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MEXICO COLLECT

Published by Mexico Collect

  • Comedy
  • Improv
  • Comedy interviews

A project recorded from a desert hideout unlocking the secrets of everything. Sort of.

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  1. Number 163ImprovCanada

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  1. Episode 57: Abducted

    Jun 11, 202657 min

    Luis and Angelo dive into one of the most famous and controversial UFO encounters in American history – the alleged abduction of Arizona logger Travis Walton. On November 5, 1975, Walton disappeared after a group of seven forest workers reported witnessing a glowing object hovering in the woods. Five days later, he reappeared with a bizarre story involving missing time, strange beings, and a journey aboard an unknown spacecraft. The guys break down the eyewitness accounts, the polygraph tests that made the case famous, and the hypnosis sessions that helped recover portions of Walton's memories. They also explore the physical evidence, the unusual medical findings, alleged government efforts to discredit the story, and the decades-long debate over whether the incident was an authentic alien encounter, an elaborate hoax, or something in between. Because nearly fifty years later, one question still remains: what really happened during those missing five days?

  2. Episode 56: Dreams

    Jun 8, 202650 min

    Luis and Angelo discuss the mysterious world of dreams. The guys explore cutting-edge experiments from Japan, Stanford University, and the Maimonides Dream Laboratory, where scientists are attempting to peer into the sleeping mind, reconstruct dream imagery, communicate with dreamers in real time, and even influence the content of their dreams. They break down the phenomenon of lucid dreaming, where dreamers become aware they are asleep and can control the dream itself, as well as the controversial research into dream telepathy and whether information can be transmitted from one person to another during sleep. They also delve into the terrifying experience of sleep paralysis, including sightings of shadow people, the haunting Hat Man, and why people from different cultures often describe eerily similar encounters. Along the way, they discuss recurring dreams, dream symbolism, how sleep shapes memory, and whether dreams are simply random brain activity or something far more meaningful. Because every night when we close our eyes, we enter a world where the laws of reality no longer apply.

  3. Episode 55: Jonestown

    May 26, 202653 min

    Luis and Angelo discuss the terrifying true story of Peoples Temple and the rise of Jim Jones – the charismatic preacher who built one of the most infamous cults in modern history. What began as a movement centered around racial equality, community and activism slowly turned into a nightmare built on paranoia, manipulation and total emotional control, ending with the mass suicide of over 900 people. The guys break down Jones’ rise from a small Indiana preacher obsessed with religion and death to a political powerhouse with thousands of loyal followers and connections to some of the most powerful figures in California. They explore how Jones used staged healings and loyalty tests to build godlike authority, and how life inside Jonestown became a closed world shaped by fear, exhaustion, and constant psychological pressure. They also examine the final days leading up to Congressman Leo Ryan’s visit to Jonestown in Guyana, the deadly airstrip ambush that resulted in his murder, and the chilling final pavilion meeting that ended in the deaths of nearly the entire congregation. Because the scariest thing about Jonestown isn’t just how it ended – it’s how many people truly believed they were building a better world before everything collapsed.

  4. Episode 54: Past Lives

    May 18, 202651 min

    Luis and Angelo dive into one of the strangest mysteries of human consciousness – the idea that some people, especially young children, may remember lives they never lived. The guys discuss the groundbreaking research conducted at the University of Virginia’s Division of Perceptual Studies, where psychiatrists like Dr. Ian Stevenson and Dr. Jim Tucker spent decades investigating children who began describing detailed memories of previous lives without hypnosis or psychic readings. They break down unexplained cases like Ryan Hammons, a young boy who identified himself as a forgotten Hollywood insider from the 1940s, and James Leininger, the child who experienced violent nightmares about dying as a WWII pilot before accurately naming the ship, fellow pilot, and circumstances surrounding the crash. They explore recurring patterns found across thousands of reported cases, including birthmarks matching fatal injuries, children developing phobias connected to previous deaths, and emotional attachments to families they had supposedly never met. They also look at whether these stories point to coincidence, psychology, trauma surviving death, or something far more difficult to explain. Because if even one of these cases is real, the question may not be whether consciousness survives death – but whether some part of us has already lived before.

  5. Episode 53: Something in the Woods

    May 5, 202653 min

    Luis and Angelo dive into the unexplained disappearances happening deep within America’s wilderness. Across national parks and remote forests, experienced hunters, hikers, and even young children have vanished without a trace – often within minutes and under circumstances that defy explanation. The guys break down disturbing cases like the sudden disappearance of Tom Messick, who vanished from his hunting post without a sound, and the baffling case of Aaron Hedges, whose belongings and remains were found miles apart in ways that make no logical sense. They explore a pattern behind these cases, including bodies and personal items being discovered months – even years later – in areas that had already been searched multiple times. They also probe chilling accounts from hunters at a remote mountain camp who reported hearing loud, speech-like vocalizations echoing through the woods at night – sounds later analyzed as human-like, but not matching any known language, with a range and power far beyond a normal human voice. Because when people vanish in places where nothing should go unnoticed, the real question isn’t just where they went – it’s what could take them without leaving anything behind.

  6. Episode 52: MK Ultra

    Apr 28, 202654 min

    Luis and Angelo dive into one of the most disturbing programs in U.S. history – MK Ultra – a secret CIA operation born out of Cold War fears that America’s enemies had unlocked the power of mind control. The guys break down the origins of the program and the rise of Sidney Gottlieb, the chief chemist who led the CIA’s most aggressive experiments. They explore the use of LSD and other drugs on unwitting subjects, extreme techniques like sensory deprivation and electroshock, and infamous operations like Midnight Climax, where real people were manipulated and observed without their knowledge. They also expose how the CIA used some of the most prestigious universities to conduct experiments that crossed every ethical line imaginable in an effort to erase and rebuild the human mind. Along the way, they unpack the mysterious death of CIA scientist Frank Olson, the search for the “Manchurian Candidate,” and the unsettling reality that the true danger wasn’t whether mind control worked – it was how far the U.S. government was willing to go to find out.

  7. Episode 51: Portal to Hell

    Apr 21, 202653 min

    Luis and Angelo dive into one of the most chilling and controversial haunting cases in recent history – the Demon House of Gary, Indiana. What began as a normal family moving into a rental home quickly turned into something far darker, with reports of shadow figures, violent possessions, and a terrifying incident where a young boy walked backwards up a hospital wall in front of police and medical staff. As the case gained international attention, priests, CPS workers, and investigators became involved, many witnessing events they couldn’t explain. The guys break down the exorcisms, the disturbing discoveries in the basement that led police to believe the house was a “portal to hell,” and the investigation by renowned paranormal researcher Zak Bagans, whose own team began experiencing frightening physical and psychological effects. Because when multiple witnesses, official reports, and unexplainable events collide, the real question isn’t just what happened inside that house – it’s whether something followed them out.

  8. Episode 50: Secrets of the Vatican

    Apr 14, 202651 min

    Luis and Angelo dive into one of the most powerful and mysterious institutions in history – the Vatican. For over 2,000 years, it has shaped kings, empires, and belief itself. But what happens when that kind of power operates behind closed doors? The guys break down shocking moments like the trial of a pope’s cadaver, corrupt Renaissance popes, the fall of the Knights Templar, the Vatican’s role in World War II, Nazi escape routes, a modern financial scandal involving the Vatican Bank, and the suspicious death of a pope in the 1970s. They also examine the darker and more mysterious side of the Church, including exorcisms, the Vatican’s global information network that rivals modern intelligence agencies, and its more recent openness to the possibility of alien life. Because when an institution controls belief, power, and information for centuries, the real question isn’t what we know — it’s what we don’t.

  9. Episode 49: The Iceman

    Mar 23, 202653 min

    Luis and Angelo break down the chilling story of Richard Kuklinski, one of America’s most notorious contract killers. Living a quiet life in suburban New Jersey as a husband and father, Kuklinski hid a dark double life that spanned decades, carrying out brutal murders with a level of detachment that stunned investigators. But how does someone live two completely separate lives without being discovered? The guys unpack Kuklinski’s violent upbringing, the psychology behind his fearlessness and lack of remorse, and the methods he used to evade capture for years. They also explore the mystery surrounding his claims, including whether he exaggerated the number of murders he committed and his role in organized crime – and the deeper question at the center of it all – was the Iceman born this way, or made?

  10. Episode 48: The God Particle

    Mar 17, 202648 min

    Luis and Angelo dive into one of the most important scientific discoveries in modern history – the Higgs boson, often called the “God Particle.” In 2012, after decades of theory and trillions of high-speed particle collisions at the world’s largest lab in Switzerland, a global team of more than 10,000 scientists confirmed the existence of an invisible field that gives fundamental particles the mass necessary to form the reality around us. But what exactly is the Higgs field, and why does it matter for the existence of atoms, stars, and life itself? The guys break down the Large Hadron Collider, the decades-long race to uncover the final missing piece of particle physics, and the deeper mysteries that remain – including dark matter, the origins of the universe, and whether reality itself – including consciousness – may be far more complex than we imagine.

  11. Episode 47: The Rendlesham Forest Incident

    Mar 9, 202647 min

    Luis and Angelo examine the Rendlesham Forest incident of 1980, often referred to as the “Roswell of the United Kingdom.” Over several nights near two U.S. Air Force bases in England, military personnel reported encountering a mysterious craft deep in the forest. Witnesses described strange lights moving through the trees, a glowing triangular object hovering several feet above the ground, and even beams of light being fired toward the base. One airman claimed he touched the craft and later wrote down a series of binary code messages that allegedly translated into a message from the future. The guys break down the timeline, the witnesses, and the competing theories behind one of the strangest and most credible UFO incidents in modern history

  12. Episode 46: The Curse of La Llorona

    Jul 18, 202552 min

    Luis and Angelo dive into the chilling legend of La Llorona – the Mexican curse that has haunted people for generations. Once a beautiful woman who married a Spanish nobleman, she drowned her children – and then herself – after he abandoned her for another woman. For centuries, eyewitnesses have reported seeing her as a ghostly figure in a soaked white dress, long black hair clinging to her hollow-eyed face, wailing for her lost children near rivers, lakes and canals. Even today parents still warn their kids to get home before dark, or La Llorona will take you. Hear terrifying firsthand accounts of her haunting appearances across the Southwestern U.S., Mexico, Central and South America – and beyond.

  13. Episode 45: The Simulation

    Jul 12, 202558 min

    Luis and Angelo kick off this episode with mind-bending facts about the vastness of the universe as they explore the theory that our reality may be a computer-generated simulation, built not on physical matter, but on encoded information. Discover how the presence of error-correcting code in our fundamental equations of physics, the prevalence of the golden ratio in shaping the proportions we see throughout nature, and the strange behavior of particles all point to a deeper, hidden structure — one that behaves suspiciously like a programmed system. You’ll hear how particles in our world change behavior once observed — just like video game worlds that only load when your character turns to face them — and how quantum entanglement appears to defy space and time itself, producing outcomes that occur instantaneously, faster than light, with no known explanation other than the possibility that it was programmed from outside our universe. As evidence continues to mount, many scientists and philosophers now acknowledge that they can’t find a compelling reason why we aren’t living in a simulation.

  14. Episode 44: The I-84 Killer

    Jul 4, 202555 min

    In this blockbuster episode, Luis and Angelo turn to world-renowned psychic Dr. Lauren Thibadeau for insight into one of New York State’s most baffling unsolved murders. On February 5, 1997, Rich Aderson was involved in a minor car accident with another motorist on I-84 near Fishkill, NY. After pulling over, an argument ensued and moments later, Aderson was fatally shot with a .40 caliber handgun. Before dying, he managed to call 911 and provide a chilling account, including a description of the shooter, the vehicle make and model, a possible New Hampshire license plate, and a stunning claim – the shooter said he was a cop. Police quickly zeroed in on Manchester, New Hampshire, probing possible connections to local law enforcement. Yet nearly 30 years later, no one has been charged, and key details remain hidden from the public by police. In search of answers, the guys turn to Dr. Lauren, who unexpectedly offers a shocking alternative theory: the killer was not a cop, had no link to New Hampshire, and the true motive for the murder is much darker than anyone could have predicted.

  15. Episode 43: The Death Forest

    Jul 3, 202548 min

    The guys are back for a thrilling new season of unsolved mysteries, unexplained phenomena and true crime as they journey into the world's most notorious death forests, from the cursed Aokigahara Forest in Japan, believed to be a "world navel" linking Earth to the afterlife, to Russia's Mountain of the Dead and Valley of Death, and Australia's mysterious Black Mountain - regions marked by unexplained extraterrestrial activity, strange disappearances and disturbing deaths.

  16. Episode 42: The Organ Harvester

    Mar 17, 202551 min

    Luis and Angelo discuss the dark underworld of the “red” market of organ trafficking. From Mexico to South America to Eastern Europe, drug cartels work with local recruiters and surgeons to exploit migrants, the financially desperate and unsuspecting tourists to steal organs for profit – even resorting to murder to claim body parts. Learn how the Chinese government has become the most ruthless player in the organ trade by engaging in a shocking coverup that has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths to support a frenzy of transplant tourists from around the world who travel there in desperate need of an organ, no matter what the price.

  17. Episode 41: The Dating Game Killer

    Mar 10, 202552 min

    The Dating Game Killer out now! Luis and Angelo discuss Rodney Alcala, the notorious serial killer known as The Dating Game Killer, who is believed to have killed up to 130 people during the 1970's. Criss-crossing the country from California to New York over a 10-year span, Alcala was best known for his appearance as a contestant on The Dating Game Show in 1978, where he was chosen as the winning bachelor, all while in the midst of a murder spree that included at least 8 women. It was only after authorities discovered a storage unit containing thousands of photos of more than 100 unidentified young women did it become apparent that Rodney Alcala may have been responsible for more deaths than any other serial killer in U.S. history.

  18. Episode 40: The Time Traveler

    Mar 4, 202553 min

    Luis and Angelo discuss the theory that time travelers have leapt from different timelines throughout history to visit humans and possibly leave behind technology that could either help mankind advance faster or be used for world domination. The guys discuss possible photographic evidence of time travelers, time travel experiments by Germans and the U.S. governments during World War II, and famous inventors whose discoveries were so radical for their time that people believe they were either time travelers or were given such information from a race of future humans. And find out which places in time Luis and Angelo would visit if they could time travel!

  19. Episode 39: Extraterrestrial Architects

    Feb 25, 202550 min

    Luis and Angelo discuss the theory of how ancient civilizations were able to accomplish stunning technological achievements with the possible help of extraterrestrial visitors equipped with anti-gravity technology and other worldly machinery. Learn how ancient civilizations may have observed alien spacecraft that gave them knowledge of modern aerodynamics and flight more than 1,500 years prior to its discovery. And learn how from ancient Egypt to South America, pyramids, temples and other structures were built moving and lifting stones into place, some weighing thousands of tons, with a precision so advanced that engineers today may find it impossible to replicate even using modern heavy equipment and computer systems.

  20. Episode 38: The Last Anti-Christ

    Feb 4, 202550 min

    Luis and Angelo discuss the rise of the last Anti-Christ that will usher in the end of days and the final battle between good and evil. Find out how the famed prophet, Nostradamus, predicted the rise of three Anti-Christs, including eerie predictions about the first two, Napoleon and Hitler, as well as the possible location and name of the third and final Anti-Christ. Also learn how Isaac Newton, the famed physicist and mathematician who led a secret life studying biblical prophecy that was only recently discovered, calculated an exact year that humanity will end after the Anti-Christ arrives, which leads the guys to the startling conclusion that the last Anti-Christ is already here and walks among us today.

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