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.
240 episodes transcribedIn Antarctica's restricted zones, something dangerous lurks beneath the ice. When a Russian team drilled into Lake Vostok, they discovered more than j...
Scientists at Hewlett-Packard's crystal lab had tested thousands of specimens, but they'd never seen anything like this. The Mitchell-Hedges crystal s...
Deep beneath Earth's mountains lie secrets that could reshape our understanding of human history and technological capability. Mountains like Shasta,...
A summer barbecue transformed into a nightmare when lightning split the sky above Somerset, England. Peter Williamson dashed across his rain-soaked la...
Scientists discovered something impossible in Chernobyl's radioactive ruins - life is thriving where nothing should survive. Animals aren't just livin...
Prophecies and power collided in one of history's darkest chapters. The Nazis didn't just exploit predictions—they built their rise around them, bendi...
A mysterious data transfer lights up NSA monitors at 3 AM. Within hours, hospital records flash across Times Square billboards. Dating app messages sp...
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 care...
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 sci...
In 2015, geologists discovered something peculiar: identical electrical patterns beneath four locations across the globe. These places shared another...
In 1973, while the world watched the Apollo missions end, something extraordinary happened in the Amazon jungle. A rocket carried humanity's most adva...
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 wonde...
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 eve...
You wake up one morning, and the world has changed. Overnight, archaeological discoveries have shaken the foundations of every major religion, causing...
The Why Files loves to make you question everything you thought you knew about reality. This collection of nine astonishing true stories spans from va...
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, awak...
In the winter of 1990, a small Bulgarian village became the site of a secretive military operation known as "Operation Sunray." Officially, they were...
Imagine walking down a familiar street when suddenly everything changes. The asphalt beneath your feet transforms into cobblestone, cars vanish, repla...
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 th...
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...
