About This Episode
What is this episode about?
The episode "The Weird Origins and Questionable Debunking of The Philadelphia" from Conspiracy! The Show covers one of the strangest conspiracy theories in American history: the 1943 naval experiment known as The Philadelphia Experiment, said to have made a Navy ship vanish into thin air at a Philadelphia shipyard. Adam and Connor dig into the wild claims made by a man named Carlos Allende, who insisted he witnessed the disappearance firsthand, and weigh them against the account of a mysterious figure called Mr. Dudgeon, who maintains nothing unusual happened at all. The hosts trace how a supposedly routine Navy test spiraled into decades of UFO speculation, drawing on material like The Case For The UFO's Varo Edition and the Jacques Vallee Report as they try to separate fact from fabrication. Central to the discussion is the Questionable Debunking that has followed the story ever since, with the hosts questioning whether official explanations hold up any better than the original conspiracy claims themselves.
Hosts and release
Adam Tod Brown and Connor host Conspiracy! The Show, the podcast where the comedian and writer examines conspiracy theories, government cover-ups, and unsolved crimes with humor and skepticism. This episode, number 396, runs 47 minutes and was released on September 10, 2026, continuing the show's weekly schedule since 2017.
