Secret Societies Shrouded in Mystery

Uncover who and what’s behind history’s most notorious secret societies.

Hosted bySusannah Wilson

Curated byJorge Patino, Hark Editor

6 CLIPS30 MINS

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Why Are Americans Obsessed with the Illuminati?

Ashley Flowers explains how writer Robert Anton Wilson’s attempt to incentivize critical thinking among Americans through a series of fabricated Illuminati stories got out of hand.

Why Are Americans Obsessed with the Illuminati?

Supernatural with Ashley Flowers

5 MINS

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What Did it Take to Be a Knight Templar?

Like most secret societies, the stories around the Knights Templar are full of rumors. Historian Dan Jones explains what it truly took to become one.

What Did it Take to Be a Knight Templar?

History Extra podcast

5 MINS

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Freemasons & the Making of America

For a secret men’s club, the Freemasons are quite public. Hear about the Freemason’s role in the foundation of the United States.

Stuff You Should Know

4 MINS

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The Eerie & Lucrative Initiation Rites of Yale’s Skull & Bones

Learn about the eerie initiation rites of the Skull & Bones—Yale's secret student society that many of the leaders of the country are alumni of.

The Eerie & Lucrative Initiation Rites of Yale’s Skull & Bones

Conspiracy Theories

5 MINS

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The Postal Illuminati, Also Known as the UPU

Is there a secret international postal group that's out to ruin local businesses? Kenny Malone and Nick Fountain explain the Universal Postal Union.

The Postal Illuminati, Also Known as the UPU

Planet Money

5 MINS

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The Bilderberg Group’s Influence on American Politics & Beyond

Dom Bettinelli examines the Bilderberg Group's hand in the election of American presidents and wars around the world.

The Bilderberg Group’s Influence on American Politics & Beyond

Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

4 MINS

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Curated byJorge Patino

6 CLIPS30 MINS

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Secret Societies Shrouded in Mystery

Why Are Americans Obsessed with the Illuminati?

Supernatural with Ashley Flowers

What Did it Take to Be a Knight Templar?

History Extra podcast

Freemasons & the Making of America

Stuff You Should Know

The Eerie & Lucrative Initiation Rites of Yale’s Skull & Bones

Conspiracy Theories

The Postal Illuminati, Also Known as the UPU

Planet Money

The Bilderberg Group’s Influence on American Politics & Beyond

Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

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