52 - Thinking with Conspiracies

Is it valuable to actively engage with dissonant ideas? Should we uproot our understanding of how the world works? In this episode, Kris puts the idea of conspiracy theories into practical terms. How do we break out of tautological thinking? Why did the “Richard Gere gerbil” story gain such traction?

What is “Conspiracy Brain”? / Conspiracy as Metaphor / The Council Bluffs Scenario / Visualizing Patterns

Giorgio Agamben

Jim Marrs

Richard Gere and the Gerbil

David Icke’s lizard people

Angel City by Sam Shepard

James Purdy

Mark Lombardi