Hello and welcome to the show. You have dialed in to Renegade Files, your portal for exploring the Paranormal, the Unsolved, and the Conspiratorial. I’m your guide Lex Gordon, sending you this unauthorized transmission direct from The Jungle Villa Outpost, Deep in the Uncharted Tropics.

This is Renegade Files Episode 47, The Smithsonian Cover-Ups.

The Smithsonian Institution, often just called The Smithsonian for short, is a group of museums, education and research centers, and is the largest such organization in the world. It was created by the U.S. government on 10 August 1846, for, quote, "The Increase and Diffusion of Knowledge." The Smithsonian is named after its founding donor, British scientist James Smithson.

The Smithsonian houses 154 million items in 19 museums, 21 libraries, 9 research centers, and a zoo, with its facilities mostly located in Washington DC. This makes The Smithsonian custodian of the world’s largest storehouse of historical artifacts, scientific discoveries, artistic achievement, technological milestones, and natural history.

In short, the accomplishments and understanding of our world and humanity’s place within it is, in a large part, what the combined knowledge of the Smithsonian Institution tells us it is.

But as the saying goes, with great power comes great responsibility. Being the caretaker of Western Civilization’s understanding of the entire world puts the Smithsonian in a unique position when it comes to exactly what and how they display what they put on public view, and what things they choose not to display.

In this episode we will explore the conspicuous absence of some valuable discoveries which have been allegedly collected but never displayed by The Smithsonian, and we will dive deep into the reasons that these hidden treasures have many informed people crying, “Foul!”

So let’s explore the explorers, turn over the archives, pick the lock to the restricted section, and gain access to the Castle’s private elevator. Press the “R” button for Rabbit Hole, and descend into the darkened corridors of…

((( The Smithsonian Cover Ups )))

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The Kennewick Man Skeleton Article

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Also a quick thank you to The Why Files, Operation Podcast for their work on this subject. A good amount of what I found here comes from The Why Files episodes so thanks and check out that monster project if you haven’t yet. The Why Files video channels, and the Why Files Operation Podcast on audio platforms. Good stuff. Thank you.

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Theme Song: “Steve’s Djembe” by Vani, FMA, licensed: Creative Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 License.

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