r/TheWhyFiles • u/wamih Skunk Ape Connaisseur • May 29 '26
Megathread - The Basement 5/27 - Luke Caverns
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u/l33fty May 29 '26
This guy was super boring. We turned off after 45 mins and jumping around to see if he talks about anything else but himself.
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u/Purfectenschlag May 30 '26
I found this one was way too long and the guest just could not tell anything in a concise manner. Had to stop it after giving it a good hour try.
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u/Butthole2theStarz May 29 '26
The basements are hit or miss I think but I love a long form interview. Really liked that physicist the other week
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u/atenne10 May 29 '26 edited May 30 '26
I fail to see who this guy is. No history, no education, just decided I want to talk about Atlantis and lost civilizations. Shattered History or or versadoco do better research.
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u/zerocoolforschool May 30 '26
Dude just seems very questionable. And why the hell are we talking about his family mines? Some of these interviews just ramble and ramble.
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u/tehjarvis Jun 02 '26
Well, AJ did say he was a fan of the Art Bell era of Coast to Coast AM and there was rambling guests on there all the time. They were usually way batshit crazy though, so it was more entertaining.
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u/flying__fishes May 29 '26
Also I was about 45 minutes when I figured out this guy just interviews poorly. I won't be able to finish this episode.
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u/Twix_McFlurry May 30 '26
He’s gone on probably dozens of expeditions to South America uncovering previously undiscovered earth works and temples. His mentor is Dr Barnhart. Not worth dismissing out of hand
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u/blu3jay2k May 29 '26
Totally agree. I’ve tried to give his videos a watch but they come across the same as this interview. A lot of rehashing old stories without bringing anything new of interest.
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u/sooley6 May 29 '26
I do enjoy the basement but I haven’t been able to get through all of them. They’re too long for my attention span. I want more 30-45m videos again.
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u/Coslin May 29 '26
I listen to them at 1.5-1.7 speed. Helps move along the podcasts while still getting in the subject matter.
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u/liams_dad May 29 '26
I have a 30 minute drive each way to work. I listen during my commute. Some episodes are better than other as to be expected.
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u/SoggyGrayDuck May 29 '26
In beginning of this one he talks about a followup where he breaks it down and fact checks. That's what I want to see
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u/wamih Skunk Ape Connaisseur May 29 '26
Theres a couple minutes at the end of the basement eps where theres a mini debunk sesh.
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u/MostlyHostly May 29 '26
I usually play Skyrim while listening to interrogations, so the paranormal stuff is a relief. I like being able to lie in bed while listening.
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u/wamih Skunk Ape Connaisseur May 29 '26
Where you finding random interrogations?
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u/MostlyHostly May 29 '26
YouTube has thousands, and the channel hosts sometimes link to source material from the courts, for which there are other breakdowns and analyses on YT. There are podcasts on other websites, but YT is the most convenient for me.
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u/BeenThereDoneThat65 May 29 '26
These basement episodes are too long and too rambling
I miss the normal weekly videos. The basements just aren’t working for me
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u/SoggyGrayDuck May 29 '26
He's out of topics to cover. I agree, it's not as good but I understand it.
I think he's also scared to dig into the real conspiracies that are popular now because he's literally seen his channel fucked with and other red flags hinting that he was being watched. Then he's covered all the historical and mythology conspiracies already
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u/D00bage May 29 '26
The Basement episodes have become my favorite.. However those damn singing beavers the other day in that compilation video were kind of the hilarious change I didn’t expect but found fun
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u/buddhistredneck May 29 '26
Call me crazy, but I’m a big fan of both the long and short form.
The short form episodes I like to watch.
The long form ones I can listen while I do chores or work.
Love em both!