{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 10 - Conspiracy Theories with Brian Dunning","description":"Award-winning podcaster Brian Dunning joins Josh to discuss conspiracy theories and their impact on our political climate.&amp;nbsp; Whether it\u2019s allegations that Trump and Putin rigged the 2016 elections, Obama isn\u2019t 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\u2019re 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\u2014and sometimes proves\u2014the wildest conspiracies to ever exist, from mind control experiments to lizard people.&amp;nbsp; Dunning provides some authoritative insight into humanity\u2019s crazy impulse to engage in conspiratorial thinking and offers a hopeful path for those who seek the truth. ","author_name":"Saving Elephants | Millennials defending &amp; expressing conservative values","author_url":"https:\/\/www.savingelephantsblog.com\/","html":"<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>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/22138722"}