Welcome to the series on COVID-19. Pandemics have shaped our world more than we realize. Long before 2020, waves of disease had already changed the course of history, toppling empires, fueling superstition, and forcing societies to reinvent themselves. In this episode, we trace that story—from the dusty streets of ancient Athens to the silent cities of lockdown in our own century.

We start in 430 B.C., where the Plague of Athens raged during the Peloponnesian War, bringing chaos to one of the world’s great city-states. We move forward to the Roman Empire, where the Antonine Plague killed emperors and soldiers alike, weakening the empire’s hold on the known world. And then we come to the most infamous of all—the Black Death. In the mid-14th century, a microscopic invader erased nearly half of Europe’s population. People watched their neighbors die in days, families abandoned their own kin, and eerie figures in long leather coats and beaked masks stalked the streets, hoping the herbs stuffed into those grotesque “noses” would ward off the poisoned air. The image of the plague doctor became one of the most haunting symbols in history.

But pandemics didn’t just strike Europe. When Columbus crossed the Atlantic, he carried something deadlier than steel—smallpox and measles. Within a century, these Old World diseases wiped out up to 90% of Indigenous populations in the Americas. Entire civilizations, like the Aztecs and the Inca, fell as much to pathogens as to conquest. And in 1918, influenza killed tens of millions around the globe—claiming more lives than World War I itself—while cities struggled to dig enough graves for the dead.

All of these echoes lead us to the modern era. In late 2019, mysterious pneumonia cases in Wuhan, China, turned out to be the start of the biggest global event in living memory. Within weeks, COVID-19 swept the globe. Borders closed, cities locked down, hospitals overflowed. Entire nations were asked to stay inside while streets fell eerily silent. Conspiracy theories swirled—from whispers of a lab leak to wild claims about 5G towers and microchipped vaccines—while scientists worked around the clock to create vaccines at record speed. For the first time in history, billions of people were vaccinated within a year, an achievement as remarkable as it was divisive.

In this episode, we tell the story of pandemics past and present: the Black Death, the devastation of the Americas, the Spanish Flu, Bird Flu scares, and finally, the full arc of COVID-19—from its mysterious origins to its conspiracies, tragedies, and the ways it reshaped how we live. It’s a story of fear and resilience, ignorance and discovery, and ultimately, a reminder that pandemics are as much about people and power as they are about microbes.

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Join the boys as they cover the major news headlines for the month of August 2025 -

• Tulsi Gabbard–Obama investigation – New developments in a political probe linking the former congresswoman and the former president.

• Supposed meteor or UFO – Reports of an object hurtling toward Earth spark speculation about what it really is.

• Hulk Hogan dies – Wrestling legend’s passing shakes fans around the world.

• Nancy Pelosi’s bill banning senators from trading securities – A push to end stock trading by lawmakers in the upper chamber.

• Trump authorizes Pentagon action against cartels – Military assets cleared for use in the fight against organized crime.

• Bounty on Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro raised to $50 million – U.S. ups the stakes in its pressure campaign.

• Shooter at NFL headquarters and BlackRock building – A shocking incident raises questions about security at major institutions.

• Mark Zuckerberg expands Hawaiian estate – The Meta CEO’s latest land purchase draws fresh backlash from locals.

  
  

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The assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

More than just a civil rights leader, King had become a moral force challenging the very foundations of power in America—opposing segregation, poverty, and the Vietnam War. By 1968, he was no longer simply calling for civil rights; he was demanding economic justice and denouncing American militarism. He had made powerful enemies, and the FBI was watching him closely. When he arrived in Memphis to support the striking sanitation workers, he was already being tracked, photographed, and monitored. Days later, he would be dead—shot on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel by an alleged lone gunman, James Earl Ray.

This episode traces King’s final months, his growing isolation, the hostile political atmosphere, and the tense buildup to his trip to Memphis. It explores the garbage strike that brought him there, the failed marches, the growing fears among his team, and the chilling tone of his final speech—“I may not get there with you.”

Then comes the killing. The shot. The chaos. The manhunt. We follow James Earl Ray’s mysterious journey: his escape from prison, his aliases, his global flight path, and his ultimate capture in London. But with every mile, the questions only deepen. How did an escaped convict with no known connections evade capture for months? Who helped him? And why did he later claim he was set up?

In the final hour, the episode dives deep into the murky waters of conspiracy. Was Ray a patsy? Did government agencies—either actively or passively—allow King to be killed? Why did the FBI, under J. Edgar Hoover, wage a years-long campaign to discredit him? And why did a 1999 civil trial conclude that there was a conspiracy involving multiple parties?

Packed with historical context, rare details, and a careful look at both official narratives and dissenting voices, The MLK Assassination confronts the uncomfortable possibility that the full truth about King’s death has yet to be told. This is not just a story about who pulled the trigger—it’s a story about power, fear, and a country that never fully reckoned with the price of silencing its prophets.

Originally released in 3 separate parts in January of 2024

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