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Season 2, Episode 8: Mysterious Number Stations

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Since World War One, numbers stations have been transmitting coded messages to spies around the world using shortwave radio. And they're still transmitting right now.

All Episodes - Season 2

The Voynich Manuscript
Episode 1
The Voynich Manuscript
 What Does Outer Space Smell Like?
Episode 2
What Does Outer Space Smell Like?
 Stay Out Of The Nevada Triangle
Episode 3
Stay Out Of The Nevada Triangle
 Why We Like to be Scared
Episode 4
Why We Like to be Scared
 The Philadelphia Experiment
Episode 5
The Philadelphia Experiment
 Aztec Death Whistle
Episode 6
Aztec Death Whistle
 Time Travelers Caught on Film
Episode 7
Time Travelers Caught on Film
 Mysterious Number Stations
Episode 8
Mysterious Number Stations
 World War 3 Has Already Begun
Episode 9
World War 3 Has Already Begun
 Nostradamus' Terrifying Predictions
Episode 10
Nostradamus' Terrifying Predictions
 A Message to the Dreamers
Episode 11
A Message to the Dreamers
 Ancient Acoustic Levitation - How the Pyramids Were Built?
Episode 12
Ancient Acoustic Levitation - How the Pyramids Were Built?
 Secrets of Mount Rushmore
Episode 13
Secrets of Mount Rushmore
 The Max Headroom Incident
Episode 14
The Max Headroom Incident
 The Dog Suicide Bridge
Episode 15
The Dog Suicide Bridge
 Human Vs. Alien Technology
Episode 16
Human Vs. Alien Technology
 The World's Deadliest Video Game - Polybius
Episode 17
The World's Deadliest Video Game - Polybius
 The Area 51 Airline They Don't Talk About
Episode 18
The Area 51 Airline They Don't Talk About
 The Government Is Always Listening
Episode 19
The Government Is Always Listening
 Technology to Speak to the Dead
Episode 20
Technology to Speak to the Dead
 The Phantom Time Hypothesis
Episode 21
The Phantom Time Hypothesis
 The Latitude Secret Society
Episode 22
The Latitude Secret Society
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