The New Conspiracist

Somethin' Else / Sony Music Entertainment
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The New Conspiracist
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Conspiracy? Unexplained Correlation? Just a Coincidence? Conspiracy theories are being discussed more than ever. BAFTA award winning comedian Jolyon Rubinstein and Pulitzer prize-winning investigative journalist James Ball are deliberating what makes conspiracy theories believable or rejectable. From who shot JFK to who replaced Melania Trump? James and Jol dive into the silly and the serious world of conspiracies theorists. Every episode joined by expert guests to help them come to a decision, throughout a somewhat unplanned discussion. But let’s face it, the truth is never the best story to tell, so might as well have some fun along the way. Once a week with us not enough? join us in the exclusive Tier 4 Platinum circle to get extra episodes every week, where we’ll be discussing new developments in the world of conspiracies, serving up extended tangents and more. Plus, subscribers get all episodes of New Conspiracist completely ad-free. Visit the New Conspiracist show page on Apple Podcasts and hit ‘try free’ at the top of the page to start your free trial. Or visit NewConspiracist.com to get access wherever you get your podcasts. A Somethin’ Else & Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices’

  1. 14/11/2022 · BONUS

    Is Elon Musk purposefully tanking Twitter to create an Elon fanboy utopia?

    Are these the last days of Twitter? That’s what a lot of people are suggesting online. But might Elon Musk purposefully be trying to rid Twitter of all the annoying libs in order to create an Elon utopia? Ever thought about that, annoying libs? To hear the episode in full head over to www.newconspiracist.com and join the Tier 4 Platinum circle today, or select 'Try Free' on Apple Podcasts. Subscribers get an extra episodes, where we’ll be discussing new developments in the world of conspiracies, extended tangents and the exclusive opportunity to get in touch and tell us what we’ve got wrong. Plus, subscribe now to get all episodes of the show completely ad-free. Jolyon and James recently recorded this very special live edition of The New Conspiracist at Web Summit 2022, where they asked this very question. They were joined by two people very much in the know: Jasper Jackson from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, and Mike Butcher, Editor-at-large of Tech Crunch magazine. A Somethin' Else & Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    4 min

  2. 31/10/2022

    20. Was the covid vaccine one big conspiracy? With James O’Brien

    Remember when Bill Gates tried to vaccinate the world against the coronavirus in order to microchip us all? Or was the World Health Organisation trying to alter our DNA? Or make us infertile to control the global population? Whatever the explanation, misinformation and conspiracy theories around the covid vaccine was a huge part of the global pandemic. In the last episode on the season, the boys are joined by James O’Brien, LBC host extraordinaire, to enter the mirky world of anti-vaxxers. Jol and the two James’ chart the origins of the anti-vax movement, and discuss how and why wild conspiracy theories flourished during the coronavirus pandemic. James O’Brien also reflects on the state of the nation, giving his takes on Boris, democracy in general, and, surprisingly how he shouldn’t be bothered private members’ clubs. James O’Brien can be heard on LBC every weekday from 10-1. He is the author of the books ‘How Not To Be Wrong’ and ‘How To Be Right’. The New Conspiracist will be back in the new year. Once a week with us not enough? Join us in the Tier 4 Platinum circle. Subscribers to Tier 4 Platinum circle will get an extra episode every week, where we’ll be discussing new developments in the world of conspiracies, extended tangents and subscribers get the exclusive opportunity to get in touch and tell us what we’ve got wrong. Plus, subscribers get all episodes of the show completely ad-free. Visit the New Conspiracist show page on Apple Podcasts and hit ‘try free’ at the top of the page to start your free trial. A Somethin' Else & Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h 4m

  3. 31/10/2022 · BONUS • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Rishi Sunak and the World Economic Forum: A globalist agenda?

    Barring any more Conservative party meltdowns, Rishi Sunak is into his second week as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. But was he placed there by a globalist cabal at the World Economic Forum? Did the WEF bring down Liz Truss to instil their guy in Number 10? James is joined by Producer Michael to investigate. Remember you can email us your questions/conspiracy theories at hello@newconspiracist.com right now. A Somethin’ Else & Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts

    15 min

  4. 24/10/2022

    19. Is the $2bn psychic medium industry a scam? With Rachel Fairburn

    With Halloween just around the corner, we here at New Con HQ are turning our attention to the world of psychic mediums. But the psychic listeners among you already knew that, didn’t you? In a way there’s no point us telling you what’s in the episode because you already know, but we’ll oblige for the non-believers. The boys are joined by comedian and supernatural on-the-fencer Rachel Fairburn, to discuss the $2bn psychic medium industry. Is ‘Big Medium’ a thing? Are psychics ripping us off? Or is there genuinely something to all of this?  Strap yourselves in for a spooky episode, complete with a flash of psychicness from James, an attempted tarot card reading, and the story of a psychic predicting Rachel’s career path.  Rachel Fairburn is a comedian and co-host of the smash hit serial killer podcast All Killa No Filla. Her new supernatural podcast Ghoul Guide is out on 31st October. Once a week with us not enough? Join us in the Tier 4 Platinum circle. Subscribers to Tier 4 Platinum circle will get an extra episode every week, where we’ll be discussing new developments in the world of conspiracies, extended tangents and subscribers get the exclusive opportunity to get in touch and tell us what we’ve got wrong. Plus, subscribers get all episodes of the show completely ad-free. Visit the New Conspiracist show page on Apple Podcasts and hit ‘try free’ at the top of the page to start your free trial. A Somethin' Else & Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    49 min

  5. 23/10/2022 · BONUS • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Mailbag: Your questions answered

    On this week’s Tier 4 Platinum Circle bonus episode, Jol and Exec Producer Alex are diving into the mailbag to answer your questions. We’ve sifted through the emails (which we’re very grateful for, thanks you lovely lot) to pick out the most interesting, thought-provoking, and least offensive questions to answer. We’re talking Ronaldo at World Cup ’98, Foucault, The Smithsonian hiding evidence of giants from the past, and more. Remember you can email us your questions/conspiracy theories at hello@newconspiracist.com right now. A Somethin’ Else & Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts

    22 min

  6. 17/10/2022

    18. Was Paul McCartney replaced by a lookalike? With Deborah Frances-White

    In June this year one of the world’s most famous musicians headlined Glastonbury. It was hailed as a history-making set, spanned nearly three hours, and featured iconic Beatles songs, massive pyrotechnics, and guest performers. The organisers of Glastonbury will have you believe this man was Paul McCartney, but was it really? For over 50 years there has been speculation that the real Paul McCartney died in a car crash and was replaced by a lookalike, and that we have this stand-in Paul to thank for everything since 1966. Comedian, broadcaster, and lifelong Beatles fan Deborah Frances-White joins James and Jol this week to explore this bizarre conspiracy. Expect your classic stoner questions, from what do you see when you hold a mirror up to the cover of ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’, to what ‘Revolution 9’ sounds like played backwards. No Beatle-shaped stone is left unturned, as we decided whether it really was Macca who graced that stage so masterfully at Glastonbury. Deborah Frances-White is the host of the hugely successful The Guilty Feminist podcast. Once a week with us not enough? Join us in the Tier 4 Platinum circle. Subscribers to Tier 4 Platinum circle will get an extra episode every week, where we’ll be discussing new developments in the world of conspiracies, extended tangents and subscribers get the exclusive opportunity to get in touch and tell us what we’ve got wrong. Plus, subscribers get all episodes of the show completely ad-free. Visit the New Conspiracist show page on Apple Podcasts and hit ‘try free’ at the top of the page to start your free trial. A Somethin' Else & Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    51 min

  7. 16/10/2022 · BONUS • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    How did James start a conspiracy theory on Twitter?

    A few weeks ago, whilst watching the Tory party conference, James idly sent a tweet about Liz Truss’ outfit resembling that of a character from a TV show. Little did he know that he was about to start a conspiracy theory of his own. Twitter users in their millions (/hundreds, James isn’t THAT big online), started to agree that James’ wry observation comparing Truss to a fictional fascist Emma Thompson carried some weight. But, really, this is a case of James flying too close to the sun, as Icarus’s sideways look at the news caused a backlash. Extremely special guest, Producer Michael, joins James in the studio to dissect his conspiracy theory’s rise and fall. A Somethin’ Else & Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts

    13 min

  8. 10/10/2022

    17. Did the government tank the economy to line the pockets of the hedge funds? With Duncan Weldon

    It’s a *Special Topical Episode* this week, as we look at whether Kwasi Kwarteng’s recent mini-budget was done to specifically tank the British economy and make millions for the hedge funds. We know that Kwarteng sipped champagne with various hedge fund managers after his now infamous announcements, which begs the question, were the Tories in bed with the hedge funds all along? To help unpack this fiscal dilemma, James and Jol are joined by economist, journalist, and all round clever clogs Duncan Weldon, formerly of The Bank of England, The Economist, and BBC’s Newsnight. And if you’re confused as to why the Bank of England had to intervene to clear up the government’s mess, why the markets completely lost faith in Kwarteng’s vision, or why the British economy has become 'The Vibes Economy', then this is the episode for you. Duncan’s book ‘Two Hundred Years of Muddling Through: The surprising story of Britain's economy from boom to bust and back again’ is out now, and you can subscribe to his ‘Value Added’ Substack now. Once a week with us not enough? Join us in the Tier 4 Platinum circle. Subscribers to Tier 4 Platinum circle will get an extra episode every week, where we’ll be discussing new developments in the world of conspiracies, extended tangents and subscribers get the exclusive opportunity to get in touch and tell us what we’ve got wrong. Plus, subscribers get all episodes of the show completely ad-free. Visit the New Conspiracist show page on Apple Podcasts and hit ‘try free’ at the top of the page to start your free trial. A Somethin' Else & Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Conspiracy? Unexplained Correlation? Just a Coincidence? Conspiracy theories are being discussed more than ever. BAFTA award winning comedian Jolyon Rubinstein and Pulitzer prize-winning investigative journalist James Ball are deliberating what makes conspiracy theories believable or rejectable. From who shot JFK to who replaced Melania Trump? James and Jol dive into the silly and the serious world of conspiracies theorists. Every episode joined by expert guests to help them come to a decision, throughout a somewhat unplanned discussion. But let’s face it, the truth is never the best story to tell, so might as well have some fun along the way. Once a week with us not enough? join us in the exclusive Tier 4 Platinum circle to get extra episodes every week, where we’ll be discussing new developments in the world of conspiracies, serving up extended tangents and more. Plus, subscribers get all episodes of New Conspiracist completely ad-free. Visit the New Conspiracist show page on Apple Podcasts and hit ‘try free’ at the top of the page to start your free trial. Or visit NewConspiracist.com to get access wherever you get your podcasts. A Somethin’ Else & Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices’

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  • Creator
    Somethin' Else / Sony Music Entertainment
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2022
  • Episodes
    67
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2022 Sony Music
  • Provider
    Pod Sub LLC

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