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Conspiracy Clearinghouse Derek DeWitt
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- Maatschappij en cultuur
A rather skeptical look at conspiracies and mysteries. Each episode will examine conspiracy theories, most of which are not true, a few of which might be a little bit true and even a couple that turned out, in fact, to be true.
We'll also look at why we believe these theories, even when they're outlandish.
This is the podcast that dares to look behind the curtain that's behind the curtain.
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Us vs. Them: Antisemitism Goes to School
As the Israel-Hamas conflict continues, US universities are fracturing into factions. What is behind all this angry rhetoric?
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How to Be a Fascist
What is Fascism, really, and how does it take root? What are the different versions of Fascism alive today?
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What's in a Name? The Shakespeare Authorship Debate
A look at the origins of Anti-Stratfordian theories about the Bard of Avon.
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Swiftboating Redux: Taylor Swift Derangement Syndrome
Taylor Swift is incredibly successful, but some people freak out about her. A lot.
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Traces of Reality: Abstract Art and the CIA (WIW 13)
The CIA promoted abstract art as part of the Cold War, and then the art market became a vast, unregulated exercise in branding.
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Suffer the Children – Pizzagate, Wayfair & the Seeds of QAnon
The story of Pizzagate is the story of how the conspirasphere went from harmless kookery to being actually, physically dangerous.