We thought Volume 1 went off the rails.

We were wrong.

Welcome to The Ultimate Conspiracy Theory Ranking | Volume 2.

Same rules.

Same scale.

Bigger rabbit trails...

1 — Not in a million years.

5 — Absolutely. I’d bet my life on it.

This time, we’re getting into some of the theories that sit at the crossroads of UFOs, ancient mythology, religion, history, government secrecy, education, and the uncomfortable possibility that maybe we haven’t always been given the whole story.

Are aliens really what we think they are?

Did something actually crash at Roswell?

What really happened in Dallas in 1963?

And how far back do some of these ideas actually go?

Because once the conversation starts connecting modern UFO lore with ancient Greek mythology...once we start asking whether the education system has been teaching us history or simply reinforcing an accepted narrative...and once CERN somehow enters the conversation alongside a certain ancient throne associated with something much darker...things get weird fast.

Very weird.

And that’s before we even get to some of the biggest theories on Tyler’s list.

As always, we’re not pretending to have all the answers.

We’re ranking the possibilities.

Arguing about the evidence.

Questioning the official stories.

Following the strange connections.

And occasionally wondering whether we should have just talked about movies instead.

Some theories sound ridiculous at first.

Some become harder to dismiss the longer you sit with them.

And some open the door to much bigger questions about what we’ve been taught, what we believe, and where those beliefs actually came from.

That’s what makes this one fun.

Volume 2 isn’t just about conspiracy theories.

It’s about the stories beneath the stories.

Ancient gods.

Modern mysteries.

Hidden histories.

Strange coincidences.

And the possibility that some rabbit holes may connect in ways we never expected.

So grab your headphones, keep an open mind, and rank along with us.

Ask the question that keeps getting us into trouble:

Okay... but what if?

The Ultimate Conspiracy Theory Ranking | Volume 2

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After a little time away...

THE BOYS ARE BACK.

And apparently Tyler decided the best way to celebrate our return was to completely blindside Woody with a list of conspiracy theories and force him to rank them on the spot.

Welcome to The Ultimate Conspiracy Theory Ranking | Volume 1.

No prep.

No research.

No warning.

Just Woody, Tyler, a pile of conspiracy theories, and one simple scale:

1: Not in a million years.

5: Absolutely. I’d bet my life on it.

What could possibly go wrong?

In this episode of That Would Be Rad, we finally answer a question longtime listeners have probably wondered more than once:

What do Woody and Tyler actually believe?

Over the years, we’ve talked about UFOs, simulation theory, strange history, paranormal encounters, hidden agendas, unexplained phenomena, and more rabbit trails than we can count.

But this time, Tyler came prepared with a list.

Woody did not.

And the results get interesting fast.

We tackle some of the biggest conspiracy theories of all time, including the Moon landing, Stanley Kubrick, Area 51, Bob Lazar, Paul McCartney, The Simpsons, Princess Diana, the Mandela Effect, and plenty more we’re deliberately not spoiling here.

Some theories get laughed out of the room.

Some receive surprisingly high scores.

Some reveal that Woody and Tyler agree far more than either expected.

And others may be enough to ruin a perfectly good friendship.

But underneath all the ridiculousness, arguments, side trails, and increasingly questionable rankings is a much bigger question:

How do you know what to believe anymore?

When photographs can be manipulated...

Voices can be cloned...

Videos can be fabricated...

Stories can spread before anyone verifies them...

And the line between authentic and manufactured gets blurrier by the day...

What does “evidence” even mean anymore?

And can you explore a strange idea without automatically believing it?

That’s where this episode gets very That Would Be Rad.

We’re not here to tell you every conspiracy is true.

And we’re definitely not here to tell you every strange theory is nonsense.

We’re here to look at the weird stuff, argue about it, laugh about it, follow the rabbit trail a little too far...

And ask the question that has fueled this show from the beginning:

Okay... but what if?

And here’s the problem:

We didn’t even make it through Tyler’s list. Not even close. So yes...

Volume 2 is coming!

And things may get even stranger from here.

This episode is for anyone who loves conspiracy theories, alternate timelines, paranormal podcasts, unexplained mysteries, high strangeness, fringe theories, internet rabbit holes, and arguing about bizarre ideas with your best friend.

So put on the headphones.

Keep an open mind.

Question everything.

And rank along with us.

1 through 5.

Where do YOU land?

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In this episode of That Would Be Rad, we travel deep into West Africa for a chilling cryptid story, a strange eyewitness account, and one of the most unsettling monster legends we’ve ever covered:

The God in the Water.

In Burkina Faso, there is a place called Dafara.

A hidden chasm in the earth.

A rocky ravine.

A murky pool.

And according to the people who lived near it, something was waiting beneath the water.

Not a statue.

Not a myth carved into stone.

Not a symbol.

A living thing.

A creature.

A god that had to be fed.

In the summer of 1986, Pastor Robin Swope visited Dafara while serving as a missionary in West Africa. What he found there sounded like something from a nightmare: the smell of blood and rotting flesh, animal sacrifices at the edge of a dark pond, villagers who feared the water, and a terrifying warning passed down through generations:

Do not go in.

The god will eat you alive.

Join Woody and Tyler as they descend into the mystery of Dafara, the West African legend of a creature beneath the pond, and the eyewitness account that claims something large, black, smooth, and unknown rose from the water to feed on raw flesh.

Was it a giant African catfish?

A misidentified animal made terrifying by folklore?

A hidden population of oversized fish trapped in an isolated ravine?

Or was there something much stranger lurking beneath the surface?

Together, we explore the story of Pastor Robin Swope, the so-called “Paranormal Pastor,” the sacrifices made at Dafara, the villagers who believed the creature could grant fertility or bring a curse, the legend of the explorer who supposedly dove into the pond and never came back, and the dark question at the center of it all:

What was really living in the water?

This episode is for anyone who loves cryptids, African folklore, unexplained creatures, paranormal stories, monster legends, mysterious places, strange eyewitness encounters, cryptozoology, folk horror, missionary mysteries, and stories that feel too bizarre to be real.

Because some legends are not born in castles or graveyards.

Some are born in remote places.

Places where the air smells like blood.

Places where the locals refuse to swim.

Places where something rises from the dark when the offerings hit the water.

This is not just a story about a monster.

It is a story about fear.

About belief.

About sacrifice.

About the thin line between folklore and eyewitness testimony.

And about what happens when generations of people agree on one rule:

Do not enter the water.

So follow us down into the rocks, stand at the edge of the pond, and listen closely...

Because something is moving beneath the surface.

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