Dan and Andrew take the reigns this week with a power hour of topics for your ear holes.

Send Braden and his family your best. Give your loved ones a hug. In the end, it's all we have.

We love you all. Please bear with us as we help our brother through this difficult time.

Brent Hand joins the Theorists this week to talk about the origins of Hysteria 51, podcast stories, flat earth, aliens and more!

In the sultry haze of a Los Angeles summer night in 2013, the sudden and explosive crash of a speeding Mercedes would send shockwaves through the corridors of power and the realms of investigative journalism. A reporter, known for his devil may care approach and his ability to unearth the uncomfortable truths about military and surveillance overreach, died in that fiery car crash.

As details of the crash surfaced, so did theories of foul play and dark insinuations of a government conspiracy. The official explanation—a single-vehicle accident—seemed too pat for a reporter at the peak of exposing government secrets. Theories suggested that his car could have been remotely controlled or sabotaged due to his investigations into the surveillance state and his recent probing into the head of the CIA.

This case file, join the Theorists as they navigate the murky waters of truth and deception, piecing together the enigmatic end of a man who knew too much in…The Death of Michael Hastings