Mission Implausible

Why Americans Are Such Suckers for Conspiracy Theories (with Jesse Walker)

October 4, 2026·46 min
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The author of The United States of Paranoia and the editor of Reason sees the enemies within, outside, above and below. The true believers and the manipulators. Every religion and political affiliation in American is uniquely credulous. But maybe there’s good reason to be.Watch Mission Implausible on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod

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