The Why Files: Operation Podcast 622: COMPILATION: Staff Picks A to Z: From Aliens to Zombies, From Giants to Gobekli Tepe
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Dec 29, 2025 Dive into a thrilling journey where reality blurs with intriguing conspiracy theories. Explore DARPA's shadowy advancements and their chilling implications. Learn about the Pentagon's peculiar zombie plan and its phases, while pondering the unsettling nature of liminal spaces. Delve into John Wilkes Booth's mysterious fate and the mind-bending concepts of the Mandela Effect and simulation theory. Uncover ancient mysteries at Göbekli Tepe, suggesting lost civilizations and catastrophic events. Each topic teases the thin line between fact and fiction!
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DARPA Built Much Of Today's Tech
- DARPA developed foundational civilian technologies like the Internet, GPS, and voice recognition long before public use.
- Many modern conveniences originated as military projects intended for defense, not public benefit.
Military Focus On Human Augmentation
- DARPA pursues human enhancement via exosuits, gene editing, brain–computer interfaces, and performance drugs.
- The agency explicitly aims to make soldiers stronger, longer‑lasting, and capable of direct machine control.
Zombie Plan Reveals Real Contingencies
- ConPlan 8888 is an officially published Pentagon plan framing a zombie scenario as a training tool.
- The document exposes real classified annexes and reveals how the military models societal collapse.