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.
Episodes (71)
610: Majestic 12 | Secret Documents Expose UFO Cover-Up Vol. 1
In 1947, a mysterious craft crashed in the New Mexico desert. President Truman immediately formed a secret committee of twelve men to manage this unprecedented discovery. For almost 40 years, Majestic...
609: COMPILATION: UFOs and Aliens Vol.2 | They are NOT our friends
This compilation reveals eight extraordinary cases that will make you question everything you thought you knew about what's really happening above our heads.
From a weather observer's unlikely...
From a weather observer's unlikely...
608: Peru's Most Terrifying Mystery | The Face Peelers
In 2023, something began hunting people in the remote Amazon village of San Antonio de Pintuyacu. Witnesses described seven-foot beings in black armor with glowing yellow eyes, hovering on disc-shaped...
607: Asteroid Apophis is Coming | Ground Zero: California
On April 13, 2029, an asteroid named Apophis will pass closer to Earth than our communication satellites. For the first time in human history, millions of people will watch a mountain-sized space rock...
606: The Ancient Time Capsule Controlled by the Global Shadow Government
A Pentagon satellite detected an energy-shielded chamber beneath Romania's Bucegi Mountains. When an identical site in Baghdad activated simultaneously, world powers realized they faced an active...
605: The Greada Treaty | America's Alien Alliance (STRIPPED)
On February 20, 1954, President Eisenhower vanished for an entire night. The official story claimed a dental emergency, but that was a lie.
The President was at Edwards Air Force Base for the most...
The President was at Edwards Air Force Base for the most...
604: Cryptids Vol. 4 | Bunyips, Yowie and Australian Nightmare Fuel
Australia's Outback hides more than deadly snakes and crocodiles. Ancient creatures stalk the wilderness, leaving behind torn campsites, blood-stained trees, and terrified witnesses.
The Yowie towers...
The Yowie towers...
603: The Real CIA Vol. 1 | 693 Pages of Forbidden Government Secrets
On June 25th, 2007, the CIA quietly released 693 pages of their most classified secrets. No announcement, no fanfare—just a document dump that revealed decades of illegal operations against American...
602: Project Ancient Arrow | The NSA's Secret War Against Our Future
Three hikers stumbled upon something impossible in the New Mexico desert. Inside a hidden chamber carved into Chaco Canyon's walls, they discovered artifacts that defied everything archaeologists...
601: The Pentyrch UFO Incident | Hiding the Evidence of Human-Alien Combat
Military aircraft circled a Welsh village for three days, waiting for something to arrive. At 2:30 AM, they got their answer when a massive black pyramid materialized above Pentyrch.
What followed...
What followed...
600: COMPILATION: Mars Mysteries and Secret Missions
What if humanity has already been to Mars, but not in the way you think? This compilation reveals the hidden connections between secret space missions, ancient artifacts, and psychic experiments that...
599: Project Pegasus | The CIA's Child Time Soldiers
In 1968, six-year-old Andrew Basiago stepped through Tesla's teleportation device and emerged at Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address in 1863. He was part of Project Pegasus, DARPA's classified...
598: Synchronicities | The Science Behind Your Meaningful Coincidences (STRIPPED)
Ever think about someone you haven't spoken to in years, then they call you? You're not imagining things.
Carl Jung called these meaningful coincidences "synchronicities," and believed they reveal...
Carl Jung called these meaningful coincidences "synchronicities," and believed they reveal...
597: Planet Maldek | The Classified Truth About Mars' Origin (STRIPPED)
Evidence suggests a massive world called Maldek once existed between Mars and Jupiter. This planet had a large moon that orbited it for millions of years—a moon with oceans, atmosphere, and possibly...
596: The Awakening of Human Consciousness | Forbidden Fungus (STRIPPED)
Something extraordinary happened to the human brain 100,000 years ago. In just a few thousand generations, our brains nearly doubled in size - a change that should have taken millions of...
595: Dark Oxygen | CIA Deep Sea Secret Could Trigger the Next Extinction Event (STRIPPED)
Two miles below the Pacific Ocean, scientists have discovered something impossible: rocks that generate electricity and produce oxygen without sunlight. These ancient metallic "batteries" could be the...
594: The Midnight Game | When Ancient Shadows Come To Play (STRIPPED)
The Midnight Game begins with a drop of blood, a candle, and 22 knocks at the stroke of midnight. What follows is an ancient pagan ritual reborn in the digital age – a deadly game of hide and seek...
593: Earth's Mantis Overlords | They've Been Here all Along (STRIPPED)
What would you do if you felt eyes watching you, turned around, and saw a seven-foot insect-like creature? Since 2006, people fishing along the Musconetcong River in New Jersey have reported...
592: Proving Atlantis | The Megalithic Yard Mystery (STRIPPED)
Thousands of years ago, ancient cultures across Europe built massive stone structures with extraordinary precision. Scottish engineer Alexander Thom discovered these sites all used the same exact unit...
591: Mysteries of the Sea Vol 2: Ghost Ships & Desert Galleons | Unexplained Maritime Disappearances
Throughout maritime history, ships have been found drifting with crews mysteriously vanished, leaving behind half-eaten meals and personal belongings undisturbed. The Mary Celeste in 1872, the Carroll...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Explore ideas that challenge reality, from...
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 free...
What began as Nikola Tesla's dream of free...
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...
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...
Two scientists died under...
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 and...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Astrological charts,...
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 accounts...
Bank accounts...
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...
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...
575: The Underground Grid: Electricity Linking Four Famous Monsters
In 2015, geologists discovered something peculiar: identical electrical patterns beneath four locations across the globe. These places shared another connection - they were all home to famous cryptid...
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...
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...
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...
These events might seem unrelated, but they're part of...
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 this...
Before you can process this...
570: COMPILATION: The Stories That Made Me a Believer
The Why Files loves to make you question everything you thought you knew about reality. This collection of nine astonishing true stories spans from vanishing hikers to cosmic threats, mysterious...
569: Alien Implants Vol. 1 | Devil’s Den UFO Encounter: What Was Found Inside Terry Lovelace?
Terry Lovelace, a former Air Force medic, kept a terrifying secret for 40 years. A routine x-ray in 2012 revealed a mysterious object in his leg, awakening memories of a camping trip gone wrong.
In...
In...
568: Operation Sunray | Hunting the Entity in the Tsarichina Hole
In the winter of 1990, a small Bulgarian village became the site of a secretive military operation known as "Operation Sunray." Officially, they were searching for buried treasure, but the truth was...
567: Accidental Time Travelers | The Mystery and Science of Time Slips
Imagine walking down a familiar street when suddenly everything changes. The asphalt beneath your feet transforms into cobblestone, cars vanish, replaced by horse-drawn carriages. The air fills with...
566: Compilation: Stories about the Apocalypse
Humanity's future hangs in the balance as a multitude of doomsday scenarios loom on the horizon. From the perils of solar storms and pole shifts to the existential threat posed by artificial...
565: COMPILATION: Biblical Mysteries from Eden to Armageddon
Many mysteries are hidden within the Bible's pages, from the controversial Chronovisor device allegedly used by the Vatican to view past events to the enduring search for Noah's Ark and its potential...
564: Illuminati Vol. 1: The Bilderberg Blueprint and Hidden Agenda of Global Elites
Imagine a world where a small group of people control everything - the economy, politics, even the information you receive. Now, what if I told you this world already exists?
In luxurious hotels,...
In luxurious hotels,...
563: The Pascagoula UFO Incident | When Nightmares Come True
On a quiet October night in 1973, two friends were fishing in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Their lives changed forever when a strange craft appeared.
Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker's terrifying...
Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker's terrifying...
562: The Moon Compilation: The Moon is Weird - No , really. The Moon does not make sense.
The moon, Earth's constant companion, harbors secrets that challenge everything we think we know. This compilation explores mind-bending theories of the Moon's true nature and purpose. From claims of...
561: Philadelphia to Montauk and Beyond | Al Bielek's Journey through Time and Space
Al Bielek lived an ordinary life until vivid dreams and a late-night movie unlocked memories of an extraordinary past. He claimed to be Edward Cameron, a participant in the infamous Philadelphia...
560: Operation Gladio | How The Mob Financed The CIA's Secret Army
After World War II, the CIA hatched a covert plan to stop Soviet expansion in Europe. They created a secret army, recruiting an unexpected mix of allies. This clandestine operation, known as Gladio,...
559: Compilation: Our Reality is an Illusion
Could our reality be an illusion? Startling evidence suggests the world as we know it may not be what it seems.
Clues hidden in plain sight point to the mind-bending possibility that we're living in...
Clues hidden in plain sight point to the mind-bending possibility that we're living in...
558: The Dark Side of DARPA | The Human Cost of Technological Supremacy
DARPA is the secretive U.S. defense agency behind groundbreaking technologies like the internet and GPS. It uncovers DARPA's lesser-known projects and controversial experiments that push ethical...
557: DEEP DIVE: Ark of the Covenant
This gripping exploration uncovers the enigma of the Ark of the Covenant, a legendary artifact that has captivated imaginations for millennia. From its biblical origins to modern-day theories, the...
556: Compilation: Ancient Mysteries vol 1
This collection of ancient mysteries challenges our understanding of history.
Explore a possible underground city in the Grand Canyon, rumored to be filled with ancient artifacts and enigmatic...
Explore a possible underground city in the Grand Canyon, rumored to be filled with ancient artifacts and enigmatic...
555: DEEP DIVE: The Philadelphia Experiment
During World War II, rumors circulated of a secret Navy experiment gone awry, with sailors allegedly disappearing or merging with steel.
The bizarre tale, known as the "Philadelphia Experiment,"...
The bizarre tale, known as the "Philadelphia Experiment,"...
554: The Dark Side of the Moon | Alien Activity and the NASA Cover-Up
The far side of the moon has been a mystery since the dawn of the space age. But is it just a barren, crater-filled wasteland?
Shocking claims from astronauts, whistleblowers, and classified...
Shocking claims from astronauts, whistleblowers, and classified...
553: Killer Patents & Secret Science Vol. 2 | Forbidden Medical Cures
The history of medicine goes back to the dawn of mankind when ancient healers used special herbs to treat illnesses.
Hippocrates, the father of medicine, laid the foundation for modern medical...
Hippocrates, the father of medicine, laid the foundation for modern medical...
552: DEEP DIVE: The Moon is a Hollow Alien Spacecraft
For centuries, the moon has captivated humanity. Yet, its origins and nature remain shrouded in mystery. Could the moon be more than a natural satellite? Intriguing theories suggest the moon could be...
551: Giants of Malta | Evidence the Ancient Builders are Hiding Underground
Malta is an island rich with history and legends with mysterious megalithic structures that have puzzled archaeologists for centuries.
These massive stone temples, some of the oldest in the world,...
These massive stone temples, some of the oldest in the world,...
550: UNREDACTED: Hunting the Führer: Investigating the Rumors of Adolf Hitler's Survival
Did the world's most infamous dictator really meet his end in a Berlin bunker? Or did Adolf Hitler escape to the shores of Argentina, evading the Allies and living out his days in secret?
Uncover the...
Uncover the...
549: Subliminal Warfare | Mind Control and Invisible Influence
The shocking truth about subliminal messages and their power to control minds.
From advertising to warfare, there are hidden ways your thoughts and actions are being manipulated.
Subliminal...
From advertising to warfare, there are hidden ways your thoughts and actions are being manipulated.
Subliminal...
548: DEEP DIVE: Digital Afterlife: Preserving Your Mind for Eternity
Picture a future where your mind can live forever, uploaded to a digital universe. As scientists race to map the brain and tech giants vie to connect minds with machines, the promise of immortality...
547: The Genetic Arms Race | How CRISPR and AI Destroy the World
Imagine a world where the genetic code is as easy to edit as a simple copy-and-paste.
This is the reality of CRISPR, a revolutionary technology that could cure diseases and save countless lives.
But...
This is the reality of CRISPR, a revolutionary technology that could cure diseases and save countless lives.
But...
546: The Dark Pyramid of Alaska | Military Cover-up of a Forbidden Collaboration
In a remote corner of Alaska, a military officer stumbles upon a chilling discovery—an enormous pyramid buried deep under the icy wilderness, possibly larger than the Great Pyramid of Giza. The...
545: Our Alien Overlords | How We Secretly Serve The Tall Whites
Charles Hall, a former weather observer at Nellis Air Force Base, shares his incredible story of encountering the Tall Whites, an extraterrestrial species working with the US military.
These...
These...
544: Killer Patents & Secret Science Vol. 1 | Free Energy & Anti-Gravity Cover-Ups
Have you ever wondered about inventions that could change the world but never saw the light of day? This show explores groundbreaking patents—like free-energy devices and anti-gravity machines—that...
543: DEEP DIVE: Deadly Triangles: Nevada, Bermuda and the Dragon's Triangle
The Nevada Triangle, a mysterious area where 2,000 planes have vanished without a trace. Strange disappearances, experienced pilots, and high-tech aircraft - all gone in an instant.
But it's not just...
But it's not just...
542: Martian Mysteries: The Phobos Incident, Monoliths, and Ancient Ruins
In 1989, the Soviet Union sent two probes to explore Mars and its mysterious moon Phobos. The mission took a shocking turn when the Phobos 2 probe suddenly malfunctioned and captured a puzzling final...
541: DEEP DIVE: Reincarnation or Obsession? The Puzzling Case of Dorothy Eady and other Past Lives
Dorothy Eady was a normal British girl until a tragic accident changed her life forever. After falling down a flight of stairs at the age of three, she began having vivid dreams and unexplainable...
540: Annunaki | Gods from Planet Nibiru and the Makers of Man
The Annunaki, ancient gods or alien visitors? Uncover the startling truth about these mysterious beings from the heavens.
Discover their incredible journey from a dying planet to Earth in search of...
Discover their incredible journey from a dying planet to Earth in search of...
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Society & Culture, Documentary, Fiction, Science Fiction, Science, Life Sciences