Sofa King Podcast

Is Garth Brooks secretly a serial killer… or is the internet just doing what it does best? In this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we dive headfirst into one of the strangest internet conspiracies of all time: the Garth Brooks Serial Killer Theory. What started as a joke — fueled by comedian Tom Segura and some truly uncanny social media videos — has grown into full-blown internet lore complete with missing-person rumors, creepy country lyrics, and the infamous Chris Gaines era. We break down where the conspiracy came from, why people find it so entertaining, and how circumstantial “evidence” like tour dates, ranch life, and Garth’s unsettlingly wholesome persona turned into a meme that refuses to die. Along the way, we separate fact from fiction, explain why there’s zero real evidence behind the theory, and explore how internet culture turns coincidence into mythology. This episode is a satirical deep dive, blending comedy, true-crime parody, internet history, and country-music lore. No accusations, no claims — just laughs, analysis, and a look at how absurd conspiracies take on a life of their own. 🎵 Plus, we cap it all off with an original parody song inspired by the conspiracy itself. Nothing in this episode should be taken as factual. This is satire and internet folklore — not an allegation of real-world crimes.

When WikiLeaks released the Vault 7 files in 2017, the world got an unfiltered look at the CIA’s secret cyber-arsenal—a hidden kingdom of digital weapons designed to slip quietly into our phones, TVs, cars, and computers. In this episode, the Sofa King Podcast unpacks the tools, the tactics, and the fallout of one of the largest intelligence breaches in U.S. history. We explore the CIA’s clandestine Engineering Development Group, their ability to bypass phone encryption by hacking the devices themselves, and the eerie “Weeping Angel” program that could turn a smart TV into a silent listener sitting in your living room. We dig into firmware attacks, router takeovers, anti-attribution frameworks, and the strange, twisting path that led to the alleged leaker, Joshua Schulte. Vault 7 isn’t just a story about espionage—it’s a glimpse into the invisible war happening all around us. It’s about the power we trade for convenience, the tools built in the shadows, and what happens when those tools slip out of the government’s hands and into the wild. With our signature blend of curiosity, skepticism, and kingdom-level nonsense, we break the whole saga down in a way only Sofa King can. This one is part thriller, part tech history, and part “why is my TV looking at me like that?”

In February 1985, the Soviet space station Salyut 7 went dark. Powerless and frozen, it drifted above the Earth—a ghost in orbit. Months later, two cosmonauts attempted an impossible rescue: a manual docking and revival of a lifeless spacecraft. What they found inside would become one of the most haunting moments in the history of human spaceflight. This episode explores the real-life technical miracle behind the Salyut 7 rescue and the eerie “angels in space” story that followed. Were the glowing beings seen by cosmonauts the result of divine intervention, hallucination, or optical illusion? Join Brad, Brent, and Dave as they resurrect this chilling Cold War legend, dissect the myth, and question what really happens when humans stare too long into the void. Includes: The true story of Salyut 7’s frozen failure and daring repair The mysterious angel sightings reported in orbit Connections to faith, isolation, and space psychology Listen. Learn. Laugh. Question everything. Support the show & join The Skult: Patreon.com/SofaKingPodcast Merch & SK Gear: SofaKingPodcast.com More Episodes: / @sofakingpodcast Sofakingpodcast.com Produced by Brad Taylor Music by Brad Taylor Full songs available on Patreon "Enter the Sofa King Chamber" "Angels In Orbit" Artwork by Brent Vantassel #Salyut7 #SofaKingPodcast #SpaceMystery #Cosmonauts #UFO #AngelsInOrbit

Watch this episode in Full Video: https://youtu.be/gyrHG74hIHA High in a cold Norwegian valley, a strange light burns without source or mercy. It hovers. It pulses. It darts across the night sky, as if guided by something that remembers what it once was. For decades, the people of Hessdalen have watched these orbs—yellow, white, sometimes blood red—drift over their quiet town like uninvited saints or patient hunters. Scientists came with instruments. Soldiers came with silence. The faithful came with stories. And still, the lights came back. They do not speak. They do not land. They only glow—and vanish—leaving behind a question that hums through the rock and bone of anyone who sees them: What if the sky itself is alive? In this episode, we descend into the valley’s strange heartbeat—examining the data, the folklore, and the unnerving possibility that the Hessdalen phenomenon isn’t merely weather, or plasma, or alien craft… but a reflection of us, flickering back through the dark. So light a candle. Dim the room. And listen as the Sofa King crew chases the ghost that Norway can’t explain. – Project Hessdalen official site: hessdalen.org hessdalen.org– “A Long-Term Scientific Survey of the Hessdalen Phenomenon” – Teodorani, 2004. hessdalen.org+1 #Hessdalen #MysteriousLights #UFO #AtmosphericPhenomena #NorwayMystery #Unexplained #ScienceVsMystery

Before the government came calling, he painted quiet galaxies. Before the Moon spoke to him, he listened for signals no one else could hear.  Ingo Swann was not a psychic. He was an instrument. A tuning fork vibrating between worlds. He said the human mind was a sensor — a satellite of consciousness — and he proved it, again and again, until someone in a suit took notice. They didn’t ask him to lie. They asked him to look. And what he saw terrified them. This episode isn’t about the Stargate program or psychic warfare — not really.It’s about the man behind the myth.The artist who painted the unseen.The seeker who claimed to find alien architecture on the Moon, and something inhuman wearing a woman’s skin at a grocery store in Los Angeles. Ingo Swann didn’t want followers. He wanted witnesses. So sit down. And listen. Because he saw something...and it saw him back. Listen. Learn. Laugh. Question everything. Support the show & join The Skult: Patreon.com/SofaKing Podcast Merch & SK Gear: SofaKingPodcast.com More Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@SofaKingPodcast  / Sofakingpodcast.com Produced by Brad Taylor Music by Brad Taylor Full songs available on Patreon "Enter the Sofa King Chamber" "Eyes In The Sky" Artwork by Brent Vantassel #IngoSwann #StargateProject #RemoteViewing #CIASecrets #UFOConspiracy #SofaKingPodcast

There’s something circling us.Something that doesn’t belong. Long before the first satellite was ever launched, stories began to surface of a dark shape drifting silently above the world—a cold and patient witness in orbit. Some said Tesla heard its whisper in his Colorado lab. Others claimed it echoed our own voices back from the void, like a ghost trying to mimic the living. Over the decades, every strange signal, every shadow on a radar, and every photo of tumbling debris became a new chapter in its myth. They called it The Black Knight Satellite—a relic of forgotten gods, or maybe something older still. In this episode, the Sofa King Podcast turns its telescopes toward the unknown. We sift through the static and half-truths—Tesla’s phantom signals, Duncan Lunan’s alien star maps, the 1998 NASA photos that refused to stay silent—to see if there’s anything real beneath the layers of obsession and noise. Maybe it’s just a blanket of metal and myth, caught in orbit and fueled by human imagination.Or maybe it’s been watching all along,waiting for us to finally notice. Listen. Learn. Laugh. Question everything. Support the show & join The Skult: Patreon.com/SofaKing Podcast Merch & SK Gear: SofaKingPodcast.com More Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@SofaKingPodcast  / Sofakingpodcast.com Produced by Brad Taylor Music by Brad Taylor Full songs available on Patreon "Enter the Sofa King Chamber" "Eyes In The Sky" Artwork by Brent Vantassel #BlackKnightSatellite #UFO #SpaceMystery #ConspiracyPodcast #SofaKingPodcast #AncientAliens #NASA #SpaceDebris #Aliens #PodcastClips #MysteriousStories

On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we put on our tinfoil hats for a doozy of a conspiracy theory—Project Blue Beam. Blue Beam is perhaps the ultimate conspiracy theory. It has false flag events, the illuminati, natural disasters, holograms, telepathy, space aliens, NASA, and maybe even a dash of Tupac Shakur. It quite simply contains elements of every conspiracy you can think to name. Canadian journalist and conspiracy theorist Serge Monast proposed this strange theory in 1994. He lays out a four step plan that involves the destruction of all centralized religion, telepathic holograms, and the antichrist. This one is a wild ride, but spoiler alert…it may have been Gene Roddenberry all along!     Visit Our Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serge_Monast https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Project_Blue_Beam https://allthatsinteresting.com/serge-monast https://www.news18.com/viral/why-project-blue-beam-might-be-the-most-dangerous-conspiracy-theories-ever-8806643.html https://allthatsinteresting.com/project-blue-beam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil%27s_Due_(Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation)

On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, there be dragons here! We talk about the roots, mythology, fossil record, and biblical stories that helped the term of the dragon evolve. But there can’t be dragon talk without China getting in on the act since it used to be illegal to even own a picture of a dragon if you weren’t the emperor. From the story of St. George to Thor and the world serpent, we talk about the global phenomenon of the dragon and the differences (and similarities) of the myth around the world.   Visit Our Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/mythic-creatures/dragons/natural-history-of-dragons https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240208-the-surprising-4000-year-history-of-dragons https://www.livescience.com/25559-dragons.html https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/mythic-creatures/dragons https://now.northropgrumman.com/did-dragons-exist-exploring-the-mythical-monster-mystery

On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the strange occurrence of sleepwalking. Though it mostly involves innocent movement in someone’s sleep, it can lead a host of more troubling symptoms such as sleep eating (we’re looking at you Brent), sleep talking, and even having sex while asleep. All with no knowledge! So, what causes sleep walking? How can you prevent it? What can you do to safeguard your house, and how did it lead to Brent almost bleeding out and dying one night? Listen, laugh, and learn.   Visit Our Sources: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sleepwalking/symptoms-causes https://www.buzzfeed.com/feynman12/these-sleep-walking-talking-stories-are-iconic-hilarious https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleepwalking https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/21730-sleep-related-eating-disorders https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/14292-sleepwalking https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/sleepwalking https://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/sleep-related-eating-disorders https://health.clevelandclinic.org/sexsomnia

On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we talk about one of the most important and often misunderstood living beings on the planet. That’s right, we talk about trees. At first, this seemed like a boring topic, but once the research started, our minds were blown. The big reveal was that trees have a fungal network weaved into their root systems that trees use talk to each other and share nutrients and resources. There are also things called “Mother Trees” that have a memory of good and bad times stored in their DNA, and they use this fungal network to upload this DNA into younger trees to “teach them” if a threat arises. From talking to birds when they need to eliminate bugs, to alternate alien worlds and what they would look like without lumber, we go deep on this one. Visit our Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree https://www.arborday.org/trees/treefacts/ https://www.treehugger.com/facts-about-trees-4868798 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mother-trees-are-intelligent-they-learn-and-remember/ https://e360.yale.edu/features/are_trees_sentient_peter_wohlleben https://www.treepeople.org/2023/04/14/fungi-and-trees-plants

On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we continue our ongoing conversation about The State of Artificial Intelligence. Since GPT came out, AI has exploded into every facet of our lives, and we continue our discussion of what has happened most recently. We talk about Elon Musk’s Neuralink and how it may align with his robot the Optimus. It may be our first chance to see true human cyborgs. We talk about what happens when the entire work force gets displaced by AI and robotics and the merits and dangers of the government provided living wage. We also look at the future of music when a computer is better than your local garage band. There is a lot more and maybe even some fart jokes…AI fart jokes? You’ll have to wait and see. If you want to hear us get all high techie, this is the one for you.

On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we look at the US Navy’s Operation Highjump. Just a year after WWII, the famous explorer, Admiral Richard Byrd, launched an operation of 70 ships, 33 aircraft, and 4700 men to establish a base in Antarctica. Why? Well, ‘Merca! Also, rumors persisted that the Nazis had laid claim to some land down there and some leaders (maybe old Adolf himself) escaped to a secret base (in Nazi UFOs?). Regardless of why, Highjump became the start of legitimate research in Antarctica. It was the precursor to the strange Antarctic Treaty of 1959. But it is a continent of mystery. Did the US detonate 3 nukes there in the 1950s? Why do some think the entrance to the Hollow Earth is found here? What does the mysterious missing diary of Admiral Byrd say he found? Listen, laugh, learn.   Visit Our Sources: https://longnow.org/ideas/the-truth-about-antarctica/ https://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/technology/highjump/AntarcticFOIA.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Highjump https://cgaviationhistory.org/1946-operation-high-jump/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/operation-highjump-18223476/ https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/search/site/operation%20highjump https://www.nature.com/news/2007/070326/full/news070326-14.html https://wikileaks.org/gifiles/attach/49/49783_.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic_Treaty_System

On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the magical kings of Las Vegas, Siegfried and Roy. Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn were a magician and animal handler who moved from crappy cruise ships to Sinatra’s Vegas and then dominated the town for over thirty years with their insane, extravagant illusions. They were known for their magical pets, the legion of white tigers and lions that they raised, trained, lived with, and included in their magic. This duo were at times romantic partners, at times business partners, and always—somehow—friends with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Their empire came to an end, however, when a tiger named Manticore attacked Roy on stage one night. How much damage did the attack do? What did the main animal trainer say? What was their reputation in the magician community? What happened to the tiger? Listen, laugh, learn. Visit Our Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siegfried_%26_Roy https://www.biography.com/celebrities/roy-horn https://www.biography.com/celebrities/siegfried-fischbacher Guardian Article Here People Article Here New Atlantic https://facts.net/celebrity/16-surprising-facts-about-siegfried-and-roy/ https://www.magicana.com/news/blog/take-two-21-siegfried-roy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_of_the_Pride

On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about one of the biggest True Crime cases of the 1990s, that of Lorena and John Bobbitt. In June of 1993, Lorena famously cut off John’s penis with a Ginsu knife, threw it in a field, and later helped the police find and reattach it. The media circus that followed was intense. Cameras were allowed in the court room and listened to Lorena and a majority of the witnesses back up her claims of domestic abuse and rape. We do our half assed best to figure out what really happened, but it ends with John starring in one of the highest grossing pornos of all time and Lorena playing herself in a documentary series by Jordan Peele. Listen, laugh, learn.   Visit Our Sources: https://www.biography.com/crime/lorena-bobbitt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_and_Lorena_Bobbitt https://time.com/5317979/lorena-bobbitt-today-anniversary-interview/ https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/battered-woman-syndrome-it-enough-not-guilty-reason-insanity-plea https://www.nickiswift.com/380822/the-most-bizarre-things-about-the-lorena-bobbitt-case/ https://commons.und.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5068&context=theses

On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we look at the colorful life of Randy "Macho Man" Savage. Randy was one of the all-time greats of wrestling. His character work and wrestling promos are among the most bizarre and hysterical of all time. He had a famous love affair with his manager (and actual wife) Miss Elizabeth, and helped to make WrestleMania, perhaps more than even Hulk Hogan did. Some say he was paranoid and intense, protecting Elizabeth from rivals he didn’t have, and he fell into a 9 year feud with Hogan and an even longer one with Vince McMahon. What turned him into a global pop culture phenomenon? What tore him and Vince apart? What famous wrestler was his brother? Why do they call him one of the best in the history of the business? Listen, laugh, learn. Visit Our Sources: https://www.biography.com/athletes/macho-man-randy-savage https://www.wwe.com/superstars/randysavage https://prowrestling.fandom.com/wiki/Randy_Savage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Savage https://nationaltoday.com/birthday/randy-savage/ https://play.aetv.com/shows/biography-wwe-legends/season-1/episode-3 https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/513498/9-things-you-might-not-know-about-macho-man-randy-savage https://uproxx.com/prowrestling/ohhhhh-yeah-10-things-you-might-not-know-about-the-mad-life-of-macho-man-randy-savage/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnBUbRowRgM

On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we dig into the biography of the one and only Dan Aykroyd. He earned his chops as one of the original cast members on Saturday Night Live, but this cultural legend has brought to life some of the most important characters in all of film. He blew the roof off the joint in 1984 with his film The Blues Brothers, and a few years later, he changed the world of comedy by writing and starring in Ghostbusters. And Ghostbusters was no accident for this man who is a spiritualist and firmly believes in ghosts, UFOs, and the paranormal. What UFO sightings has he had? Why did he create the spirit brad Crystal Skull Vodka? How much money is he worth for all his ghosts and spirits? Listen, laugh, learn. Visit Our Sources: https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/dan-aykroyd-3412.php https://elevatesociety.com/dan-aykroyd/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Aykroyd https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/culture/ghostbusters-dan-aykroyd-ufo-sighting-b2475454.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rvxPNHf-z4 https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/-it-was-a-vivid-sighting-actor-dan-aykroyd-claims-he-had-spectacular-ufo-encounters-four-times-101704794103774.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Head_Vodka https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya0DQwWCO3o

On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the life of an understated comic genius, John Candy. For two decades Candy was in some of the best comedies that Hollywood had to offer. But it all started with the famous comedy troupe Second City and his involvement with Emmy winning comedy show, SCTV. In his early years, he befriended and worked with comedians like Dan Aykroyd and Rick Moranis, and eventually became close friends the film legend John Hughes. From Stripes to Uncle Buck and from Home Alone to Planes Trains and Automobiles, this everyman of comedy dominated the scene.     Visit Our Sources: https://www.biography.com/actors/john-candy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Candy https://www.secondcity.com/people/other/john-candy/ https://variety.com/2023/film/news/john-candy-documentary-amazon-colin-hanks-ryan-reynolds-1235517899/ https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/610983/john-candy-actor-facts https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/25-fun-facts-about-john-candy-and-the-comedians-legendary-career https://facts.net/celebrity/18-mind-blowing-facts-about-john-candy/ https://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-celebrities/actors/john-candy-net-worth/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtayB-vIyfY

On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about one of the largest cults in Japan—the Happy Science Cult. Yes, that’s really their name. They were founded by Ryuho Okawa who was the key rival to the Aum Shinriko cult (who tried to kill Okawa with poison gas in his car). The Happies believe that Okawa is the embodiment of the god El Cantare who was born on Venus millions of years ago. Their leader channels people like Jesus, Buddha, Socrates, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and even Michael Jackson to write books for him. They produce tons of horrible anime, try to influence elections, and of course take all the money they can. Why does Okawa’s son claim he is a fraud? How many books have they written? Why are they called Happy Science? Listen, laugh, learn.   Visit Our Sources: https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Happy_Science https://www.vice.com/en/article/jmvan4/my-afternoon-with-a-failed-japanese-cult https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Science https://theworld.org/stories/2022-11-30/japan-s-infamous-happy-cult-sets-sights-united-states https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230302-japan-happy-science-cult-leader-okawa-dies-media https://www.asianews.it/news-en/Death-of-the-founder-of-Happy-Science,-a-controversial-Japanese-religious-sect-57887.html https://gamerant.com/japanese-cult-happy-science-anime/

On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we explore one of the worst regimes in the West: the dictatorship of Papa Doc Duvalier. François Duvalier came to be the sadistic president for life of the island of Haiti, running the island through a regime of terror, voodoo, and secret police for 14 years. He had a murder squad called the Tontons Macoutes, named after a Haitian boogey man who would eat children for breakfast. He killed tens of thousands of Haitians during his dark reign, claimed to have killed President Kennedy through voodoo, once had every black dog in the country killed, and kept the head of an enemy on ice in a special closet, so he could talk to it. If you like them bloody and crazy, it doesn’t get much better than Papa Doc. Visit Our Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/1971/04/23/archives/papa-doc-a-ruthless-dictator-kept-the-haitians-in-illiteracy-and.html https://www.historyanswers.co.uk/people-politics/papa-doc-duvalier-the-voodoo-president-who-killed-kennedy/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Duvalier https://www.doctorsecrets.com/papa-doc-duvalier-haiti-s-voodoo-doctor https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/papa-doc-the-voodoo-tyrant-of-haiti-654a41a68474 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_occupation_of_Haiti

On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the career of the one and only Conan O’Brien. Conan went from utterly unknown to become one of the all-time greats of late night television. He had a major feud with Jay Leno (who screwed him out of his dream job), but nothing could dampen his impact on American comedy. From amazing remotes to unbelievable characters (I’m looking at you, Masturbating Bear), his late night shows were among the best. We talk about his crazy pranks he pulled at Harvard, his podcast, and even his classic moments with Norm McDonald.   Visit Our Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conan_O%27Brien https://www.biography.com/movies-tv/conan-obrien https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/conan-obrien/bio/3030386650/ https://histlit.fas.harvard.edu/people/people/alumni/conan-obrien https://www.universallifechurchministers.org/celebrities/conan-obrien https://www.ranker.com/list/facts-about-conan-obrien/jacob-shelton https://www.cracked.com/article_37683_60-conan-obrien-trivia-tidbits-on-his-60th-birthday.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpIEyn9G6_8&t=371s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKmadR4Ye54&t=1s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-MJy7w69EU