51: Mt. Rushmore of Conspiracy Theories We Kinda Believe

We’re smart and sensible people who don’t believe in wacky conspiracy theories. But then again, there are a few that make us think…maybe? This week, we tackle the subject of conspiracy theories we can’t dismiss completely even if we don’t actually believe them.

Unless, of course, that’s what we WANT you to believe, and this whole podcast contains hidden messages to the Illuminati, the Elders of Zion and the Reverse Vampires secretly controlled by the Rand Corporation plotting our next stage of worldwide control. WAKE UP SHEEPLE!

PS – We didn’t plan for Episode 51 to be about Conspiracy Theories (like Area 51). It just kind of happened. OR DID IT?

SHOW NOTES

Joint Choice:

JFK Assassination Theories

• Who Killed JFK? – The Week
• Killing Conspiracy – Slate

Michael’s Choices:

Area 51

• How Area 51 Works – How Stuff Works
• Area 51 – Dark Government

James Comey/Hillary Clinton Letter

• The Domestic Conspiracy That Gave Trump the Election Is In Plain Sight – Huffington Post
• The NSA Has Blackmailed the FBI’s Comey – Reddit Conspiracies

New Coke

• New Coke 25 Years Later: Was It All Just a Brilliant Conspiracy? – Beg to Differ
• Coke Conspiracies: Capitalism At Its Finest – Conspiracies.net

Richard’s Choices:

Patrick Ewing NBA Draft “Frozen Envelope”

• The Ewing Conspiracy – Sports Illustrated
• Links While Tossing Around Conspiracy Theories – ESPN.com

Harold Wilson Coup Plot

• Enough of This Cover Up: The Wilson Plot Was Our Watergate – The Guardian
• Wilson “Plot”: The Secret Tapes – BBC

Stevie Wonder Isn’t Blind

• Stevie Wonder Is Not Blind: The Truthers’ Case – Deadspin
• So Is Stevie Wonder Blind Or What? – Jezebel