Stuff They Don't Want You To Know Listener Mail: Havana Syndrome Backpacks, Tankers, "College Board" and More
Jan 22, 2026
Dive into the mysterious world of Havana Syndrome and the suspicious device linked to it. Explore concerns over portable technologies that could change the game in detection. Hear about a neurological cluster in New Brunswick that could reveal more about prion diseases. Discuss the shady finances of the College Board and the rising costs of standardized tests. Tune in for a mix of conspiracy, education, and tantalizing mysteries that keep you questioning the status quo!
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Pulsed Radio Signals Match Reported Symptoms
- Reporters and officials say the device delivers sensations via pulsed radio waves that can be audible or not and cause vertigo, headaches, and nausea.
- It remains unclear whether exposures are area-of-effect or directed, complicating attribution.
Portability Changes How Incidents Would Occur
- The device's portability (fits in a backpack) makes covert use and detection difficult and undermines assumptions about rooftop-mounted sources.
- Portable directed-energy tools shift investigative focus to people moving them, not just fixed transmitters.
Canada's 'Mystery Brain Disease' Remains Unclear
- New Brunswick reported clusters of CJD-like neurological illnesses prompting a task force and debate over whether cases are a true cluster or disparate conditions.
- Clinicians noted many varied symptoms, making the syndrome label convenient but scientifically uncertain.