Codes and Conspiracies
An exploration of the mysterious activities of clandestine groups throughout history.
Pearl Harbor
S3 E1
Exploring whether the attack on Pearl Harbor was really a surprise, if FDR knew about the attack beforehand, and who really fired the first shots of the Pacific War.
Civil War
S3 E2
A secret society gathers in the dead of night and plots the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln; U.S. spymaster Allan Pinkerton stops Confederate agents before they can topple the Union.
The Vatican
S3 E3
The secrets and scandals surrounding the Vatican are some of the darkest in all of history.
Gold
S3 E4
Since ancient times, man has gone to extreme and often deadly lengths to get gold, one of the rarest treasures on Earth; looking at where the gold is today and who owns it.
Code Wars
S3 E6
American code breakers have given the United States an edge in every conflict in American history.
Founding Fathers
S2 E1
Fascinating facts about America's Founding Fathers reveal which one used sex as a weapon of diplomacy and which one engaged in the nation's greatest cover-up.
Ancient Astronauts
S2 E3
Investigating the possibility that alien beings helped construct pyramids and other earthly monuments; Swiss author Erich von Däniken's works challenge religion and science.
Las Vegas
S2 E4
Secrets of gambling mecca Las Vegas include the city's connection to organized crime, crafty tricks used by casinos and why the Nazis considered it a target for sabotage.
Deadly Cults
S2 E5
Investigating the United States' most infamous cults, from fire-and-brimstone organizations to those worshipping visitors from space.
Experimental Soldiers
S2 E6
The U.S. government attempts to create telepathic supersoldiers in the days of the Cold War; criminal Whitey Bulger volunteers to take part in a top-secret CIA mind-control program.
Outlaw Bikers
S1 E2
Some motorcycle clubs are viewed not as social clubs for nonconformists but as organized crime syndicates.
The UFO Cover-Up
S1 E3
Investigating UFOs and the strange stories surrounding them, including the existence of a "shadow government" and the rumor of a Nazi flying saucer that crashed in New Mexico.
Bunkers
S1 E4
An examination of underground bunkers, from their use in ancient wartime planning to the hidden survival complexes found beneath modern American cities.
Brothels
S1 E5
Bordellos, which have endured for thousands of years, hold secrets involving famous patrons, governments and religion.
Freemasons
S1 E6
Many of the Founding Fathers and 14 U.S. presidents were members of the secret society known as the Freemasons.