Twitter: @PodGuideCon • @monkeyfluids
Site: conspiracism.podbean.com
300 episodes
2018 to present
Average episode: 45 minutes
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Categories: Interview-Style • Two Hosts
Podcaster's summary: Dr. M R. X. Dentith and Josh Addison dissect and analysis conspiracy theories new and old, looking at conspiracy theory through the lens of Philosophy!
| Episodes |
| 2023-Dec-01 • 1 minutes Dancing on Kissinger’s Grave Redux A more considered opinion... |
| 2023-Nov-30 • 3 minutes Dancing on Kissinger’s Grave A momentary reflection and shaking of the booty over the death of infamous war criminal, Henry Kissinger. |
| 2023-Nov-25 • 56 minutes Back to the Well Friend! Do you have a conspiracy-themed podcast that needs a new episode but you just can't even right now? Why not go find out what Alex Jones and David Icke are saying on their respective websites and then comment on it? It's like the content is al... |
| 2023-Nov-19 • 53 minutes Stigmatised Knowledge (Conspiracy Theory Masterpiece Theatre) Josh and M review Michael Barkun's 2016 “Conspiracy Theories as Stigmatized Knowledge” as published in Diogenes. — You can contact us at: [email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy by donating to our Patreon: ... |
| 2023-Nov-11 • 46 minutes A Celtic NZ Again (Back to the Conspiracy) We're looking back at the history of attempts to rewrite the history of Aotearoa, in this case by making claims that Maori are not its indigenous people (and then making conspiracy theories to explain why this isn't widely accepted). Along the way we... |
| 2023-Nov-03 • 42 minutes There is a Light that Never Goes Out Josh and M talk cartels, lightbulbs, and lightbulb cartels! — You can contact us at: [email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy by donating to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/podcastersguidetotheconspirac...... |
| 2023-Oct-28 • 40 minutes Who Dares Call it Conspiracy? (Conspiracy Theory Masterpiece Theatre) Time for some psychological experimentation, as we look at Michael J. Wood's Some Dare Call It Conspiracy: Labeling Something a Conspiracy Theory Does Not Reduce Belief in It. In addition, Josh eats his dinner over the course of the entire recording ... |
| 2023-Oct-22 • 47 minutes The New Zealand General Election of 2023 After a brief hiatus, M and Josh join together once more, this time to talk about the New Zealand General Election of 2023. — You can contact us at: [email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy by donating to ou... |
| 2023-Oct-07 • 27 minutes Filler Episode - The Pentagon Papers M is unwell, so Josh takes you through the story of the Pentagon Papers, the original "thing-starting-with-P Papers". As far as we know. — You can contact us at: [email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy by d... |
| 2023-Sep-23 • 50 minutes M Knows It When They See It After last week's episode - which totally exists and was awesome, you guys - we dial things down a notch with a look a recent paper of M's, where they survey some works, outline some methodologies, tabulate some results - are we sure this is a philos... |
| 2023-Sep-09 • 38 minutes Ebolagain! (Back to the Conspiracy) The rumoured outbreak of Ebola at this year's Burning Man is all the excuse M and Josh need to take a look at our old episodes about Ebola conspiracy theories, and infectious disease conspiracy theories in general. Who remembers Zika? — You can conta... |
| 2023-Sep-02 • 63 minutes Conspirituality Emerges! (Conspiracy Theory Masterpiece Theatre) Josh and M look at “The Emergence of Conspirituality” by Charlotte Ward & Prof. David Voas, the prequel to a paper of Dean Ballinger's (RIP) that we looked at last year. — You can contact us at: [email protected] Why not support The Pod... |
| 2023-Aug-25 • 29 minutes Filler Episode - Toxic Oil Syndrome Since M is en route to China (did we mention that M is going back to China?), Josh supplies a story of mass food poisoning in Spain with conflicting explanations. Listen as he tries to pronounce the word "epidemiological" repeatedly while his childre... |
| 2023-Aug-18 • 44 minutes The F Kennedy Syndrome Josh and M discuss not one, not two, not three but four of the F. Kennedy clan. — You can contact us at: [email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy by donating to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/podcaster... |
| 2023-Aug-13 • 25 minutes A Missing Bonus Episode - Walt Gumbly! Due to miscommunication the previous bonus episode we said would be free for all, never got released. Missing in the archives for over two weeks, we are proud to bring you this missing bonus episode of the Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy, complet... |
| 2023-Aug-12 • 21 minutes Patron Bonus Episode - Kissinger in a sack It's another free patron bonus episode (largely because we realised there was some Patreon admin/fallout we failed to mention in the main episode)! |
| 2023-Aug-11 • 57 minutes Truth Trajectories (Conspiracy Theory Masterpiece Theatre) Having sucked the philosophical literature dry (for now), M gets some anthropology into the mix, by having Josh read through the 2011 paper “Conspiracy theories and their truth trajectories” by Mathijs Pelkmans and Rhys Machold. It's a gripping read ... |
| 2023-Jul-31 • 97 minutes Patrick Brooks on the Origin of (Some) Conspiracy Theories M interviews Patrick Brooks, author of the forthcoming paper "On the origins of conspiracy theories" (Philosophical Studies: https://philpapers.org/rec/BROOTO-6). — You... can contact us at: po[email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Gu... |
| 2023-Jul-25 • 47 minutes The Stopped Clock Effect (Back to the Conspiracy) Josh and M revisit episode 28 (and a few others) to (re)investigate cases where someone got it right about a conspiracy, only to then go on to have a career where they seem to always get it wrong... — You can contact us at: [email protected]... |
| 2023-Jul-14 • 61 minutes Will Mittendorf on Racist and Anti-Racist Conspiracy Theories M chats with Will Mittendorf about his paper at the 2nd International Conference of the Philosophy of Conspiracy Theories, which concerns racist and anti-racist conspiracy theories. — You can contact us at: [email protected] Why not support... |
| 2023-Jul-06 • 44 minutes The Mountain Meadows Massacre (What the Conspiracy?) Inspired by Steve Clarke's talk "When Conspiracy Theorists Win", M and Josh introduce an unsuspecting Georgia to the unpleasant tale of the Mountain Meadows Massacre - if she's lucky, she'll live to regret it. Alternate titles for this episode includ... |
| 2023-Jun-30 • 61 minutes Brian L. Keeley on Conspiracy Liars Josh and M discuss M's interview with Brian L. Keeley, where Brian discusses conspiracy liars (who probably think M and Brian.. and Josh are the real conspiracy liars). — You can contact us at: [email protected] Why not support The Podcaste... |
| 2023-Jun-24 • 47 minutes What M did on their ”holiday”... M is back (actually back) and discusses what happened "on tour" in Italy and the Netherlands... — You can contact us at: [email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy by donating to our Patreon: https://www.patre... |
| 2023-Jun-17 • 54 minutes An Interview with Julia and also Death M is back, for a given value of "back", so we have a full length episode this week, featuring both M and Josh - there's no denying it! M talks to Julia Deutz and Josh talks about DEATH. There's been a bit of it going around at the moment. — You can c... |
| 2023-Jun-10 • 34 minutes Filler Episode - Robert Hanssen is Dead More filler, this time ripped from the week's headlines! Josh is talking about the life and recent death of Robert Hanssen, FBI mole, Opus Dei member, doer of dodgy sex stuff. This episode contains all you could want to know about what he did (sell s... |
| 2023-Jun-09 • 13 minutes FistoEpisto - Not in Maastricht Malex updates you on the depraved world of conspiracy theory theory conferences… in Amsterdam! |
| 2023-Jun-02 • 28 minutes Filler Episode - Brenda Hean Another episode that's all filler, no killer - UNLESS IT ISN'T. Was the loss of Tasmanian environmentalist Brenda Hean a tragic accident, or was there something more sinister to it? Evidence of sabotage, suspect investigations, a guy called "Electric... |
| 2023-May-31 • 13 minutes FistoEpisto - The Little Gargler Workshop Malex Drones solos himself, arse out, at the Little Gargler Workshop… |
| 2023-May-27 • 18 minutes Filler Episode - The Brabant Killers M's jetting overseas once again, so Josh fills in by scarring your souls with a thoroughly depressing tale of murder and more murder. How depressing? At one point, Josh says "of the four, all but three died" - that was a mistake, which should have be... |
| 2023-May-22 • 61 minutes I Think I’m Paranoid (Conspiracy Theory Masterpiece Theatre) Episode 404 - should we do an "error: podcast not found" gag? Probably not worth the effort - not when the actual episode is doing double duty as a Conspiracy Theatre Masterpiece Theater (sort of) and a Back to the Conspiracy (sort of). Yes, we're lo... |
| 2023-May-12 • 56 minutes Coronation Quiche Josh and M "celebrate" the coronation by looking at some crownly conspiracies, whilst also revisiting an old favourite... — You can contact us at: [email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy by donating to our ... |
| 2023-May-06 • 58 minutes We Licke Icke (Back to the Conspiracy) Josh and M revisit David Icke for the fourth(?) time... — You can contact us at: [email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy by donating to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/podcastersguidetotheconspiracy or...... |
| 2023-May-01 • 42 minutes The Gateway Experience Josh and M use their Factor 21 abilities to inquire into... The Gateway Experience! — You can contact us at: [email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy by donating to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/podca... |
| 2023-Apr-22 • 52 minutes FistoEpisto Episode 400 - The Dogs of Pluto Malex and Joe discuss the news! |
| 2023-Apr-14 • 26 minutes The Zircon Affair Another M-less episode, as Josh entertains us with the tale of the Zircon Affair, a British controversy involving some very British names. Not to mention Space Shuttles, NASA, the NSA, the GCHQ, the BBC, the PAC and the threat of a D-notice or two. A... |
| 2023-Apr-06 • 28 minutes A Wave of Mutilations M's not available this week, so Josh takes a look at an oldy but a goody - honest to goodness cattle mutilations. Once a staple of UFO lore, they haven't had much press lately until they unexpectedly did. What's really behind this phenomenon? Why cow... |
| 2023-Apr-02 • 64 minutes JFK Again (Back to the Conspiracy) We're taking another look at the conspiracy theories around the assassination of JFK, just like it was 2014 all over again. Or possibly just like it was 1963 all over again. Time travel is involved, definitely. Also, squid penises for some reason. —Y... |
| 2023-Mar-24 • 53 minutes What’s a Blik? (Conspiracy Theory Masterpiece Theatre) Josh and M review Glenn Y. Bezalel's "Conspiracy Theories and Religion: Reframing Conspiracy Theories as Bliks” which appeared in Episteme in 2019. —You can contact us at: [email protected] not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspi... |
| 2023-Mar-17 • 60 minutes The Thule Society M and Josh discuss the Thule Society, the Vril Societies, and... Kerry Thornley! — You can contact us at: [email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy by donating to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/podcaste... |
| 2023-Mar-10 • 56 minutes The Race to the Space Moon! (Back to the Conspiracy) Josh and M revisit both episode 29 and 191, as they revisit the space race and the most important question of all time: does the Moon actually exist? — You can contact us at: podcastconspira[email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Co... |
| 2023-Mar-06 • 21 minutes News sans M Aha! The wheel has come full circle and the shoe is now on the other foot - Josh is recording a filler episode, as this week's recording schedule was disrupted by events outside our control. Without M to break the monotony of his own voice, Josh reso... |
| 2023-Feb-24 • 67 minutes Joining the Conspiracy (Conspiracy Theory Masterpiece Theatre) Josh and M review Lee Basham's "Joining the Conspiracy" (Argumenta, 2018). — You can contact us at: [email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy by donating to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/podcastersguid...... |
| 2023-Feb-19 • 53 minutes Rome isn’t Real Josh and M look at the TikTok claim that Rome isn't real, and this thing turns out to go all the way back to either the Jesuits or the Benedictines (depending on who you trust)... — You can contact us at: [email protected] Why not support T... |
| 2023-Feb-12 • 46 minutes A Return to the New World Order! Josh and M revisit episode 13, and finally give a potted history to the real Bavarian Illuminati... — You can contact us at: [email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy by donating to our Patreon: https://www.p... |
| 2023-Feb-04 • 13 minutes The Final Filler Episode(?) M talks about whether they should talk about Alex Jones' sex life... |
| 2023-Jan-26 • 19 minutes News sans Josh M tries something whilst Josh is away, to no avail... |
| 2023-Jan-19 • 33 minutes Another visit to Icke and Jones Josh is away so David Icke and Alex Jones must play! — You can contact us at: [email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy by donating to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/podcastersguidetotheconspiracy or... Po... |
| 2023-Jan-12 • 40 minutes Enheduanna Josh regales M with the story of history's first historian, auto-biographer, and rhetorician, the Priestess Enheduanna... — You can contact us at: [email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy by donating to our ... |
| 2022-Dec-24 • 41 minutes 2022 in Review It's the end of the year, so it's a year in review episode, just like every other podcast does! We're not proud. — On Twitter, Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism On Mastodon, M is @[email protected] and Josh is @monkeyfluids@mstdn... |
| 2022-Dec-17 • 64 minutes What’s Epistemically Wrong with Conspiracy Theorising? Well? What *is* epistemically wrong with conspiracy theories then, hmm? Tell us, if you're so smart. No? Well then we'll have to see what Dr. Keith Harris has to say on the matter in an episode of Conspiracy Theory Masterpiece (or is it?) Theatre. — ... |
| 2022-Dec-01 • 83 minutes An Interview with David G. Robertson M interviews Dr. David G. Robertson, Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies at the Open University, and a fellow conspiracy theory theorist! — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected]... |
| 2022-Nov-26 • 49 minutes Gamergateagain It's Back to the Conspiracy time, as Josh and M travel back to 2014 to revisit #gamergate, then go on to look at everything that flowed from it. It's almost inspiring to see how far a little hashtag has come, only it isn't. — Josh is @monkeyfluids an... |
| 2022-Nov-18 • 73 minutes An Interview with Matt Shields M interviews Matt Shields, an assistant professor at Wake Forest University in North Carolina. Matt is the author of "Rethinking conspiracy theories" (Synthese, 2022) and "Conceptual Engineering, Conceptual Domination, and the Case of Conspiracy Theo... |
| 2022-Nov-10 • 68 minutes Applied Epistemology with Aaron Rabinowitz Josh looks at M and Brian's jointly-authored "The Applied Epistemology of Conspiracy Theories", accompanied by Aaron Rabinowitz of the "Embrace the Void" podcast. — On Twitter, Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism On Mastodon, M is @conspira... |
| 2022-Nov-05 • 61 minutes A Kick in the Listicles Ah, listicles - the lowest form of low-effort content. Except, of course, for the content that consists of reading out listicles and reacting to them. And that's just what M and Josh are up to this week, when they're not discussing X-rated autocorrec... |
| 2022-Oct-28 • 53 minutes Episode 384 - Celebrity Deaths (Back to the Conspiracy) What's more Halloween-y than death? A celebrity death-focussed episode of the Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy! — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] Why not support The P... |
| 2022-Oct-22 • 58 minutes The Death of David Kelly By audience request, Josh and M look into the death of Dr. David Kelly, the UN weapons inspector who made the UK government look bad, then committed suicide in 2003. Or not, depending on who you listen to. Along the way, we discover a puzzling error ... |
| 2022-Oct-13 • 64 minutes An interview with Julia Duetz M interviews Julia Duetz, author of "Conspiracy Theories are Not Beliefs" (Erkenntnis), and the forthcoming coming paper "What does it mean for a conspiracy theory to be a 'theory?'" (Social Epistemology). — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiraci... |
| 2022-Oct-06 • 43 minutes The Problem of Conspiracism In this Conspiracy Theory Masterpiece Theatre episode, Brian and Josh take a look at M Dentith's paper "The Problem of Conspiracism". What exactly is the problem of conspiracism, and does it have anything to do with the hordes of zombies descending o... |
| 2022-Oct-01 • 47 minutes The Podcasters Who Cried Naomi Wolf (Back to the Conspiracy) Join Josh and M as they update you all on the trials and tribulations of Dr. Naomi Wolf! |
| 2022-Sep-24 • 59 minutes None Dare Call it Conspirituality! M and Josh take a look at the sadly departed Dean Ballinger's last paper - published the day of his funeral - to see what he and Ann Hardy had to say about David Icke's brand of "conspiritualism". — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twi... |
| 2022-Sep-17 • 60 minutes Online Extremism - A Case Study concerning Action Zealandia Josh and M review two recent papers concerning Aotearoa's white supremacist/nationalist group, Action Zealandia, which look at why violent rhetoric online does not necessarily lead to violent acts offline. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiraci... |
| 2022-Sep-12 • 69 minutes In Memorandum Dean Ballinger - The Great Beast vs. Waikato We present a remastered version of episode 62, our interview with Dean Ballinger, as part of our remembrance of him. |
| 2022-Sep-10 • 59 minutes What’s a Monological Belief System? Time for another Conspiracy Theory Masterpiece Theatre - this week we're looking at Kurtis Hagen's "Conspiracy Theorists and Monological Belief Systems". — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: podcastcon... |
| 2022-Sep-01 • 71 minutes Critical Race Theory with Aaron Rabinowitz M talks with Aaron Rabinowitz (of "Embrace the Void" and "Philosophers in Space") about Critical Race Theory, a topic Josh seems to not be prepared for... — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: podcastco... |
| 2022-Aug-27 • 50 minutes Josh and M get a new prescription (Back to the Conspiracy) Josh and M revisit 2015's episode on Medical Conspiracies, and finally talk about Tuskegee and the Unfortunate Experiment. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] Why not suppo... |
| 2022-Aug-20 • 57 minutes Not the Conspiracy! M and Josh bid farewell to the "What the Conspiracy!" segment and say "hello again!" to The Podcaster’s Guide to the Conspiracy Grab Bag Cavalcade of Conspiracy Nuggets! That's three exclamation marks in one sentence, so you know this episode will be... |
| 2022-Aug-12 • 50 minutes Another Interview with Joe Uscinski M interviews Professor Joe Uscinski (Miami) about whether or not polling supports the claim belief in conspiracy theories is on the rise. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected]... |
| 2022-Aug-06 • 62 minutes Dennis Wheately, Hitler and Norway (What the Conspiracy!) In this (final? maybe?) edition of "What the Conspiracy!", M thrills Josh with stories of espionage and disinformation from Word War 2. Tune in and let yourself be similarly thrilled. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can ... |
| 2022-Jul-30 • 54 minutes Not the Nine O’Clock News (It’s a podcast; you could be listening to it anytime!) Josh and M do some old: a fullblown news episode! From Somerton Man to Scotland, with a little stop over in... Well, we forget! — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] Why not ... |
| 2022-Jul-23 • 61 minutes The Uber Files The Uber Files told us a bunch of things about Uber that we probably assumed already, but it's nice to know for sure. M and Josh take a look into some of the company's dodgy dealings. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can ... |
| 2022-Jul-16 • 84 minutes An Interview with Kurtis Hagen M talks with Kurtis Hagen about his new book, "Conspiracy Theories and the Failure of Intellectual Critique" which is about to be published by the University of Michigan Press. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also co... |
| 2022-Jul-08 • 54 minutes Josh and Brian Examine the Evidence Brian and Josh look at "Conspiracy theories on the basis of the evidence", another paper from the ever-elusive Dr. M Dentith. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] Why not su... |
| 2022-Jul-02 • 49 minutes Four Tales of CIA Shenanigans (What the Conspiracy!) Sex dolls in Moscow! Vampires in the Philippines! Two other things! Josh lets M in on a few of the weirder things the CIA got up to in the latter half of the 20th Century. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact... |
| 2022-Jun-23 • 104 minutes Circling the Void with Aaron Rabinowitz M chats with Aaron Rabinowitz, of the "Embrace the Void" podcast, about the Better Way Anti-vax conference in the UK, the problem of "them" when it comes to problematic belief in conspiracy theories, and much more beside... Listen to Aaron's podcasts... |
| 2022-Jun-19 • 57 minutes The Treaty of 1213 Josh and M discuss how the Pope controls the world via the Treaty of 1213 and secret "Treaty of Verona." — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's... |
| 2022-Jun-11 • 35 minutes It’s Another Filler Episode! M's hectic life in academia got in the way of recording this week, so Josh put together a quick episode to tide you over until next week. There's a Top 10 article, a Top 100 article and more besides! — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on ... |
| 2022-Jun-05 • 50 minutes Coady on Sunstein and Vermeule Josh and M review David Coady's review of the work of Cass Sunstein and Adrian Vermeule... — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: podcastconspi[email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the ... |
| 2022-May-28 • 57 minutes The Calculus Wars (What the Conspiracy!) M schools Josh in the mud-slinging history of calculus! — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy by donating to our Patre... |
| 2022-May-21 • 68 minutes Buffalo Bull Josh and M discuss the recent (at time of recording) racially-motivated mass shooting in the USA: the Buffalo Shooting of May 2022. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] Why ... |
| 2022-May-16 • 66 minutes (More) Conspiracy Theories in Fiction Josh and M return once more to the well that is conspiracy theories in fiction. There are a lot of spoilers to that show you probably watched an episode of. You know the one. It ran, what? A season? You probably only saw it on late night TV. Indeed, ... |
| 2022-May-06 • 68 minutes Kurtis Hagen’s Conspiracy Theories and the Paranoid Style (Conspiracy Theory Masterpiece Theatre) Josh and M (with terrible audio on M's part) review Kurtis Hagen's "Conspiracy Theories and the Paranoid Style" (Social Epistemology, 2017). — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: podcastconspiracy@gmail... |
| 2022-Apr-28 • 41 minutes M muses on Twitter and Elon Musk via InfoWars Josh is sick with the novel coronavirus, so M fills in forty minutes talking about free speech, Elon Musk, and trying to remember whatever was the issue with Hunter Biden's laptop... |
| 2022-Apr-24 • 41 minutes Three Potential Russian Spies (What the Conspiracy!) Josh tells M about three potential Russian spies in this episode of "What the Conspiracy!" — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: podcastconspi[email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the ... |
| 2022-Apr-20 • 44 minutes The CIA interferes with Aotearoa Josh and M discuss a recent article by Murray Horton, over at Covert Action Magazine, about the CIA's purported role in the Māori Loans Affair of the late 1980s. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: po... |
| 2022-Apr-10 • 11 minutes Patron Bonus Episode - Another(?) Interview with M R. X. Dentith Josh interviews his old university chum, M R. X. Dentith, to get the goss on the 2017 paper they co-authored with Martin Orr. |
| 2022-Apr-10 • 69 minutes Secrecy and Conspiracy (Conspiracy Theory Masterpiece Theatre) Josh and Brian review the 2017 Episteme article "Secrecy and Conspiracy" by M R. X. Dentith and Martin Orr. |
| 2022-Apr-05 • 48 minutes The VECTOR Explosion (What the Conspiracy!) M tells Josh about an incident at a BSL-4 lab back in late 2019. No, not that BSL-4 lab! — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: podcastconspira[email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Co... |
| 2022-Mar-26 • 66 minutes Some Conspiracy Theories of Aotearoa In kind of a gentle rebuke to David Farrier, Josh and M discuss some of Aotearoa's novel conspiracy theories. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] Why not support The Podcas... |
| 2022-Mar-21 • 50 minutes Dangerous Machinery (Conspiracy Theory Masterpiece Theatre) Josh (for the most part) reviews Ginna Husting and Martin Orr's "Dangerous Machinery: “Conspiracy Theorist” as a Transpersonal Strategy of Exclusion" (Symbolic Interaction, Vol. 30, Issue 2, 2007). — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Tw... |
| 2022-Mar-11 • 13 minutes Filler Episode! M is sick and Josh is not, so Josh gives us a sneak preview of what is to come! — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy ... |
| 2022-Mar-06 • 57 minutes A Visit to the Unusual Suspects Josh and M wander over to InforWars, Natural News, Veteran's Today, ad David Icke's website to see what is happening. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] Why not support Th... |
| 2022-Feb-26 • 49 minutes The Cholera Riots (What the Conspiracy!) Josh elucidates M on the Cholera Riots. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy by donating to our Patreon: https://www.... |
| 2022-Feb-18 • 56 minutes Conspiracy Theory: Truth or Language Game? (Conspiracy Theory Masterpiece Theatre) Josh and M review 20 "Conspiracy Theory: Truth or Language Game?" by Ole Bjerg and Thomas Presskorn-Thygesen (as published in Theory, Culture & Society 2017, Vol. 34(1) pp. 137–159). — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can a... |
| 2022-Feb-12 • 61 minutes The God Damn Loch Ness Monster Josh decides that episode 350 of the podcast should be devoted to a joke from South Park no one remembers... — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] Why not support The Podcast... |
| 2022-Jan-28 • 47 minutes Wild Animus (What the Conspiracy!) M tells Josh about the 2004 book, "Wild Animus." — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy by donating to our Patreon: htt... |
| 2022-Jan-22 • 70 minutes A Conversation between Conspiracy Theory Theorists Josh and M review 7 (short) papers: “The Need for Accountable Witnesses” - a reply to M’s “When Inferring to a Conspiracy might be the Best Explanation” by Lee Basham “Treating Conspiracy Theories Seriously” - a reply to Lee by M “Between Generalism ... |
| 2022-Jan-16 • 40 minutes The Lovecraft Investigations Josh and M start the year talking about a hypothetical fourth season of the BBC podcast, "The Lovecraft Investigations." — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] Why not support... |
| 2021-Dec-17 • 35 minutes 2021: A Year in Review Josh and M crank out a lazy pre-Xmas episode/end of year episode reviewing their own work over 2021. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: pod[email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Gui... |
| 2021-Dec-10 • 17 minutes Bonus Episode - An Interview with M R. X. Dentith Brian is unavailable, so Josh takes the reins and interviews his old university pal, Associate Professor M R. X. Dentith. |
| 2021-Dec-09 • 56 minutes When Inferring to a Conspiracy Theory might be the Best Explanation (Conspiracy Theory Masterpiece Theatre) Josh and Brian continue their series of "Conspiracy Theory Masterpiece Theatre," reviewing the 2016 paper "When Inferring to a Conspiracy Theory might be the Best Explanation" by M R. X. Dentith. |
| 2021-Dec-06 • 44 minutes Nazis and Anti-Semites in Aotearoa Josh discusses the dreadful history of Aotearoa New Zealand not investigating Nazi war criminals living amongst, whilst M talks about the anti-Semitism of Social Credit NZ. —Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on TwitterYou can also contact ... |
| 2021-Nov-26 • 49 minutes Tones! (What the Conspiracy!) Josh informs M about concert tones, Nazi tones, love tones, and basically gets very tonal. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: podcastconspi[email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the ... |
| 2021-Nov-19 • 52 minutes Vice Epistemology (Conspiracy Theory Masterpiece Theatre) Josh and M review Quassim Cassam's "Vice Epistemology" from The Monist in 2016. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy ... |
| 2021-Nov-13 • 36 minutes A Coup in Iran Josh and M discuss the 1953 coup in Iran, which gets quite false flaggy... — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy by do... |
| 2021-Nov-04 • 53 minutes Nikki Sixx and Matthew Trippe (What the conspiracy!) M informs Josh about a conspiracy theory involving Mötley Crüe... — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: po[email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy by donating to... |
| 2021-Oct-30 • 53 minutes Havana Syndrome Josh and M get topical, and talk about Havana Syndrome! — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy by donating to our Patre... |
| 2021-Oct-25 • 66 minutes David Coady‘s Conspiracy Theories and Conspiracy Theorists (Conspiracy Theory Masterpiece Theatre) Josh and M review a chapter from David Coady's "What to believe now?" — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy by donatin... |
| 2021-Oct-17 • 44 minutes The Columbus Letter (What the Conspiracy!) Josh tells M about the Columbus Letter! Well, about the three forged copies of the Columbus Letter! That we know of... — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] Why not support T... |
| 2021-Oct-07 • 49 minutes The Cat‘s Meow Josh and M discuss the conspiracy of silence around the fate of Thomas H. Ince! — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy ... |
| 2021-Oct-02 • 79 minutes Conspiracy Theories and Stylized Facts (Conspiracy Theory Masterpiece Theatre) Josh and M review Kurtis Hagen's "Conspiracy Theories and Stylized Facts" from the Journal for Peace and Justice Studies, vol. 21 number 2, 2011. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: podcastconspiracy@... |
| 2021-Sep-24 • 62 minutes The Plot to Make Aotearoa Non-Nuclear! (What the Conspiracy!) M tells Josh of a foreign plot in the 80s to turn Aotearoa New Zealand against nukes! — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Consp... |
| 2021-Sep-16 • 32 minutes Expertise from the Can! Due to timetabling issues, Josh and M reach into the can to fetch a pre-recorded, emergency broadcast on... Expertise and conspiracy theories! Funnily enough, it was recorded in a previous lockdown in Aotearoa! — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @consp... |
| 2021-Sep-09 • 44 minutes 20 Years of 9/11 Scholarship Josh and M talk about 9/11 and the impact it had on academic scholarship. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy by don... |
| 2021-Sep-03 • 48 minutes Episode 331 - Susan Feldman‘s Counterfact Conspiracy Theories Josh and Me review "Counterfact Conspiracy Theories" by Susan Feldman, as published in the International Journal of Applied Philosophy in 2011. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: podcastconspiracy@gm... |
| 2021-Aug-27 • 50 minutes What the Conspiracy! - The Kidnapping of Shergar Josh tells M about one of the most notable horse kidnappings in Ireland in the 20th Century... — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: podcastco[email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to ... |
| 2021-Aug-19 • 49 minutes Covert Infiltration Josh and M discuss how someone infiltrated and then reported back on six months undercover with Action Zealandia - Aotearoa New Zealand's "premiere" white nationalist/supremacist group. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You ca... |
| 2021-Aug-13 • 59 minutes Lee Basham's conspiracy theories and rationality Josh and M review Lee Basham's chapter in "Beyond Rationality," "Conspiracy Theories and Rationality." — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: p[email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's G... |
| 2021-Aug-06 • 53 minutes The Tartarian Empire In this episode of "What the conspiracy!" M introduces Josh to the history of the Tartarian Empire! — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: podc[email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Guid... |
| 2021-Jul-30 • 53 minutes Morgellons! Josh and M attempt to discuss Morgellons Disease, although the dodgy internet connection at one of their ends keeps getting in the way... — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected]... |
| 2021-Jul-23 • 58 minutes Is Kurtis Hagen's "Is infiltration of extremist groups justified?" justified? Josh and M take a look at Kurtis Hagen's 2010 piece, "Is infiltration of extremist groups justified?" — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: po[email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Gu... |
| 2021-Jul-17 • 50 minutes The Ponzi Scheme Josh educates M on the origin of the name, "The Ponzi Scheme." — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy by donating to ou... |
| 2021-Jul-07 • 67 minutes In conversation with Ginna Husting and Martin Orr Josh discovers that M has uploaded yet another interview; this time with Ginna Husting and Martin Orr of Boise State. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] Why not support Th... |
| 2021-Jul-01 • 81 minutes In conversation with Joe Uscinski Josh discovers that M has interviewed Joe Uscinski once again... — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy by donating to ... |
| 2021-Jun-24 • 82 minutes In conversation with Brian L. Keeley M talks with Brian L. Keeley (Pitzer College), and Josh wonders where M has got to... — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Consp... |
| 2021-Jun-17 • 25 minutes Where is M? M has disappeared, and Josh is trying to find out what happened... — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M was @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy by donating ... |
| 2021-Jun-09 • 1 minutes Patron Bonus Episode Preview - Definitely Only About Nick Smith From an episode in which Josh and M definitely only discuss the mystery of why National MP Nick Smith resigned. NOTHING ELSE IS DISCUSSED! |
| 2021-Jun-09 • 57 minutes The Reichstag Fire Josh and M finally get around to discussing the Reichstag Fire of 1933, which some claim is a classic false flag. Josh and M disagree... — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected]... |
| 2021-Jun-03 • 1 minutes Patron Bonus Episode Preview - That Old Havana Sound! Josh, M, and some insects (from the most recent patron bonus episode). |
| 2021-Jun-03 • 39 minutes The Plot to Kill Castro! Raul Castro! In this episode of "What the conspiracy!" M introduces Josh to a plot to kill a Castro... — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: podcastconspir[email protected] You can learn more about M’s academic work at:... |
| 2021-May-27 • 1 minutes Patron Bonus Episode Preview - The Third Man A preview of the patron bonus episode - The Third Man! |
| 2021-May-27 • 51 minutes We return to Uncle Sam's Snuff Factory Josh and M revisit a story from 2019: the tale of Uncle Sam's Snuff Factory in Killeen, Texas. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: podcastco[email protected] You can learn more about M’s academic wor... |
| 2021-May-20 • 2 minutes Patron Bonus Episode Preview - Waterworld In a world without Earth, Wind or Fire, there is only... Waterworld! |
| 2021-May-20 • 64 minutes Symposium on Conspiracy Theories - Causes and Cures Josh and M finally get around to discussing Cass R. Sunstein and Adrian Vermeule's "Symposium on Conspiracy Theories - Causes and Cures." |
| 2021-May-13 • 5 minutes Patron Bonus Episode Preview - Cheat codes for the universe Josh activates his inner potential with guidance from M, in this clip from the patron bonus episode, "Cheat codes for the universe." |
| 2021-May-13 • 52 minutes Patrick Ewing and the Frozen Envelope In this episode of "What the Conspiracy?" Josh tells M about the NBA, the NBA Draft, and Patrick Ewing and the Frozen Envelope! — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] You can ... |
| 2021-May-06 • 3 minutes Patron Bonus Episode Preview for "Dick Barton Investigates the Fate of MH370" A very long blurb (from the patron bonus episode "Dick Barton Investigates the Fate of MH370"). |
| 2021-May-06 • 52 minutes M Gets (Ex)cited Over MH17 Josh and M discuss a 2019 paper on MH17 conspiracy theories. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] You can learn more about M’s academic work at: http://mrxdentith.com Why no... |
| 2021-May-06 • 45 minutes Episode 116 (Redux) - Whatever happened to MH17? Another look at one of our earlier accounts of the fate of MH17, in preparation for the next episode! |
| 2021-May-06 • 26 minutes Episode 11 (Redux) - MH17 In preparation for the next episode, why not go back to the year it started, and the first time Josh and M talked about the fate of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17... |
| 2021-Apr-30 • 2 minutes Patron Bonus Episode Preview - The T-Shirt A preview from the bonus episode "Returning to David Icke and Alex Jones" where Josh and M talk about a t-shirt... |
| 2021-Apr-30 • 65 minutes The Ethics of Conspiracy Theorizing In this episode of Conspiracy Theory Masterpiece Theatre Josh and M review Juha Räikkä's 2009 paper, "The Ethics of Conspiracy Theorizing." — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: podcastconspiracy@gmail.... |
| 2021-Apr-23 • 58 minutes The Notting Hill Mystery M introduces Josh to the Notting Hill Mystery in this episode of "What the conspiracy?" — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: podcastconspirac[email protected] You can learn more about M’s academic work at: h... |
| 2021-Apr-15 • 44 minutes The Sinking of the USS Maine Josh and M look at the least false flaggy alleged false flag, the sinking of the USS Maine! -- — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: podcastco[email protected] You can learn more about M’s academic wor... |
| 2021-Apr-09 • 59 minutes Buenting and Taylor's Fortuitous Data Josh and M present another episode of Conspiracy Theory Masterpiece Theatre, and review "Conspiracy Theories and Fortuitous Data" by Joel Buenting and Jason Taylor. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at:... |
| 2021-Apr-01 • 43 minutes TIMECUBE! In this episode of "What the conspiracy!" Josh informs M of the science of... the TIMECUBE! — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: podcastconsp[email protected] You can learn more about M’s academic work a... |
| 2021-Mar-25 • 52 minutes Josh and M go to the Art Gallery Josh and M discuss the curious case of Dr. Dirk Obbink, whether or not the Salvator Mundi is the work of Leonardo, and the theft of... another Salvator Mundi! — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: podca... |
| 2021-Mar-19 • 58 minutes Juha Räikkä on Political Conspiracy Theories Josh and M review Juha Räikkä's "On Political Conspiracy Theories" from the Journal of Political Philosophy, 17(2) back in 2009. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] You can... |
| 2021-Mar-12 • 45 minutes The Campden Wonder In this episode of "What the conspiracy!" M tells Josh about the Campden Wonder of the 1660s. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: podcastcon[email protected] You can learn more about M’s academic work... |
| 2021-Mar-04 • 54 minutes Bed of Lies Josh and M discuss the Telegraph's podcast "Bed of Lies." — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] You can learn more about M’s academic work at: http://mrxdentith.com Why not s... |
| 2021-Feb-25 • 58 minutes Charles Pigden and the Conventional Wisdom Apologies for the levels at the beginning of this episode; it turns out M's pirate "accent" confused the system... Josh and M discuss the 2007 article, "Conspriacy Theories and the Conventional Wisdom" by Charles Pigden. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M... |
| 2021-Feb-18 • 40 minutes The Holodomor Terror Famine! In this episode of "What the conspiracy?" Josh informs M about the Holodomor Terror Famine! — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: podcastconsp[email protected] You can learn more about M’s academic work a... |
| 2021-Feb-11 • 50 minutes Shit Happens Josh and M review Pete Mandik's "Shit Happens," another classic paper on conspiracy theory from that special issue of Episteme in 2007. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] ... |
| 2021-Feb-05 • 66 minutes Patron Bonus Episode - It's a god damn clip show! Last week Josh and M reminisced about the podcast to their patrons. This week, you can listen in as well! |
| 2021-Feb-04 • 33 minutes Disinformation (redux) Josh and M return to another "classic" episode and discuss "Disinformation!" Disinformation! Sorry, patrons; there is no bonus episode this week! — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: podcastconspiracy@... |
| 2021-Jan-29 • 53 minutes We Get "Left Behind" (Episode 300) Join Josh, M, and special patron Georgia, for a rousing game of "Left Behind", where the only person who had a Christian education is "forced" to do a Tricky Dicky impersonation... Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also ... |
| 2021-Jan-21 • 38 minutes Todd Noy M tells Josh about the famous and mysterious Australian Pulitzer-prize winning author Todd Noy, and "Drago: On Mountains We Stand," the premiere piece of Rocky IV fan fiction he wrote. —Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can ... |
| 2021-Jan-13 • 61 minutes Dare to care Josh and M review a 2017 paper by Amy Baker Benjamin - "9/11 as False Flag: Why International Law Must Dare to Care" Note: the audio on this episode is a little off for the first third of the recording due to technical errors on M's part. |
| 2021-Jan-06 • 12 minutes Georgia 6th Update M discusses that stuff in Georgia... |
| 2020-Dec-31 • 14 minutes New Year's Eve, 2020 M catches you up on the end of year conspiranews! |
| 2020-Dec-25 • 28 minutes A Very Special Xmas Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy Josh and M reminisce about one of the best years ever! |
| 2020-Dec-18 • 58 minutes Are Conspiracy Theorists Irrational, David Coady? Josh and M discuss “Are Conspiracy Theorists Irrational?” by David Coady, which appeared in the special issue of Episteme back in 2007. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] ... |
| 2020-Dec-11 • 32 minutes Ferguson's Gang Josh tells M about Ferguson's Gang, a group of conspirators who—in the early to mid Twentieth Century—conspired to preserve heritage buildings in the UK? — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: podcastcon... |
| 2020-Dec-04 • 56 minutes Neil Levy gets radical about conspiracy theories Josh and M review the 2007 paper “Radically Socialized Knowledge and Conspiracy Theories” by Neil Levy. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] You can learn more about M’s aca... |
| 2020-Nov-26 • 37 minutes The Gowrie Conspiracy M introduces Josh to the Gowrie Conspiracy, which features a king of Scotland, a weird foreigner with money, and a very improbable ruse... — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected]... |
| 2020-Nov-20 • 56 minutes Conspiracy Theories and the Internet according to Steve Clarke Josh and M review Steve Clarke’s “Conspiracy Theories and the Internet: Controlled Demolition and Arrested Development” from the 2007 special issue on conspiracy theories in the journal Episteme. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twit... |
| 2020-Nov-13 • 35 minutes Bill Gates Josh and M discuss the enigma of Bill Gates (at least with respect to conspiracy theories). — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: podcastconsp[email protected] You can learn more about M’s academic work a... |
| 2020-Nov-07 • 47 minutes 2020 Election Special Part 2 Josh and M discuss the US election. Nothing is made clear. —Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on TwitterYou can also contact us at: [email protected] can learn more about M’s academic work at: http://mrxdentith.comWhy not supp... |
| 2020-Nov-01 • 42 minutes Conspiranews is back, baby! October 2020 Edition Josh and M deliver October's conspiracy theory news to you. It's predictably Trumpian! |
| 2020-Oct-23 • 56 minutes Brian L. Keeley and the Ultimate Conspirator Josh and M review "God as the Ultimate Conspirator" by Brian L. Keeley, which appeared in the 2007 special issue on conspiracy theories in the journal Episteme. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: pod... |
| 2020-Oct-16 • 52 minutes Election 2020 Special Part 1 Josh and M talk about the conspiracy theories of the 2020 Election in Aotearoa New Zealand the night before polling day! —Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on TwitterYou can also contact us at: [email protected] can learn more... |
| 2020-Oct-09 • 41 minutes David Coady's Pragmatic Rejection Rejection Josh and M finish off reviewing the chapters in David Coady's edited collection "Conspiracy Theories: The Philosophical Debate" by looking at Coady's chapter "The Pragmatic Rejection of Conspiracy Theories." — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspira... |
| 2020-Oct-02 • 62 minutes Loose Change Josh and M regret reviewing "Loose Change," the sometimes-taken-to-be-urtext of the 9/11 Movement. |
| 2020-Sep-25 • 50 minutes Charles Pigden's "Complots of Mischief" Josh and M review Charles Pigden's "Complots of Mischief", another chapter from "Conspiracy Theories: The Philosophical Debate" (Ashgate, 2006). — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: podcastconspiracy@g... |
| 2020-Sep-19 • 82 minutes A mature discussion about conspiracy theories with Brian L. Keeley M interviews Brian L. Keeley (Pitzer College) about conspiracy theories, maturity, and conspiracy theorising in the Age of COVID-19. —Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on TwitterYou can also contact us at: [email protected] ca... |
| 2020-Sep-11 • 70 minutes Joe Uscinski crunches the numbers! M interviews Joe Uscinski (University of Miami) about polls and polling data about belief in conspiracy theories. The numbers might not lie, but the way people do treat the polls might be a little suspect... — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspira... |
| 2020-Sep-03 • 43 minutes Lee Basham is Resilient and Ubiquitous Josh and M continue their foray into Conspiracy Theory Masterpiece Theatre with a look at 2006's "Conspiracy Theory: Resilience and Ubiquity" by Lee Basham. Meanwhile, Lord Morissey Morrisey and Pluddles debate just how many apostles there are... — J... |
| 2020-Aug-28 • 70 minutes An interview with David Farrier M interviews David Farrier, documentarian extraordinaire and someone who has recently taken up the mantle of looking not just at conspiracy theories but also talking to the people who not only believe them but are also part of their spread. Subscribe... |
| 2020-Aug-25 • 33 minutes Patron Bonus Episode - Chima Chima Chima What's this? Another patron bonus episode so soon? And before the main episode comes out? We're releasing this episode early because who wants to sit on news (and because Thursday's episode is a pre-recorded interview). We'll also be making this... |
| 2020-Aug-23 • 42 minutes Episode 280 - Steve Clarke’s “Was it All a Big Mistake?” Josh and M review Steve Clarke's “Appealing to the Fundamental Attribution Error: Was it All a Big Mistake?” which was published in the 2006 edited collection "Conspiracy Theories: The Philosophical Debate." P.S. Sorry about the noise on M's side of ... |
| 2020-Aug-14 • 70 minutes An interview with Byron C. Clark (@byroncclark) about Kerry Bolton and Action Zealandia This week's episode features Aotearoa-based Breadtuber Byron C. Clark chatting with M about the alt-right, white supremacism, Action Zealandia, and one Kerry Bolton. See Byron's YouTube work here: https://www.youtube.com/user/Lossenelin and... check him... |
| 2020-Aug-07 • 60 minutes David Coady's "Conspiracy Theories and Official Stories" Josh and M review David Coady's 2003 paper, “Conspiracy Theories and Official Stories” (International Journal of Applied Philosophy, 17:2, pp. 197–209). — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: podcastcons... |
| 2020-Jul-31 • 46 minutes Episode 277 - Conspiranews for July 2020 Josh and M update you on COVID-19 news, Trump news, UFO disclosure news, and local politics. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: podca[email protected] You can learn more about M’s academ... |
| 2020-Jul-24 • 50 minutes Episode 276 - Josh and M visit InfoWars and DavidIcke.com Josh and M take a trip to the websites of Alex Jones and David Icke, to see what is happening in the world of swirling conspiracy theories! |
| 2020-Jul-17 • 50 minutes Episode 275 - Brian L. Keeley's "Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition" Josh and M review Brian L. Keeley's 2003 paper, "Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition! More Thoughts on Conspiracy Theory" (Journal of Social Philosophy, Vol. 34 No. 1), whilst his Lordship and Pluddles investigate some ruins... — Josh is @monkeyfl... |
| 2020-Jul-09 • 25 minutes The Problem of Conspiracism (redux) Josh and M reach into the "can" to pull out a redo of "The Problem of Conspiracism." — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] You can learn more about M’s academic work at: http... |
| 2020-Jul-01 • 53 minutes Lee Basham's "Malevolent Global Conspiracy" Josh and M review Lee Basham's 2003 article, "Malevolent Global Conspiracy" as part of Conspiracy Theory Masterpiece Theatre whilst Lord Morissey Morrisey and Pluddles check into a hotel. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You ... |
| 2020-Jun-26 • 50 minutes Conspiranews for June 2020 Josh and M update you on the conspiracies of June: it's the end of the world (again); Trump might be about to disclose Roswell; fireworks in New York; that Tulsa Rally; poisoned police officers; SS police officers; hydroxychloroquine; and an update o... |
| 2020-Jun-19 • 47 minutes Steve Clarke's Conspiracy theories and conspiracy theorizing Josh and M continue on with Conspiracy Theory Masterpiece Theatre, discussing Steve Clarke's 2002 paper, "Conspiracy theories and conspiracy theorising." Meanwhile, Pluddles and Lord Morissey Morrisey find themselves on a train... to Alderthrop! — Jo... |
| 2020-Jun-12 • 50 minutes COINTELPRO Josh and M discuss the FBI's COINTELPRO operation, which seems oddly salient to what is happening here and how... — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] You can learn more abo... |
| 2020-Jun-05 • 43 minutes Lee Basham is "Living with the Conspiracy" Join Josh and M for another episode of Conspiracy Theory Masterpiece Theatre in which they review Lee Basham's 2001 paper, "Living with the Conspiracy." — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: podcastcons... |
| 2020-Jun-05 • 23 minutes Patron Bonus Episode - Peter the First of New Germany Josh and M regale their patrons with Germany's Nazi-sympathising Freeman-on-the-Land movement, looking at the so-called king of New Germany, Peter the First. |
| 2020-Jun-05 • 44 minutes Conspiranews, May 2020 Welcome to the end of May, a month which saw numerous conspiracy theories about world leaders such as Kim Jong Un, Nicolas Maduro, Jacinda Ardern, and the man who would be prime minister of Aotearoa New Zealand, Todd Muller. There's the usual COVID-1... |
| 2020-May-21 • 45 minutes Brian L. Keeley's 'Of Conspiracy Theories' In the second of the "Conspiracy Theory Masterpiece Theatre" series, Josh and M discuss Brian L. Keeley's seminal 1999 paper, 'Of conspiracy theories' which was published in the Journal of Philosophy. Special thanks to Joe Ulatowski (the judge), Simo... |
| 2020-May-17 • 58 minutes Right Wing Dickery How drunk was M when Josh talked to them about symbols and the like used by right wingers to troll people on the left? Listen in and find out... — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: podcastconspiracy@g... |
| 2020-May-08 • 40 minutes Charles Pigden's 'Popper Revisited, or What is Wrong With Conspiracy Theories' Josh and M review Charles Pigden's seminal paper 'Popper Revisited, or What is Wrong With Conspiracy Theories', which was published in Philosophy of the Social Sciences back in 1995. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can a... |
| 2020-May-01 • 67 minutes Joe Uscinski updates us on COVID-19 conspiracy theory beliefs in the US (and more) M (sans Josh) interviews Joe Uscinski (Miami) on his recent polling of American attitudes towards COVID-19 and other conspiracy theories. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected]... |
| 2020-Apr-24 • 51 minutes A Roundtable Discussion with Ginna Husting, Lee Basham & Martin Orr Join M, Ginna Husting (Boise), Lee Basham (South Texas College) and Marty Orr (Boise) for a discussion of conspiracy theory in the age of COVID-19. Also, Josh pops at at some point, and there's rather more discussion of the John Turturro classic, "Br... |
| 2020-Apr-17 • 45 minutes The Disappearance of Harold Holt, Australia's Prime Minister Josh and M discuss the drowning of Harold Holt, Australia's Prime Minister, and the various conspiracy theories that have arisen since his body was never found... — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: p... |
| 2020-Apr-09 • 44 minutes The Kaczyński Twins and the Smolensk Air Disaster Josh and M discuss the conspiracy theories surrounding the the Kaczyński Twins of Poland, the Smolensk Air Disaster, and Polish politics. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected]... |
| 2020-Apr-03 • 42 minutes The Oklahoma City Bombing Josh and M cover a topic they never realised they had never really spoken to: the conspiracy theories around the Oklahoma City Bombing back in 1995. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: podcastconspira... |
| 2020-Apr-03 • 22 minutes Patron Bonus Episode Unlocked - The Curious Case of the Salvator Mundi Josh and M discuss the allegedly lost (but now found) masterwork of Leonardo da Vinci, the Salvator Mundi, and the various theories as to what it really is, and where it currently might be... |
| 2020-Mar-27 • 46 minutes Conspiranews for March 2020 Josh and M discuss the conspiracy news for March. Most of it is COVID-19 or Russia-related... — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: podcastcon[email protected] You can learn more about M’s academic work... |
| 2020-Mar-20 • 26 minutes Patron Bonus Episode [Unlocked] - The Case of the Stolen Gospels Josh and M discuss the curious case of the stolen gospel (of Luke), and the most likely suspect, Dr. Dirk Obbink, papyrologist at Oxford. |
| 2020-Mar-20 • 26 minutes Patron Bonus Episode [Unlocked] - Zach Josh and M fill you in on either Aotearoa New Zealand's greatest contribution to AI, "Zach," or the most obvious scam in the world... |
| 2020-Mar-20 • 28 minutes Patron Bonus Episode [Unlocked] - The Life, Death, and Afterlife of Jeanne Calment According to the official records, the world's oldest person was Jeanne Calment, who died at the age of 122. But did she? Josh and M investigate. |
| 2020-Mar-20 • 24 minutes Patron Bonus Episode [Unlocked] - Soviet Sovereign Citizens In which Josh and M entertain the patrons with a little talk about Soviet Sovereign Citizens. |
| 2020-Mar-20 • 22 minutes Patron Bonus Episode [Unlocked] - The Securitate of Romania Josh and M discuss the Romanian Secret Police under the Communist Period, the Securitate, and what happened after the December Revolution of 1989. |
| 2020-Mar-20 • 17 minutes Patron Bonus Episode [Unlocked] - The (Alleged) Plot to Assassinate George Washington Josh and M discuss a little known conspiracy theory, the plot to assassinate soon-to-be president but-then General George Washington! |
| 2020-Mar-20 • 47 minutes What the fake 2 - The Fakening In this almost encore episode, Josh once again asks M to discuss their paper "What the fake." Except it's a completely different paper, but with the same name... What gives? Listen and find out! — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitt... |
| 2020-Mar-11 • 49 minutes 9/11 Truth and the Silence of the I(nternational) R(elations) Discipline This week Josh and M discuss and "peer review" David A. Hughes article “9/11 Truth and the Silence of the IR Discipline,” as published in the academic journal Alternatives: Global, Local, Political. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on T... |
| 2020-Mar-08 • 44 minutes Evidence and Conspiracy Theories An episode "from the can" (due to a recording snafu rendering this week's planned episode utterly unusable), wherein Josh and M talk evidence and conspiracy theories. |
| 2020-Feb-27 • 41 minutes Conspiranews for February 2020 In this episode Josh and M discuss all the news they deigned fit to spit: the tragic death of a Flat Earther by rocket; eugenics; COVID-19 (AKA the Coronavirus) conspiracy theories; a corporate conspiracy to aid the spread of opioids in the US; Georg... |
| 2020-Feb-23 • 45 minutes They Might Be Giants (But They’re Probably Moa Bones) This week Josh and M discuss the hunt for giant bones in Aotearoa New Zealand, whilst also introducing our new podcast artwork, which was designed by James Wendelborn (AKA "Smug Liberal" on Twitter). Quality stuff! — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @c... |
| 2020-Feb-14 • 40 minutes An October Surprise (in February)! In another episode recorded whilst M was drunk, Josh and M discuss recent news about the whole October Surprise theory... — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] You can learn ... |
| 2020-Feb-06 • 40 minutes Nazis in New Zealand Josh and M investigate claims that the Nazis had infiltrated Rotorua, Aotearoa New Zealand, during the Second World War... — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] You can learn... |
| 2020-Jan-31 • 42 minutes Conspiranews January 2020 Edition It's the end of January, so it's time for a news update: Josh and M talk the Impeachment Saga; Aotearoa's own Watergate Affair; suspicious AIs; Space Force; Jeff Bezo's nudes; the Coronavirus; Jeffrey Epstein; and a QAnon kidnapping gone wrong. — Jos... |
| 2020-Jan-24 • 36 minutes Episode 250 - The Whisperer in Darkness In this special 250th episode, Josh and M discuss the recent BBC true crime podcast, The Whisperer in Darkness. How do Jack Parsons, Number Stations, a supposed governmental conspiracy, and the Rendlesham Forest Incident fit into the investigation of... |
| 2020-Jan-17 • 45 minutes The Rendlesham Forest Incident In preparation for their 250th episode, Josh and M discuss the Rendlesham Forest Incident, AKA the British Roswell Incident. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] You can lea... |
| 2019-Dec-26 • 21 minutes Xmas Bonus Episode - The War on Xmas Josh and M update you on the annual war on Christmas! |
| 2019-Dec-20 • 46 minutes 2019 in Review It's the end of the year, and the final episode of The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy of 2019; Josh and M will be back in mid January. So sit back (or stand/lie down/suspend yourself from the rafters/drift through the endless void) and relax (un... |
| 2019-Dec-13 • 45 minutes What the fake Josh and M discuss M's latest conference presentation, "What the fake," an analysis of what is (and is not) "fake news" and why we should be worried about allegations of fake news even if there is no such thing. Patrons can listen to M's presentation... |
| 2019-Dec-06 • 46 minutes The Late Edition: Conspiranews for November 2019 It's the monthly news conspiracy theory news update, and it's only a week late! This week Josh and M discuss a potential cover-up of a Russian election hack... in the UK! There's also some updates about that whole Jeffrey Epstein thing. A lack of res... |
| 2019-Dec-01 • 28 minutes What is a 'conspiracy theory?' (redux) Josh and the other M (or M and the other Josh) go back to basics and ask "What is a 'conspiracy theory?'" — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] You can learn more about M’s a... |
| 2019-Nov-21 • 41 minutes The CIA, Castro, and Cuba Join Josh and M as they travel to Cuba in the Sixties to tell a story of Dirty Tricks, Bingo, the Northwoods and more! — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] You can learn mor... |
| 2019-Nov-17 • 39 minutes Charles Manson and the CIA A few days late because Josh and M have suffered from malaise (and you can hear it in their voices), our (ig)noble podcasters look into Tom O'Neil's theory that Charles Manson might have been working with or for the CIA. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M... |
| 2019-Nov-07 • 42 minutes What is a 'conspiracy?' (Redux) Join Josh and M (or is it Josh and M?) as they go back to the future and discuss what counts as a 'conspiracy!' — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] You can learn more about... |
| 2019-Nov-02 • 53 minutes Conspiranews for October 2019 This month's news update covers the following topics: the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi the many travails of Facebook a cui bono theory about anti-vaccine exemptions Hillary Clinton's opinions on third party candidates, and shady dealings at InfoWars... |
| 2019-Oct-25 • 36 minutes The Hunt for MH370 Josh (mostly) and M (vaguely) review Ean Higgin's "The Hunt for MH370," a new(ish) book published by Pan Macmillan (and provided to the podcast for review purposes). Is this a "Case Closed" when it comes to the fate of MH370? Is this the end of the p... |
| 2019-Oct-18 • 36 minutes The Guardian and the Polluters Josh and M discuss the recent coverage by the venerable UK newspaper, The Guardian, on who are the world's biggest polluters, and why certain social media companies keep giving money to organisations that deny the scientific consensus about anthropog... |
| 2019-Oct-10 • 30 minutes QAnon for Kids Josh and M are joined in the "studio" by Josh's children, Jack and Lucas, to discuss QAnon. There is perhaps slightly more potty-based humour in this episode than you might expect given the seriously weighty subject matter. We strongly recommend watc... |
| 2019-Oct-03 • 37 minutes Operation Valkyrie Josh and M discuss Operation Valkyrie, the plot by Nazi officers to kill Hitler! |
| 2019-Sep-27 • 50 minutes Conspiranews for September 2019 It's the September news episode, and what a bonanza Josh and M have for the loyal listeners: there's talk about whether Boris Johnson lied to the Queen, Pewdiepie, that attack on the Saudi Arabian oil fields, supposedly fiendish plotting by a finalis... |
| 2019-Sep-19 • 42 minutes We Face the Music Josh and M revisit conspiracy theories about music, this time with more Blink 182 and Megadeth references! — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] Watch M’s series “Conspiracis... |
| 2019-Sep-15 • 35 minutes Tesla 2: The Teslaning! This week Josh and M revisit an old topic: the life, times, and conspiracy theories about Nikola Tesla. Now with added Trump (John. G, to be specific)! — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: podcastconsp... |
| 2019-Sep-05 • 48 minutes America Unearthed This week Josh and M review the fourth season of the (formerly) very conspiratorial show "America Unearthed." — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] Watch M’s series “Conspira... |
| 2019-Aug-22 • 36 minutes Conspiracy News for August 2019 A bumper crop of news for August: Josh and M start with news about the coronial report into Jeffrey Epstein's death, discuss the fate of Cardinal George Pell, ask what a TV-headed monster is doing with its eggs, lament the fact Ukrainian Nazis are se... |
| 2019-Aug-15 • 46 minutes Jeffrey Epstein This week Josh and M discuss the only thing in the news: the various conspiracy theories surrounding the life and death of Jeffrey Epstein. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: podcastconspiracy@gmail.... |
| 2019-Aug-08 • 42 minutes 5G Conspiracy Theories Josh and M investigate 5G conspiracy theories, many of which seem spurious, but some of which seem based upon a modicum of genuine worry. What good reason might someone have to be suspicious of the 5G rollout? Listen in to find out! — Josh is @monkey... |
| 2019-Aug-02 • 35 minutes Soviet Pseudolinguistics Josh and M discuss Japhetic theory: another Soviet Pseudoscience promoted illegitimately by one Joseph Stalin... — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] Watch M’s series “Consp... |
| 2019-Jul-26 • 35 minutes Nazi Pseudoscience Josh and M discuss Nazi Pseudosciences and the conspiracy theories used by Nazis to justify said pseudosciences. From the racial pseudoscience behind the Holocaust to Ahnenerbe, Josh and M have got you covered. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @consp... |
| 2019-Jul-18 • 39 minutes The Conspiracy News for July 2019 In their monthly news update, Josh and M discuss: the Vatican's missing bodies problem; weird goings in the New Zealand Police Force; why you probably shouldn't congregate near or at Area 51; how the final issue of "The Walking Dead" was covered up; ... |
| 2019-Jul-14 • 32 minutes Lysenkosim Josh and M discuss the Soviet pseudoscience of Lysenkoism, which was also part-and-parcel of a conspiracy... — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] Watch M’s series “Conspirac... |
| 2019-Jul-05 Was Shakespeare a woman? Josh and M discuss the latest contender for the throne of Shakespeare, Emilia Bassano. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: podcastconspiracy@gmail.com Watch M’s series “Conspiracism” here: https://www... |
| 2019-Jun-28 • 33 minutes Uncle Sam's Snuff Factory This week Josh and M discuss Uncle Sam's Snuff Factory, an alleged child snuff/cannibalism facility outside Austin, Texas. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: [email protected] Watch M’s ser... |
| 2019-Jun-21 • 36 minutes It’s 8pm, June 20th, and this is the ‘Conspiracy News!’ The monthly news episode: Josh and M discuss Keanu Reeves' view on Shakespeare; they touch on the Gulf of Oman crisis; get concerned that maybe someone has planted child pornography on Alex Jones; discuss the fatal nature of reporting on the environm... |
| 2019-Jun-16 • 40 minutes Victorian Zeppelins Join Josh and M as they take to the skies - Victorian stylez - and investigate mysterious zeppelin sightings from the late 19th and early 20th Century! — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: podcastconsp... |
| 2019-Jun-06 • 45 minutes Places That Don't Exist This week Josh and M investigate places that apparently don't exist, like Australia! Finland! Bielefeld! Acre! Molise! And those mysterious "paper towns" on maps! — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: p... |
| 2019-May-31 • 42 minutes The Murder of Olof Palme Attempting once again to get the podcast back on track to a mere thirty minutes, Josh and M discuss the 1986 murder of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, and the various conspiracy theories as to why it has never been solved. — Josh is @monkeyfluids ... |
| 2019-May-24 • 28 minutes All the News Which Is Fit to Print - Part 2 Still covering up a timetable snafu, Josh and M discuss news about Joe Biden, French political censorship, and a legal battle over Pepe the/le Frog. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: podcastconspira... |
| 2019-May-19 • 28 minutes All the News That Is Fit to Print - Part 1 This week Josh and M get around a scheduling issue by talking about the news and only the news! Julian Assange; WhatsApp; crowdfunded Walls; and White House petitions! — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us ... |
| 2019-May-10 • 57 minutes Chariots of the Erich von Däniken This week Josh and M investigate one Erich von Däniken and his "Chariots of the Gods?" — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: podcastconspiracy@gmail.com Watch M’s series “Conspiracism” here: https://www... |
| 2019-May-03 • 51 minutes QAnon + On + On Brought to you this week by the letters Q, N and Z, Josh and M broadcast their stereo take on a story which features a QAnon reading of Aotearoa New Zealand's Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, Baphomet, J. M. Barrie, and the death of Anthony Bourdain. ... |
| 2019-Apr-25 • 6 minutes Not Episode 216 In this "episode" between episodes, M laments, chastises, and vamps. All in about six minutes. |
| 2019-Apr-19 • 36 minutes Notre Dame on Fire In an episode where M is drunk enough for two people, they and Josh talk about the conspiracy theories surrounding the fire in Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can also contact us at: podcastc... |
| 2019-Apr-12 • 44 minutes The Port Arthur Massacre Josh and M take a look at the conspiracy theories about the Port Arthur Massacre, the mass shooting where 35 people were killed and 23 wounded in Port Arthur, Tasmania back in 1996. — Josh is @monkeyfluids and M is @conspiracism on Twitter You can al... |
| 2019-Apr-05 • 42 minutes Stargates! All the Stargates!! In an episode which features an awful lot of M humming the theme tune to "Stargate SG-1", Josh and M discuss the real reason for the invasion of Iraq in 2003, and the Stargate TV-series. The two are linked in such a way that even Teal'c would say "In... |
| 2019-Mar-29 • 52 minutes Palate Cleanser In this episode Josh and M engage in a palate cleanse after last week's rather serious discussion about the conspiracy theories the March 15th Terror Attack in Ōtautahi/Christchurch. They look at the Concave Earth Theory, discuss a new comic book bas... |
| 2019-Mar-22 • 35 minutes Patron Bonus Episode 35 - 18 Anomalies about the Mosque Shootings that aren't actually anomalies Josh and M look over a list of 18 supposed anomalies about the Otautahi/Christchurch Mosque Shootings that don't seem very anomalous. |
| 2019-Mar-21 • 64 minutes The Ōtautahi/Christchurch Mosque Shooting In this week's episode we talk (and only talk) about the various conspiracy theories which purport to *really* explain the March 15th shootings at Al-Noor Mosque and the Linwood Islamic Centre in Ōtautahi/Christchurch, Aotearoa New Zealand. — Josh is... |
| 2019-Mar-15 • 52 minutes Conspiracy Theories in Your Industry This week Josh and M discuss a recent thread on Twitter by Dr. David Shiffman (@WhySharksMatter) of Simon Fraser University who asked: “Scientists: what’s the weirdest, most illogical conspiracy theory you deal within your area of expertise?" It's qu... |
| 2019-Mar-08 • 44 minutes Psychic Nukes! This week Josh and M discuss a 1977 NSA memo detailing "PARAPSYCHOLOGICAL WEAPONS" from the "STARGATE" section. Startling enough, M doesn't talk at length about their love of Stargate SG-1, and the predicted talk of "Akira" ends up being very perfunc... |
| 2019-Feb-27 • 27 minutes A Filler Episode An episode that is not an episode: Josh fills you in what happened years ago, and M discusses what they are working on right now. -- Watch M’s series “Conspiracism” here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC... learn more about t... |
| 2019-Feb-22 • 47 minutes The Passing of Lyndon LaRouche This week Josh and M discuss the life (and recent death) of Lyndon LaRouche, someone who was a prominent conspiracy theorist in the late 20th Century (but no so much in the early 21st). From an imagined conversation between Elizabeth II, Queen of Auc... |
| 2019-Feb-17 • 46 minutes The New 9/11 Inquiry This week Josh and M return to 2001 and ask "What happened to those Twin Towers in New York City?" Well, actually, they ask the why, the who, and the how of a new Grand Jury inquiry into 9/11. -- Watch M’s series “Conspiracism” here: https://www.yout... |
| 2019-Feb-08 • 54 minutes Gang Stalking 2 - Targeted Individuals This week Josh and M revisit the world of (purported) gang stalking by taking a look at the 'Targeted Individual' community. Along the way Josh gets distracted by M's knees... Watch M’s series “Conspiracism” here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC... |
| 2019-Feb-01 • 48 minutes The Smiley Face Killers This week Josh and M discuss the curious case of the Smiley Face Killers, a purported gang operating in the U.S. who predate on young men, leaving their drowned bodies near to distinctive graffiti. What do our conspirologists think of the claim there... |
| 2019-Jan-28 • 52 minutes This is not "The RFK Tapes" Over the Xmas and New year break Josh was entreated by M to listen to the podcast series The RFK Tapes (http://rfktapes.com). In this episode of The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy Josh and M talk not so much about the death of Robert Kennedy but... |
| 2019-Jan-18 • 48 minutes Catching up with the Olds It's been a month since Josh and M last spoke the dreaded words "The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy" so it seems apposite to find out what has been happening in the world of conspiracy theory and conspiracy theories in the interim. Which means n... |
| 2018-Dec-14 • 31 minutes It's Episode 200! The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy turns 200 episodes old (well, 200 canonical episodes) and so Josh, M and intern Sam present you with an intriguing conspiracy theory about 'page societies' and update you on some very interesting news. This is ... |
| 2018-Dec-08 • 73 minutes A Cup of Joe This week, a slightly longer than usual episode: M interviews friend of the show (and target of QAnon), Joe Uscinski (Miami), the political scientist working on conspiracy theory theory. Due to the longer than usual shenanigans, the news update was m... |
| 2018-Nov-30 • 31 minutes The Stab in the Back Myth of WWI Josh and M investigate the November criminals and the associated conspiracy theory that says the Germans could have won the First Great War if it hadn't been for those pesky kids. They also check in Julian Assange and Paul Manafort's (alleged) secret... |
| 2018-Nov-22 • 65 minutes An interview with Dr. Pat Stokes (Deakin) In this special episode M interviews Dr. (soon to be an Ass. Prof.) Patrick Stokes, one of the contributor's to M's new book 'Taking Conspiracy Theories Seriously.' From a discussion to what counts as a conspiracy theory to who gets to claim the nati... |
| 2018-Nov-16 • 40 minutes Book Review - Ethical Human Rights In this week’s episode Josh and Dr. M review and discuss “Ethical Human Rights,” a book by New Zealand activist Anthony Ravlich. “Ethical Human Rights” suggests the existence of a UN conspiracy to destroy the self-determination of the West? Is it goo... |
| 2018-Nov-09 • 55 minutes Morning Star's Tale - A Book Review This week Josh and M review "Morning Star's tale," a book by Lee Austin which may or may not reveal the truth of the Flat Earth. They also take a quick look at Australian Nazis, Surefire Intelligence, and update you on the Jami-Lee Ross/Simon Bridges... |
| 2018-Nov-06 • 47 minutes The Dead Popes' Society In this episode Josh and M talk about the various conspiracy theories surrounding the death of Pope John Paul I, one of the Roman Catholic Church's shortest lived pontiffs. They also talk a lot about dog-whistle racism in recent U.S. politics, and re... |
| 2018-Oct-26 • 40 minutes Catholic Conspiracies In this episode resident (lapsed) Catholic M and (dubiously) recently baptised Catholic Josh discuss a few Catholic conspiracy theories, the Know Nothings, and fake popes. They also catch us up on the death of Jamal Khashoggi, those suspicious packag... |
| 2018-Oct-18 • 40 minutes Numbers Station This week Josh and M discuss Number Stations (and, for some reason, their favourite found footage films), before tackling Saudi Arabian-dismemberment plots and the curious case of Jami-Lee Ross, MP for Botany! -- Watch M’s series “Conspiracism” here:... |
| 2018-Oct-14 • 47 minutes Disappearances! This week Josh and M discuss mysterious (and sometimes) ominous disappearances, like that of Fan Bingbing and Meng Hongwei in China, and the suspected disappearance and murder of Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Arabian embassy in Turkey. We also catch u... |
| 2018-Oct-06 • 47 minutes Phantom Cosmonauts... in Space! This week Josh and M discuss phantom cosmonauts, discuss Brett Kavanaugh for possibly the last time, discuss a taxpayer's onion, and check in on the Seth Rich saga. Oh, and there's a reminder to go watch M's new web series, "Conspiracism." Watch M’s ... |
| 2018-Sep-27 • 35 minutes In Soviet Russia, America Plots to Undermine You! This week Josh and M discuss the Dulles Plan (or Doctrine), which posits a huge conspiracy by the U.S. to undermine Russia from within. They also discuss Ben Carson's claims about the Fabian Society, touch on some purported Chinese espionage back in ... |
| 2018-Sep-21 • 37 minutes It’s a Flat, Flat, Flat, Flat World What do Pacman, billiard balls and transwarping all have in common? They are associated with the Flat Earth thesis. Join Josh and M as they puzzle over the Flat Earth and Flat Earthers. Along the way they comment on the continuing sore that is the Br... |
| 2018-Sep-14 • 51 minutes They blinded us with (junk) science This week we discuss the junk science behind cancerous claims about Round-up, Agent Orange, 1080, and Autism diagnoses, looking at how legal findings do not necessarily tell you anything interesting scientifically. We also cover some shenanigans surr... |
| 2018-Sep-06 • 24 minutes Patron Bonus Episode - Experts on Unnatural Holes discuss Zina Bash, ISS, and the silence of Steve Bannon Get a sneak peak at what the patrons get to hear for free this week, as we discuss the supposed white power hand symbol flashed by Zina Bash at the Brett Kavanaugh hearing, who drilled a hole in the ISS, and why we're not perturbed that Steve Bannon ... |
| 2018-Sep-06 • 44 minutes What's got QAnon so Spooked? We return to QAnon to check in with their recent predictions, talk a little about 1080, cast shade on Twitter, and discuss the purported use of microwave weapons against U.S. diplomats in Cuba and Beijing. [The audio this week is better than last w... |
| 2018-Sep-01 • 43 minutes Michael Michael Collins Collins! The audio quality in this episode is, at times, terrible. Listeners should be advised! Join us as we discuss Michael Collins and Michael Collins. One of them is an Irish politician. The other is someone who remarkably never set foot on the Moon. All ... |
| 2018-Aug-24 • 6 minutes Lack of episodes update! In which M apologises for a lack of content. It's all Josh's septum's fault. Honestly! |
| 2018-Aug-10 • 41 minutes Live from Auckland! It's (all about) Alex Jones! In this return to the ancestral seat of House Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy, Josh and M discuss the recent "todo" around Alex Jones and InfoWars, get into Bigfoot porn, and update you on antifa protests your hosts have been attending. -- Learn ... |
| 2018-Jul-30 • 44 minutes The Russian Invasion of Auckland, 1873 In this episode Josh and M take a step back to 1873 and report on the reporting of a Russian invasion of the port of Auckland, and the various conspiracy theories that surround it. Learn more about M's academic work on the Philosophy of Conspiracy Th... |
| 2018-Jul-20 • 37 minutes Taking Conspiracy Theories Seriously This week Josh and M discuss a forthcoming book, Taking Conspiracy Theories Seriously," edited by one Dr. M R. X. Dentith. Spooky... Learn more about M's academic work on the Philosophy of Conspiracy Theories at: http://episto.org/ Why not support ... |
| 2018-Jul-16 • 50 minutes Southern, Molyneux and Free Speech This week we defend free speech by defending the right to deplatform speakers! We also discuss the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court bench in the U.S., and even have some local Romanian news to share. It's a global conspiracy to keep... |
| 2018-Jul-06 • 37 minutes Falun Gong and Organ Harvesting In our continuing (and inadvertant) crusade to get ourselves banned or mired in controversy with countries and large organisations, we talk about claims the Chinese government harvests the organs of the members of Falun Gong. We also talk a little ab... |
| 2018-Jun-29 • 40 minutes Everything is Awesome(ly Fake)! Stuck for content? Why not try a listicle! It's the sure fire way to generate nearly 40 minutes of jibber-jabber. Listen as Josh and M talk about all the apparent fakeness of the world, as well as proclaim their love for "The Tick." Also, as special ... |
| 2018-Jun-22 • 39 minutes Episode 178 - Missing Persons (Or ARE They?) This week Josh and M talk about celebrity disappearances, possibly get in trouble with Scientology, mangle both the Ghent and Kiwi accent, and sing the theme tune to "Different Strokes." It's a podcast about conspiracies and conspiracy theories with ... |
| 2018-Jun-15 • 40 minutes Fake News from Karlsruhe This week we stroke the ego of the good Doctor and talk about their new (draft) paper, "What is fake about fake news?", whilst also catching up with Josh's hatred of 90s music. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23YmqgzZ-yQ ... Learn more... |
| 2018-Jun-08 • 38 minutes The “Assassination” of Arkady Babchenko This week we talk about the death and resurrection of Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko, a story of a conspiracy which countered a conspiracy. Learn more about M's academic work on the Philosophy of Conspiracy Theories at: http://episto.org/ Why no... |
| 2018-Jun-01 • 46 minutes Population Control Fresh from Bilderberg, the good Doctor and their trusty companion, Master Joshua, talk population health, the gayness of frogs, Malaysian Airline flights, and take a tour of the Georgia Guidestones. Learn more about M's academic work on the Philosoph... |
| 2018-May-25 • 3 minutes The Bilderberg Non-episode (or: How I Learnt to Stop Procrastinating and Donate to the Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy) In which M tells you why they are not podcasting about the Hotel de Bilderberg workshop they happen to be attending. Learn more about M's academic work on the Philosophy of Conspiracy Theories at: http://episto.org/ Why not support The Podcaster's Gu... |
| 2018-May-18 • 40 minutes The MH370 mystery is four years old and so are we This week Josh and M celebrate their 4 year anniversary by looking back at one of the first stories they ever covered, the conspiracy theories around the disappearance of Malaysia Airline's flight MH370. There's also a primer on how rugby can be used... |
| 2018-May-13 • 36 minutes Dirty Politics 3 - Season of the Witch This week Josh and M discuss the dirty politics around the Prime Minister of Aotearoa New Zealand's partner, Clarke Gayford, and earlier dirty politicking in our nation state. Learn more about M's academic work on the Philosophy of Conspiracy Theor... |