The Conspiracy Show w/ Richard Syrett 2011.06.12

T.C.S. - June, 12 2011

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2hr. 9min.
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11PM THE CONSPIRACY SUBCULTURE
Richard welcomed a journalist to discuss his two-year investigation of into what he calls the 'dark subculture of the growing conspiracist underground.' He attended conventions of conspiracy theorists, surfed their discussion boards, read their websites, joined their Facebook groups and interviewed them in the homes and offices. He describes how he discovered that while many of their theories may seem harmlessly bizarre, their proliferation has done real damage to the sense of the shared reality that we rely on as a society. Richard argued that the mainstream media's unwillingness to investigate and question authority is responsible for the proliferation of conspiracy theories. In his book, Among the Truthers, Jonathan Kay makes a passionate arguement to reject conspiracism. Richard argued that the mainstream news media has become lazy, gullible, unquestioning and moribund and simply regurgitates government positions uncritically.

GUEST: Jonathan Kay is a managing editor, columnist and blogger at The National Post, as well as a member of the newspaper's editorial board. He is the author of Among The Truthers; A Journey Into the Growing Conspiracist Underground of 9/11 Truthers, Birthers, Armageddonites, Vaccine Hysterics, Hollywood Know-Nothings and Internet Addicts.

12AM PARNORMAL INVESTIGATION
Richard welcomes America's foremost paranormal researchers who reported on her latest field investigations: She conducted A Frank's Box session at The Eldred House in Greene County, Illinois and had communications with the spirit of a stone-throwing young slave boy. She also visited a rectory in Jacksonville, Illinois, that is suposedly haunted by two priests.

GUEST: Rosemary Ellen Guiley is a leading expert on the paranormal and supernatural. She conducts original field investigations of haunted and mysterious sites. She has written more than 40 books – including 9 encyclopedias – and hundreds of articles in print on a wide range of paranormal, spiritual and mystical topics, and possesses an exceptional knowledge of the field. She has approximately one million copies in print.

12:30AM OPEN LINES
Richard heard from a caller in Indiana who noted a lot of conspiracy radio shows in the United States have been taken off the air. Media Scientist Nelson Thall called in and expressed concern that Prime Minister Stephen Harper may be in some danger after a series of seemingly unrelated events, such as a protest by a young Parliamentary Page and a hoax perpetrated by a computer hacker.