{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 120: Why Americans Are Embracing Conspiracy Theories with David Morgan","description":"David Morgan joins us to discuss University of Chicago Political Science professor Eric Oliver's new book &quot;Enchanted America: How Intuition &amp;amp; Reason Divide Our Politics&quot;.&amp;nbsp; Along the way David helps explain why many Americans are increasingly embracing bizarre conspiracy theories in an attempt to make sense of a complicated and changing world. Go Beyond the Pale with David Morgan! Episode Index: 1:25- Intro with Steve 7:07- Conversation with David begins 9:40- Why Americans are not divided by ideology but by thinking styles 17:00- Why the brain creates mental shortcuts to explain the world 28:28- Can you be a rationalist &amp;amp; believe in the Bible? 34:44- How people respond when they feel judged 47:30- Fragile masculinity leads to even more bizarre behaviour 57:28- Conspiracy theories are a reaction to fear &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Beyond The Pale","author_url":"http:\/\/www.stevehackman.net","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/18230807\/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>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/18230807"}