Uncover the psychological allure of cults, their charismatic leaders and insidious methods of controlling their members, as well as the secret societies that have shaped our nation and continue to do so today. How do ordinary people become trapped in these fringe groups and what are the methods these secret societies use to gain power?
As technology advances, information about everything and everyone is becoming more accessible than ever before. Every action is monitored, every conversation recorded, and every secret at risk of being exposed. But in this age of unlimited access, who is collecting our information and what are they using it for?
Recent discoveries of previously unknown hominids and breakthroughs in genetic technology, have given a nation of Bigfoot believers new hope that this creature will be found. But what new technologies are being developed for this centuries old hunt and will it ever really be possible to prepare the nation for a cataclysmic event? If doomsday comes, is America really prepared? In 1971, $200,000 went missing in America's only unsolved airplane hijacking. Can following the money, help to uncover the true identity of mysterious hijacker D.B. Cooper? Might mainstream science, the government, academic institutions, and even the media all be part of an elaborate conspiracy to keep us from knowing the truth about the strange and the bizarre?
Reveals not only the underground world of America's wealthiest citizens and the depths at which their power and influence take root, but the power and influence that money and the promise of wealth wields over all of us. Do billionaires think they know better than the majority? Are the American masses just objects to control? How much gold does the United States really have? Is the American government overstating the amount of gold in its reserves to create the mystique of financial superiority? American treasure hunters are convinced that there are missing fortunes just waiting to be discovered all around the country, but why does the government deter some searches and perhaps, even seize land to keep treasure hunters out?