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Episode 247
April 14, 2026
46:10 min

This Week on What the Hack: Is “Ghost Murmur” real?

The whisper: A downed U.S. pilot was located by tracking his heartbeat from 40 miles away. Real, or fake news to rattle Iran? Benn Jordan and physicist Chad Orzel help us separate the science fiction from the real threats we all face right now.

Episode 247

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