

Chilluminati Podcast
Chilluminati Podcast
Mike "Mathas" Martin, Jesse Cox, Alex Faciane, Bigfoot, Aliens, True Crime, Ghosts, Weird History, and a Skinwalker version of Abe Lincoln.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Apr 8, 2026 • 19min
Midweek Mini: Aliens Invented Chess?
This Minisode was originally uploaded with Episode 329: Cornerfest ‘26 Part A - some of the topics discussed might be outdated. Subscribe to our Patreon to listen and watch the Minisodes as they release every week! http://patreon.com/CHILLUMINATIPODMike Martin - http://www.youtube.com/@themoleculemindset Jesse Cox - http://www.youtube.com/jessecox Alex Faciane - https://www.youtube.com/@StarWarsOldCanonBookClub/Editor: DeanCutty Producer: Hilde @ https://bsky.app/profile/heksen.bsky.social Show Art: Studio Melectro @ http://www.instagram.com/studio_melectro Logo Design: Shawn JPB @ https://twitter.com/JetpackBragginLINKSJesse's Article: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/392941/former-russian-politician-the-aliens-who-abducted-me-invented-chessAlex' Article: https://nowiknow.com/the-mystery-of-the-third-shaker/Day of Disclosure Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFe6NRgoXCM&pp=ygUZZGF5IG9mIGRpc2Nsb3N1cmUgdHJhaWxlcg%3D%3D

Apr 5, 2026 • 1h 38min
Episode 344: Cryptids of New England ft. Crendor
A rambunctious tour of New England’s cryptid lore, from the eerie Dover Demon to Gloucester’s historic sea serpent. They riff on glow‑wackis, melonheaded woods legends, slender sasquatches and the eerie Pigman tales. Old newspaper hysteria and modern mascot oddities get equal mockery. Expect goofy debates about safety, tourism and taking these creatures out for a lobster roll.

Apr 1, 2026 • 23min
Midweek Mini: A Wolfenstein Listener Story
A cinematic Reddit dream about Wolfenstein-style rooms and a root-like humanoid creature gets a dramatic reading. Symbolism is unpacked through Samurai Jack parallels and confronting inner monsters. Conversation drifts to why America loves cryptids, how monster lore fuels local economies, and the cultural pull of true crime and myth. Funny riffs and pop-culture jokes keep it light.

6 snips
Mar 29, 2026 • 2h 10min
Episode 343: Chuck Barris - Unauthorized Autobiography ft. Davis
A wild dive into the life of a flamboyant TV producer who created cult game shows and rewrote daytime television. The hosts unpack sensational claims that he secretly worked for intelligence services and recount globe-trotting spy-style assignments. They mix darkly funny anecdotes with debates about truth, storytelling, and why some tales beg belief more than others.

9 snips
Mar 25, 2026 • 41min
Midweek Mini: The Ants Are Coming!
A viral Reddit whistleblower claim about sensor anomalies and a secret multi-species 'Council' sparks a deep dive. They describe probes, biomechanical avatars, and a staged uplift of humans on another world. Tension rises around a predicted arrival of a hostile ant-like species in 2027 and debates over political cover ups and ethical weaponization.

9 snips
Mar 22, 2026 • 1h 6min
Episode 342: Listener Stories
They read a collection of listener-submitted spooky and bizarre stories. Tales include a Victorian apparition in a mirror, a near-miss stray bullet that grazed a wall, and a recurring parade of yokai-like spirits in a dream. Conversation veers into theories about souls, lucid-dream awakenings in the wrong body, block-universe ideas, and modern takes on aliens-as-saviors.

5 snips
Mar 18, 2026 • 14min
Midweek Mini: Our Solar System is Breaking Speed Laws
Hosts revisit an old minisode with a spooky listener story about an invisible childhood companion and folklore takes like domovoi and squonk. They dig into a surprising study claiming our solar system moves much faster than expected. A separate segment outlines five life-spanning brain development phases and playful talk about psychedelics and aging brains.

10 snips
Mar 15, 2026 • 1h 51min
Episode 341: Love on Alpha Centauri
A wild retelling of Elizabeth Klarer’s alleged romance with an alien from Alpha Centauri. Vivid onboard ship descriptions, strange light-based travel theories, and a utopian alien society. Tales of hybrid offspring, time distortion, and mystical philosophies about love and harmony.

8 snips
Mar 11, 2026 • 42min
Midweek Mini: Jesse and Mike Break the Universe
They chat about tulpa-like sightings and fictional characters seeming to step into reality. A surprising quantum teleportation experiment with photons from separate sources gets unpacked. A cosmic asymmetry story about a lopsided universe and its consequences sparks speculation. The conversation ties emergent space ideas to information and even alien communication possibilities.

Mar 8, 2026 • 1h 27min
Episode 340: Whitley Strieber - Communion
Mathas tells the story of Whitley Streiber, author of The Wolfen, The Hunger, and UFO non-fiction classic Communion, and shows Alex and Jesse why his influential alien abduction story is still one of the purest and most unique.CHILLUMINATI is a weekly comedy podcast hosted by Mike Martin, Jesse Cox and Alex Faciane. Hold on to your tin-foil hats and traverse the realms of the mysterious, supernatural, spooky and sometimes truly horrible - and your third eye will never be the same!Subscribe to our Patreon to support us and for extra content like full video episodes, weekly Minisodes, exclusive art, and more at http://patreon.com/CHILLUMINATIPODMERCH: https://theyetee.com/chilluminatiThank you to our sponsors:Head to factormeals.com/chill50off and use code chill50off to get 50 percent off and free breakfast for a year. Eat like a pro this month with Factor. Mike Martin - http://www.youtube.com/@themoleculemindset Jesse Cox - http://www.youtube.com/jessecox Alex Faciane - https://www.youtube.com/@StarWarsOldCanonBookClub/Editor: DeanCutty Producer: Hilde @ https://bsky.app/profile/heksen.bsky.social Show Art: Studio Melectro @ http://www.instagram.com/studio_melectro Logo Design: Shawn JPB @ https://twitter.com/JetpackBragginSOURCES:"Communion" by Whitley Strieber


