Midnight Facts for Insomniacs

The Sordid Science Behind Interrogation and Torture

We have ways of making you talk...
 
In this episode:
Interrogation Techniques: Bargaining, Lying, Guilt Trips, Flattery
"Pride and Ego Up" Vs. Down
Reading Body Language
Good Cop/Bad Cop
Intoxicants (Sodium Pentathol etc)
Suggestibility
Morals and Grey Areas
Legal Limits of Interrogation
Law Enforcement Deception Scenarios
Torture and "Enhanced Interrogation"
Methods of Torture
Reliability and Results
Three Degrees of Torture
Legality of Torture
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Battle for the Living Room: from Atari to the Console Wars

The next generation of gaming is about to arrive, which makes this the perfect time to take a look at how we got here. Join the boys for a guided tour through the cutthroat history of gaming, and the battle for the living room. 
 
In this episode:
Edward Uhler Condon and the NIMATRON
Ferranti and the NIMROD
Ralph Baer and the Brown Box
Magnavox and the Odyssey
Atari and the VCS (2600)
Activision
1983 Atari Shock, ET, and subpar PacMan
The rise of Nintendo
Famicon becomes the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
NES becomes the Super NES
TurboGrafx-16 and the 16-bit revolution
The Atari Jaguar flames out
The rise of Sega
The genesis of the Genesis
The story of Sonic
The golden era of SNES: Metroid, Street Fighter, Zelda, Mega Man
The rise of Sony
32 and 64 bits
The Nintendo 64
The Sega Saturn
Playstation crushes the competition
The decline of Nintendo and the Gamecube debacle
Microsoft gets in the game
Enter the Xbox
Xbox 360 and the Red Ring of Death
Playstation 2
Playstation 3
Xbox One
Xbox Series X and the Playstation 5
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Mentalists, Faith Healers, and Frauds

Scammers and con artists are unavoidable facts of life, but only a select few manage to take the art of deception to the next level. All of the unscrupulous scumbags in this episode reached the pinnacle of scumminess, and perfected the art of the con. 
 
In this episode:
International Sleazebag Uri Geller
Disgraced Televangelist Peter Popoff
Unlikely Shaman Juliette D'Souza
Infomercial Psychic Miss Cleo
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Sketchy and Unethical Psychological Experiments

Modern researchers are expected to follow strict ethical guidelines, but it wasn't always this way. For thousands of years, scientific experimentation was a free-for-all, and while American psychological experiments may never have reached Josef Mengele levels on the Evil Meter, there have been some notorious misfires that were downright disturbing. Follow along as Shane and Duncan explore some of the sketchiest psychological experiments every conducted. 
 
In this episode:
The Milgram Experiment
Robber's Cave
The Monster Study
The Stanford Prison Experiment
...and more
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Sleep and Insomnia (finally!)

In an episode that is long overdue, the boys explore the biology and science of sleep, and offer useful tips for tackling sleep disorders (including...you know). 
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In this episode:
Why do we sleep?
The Dead Zone
REM and REM Behavior Disorder
Sleep Paralysis
The Body's Battery - ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate)
Effects of Sleep Deprivation
Prehistoric vs Modern Sleep Cycles
Dreams and Dream Interpretation
Hypnagogic Jerk
The Egyptian Dream Book
Sleep Positions and Ergonomics
Sleep Apnea and Snoring
Hard vs Soft Mattresses vs the Floor
Onset Insomnia
Maintenance Insomnia
Techniques for Managing Insomnia
...and more
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The Darwin Awards

Warning: if you're not a fan of dark humor, feel free to skip this episode. We won't judge you! For our fellow twisted weirdos...enjoy. 
"The Darwin Awards salute the improvement of the human genome by honoring those who accidentally remove themselves from it in a spectacular manner!" 
 
IN THIS EPISODE:
History of the Darwin Awards
Wendy Northcut, opportunist
Death By:
Self-shooting demonstration - Clement Vallandigham
Radish - Sir William Payne-Gallwey
Slow car - Bridget Driscoll
"Wearable" Parachute - Franz Reichelt
Unbreakable-window test - Gary Hoy
The North Sentinel Island natives are restless - John Allen Chau
Beard sabotage- Hans Steininger
Gurney mishap- Edward Juchniewicz
Rattlesnake catch - Joe Buddy Caine
Segway daredevil- Jim Heselden
Cockfight revenge - Jose Luis Ochoa
Cockroach-eating contest - Edward Archbold
...and more
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Organized Crime, Volume 1: The Yakuza

For many of us, the word “Yakuza” conjures images of full-body tattoos and severed pinkies, but the actual legacy of organized crime in Japan is much more nuanced. Are members of the Yakuza modern-day Samurai, protectors of the common people, or just a bunch of stone-cold killers? Join Shane and Duncan for an exploration of Japan's most famous criminal organization. 
 
In this episode: 
Yakuza: Good Samaritans?
Nomenclature: Boryokudan vs Ninkyo Dantai
Origins: Bakuto and Tekiya
Hierarchy: Oyabun and Kobun
Yubitsume (ritual amputation)
Irezumi (ritual tattooing) 
The largest Yakuza clan: the Yamaguchi Gumi
The infamous "Concrete-Encased High School Girl Murder Case"
The Anti-Boryokudan acts
...and more
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Weird and Terrifying Animals

Ask and you shall receive! Listeners have been requesting an episode about weird and scary animals, and MFFI finally delivered. Be careful what you wish for...
 
In this episode:
Star-nosed Mole
Satanic Leaf-tailed Gecko 
Black Dragonfish
Deep Sea Isopod
Tapeworm
Duck-billed Platypus
Box Jellyfish
Japanese Spider Crab
Poison Dart Frog
Giant Centipede
...and more
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Off the Deep End: Facts and Mythology of the Ocean

This one is unofficially subtitled "off the rails." If you're not a fan of tangents and silliness, maybe skip the second half. But if you enjoy a healthy dose of nonsense with your midnight facts, enjoy! 
 
In this episode:
Challenger Deep
James Cameron, badass
Stats
Ocean ghosts
Mermaids and Sea Cows
Why is the ocean blue?
Underwater lakes, rivers, and waterfalls
Tsunamis, dehydration, algae
Mythology
Cthulu
Godzilla
Kraken
Sirens
Bruce
...and more
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Lost Civilizations

Lost civilizations have been puzzling archaeologists and transfixing the public for centuries. From multilayered honeycombs to underground mazes to underwater metropolises, these are some of the most fascinating lost civilizations in history. 
 
In this episode:
Thonis-Heracleion 
Troy
Catal Huyuk
Easter Island
Derinkuyu
...and more
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