The largest cult on earth has over 25 million followers, the 4th largest army in the world, and a nuclear arsenal. It also has bowling alleys and karaoke bars, and regularly hosts international marathons. Under three generations of iron-fisted dictators, the so-called Hermit Nation disconnected from the rest of the world, but with the rise of western-educated Kim Jong-un, North Korea is rapidly modernizing. Is the country bracing for change? What is life like in an isolated, rogue state? And is there any point in negotiating with a hostile, nuclear-armed enemy? Join Shane and Duncan for a nuanced exploration of the most feared and vilified country on earth.
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~ KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, AND SLEEP IS OVERRATED ~
Cryptids, Mark 2: From the Mothman to the Wendigo
Welcome to the Manosphere: Pick-up Artists, Incels, and the Seduction Community
The Devil
Spectacular Failures: From New Coke to Segway
The Sordid Science Behind Interrogation and Torture
Battle for the Living Room: from Atari to the Console Wars
Mentalists, Faith Healers, and Frauds
Sketchy and Unethical Psychological Experiments
Sleep and Insomnia (finally!)
The Darwin Awards
Organized Crime, Volume 1: The Yakuza
Weird and Terrifying Animals
Off the Deep End: Facts and Mythology of the Ocean
Lost Civilizations
Insomniacs Inbox: Bats, Penguins, and the Great Emu War
Cryptids: from the Loch Ness Monster to the Dobhar-chu
Unfiltered Fairytales
Ancient Texts: from the Devil’s Bible to the Magna Carta
Scandals: Hollywood Edition
Superstition: Black cats and devils and mirrors, oh my
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