1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Award-winning podcaster Brian Dunning joins Josh to discuss conspiracy theories and their impact on our political climate.&amp;nbsp; Whether it’s allegations that Trump and Putin rigged the 2016 elections, Obama isn’t a natural-born citizen, or Bush and Cheney blew-up the twin towers to justify going to war in the oil-rich Middle East, our political conversations are often bedeviled with conspiratorial thinking.&amp;nbsp; How do we discern the truth from alternative facts or fake news?&amp;nbsp; And how do we tell if we’re in danger of conspiratorial thinking ourselves? &amp;nbsp; Brian Dunning hosts Skeptoid, a weekly science podcast that has been revealing the true science behind popular misinformation and urban legends since 2006.&amp;nbsp; His latest book, Conspiracies Declassified: The Skeptoid Guide to the Truth Behind the Theories explores, debunks—and sometimes proves—the wildest conspiracies to ever exist, from mind control experiments to lizard people.&amp;nbsp; Dunning provides some authoritative insight into humanity’s crazy impulse to engage in conspiratorial thinking and offers a hopeful path for those who seek the truth. Saving Elephants | Millennials defending &amp; expressing conservative values https://www.savingelephantsblog.com/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6814867/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/22138722