Conspiracy, She Wrote

When deadly floods hit Texas Hill Country in 2025, chemtrails believers and cloud-seeding conspiracists baselessly blamed it on scapegoats “playing God” with the weather. Cristen unravels the post-pandemic mainstreaming of weather control conspiracism, from fringe theories about jet contrails to politicians like Marjorie Taylor Greene legitimizing the misinformation with congressional hearings, and states outlawing geoengineering. With an incoming El Niño forecasting extreme weather ahead, prepare for more conspiracies and climate denial.Sources: conspiracyshewrote.com/episodesInbox: conspiracyshewrote@gmail.comInstagram: @unladylikemediaWebsite: conspiracyshewrote.comPatreon: The CabalConspiracy, She Wrote is an Unladylike Media production created, hosted and written by Cristen Conger. Music is from Blue Dot Sessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why does the Super Bowl sex trafficking myth persist, despite repeated debunking? In the miniseries finale, Cristen unravels this sex trafficking myth she helped spread. So, why did major sporting events like the Super Bowl, World Cup and Olympics become seen as sex trafficking playgrounds? These red strings criss-cross from Greece to the United Nations to Texas to multistate sting ops, and with press coverage fumbling at almost every turn.This is part 5 of 5 in the LADIES, STAY SAFE! miniseries. (00:00) A podcaster's confession(01:10) The Super Bowl Sex Trafficking Myth(05:06) Olympic Origins(08:52) The Myth Goes to the Super Bowl(11:40) Law Enforcement and Media Hype(12:05) Debunking the Myth: Research and Reports(13:30) Onward Christian Anti-traffickers(20:24) Media Narratives and Shifting Perceptions(21:47) The Broader Impact of the Myth(24:37) Conclusion: Reflecting on the Series. . .Inbox: conspiracyshewrote@gmail.comInstagram: @conspiracyshewrote, @unladylikemediaWebsite: conspiracyshewrote.comPatreon: The Cabal Conspiracy, She Wrote is an Unladylike Media production created, hosted and written by Cristen Conger. Music is from Blue Dot Sessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the 1970s, America’s moral panic machine found its perfect scapegoat: gay and lesbian teachers. Also bathrooms. Historian Gillian Frank unravels the roots of child trafficking and "groomer" conspiracies back to Red Scare paranoia, civil rights backlash, a conservative women's movement against the Equal Rights Amendment and the pageant queen-turned-evangelical superstar Anita Bryant. In part three of the LADIES, STAY SAFE! miniseries, Cristen traces America's twisted history of how fears about “corrupting the youth” became political currency, why those panics still grip us today and whether Anita was ultimately scapegoated, too.part 3 of 5.(00:00) Trafficking, pedos and groomers, oh my(02:00) Must all red strings lead back to pedo panic??(03:16) An Age-Old Conservative Obsession(10:47) The Gay Witch-hunt of 1977(14:51) Save Our (white) Children(23:11) Was Anita Bryant to blame?(26:40) Parallels to the Present(32:55) "I think there's a lot of hope, right?". . .Inbox: conspiracyshewrote@gmail.comInstagram: @conspiracyshewrote, @unladylikemediaWebsite: conspiracyshewrote.comPatreon: The Cabal Conspiracy, She Wrote is an Unladylike Media production created, hosted and written by Cristen Conger. Music is from Blue Dot Sessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why are suburban white women so afraid of getting snatched out of parking lots and sex trafficked? Journalist Caitlin Dewey unravels the tangled threads of modern sex trafficking panic, the impact of QAnon, and the role of influencers and media in laundering misinformation as "safety" advice for women and moms. Caitlin and Cristen also highlight how these viral myths impact real trafficking victims and survivors and connect to sex panicky culture wars.For WAY more red string, have at The Links x Conspiracy, She Wrote reading guide to America's sex trafficking panic. And treat your inbox to a Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends (highly recommend!!).Chapters:(00:00) Introduction: The Sex Trafficking Panic(00:27) Meet Caitlin Dewey: Investigating the Panic(03:00) Personal Encounters with Sex Trafficking Fears(04:04) Buffalo Incident: A Case Study(05:56) The Role of QAnon and Conservative Narratives(08:04) Practical Advice or Paranoia?(10:17) Sex Trafficking Myths(19:31) Historical Context: White Slavery Panics(22:33) Modern Media and Sex Trafficking Myths(25:22) Cultural Obsessions and True Crime(28:56) Political Exploitation of Trafficking Narratives(34:40) Conclusion: Empathy and Understandingpart 1 of a miniseries. . .Inbox: conspiracyshewrote@gmail.comInstagram: @conspiracyshewrote, @unladylikemediaWebsite: conspiracyshewrote.comPatreon: The Cabal Conspiracy, She Wrote is an Unladylike Media production created, hosted and written by Cristen Conger. Music is from Blue Dot Sessions. Music also provided by Creative Commons Music: Silent Film Music (No Copyright / Royalty Free). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the late summer of 1834, a torch-wielding mob burned down a Boston convent for reasons that sound a lot like . . . Pizzagate. Fueled by rumors of kidnappings, papal paranoia and phony exposés, conspiracy theories about nuns in their convents spiraled out of control in 19th-century America. Cristen unravels why that happened and how it set the stage for contemporary culture wars over saving the children.Chapters:(00:00) The Mount Benedict Girls Boarding School(00:40) Rumors and Mob Mentality(01:30) Pizzagate of 1834(03:43) America's Manifest Destiny Era(04:49) The Rise of Anti-Catholic Propaganda(05:18) "Suspicious" Nuns in Their Convents(10:30) The Escaped Nun Genre(11:37) Maria Monk and The Awful Disclosures(15:09) Impact on Education and Public Schools(16:41) Abolition and Anti-Catholicism. . .Inbox: conspiracyshewrote@gmail.comInstagram: @conspiracyshewrote, @unladylikemediaWebsite: conspiracyshewrote.comPatreon: The Cabal Conspiracy, She Wrote is an Unladylike Media production created, hosted and written by Cristen Conger. Music is from Blue Dot Sessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From cuckoo claims she’s secretly a man to attacks questioning her Blackness, Kamala Harris conspiracy theories are one of the most predictable features of the 2024 election, it turns out. Disinformation researcher Nina Jankowicz unravels the three main disinfo narratives that have targeted Kamala for years and what they sound like today, and Cristen follows the red string to the self-proclaimed "queen of the birthers". This is the season one post-finale finale that had to be made, and stick around til the end to find out what's next!Chapters:(00:00) Introduction and Reflecting on the First Season(01:30) Breaking News: Biden Steps Down(02:28) Nina Jankowicz's Knew What Was Coming(03:16) Women in Politics and Disinformation Study(06:31) Kamala Harris and Political Disinformation Narratives(09:28) The Three Major Disinformation Narratives Against Harris(11:44) Same Old Transvestigation(15:02) Birtherism and Its Impact(25:20) Disinformation Governance Board Controversy(27:31) Nina Jankowicz's Motivation and Hope(29:54) Coming up on Conspiracy, She Wrote. . .Inbox: conspiracyshewrote@gmail.comInstagram: @conspiracyshewrote, @unladylikemediaWebsite: conspiracyshewrote.comPatreon: The Cabal . . .Conspiracy, She Wrote is an Unladylike Media production created, hosted and written by Cristen Conger. Music is from Blue Dot Sessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Free Britney started as fan sleuthing, which ultimately helped end Britney Spears’ conservatorship, sparked a pop cultural reckoning and galvanized a disability rights movement. Podcaster and comic Tess Barker (Pop Mystery Pod) unravels that journey of pursuing the truth about Britney–and its thornier consequences–while digital sociologist Naomi Smith explains the allure of conspiracy communities and what happens once their detective work is done.Chapters:(00:00) The End of Britney Spears' Conservatorship(00:53) The Struggle to #FreeBritney(01:32) Introducing Conspiracy She Wrote(02:30) Signs, Symbols & Britney's Instagram(04:57) Uncovering the Truth of Britney's Conservatorship(06:53) The Turning Point(07:51) The Mainstream Media Attention(13:19) Britney's Testimony(14:01) After Britney Was Freed(25:10) #FreeBritney 2.0 and The Nature of Conspiracy Theories(33:10) Disability Rights Legacy(38:47) Reflections and Future DirectionsEpisode 9 sources and transcript.Inbox: conspiracyshewrote@gmail.comInstagram: @conspiracyshewrote, @unladylikemediaWebsite: conspiracyshewrote.comPatreon: The Cabal . . .Conspiracy, She Wrote is an Unladylike Media production, created, hosted and written by Cristen Conger. It's produced by Lushik Lotus-Lee and engineered by Marcus Hahm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.