fern.
Armchair documentaries, almost weekly
Season 3
Season 3 of fern. aired in 2025.
1. How This Woman Exposed Wall Street
0.0Jan 5, 2025 · 33 minDeutsche Bank is major player on Wall Street. In 2021, DWS, a subsidiary of the investment bank, was publicly accused by a former executive. This is the story of the likely largest greenwashing scandal in the global financial industry.
2. How Hackers Stole $1,000,000,000 From Banks
0.0Jan 11, 2025 · 14 minThis is the story of one of the biggest bank robberies in history, committed by hackers.
3. The Genius Design of Narco Submarines
0.0Jan 19, 2025 · 14 minCartels are using submarines to transport their products across the globe. But how do these submarines operate, and why are they so difficult to detect?
4. The Largest Weapon Ever Built
0.0Jan 28, 2025 · 10 minThis is the story of the most insane rail gun ever.
5. How to Escape North Korea
0.0Feb 9, 2025 · 15 minEvery year, countless people attempt to escape North Korea’s totalitarian regime. These are their stories.
6. The Biggest Nuke in History
0.0Feb 21, 2025 · 21 minThis is the story of Tsar Bomba, the emperor of nukes.
7. The World's Craziest Prison Escape
0.0Mar 3, 2025 · 25 minA man attempts a daring escape from a high-security prison using a helicopter. Will he make it to freedom, or will his plan come crashing down?
8. The World's Most Dangerous Woman
0.0Mar 12, 2025 · 16 minThis is the story of Kim Yo-jong.
9. The Forgotten Attack on the Twin Towers
0.0Mar 19, 2025 · 14 minThe Twin Towers were attacked before 9/11. This is the story.
10. Japan's Chernobyl
0.0Mar 26, 2025 · 21 minThe story of how one man contained a nuclear disaster with a small team.
11. The Most Genius Cannabis Scam Ever
0.0Apr 1, 2025 · 18 minJuicyFields made it super easy to invest in cannabis online. But behind the platform lies an unbelievable fraud case.
12. How an Ancient Mummy Changed History
0.0Apr 13, 2025 · 12 minAn ancient mummy was found in the ice. It reveals a great deal about the history of humanity.
13. The Hunt for America's Smartest Killer
0.0Apr 17, 2025 · 28 minThis is the unbelievable story of the Unabomber.
14. The Kid Who Ruled 33% of the World
0.0Apr 29, 2025 · 22 minThis is the story of Puyi, China's last emperor.
15. The Hacker Who Destroyed Hollywood
0.0May 4, 2025 · 16 minThis is the story of Kim Dotcom.
16. The Taco Bell Art Heist
0.0May 12, 2025 · 14 minOne of the strangest heists in America appears to be taking place at...Taco Bell!
17. The Biggest Sabotage in History
0.0May 20, 2025 · 28 minWhat really happened in the attack on the Nord Stream pipelines?
18. How Were the Pyramids Actually Built?
0.0May 25, 2025 · 18 minTo this day, no one knows exactly how the Great Pyramid was built. The ancient Egyptians were master builders, and it must have taken incredible engineering. This video explores three theories of how they might have done it—one of which has only recently gained traction, thanks to new evidence.
19. The Hunt for El Chapo
0.0Jun 5, 2025 · 20 minThis is the story of El Chapo.
20. The Hunt for the Holocaust Architect
0.0Jun 11, 2025 · 19 minThis is the incredible hunt for the architect of the Holocaust!
21. How the CIA uses animals to spy
0.0Jun 17, 2025 · 23 minThis is how the CIA tried to weaponize animals!
22. The Soviet Scientist Who Saved the World
0.0Jun 22, 2025 · 17 minThis man is responsible for making one of the most important calls in history - the man who saved the world.
23. The Most Dangerous ISS Mission
0.0Jun 29, 2025 · 16 minIt is the largest and most complex man-made object in space – this is the incredible design of the ISS!
24. The Hunt for Russia's Hacker Elite
0.0Jul 11, 2025 · 41 minThey call themselves Fancy Bear or Cozy Bear and are elite units of Russian intelligence services. Their targets: the Bundestag, the U.S. elections and currently, Ukraine.
25. How Trump Is Secretly Making $2.600.000.000
0.0Jul 18, 2025 · 18 minThis is Trump's Secret Crypto Bank!
26. The Kid Who Hacked the Pentagon
0.0Jul 22, 2025 · 18 minThis is the tragic story of Jonathan James - a legendary teenage hacker, who broke into NASA and the Pentagon.
27. Why Fentanyl Is So Easy to Smuggle
0.0Jul 27, 2025 · 12 minThis is how fentanyl is smuggled!
28. The Most Secret Building in Manhattan
0.0Aug 5, 2025 · 17 minWhat’s Hidden Inside the NSA Spy Hub in Manhattan?
29. The Indian Genius Nobody Understands
0.0Aug 10, 2025 · 32 minThis is the tragic story of one of the greatest minds in history!
30. The Bizarre Kidnapping of Aldi’s CEO
0.0Aug 17, 2025 · 33 minThe Kidnapping of Aldi’s CEO!
31. Why You Should Never Go to North Sentinel Island
0.0Aug 24, 2025 · 20 minThe real story of North Sentinel!
32. How a Minecraft Scammer Stole $16,500,000
0.0Aug 31, 2025 · 18 minThis is the story of the Minecraft scammer who hacked Twitter (or X) and Elon Musk.
33. Putin's Secret Sons
0.0Sep 7, 2025 · 18 minThis is the story of Vladimir Putin’s secret sons.
34. The Hunt for the Charlie Kirk Shooter
0.0Sep 12, 2025 · 5 minA reconstruction of the attack on right-wing activist Charlie Kirk.
35. Screenshot The Most Evil Secret Police in History
0.0Sep 21, 2025 · 22 minThis is the story of the Stasi.
36. How Egypt is Flooding the Desert
0.0Sep 29, 2025 · 24 minIn the middle of the Egyptian desert, something strange is happening...
37. Camp 14: The Most Horrible Place in North Korea
0.0Oct 8, 2025 · 22 minThis is the story of North Korea’s deadliest prison camp - Camp 14.
38. The Mutated Animals of Chernobyl
0.0Oct 12, 2025 · 17 minThe animals in Chernobyl are... different.
39. The Family That Broke News
0.0Oct 18, 2025 · 56 minWho will win the battle for succession in the Murdoch family and take control of the world's most powerful media empire?
40. The Dumb Design of Modern Cars
0.0Oct 29, 2025 · 25 minModern cars are getting smarter – and somehow dumber. They are packed with features that make driving worse and sometimes downright dangerous.
41. How Meth Is Killing Europe
0.0Nov 4, 2025 · 30 minCrystal meth is one of the most destructive drugs in the world. It has been flooding Germany for years. How did this happen?
42. How an FBI Agent Infiltrated the KKK
0.0Nov 12, 2025 · 41 minThis is the story of Scott Payne, the redneck turned FBI agent who infiltrated America’s underbelly.
43. How a Cult Took Over Fiji
0.0Nov 21, 2025 · 37 minThis is the story of Grace Road, the cult that quietly took over Fiji.
44. The Insane Waterpark That Killed 6 People
0.0Nov 27, 2025 · 24 minThis is the wildest amusement park America has ever built!
45. How Peter Thiel Is Destroying Democracy
0.0Dec 7, 2025 · 35 minThis is Peter Thiel - a major player in Silicon Valley who wants to transform humanity. But what does he actually want? What’s his problem with democracy? And is there an endgame?
46. We Investigated China's Secret Highway
0.0Dec 14, 2025 · 35 minWe travel to Afghanistan to investigate how a Taliban highway in the Wakhan Corridor could expand China's influence and change global trade.
47. The Hunt for the Lost Communist Console
0.0Dec 23, 2025 · 17 minThis is our search for the only video game console ever produced in the former communist state of East Germany, one of the rarest consoles in the world.