About this episode

Scott Radnitz discusses the rise of conspiracy theories in mainstream culture with host Jesse Mulligan.

Scott Radnitz is a professor at the University of Washington who has written on conspiracism, and he joins Jesse Mulligan.

People in this episode

Host: Jesse Mulligan

Guest: Scott Radnitz

Topics covered

• conspiracy theories
• mainstream culture
• society
• psychology
• media

Keywords

• conspiracy theories
• Scott Radnitz
• Jesse Mulligan
• mainstream
• society
• culture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Washington

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