Cocktails and Conspiracies

About Cocktails and Conspiracies

"Cocktails & Conspiracies" is a thought-provoking podcast that delves deep into the world of conspiracies, uncovering the facts behind the myths. Each episode invites listeners on a journey to explore the most intriguing conspiracy theories, separating fact from fiction with the help of experts, historians, and insiders. From historical conspiracies that have shaped our world to modern mysteries that baffle the brightest minds, "Cocktails & Conspiracies" provides a balanced perspective, encouraging listeners to question the narratives and draw their own conclusions.

Publisher

Shane Skwarek and Tim Philipps

Category

fiction

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Apr 2024

Latest episode

23 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

118 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Oct 2026

   Vampires, Young Blood, and the Fountain of Youth 🍸Ep218

   Vampires have never left the culture. Tonight Shane and Timstart with the documented 18th-century Serbian cases (Arnold Paole and PetarBlagojević), the Austrian military reports of undecayed bodies and liquidblood, and how Vlad the Impaler and Elizabeth Báthory got folded into thelegend. From there they track the shift from ghoulish folklore to the sexyimmortal aristocrat of Bram Stoker and modern Hollywood (True Blood, Twilight,Jennifer’s Body), then into the present: consenting sanguinarian communities,the Trafficked episode on underground blood drinking, PRP “vampire facials,”and the young-plasma experiments publicized by Bryan Johnson and sold bycompanies like Ambrosia. They also examine the real chemistry of adrenochrome versusthe conspiracy version (harvested from terrorized children as a youth serum orhigh), the FrazzleDrip claims, blood as a recurring ritual currency acrosshistory and occult practice, and the question of whether the chase for youthand power makes the leap from legal transfusions and beauty treatments todarker stories any less plausible. No verdict is offered—just the documentedcases, the science, the subculture, and the claims that keep circulating. Watch, Listen & Follow Cocktails &Conspiracieshttps://www.conspiracyrealist.com (https://www.conspiracyrealist.com/)https://www.cocktailsconspiracies.com (https://www.cocktailsconspiracies.com/) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@conspiracyrealist (https://www.youtube.com/@conspiracyrealist)Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0jYPUmfOYMnNRiXN4xlAlk (https://open.spotify.com/show/0jYPUmfOYMnNRiXN4xlAlk)X: https://x.com/conspiracyonx (https://x.com/conspiracyonx)Instagram: https://instagram.com/CocktailsConspiracies (https://instagram.com/CocktailsConspiracies) Timestamps 00:00 Opening & drinks04:27 History of vampire lore and the Serbian cases08:07 Vlad the Impaler, Elizabeth Báthory, and Hollywood versions09:09 Mariana van Zeller / Trafficked and modern blood drinkers11:04 Why the fascination never dies (immortality, beauty, youth)15:02 Vampire facials and PRP18:14 Young blood / plasma transfusions and Bryan Johnson21:57 Adrenochrome: chemistry vs. conspiracy28:39 FrazzleDrip and elite ritual claims32:10 Megan Fox and Hollywood blood talk36:27 Occult practice, sacrifice, and blood as life force47:05 Alien / reptilian angle and closing questions Keywords: vampires, real vampires, vampire history, vampire folklore,vampire origins, Serbian vampires, Arnold Paole, Petar Blagojević, Vlad theImpaler, Elizabeth Báthory, Dracula, Bram Stoker, True Blood, Twilight,Jennifer's Body, vampire communities, sanguinarians, blood drinking, bloodrituals, young blood, plasma transfusion, vampire facial, PRP, longevity, BryanJohnson, Ambrosia, adrenochrome, adrenochrome conspiracy, FrazzleDrip, occultrituals, blood sacrifice, vampire conspiracy, real life vampires, vampiremythology, anti-aging, immortality, conspiracy theories, vampire podcast

2. 

   16 Oct 2026

   Greys, Reptilians, Nordics: Grusch on Rogan and the Time Machine Parallel 🍸Ep217

   In this episode, David Grusch’s latest appearance on Joe Rogan has reignited the classic taxonomy of alien species. Cocktails & Conspiracies, Shane and Tim examine the whistleblower’s statements on Greys, Reptilians, and Nordics—recovered biological entities, alleged crash-site conflict, and the limits of what he claims to have seen versus what he was told. They set those claims against Craig Campobasso’s Extraterrestrial Species Almanac and the long-running contactee catalogs that have named the same three types for decades. The conversation then draws a direct line to H.G. Wells’ 1895 novel The Time Machine. Wells’ underground Morlocks and the pale, long-haired overseer added in the 2002 film map closely onto the reptilian and Nordic archetypes now circulating in disclosure talk. The hosts weigh whether these are recycled fiction, terrestrial non-human intelligences, or something else, then turn to the political framing around disclosure timing, whistleblower incentives, government trust, and the larger question of whether humanity sits inside a galactic federation or a carefully observed terrarium. The verdict is left open. Watch, Listen & Follow Cocktails & Conspiracies https://www.conspiracyrealist.com (https://www.conspiracyrealist.com/) https://www.cocktailsconspiracies.com (https://www.cocktailsconspiracies.com/) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@conspiracyrealist (https://www.youtube.com/@conspiracyrealist) Spotify: Cocktails and Conspiracies (https://open.spotify.com/show/0jYPUmfOYMnNRiXN4xlAlk) X: Cocktails & Conspiracies 🍸🕵️ (@ConspiracyOnX) on X (https://x.com/conspiracyonx) Instagram: https://instagram.com/CocktailsConspiracies (https://instagram.com/CocktailsConspiracies) Keywords alien species, Greys, Reptilians, Nordics, David Grusch, Joe Rogan, UFO disclosure, Extraterrestrial Species Almanac, Craig Campobasso, H.G. Wells, The Time Machine, Morlocks, underground beings, non-human intelligence, whistleblower, galactic federation, UAP, crash retrieval

3. 

   9 Oct 2026

   Using Music as Social Engineering with Jason Lindgren 🍸 Ep 216

   Jason Lindgren — guitarist, Secrets of Saturn host, co-host of Crrow777 Radio — sits down with Cocktails & Conspiracies 216 on music as a delivery system. Payola is already on the record. The live question is the next layer: Laurel Canyon, military-family rock stars, free LSD at Monterey, a counterculture that split a generation, and whether gangster rap was the same trick aimed at a different neighborhood. Edward Bernays sold cigarettes as Torches of Freedom. A chorus can sell an identity the same way. Also on tape: the Wrecking Crew, Jim Morrison and the Gulf of Tonkin, why decades used to shift like a gear, Trinidad’s “Do So” don’t-vote campaign, and how to hear public relations when it is humming. You decide. Follow Jason Lindgren: https://www.crrow777radio.com (https://www.crrow777radio.com/) Secrets of Saturn: https://www.youtube.com/user/secretsofsaturn/ Watch, Listen & Follow Cocktails & Conspiracies https://www.conspiracyrealist.com (https://www.conspiracyrealist.com/) https://www.cocktailsconspiracies.com (https://www.cocktailsconspiracies.com/) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@conspiracyrealist (https://www.youtube.com/@conspiracyrealist) Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0jYPUmfOYMnNRiXN4xlAlk (https://open.spotify.com/show/0jYPUmfOYMnNRiXN4xlAlk) X: https://x.com/conspiracyonx (https://x.com/conspiracyonx) Instagram: https://instagram.com/CocktailsConspiracies (https://instagram.com/CocktailsConspiracies) Keywords: Jason Lindgren, Crrow777, Secrets of Saturn, social engineering, payola, Laurel Canyon, Dave McGowan, Wrecking Crew, Frank Zappa, Jim Morrison, Gulf of Tonkin, Edward Bernays, Torches of Freedom, Cambridge Analytica, Do So Trinidad, Cocktails and Conspiracies, Conspiracy Realist

Who has been a guest on Cocktails and Conspiracies

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• Erich von Däniken
• Dan O'Connor
• Darren King

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YouTube views

142,226

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

4.7 / 5

23 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 66 / 100

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95

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

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