Derek DeWitt
Conspiracy ClearinghouseEpisodes
Episodes of Conspiracy Clearinghouse
Mark All
Search Episodes...
EPISODE 114 | All Your Base Are Belong to Us – US Military InstallationsThe United States spends more on their military than the next nine countries combined. With around 450 bases (or maybe 500 or maybe 750 or maybe 800 or even more) operatin
EPISODE 113 | Power Is Power: The Vulnerable Electrical GridGuest: Chris Underwood, author of the The Cold Winter seriesOur digital age needs electricity more than anything else. But what would happen is part of the power grid went down durin
EPISODE 112 | GESARA & the Red CaesarWhat do proposed economic reforms, the idea of a post-constitutional American dictator and Christian Nationalism have in common? Donald Trump, for starters - at least for some people. Scammers and grifters
EPISODE 111 | Us vs. Them: Antisemitism Goes to SchoolGuest: Scott Shay, president of Chai Mitzvah and author of Conspiracy UHamas forces swept into Israel on October 7, 2023, committing atrocities and taking hostages. Literally the next day,
EPISODE 110 | How to Be a FascistPeople use the term "Fascist" a lot these days, but do they really know what that means? Fascism is a very specific combination of ideas and goals that occurred within very clear historical and philosophical co
EPISODE 109| What's in a Name? The Shakespeare Authorship DebateGuest: Scott Jackson, Mary Irene Ryan Executive Artistic Director of Shakespeare at the University of Notre Dame, current vice president of the Shakespeare Theatre Association (ST
EPISODE 108 | Swiftboating Redux: Taylor Swift Derangement SyndromeShe's the most successful pop star today, yet some people seem to suffer brain meltdowns when thinking about Taylor Swift. Call it TDSD, Taylor Swift Derangement Syndrome, and
EPISODE 107 | Traces of Reality: Abstract Art and the CIA (World Is Weird 13)Guest: Mandy Theis, founder and director of the School of Atelier Arts, academic director and professor at the Florence Academy of ArtMaybe you've walked into a muse
EPISODE 106 | Suffer the Children – Pizzagate, Wayfair & the Seeds of QAnon"Without a clear indication of the author's intent, it is difficult or impossible to tell the difference between an expression of sincere extremism and a parody of extr
EPISODE 105 | Capitol Assets: Weird DC (Travelogue 4)Guest: Fayge Horesh, co-creator, writer and host of the D Listers of History podcast, and licensed tour guideWashington D.C. is an interesting place and, like many cities, has some oddities
EPISODE 104 | Fatal Attraction: Magnet WooWhile we use magnets all the time, most of us don’t know some of the subtleties of magnetic fields and the electromagnetic force. This lack of knowledge is the perfect opening for scam artists to sell
EPISODE 103 | Down in Bermuda, It’s Easy to Believe – The Devil’s TriangleBack in the 70s, the Bermuda Triangle was all over the place but today, not so much. Whatever happened with that? Did it go away? Was it debunked? Or did the woosphere s
EPISODE 102 | Conspiracy Thinking in the Middle East (Because Reasons 10)Guest: Adel Aali, creator and host of the podcasts History Behind News and Unravelling the Middle EastConspiracy theories seem to thrive in the Middle East, but why? Ade
EPISODE 101 | Panic! at the Disco - The Jan. 6 Event (World Is Weird 12)On January 6, 2021 at 12:53 EST, a mass of people overwhelmed police on the west side of the US Capitol Building in Washington DC. At 2:11, a window was broken, and they e
EPISODE 100 | Conspirasphere Rising - A Talk w/Derek Arnold (Because Reasons 9)Guest: Derek Arnold, Senior Instructor at Villanova University, where he teaches a course on The Rhetoric of Conspiracy TheoriesThe modern conspirasphere sort of s
EPISODE 99 | A Bridge Too Far: The Mothman Visits Point PleasantThe strange events of 1966-1967 in and around Point Pleasant, West Virginia gave rise to one of America's most enduring legends - the Mothman. It made the headlines and also the c
EPISODE 98 | Smoke & Mirrors: Unintentional Dangers and Slow Thinking (Because Reasons 8)Guest: Kent Weishaus, licensed clinical social worker, author of Stop Breaking Down: The Secret to Avoiding Overwhelm and Crack-UpWhy are there so many a
EPISODE 97 | Üst akıl – Totally TurkeyTurkey is a place with a complex history and a diverse population, which can lead to a sense of uncertainty and instability. Conspiracy theories that offer simple explanations for complex events and intera
EPISODE 96 | Inside Out: Neuroscience & Memory (Because Reasons 7)Guest: Dr. Gary Simonds, neurosurgeon, professor and author of Death's Pale FlagWhat happens when a lauded neurosurgeon starts thinking about ghosts and the scientific approach
EPSIODE 95 | Bodyguard of Lies: The Ghost Army & Wartime Deception (World Is Weird 11)More than 100 million soldiers took part in WWII, but not all of them were fighting with guns. There was obviously a lot of administration and infrastructure
EPISODE 94 | Peek-A-Boo: Project Star GateThe US military heard the Soviets were working on creating psychic spies, so they started their own program, which would, after many name changes, get dubbed Project Star Gate. This would attract crank
EPISODE 93 | From Sea to Sea: More Canada Mysteries & HistoriesGuest: Nile Séguin, comedian, actor, writer, French-CanadianCanada, northern neighbor to the United States, a sovereign nation that’s only party sovereign, second largest country
EPISODE 92 | Octopus's Garden: Dan Casolaro, INSLAW & Death (WIW 10)A number of unusual deaths, law enforcement software, mob families, casinos, drug running, arms dealing, and a possible nationwide, possible international, conspiracy known as
EPSIODE 91 | Tartaria Sauce : The Great Tartarian Empire and 15-Minute CitiesOne day, I wondered if there were any conspiracy theories about architecture, which is something I am quite keen on, so I fired up the laptop and did a Google search,
EPISODE 90 | Oh, Canada! The Great White North, the Just Society - Canada is a cold place filled with reasonable people. For the most part. But not even they are immune to the pull of the conspirasphere, and have hatched some wacky ideas all t
Join Podchaser to...
- Rate podcasts and episodes
- Follow podcasts and creators
- Create podcast and episode lists
- & much more
Unlock more with Podchaser Pro
- Audience Insights
- Contact Information
- Demographics
- Charts
- Sponsor History
- and More!
- Account
- Register
- Log In
- Find Friends
- Resources
- Help Center
- Blog
- API
Podchaser is the ultimate destination for podcast data, search, and discovery. Learn More
- © 2024 Podchaser, Inc.
- Privacy Policy
- Terms of Service
- Contact Us