The Feminine Draw of Contemporary Conspiracy

Culture Study Podcast

Anne Helen Petersen

Fashion & Beauty, Society & Culture, Arts

4.6 • 637 Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2024

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

What’s the difference between a conspiracy theory and gossip? When does joking around about Kate Middleton’s abduction turn into something much darker? Are women actually more susceptible to contemporary conspiracy theories — or are we just finally paying attention to it? Cristen Conger, host of the new podcast Conspiracy, She Wrote joins me to talk about Taylor Swift’s evil twin, Beyoncé’s illuminati connections, Katie Holmes getting impregnated by Scientology aliens, sex trafficking panics, and how to talk to someone when they start directing a conspiracy theory your way. We go deep down the wormhole in this one, friends, but I think you’re gonna love it.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, it's Anne. So maybe you notice my voice sounds a little ridiculous. It's because I just
0:06.9	got back from my 20-year college reunion and I didn't stop talking for a three-day straight. So thank you
0:13.4	for tolerating. The entire episode is not going to sound like this. Just a couple parts where we insert
0:18.9	some extra stuff in. But thank you so much for listening
0:21.9	and for tolerating my going back to my glory days in college. Also, today's full episode
0:29.0	is free for everyone. There are no ads and you'll get the whole asking anything part of the show.
0:35.2	The question we answer in that part legitimately almost stumped me,
0:38.2	so I can't wait to hear what your answer is in the comments. And as always, we're so grateful to
0:44.8	all of our paid subscribers. You make this show possible. We divide all the money that we make
0:50.3	equally between me and Melody, and right now we've made enough to pay melody all the way
0:54.6	through December. But if we don't get more subscribers, we can't continue making the show. So if you
1:00.1	want this show to continue, go to culturestudepot.substack.com and subscribe today. Okay, on with the
1:07.0	show. This is a cork board of a lot of post-it notes I made that are connected by, I didn't have any
1:18.9	red string on hand, so it's connected by-
1:21.6	So like washi tape?
1:23.1	That's what it looks like.
1:23.9	Yes, yes.
1:25.9	And thumb tacks. And let's see if I can start from looks like. Yes. Yes. And thumb tacks.
1:28.2	And let's see if I can start from the top.
1:31.9	We've got Gloria Steinem is a CIA operative to the FBI sabotage, the women's lib movement.
1:40.8	And, of course, the women's lib movement takes us to Turfs. And then
1:46.4	TERFs takes us to Joan Rivers being murdered by the deep state. And Joan Rivers connects to
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