A recent lawsuit alleges the state of Alabama actively conspires to force incarcerated people into slavery under a crooked 'work release' program -- and keeps these people imprisoned to guarantee the grift. The UK seizes multiple US products due to illegal ingredients. The US Congress shuts down a bill that would have drastically expanded surveillance power against residents. All this and more in this week's strange news segment.

CLASSIC: Operação Prato: Brazil's Bizarre UFO Investigation
58:13

The Epstein Files: What We Know So Far
1:17:19

CLASSIC: QAnon and Conflict Journalism, an Interview with Jake Hanrahan
1:19:35