Episode #1052
Mick West
Books mentioned
Escaping the Rabbit Hole
Mentioned by Mick West · at 00:01:02
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Best Evidence
Mentioned by Mick West · at 00:35:12
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The Twelfth Planet
Mentioned by Mick West · at 01:31:57
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Mick West, a game programmer and debunker, joins the show to discuss how conspiracy theories form and persist. The conversation covers chemtrails, the JFK assassination, 9/11, and flat Earth claims, as well as UFOs, chronic Lyme disease, and the future impact of AI and deepfakes on truth and belief.
What they talked about
- Chemtrail conspiracy theory debunking
- Flat Earth theory debunking
- /11 conspiracy theories debunking
- Psychology of conspiracy theorists
- Mick West's book 'Escaping the Rabbit Hole'
- AI and future of fake media
- Memory fallibility and false accusations
- Cuban sonic weapon controversy
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