119. Sean Stone: When Conspiracy Theory Meets Fact
The Sharyl Attkisson Podcast
Sharyl Attkisson
4.9 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 15 November 2021
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Sean Stone: When conspiracy theory meets fact
Filmmaker and media host Sean Stone dives into the psychology of conspiracies and control. He also discusses about his famous dad: filmmaker director Oliver Stone. When some of the craziest conspiracies prove true, where does that leave us?
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| 0:24.2 | Today I have a fascinating interview with filmmakers Sean Stone on the topic of Conspiracies |
| 0:30.4 | and Control. |
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| 1:14.8 | If you're listening to this podcast, chances are you know a bit about the propaganda effort |
| 1:19.5 | to call things conspiracy theories to try to discredit them and to call people conspiracy |
| 1:25.2 | theorists. |
| 1:26.2 | Even when these things are true, as many conspiracies are, I wrote in one of my books the smear |
| 1:31.8 | about how some academics have traced the origin of this effort to the CIA. |
| 1:36.6 | Call something a conspiracy theory and people will dismiss it or it implies that those |
| 1:41.0 | talking about it are somehow crazy or unhinged. |
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