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The Kensington Runestone, Templar Treasure, and the Green Jar | Basement #006: Scott Wolter

2026-03-09 Entertainment
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Scott Wolter, a forensic geologist, has spent 25 years following a trail of physical evidence — rocks, runes, bones, and buried artifacts — that leads somewhere most historians refuse to go. It starts with a stone pulled from a Minnesota farm field in 1898 and ends with a sealed jar dug up from the Adirondack wilderness last August. What's inside connects the Knights Templar, the Founding Fathers, the Talpiot Tomb in Jerusalem, and a scroll that may be the most significant document ever recovered. Scott doesn't speculate. He brings receipts. And after 25 years of following this trail, he's ready to share what he found — and what it means for everything we think we know. #TheWhyFiles #AJGentile #ScottWolter #KensingtonRunestone 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 Executive Producers: Jennifer Gentile Gino Gentile AJ Gentile Patreon Members Editors: Joe Stone Drew Sullivan Brandon Snyder Ryan Fitzgerald Producers: Victoria Young Haley Burke Research: Haley Burke AJ Gentile Gino Gentile Jen Gentile Victoria Young Written/Hosted by: AJ Gentile Hecklefish J. Moriarty Thank You Mods: The Hybrid Paul Rohrbaugh Mischief SnowCrash BeezySmeezy TrashPanda MaryJaneMcweed AC Sanzel Abbaton SpookyMadison Original Jim With Music on Repeat by Victor Lundberg The Why Files lyrics by Straightjacket Spaceman 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 SOURCES & LINKS Website: scottfwolter.com YouTube: @ScottWolterHookedX Facebook: scottwolterhookedx Instagram: scottwolterhookedx/ TikTok: @scottwolterhookedx X: swolterhookedx 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 🎧 The Why Files: OPERATION PODCAST 🎧 🎧 https://thewhyfiles.com/podcast 🎧 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 🙏 SUPPORT THE WHY FILES (Fun, Free Perks!) 🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewhyfiles 🙏 YT Members: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIFk2uvCNcEmZ77g0ESKLcQ/join 👽 BUY WHY FILES MERCH 👽 👽 https://shop.thewhyfiles.com (Code: LIZZIDPEEPLE for 10% off first order) 👽 💬 CHAT WITH US ON DISCORD 💬 💬 https://thewhyfiles.com/discord 💬 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 🌐 OFFICIAL WEBSITE: https://thebasementpodcast.com/ https://thewhyfiles.com 📸 BE A WHY FILES MODEL (and get free stuff!) 📸 Send a photo of you/family/friends watching TWF, 📸 wearing TWF gear, using TWF merchandise: 📸 https://thewhyfiles.com/wild 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 ▪TWF ON THE WEBS ▪https://www.reddit.com/r/TheWhyFiles/ ▪https://twitter.com/OMGTheWhyFiles ▪https://www.instagram.com/OMGTheWhyFiles ▪https://www.rumble.com/thewhyfiles ▪https://thewhyfiles.locals.com ▪https://www.tiktok.com/@thewhyfiles ▪https://www.facebook.com/OMGTheWhyFiles 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 🐠 BETTER CHANNELS TO WATCH: 🐠 https://www.youtube.com/c/HecklefishMoriarty 🤓 https://www.youtube.com/c/TheWhyFilesBackstage 🎧 https://www.youtube.com/c/TheWhyFilesPodcast

Top Comments (10)

@foxtrotfelix9086 2026-03-09

Cannot express enough how much I enjoy the basement series!

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@MinkesMom 2026-03-09

❤❤❤ Who else stops their life when AJ drops a video? ❤❤❤

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@beatsthattalk6690 2026-03-10

I like how you don't speak over people and you allow them to be themselves and you naturally make them comfortable.

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@Anomalous1436 2026-03-09

Every single guest on The Basement has been an incredible story teller, just like you

331 14 replies
@Carless52 2026-03-09

There's always a book - Hecklefish

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@LiaAtkins-i5r 2026-03-10

This templar series is finally covering the topics I've wished every other podcaster would touch. So glad you started this format.

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@OrdoMalleusArchive 2026-03-10

Channels like this make Youtube and the internet a great part of our modern world.

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@smileygladhands 2026-03-11

Please please please keep doing this show AJ. I love long form shows like this. I work long overnight hours driving forklifts, opening cardboard boxes and stocking shelves. Having something like this to listen to makes my job bearable. And, I get to learn new stuff while I'm working. So, this is a heartfelt thank you! Thank you for doing what you do and providing it for free on YouTube. You're one of the absolute best and one of my favorite people to listen to. Thanks man.

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@BakiSmaki27 2026-03-11

AJ being able to keep up and go back and forth with someone like this is genuinely impressive.

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@johnw8510 2026-03-12

Quite often I listen to podcasts while I’m doing things but this is one of those kind of episodes that I will have to go back and rewatch. Scott is one the most interesting people to hear speak.

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