The Art of the Pardon: How The Dept. of Justice Became a Favor Bank (with Liz Oyer)
Former U.S. Pardon Attorney Liz Oyer was fired by Pam Bondi and Todd Blanche after she refused to recommend giving a domestic abuser back his gun. That criminal was Trump’s “Ambassador to Hollywood” M...
1 Maalis 48min
The Midterm Power Grab (w/ Will Sommer)
Will Sommer (of The Bulwark) returns to unpack threats to federalize elections to renewed efforts to “prove” 2020 was stolen. We also diagnose the strange incentives and rivalries inside MAGA world — ...
22 Helmi 36min
What Ghislaine Maxwell Knows and Why She’s Being Protected (with Tara Palmeri & Adam Davidson)
Tara breaks down what Ghislaine Maxwell’s current treatment, legal positioning, and pardon speculation actually signal. They describe the difference between the public narrative and the private realit...
15 Helmi 33min
Alex Jones and the Conspiracy Economy (with Jordan Holmes)
The co-host of the Knowledge Fight podcast knows too much about Alex Jones. How are conspiracy ecosystems built, monetized, and sustained? From cult psychology and propaganda laundering to Sandy Hook,...
1 Helmi 37min
Eating Bugs, Shooting Bobby Kennedy, The Deadly Double: Conspiracy Theory Grey Areas (with Adam Tod Brown)
The host of CONSPIRACY! THE SHOW has insights on why people believe wild things and how grifters and media personalities turn paranoia into profit. With questions about his own conspiracy theories: ...
25 Tammi 34min
The Overlooked Radicalization Crisis: How Women Become Extremists (with Leah Sottile)
Investigative journalist Leah Sottile, author of Blazing Eye Sees All, draws on years of direct reporting on anti-government movements, Christian nationalism, New Age spirituality, death cults and onl...
18 Tammi 49min
From Hollywood to Human Rights: The Real Cost of Conspiracy Thinking (with Stephanie March)
Drawing on her leadership roles with Planned Parenthood Global and humanitarian organizations in Africa, actor & activist Stephanie March (ADA Alex Cabot on Law & Order: SVU) describes how ill-conceiv...
11 Tammi 39min
Wellness to Weaponization: How Women Are Drawn into Conspiracy Extremism (with Noelle Cook)
From wellness culture and yoga influencers to QAnon forums and January 6, the pathways into conspiracy extremism aren’t always obvious — especially for women. Identity and meaning can quietly turn mis...
4 Tammi 34min
