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May 3, 2026

The Case of the Vanished Scientists feat. Mike Rothschild (Premium E334)

Are the nation’s top federal scientists being vanished to cover up earth-shattering revelations about aliens and advanced space technology? It’s a theory that President Trump, FBI Director Kash Patel, and the House Oversight Committee are at least pretending to take seriously. But what’s the truth behind the “dead or missing scientists” lists floating around social media for the last few months?

Mike Rothschild joins us today to discuss the recent cases of scientists seemingly disappearing or dying under mysterious circumstances. Along the way we unpack the long tradition conspiracy theories that involve assembling lists of dead people and concluding they all have the same mysterious cause, including the “Curse of King Tut,” the Clinton body count, and little known GEC-Marconi scientist deaths conspiracy theory.

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Federal Employees in the Physical Sciences and Engineering
https://www.aip.org/statistics/federal-employees-in-the-physical-sciences-and-engineering

Case Detail for Michael Hicks - LA County Medical Examiner
https://me.lacounty.gov/case-detail/?caseNumber=2023-09733

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frisky dingus · August 16, 2026

There was a theory floating around in 2020/2021 or so about a ton of CEOs having died or recently stepped down. The Q folks I was watching at the time were convinced there was something amiss. Nah, just a LOT of CEOs in this country and a bunch of them are kinda old!

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Stella Dawn · May 8, 2026

I have never criticized QAA/ found anything you've covered to be misinformation, but clearly the King Tut curse is real, and that one woman knew she was being targeted by direct weapons!!! It seems pretty obvious that was her cause of death!!!!

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Dasani Merchant · May 8, 2026

Consider unlocking this episode from behind the paywall? It’s important!!

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Ren · May 8, 2026

Great ep,guys and great Thom Yorke impression,Jake ! 😄

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Scarlett R. · May 7, 2026

Thanks for covering this, one of my silly true crime podcasts brought this up as a theory for the Melissa Casias / los alamos executive assistant disappearance and my eyes have not yet rolled back out of my head (that said, it is a weird story!)

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Shaxbert · May 6, 2026

Jake's not even joking- I'm in the trade, and HVAC guys ARE disappearing. A couple coworkers were on site the other day running flex duct at 7AM; their trucks are still in the fence. The guy I was running BMS cable with this morning never showed up for lunch. It's getting a little eerie; something weird is defi

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Josep C. · May 5, 2026

When you say Clinton Body count, to which one you refer? 😁😳 (loved this episode, grim topic but in the end it's all stupid conspiracies )

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ED · May 5, 2026

Listened to this the same day I found out Chandra Levy’s parents now believe her death was connected to her knowing too much about UFOs. Loved this episode

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Joshua Seitz · May 4, 2026

Jake - Dan Akroyd!

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Radio Free Covenant · May 4, 2026

QAA has obviously been paid off by Big Trisolarian.

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Andy Cavallari · May 4, 2026

Knowledge Fight is ending!!!! The boys are moving on now that the Onion has bought Info Wars. I am sad.

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Jamba Jamba · May 4, 2026

Did you see Jordan's dumba** video? He went out of his way to alienate his fans and sh*t on their opinions before deleting the video and quitting the show. I'm looking forward to watching infowars with Tim Onion and Jordan can fxck right off. Im not heartbroken over it but I will miss the good old days lol

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Shiv · May 4, 2026

I watched Rooster tonight and wow does Mike sound like Steve Carrell!

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Ren · May 4, 2026

Always a great episode with Mike on . Also, after your recent Onion episode,have you thought of inviting Dan and Jordan on ? Especially with the news they've just dropped that it is " the end of the road" for Knowledge Fight .😲

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Michał Kosakowski · May 4, 2026

Definitely! Or, better yet, give Dan a miniseries for Cursed Media!

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Kate B · May 4, 2026

Thanks for covering this. I've seen some halfway reasonable coverage of cases but no one just runs the numbers. Or points out how huge and not that related these scientific disciplines are. I work at a national lab and I don't know some people that work in my building, much less across that many fields of study. People can have security clearances for pretty minor, prosaic things. Also HVAC definitely murders whole families; never turn your back on a heat pump!

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Coin Magic Universitty · May 4, 2026

Maybe someone knows the specific name of the psychological phenomenon but this reminds me of the 1954 Seattle windshield pitting epidemic. Can't remember if the boys have covered that one but it's a good one.

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BlueBuck · May 3, 2026

The three amigos ft Rothschild, great episode

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Evelyn · May 3, 2026

"turning points memo" lol

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Sierra · May 3, 2026

I was about to make the same comment!

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sailor corellia · May 3, 2026

Who will speak for the HVAC victims?

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Rad Teacher · May 3, 2026

So long story short blink 182 killed all of them

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Sam Blackman · May 3, 2026

I think the idea of making a grift channel specifically dedicated to this bullshit is a great idea, I’ll do that and then gradually phase in more Professor Layton more until one day I just straight up post a video about the strange disappearance of Professor Desmond Sycamore when he was just on the brink of uncovering the remains of a lost hyper-advanced ancient civilization, and how this directly correlates to the disappearance of the supposedly mad scientist/inventor Jean Descole.

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Lauren Lansford · May 3, 2026

Tuning in from Albuquerque, New Mexico and I just want to say thank you for covering this! It’s been wild hearing local chatter and conspiratorial thoughts about this. Folks working for “the labs” and related contractors are everywhere. It’s a huge industry and I think folks don’t realize how many people have jobs and security clearances like these missing folks. We also have horrible healthcare and quality of life prospects, and it is incredibly easy to just go missing. It’s sad to see that perfect storm come together as conspiratorial thinking, when it’s just a sad reality of American life. Thanks for the strong and sympathetic coverage!

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ELFIS ANOMALY · May 3, 2026

Nice work but I wish you'd have mentioned the two details about the Monica Reza case; specifically her connection to Mondaloy and the oddity (yes I know LOTS of folks disappear hiking in National Parks but...) of her vanishing approx. 30 feet behind her fellow hikers.

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Kate B · May 4, 2026

That happens, though. There was a case near me a while ago and another that could have gone that way except the missing hiker was found alive several days later. People get lost or injured stepping off trail to use the bathroom. That's not likely in this particular case, but it happens.

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Taylorfrom5to7 · May 3, 2026

I’m in the thick of it with finals right now and seeing an episode with Mike Rothschild in my feed this morning truly turned my morning around.

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wumboingman · May 3, 2026

Box Car Racer mentions from Jake since ive listened to QAA: 2. Im pretty sure the last time he mentioned them I commented +44 was the better blink 182 associated 1 off side project

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Nina V~ · May 3, 2026

also, yes to be a hater, but my knee-jerk reaction as soon as y'all started was, "oh, elon's doing this!"

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Nina V~ · May 3, 2026

i just think it's hilarious that trump says some people may have "left this earth" of their own volition and somehow DOESN'T think that's going to feed into the conspiracy theories

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Michael Vader · May 3, 2026

The Three Body Problem subreddit has been going nuts with this idiotic topic. "hurr durr its just like da show"

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wumboingman · May 3, 2026

Yea i saw too many mentions of this shit. Yea dude we have hacked photons spying on us and sabatoging our science too. That is what is holding us backkkkk

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Lindsay · May 3, 2026

It really sounds like the first guy was struggling with cognitive decline and depression, and decided to commit suicide but didn’t want his wife to have the trauma of finding his body. It sucks that she now has to deal with this nonsense.

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C0rrupdate · May 3, 2026

About to give this a listen but for anyone interested in a deeper dive (don’t drown tho) there’s The Sentinel Briefing on substack, deep end of the deep end of the pool 😎😎😎

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Noblese Oblahaj · May 3, 2026

If they blame Hillary when Trump dies, the funniest possible thing she could do is say, "Yeah, I did it." If she ran on the "I did it" platform she might win

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Noblese Oblahaj · May 3, 2026

If you have a scientist, make sure you get them chipped. I recommend keeping them inside so they don't get hit by a car or harass the local wildlife. Indoor scientists can live three to five years longer than outdoor scientists, but be sure to provide enrichment activities. Consider adopting multiple scientists, as they are social animals- bonded pairs are especially cute.

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Kate B · May 4, 2026

As a scientist (not chipped... That I know of) I want this to be my life so bad. Though I would like a safely enclosed outdoor space from which to watch birds and squirrels.

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Brent · May 3, 2026

Good to know that widespread human insanity means job security for our QAA crew.

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Niamh Bennett · May 3, 2026

Just want to give the team their flowers. Latest main and premium episodes have been great.

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Ren · May 3, 2026

Yay ! 🙌 Mike Rothschild ! 🤗 Welcome back ! ☺️

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Laura Mipsum · May 3, 2026

Mike Rothschild fk yeah

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Von pin · May 3, 2026

The method of researching the boys are describing here reminds me alot about what JFK conspiracist Jim Garrison would called Time and propinquity. It's sort of the way that conspiraciy theories operate and evolve and also shares alot of how algorithms also operate

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D4rksh0gun · May 3, 2026

Let's gooo

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Skoloton · May 3, 2026

Guessing before I watched the episode; Its because the FBI is run by actual clowns now and people are now "going missing" because crimes arnt being followed up on anymore and its easy to form a narrative around scientists, a group public enough to notice people going missing

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Suzie B · May 3, 2026

Please let us know if Travis starts a channel where he's pointing at things with feathers and taking pictures of his screen

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123ref · May 3, 2026

first

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ploob · May 3, 2026

Cold Fusion right? Rright??

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Tj Harrison · May 3, 2026

Been waiting for you guys to talk about this! Hell yeah.

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David D. · May 3, 2026

Hell, yeah.

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cool bob · May 3, 2026

Best episode yet