The Illuminati

American Hysteria

W!ZARD Studios

Society & Culture

4.4 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2018

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

For this episode, we'll explore the mother-of-all conspiracy theories, the Illuminati, an alleged secret society and their evil world domination plan known as the New World Order. Chelsey takes a stroll down memory lane with friend Austin Smith, to a time when they believed in the Illuminati and found what seemed like proof. We’ll explore the history of the theory itself, why some people are more prone to believing than others, and how at the heart of the theory lies a dark ideology that has affected our culture into the present. Check out A Culture of Conspiracy by Michael Barkun for further reading American Hysteria is written and produced by Chelsey Weber-Smith Produced and edited by Clear Commo Studios Show art by Roache Voice acting by Will Rogers Thanks to my guest, Austin Smith, check out his new book of poems Become a Patron for extra episodes, interviews, and videos monthly! Follow American Hysteria on social media: Twitter: @AmerHysteria Instagram: @AmericanHysteriaPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	On this season we'll be exploring the moral panics, urban legends, and conspiracy theories
0:13.1	that shape our psychology and culture and why we end up believing them.
0:17.3	I'm your host, Chelsea Glover Smith, and this is American hysteria.
0:23.9	Is this really a woman that you're looking at?
0:26.5	Or is it all an illusion?
0:28.4	Because what are they giving birth to the new world order, Satanic reign?
0:32.6	Protocols of Zionism.
0:34.4	Designed to give the synagogue of Satan.
0:37.2	Ultimate world domination.
0:38.9	The public's finally waking up to the fact that Hillary Clinton's a reptilian sheepshifter.
0:43.2	So I'm definitely interested to see where this new election goes.
0:56.5	My first real introduction to the Illuminati and their new world order came when I was a freshman
1:01.1	in college in 2007 by a movie suggestion from my dad, who always had a new conspiracy theory to share
1:07.2	with me.
1:08.4	Side-guys was one of the first movies you could get streaming online for free, which made it
1:12.4	feel noble, like someone was finally doing something not just for the money.
1:16.8	At first, it seemed to be a hip critique of religion, of the government, of the rich, you know,
1:21.9	all the good stuff.
1:23.1	And it felt easy to believe against the background of Bush's presidency, of the remaining unanswered
1:27.9	questions from 9-11, and the misleading reasons for a worn-eye rack that I was actively protesting against.
1:34.2	I just sort of accepted the Illuminati as a secret fact.
1:38.0	But the thing I didn't know at the time, the thing I didn't know until years later,
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