In the Pantheon of American conspiracy theories, the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy is the gift that keeps on giving. For nearly 60 years it has been dissected and debated by partisans of countless conspiracy theories. So what does the n

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Bonus Episode 3: "A Havana Travelogue"

Sep 16th, 2022 23m 41s

In Bonus Episode 3, A Havana Travelogue, Isikoff talks with Conspiracyland producer Mark Seman about our wild, surreal experiences in Cuba and veteran Cuba watcher, journalist Patrick Symmes, about how the story of Havana Syndrome -- and the ev

Episode 3: "It’s Not What We Thought It Was"

Sep 16th, 2022 38m 15s

The third and final installment of the series recounts how senior U.S. officials became increasingly dubious about sensational claims about Havana Syndrome pointing to the lack of any hard evidence that a secret microwave weapon even exists. It

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Bonus Episode 2: "Henry Kissinger's Radiation Treatment"

Sep 15th, 2022 11m 10s

Bonus Episode Two: "Henry Kissinger's Radiation Treatment," features an interview with Peter Kornbluh, of the National Security Archive who describes the years of Cold War conflict with the Soviet Union over reports that the Russians were bomba

Episode 2: "The Mystery of the Moscow Signal"

Sep 15th, 2022 30m 56s

The second installment of the series examines the Cold War mystery over suspected microwave attacks on the U.S. Embassy in Moscow and how Pentagon fears about such bombardments heavily influenced the initial response to Havana Syndrome. It feat

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Bonus Episode 1: "A Cuban Doctor's Diagnosis"

Sep 14th, 2022 9m 14s

This first bonus episode features an interview with Mitchell Valdes Sosa, the director of the Cuban Center for Neuroscience, who offers his own diagnosis of what is behind the Havana Syndrome symptoms. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pr

Episode 1: "A Broken Heart"

Sep 14th, 2022 38m 50s

In the first installment of the series, Isikoff and his producer Mark Seman travel to Cuba where they interview Johana Ruth Tablada de la Torre, the deputy director for U.S. affairs at the Cuban Foreign Ministry about how the reports of Havana

Bonus Episode 2: "Khashoggi and the 9/11 lawsuit"

Jul 10th, 2021 49m 53s

In the fall of 2017, Jamal Khashoggi secretly met with a former FBI agent working for the legal team suing the Saudi government for alleged complicity in the terror attacks of 9/11. Although he had for years been a loyal defender of his governm

Bonus Episode 1: "Training the Assassins"

Jul 8th, 2021 31m 55s

This special bonus episode of Conspiracyland explores how the Trump White House covered up evidence that a U.S. security firm helped train members of the Saudi Tiger Team that flew to Istanbul to kill Khashoggi. When Louis Bremer, a managing di

Episode 8: "Anatomy of a Cover-up"

Jul 8th, 2021 50m 39s

In the aftermath of Khashoggi’s brutal murder, the Saudis launch a bungled cover-up, denying any knowledge of what happened to him inside their consulate while destroying key evidence. The hard drives on the consulate security cameras are remov

Episode 7: "A Tale of Two Women"

Jul 5th, 2021 39m 51s

As Khashoggi moves to the United States to live in exile, he becomes more outspoken in his criticisms of the new Crown Prince’s harsh crackdowns on dissent, writing columns for the Washington Post one of which compares MBS to Putin. But as he d

Episode 6: "Influence Operations"

Jul 1st, 2021 40m 53s

The Saudis launch covert influence operations on U.S. soil. Just weeks after the 2016 election, Saudi lobbyists arrange to fly hundreds of American veterans to Washington — and put them up at Trump hotel — ostensibly to lobby against already en

Episode 5: "The Rise of the Bullet Guy"

Jun 28th, 2021 36m 34s

This episode tells the story of the rise of Mohammed bin Salman, the brash impulsive son of King Salman who is initially embraced by U.S. officials as a change agent and reformer despite troubling episodes in his past. The episode recounts how

Episode 4: "A Revolution Crushed"

Jun 24th, 2021 34m 4s

This episode recounts the story of the Arab Spring — a wave of pro-democracy protests that swept through the Middle East and a cause that Khashoggi enthusiastically embraced. But Saudi leaders feared the protests and backed a military coup that

Episode 3: "Jamal and Osama"

Jun 21st, 2021 29m 33s

This episode recounts the story of Jamal Khashoggi’s years-long relationship with Osama bin Laden. As a young journalist, Khashoggi was invited by bin Laden — a friend through their mutual involvement with the Muslim Brotherhood — to cover the

Episode 2: "The Arms Dealer's Harem"

Jun 17th, 2021 28m 41s

The episode recounts the story of Adnan Khashoggi, a billionaire arms dealer and Jamal Khashoggi’s cousin, whose flamboyant lifestyle and sybaritic tastes made him the most conspicuous public face of Saudi Arabia. Yet he played a crucial role i

Episode 1: "The Henchman"

Jun 14th, 2021 52m 34s

The episode focuses on the role of Saud al-Qahtani, the right hand man and enforcer of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in the intimidation of Saudi dissidents, including journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Qahtani was known for his ruthlessness

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Season 3 Trailer: The Secret Lives and Brutal Death of Jamal Khashoggi

Jun 11th, 2021 2m 23s

Conspiracyland Season 3 — "The Secret Lives and Brutal Death of Jamal Khashoggi" — is an eight episode series, hosted by Yahoo News' Chief Investigative Correspondent Michael Isikoff, that investigates the grisly state-sponsored assassination o

Bonus Episode 2: The Strange Roots of Q

Oct 21st, 2020 43m 54s

Zach Dorfman, Senior Staff Writer at the Aspen Institute, joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on this special bonus episode of Conspiracyland presented by "Skullduggery." The group discuss Larry McDonald, a former member of the United Sta

Bonus Episode 1 - "QAnon Enters the Mainstream"

Sep 26th, 2020 50m 36s

NJ Congressman Tom Malinowski and National Correspondent for TIME Charlotte Alter join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman for a special bonus episode of Skullduggery's "Conspiracyland." Malinowski reacts to the recent unfounded ad attack again

Episode 3: "The Twitter Dodge"

Sep 10th, 2020 34m 6s

This episode explores how, once President Trump started tweeting about Scarborough and Lori Klausutis, devotees of the QAnon conspiracy theory took up the cause and started spreading even more bizarre and nonsensical conspiracy theories claimin

Episode 2: "The Blood Feud"

Sep 9th, 2020 39m 32s

This episode traces the conspiracy theories about Lori Klausutis as they evolved over the years, starting with liberal activists such as Markos Moulitsas, founder of the blog Daily Kos, who was once banned from MSNBC for pushing the media to in

Episode 1: "A Death in Florida"

Sep 8th, 2020 42m 52s

This episode explores the life of Lori Klausutis, a vivacious 28-year-old who worked in a tiny office in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., as the constituent service coordinator for then-congressman Joe Scarborough. A devout Catholic who wore a “Preciou

Bonus Episode 5

Aug 6th, 2019 17m 38s

In this final bonus episode, Yahoo News Editor-in-Chief Dan Klaidman, alongside CNN Contributor Bianna Golodryga, discuss with Michael Isikoff the final installment of Conspiracyland's look into the unsolved murder of Seth Rich. They explore th

Episode 6: “Collateral damage”

Aug 6th, 2019 41m 27s

Even after the discredited story is retracted, the internet, unwilling to let the story go, takes the case in an entirely new direction, targeting Rich’s brother Aaron as a co-conspirator. The D.C. police explain how the conspiracies are hamper