OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji is found dead in what US officials deem a "suicide." French national Gisèle Pelicot takes an heroic stand in an assault trial fundamentally rocking the nation. Over in the US, a new federal policy may ban 'junk fees.' Also -- spoiler -- remember when Ben, Matt, and Noel bragged, in slightly frightened language, about the brilliance of fungal life? Turns out a species of fungi has evolved to thrive off the radiation at Chernobyl. All this and more in this week's strange news segment.

Listener Mail: Faith Healing, Christmas Conspiracies, Africville, a Letter from Malaysia, and More
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The True Story of Tsantsas, or "Shrunken Heads"
58:10

CLASSIC: The Mystery of the Bronze Age Collapse
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