Conspiracy of 2 Podcast

Season 2 Finale: Where Bad Ideas Go From Bad To Worse

In the Season 2 Finale of Conspiracy of Two, Nick and Ryan celebrate surviving another season of questionable research and even worse liquor by revisiting the absolute chaos they uncovered along the way. From secret societies that couldn’t organize a potluck, to getting personally threatened by Bigfoot, to alien civilizations apparently having better social lives than either of them, nothing is off limits. The guys spiral into the bizarre connections between Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy—the eerily similar assassinations, the secretary name coincidences, and the uncomfortable possibility that maybe history isn’t just repeating itself… maybe it’s being recycled. They revisit shadowy organizations like the CIA, speculate about elites pulling strings behind the scenes, and openly wonder if certain presidents got taken out for asking the wrong questions. Naturally, this serious discussion is interrupted repeatedly by whiskey, tequila, freeze-dried bull testicles, and whatever terrible decision Dirty Don Roberto represents. Somewhere between Bigfoot fan mail, alien roast sessions, Hitler’s occult obsession, and the realization that government agents are probably listening for entertainment at this point, the guys close out Season 2 the only way they know how—completely off the rails and slightly concerned about their own life choices. Bottom Line: Season 2 proved the world is way stranger than anyone wants to admit. Presidents get shot under suspicious circumstances, secret organizations may or may not be pulling strings, Bigfoot is apparently sensitive, and aliens definitely have better things to do than explain themselves to us. We didn’t find all the answers—but we definitely found enough to make you question everything… especially after a few drinks. Explore all episodes at www.conspiracyof2.com [https://www.conspiracyof2.com/]

Who on Dat Fint

This isn’t Nancy Reagan’s “Just Say No”—it’s “Just Say WTF”, as Nick and Ryan stumble through the rise of fentanyl: the drug so potent it makes heroin look like chamomile tea. The boozed up brothers discuss the rise of fentanyl, the opioid crisis, and why Big Pharma basically turned America into one giant painkiller trial nobody signed up for. Highlights include: * Funeral Rave Grandma Edition — where Xanax gets passed out like Werther’s Originals and the front row looks like a nursing home zombie apocalypse. * Bottom-Shelf Bourbon Science — because apparently whiskey reviewers can taste “sawdust and wood oil” (translation: that guy was already on fent). * Paging Dr. Dumbass — the medical philosophy that “you can’t get addicted if you’re in pain,” which is the scientific equivalent of “calories don’t count if you eat standing up.” * Drug Pigs & Charlotte’s Web 2.0 — because why shouldn’t children’s books double as narcotic branding guides? * The Russian Hostage Rescue Plan™ — nothing says “strategic genius” like hosing down 800 civilians with fentanyl gas and then shrugging when 120 don’t make it. By the time the rogue chemist with “prison ethics” shows up, and cocaine retirees start dropping like flies, you’ll realize the opioid epidemic isn’t a crisis—it’s a Coen Brothers dark comedy accidentally directed by Michael Bay. Bottom line: Fentanyl isn’t just a drug, it’s Darwin’s favorite party trick—and your only defense is praying your dealer owns a calculator. Explore all episodes at www.conspiracyof2.com [https://www.conspiracyof2.com/]

Redneck Time Traveler

Buckle up, because this episode is what happens when Back to the Future gets filmed behind a Missouri trailer with a stolen transformer and absolutely zero adult supervision. In this week’s Conspiracy of Two, Ryan drags Nick into the electrified fever dream of Mike “Madman” Markum—the redneck backyard genius (or backyard menace) who allegedly built a time machine out of coat hangers, scrap metal, and enough voltage to make OSHA faint. Forget MIT. Forget CERN. This man said, “What if I just crank it?” and then actually did. What starts as a humble Jacob’s Ladder experiment turns into energy vortices, couches vanishing into thin air, hamsters achieving interdimensional travel, and police wondering why the power grid in Missouri suddenly looks like it’s being siphoned by Doc Brown’s drunk cousin. Then comes the jail time. Then comes Art Bell. Then comes the claim that Markum stepped into the vortex… and something stepped back out. Nick and Ryan unpack it all the only way they know how: bourbon in hand, side-eye locked in, and absolutely no respect for basic electrical safety. We get into: * The “science” (heavy air quotes) behind the machine * Coast to Coast AM fame and late-night radio chaos * The teleportation tests that may or may not have fried the couch * And the ultimate question: did Madman Markum crack time travel… or just crack? Somewhere between whiskey reviews, Yeti inventory checks, and calling Missouri’s power company the real victim here, the brothers accidentally invent a new business model: redneck junk removal via space-time portal. Was Markum a misunderstood genius? A charismatic bullsh*t artist? Or just the only man alive bold enough to look at a humming vortex of death and say, “Bet.” Grab your Busch Light, your Marlboro Reds, and maybe unplug your garage before listening. Bottom line: it’s less “theoretical physics” and more “hold my beer and watch this”—a booze-soaked tale where two slightly buzzed uncles try to explain quantum mechanics, Missouri electrical theft, and a man who might’ve ripped a hole in time… all without spilling their drinks. Explore all episodes at www.conspiracyof2.com [https://www.conspiracyof2.com/]

Charles Manson Part 2 - Dune Buggies, Bad Acid & Blood: Charles Manson’s Apocalypse Audition

This episode plays out like Mad Max: Hippie edition, with Charles Manson leading a ragtag gang of desert weirdos who thought they were preparing for the apocalypse but really just look like extras from a bad B-movie. By Part 2, Manson’s “Family” has fully drunk the Kool-Aid (or maybe just the bad acid) and they’re carrying out his insane vision of Helter Skelter—a race war supposedly hidden in Beatles lyrics that only he could decode. Nick and Ryan, sipping their way through the madness, paint the picture of Manson directing chaos like an off-Broadway producer with zero budget and way too much LSD. The “Family” isn’t so much a group of killers as they are the world’s worst improv troupe: Yes, and… let’s stab strangers to start the apocalypse The comedy comes from the sheer absurdity: dune buggy war squads, desert hideouts that were supposed to be “end times headquarters,” and a cult leader whose only real talent was making nonsense sound profound to people who were too high to notice. At its core, it’s an unflinching look at how one delusional wannabe rockstar managed to turn peace-loving hippies into the world’s least competent death squad.  Explore all episodes at www.conspiracyof2.com [https://www.conspiracyof2.com/]

Charles Manson Part 1 - Murder, Mixtapes, and Acid: The mixed tape that never was, the cult that never should have been, and the drug that never disappoints.

This episode is like That 70’s Show if everyone quit smoking weed and started listening to a lunatic with a busted guitar. Charles Manson, the world’s angriest pint-sized folk singer, strums a guitar badly enough to start a murder cult. He couldn’t land a record deal, so he settled for recruiting a bunch of barefoot hippies who thought desert dirt was a food group.  Nick and Ryan dive into Manson’s “career,” which is basically a blooper reel: stealing cars, bombing auditions, and somehow turning campfire kumbayas into cult recruitment sessions. Meanwhile, his “family” is out there treating felonies like summer camp crafts, nodding along as if the nonsense made sense. Fueled by tequila and whiskey, the brothers roast Manson’s logic harder than a campfire marshmallow, pointing out how the scariest part isn’t just the murders, but the fact that Hollywood insiders actually entertained this guy’s music dreams. It’s a mix of cult psychology, 1960s chaos, and jokes sharp enough to cut through the acid haze. It's a cocktail of horror and hilarity, proving that sometimes the only thing scarier than a cult leader is his mixtape.  Explore all episodes at www.conspiracyof2.com [https://www.conspiracyof2.com/]