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Power Corrupts

Conspiracy Theories

Power Corrupts

Brian Klaas

News, Politics, 498122

4.8 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2019

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Why do some people believe unhinged conspiracy theories? How are they affecting our politics? How did insane theories—like QAnon—convert millions of people? Did John Kerry split a hurricane in half with a laser beam from Antarctica? What's really lurking beneath the Denver airport? And what can we do about these unhinged beliefs, given that America now has a Conspiracy-Theorist-in-Chief?
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Power Corrupts is written and narrated by Brian Klaas. The executive producer is George McDonagh. Alex Portfelix is the producer and sound editor. Theme music is by Scott Holmes.

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Thank you for listening to Power Corrupts. We make this show because we think it's important not to make money,

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but it does cost money to make episodes. If you want to help us stay editorially independent,

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please consider supporting our work in one of two ways.

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First, pre-order my new book, Corruptible, Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us,

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which comes out on November 9, 2021.

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It's an exploration of the bizarre fascinating ways in which humans relate to

0:26.0

power that ranges from everything from corrupt beehives to the time I took a ski lesson with a man who

0:31.8

once ruled Iraq. If you like this

0:34.0

podcast I promise you love the book. Second, join a community of

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supporters and get access to exclusive bonus content by going to Patreon.com slash power corrupts.

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For just three dollars a month you'll get access to early episodes and at different tiers

0:49.9

you can get bonus content like uncut interviews as well as the possibility of a

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Zoom meet and greet with my producer George and myself. If you don't support the

0:58.8

show I'll be forced to bombard you with ads about socks and job recruitment schemes and mortgage websites and nobody wants that.

1:05.0

But seriously, thank you for listening and for your support. Personally, I don't feel the great need to spend a massive amount of time investigating the idea that the world is run by shape shifting lizards.

1:22.0

It seems to be a team of three or four civilians,

1:25.0

one of which is Donald President Trump.

1:28.0

I'm Brian Kloss, and you're listening to power corrupts.

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The podcast where we shine a light onto the hidden and

1:34.9

often nefarious forces that shape our world. Oh, That's the sound of Mad Mike Hughes lifting off in March 2018 in his homemade rocket.

2:04.8

A rocket that he said would help prove a longstanding conspiracy theory.

2:09.0

That the Earth is flat.

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