY at checkout.

Episode 389: 4chan, WikiLeaks, and Pizzagate - Part 1

It all started with radical opacity: a website was born where people could gather and post anonymously, free from consequence or identity. Elsewhere, another site's radical transparency hosted damning documents meant to dismantle authoritarian regimes. But what happens when those two forces converge, and anonymity and exposure become weapons aimed at the same target? This week's episode is 4chan, WikiLeaks, and Pizzagate: Part 1.Click here for this week's show notes.Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content.Please click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show.CRIMEWAVE AT SEA 2027 is happening Feb. 8-12, 2027!Tickets on Sale: Feb. 13, 2026Get $100 off your stateroom and a private meet and greet with us!Go to http://crimewaveatsea.com/SINISTERPlease consider supporting the companies that support us!-This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Sign up and get 10% off at BetterHelp.com/SINISTER.