The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy
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The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy
A humorous and informative analysis of conspiracy theories new and old by Josh Addison and Associate Professor of Philosophy (and conspiracy theory theorist) M R. X. Dentith.
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Filler Episode - The Montreal Screwjob
Circumstances conspire against M and Josh for another week, but rather than deplete The Can any further, Josh records a filler episode covering an inf...
From the Can! - The North Head File
Stuff is happening that means Josh and M can't record this week. But they did record two unreleased episodes back in January, so here's one of them. C...
Back to the Dreyfus Affair
M is back in China with a functioning larynx, so we record a "Back to the Conspiracy" episode, taking another look at a subject we last covered ten ye...
Filler Episode - Forgotten Silver
M's having voice issues, so Josh records a short episode on the NZ mockumentary "Forgotten Silver" to keep you happy until we're ready to record norma...
State Secrets II (Part 1) - What the Conspiracy!
M guides Josh through chapter one of Dunedinite Ben Vigden's book 'State Secrets II' in this special and incredibly confusing edition of 'What the Con...
The Horizon Post Office Scandal
The Podcaster's Guide to the Conspiracy tackles a story torn from today's headlines (about an issue that goes back to the late 90s), as we discuss the...
Bed of (Irish, well, British) Lies
Josh and M review the third series of the podcast 'Bed of Lies', which deals with what the British were doing during the Troubles in Northern Ireland....
The Prophecy of the Popes
This week we look into a 450-year-old compilation of 900-year-old prophecies about who's going to be the pope. Unless it's actually a 450-year-old fak...
The End of Martin Butler's Tunnel (Vision)
Josh and M conclude their discussion of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd editions of "Tunnel Vision" by Martin Butler.
The Final Episode on "Tunnel Vision"
This is definitely the last time we'll talk about Martin Butler's book "Tunnel Vision" and the conspiracy theories it contains. We don't have a proble...
Martin Butler's Tunnel Vision - Refocussed!
Josh and M continue their review of not one, not two, but not quite three editions of Martin Butler's book "Tunnel Vision," the best argument yet for...
Martin Butler's "Tunnel Vision" part 1
Conspiracy theories about secret tunnels under the military base on North Head are essentially the reason why this podcast exists in the first place,...
Harold dash Holt dot Net
Josh and M revisit the story of the mysterious disappearance of Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt by going to a website written and hosted by some...
Mysterious Disappearances (Back to the Conspiracy)
We're revisiting a topic from over ten years ago (which we can do, because apparently this podcast is over ten years old, even though that can't be ri...
What is a conspiracy theory, really?
Josh talks to M about their recent presentation at the University of Waikato.
Filler Episode - The Black Tom Explosion
M is off living life, so Josh presents a solo episode about a big bang. But not the sexy kind, the World War I sabotage kind. Which, we think you'll a...
Does M Remember... David Icke?
We're back! The good news is that M and Josh are in the same country, so can record together in person; the bad news is that this means the usual reco...
Xmas Bonus Episode - Brian L. Keeley is not an LLM
It's a Xmas miracle: a formerly patron bonus episode made freely available to all. Here M talks with Brian L. Keeley about that LLM-generated podcast...
The Year that Was (Which Was 2024)
Gather round, children! It's nearly Christmas time, and if you listen closely, you can hear the approach of that most Christmassy of things: a low-eff...
Episode 448 - A Podcast about a Podcast About Conspiracy Theories
Copyright be damned; Josh and M want you to know about a podcast about conspiracy theories, the contents of which are so scandalous that Josh and M pl...
Episode 447 - The Return of "What the Conspiracy!" (The Berners Street Hoax)
M tells Josh about the Berners Street Hoax of 1810 in this, the return of "What the Conspiracy!"
Filler Episode - Ioan Petru Culianu
Regular recording didn't work out this week, so Josh has recorded a short episode that acts as a companion piece to our last episode on the killings o...
The Poison Umbrella
This week we travel back in time to look at the death by poison-tipped umbrella of a Bulgarian dissident living in London in the 70s. Ah the past - th...
Episode 445 - The Golden Owl and Other Treasure Hunts (Back to the Conspiracy)
Josh and M use the excuse that the Golden Owl has been found to take a trip back to the conspiracy and look at treasure hunts like the Fenn Treasure,...
Cassamagain!
"Cassamagain"? Why do we keep letting Josh come up with titles? True, this episode again looks at the work of Quassim Cassam; this time it's "Conspira...
Cassam's "Conspiracy Theories" II - Right-wing Propaganda (Conspriacy Theatre)
Josh and M get to grips with chapters 3 and 4 of Quassim Cassam's 2029 book "Conspriacy Theories."
Cassam on Conspiracy Theories (part 1)
M and Josh take their first look at Quassim Cassam's 2019 book "Conspiracy Theories". M would like to reiterate that Cassam is not his archenemy; Josh...
Episode 441 - Catholic Conspiracy Theories (Back to the Conspiracy)
Josh and M go back (to the conspiracy) and look at Papal plots and plots against papists!
Does M Remember...?
It's the inaugural instance of our new "game" where Josh tests M's memory of radio segments they recorded over a decade ago! We see how much M can rec...
Episode 439 -Alex Jones was/is Right
This week Josh and M do something controversial: they argue that on some level, you have to admit Alex Jones is Right. Looking over Alex's long career...
Getting Presidential
M is back and so is their voice, so we can both talk about the only thing there is to talk about at the moment: the latest US election plot twists to...
Filler Episode - The Ballad of PogChamp
M is back, but unwell, so Josh delivers another bit of filler, this time indulging his love of language by talking about the origins of a bit of Inter...
Filler Episode - The Opal File
With M off in London and/or Bucharest, Josh fills time by telling you all the secret history of New Zealand as contained in The Opal File (or possibly...
Workshop Report with Julia Duetz and Patrick Brooks
M talks with prior guests on the podcast Julia Duetz and Patrick Brooks about the CONSPIRACY FX Workshop they all attended at the University of Kent a...
The Assassination of Alan Berg
Josh and M discuss the assassination of left-wing "shock jock" Alan Berg, and the White Supremacists who were not convicted of his murder...
Neil Levy's "Bad Beliefs" 3: Believe Bad with a Vengeance
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 b...
Ten Years (Young?)
Josh discovers that it has been ten years since he and M started podcasting...
Neil Levy's "Bad Beliefs" 2: Believe Badder
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...
Episode 433 - Neil Levy's "Bad Beliefs" (Part 1)
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...
Operation: Operations!
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...