The Smithsonian's Cover-Up - Episode 49

🛒 Merch Store: https://ctdw.printful.me/🔗 Landing Page: https://solo.to/thectdwWhat if the world's largest museum has been hiding the truth about ancient American giants — and erasing the evidence?In this episode, I'm digging deep into the Smithsonian Institution: where it came from, who really built it, and why giant bones that were recorded in their own annual reports are suddenly denied to have ever existed.We'll look at the bizarre origin story of James Smithson — a bastard son of English nobility who never once set foot in the United States, yet left a fortune to shape the American scientific mind forever. We'll follow the money through Freemasonry, the eugenics movement, and one of the most influential — and most racist — gatekeepers in American archaeological history: Aleš Hrdlička.Then there's Preston Holder, an archaeologist who uncovered multiple seven-foot skeletons on the Georgia coast in 1936, had his findings buried by his own institution, and was never permitted to publish what he found.And what about the former Smithsonian employee who claimed they loaded a barge full of ancient artifacts and dumped them into the Atlantic Ocean?Welcome, dark web theologians and four dragon friends. This one's gonna mess with you — in the best way.Subscribe on Spotify or Patreon for upcoming exclusive content on secret societies and what they really do with these bones.📌 Show Notes & Links:📖 Giants on Record by Jim Vieira & Hugh Newman — https://www.amazon.com/Giants-Record-Americas-History-Smithsonian/dp/0956786510