Conspiracy, She Wrote

Conspiracy, She Wrote

Ever wonder why women get caught up in conspiracies, how anti-vax attracts moms, or where tradwives came from? Host Cristen Conger (Unladylike) untangles the wildest webs of conspiracy theories spun by and about women—from the lady fascists who spread Illuminati conspiracies a century ago to Beyoncé Illuminati rumors today. With expert guests and unexpected angles, each episode unravels the cultural currents that fuel these gendered narratives, connecting the dots between memes, misogyny and misinformation gone wild. Grab your red string and follow along.


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Did the Epstein Files Prove Satanic Elites Were Eating Babies??

Did the Epstein Files Prove Satanic Elites Were Eating Babies??

Yes, the Epstein files contain real, documented horrors. No, there is no confirmed baby-eating. Cristen mines the Epstein vault to answer a listener question about why QAnon moms think so anyway. Did ...

20 Mar 39min

How Candace Owens Happened, pt. 3: Going Max

How Candace Owens Happened, pt. 3: Going Max

Candace Owens didn’t invent the conspiracy that France’s First Lady Brigitte Macron is secretly transgender. Instead, she scaled it into a sprawling narrative about elite corruption, satanic power str...

5 Mar 48min

How Candace Owens Happened, pt. 2.5: Team God vs Team Satan

How Candace Owens Happened, pt. 2.5: Team God vs Team Satan

Post Daily Wire firing, Candace Owens didn’t just go independent—she went cosmic. Converting to traditionalist Catholicism, she reframed culture war as holy war, casting politics as “team God vs. team...

19 Feb 28min

How Candace Owens Happened, pt. 2: The Persecution Feedback Loop

How Candace Owens Happened, pt. 2: The Persecution Feedback Loop

From fringe YouTuber to “the new face of Black conservatism,” Candace Owens’ rise wasn’t inevitable, but the system that rewarded it was. In part 2 of the miniseries, Cristen traces how Charlie Kirk, ...

7 Feb 51min

How Candace Owens Happened, pt. 1: Becoming Red Pill Black

How Candace Owens Happened, pt. 1: Becoming Red Pill Black

Before Candace Owens became an overnight right-wing media star, she wanted to rid the internet of trolls with her anti-bullying startup, Social Autopsy. But then, it collided with Gamergate, and a red...

29 Jan 33min

Therapy Speak or Conspiracy Theory? with Amanda Montell

Therapy Speak or Conspiracy Theory? with Amanda Montell

What do vision boards and Princess Diana conspiracy theories have in common? They both rely on a kind of magical thinking called proportionality bias. It's one of many cognitive biases that Sounds Lik...

6 Nov 202539min

Paranormal Women, pt 3: From Blue Beam to Blood Libel

Paranormal Women, pt 3: From Blue Beam to Blood Libel

What did last year's drone mystery have to do with an antisemitic myth that won't die? Medievalist and conspiracy scholar Elise Wang connects the dots between the West’s 900-year-old conspiracy theory...

29 Mai 202536min

Paranormal Women, pt 2: The Abduction of Betty and Barney Hill

Paranormal Women, pt 2: The Abduction of Betty and Barney Hill

Before alien abduction became pop culture cliché, there was Betty and Barney Hill. Why did this couple's 1961 roadtrip define the abduction narrative for generations, and what did their biracial marri...

22 Mai 202545min

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