It's been three long episodes, but Josh and M are at the end of Neil Levy's book "Bad Beliefs" and also of Neil Levy's bad beliefs. But which of his beliefs did the find the baddest and which were barely bad at all? You'll have to listen to find out. You'll also have to listen if you want to know whether we mention the 1993 Drew Barrymore supernatural horror thriller Doppelganger again. OK, we'll give you that one - of course we do.
Jun 08, 2024•1 hr 27 min
Josh discovers that it has been ten years since he and M started podcasting...
May 24, 2024•53 min•Season 1Ep. 435
Josh and M look at the middle chapters of Neil Levy's book - is this the Empire Strikes Back of this series or is it the Die Hard 2? Or the Temple of Doom? Or the Two Towers? Or the 1993 Drew Barrymore supernatural horror thriller Doppelganger? Yes. Due to recording difficulties, the sound quality may dip from time to time.
May 17, 2024•1 hr 24 min
Josh and M comment on the first two chapters (of six) of Neil Levy's book "Bad Beliefs." Does Neil have bad beliefs about bad beliefs, and do Josh and M have bad beliefs about Neil's supposed bad beliefs which are to be be found in the book "Bad Beliefs"? Listen and find out!
Apr 27, 2024•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 433
Has there ever been a good Operation? Based on the various Operations and Projects we look at in this episode, any time you see something gets called an Operation, it's a work of pure malice that produces nothing but hardship and heartache. Even Operation Dumbo Drop. ESPECIALLY Operation Dumbo Drop.
Apr 14, 2024•59 min
Josh and M review the final part (part 3) of Michael Shermer's 2022 book, " Conspiracy: Why the Rational Believe the Irrational." It's nota lot of sound and fury, and it signifies... Well, you will have to listen and find out!
Mar 28, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 431
In the sequel to last week's episode, we look at Part II of Michael Shermer's book " Conspiracy: Why the Rational Believe the Irrational ". This part is all about determining which conspiracies are real - judging them, if you will. So the title works - it's not just a gratuitous pop culture reference! Not that there's anything wrong with a gratuitous pop culture reference.
Mar 17, 2024•1 hr 55 min
Josh and M review part 1 (of 3) of Michael Shermer's 2022 book, " Conspiracy: Why the Rational Believe the Irrational."
Feb 29, 2024•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 429
We're back and in the same physical location for ONE WEEK ONLY, so the only sensible thing to do is talk about a spy book from the 1980s. What was "Spycatcher"? What secrets did it contain? How did it manage to leave Margaret Thatcher "shattered"? Was that a typo and she meant "sharted"? Sorry, we didn't get enough juvenile humour into the episode and it has to go somewhere.
Feb 16, 2024•41 min•Season 10Ep. 428
Josh and M return to the internet airwaves for a little catch-up on news during the podcast's hiatus, as well as some updates on the podcast's near future...
Jan 18, 2024•50 min
Josh and M end 2023 like they ended previous years: with a year in review! — You can contact us at: podcastconspiracy@gmail.com Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy by donating to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/podcastersguidetotheconspiracy or Podbean crowdfunding? http://www.podbean.com/patron/crowdfund/profile/id/muv5b-79...
Dec 24, 2023•39 min•Ep. 631
Fact, damn it, facts! Give us cold hard facts! Beautiful, comforting numbers to make sense of the world we live in! Wouldn't you know it, the surveys in Joe Uscinski's “Have beliefs in conspiracy theories increased over time?” give us exactly that - let's rifle through them and see what conspiracy theories are believed the most, and which (if any) have seen belief in them rise in recent times. — You can contact us at: podcastconspiracy@gmail.com Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Consp...
Dec 16, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 628
Josh and M re-revisit the suppressed technologies of Nicola Tesla. — You can contact us at: podcastconspiracy@gmail.com Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy by donating to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/podcastersguidetotheconspiracy or Podbean crowdfunding? http://www.podbean.com/patron/crowdfund/profile/id/muv5b-79...
Dec 09, 2023•52 min•Ep. 626
But enough grave dancing - here's a quick episode from Josh, as it turns out neither of us are in a state to be recording a full episode this week. Instead, let's see what Bulgarian mystic Baba Vanga has in store for us in 2024, despite having died in 1996.
Dec 03, 2023•12 min•Ep. 625
A more considered opinion...
Nov 30, 2023•1 min•Ep. 624
A momentary reflection and shaking of the booty over the death of infamous war criminal, Henry Kissinger.
Nov 30, 2023•3 min•Ep. 623
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 already created for you! Plus you get to talk about gay furry hackers. — You can contact us at: podcastconspiracy@gmail.com Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy by donating to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/podcastersguidetothe...
Nov 25, 2023•56 min•Ep. 621
Josh and M review Michael Barkun's 2016 “Conspiracy Theories as Stigmatized Knowledge” as published in Diogenes. — You can contact us at: podcastconspiracy@gmail.com Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy by donating to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/podcastersguidetotheconspiracy or Podbean crowdfunding? http://www.podbean.com/patron/crowdfund/profile/id/muv5b-79...
Nov 19, 2023•53 min•Ep. 619
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 discuss local birdlife - without making reference to John Oliver - and use the phrase "pubic thatching". — You can contact us at: podcastconspiracy@gmail.com Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy by donating to our Patreon: https:/...
Nov 10, 2023•46 min•Ep. 617
Josh and M talk cartels, lightbulbs, and lightbulb cartels! — You can contact us at: podcastconspiracy@gmail.com Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy by donating to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/podcastersguidetotheconspiracy or Podbean crowdfunding? http://www.podbean.com/patron/crowdfund/profile/id/muv5b-79...
Nov 03, 2023•42 min•Ep. 615
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 and refuses to edit out any of his slurping and chewing sounds - you could see this as an intense lack of professionalism, but we prefer to think of it as some extra ASMR, free of charge. We're so good to you. — You can contact us at: podcastconspir...
Oct 27, 2023•40 min•Ep. 613
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: podcastconspiracy@gmail.com Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy by donating to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/podcastersguidetotheconspiracy or Podbean crowdfunding? http://www.podbean.com/patron/crowdfund/profile/id/muv5b-79...
Oct 21, 2023•47 min•Ep. 611
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: podcastconspiracy@gmail.com Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy by donating to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/podcastersguidetotheconspiracy or Podbean crowdfunding? http://www.podbean.com/patron/crowdfund/profile/id/muv5b-79...
Oct 06, 2023•27 min•Ep. 610
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 philosophy paper? Apparently it is. We also talk about robot lifeguards, obviously. — You can contact us at: podcastconspiracy@gmail.com Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy by donating to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/podcastersg...
Sep 23, 2023•50 min•Ep. 608
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 contact us at: podcastconspiracy@gmail.com Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy by donating to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/podcastersguidetotheconspiracy or Podbean crowdfunding? http://www.podbean.com/patron/crowdfund/profile/...
Sep 09, 2023•38 min•Ep. 607
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: podcastconspiracy@gmail.com Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy by donating to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/podcastersguidetotheconspiracy or Podbean crowdfunding? http://www.podbean.com/patron/crowdfund/profile/id/muv5b-79...
Sep 02, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 604
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 children do the dishes in the noisiest way possible in the background!
Aug 24, 2023•29 min•Ep. 603
Josh and M discuss not one, not two, not three but four of the F. Kennedy clan. — You can contact us at: podcastconspiracy@gmail.com Why not support The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy by donating to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/podcastersguidetotheconspiracy or Podbean crowdfunding? http://www.podbean.com/patron/crowdfund/profile/id/muv5b-79...
Aug 17, 2023•44 min•Ep. 601
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, completely unedited!
Aug 13, 2023•25 min•Ep. 600
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)!
Aug 11, 2023•21 min•Ep. 599
