conspiracy theory

Conspiracy theories are everywhere, but you don’t have to fall for them

November 25, 2022 Culture

This holiday season, you might find yourself sitting across the table from someone who has some very odd ideas about how the world works. This hour, Krys explores the world of conspiracy theories.

The Origins Of The Satanic Panic

September 29, 2020 Culture, Current Events, History

Journalist Jen Gerson joins us to discuss how and why the daycare “satanic panic” of the 1990s set the stage for the bizarre child abuse stories seen today.

A New Breed of Conspiracy Theory

May 9, 2019 Culture, Current Events, Politics

Nancy L. Rosenblum, Senator Joseph Clark Research Professor of Ethics in Politics and Government at Harvard, joins us to talk about a new breed of conspiracy theorist – one who believes an idea to be true and uses repetition and bold assertions to turn fiction into fact.