184: Lies That Take Lives (w/Scott Kennedy)
Measles was declared eliminated in the US in 2000. Fast forward to 2019 and the nation experienced the largest number of cases since 1992. Globally, there were 207,000 measles deaths that year, a 50% ...
14 Dec 202358min
Bonus Sample: Post Lapsed Catholic?
Matthew follows up on his interview with Mike Lewis about Bishop Strickland with thoughts about: 1) Building a bridge with progressive elements of a religion that claims 1.36 billion people globally, ...
11 Dec 20235min
Deep Cut: The Final Battle
Why did Trump kick-off his 2024 presidential campaign in Waco, Texas? Who were the Branch Davidians, anyway? Julian unpacks the incendiary streams of far-right anti-government militia history and reli...
9 Dec 202338min
183: Woke Pope Cancels America's Bishop (w/Mike Lewis)
Conspiracy Theory Catholicism is back, bringing together Satanic Panickers, anti-vaxxers, tradwives who think (or at least say) birth control is an abomination, and survivalist prayer bros who string ...
7 Dec 20231h 26min
Bonus Sample: Goliath & Narcissus: A Brett Weinstein Breakdown
What if every important world event, regardless of how tragic or distant, is really part of a secret plan that only a handful of contrarian podcast pals can decipher? Julian breaks down bizarre clips ...
4 Dec 20238min
Brief: The Twin Flames Story (w/Alice Hines)
Soulmates gone wrong. High-pressure sexual orientation and gender conversion in an MLM coaching cult. Journalist and producer Alice Hines discusses the “master Christ” young couple at the center of Tw...
2 Dec 202327min
182: Recovering from Conspiracy Theories (w/Stephanie Kemmerer)
What is it like to get red-pilled, find a fragile community of peers, and then come out on the other side? What are the personal, social, and political wounds that make conspiracy theories feel like ...
30 Nov 20231h 13min
Bonus Sample: Anti-vax Lifestyle Brands Are Here
In 2021, the anti-vax dating site, Unjected, appeared on the scene. Between Unjected's conservative marketing campaigns, which leans conspiratorial and bigoted, and its partnership with supplements co...
27 Nov 20237min
