Ep. 15 | Black Conspiracies & Public Secrets (Allegedly)

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4.6 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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In this week's episode of Selective Ignorance, Mandii B sits down with her producers A-King and Jayson Rodriguez for a thought-provoking and often humorous conversation that ventures into the world of conspiracy theories, cultural mistrust, and the broader impact of cancel culture. Kicking things off with reflections from the audience and personal anecdotes (00:00, 08:06), the discussion quickly takes a deeper turn as they explore how conspiracy theories have historically — and often deliberately — targeted Black communities (09:04). From the trauma of the Tuskegee experiment to the controversial response to Hurricane Katrina and the narratives around 9/11 (17:10), Mandii and the crew unpack why many remain skeptical of mainstream narratives. They take a closer look at the role of the alleged secret societies in shaping political power and influence (28:26), and examine how alleged rituals, sacrifices, and elite memberships have fueled pop culture paranoia (29:04). Drawing connections between sci-fi themes and real-world suspicion, the group explores whether what we’ve accepted as fact — from space travel to artificial intelligence — may have layers yet to be uncovered (32:21, 35:18, 38:13). The episode also delves into modern theories around COVID-19, population control, and how the internet has amplified conspiratorial thinking (42:13, 45:36). With pop culture increasingly blurring the lines between speculation and reality, Mandii questions how much of what we consume is designed to inform—and how much is meant to manipulate (48:21). As the conversation closes, they examine the intersection of wealth, power, and scandal (52:07), asking whether today's public figures are truly victims of cancel culture or architects of their own downfall. With curiosity, humor, and a healthy dose of skepticism, this episode invites listeners to explore not just what they believe—but why they believe it.

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0:00.0	It's another week of ignorance.
0:05.1	Welcome to another episode of Selective Ignorance.
0:09.8	I'm your host, Mandy B.
0:12.4	And y'all, this is a little bit of a different episode because it's a solo.
0:18.0	So I'm here with my super producers, A. King and Jason. What's going on with y'all?
0:24.9	Peace, peace. What up? What up? Let's do this. Oh my goodness. So y'all, I did want to talk to y'all.
0:32.7	Hopefully I sound much louder. Fanya headtops.
0:41.1	Basically, let me talk to y'all because I am a sickler for audio.
0:43.7	So I have been on A. King's ass.
0:47.6	But it's because y'all, recording out of New York, I haven't set up with my producers.
0:52.0	And we just didn't have any padding behind them.
0:54.5	So we've been having to doctor up this audio quite a bit.
0:57.7	But I'm really grateful that y'all have been rocking with us,
1:00.0	enjoying the conversations, enjoying the debates.
1:06.4	We are a lot of episodes in because I don't believe in 10 episode seasons over here on Selective Ignorance.
1:07.3	Oh, no.
1:08.1	But I would love to know.
1:10.1	I'm sorry.
1:10.9	What was that? Say it again? I would love to know. I'm sorry. What was that?
1:11.8	Say it again?
1:12.3	I didn't hear that.
1:13.2	I'm sorry.
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