The Great Fortean Taylor Swift Conspiracy

Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen Asma

Treefort Media & Touchy Feely Films

History, Society & Culture, Science

4.9 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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🐰👣😱 Paul and Stephen welcome back Ian Simmons from the Fortean Times for another dive into the eccentric, the uncanny, and the downright bizarre. In this episode, the trio explores everything from conspiracy theories’ transformation from quirky fun to dangerous obsession, to the KLF’s wild antics, including burning a million pounds and wielding fake machine guns. They also venture into giant rabbit sightings, Taylor Swift’s rumored occult connections, and the enduring weirdness of Aleister Crowley’s alleged descendants. They dive deep into the mysteries behind Havana Syndrome and explore the strange intersections of social panics, urban legends, and technological anomalies. From phantom jetpack sightings and the eerie behavior of drones near military sites, they weave through bizarre contemporary events with the precision of conspiracy theorists—minus the paranoia. It’s a freewheeling Chinwag filled with folklore, conspiracies, and questions best left unanswered. Wag on, weirdos! Ian Simmons is the News Editor of Fortean Times, the world's leading magazine for weird news. He has written for Fortean for over 30 years. Paul Giamatti is a Golden Globe award winning actor and producer. Stephen Asma is a professor and author specializing in the philosophy of science, religion, and art. 🐰👣😱 ========= Make sure to follow us @chinwagpod 👉🏼 IG: https://www.instagram.com/chinwagpod/ Tik: https://www.tiktok.com/@chinwagpod Website: http://chinwagpod.fm YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@chinwagpod Send your stories, Qs, or thoughts to 📧 questions [at] chinwagpod [dot] fm ========= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Paul, you're never going to guess what this is, but I can tell you that I found it on uncommon
0:09.7	goods. Uncommon goods has the most unique and interesting gifts for everyone on your list this holiday
0:14.3	season, even Paul Giumati. I like that, you know, you have really artistic stuff, not just the kind of big box, same thing
0:22.6	over and over again.
0:24.0	They've got the best secret Santa gifts for stocking stuffers.
0:27.2	I found some awesome banana saving hats on there.
0:30.3	What?
0:30.8	And you're asking yourself, what's a banana saving hat?
0:33.5	You know, when your bananas, they turn brown before you get to eat them?
0:36.6	Yes.
0:37.2	These little hats will save you from that unfortunate reality, and you can rest assured,
0:42.8	none of your friends already has a banana hat.
0:45.2	I hope you don't have one, because that's what I got you.
0:47.6	I said, my God, Steve, bless your heart.
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1:00.7	Don't miss out on this limited time offer, Uncommon Goods.
1:03.7	We're all out of the ordinary.
1:05.2	We're all out of the ordinary. Hello, Paul Chi-Mati speaking.
1:26.8	And I'm Stephen as well.
1:28.3	I never come in right on his thing.
1:30.3	I don't know.
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