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EPISODE 110 | How to Be a Fascist
People use the term "Fascist" a lot these days, but do they really know what that means? Fascism is a very specific combination of ideas and goals that occurred within very clear historical and philosophical contexts.
This is a look at where Fascism came from, Mussolini's rise to power, and variations and offshoots of the first Fascist ideologies. And while not everyone you don't like is a "Fascist", there are some actual fascists out there, and they are not being all that quiet.
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02:33 - The Future Refusing to Be Born - General characteristics of Fascism10:52 - The Measles of Mankind - Mussolini encounters the Völkisch Movement, Carlism, Integralism, Adapted Syndicalism, Sorelianism and Maurassism; rises high in the Revolutionary Socialist movement, is kicked out of the movement, starts the Fascists 19:07 - How to Get There from Here - Fascism kicks off in 1919, the Fiume Republic of Gabriele DâAnnunzio, the 1921 Fascist platform, disorder and fighting in Italy, Mussolini as PM in October 192225:33 - Mussolini makes changes 1923-1925, the Fascist takeover is completed Nov. 1925-Nov. 192630:21 - We Ain't There. Yet. - Hitler was inspired, as were Franco and Salazar; the US has never seen similar conditions33:41 - A SmörgĂ„sbord of BS - Corporatism, neo-Corporatism and Tripartism; Ultranationalism, Strasserism, Falangism39:13 - Neo-Fascism, Neo-Nazism, Esoteric Nazism - Savitri Devi, Robert Charroux, Miguel Serrano and Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke43:03 - Clerical Fascism, British Israelism, Christian Identity46:01 - White Nationalism, White Separatism, Apartheid47:21 - The British National Front, Third Position, diagonalism and the "cross-front", Black Nationalism, Hutu Power50:47 - National-Anarchism52:44 - To Infinity and Beyond! - Islamofascism, Saddam Hussein's spin on Ba'athism, Muammar al-Gaddafi used leftwing rhetoric for rightwing aims53:58 - The current threat of Accelerationism56:43 - Active Fascist political parties today, what we can doMusic by Fanette RonjatMore Info
RationalWiki page on FascismFascism definition on BritannicaIs This Fascism? on SlateWhat is fascism? on LiveScienceMussolini's 10 Pillars of FascismHow Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them by Jason StanleyThe Anatomy of Fascism by Robert O. PaxtonIntroducing Fascism: A Graphic Guide by Litza Jansz and Stuart HoodGLEICHSCHALTUNG: COORDINATING THE NAZI STATEMussolini: A study in power by Ivone KirkpatrickMussolini and Italian Fascism by Hamish MacDonald World Fascism: A Historical Encyclopedia edited by Cyprian BlamiresA History of Fascism, 1914â1945 by Stanley G. PayneStrongmen: Mussolini to the Present by Ruth Ben-GhiatThe Problem of Fascism in Everyday Life paper by G. V. LoewenUr-Fascism essay by Umberto EcoFascism: Past, Present, Future by Walter LaqueurFascism: A Warning by Madeleine AlbrightThe Problem With Using Fascist as a Political InsultThe overuse and abuse of âfascismâColumn: The use and misuse of the word âfascismâOn The Use And Abuse Of The Term âFascismâ To Describe Current EventsFascism: Who is and isn't a fascist, and how you can tell the differenceItâs Time to Use the F-word: An Anti-fascist Approach to Trump and FrancoIs Donald Trump a Fascist?On American Fascism: The Fascist Rhetoric of Donald Trump and The Right Wing-Media paper by Aaron HuffHow fascist is Donald Trump? -- a 2016 assessment revisitedEco-fascism: justifications of terrorist violence in the Christchurch mosque shooting and the El Paso shootingA CHORUS OF VIOLENCE: JACK DONOVAN AND THE ORGANIZING POWER OF MALE SUPREMACYThe Strange, Strange Story of the Gay FascistsFighting Fascism: How to Struggle and How to Win by Clara Zetkin On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy SnyderHow Dictatorships Work: Power, Personalization, and Collapse by Barbara Geddes, Joseph Wright and Erica Frantz A Brief History of Fascist Lies by Federico Finchelstein Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism by Anne ApplebaumHow Democracies Die by Steven Levitsky and Daniel ZiblattFollow us on social:
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EPISODE 109| What's in a Name? The Shakespeare Authorship Debate
Guest: Scott Jackson, Mary Irene Ryan Executive Artistic Director of Shakespeare at the University of Notre Dame, current vice president of the Shakespeare Theatre Association (STA) and incoming president, actor, director and Shakespeare scholar
William Shakespeare wrote at least 36 plays, 154 sonnets, two narrative poems and a few shorter poems - more than 884,000 words total, more than 1700 of which he invented. But just who was this guy? Was he really "the Man from Stratford", or merely a pen name for... well someone else?
We look at some of the more popular Anti-Stratfordian theories and also look at why some people seem hell bent on proving that someone else, anyone else, actually wrote all that stuff.
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03:02 - Upstart Crow - No evidence of his education, the First Folio, not much biographical evidence, a common hand, Bardathon12:28 - The Ireland Shakespeare Forgeries - Compiling the First Folio, Vortigern and Rowena gets most of a performance19:13 - The Baconian Theory - Bardolotry, Hart's The Romance of Yachting, Robert W. Jameson's "Who Wrote Shakespeare?", James Wilmot makes a bonfire24:19 - Delia Bacon goes for the Rutland Theory, then the Groupists Theory, then all in on Bacon, travels to England, gets into codes and ciphers, loses her mind, inspires the New Historicists and cultural poetics; William Henry Smith and Nathaniel Homes kick off the Baconist Theory30:11 - Baconist Orville Ward Owen builds a machine to find "proof", the first Mock Trial (1892-93)33:17 - The Derbyite Theory & the Marlovian Theory - Classism, partnership with Marlowe, death and pseudonyms 39:57 - The Rutlandite Theory & More - More classism, Baconists still persist, more expeditions from Owen, schoolteacher Elizabeth Wells Gallup gets into codes, Stylometrics, the Claremont Shakespeare Authorship Clinic44:31 - The Oxfordian Theory - John Thomas Looney fingers Edward de Vere based on spurious logic, lots jump on this bandwagon, geography in Shakespeare, "the coast of Bohemia", the media focuses on "reasonable doubt" over evidence, how plays were written back then, evidence gets lost in time50:18 - A Single Hand - Though there is some reasonable doubt, Shakespeare probably wrote Shakespeare; Applied Shakespeare, humanity owns him, Shakespeare as a force for good (PTSD therapy, in prisons, etc.)Music by Fanette RonjatMore Info:
Shakespeare Was Shakespeare by Isaac Butler on SlateRevisited Myth # 68: Shakespeare didnât write Shakespeare on History Myths DebunkedThe Shakespeare Index on TheatreHistory.org20 words and phrases you didnât know Shakespeare inventedShakespeare's WordsShakespeare's PhrasesBard-a-thon at Fairbanks Shakespeare TheatreIan McKellen performs Sir Thomas More, Act II, Scene 4 video"The Strangers' Case" Speech from Sir Thomas More with various speakers and annotationsProfessor Sir Stanley WellsPeter Holland, McMeel Family Chair in Shakespeare Studies at University of Notre DameJames Shapiro, playwright and Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia UniversityStephen Greenblatt, general editor of The Norton Shakespeare, John Cogan University Professor of the Humanities at Harvard UniversityThe Shakespeare First FolioVortigern and Rowena textThe Confessions of William-Henry Ireland on WikiSourceWilliam Henry Ireland's Shakespeare Forgeries on Hoaxes.orgBardolotry on WikipediaJames Wilmot and Shakespeare's AuthorshipBacon Bacon Shakespeare Spy The Doctor Who Designed a Cipher Wheel to Decode ShakespeareTheories of identity â the alleged Shakespeare mystery Marlowe as ShakespeareThe Controversy of Shakespeare and MarloweChristopher Marlowe Has Officially Been Credited as Co-Author of 3 Shakespeare PlaysBorn with Teeth by Liz Duffy Adams webpageRoger Manners, 5th Earl of Rutland on ShakespeareAuthorship.comShakespeare by the Numbers: What Stylometrics Can and Cannot Tell UsThe Claremont Shakespeare ClinicComputer Reads Shakespeare, Dismisses Authorship CandidateThe Claremont Shakespeare Authorship Clinic: How Severe Are the Problems?The Globe theatre fire of 1613: when Shakespeareâs playhouse burned downThe Great Fire of LondonFinding Shakespeare - Skeptoid podcastWhat Shakespeare can teach us about conspiracy theories todayHow Shakespeare describes post-traumatic stress disorderIn Shakespeare, veterans find a âtower of strengthâShakespeare and Possibility, Part 1: Shakespeare in Prisons videoShakespeare in PrisonsShakespeare Theater AssociationPrague Shakespeare Company (Shakespeare Summer Intensive (SSI)Follow us on social:
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EPISODE 108 | Swiftboating Redux: Taylor Swift Derangement Syndrome
She's the most successful pop star today, yet some people seem to suffer brain meltdowns when thinking about Taylor Swift. Call it TDSD, Taylor Swift Derangement Syndrome, and it takes hold especially in MAGAmaniacs, Trumpeteers, Trad Chads and broflakes.
Tracing the conspirasphere's treatment of Swift along with her career and life, including Kanyegate and the Masters Dispute, shows some interesting connections as TDSD spreads far and wide, outpaced only by her own wildly popular musical output.
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02:53 - Fearless - Beginning successes with Big Machine, first conspiracy theories07:48 - Kanyegate - The 2009 MTV VMA Awards echoes through the years11:47 - Speak Now - Swift as Satanic priestess, the reincarnation of Zeena Schreck (Lavay), or a clone; No, it's Becky15:28 - Red - Kanye West pipes up again, moves to NYC, starts advocating for artists' rights17:02 - 1989 - The Gaylor Theory and Taylor Swift Is Gay, the Squad, no belly button, goes after Spotify and Apple Music21:25 - Bad Blood - Kanye West sends flowers, then makes a phone call about "Famous", Swifties and Squaddies respond, Swift supports young women, West freaks out backstage at SNL, Kim Kardashian tells fibs, the video for "Famous" keeps the flames fanned, Kim releases a short video of the phone call and promotes #KimExposedTaylorParty, "I would very much like to be excluded from this narrative", battle lines were drawn, snake memes proliferate, friendships are broken, they're all part of the Illuminati29:47 - Out of the Woods - Harry Styles and Taylor Swift killed someone in 2012, David Mueller lawsuit, the $1, #MeToo kicks off, Time's "Silence Breakers"33:08 - Reputation - Swift died, gave birth to a snake baby, is a clone (again), Scooter Braun and Swift's masters dispute, Swift threatens to re-record her first six albums, Big Machine tries to shackle Swift, "Karyn" the inflatable snake, MAGA takes notice of Swift, Qtips think Monte Lipman is Jeffrey Epstein38:52 - You Need to Calm Down - Lover comes out, Covid-19 lockdown starts, the entire West-Swift call video is leaked, Swift takes the high road, the West flap has flashbacks and echoes, Swift hates the Statue of Liberty, some Squaddies defect, Swift gets down hard and retreats to London, watches movies with Joe Alwyn42:30 - Folklore Evermore - folklore is the ultimate lockdown album, "cardigan" sells sweaters, Swifties tank Live from Clear Channel Stripped 2008, Scooter Braun stops his feet but then sells to Disney's Shamrock Holdings, evermore comes out in just five months45:19 - Taylor's Version - Swift re-records and expands earlier work, reminds one of the Prince-Warner dispute, Braun makes a lot more money, the Carlyle Group tells Braun to make nice but he goes the other way, piss off the Swifties and find out, reminds one of Madonna and Brittany Spears, the attention economy is a new thing, Swift is too left wing for the alt-righties50:48 - In the Midnight Era - Midnights and the Eras Tour, Swift gives back to her truck drivers, more Taylor's Versions, starts seeing Travis Kelce, Swifties register to vote, MAGA is worried Swift will endorse Biden, a slew of conspiracy theories (ice cream, human skin hat, CIA psy-ops agent, mind control master, AI-porn on Twitter, Trump says he's more popular than Swift, Trumpeteers declare a holy war on Swift, Kelce is gay), much nonsense about the Super Bowl, Trump wades in again, she's a golddigger and also super gross58:14 - Scientific American looks into TSDS, The Tortured Poets Department is nighMusic by Fanette RonjatLapsus Linguae - At 10:15, I accidentally call the album Fearless "Fear", forgetting the "less". I also mistakenly call the song "You Belong With Me" You Belong to Me.More Info:
Donate to the World Health OrganizationFeeding America websiteTaylor Swift websiteTaylor Swift on FacebookTaylor Swift on InstagramTaylor Swift on YouTubeReasons why I love Taylor Swift by springappler/TaylorSwiftSwifties on WikipediaSwifties on Taylor Swift fandom wikiTaylor Swift and the Swifties: A Love Story Forged in SongWhy Taylor Swift's Fans Love Her So Much in Psychology TodayUnderstanding Swiftiesâ mindsets using the Taylor/Travis love story14 Outrageous-But-Accurate Taylor Swift Theories That Prove Swifties Are The Best DetectivesTaylor Swiftâs boyfriends: A timeline of all the megastarâs famous exesTaylor Swift Is Incredibly Good At Being A CelebrityA Timeline of Taylor Swiftâs GenerosityLetâs go down the rabbit hole of Taylor Swift conspiracy theoriesStyle Theory: The Cult of Taylor Swift videoThe 15 Wildest Conspiracy Theories About Taylor SwiftThe Taylor Swift iceberg videoThe wildest Taylor Swift conspiracy theories, from Biden 2024 to a cat spy comedySnopes articles about Taylor SwiftThe Taylor Swift Conspiracy Theory Iceberg videoTaylor Swift Conspiracy Theories Hold Sway With 1 in 5 AmericansI'm losing my friends to Taylor Swift conspiracies :(Decoding Taylor Swift Conspiracies and Outrage on The Center for InquiryTaylor Swift, Harry Styles and a wild internet theory about a snow mobileTaylor Swift Has A Japanese Doppelganger Who Starred In A McDonaldâs AdDoes an Image Show Taylor Swift Hawking an Electric Burner?Numbers You Didn't Know You Needed: All the Times Taylor Swift Has Carried an Empty PurseTaylor Swift Had An Incredible Response To A Tumblr Meme About Herself18 Taylor Swift Memes You'll Only Find In Your 'Wildest DreamsTaylor Swift deepfakes could be the tip of an AI-generated icebergTweet uses a ham sandwich as 'evidence' that Taylor Swift is a slut in USA TodayLetâs call the abuse of Taylor Swift what it really is â a hate crime against women in The IndependentThe Squad on SwiftpediaA Complete History of Taylor Swift's SquadIs Taylor Swift gay? The Dianna Agron and Karlie Kloss relationship rumors, explainedr/Gaylor_SwiftI Cracked the Code on Galyor_SwiftTaylor Swift is Gay on TumblrIs Taylor Swift gay? | Deep Dive videoTaylor Swift DOESN'T want you to THINK she's GAY videoTaylor Swift puts decades-long romance rumour to rest with single missiveâHaters Gonna Hate, Hate . . . .â Can Taylor Swift âShake it Offâ?HOW THE EXTREMIST RIGHT HIJACKED âSTAR WARS,â TAYLOR SWIFT AND THE MIZZOU STUDENT PROTESTS TO PROMOTE RACISMTaylor Swift has angered many people with her 'You Need To Calm Down' release. Here's whyThe 10 Most Convincing Theories About Taylor Swiftâs Album ReputationTaylor Swift Has Written an Op-Ed in the Wall Street JournalTaylor Swift Pens Open Letter Explaining Why â1989â Wonât Be on Apple MusicApple Changes Course After Taylor Swift Open Letter: Will Pay Labels During Free TrialTaylor Swift won her day in court. Here's what you need to know.Top 10 References You Missed in Taylor Swift's "Look What You Made Me Do" videoA Complete Timeline of Taylor Swift and Scooter Braunâs FeudTaylor Swift Explains Why She's Re-Recording Her Albums on Seth Meyers videoHow Taylor Swift Outsmarted Her Record Label videoTaylor Swift and Kanye West's 'Famous' Phone Call Video Leaks Online â Read the TranscriptA Complete Timeline of Taylor Swift and Kanye West's FeudSwift an âAryan goddess' to alt-rightThis is why you hate Taylor Swift - thoughts on women who have an egoTaylor Swift Admits She Was âLonelyâ While Writing Her âFolkloreâ Album During the PandemicAll the records Taylor Swift has broken in 2023MAGA movement targets Taylor Swift with pitiful conspiracy theoriesFrom nightmare ticketing to online abuse, being a pop fan is becoming miserableHaters gonna hate: Pentagon pushes back against Fox News conspiracy theory involving Taylor SwiftA Timeline of Taylor Swift & Travis Kelceâs RelationshipThe right is coming for Taylor Swift. They don't stand a chanceConservatives have picked the wrong enemy with attacks on Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift fans sent me death threats, doxxed my family, and accused me of being a pedophile after I criticized her Eras TourTaylor Swiftâs âTimeâ Cover Is Breaking Far-Right BrainsSean Hannity Has Surprising Take On Taylor Swift CriticismRepublicans Are Once Again Being Very Weird About Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Has Broken Conservativesâ BrainsWhy Taylor Swift Is Making Conservatives CrazyThe meaning of the hysteria over Taylor SwiftSecrecy and Taylor Swift: What Conspiracy Theories Reveal About Our Growing Distrust of InstitutionsGOP invents Taylor Swift conspiracy theory instead of facing reality about unpopular policies on MSNBC videoTrump reportedly said he's "more popular" than Taylor Swift, worrying about her endorsing BidenTrump Allies Pledge âHoly Warâ Against Taylor SwiftStudy: Taylor Swift, social media conspiracy theories suggest record Super Bowl ratingsTrump makes a plea for Taylor Swift's loyalty in pre-Super Bowl post to Truth SocialGOP extremists whine about Taylor Swift after Chiefs' AFC championship winUntangling 13 Taylor Swift Midnights Theories: Real or Our Wildest Dreams?All the times number 13 was relevant in Super Bowl 58: A Taylor Swift conspiracy theoryTaylor Swift has encouraged her fans' numerology habit yet againA Comprehensive Breakdown of Taylor Swift's Easter Eggs videoTaylor Swift's music video symbolism videoHow the internet built a conspiracy theory around a new spy flick, a debut novel, and Taylor SwiftWhen Nerds Attack - Gamergate, Elevatorgate & Sad Puppies (ep. 40)44 for 44 - The Obama Conspiracies (Thanks, Obama!) 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EPISODE 107 | Traces of Reality: Abstract Art and the CIA (World Is Weird 13)
Guest: Mandy Theis, founder and director of the School of Atelier Arts, academic director and professor at the Florence Academy of Art
Maybe you've walked into a museum or gallery and seen a big white, blank canvas, or a huge circle, and thought, "So, this is art, eh?". But why is there so much of this abstract stuff around? The answer might be surprising - because the CIA promoted it as part of the Cold War.
And then it rather got away from them. Today, the art market is the most unregulated in the world, and aesthetics and skill take a back seat to branding.
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02:31 - Atelier training, the CIA begins, the cultural Cold War was run by elitists, Julia Child, Realism gets rebranded as Communist, the Springville Museum of Art in Utah, cadmium red as protest, dry brushing technique, techniques follow money, skill list art, technical skills are being lost12:30 - Social Realism, Czech Functionalism and German Bauhaus, Cubist architecture, art is always in motion, Russians tweaked French Realism, Abstract art eclipses realism, a war of aesthetics and marketing, the French discount the Americans, America pushes Abstract Expressionism, Marshall Plan money becomes a black bag, the Congress of Cultural Freedom, Clement Greenberg, Art criticism as marketing23:18 - the NCL (Non-Communist Left), Jackson Pollack was a CIA tool, American racial attitudes work against them28:24 - Abstract Expressionism promoted as ultimate American style because it has no inherent meaning, it's safe; Picasso had atelier training, Truman hated abstract art ("ham and egg men"), George Dondero goes nuts about abstract art on the House floor, Realism is not retrograde, we are losing the artistic skills to make beautiful things36:06 - the CIA's efforts were very successful, the modern art market is the most unregulated in the world, technique gets separated from art so it all becomes about money, everything is branded, Warhol critiques all this, fine art feels remote from most of us, the art world is a closed circuit, Thomas Kinkade was successful because at least his work meant something to some people, scribbles are scribbles but branding makes them art47:51 - Don't know if it's art, but I like it; Realism is still villainized Music by Fanette RonjatMore Info:
The School of Atelier Arts websiteBodyguard of Lies: The Ghost Army & Wartime Deception (World Is Weird 11)The Cultural Cold War: The CIA and the World of Arts and Letters by Frances Stonor SaundersSpringville Museum of Art - largest public collection of 20th century Russian and Soviet art in the western United States15 things to know about Norman RockwellWhy Norman Rockwell MattersRalph McQuarrie: Star Wars' Concept ArtistA Visit to the CIAâs âSecretâ Abstract Art CollectionWas Modern Art Really a CIA Psy-Op?Class 8. The CIA and the Cultural Cold WarOrigins of the Congress of Cultural Freedom, 1949-50 Cultural Cold War on CIA.govWHEN FREEDOM TOOK THE OFFENSIVE: The Congress for Cultural Freedom and the Power of IdeasCongress for Cultural Freedom on Spartacus Educational Cold Warrior: The Clement Greenberg PhenomenonCIA Weaponizing Abstract Art and Its FalloutThe use of American art in the Cold WarHow MoMA and the CIA Conspired to Use Unwitting Artists to Promote American Propaganda During the Cold WarFord Foundation - Funding transatlantic exchange between the arts and politicsThe Ford Foundation and the CIA: A documented case of philanthropic collaborationwith the Secret PoliceModern art was CIA 'weapon'How the CIA Secretly Used Jackson Pollock & Other Abstract Expressionists to Fight the Cold WarWas modern art a weapon of the CIA?Jackson Pollock & the CIA on The Conspiracy of Art websiteWhy did the CIA sponsor Jackson Pollock?Pollock is BollocksPollock: genius or charlatan?Jackson Pollock: Separating Man from MythViewpoint: Why racism in US is worse than in Europe - BBC ViewpointâThey treated us royallyâ? Black Americans in Britain during WW2Why abstract art is not validAbstract Art Is Not Art and Definitely Not AbstractThe Tyranny of Abstract Art in The AtlanticCommunist conspiracy in art threatens American museums, Congressional Record, March, 17, 1952Anticommunism and Modern Art - selection from the George Dondero PapersTHE SUPPRESSION OF ART IN THE MCCARTHY DECADEThe Shame of the Mural Censors â Why Art and History MatterBetween Avant-Garde and Kitsch: Deconstructing Art And/As Ideology on Project MUSEModern American Art and the Politics of Cultural DiplomacyAbstract Expressionism and the Cold War'The art trade is the last major unregulated market'A Fascinating, Sexy, Intellectually Compelling, Unregulated Global Market. - Freakonomics ep. 484The Art Market: Unregulated Unscrupulous And Worth BillionsHigh-end art is one of the most manipulated markets in the worldTHE ART MARKET: AFFLUENCE AND DEGRADATION on Art ForumBillion Dollar Painter: The Triumph and Tragedy of Thomas Kinkade, Painter of Light bookThomas Kinkade: A Success - 60 MinutesThomas Kinkade: The Painter Art Critics Hated but America LovedMuch to the Chagrin of the Art Establishment, the Numbers Indicate that Thomas Kinkade Is the Most Successful and Relevant Artist in Human HistoryThomas Kinkade Was the World's Biggest Selling Painter. Art for Everybody Asks WhyFollow us on social:
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EPISODE 106 | Suffer the Children â Pizzagate, Wayfair & the Seeds of QAnon
"Without a clear indication of the author's intent, it is difficult or impossible to tell the difference between an expression of sincere extremism and a parody of extremism."
In the world of the internet, this is known as Poeâs Law, and itâs especially applicable to the weird narrative Gordian Knot known as Pizzagate. The adage applies not just to how absurd some beliefs are, but also to the arguments made by people who hold these beliefs. First formulated in 2005 by Nathan Poe, it builds on a 2001 quote by Alan Morgan called Alanâs 2nd Law of Newsgroups, which states, âAny sufficiently advanced troll is indistinguishable from a genuine kook.â
And that is certainly the case for the wild story that âa hipster-heavy pizza parlorâ (as they put it on their website) in the Chevy Chase neighborhood of Washington D.C. is not just a fun family place with pizza, ping pong and live music, but the nerve center for an diabolical child trafficking ring that operates out in the open because they are protected by highly-placed pedophiles in the Democratic party. As an article on Cracked.com puts it, âThis is supported by lots of very stupid evidenceâ.
The stakes of the fake narrative are so high that itâs become more than just true believers review bombing the place. Workers have been harassed and, on December 4, 2016, a heavily armed man entered the restaurant and started firing guns.
The story of Pizzagate is the story of how the conspirasphere went from harmless kookery to being actually, physically dangerous.
TRIGGER WARNING: Some pretty disturbing things will be talked about in this episode, so if the subject of child sexual abuse and trafficking is deeply uncomfortable for you, perhaps you should not listen. I mean, it should be uncomfortable to anyone, but you know what I mean.
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03:11 - A note, pedophilia is a mental disorder, victims suffer for many years, how do we handle this problem?06:31 - How it all began: Hillary Clinton's emails, John Podesta, Anthony Weiner and Huma Abedin; "Carmen Katz" makes allegations, "David Goldberg" shares and extends these08:46 - Side note: "Carmen Katz" is Cynthia Campbell, "David Goldberg" is an anti-Semitic fake profile; Amanda Rob finds Borce Pejcev in Macedonia, a fake news click bait ecosystem, it really all began with Doug Hagmann of Eerie, PA12:35 - Russian hackers Fancy Bear, APT28 and Sofacy use "spear phishing " attacks13:30 - Pedo codes on 4chan: pizza, cheese, hot dogs, dominos and handkerchief codes; Comet Ping Pong gets targeted16:30 - DumbScribblyUnctious see all sorts of things - murals, art, logos, musical acts and more; Pizzagaters talks of aliens, the Illuminati, Satanic rituals and Arun Rao; Susan Alefantis knew a pedophile, Tony "pasta obsession" Podesta knew Dennis Hastert, another pedophile, and also collects art (including some by Rachel Rose); Amanda Kleinman (Majestic Ape) of Heavy Breathing performs at Sasha Lord's birthday party and "secret pizza" is maybe mentioned, the film "Automatic At Sea", the Clinton Foundation in Haiti, Alex Jones issues a "bulletin"25:49 - #pizzagate soars, Comet Ping Pong gets hassled, Turkey's ErdoÄan jumps on the story, InfoWars spearheads the narrative, fake images proliferate, artists and musicians also harassed, it might all have been coordinated; other businesses (especially pizza places) get targeted, like Roberta's in Brooklyn and East Side Pies in Austin, TX30:33 - Edgar Maddison Welch storms Comet Ping Pong with guns, InfoWars apologizes, then retracts the apology; white supremacist Jack Posobiec says Welch is a crisis actor; neo-Nazi pubs the Daily Stormer, the Right Stuff and Smoloko News continue the Pizzagate narrative35:07 - Canadian Andrew Richmond's ice cream shop Sweet Jesus gets the #PedoGate treatment36:15 - Portland, Oregon's Voodoo Donuts gets the same treatment thanks to talentless poet VeganMikey (Michael Whelan); #donutgate starts trending, building on a previous #donutgate when Ariana Grande and Ricky Alvarez licked food at Wolfee Donuts; Big League Politics's "research organization" Pedo Takedown Crew funds a coordinated harassment campaign and expand the narrative, adding tunnels, schools, and child-smiggling submarines41:35 - In England, recreational troll Oliver Redmond targets Paul Cheape's vape shop business43:32 - Mattress Firm gets targeted45:32 - Frazzledrip: a very nasty fake video (trigger warning - seriously, it's really nasty), QAnon terms "adrenochrome" and "spirit cooking" get added to the Pizzagate lexicon47:56 - PrincessPeach1987 kicks of the Wayfair affair, the now combined Pizzagate and QAnon make a LOT of noise, it's all nonsense and yet there were real consequences for real people, iMGSRC.ru and US Army Staff Sgt. Richard Ciccarella 57:25 - Cybersteria and the very first QAnon 4chan postMusic by Fanette RonjatMore Info
Pedophilia defined on Psychology TodayCrimes against Children Research CenterFacts and Stats About Child Sexual AbuseThe possible long-term effects of experiencing child sexual abuseLong-term Effects of Child Sexual Abuse and Molestation on Helping SurvivorsA review of the long-term effects of child sexual abuse on the National Library of Medicine websiteChild Molesters: A Behavioral Analysis paperSexuality of Offenders on the Zero Abuse ProjectFacts About Homosexuality and Child Molestation by Gregory HerekEverything You Need To Know About Pizzagate (Is Insane) on Cracked.comPizzagate on RationalWikiPizzagate: A slice of fake news on RevealAnatomy of a Fake News Scandal in Rolling StoneAnthony Weiner breaks down after he's sentenced to 21 months for sexting on ABC NewsHow The Bizarre Conspiracy Theory Behind "Pizzagate" Was Spread on BuzzFeedHow Hackers Broke Into John Podesta and Colin Powellâs Gmail Accounts on ViceComet Ping Pong - Pizzagate Summary by DumbScribblyUnctiousHow Pizzagate went from fake news to a real problem for a D.C. business on PolitiFact'It's a form of addiction' - Tony Podesta's art addiction article in The GuardianRachel Rose - Aubade: Grendel's Mother (live reading) videoPizzagate, the fake news conspiracy theory that led a gunman to DCâs Comet Ping Pong, explained on VoxPizzagate gunman recorded video for daughters, said he's standing up for children on CBS NewsDeath threats, abuse, then a gunman: 'Pizzagate' businesses relive ordeal in The Guardian Pizzagate: Gunman fires in restaurant at centre of conspiracy on BBC NewsWhat to Know About Pizzagate, the Fake News Story With Real Consequences in Time'Pizzagate' gunman pleads guilty as conspiracy theorist apologizes over caseIs Comet Ping Pong Pizzeria Home to a Child Abuse Ring Led by Hillary Clinton? on SnopesDissecting the #PizzaGate Conspiracy Theories in the New York TimesA Moral Panic for the Age of Trump: âPizzagateâ is the latest in a long line of child-sex-ring myths on SlateThe PizzaGate Gunman's Paranoid Rescue Fantasy Comes from a Long American Tradition on Reason'There's Nothing You Can Do': The Legacy of #Pizzagate on SPLCSecret message board drives 'pizzagate'-style harassment campaign of small businesses on NBC NewsWhen Nerds Attack - Gamergate, Elevatorgate & Sad Puppies episodeVoodoo Donuts websiteVoodoo Doughnut Gets Sucked Into Outrageous Far-Right Conspiracy Theory on EaterWolfee Donuts Pressing Charges Against Ariana GrandeDonut-Gate on Ariana Grande fandom wikiVegan Mikey - bad poet and troll #Donutgate: How one Oregon donut shop became the target of online conspiracy theorists on SalonConnecting the Dots Between Donutgate and PizzagateMan jailed for falsely branding a businessman a âdirty paedophileâThe Great Mattress Conspiracy: Why Are There So Many Mattress Firm StoresWhy Are There So Many Mattress Stores?A wildly popular conspiracy theory about why there are so many Mattress Firm stores is starting to sound less crazyMattress Firm responds to the wild conspiracy theory about its business that people are going crazy overThe Mattress Firm Conspiracy: An AnalysisThe Mattress Firm Money Laundering Conspiracy Theory on SnopesWhat Is Frazzledrip? Fake Hillary Clinton Video Builds on Pizzagate Conspiracy Theory in NewsweekFrazzledrip: Is a Hillary Clinton 'Snuff Film' Circulating on the Dark Web? on SnopesHush Supper ClubFull Frazzledrip video (WARNING)Claims that pizza listings on Etsy are selling child pornography are baselessReddit post that kicked off Wayfair conspiracy theoriesOutrageously Priced Wayfair Cabinets Lead to Human Trafficking ConspiracyKids Shipped in Armoires? The Person Who Started the Wayfair Conspiracy Speaks in NewsweekWayfair: The false conspiracy about a furniture firm and child trafficking on BBC NewsBaseless Wayfair child-trafficking theory spreads online on APThe bizarre story of how internet conspiracy theorists convinced themselves Wayfair is trafficking children on CBC NewsA US soldier working at Mar-a-Lago uploaded photos of an underage girl to a Russian website â a closer look at the site reveals a horrific underworldA US Army soldier who worked at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort uploaded photos of an underage girl to a Russian website, prosecutors sayHow a reporter found the true story behind a false story of sex traffickingIs Wayfair Trafficking Children Via Overpriced Items? on SnopesMISSING IN KANSAS: Anabel Wilson no longer missingHow A QAnon Conspiracy Theory Involving A Wayfair Pillow Left A Metro Detroit Teen StrugglingA girl falsely believed to be a victim of the fake Wayfair sex-trafficking ring says she had hives, lost sleep over the conspiracy theoryA QAnon con: How the viral Wayfair sex trafficking lie hurt real kidsHuman Trafficking Rumors: Viral Stories That Do More Harm Than Good at the Polaris ProjectThe Storm Is the New Pizzagate â Only WorseFollow us on social:
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EPISODE 105 | Capitol Assets: Weird DC (Travelogue 4)
Guest: Fayge Horesh, co-creator, writer and host of the D Listers of History podcast, and licensed tour guide
Washington D.C. is an interesting place and, like many cities, has some oddities. We take a look at some of the things around town that might not be obvious at first glance, like (not-so secret) tunnels, ghost cats, strange clocks, hollow domes, street plans, statues, snipers, protected trees, food trucks and more.
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03:42 - Making the past accessible, Daniel of Beccles, Father Divine, traces of history, Deep Throat in Rosslyn06:35 - Pierre L'Enfant's plans, Masonic symbols, quadrants, a hidden pentagram, Benjamin Banneker's thighs, DC once had canals (gross ones)14:03 - Street plan as weather control machine yet the weather is terrible, underground tunnels (one open to the public), the Ghost Cat, no sitting on the floor, the Capitol Dome is hollow21:37 - The Women's Portrait Monument, so many statues23:43 - Snipers and other security, food truck a-go-go28:33 - The NIST Newton Apple Tree in International Park, don't linger in front of the former Iran Embassy, clocks and time in Friendship Heights, conspiracy theories are distractions, Chinatown has very few Chinese people36:55 - Explore your city and embrace the weirdnessMusic by Fanette RonjatMore Info
D Listers of History podcastâMerican Monuments (Travelogue 2) episodeThe world of Daniel of Beccles D Listers episodeBook of the Civilized Man by Daniel of Beccles articleA Brief History of Pierre LâEnfant and Washington, D.C. in SmithsonianGrand Avenues: The Story of Pierre Charles L'Enfant on the Virginia Museum of History & CultureBenjamin Banneker: The Black Tobacco Farmer Who the Presidents Couldn't Ignore on the White House Historical AssociationCapitol Building Tunnel SystemWhat lies beneath DC? Many more tunnels than you might think!The D.C. Underground AtlasDemon Cat: the tale of a wanderlust feline ghostMake America Ghostly Again: The Demon Cat of Washington D.C. Does The Demon Cat Still Haunt Washington's Capitol Hill?Bells, Buzzers, Clicks and ClocksCongressional Clocks Have a Secret Code on Atlas ObscuraCapitol IlluminationInside the Capitol DomeHidden Congress: An Alternative Tour of the U.S. CapitolApotheosis of WashingtonLeaders in Equality: The Portrait MonumentPortrait Monument to Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. AnthonyThe Suffragist Statue Trapped in a Broom Closet for 75 YearsHow Security Measures In Washington, D.C., Have Changed Since 9/11 12 Best Washington DC Food Trucks on Female FoodieFind food trucks in DC on Roaming HungerWhat happened to D.C.âs food trucks? The answer says much about the ânew normal.âNIST Newton Apple TreeWhere To Find The Most Unusual Trees In D.C.After the arena came, the Asian population of Washington's Chinatown shrank269 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Washington, D.C.Follow us on social:
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EPISODE 104 | Fatal Attraction: Magnet Woo
While we use magnets all the time, most of us donât know some of the subtleties of magnetic fields and the electromagnetic force. This lack of knowledge is the perfect opening for scam artists to sell unsuspecting folks all kinds of sham cures for illnesses and injuries, opening up a wide world of woo and pseudoscientific narratives.
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02:56 - Come Together - What is electromagnetism?07:46 - Diesel and Dust - Magnetic water treatments, magnetic gasoline treatments, magnetic mugs15:02 - Hypnotic Tango - Mesmer and animal magnetism, the rise of hypnosis, arthritis cures, magnetic shoes24:58 - Terrible Lie - Albert Abrahms, Hercules Sanche's Electropoise, Ruth Beymer Drown and the Vibra-Ray, Georges Lakhovsky's Multiple Wave Oscillator (MWO), Thomas Galen Hieronymus's "eloptic energy", Royal Rife, Hulda Regehr Clark, Precision Herbs, H. A. Morton Whitby, Radionics and De La Warr Laboratories 41:20 - You'll Be My Toy, I'll Be Your Electricity - More quackery, Desiré Dubounet & Quantum Medicine47:22 - Baby Stick Around - Human magnets: Leonid Tenkaev and Miroslaw Magola, the Super Human/Super Brain/Magnetic ManMusic by Fanette RonjatMore Info
Electromagnetism 101 video from National GeographicThe basic principles of electromagnetism on Electrical ApprenticeWhy does the moving of charged particles (electrons) in a wire carrying electricity produce a magnetic field? on QuoraMagnetic water treatment and pseudoscience on AquaScamsNon Chemical Devices: Thirty Years of Myth Busting by Timothy Keister, FAIC, CWT in Water Conditioning & Purification magazine, April 2008Demonstration and Evaluation of Magnetic Descalers paper by the US Army Corps of Engineers, September 2001Electronic Water Conditioner: Do They Work?First4Magnets.com The True Price Of Gas: What It Should Really Cost To Fill Up on FastCompanyThe True Cost of Gasoline: $15 Per Gallon on Smart Cities Dive archived articleSuper FuelMAXÂź Booster Fuel Saving Device - Made in USA product pageSuper FuelMAX Marketers Settle FTC Charges from the Federal Trade CommissionMagnetic Mug from Serenity 2000 product pageIAMPDD Self Stirring Mug product page on AmazonMesmerized by Magnetism column by Michael ShermerFranz Anton Mesmer in the Super-Enlightenment Digital Archive at Stanford LibrariesBeginners Guide to the History of Hypnosis (Timeline)Magnets Provide Amusement, But Not Health Benefits in Science-Based MedicineMagnet Therapy: A Skeptical View on QuackwatchQuestionable Ads for Magnets on QuackwatchFlorsheimâs MagneForce Shoes on QuackwatchBIOflex and VITAflex health magnetsThe Electronic Reactions of Albert Abrams on American ArtifactsMultiple Wave Oscillator - Forgotten Device that is claimed to have cured CancerThe Incredible Drown Case in Today's Health, April 1968The Incredible Drown Case on QuackwatchBionuu Clinic Metayantra quack productsPolaris DD in PragueMultiple wave oscillator at Clinica Omega ZetaDIY Lakhovsky MWO (Milti Wave Oscollator) Device, Detailed Informations, Facts, AnalysisHieronymus Machine in the New Age EncyclopediaRife Machines and CancerThe Cancer Cure That Worked: 50 Years of Suppression by Barry LynesâThe Cure for All Cancersâ? Maybe Not.Precision Herbs on RationalwikiFDA Warning Letter to Precision Herbs LLCParanoia, the Destroyer â Gangstalking, Targeted Individuals & Havana Syndrome episodeElectromagnetic hypersensitivity: a critical review of explanatory hypothesesIs It Possible to Be Allergic to Electricity? on HealthlineRecognizing Dubious Health DevicesIs it worth it? PEMFUVLrx Therapy Lights Up Charlatans Dealing In Medical DevicesQuestions for Pseudoscience | Magnet Therapy video on Dark ScienceElectrostatics: A non-contact forceSilly season, silly machineDesire Dubounet on IMDbS-HE, She or He Movie 2008 the story of Desire' Dubounet and the war crimes trial of Harry S Truman video
Is there any validity to the claim that some people are âhuman magnets,â with their bodies able to attract an assortment of objects?Strange attractorsMiroslaw Magola YouTube channelMan claims he has magnetic powers, can make objects stick to bodyJames Randi debunks Magnet Man videoFollow us on social:
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EPISODE 103 | Down in Bermuda, Itâs Easy to Believe â The Devilâs Triangle
Back in the 70s, the Bermuda Triangle was all over the place but today, not so much. Whatever happened with that? Did it go away? Was it debunked? Or did the woosphere simply get bored and move on to juicer subjects?
A bit of both. Plus, the are lots of other supposed interesting/mysterious/dangerous triangles out there. They do have sharp corners, after all.
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02:29 - New Frontier - How it all starts: Edward Van Winkle Jones gets the ball rolling in 1950, Allan W. Eckert picks it up in 1952, Vincent Gaddis expands the idea in 1962, as does John Wallace Spencer in 1969, and in 1974, Charles Berlitz and Richard Winer go all in on the Triangle; Larry Kusche thoroughly debunks it all in 1975, Hitchens' Razor and the Sagan Standard (ECREE)11:31 - Strange Brew - Cayce's people weigh in as do plenty of other knowledge garglers, better woo comes along, Lloyds of London investigates, Gian J. Quasar tries to revive Triangle interest in the Noughties15:17 - Your Haunted Head - The Sargasso Sea - an oceanic gyre surrounded by four currents, Donald Crowhurst gets stuck there and goes insane19:36 - Long Way Down - Ocean farts, the Gulf Stream, the Milwaukee Deep, the agonic line and the North Poles (both true and magnetic)24:59 - Hunting High and Low - The Dragon's Triangle near Japan, Ivan Sanderson develops his Twelve Vile Vortices theory:27:31 - "Hamkulia Volcano", Hawaii; the Ring of Fire29:14 - Jeddars in the Atlas Mountains, Algeria; fungoid rock art in the Tassili n'Ajjer 29:57 - Mohenjo-daro in the Indus Valley, ancient nuclear war, chicken city34:00 - The Wharton Basin, Indian Ocean, Flight MH37034:44 - The Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia; Sandy Island35:52 - Easter Island, Rapa Nui, Szukalski's Zermatism, Miroljub PetroviÄ37:26 - The Southern Atlantic Anomaly, the Mozambique Channel 38:22 - Fever to Tell - Ley lines, Ramsey's Theorem, the Bridgewater Triangle near Boston (home of the Pukwudgie), the Bennington Triangle in Vermont, the Nevada Triangle, the Lake Michigan Triangle and yet another "America's Stonehenge"41:45 - The Marysburgh Vortex in Lake Ontario, the Matlock Triangle and Falkirk Triangle in the UK, the Broad Haven Triangle in Wales, the Hoia Forest in Romania42:47 - The MapimĂ Silent Zone in Mexico's Chihuahuan desert Music by Fanette RonjatMore Info
Sea's Puzzles Still Baffle Men In Pushbutton Age by Edward Van Winkle Jones, Miami Herland, 1950Sea Mystery at our Back Door by George X. Sand, Fate Magazine, 1952The Mystery of the Lost Patrol by Allan W. Eckert, American Legion Magazine, April 1962, page 12The Deadly Bermuda Triangle by Vincent Gaddis, The Argosy, February 1964Invisible Horizons True Mysteries of the Sea by Vincent GaddisLimbo of the Lost by John Wallace SpencerThe Bermuda Triangle by Charles BerlitzThe Devils' Triangle by Richard WinerThe Devil's Triangle 2 by Richard WinerFrom the Devil's Triangle to the Devil's Jaw by Richard WinerBermuda Triangle Mystery - Solved by Larry KuscheThe Case of the Bermuda Triangle episode of NOVAWhat is the Bermuda Triangle? on the National Oceanic Service websiteBermuda Triangle on BritannicaWhat Is Known (and Not Known) About the Bermuda Triangle on BritannicaBermuda Triangle: Where Facts Disappear on LiveScienceInto the Bermuda Triangle: Pursuing the Truth Behind the World's Greatest Mystery by Gian QuasarMysteries of the Sargasso Sea in The BermudianThe Mystery on the Sargasso on How Stuff WorksDonald Crowhurst: The fake round-the-world sailing story behind The Mercy in Yachting WorldThey Went to Sea in a Sieve, They Did by Shannon Proudfoot on Big ReadsOff the Deep End: A History of Madness at Sea by Nic ComptonBermuda Triangle mystery solved? It's a load of gas on The Age7 Chilling Conspiracy Theories About the Bermuda Triangle in Popular MechanicsDown in the Milwaukee Deep Magnetic Declination Varies Considerably Across The United States on USGSThe Bermuda Triangle Mystery Delusion: Looking Back after Forty Years by Larry Kuche for Skeptical InquirerMysterious waters: from the Bermuda Triangle to the Devil's Sea on CNNBeyond the Bermuda Triangle: The Devil's Sea documentary videoUnexplained Mystery: The Devilâs Sea â The Dragonâs Triangle on Marine InsightThe Vile Vortices Of Ivan T. Sanderson on History DailyVile Vortices Part 2 â Hamakulia on CryptoVilleAlgeria's ancient pyramid tombs still shrouded in mystery on France24What Happened to Mohenjo Daro? on WonderopolisRediscovering the lost city of Mohenjo Daro on National GeographicUncovering the Secrets of the Indus Valley Civilization and Its Undeciphered ScriptThe Mythical Massacre at Mohenjo-DaroTop Things to Do in the Loyalty IslandsNow You See It, Now You Don't - Finland Doesn't Exist episodeThe Secrets of Easter Island on SmithsonianEaster Island - the Mystery of the Moai on Mountain KingdomsRapa Nui on IMDbWhat Lies Beneath - The Hollow Earth episode including ZermatismWeird behavior of Earth's magnetic field over South Atlantic dates back 11 million yearsNASA Is Tracking a Huge, Growing Anomaly in Earth's Magnetic Field 10 Mozambique Channel Facts You Might Not KnowMadagascar's Menagerie Floated from Africa from the University of Hong KongIt Happens Here: A look at the 'weirdness' of the Bridgewater TriangleBennington Triangle, Vermont on Legends of AmericaMysteries of Flight: The Nevada TriangleLake Michigan Triangle on Atlas ObscuraWhat Is the Great Lakes Triangle? classroom activityStonehenge-like Structure Found Under Lake MichiganâStrange things out thereâ: Inside Lake Ontarioâs âBermuda Triangle'The Great Lakes and the mystery of the Marysburgh VortexGateway to Oblivion: The Great Lakes' Bermuda Triangle by Hugh F. CochraneThe Falkirk Triangle in ScotlandWhy Is a Small Village in Scotland the UK's UFO Hotspot?Whatâs inside Hoia Baciu Forest, the world's most haunted forest?Romaniaâs Bermuda Triangle: The Creepy Hoia Forest of TransylvaniaWhat does the Mexican Bermuda Triangle look likeEnter The Mapimi Zone Of Silence: Where Science Fiction Meets RealityThe Zone of Silence in Northern Mexico: scientific marvel or just fiction?Zone Of Silence Mexico videoMexico: UFOs, magnetism, army: The strange zone of silenceFollow us on social:
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EPISODE 102 | Conspiracy Thinking in the Middle East (Because Reasons 10)
Guest: Adel Aali, creator and host of the podcasts History Behind News and Unravelling the Middle East
Conspiracy theories seem to thrive in the Middle East, but why? Adel Aali takes a look at some of the more common CTs, as well as where they come from and why that region might be primed for conspiracy thinking due to its history.
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04:39 - What Is the Middle East?06:44 - The Fertile Crescent, the Ottomans, the SykesâPicot Agreement, comparing modern Middle Eastern history with US history, the ME has not been given the space to develop modern structures12:36 - Religion as a startup, Islam is quite different from Judaism and Christianity, possible reasons CTS thrive - a paucity of information vs. a plethora, a lack of education, stability vs instability; CTs begin to swirl when people feel disconnected from their government, individuated instability and emotional narratives21:46 - Israel has an unusual place in the ME, anti-Semitic CTs like the Jewish people are Communists vs. they are Nazis, online brownshirting, Russia was once seen as the second home for the Jewish people, the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, the Khazar theory, scapegoating works for a primed audience, the divisions are illusions32:53 - Jews, America, Israel and Zionism; the Muslim world was once the shizzle so what happened?, Tamerlane rejects invading Europe for business reasons, the Ottomans held back the printing press, persecution complex in the ME, the blame game, the secularization thesis, Iran is becoming secular45:37 - You can't be pro or against a countryMusic by Fanette RonjatMore Info:
History Behind News podcastUnravelling the Middle East podcastThe Georgia Guidestones - An NWO Billboard episodeA Weirdness Travelogue: Henges, Tiles & Plaques episodeâMerican Monuments (Travelogue 2) episodeSpanish Caravan (Travelogue 3) episodeFair Dinkum - 4 Mysteries from Down Under episodeOh, Canada! episodeFrom Sea to Sea: More Canada Mysteries & Histories with comedian Nile SĂ©guinĂst akıl â Totally Turkey episodeHow The CIA Overthrew Iran's Democracy In 4 Days on NPRViolent Gangs and Predatory Republics - From Haiti to Africa HBN episodeA History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam by Karen ArmstrongThe Billion-Dollar Party That Ended a 2500-Year-Old Monarchy essaySmoke & Mirrors: Unintentional Dangers and Slow Thinking with Kent Weishaus episodePootie-Poot on the Prowl - V. Putin Takes Center Stage episodeFrom Beirut to Jerusalem by Thomas Friedman on AmazonThomas Friedman websiteProtocols of the Elders of Zion in Holocaust Encyclopedia Khazar Love Triangle episodeAbbas and the Khazar Claim: Separating Myth from Fact on Fikra ForumBlood Libel on the Jewish Virtual LibraryThe âGolden Ageâ of Jewish-Muslim Relations: Myth and Reality by Mark R. Cohen, Princeton University Press paperConspiracy Theories and Conflict in the Middle East on the Religious Freedom InstituteWhen animals were used as spies in the Economic TimesThe lure of conspiracy theories in Iranian politicsPolicy, Perception, and Misperception: The United States and the Fall of the Shah by Kyle Balzer paper from Marine Corp UniversityThe Paranoid Style in Iranian PoliticsDeconstructing Secularization Theory: Religion, Secularity, and Self-hood Since theOnset of Western Modernity by Nicole Owens paper in Berkeley Undergraduate Journal Iranâs secular shift: new survey reveals huge changes in religious beliefs in The ConversationInside story: How Iranâs religious classes are turning increasingly secular on Amwaj MediaFollow us on social:
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EPISODE 101 | Panic! at the Disco - The Jan. 6 Event (World Is Weird 12)
On January 6, 2021 at 12:53 EST, a mass of people overwhelmed police on the west side of the US Capitol Building in Washington DC. At 2:11, a window was broken, and they entered the building. What followed was a bizarre scene, with some happy to just wander around, while others had more active plans. When it was over, 5 people were dead, 138 law enforcement personnel were injured (15 needing hospitalization), and an untold number of civilians were also injured. Eventually, more than 1100 people would be charged with various crimes committed that day.
What exactly happened here? Whatever you want to call it, it was fueled by conspiracy theories and conspiracy thinking. And it also engendered CTs of its own. The conspirasphere had finally run amok.
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03:21 - A Fever You Can't Sweat Out - Sept. 29, 2020 "stand back and stand by", #stopthesteal, white supremacists and other militia asshats make plans for the Nov. 3 election, they set their eyes on the "innauguration" (sic), the Million MAGA March, Women for America First, Proud Boys leader Tarrio makes a mistake on Dec. 1209:39 - High Hopes - Trump and Barr spar, Dec. 14 looms large, firings and hirings, shouts and insults, the #wildprotest is announced on Dec. 19, plans are made to meet on Jan. 6, pressure on Pence, threats of a "red wedding"19:48 - Vices & Virtues - Trump calls Raffensperger on Jan. 2, Trump gets conflicting advice, Tarrio gets arrested on Jan. 4, bombs are planted, Trump sets up a war room at the Intercontinental Willard, Trump really doesn't want to leave office and rewrites his upcoming speech25:50 - Mad as Rabbits - Jan. 6, 8:17am-2:39pm: the "rally", Giuliani talks, an extraordinary video is shown, arrests are plan and plans are laid, Trump gives his speech, the crowd finds inspiration, Trump tries to take the wheel, Proud Boys head to the Capitol, crowds follow, help is asked for, the crowd surges, the building is breached, police are attacked38:44 - The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage - 2:44pm-3:49am: things get even uglier, help starts trickling in, attempts are still made to block certification, things finally get sorted43:08 - Hey Look Ma, I Made It - Repercussions aplenty, dramatis personae, prison sentences with Tarrio the leader of the pack48:57 - Emperor's New Clothes - What the heck were they all thinking? Apologist narratives, including the "false flag" tropeMusic by Fanette RonjatMore Info
The January 6 insurrection: Minute-by-minute on CNNCapitol riots timeline: What happened on 6 January 2021? on BBCA timeline of how the Jan. 6 attack unfolded â including who said what and when on NPRA Timeline of the Government's Response on Jan. 6, 2021 on American OversightEXPLAINER: A look at far-right extremists in Jan. 6 riot on AP News#StopTheSteal: Timeline of Social Media and Extremist Activities Leading to 1/6 Insurrection on Just SecurityThe January 6 Effect: An Evolution of Hate and Extremism on the ADL websiteRead: Full transcript of Donald Trumpâs call to Brad Raffensperger on Atlanta News FirstTrump film on the Ellipse Jan. 6 videoMovie at the Ellipse: A Study in Fascist Propaganda on Just SecurityDid This 2 Min. Video Help Incite the Jan. 6 Rioters? videoRead Trump's Jan. 6 Speech, A Key Part Of Impeachment Trial on NPRHow Texans helped plot, foment and carry out the Jan. 6 insurrection in The Texas TribuneThe Radicalization of Kevin Greeson on ProPublicaWhat Happened to the Jan. 6 Rioters Arrested Since the Capitol Attack on TimeFull List of Capitol Rioters Jailed So Far and the Sentences They Are Serving in NewsweekTrump supporter at center of a Jan. 6 conspiracy theory: "It's just been hell" on AxiosFox News sued by man at centre of Jan 6 conspiracy theory on Al JazeeraConspiracy Theorist Presumed Dead in Explosion During Police Standoff on ViceWhat words should we use to describe what happened in the Capitol? on PoynterWhat the History of the Word âInsurrectionâ Says About Jan. 6 in TimeThereâs an ongoing battle of words to describe Jan 6, 2021. Hereâs why it matters on PBS NewsHas the U.S. Capitol Been Attacked Before? on GaleExpert weighs in on why the Capitol riot was not an unusual historical event on Spectrum News 1The Capitol Has Been Attacked Before: This Time It Was Different on American University websiteConspiracy Theories and January 6th on Public WiseConspiracy theories paint fraudulent reality of Jan. 6 riot on PBS NewsA Guide to the Rightâs Unhinged Conspiracy Theories about Jan. 6 in Rolling StoneJanuary 6 conspiracy theories and debunked claims on The National NewsFollow us on social:
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EPISODE 100 | Conspirasphere Rising - A Talk w/Derek Arnold (Because Reasons 9)
Guest: Derek Arnold, Senior Instructor at Villanova University, where he teaches a course on The Rhetoric of Conspiracy Theories
The modern conspirasphere sort of starts with the assassination of JFK, and events in the two decades that follow help shape a growing trend toward conspiracy thinking in the United States. Mr. Arnold teaches his students all about this, and also offers guidance in how to construct a toolkit for analyzing conspiracy theories that they can take with them out into the world.
This is our 100th episode! What a long, strange trip it's been. Thank you for your past support!
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03:14 - 2012: A Beginning - Apocalyptic thinking creates some good stories, an overview of some motivations for belief11:24 - JFK Kicks It Off - Liberals have deep distrust, conservatives hate Communism, both are fighting what they think is the "good fight", Flower Power on one side and Nixon on the other21:17 - Post-Watergate - Conservatives search for a new Wallace, Reagan invents the soundbite28:01 - Pop Culture Gets Weird - Woo rising, fantasy films succeed, things are getting better or worse (depending on your perspective)29:58 - The New Age Movement Comes of Age - Faith replaces proof for some, volume becomes authority33:05 - Four Tools for the Conspiracy Toolkit - Cui Bono, Occam's Razor, How Many People, FalsifiabilityMusic by Fanette RonjatMore Info:
Derek Arnold at Villanova UniversityVillanova University Offers Course On Conspiracy Theories on CBS News PhiladelphiaFrom Bigfoot to JFK, Villanova Students Study Conspiracy Theories on Delco TodayVillanova professor discusses conspiracies theories linked to the moon landing Why Princess Diana conspiracies refuse to die by Derek Arnold in The ConversationHow Donald Trump Changed the Way College Students Learn About Conspiracy Theories in Time MagazineConspiracy theory mentality on WHYY PBS radioâWe sometimes just want to believeâ - the theory behind conspiracy theories on KYW NewsradioFive Hidden Benefits of Gossip in Fast CompanyFollow us on social:
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EPISODE 99 | A Bridge Too Far: The Mothman Visits Point Pleasant
The strange events of 1966-1967 in and around Point Pleasant, West Virginia gave rise to one of America's most enduring legends - the Mothman. It made the headlines and also the careers of Gray Barker and John Keel. But it was more than just a large winged creature. There were visits from the Men in Black, UFOs aplenty, poltergeists and other high weirdness.
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02:52 - I'm a Believer - A pair of couples see something; cranes, owls and shitepokes; Mary Hyre writes it up, Mothman is named07:00 - Cold Sweat - Woodrow Derenberger meets Indrid Cold, Newell Partridge has his TV watching interrupted (plus his dog Bandit goes missing), three women see a demon, Mary Hyre has an odd visitor, Donna Kenmore and Norma Ashley see a pendulum, later Kenmore is also kidnapped15:30 - Paperback Writers - Gray Barker and John Keel arrive, with ideas of their own; they get more info about Indrid Cold and friends, a nudist trip to Lanulos23:04 - Strange Days - The TNT area becomes party central, the town swells in population, local oddballs William and Martha Bateman invent TV for angels25:42 - The Men in Black are everywhere, so are UFOs, so is Mothman; the sense of doom builds29:28 - 13 Steps Lead Down - The Silver Bridge collapses, Mothman Math35:43 - Knock on Wood - Mothman as the Freiberg Shrieker and Black Bird of Chernobyl, Mothman hits the road40:25 - Where History Meets Mystery - the Mothman Museum, the Mothman Statue, the Mothcam, the Mothman car wash, the Mothman Festival and more; Keel really got a Mothman boostMusic by Fanette RonjatMore Info
The Notorious M.I.B. episodeA View to Vril episode (Valiant Thor bit at 21:29)The Mothman WikiThe Mothman Cometh on the Skeptoid PodcastMothman on Cryptid WikiFolk Tale Turned Urban Legend: Mothman (Pt 1)The True Story Behind The Legendary Mothman Said To Terrorize West Virginia on All That's InterestingThe true origin of the Mothman legend article by Justin MillsMisignwa Legend of MothmanThunderbird Cryptid: Bird with a 70ft WingspanThe Untold Truth of Mothman on GrungeThree facts about West Virginia's Mothman legend few know on West Virginia ExplorerLocal Lore: Woodrow Derenberger and the Legend of Indrid Cold on The Daily YonderIndrid Cold on Cryptid WikiIndrid Cold aka The Smiling Man on Villains WikiThe True Story Behind the Mothman of West Virginia on US Ghost Adventures10 Fascinating Things You May Not Know about the MothmanThe Silver Bridge And The Men In Black! on Rip Jagger's DojoWhen the Silver Bridge Came Crashing Down in Popular MechanicsMothman: The Hidden Truth paperMothman: A West Virginia Folklore on Ohio State's The Psychology of Extraordinary BeliefsWhat Is the Mothman and Why Are We so Obsessesed? on The Nerdist10 Horrifying Facts About The Legend of the Mothman: The Harbinger Of Doom From The 1960s on Groovy HistoryLegend of the Mothman-Point Pleasant Sightings video of CryptidSpotA Contactee Canon: Gray Barkerâs Saucerian Books paper by Gabriel MckeeMen in Black: The Secret Terror Among Us by Gray Barker on AmazonJohn Keel's Mothman CasebookConvincing Stories of People Who Claim They Saw the Mothman in Real LifeThe Freiberg ShriekerThe Black Bird of Chernobyl on Paranormal CatalogThe Black Bird Of Chernobyl: True Story Of The Chernobyl Mothman on Morbid KuriosityThe Legend of the Mothman: Agent of Destruction or Harbinger of Doom? on Curious Historian Mothman Math: Dates, Disasters, and DeathsMothman: Evil Incarnate by Loren Coleman on AmazonList of deaths related to the MothmanMothman Lives websiteMothman MuseumMothcam streamMothman Festival 2024The Mothman cometh? I went searching for Point Pleasantâs prophet of doom and all I got was a T-shirtThe Real Story of The Mothman Prophecies on IGNBehold the Mothman on SYFYBased on a True-Life Story, but Was That Story for Real? in the Los Angeles TimesTruth vs fiction in the Mothman Prophecies movie on Chasing the FrogThe Enduring Legacy of The Mothman Prophecies on Den of GeekMothman: Behind the Red Eyes by Jeff Wamsley on AmazonFollow us on social:
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EPISODE 98 | Smoke & Mirrors: Unintentional Dangers and Slow Thinking (Because Reasons 8)
Guest: Kent Weishaus, licensed clinical social worker, author of Stop Breaking Down: The Secret to Avoiding Overwhelm and Crack-Up
Why are there so many adherents to conspiracy theories these days? What are the mechanisms that encourage people to latch onto a particular narrative?
We are modern creatures with out-dated brains. Clinical social worker (and former TV guy) Kent Weishaus talks about various theories and cognitive biases, and champions slow thinking in an age that seems too fast for our minds to keep pace with.
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03:48 - Smoke & Mirrors - TV, unreasonable expectations, wraparound for commercials, the hard edge09:49 - Cognitive Distortions - Daniel Kahneman's Availability Heuristic, it's the system, TV was Gen X's buddy, we love fat (and sugar)15:37 - Prospect Theory, Loss Aversion, the Endowment Effect, Aaron Beck's thought distortions, overgeneralization, "mind reading", slow thinking, I-know-how-this-will-end, please get raptured, humans crave structure, think about your thinking, Richard Schwartz's Internal Family Systems (IFS) says we are fragmented beings26:10 - Towards Accuracy - E-Prime, people are not their diagnosis, slow thinking helps counteract otherization33:46 - Too Much Information - Fast thinking feels good, apes with car keys, phantom urgency, unintentional dangers, too much sensory input41:39 - Slow Thinking - Emotions are not uncontrollable, list the systems you're embedded in, nothing goes away in the digital system, Thomas Piketty and late-stage capitalism, the system is out of controlMusic by Fanette RonjatMore Info
Kent Weishaus websiteStop Breaking Down: The Secret to Avoiding Overwhelm and Crack-Up by Kent WeishausKent Weishaus on IMDbAvailability Heuristic And Decision MakingProspect Theory: What It Is and How It Works, With ExamplesLoss aversion on BehavioralEconomics.comThe Endowment Effect: Why Perceived Value Increases with OwnershipCognitive Distortions: Unhelpful Thinking Habits13 Cognitive Distortions Identified In CBTCognitive Distortions: 22 Examples & Worksheets (& PDF)Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanInternal Family Systems (IFS)About IFS (Internal Family Systems)E-Prime on WikipediaDiscovering E-PrimeE-Prime and Linguistic RevisionWandering Gaia: Dispatches from the Anthropocene website for Gaia VinceGalapagos by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The Nature of the Modern Mind by Pierre SteinerTurning the stone: embedding systems thinking in the everyday by Oliver StandingCapital and Ideology by Thomas PikettyFollow us on social:
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EPISODE 97 | Ăst akıl â Totally Turkey
Turkey is a place with a complex history and a diverse population, which can lead to a sense of uncertainty and instability. Conspiracy theories that offer simple explanations for complex events and interactions, seem to take hold easily there, especially lately.
This can make it difficult for people to distinguish between reliable information and propaganda and can contribute to the spread of false information and conspiracy theories.
All told, Turkey seems to be particularly susceptible to the spread of conspiracy narratives. Which is a darned shame, since the country is absolutely fascinating, with a long and rich history stretching back more than 40,000 years, fantastic food, a varied landscape and incredibly hospitable people.
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04:17 - Parkta Bir GĂŒn (A Walk in the Park) - The Mastermind Theory ( Ăst akıl), earthquake weapons, Yeni Akit (New Agreement) loves Hitler but hates blue jeans (the Kot Pantalon Theory), some t-shirts and the US $1 bill11:06 - Aya Benzer (Similar to the Moon) - The start of the Turkish republic (1923), the Multi-Party Period, Adnan Menderes turns into a jerk, a bomb in Thessaloniki leads to the Committee of Inquest, the military stages a coup and then hands power back18:25 - Seviyorum Sevmiyorum (I Like It, Donât Like It) - More chaos, the coup by memorandum, trouble in Cyprus; a new coup, a new constitution and new atrocities22:14 - The Kurds got screwed, Turgut Ăzal tries to make peace but dies, conspiracy theories abound, Islamicists gain traction, the Postmodern Coup, Islamicists on the rise26:07 - ⊠Dan Sonra (âŠAfter) - 2013 protests over a park lead to the victory of Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan, crackdowns aplenty, ErdoÄan wins again, more crackdowns, ErdoÄan changes the country to a Presidential Republic and wins again, making many more changes29:44 - Resimdeki GözyaĆları (Tears in the Picture) - The Armenian Genocide, a monument to lies called the the Memorial and Museum of Martyred Turks Massacred by Armenians in IÄdır 35:02 - Rakıya Su Katamam (I Canât Add Water to Raki) - The Dönme Jews, anti-Semitism, the Ä°zmir Plot, Israeli-trained spy sharks and other animals, this all seems a bit familiarMusic by Fanette RonjatMore Info
Guguou - Parkta Bir GĂŒn official audioMustafa Sandal - Aya Benzer videoNil Karaibrahimgil - Seviyorum Sevmiyorum videoSila and Kenan Dogulu - ...dan sonra videoCem Karaca - Resimdeki GözyaĆları audioAltın GĂŒn - Rakıya Su Katamam videoConspiracy theories in Turkey on WikiwandThe Conspiratorial Style in Turkish Politics: Discussing the Deep State in the ParliamentTĂŒrkiyeâs twin quakes and conspiracy theoriesNEW H.A.A.R.P EVIDENCE COMES OUT IN TURKEY EARTHQUAKE?! FACT OR CONSPIRACY? THIS IS SH0CKING! videoThe Science Behind the Massive Turkey-Syria Earthquakes video from the Wall Street JournalTurkish intelligence breaks ripped jeans signal codeâSpiesâ Communicate Via Ripped Jeans, According to Akit DailyThe Tin-Foil Hats Are Out in TurkeyConspiracy theory keeps Turkey in its grip: âThere is a vast conspiracy against the Turkish nationâAKPâs Conspiracy Theories paperUnraveling the AKP's 'Mastermind' conspiracy theoryThe discourse of ĂŒst akıl: a search for hegemony in the Turkish media paperOn the Resilience of Conspiracy Theories: The Resurrection of a Turkish Deep State under AKP Rule videoWhy Turkish government pushes 'global conspiracy' narrativeHow Turkish conspiracy theories upended life of U.S. scholar Barkey video The Middle East 'mastermind' who worries ErdoganErdogan: Turkey's all-powerful leader of 20 years on BBC NewsThe complex history of Turkey and the Kurds, explained video from the Washington PostArmenia Genocide Explained: Turkey, Erdogan, Biden Statement, Reparations & the Ottoman Empire videoThe Armenian Genocide videoThe Unspeakable Things That Happened In The Armenian Genocide videoTurkey Clears Bird Of Spying For Israel; Kestrel Is Just Latest In Long List Of Suspected Animal Mossad AgentsIran's ex-military chief: Israel sent lizards to spy on nuclear programAyoon Wa Azan (Conspiracy Theory)They Might Be Giants - Istanbul (Not Constantinople) videoFollow us on social for extra goodies:
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EPISODE 96 | Inside Out: Neuroscience & Memory (Because Reasons 7)
Guest: Dr. Gary Simonds, neurosurgeon, professor and author of Death's Pale Flag
What happens when a lauded neurosurgeon starts thinking about ghosts and the scientific approach to the paranormal? You get a novel like Death's Pale Flag. This is the fictional work by Gary R. Simonds, who spends a lot of his time thinking about the brain, how it works, how it doesn't work, and areas that still need to be explored with open minds.
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02:45 - Physician, heal thyself05:01 - The brain is a computer, sort of, but not really12:14 - The subjectivity of the inner voice17:00 - Not a free for all22:07 - Internal-extrenal confabulation27:00 - Death's Pale Flag36:35 - Science and the paranormalMusic by Fanette RonjatMore Info:
Gary R Simonds websiteDeath's Pale Flag by Gary SimondsBuilding Resilience in Neurosurgical Residents: A Primer by Gary SimondsThriving in Healthcare: A Positive Approach to Reclaim Balance and Avoid Burnout in Your Busy Life by Gary SimondsThe Thriving Physician: How to Avoid Burnout by Choosing Resilience Throughout Your Medical Career by Gary SimondsHow Human Memory Works on How Stuff WorksNeural Plasticity and Memory at the National Library of MedicineUnreliable Memory in Psychology TodayThe Science of Ghosts in Science News ExploresGhost Busted: When Science Meets the Supernatural in Discover MagazineGhosts Aren't Real: 4 Scientific Explanations for Paranormal Activity video by SciShowBrilliant Scientists Are Open-Minded about Paranormal Stuff, So Why Not You? in Scientific AmericanA scientific approach to the paranormal TEDx video by Carrie PoppyThe Dangers of Keeping an Open Mind on the Ratio Scientiae BlogFollow us on social for extra goodies:
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EPSIODE 95 | Bodyguard of Lies: The Ghost Army & Wartime Deception (World Is Weird 11)
More than 100 million soldiers took part in WWII, but not all of them were fighting with guns. There was obviously a lot of administration and infrastructure to deal with, there were codebreakers and spies, and there were even some who engaged in secret deception to trick the enemy.
This episode is not abouts ghosts, but rather the Ghost Army. No, not a battalion of unstoppable undead like Aragorn brings with him against the forces of Mordor, but a dirty tricks tactical deception unit the Allies deployed in Europe near the end of the war to fool Axis commanders.
Because, as the saying goes, allâs fair in love and war. This episode is partly a cynical attempt to lure in military history fans, but these are also really interesting stories. And you might consider them to have been, in fact, conspiracies, ones that were successful, by and large.
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02:58 - Sucker Bait - Dudley Clarke, Jasper Maskelyne, North Africa fun, Operation Crusader, Operation Bertram, the Second Battle of EL Alamein, Sunshields & Cannibals, Operation Canwell, Operation Sly Bob, HMS Houdin12:08 - Iâll Make Mincemeat Out of That Mouse! - Operation Husky (the invasion of Sicily); Operations Barclay, Mincemeat, Waterfall & Animals, the Trout Memo16:47 - Don't Touch the Sides! - Operations Overlord, Neptune, Bodyguard, Wadham, Starkey, Tindall & Cockade; 'A' Force, Plan Jael, Operations Fortitude & Ironside, double agents (Garbo, Brutus, Tricycle, Tate & Bronx), Operations Graffham, Royal Flush & Zeppelin23:52 - We Can Scare You, but You Can't Scare Us - The Ghost Army, Eye of the Needle, Operation Quicksilver, the 3132 Signal Service Company Special & spoof radio, Operation Viersen30:31 - Surfin' USA - Douglas Fairbanks Jr. gets inspired by HMS Tormentor, the Beach Jumpers, PsyOps, the Navy SEALs36:04 - Would I Lie to You? - The Siege of Yapu, Alexander crosses the Hydaspes River, Sun Bin of the Qi, the Empty Fort Strategy, Mongol deceptions, the Sultan Baybars takes the Krak des Chevaliers in the Ninth Crusade, the Americans vs Brits & North Vietnamese40:03 - MILDEC strategies & guidelines - Sun Tzu vs. Clausewitz, the fog of war, the five main MILDEC tactics, Magruder's Principle, Jones' Dilemma, Avoid Windfalls, Multiple Forms of Surprise45:38 - We're Not as Clever as We Think We Are - The military influences fashion, all deception if about perception and psychologyMusic by Fanette RonjatMore Info
Magic in the Desert on the Warfare History Network websiteThe Magician of WWII who Made Tanks Disappear on War History OnlineThe Deceivers: Allied Military Deception in the Second World War by Thaddeus HoltThe War Magician: The True Story of Jasper Maskelyne by David FisherOperation Bertram on the Scholarly Community EncyclopediaA 5-Minute History Of The Battle Of El AlameinDummy Tanks and Fake Radio Broadcasts: WW2's Biggest Deception CampaignsOperation Husky: The Classroom for Amphibious LandingsTrout Memo on Military History WikiWhat Was Operation Mincemeat?Dead Man Floating: World War II's Oddest Operation on NPROperation Mincemeat: The man who never was on The History Press"A" Force: The Origins of British Deception During the Second World War by Whitney T. Bendeck6 Daring Double Agents on History.comAgent Garbo on MI5 websiteSecret Agents, Secret Armies: The D-Day Misfit Spies on the National WWII Museum websiteA Pioneering Experiment - OSS Double-Agent Operations in World War II paper by Robert CowdenThe Ghost Army Legacy Project websiteHow the Ghost Army of WWII Used Art to Deceive the Nazis in Smithsonian MagazineThe Top-Secret WWII Unit That Fooled the Nazis on History.comGhost Army book and filmHow a Ghost Army of American artists helped defeat Hitler in The WeekInside the 23rd, the 3132 Signal Company, The Sonic DeceiversOperation Viersen mission summaryD-DAY DECEPTION: OPERATION FORTITUDE SOUTHEye of the Needle by Ken FollettThe Defeat of Hitler: D-Day Invasion on The History PlaceHow Actor Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Crafted an Impressive Military Career on Miltary.comDouglas Fairbanks's Drama on the High Seas on HistoryNetThe Beach Jumpers and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. video by The History GuyU.S. Navy Beach Jumpers AssociationUDT-SEAL AssociationArmy document FM 3-13.4 Army Support to Military DeceptionDeceivingly Decisive: U.S. Army Military Deception and Counterintelligence article by First Lieutenant Will RectorTwo Taxonomies of Deception for Attacks on Information Systems by Neil C. Rowe and Hy S. Rothstein, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School
Tactical Level PSYOP and MILDEC Information Oper Operations: How to Smartly and Lawfully Prime the Battlefield paper by Joshua E. KastenbergThe lost and found art of deception on US Army websiteâThe Art of Warâ: As relevant now as when it was written in Irish TimesThe Grand Strategy of Carl von Clausewitz on WarroomOn War Without the Fog article in Military ReviewGenghis Khan's Secrets of Success on HistoryNetHiding in Plain Sight: The Science of Military Camouflage blog on UF PROLessons from Others for Future U.S. Army Operations in and Through the Information Environment paper by the Rand CorporationDeploying Deception on the Battlefield in Scientific AmericanThe Military Influence on Fashion on HighsnobietyThe Psychology of Cognitive DeceptionFollow us on social for extra goodies:
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EPISODE 94 | Peek-A-Boo: Project Star Gate
The US military heard the Soviets were working on creating psychic spies, so they started their own program, which would, after many name changes, get dubbed Project Star Gate. This would attract cranks and flim-flammers of all kinds over its 25 year run, resulting in not much useful intel but inspiring some participants to make a number of outlandish claims and starting various conspiracy theories about remote viewing techniques.
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03:37 - Get Ready - The Soviet Project AIZEN, SCANATE at SRI, Uri Geller07:53 - Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves - The Scientologists: Harold Putoff, Pat Price, Ingo Swann (the most successful remote viewer of all time), sexy bio-androids go shopping, a thirsty UFO12: 37 - Joseph McMoneagle (the most successful remote viewer of all time) doesn't find General James Dozier, makes predictions that don't come true16:02 - David Morehouse (the most successful remote viewer of all time) 17:26 - Fly Like an Eagle - Jewish Hungarian cowboy Edwin May takes over, Gondola Wish, Grill Flame moves to Fort Meade, Major General Albert Stubblebine, the Soviet Project Znacki, Sun Streak, Project Star Gate, Ray Hyman finds fault (again)24:34 - So Be It, Jedi - Various JEDIs, not those stargates, Suggestopedia, the First Earth Batallion29:20 - (Don't Fear) The Reaper - Ed Dames (the most successful remote viewer of all time), remote viewing is not really "seeing", Psi Tech, Harry DeLighter, Dames makes predictions and some money35:10 - Subterranean Homesick Alien - The KGB's Project ISIS, the Brits look into remote viewing (in a half-arsed way), how much did all this cost, talented remote viewer Courtney Brown, Star Trek, yogic flying, the Heaven's Gate cult43:10 - Sympathy for the Devil - Aaron Hanson née Donahue (the greatest psychic of all time) and his father, James Donahue, angels are bat aliens from Orion, Aaron as the Hopi Pahana, Aaron starts his Luciferian Order (cult), and he's a colossal racist, Aaron and Ed Dames fall out over Japanese TV money, Aaron runs for presidentMusic by Fanette RonjatMore Info:
Psychic Discoveries Behind the Iron Curtain by Sheila Ostrander Unconventional research in USSR and Russia: short overview, 2013 paper by Serge KernbachCIA releases psychic experiment documents on CNET, 2017STAR GATE [Controlled Remote Viewing] on FAS Intelligence Resource ProgramUri Geller on the Tonight Show, August 1, 1973 videoUri Geller interview with The Guardian. September 2022Operation Star Gate: U.S. Intelligence and Psychic Spies in EnigmaRemote Viewing, Reality, and the Human Condition, Russell Targ article with linksCIA documents about Ingo SwannMemoirs of a Psychic Spy: The Remarkable Life of U.S. Government Remote Viewer by Joseph McMoneagleRemote Viewing: The Complete User's Manual for Coordinate Remote Viewing by David MorehousePsychic Warrior: The True Story of the CIA's Paranormal Espionage Programme by David MorehouseThe Monroe Institute websiteCIA entry for Gondola WishCIA entry for Project Grill FlameGrill Flame Project DIA session report, July 31, 1999Meet the Former Pentagon Scientist Who Says Psychics Can Help American Spies in NewsweekRise Up and Fight the Swine Flu Conspiracy, article of Stubblebine's pseudomedical nonsenseThe Men Who Stare at Goats by Jon RonsonSaddamâs Stargate and Taskforce 20 episodeThe Pentagonâs Twilight Zone, 1988 WaPo article by Sally SquiresRead The CIA 1983 Report About Transcending Spacetime With Your MindRemotely Viewed? The Charlie Jordan CaseRemote Viewing Matrix (Ed Dames's latest name change)Free Energy: The Race to Zero Point movieCoast to Coast AM - Project Stargate with Dale GraffCoast to Coast AM - Remote Viewing Satan with Ed Dames (Dec. 21, 1998)Hocus Pocus - Is Ed Dames Exploiting Missing and Murdered Children for Self Promotion?Project Pegasus - Mars and Beyond! episodeProject ISIS: The Secret KGB â Abduction Files Part 1 videoTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Psi in The IndependentBritish Military Tests Psychic Warfare in WiredBritish Ministry of Defence Remote Viewing archiveMinistry of Defence 2002 reportUK forces tested, rejected psychic techniques in The RegisterThe psychic hunt for Osama Bin LadenCosmic Voyage: A Scientific Discovery of Extraterrestrials Visiting Earth by Courtney Brown The Farsight Institute website Courtney Brown's 'Cosmic Voyage' in Preposterism in the Skeptical Inquirer The Courtney Brown Affair and Academic Freedom in the Skeptical Inquirer Courtney Brown - Adolf Hitler: Remote Viewing a Mass Murderer videoThe Hopi Turned Their Backs On The Pahana by James DonahueUnder the Vatican - Revelation of the Beast by James DonahueRemote Viewing the 45th President of the USA 2016 James Hanson videoAaron C. Hanson documents archiveSuspect Zero movie (18% on Rotten Tomatoes)Aaron C. Hanson entry in the Encyclopedia of American LoonsThe Truth About Remote Viewing on SkeptoidFollow us on social for extra goodies:
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DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of a 2022 Gold Quill Award, 2022 Gold MarCom Award, 2021 AVA Digital Award Gold, 2021 Silver Davey Award, 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence, and on numerous top 10 podcast lists. PRAGUE TIMES - A city is more than just a location - itâs a kaleidoscope of history, places, people and trends. This podcast looks at Prague, in the center of Europe, from a number of perspectives, including what it is now, what is has been and where itâs going. Itâs Prague THEN, Prague NOW, Prague LATER -
EPISODE 93 | From Sea to Sea: More Canada Mysteries & Histories
Guest: Nile SĂ©guin, comedian, actor, writer, French-Canadian
Canada, northern neighbor to the United States, a sovereign nation thatâs only party sovereign, second largest country in the world by size but 37th by population. Itâs a place filled with fairly reasonable people, lots of trees and many mysteries.
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03:18 - A bit about Nile (including his new podcast), where Canada gets its name, Canucks09:05 - The Screaming Tunnel of Niagara Falls15:10 - Jerome of Sandy Cove, NS25:04 - Project Y: the flying VZ-9 Avrocar 30:34 - Canadian pronunciation and slang45:22 - Nile has homeworkMusic by Fanette RonjatMORE INFO:
Nile SĂ©guin websiteNile's Conspiracy Planning Committee: PlandemicNile's Conspiracy Planning Committee: The Moon LandingNile's IMdb pageMercer Report video: Canada ExplainedOrigin of the name "Canada" - government webpageThe Screaming Tunnel on To Do CanadaScreaming Tunnel Niagara Falls: Haunted or Hoax? on I've Been BTReal History of the Screaming Tunnel | Niagara Hauntâs Legit Legend on Ghost WalksJerome of Sandy Cove, Nova Scotia on Historic MysteriesThe story of Jerome: The southwestern N.S. mystery that never ends, even 110 years after his death on SaltwireJerome Identified - An Early Mystery Solved on Canadian MysteriesThe Story Of Avro Canada's VZ-9 Avrocar Flying Saucer Project on Simple FlyingCanada Built a Flying Saucer. It didn't work; the story of the Avro Canada VZ-9 Avrocar videoThe Avrocar in Toronto from the 1950s videoCoanda Effect â Avro Car on Mysteries of CanadaWhatâs Going On With the Way Canadians Say âAboutâ? on Atlas ObscuraCanadianisms on CMU School of Computer Science websiteCanadian Slang: A Guide To Bunny Hugs, Loonies, And More25 Canadian slang words you should learn before visitingFollow us on social for extra goodies:
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EPISODE 92 | Octopus's Garden: Dan Casolaro, INSLAW & Death (WIW 10)
A number of unusual deaths, law enforcement software, mob families, casinos, drug running, arms dealing, and a possible nationwide, possible international, conspiracy known as the Octopus â this wild and complicated tale reads like a whole series of thriller novels and is further proof that the world is weird indeed.
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01:59 - Complicated Life - 1977: The weird death of Charles âChuckâ Morgan, Don Devereux investigates08:48 - Herbie Goes Bananas - 1990: Joseph Bonanno aka Joe Bananas aka Don Peppino, Devereux helps Unsolved Mysteries on a story about Morgan, Doug Johnston dies across the street from Devereux's house, Dan Casolaro contacts Devereux in 199112:58 - Squid Game - 1973-1991: Dan Casolaro, dilletante & part-time journalist, starts poking around into rumors around INSLAW's PROMIS software, the 1980 October Surprise theory, Iran Contra and the BCCI Scandal21:36 - Danger Man & the Octopus - 1989-1991: Casolaro encounters Michael Riconosciuto ("Danger Man"), begins to see the shape of the Octopus, starts getting threats25:43 - Meeting in Martinsburg - 1991: Casolaro goes to Martinsburg, West Virginia but never makes it home, weirdness at his funeral, unanswered questions and "missing" files32:47 - You Better You Bet - 1978-1981: Cabazon murders in Rancho Mirage, the the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, secret government dealings, mafia dudes, INSLAW and Michael Riconosciuto again, Wackenhut, drug running, software trojan horses, hitman James Hughes40:35 - Giant Octopus Kraken - 1982-1991: Riconosciuto's roommate is killed, NSA guy Alan David Standorf is killed, Riconosciuto's lawyer is killed, journalist Anson Ng Yong is killed in Guatemala while researching much of all this, arms running, INSLAW, BCCI, and the DOJ44:33 - Death & Espionage - 1976-2001: John Munson tries to frame Riconosciuto, then his girlfriend dies; the Spiro family are killed in Southern California; arms dealer turned Israeli spy Ari Ben-Menashe, counterintelligence agent Robert Hanssen turns double agent50:10 - Trying to make some sense of it allMusic by Fanette RonjatLapsus Linguae: I consistently mispronounce the name of Michael Riconosciuto thruoghout this episode, only finding out after I had recorded and edited that it should be closer to "Re-con-SHOO-toh" My bad.
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The Odd Mystery behind Charles C. Morgan's DeathCold Case: Strange evidence found in '77 on, near man's bodyJoe Bonanno Tuscon Arizona Crew Members video The Kinship of KillersFBI Phoenix HistoryThe Odd Death of Charles C. Morgan on Unsolved WikiChuck Morgan on Unsolved MysteriesA Case of Mistaken Identity? The Strange Death of Doug JohnstonDevereux Reports websiteDanny Casolaro on AlchetronDanny Casolaro on Unsolved MysteriesThe Last Days of Danny Casolaro article plus several linksThe Strange Death of Danny Casolaro New York Times article, reprintedWhat Killed Danny Casolaro? Washington Post articleTHE STRANGE DEATH OF DANNY CASOLARO in Vanity FairFBI files on Dan CasolaroDan's file titled CIA Frank Terpil RenegadesDanny Casolaro's files and notesDanny Casolaro Died for You backstoryThe Mysterious Death Of Danny CasolaroThe INSLAW FileThe INSLAW Affair - chapter 17 of The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro's Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal by Cheri SeymourThe INSLAW Affair documentsFederal Corruption: INSLAW by Harry V. MartinThe Promis Threat: An Octopus Slouches Toward Mena, Arkansas, Area 51 and The International UFO Congress in Las Vegas by Kenn Thomas, Steamshovel press, #7
Octopus Revisited by Kenn ThomasThe Undying Octopus: FBI and the PROMIS affair Part 1Black Arcadia - Danny Casolaro and the Octopus - Parts 1-3Parts 4-7, Lindsay Biziak Murder parts 1-2Parts 8-10The INSLAW Octopus in WiredCode for PROMIS softwareBCCI SCANDAL: BEHIND THE 'BANK OF CROOKS AND CRIMINALS' in the Washington PostThe Dictator-Run Bank That Tells the Story of Americaâs Foreign CorruptionBCCI Scandal documentDanny Casolaro and the Octopus Syndicate videoCasolaro Murder excerpts from The Village VoiceCabazon: How 'Indian gaming' began - LaRouche articleArrest in 1981 tribal murders revives old mysteryBadlands - article in Spy Magazine about many of these storiesWorldwide Conspiracy, Or Fantasy? -- Felon's Story Checks Out - Kind OfJournalist Investigating Bank Was Second To DieGuatemala: Journalist's Murder May Be Linked With Bcci ScandalMurder in Rancho Santa FeInvestigators closed a mysterious murder case Wednesday and blamed...Secret Government Program Linked To Local Murders? KESQ new story on murders, INSLAW and moreTranscript of interview with Ari Ben-Menashe for Journeyman.tvJustice Department records confirm PROMIS scandalâs ties to IsraelHow an FBI Sting Took Down KGB Spy Robert Hanssen on SpyscapeHow Robert Hanssen Spied for the SovietsBecause there's a LOT more to this, the timeline from Danny Casolaro Died for YouFollow us on social for extra goodies:
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EPSIODE 91 | Tartaria Sauce : The Great Tartarian Empire and 15-Minute Cities
One day, I wondered if there were any conspiracy theories about architecture, which is something I am quite keen on, so I fired up the laptop and did a Google search, and sure enough, there is. One. One thatâs weird and funny and just a little bit sad.
While researching this, a new conspiracy pops up on the interwebs, this time about urban planning, another subject Iâm very interested in. And so, between the Tartarian Empire/Great Mud Flood theory, and the newly minted freak out about 15-minute cities, it felt like this episode of Conspiracy Clearinghouse was sort of writing itself.
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02:08 - Trans-Continental Hustle - Fomenko's New Chronology and Levashov's ramblings04:51 - This City Never Sleeps - NYC's Singer Building & Penn Station, San Francisco's 1915 PanamaâPacific International Exposition, the White City at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago10:49 - World in My Eyes - Great Tartaria, the Great Mudflood, YouTube and Reddit15:29 - They Might Be Giants - Tartarians were giants, mountains are petrified buildings, ancient nukes18:29 - Bury the Evidence - Zero point energy, Nikola Tesla, we was robbed, a 1957 CIA report is proof (or not)25:45 - I of the Storm - It's the QAnon of architecture29:56 - City to City - Gemma O'Doherty discovers the 15-minute city, Carlos Moreno's ideas, Frank Llyod Wright's Broadacre Cities, Build Back Better and Agenda 21/3035:02 - Deeply Dippy - O'Doherty ramps up her rhetoric, Oxford gets in trouble, Neo-Nazis and Not Our Future make noise38:46 - Party at Ground Zero - Death threats, climate change deniers get in on the action, Jordan Peterson and other screwheads weigh in, not really a new idea, Jan Gehl's groundbreaking ideas on urban planning, many cities are making plans (like Prague)45:24 - Bitter Sweet Symphony - 15-minute cities have become a rallying point for alt-right madness and conspiracy theoriesMusic by Fanette RonjatMore Info:
Time for Timer: Pseudohistories & Historical Revisions episodeKhazar Love Triangle episodeSinger Building on Skyscraper.orgThe Story Behind The Singer Building: NYC's Lost SkyscraperThe birth, life, and death of old Penn StationThe Panama-Pacific International ExhibitionSAN FRANCISCO, UNITED STATES 1915 on America's Best HistoryWORLDâS COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION OF 1893The Worldâs Columbian Exposition: The White City and fairgrounds on Smart History5 fun facts about the Worldâs Columbian Exposition of 1893The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik LarsonLost Empire of Tartaria in Never Was MagazineTartaria and the Mud Flood on the Skeptoid podcastInside The Empire Of Tartaria, One Of Historyâs Wildest ConspiraciesTwitter thread on Tartaria by @cinemashoeboxTartarian Architecture on RedditNikola Tesla - The Monster from Venus episodeTartaria Uncovered: AntiquiTech, Tesla, Mud Flood & Beyond! subredditInside the wild architecture conspiracy theory gaining traction onlineJohn Levi on YouTubePhilipp Druzhinin on YouTubeTartaria: an Empire hidden by history, or revealed by ignorance?Question the Narrative | Trees, Titans, or Melted Buildings?History Reset videoThe Lost Empire of Tartaria on Historical BlindnessNational Cultural Development Under Communism - 1957 CIA reportInside the âTartarian Empire,â the QAnon of ArchitectureTartaria Explained in Three Minutes videoWhat is the Truth about Tartaria videoThe Tartarian Meltdown YouTube channelThe 15-minute city: how Ireland's conspiracy theorists grew to fear an urban planning conceptIntroducing the â15-Minute Cityâ: Sustainability, Resilience and Place Identity in Future Post-Pandemic Cities15-Minute City on DeloitteThe 15-Minute City: Putting people at the center of urban transformation websiteParisâ Vision for a â15-Minute Cityâ Sparks a Global MovementParis, the 15-minute city in The New EuropeanTHE PROMISE OF THE 15-MINUTE CITY on PoliticoThe Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane JacobsRevisiting Frank Lloyd Wrightâs Vision for âBroadacre CityâAgenda 21 - This Land Is My Land episodeHow '15-minute cities' turned into an international conspiracy theoryWhat is the '15-minute city' conspiracy theory?Why is the apparently harmless idea of 15-minute cities exercising conspiracy theorists?Oxford, the 15-Minute City, and the Birth of a LieWhy do traffic reduction schemes attract so many conspiracy theories?Oxford hit by wave of protests over '15-minute city' backlashOxford protest videoOxfordshire and Oxford councillors threatened over traffic filtersFalse climate lockdown claims in Oxford lead to death threatsDonât lock me in my neighborhood! 15-minute city hysteria sweeps the UKWalkable CitiesJan Gehl website"The Human Scale" in IMDbTimes Square TransformationTimes Square: Putting the âsquareâ back in Times SquareCiting âLivability and Mobility,â Bloomberg Declares Broadway Plazas a Success on Next CityPortland's 20-Minute Neighborhoods after Ten Years: How a Planning Initiative Impacted AccessibilityLondon's Gear Change planPrague Metropolitan PlanPrague 2050 PlanPrague Institute of Planning and Development plansHow can we bring âzero auto ownershipâ out of the shadows?Tackling the 15-minute cities conspiracy means fixing inequalityConspiracy Theorists Are Coming for the 15-Minute CityThe 15-Minute City Freakout Is a Case Study in Conspiracy Paranoia15-minute cities: how to separate the reality from the conspiracy theoryFollow us on social for extra goodies:
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