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Fakespiracies - Anyone Can Play!

EPISODE 46 | Fakespiracies: Anyone Can Play!
As another holiday season rolls around, there's the looming threat of dealing family & friends who subscribe to this conspiracy theory or that one. Here's a collection of some fake conspiracy theories, #fakespiracy, that you can use to confound those folks, as well as entertain and maybe even educate a bit. From hidden messages about 9/11 in the film "Back to the Future" to nefarious truths about snack foods, and even some tools for creating your own #fakespiracies out of whole cloth, this episode will help you prepare for the onslaught on CT conversation around the dinner table.
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SECTIONS
02:12 - Unknown unknowns & the attention economy
07:15 - The McFly Code - "Back to the Future" predicts 9/11
12:45 - Nonsense or sense?
13:28 - A Connecting Principle, Linked to the Invisible - the Sync Movement
17:39 - What a Tangled Web We Weave - secrets in Disney movies
18:25 - How to Start a CT
20:47 - A collection of memes
23:21 - Silica gel packs are red pills
24:32 - Yummy in the Tummy - food #fakespiracies
25:55 - The Shape of Evil, with Sauce - the BTS/Among Us McNugget
30:14 - Crunch All You Want, We'll Make More - The Doritos Conspiracies
36:02 - What's in a Name - The Truth Behind Triscuits
38:09 - Mix & Match - Conspiracy Theory generators & more
Music by Fanette Ronjat
MORE INFO:
Time Cube - Four Is the Loneliest Number 
Now You See It, Now You Don't - Finland Doesn't Exist 
Birds Aren't Real
BACK TO THE FUTURE predicts 9/11
The Sync Book
42 Minutes podcast on Apple 
Sorry Cassandra I Misunderstood: EVERYTHING PREDICTS 9-11
The DELTA-TERRESTRIAL: Harvesting DRACO VRIL "Liquids" To Ignite Zero-Point PANPSYCHISM (Draco Wars)
The Internet Is Made of Cats
A $100,000 Chicken McNugget Triggered a Child-Sex-Trafficking Conspiracy Theory in Rolling Stone
rule62rule62 ebay forum comment 
The Doritos Conspiracy on Security Boulevard
Rebecca Webb Carranza, 98; Pioneered Creation, Manufacture of Tortilla Chip 
‘Lady Doritos’ and the new, facile culture wars 
Fact check: CNN correction about Ted Cruz, Dorito chip is fake 
Writer Can’t Find The Origin Of The ‘Doritos’ Name, Makes Up His Own Creepy Backstory 
Cracker Brand “Triscuit” Rewarded Man For Explaining The Real Meaning Of Its Name 
The “Snacks Madness” Roundtable
The Conspiracy Singularity Has Arrived 
How to Build a Conspiracy Theory
How to Start a Conspiracy Theory flow chart
CT Generators:
http://www.publiceye.org/conspire/generator.html
http://chaoticshiny.com/consgen.php
https://conspiracytheorygenerator.com/
https://www.generatorslist.com/random/misc/conspiracy-theory-generator
https://philome.la/matthew_/conspiracy-generator/play/index.html
http://conspiracy.kristinabrantley.com/ 
 
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Rumours & CTs in the Workplace (Because Reasons 5)

EPISODE 45 | Rumours & CTs in the Workplace (Because Reasons 5)
Guest: Andrew Brown, co-founder of the Academy of Business Communications
Watercooler talk has moved online, so the speed and spread of rumours and conspiracy theories is growing every day, and it's not just inter-office gossip. How do such things take root in a work environment and what can organizations do to address them? 
Andrew Brown walks us through the conditions that create fertile ground for rumors, the very human and social reasons behind them, and some real-world stories and advice for how organizations should and should not try to manage rumors in the workplace. 
And while we're looking at an organizational context, these insights apply equally to any grouping of humans - a touch football team, a WhatsApp chat group or, with the holidays coming up, a family gathering.
**This interview was originally conducted for another podcast, Digital Signage Done Right. You can listen to it and see a transcript here. You can also listen to an earlier interview with Andrew Brown and his fellow co-founder Elizabeth Williams about employee surveys here.**
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SECTIONS
02:34 - ABC: Helping communications suck less
03:41 - Three levels where rumours take hold 
09:52 - Three conditions that allow rumours to rise & spread now
15:13 - Maslow's Needs Hierarchy 
18:09 - Four common but ineffective tactics
20:40 - These tactics ain't gonna cut it anymore
24:51 - Tips & models for combatting rumours & negative behaviours
30:16 - Traps organizations fall into
32:52 - What about when the leader is crazy? Are surveys useful?
36:08 - People want to be heard
39:52 - Belief is not knowing; change is scary
Music by Fanette Ronjat
MORE INFO:
The Academy of Business Communications
Transcript of this episode on Digital Signage Done Right
Visix communications resources
The Swear Jar podcast
The Fearless Communicator's Bullsh*t Barometer
An IdeaPACK for Fearless Communicators
Suspicion in the workplace: Organizational conspiracy theories and work-related outcomes
Conspiracy theories: Why we align with them & how to manage them at work at Human Resources Director
European Union article and infographic on identifying conspiracy theories
Leadership Steps to Stop Spread of Conspiracy Theories on RockDove Solutions
Conspiracy Theories: A Public Health Concern and How to Address It in Frontiers in Psychology
Are Conspiracy Theories Harmless? in The Spanish Journal of Psychology
The Illusory Truth Effect: Why We Believe Fake News, Conspiracy Theories and Propaganda
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The Philadelphia Experiment & the Montauk Project - Time Tunnel Vision

EPISODE 44 | The Philadelphia Experiment & the Montauk Project - Time Tunnel Vision
It's 78 years since one of the most storied military experiments in history, wherein a whole ship vanished and/or teleported and/or moved through time. And this dovetails with another famous military project at the tip of Long Island that's a grab bag of elements: virus labs, monster animals, Nikola Tesla, Ian Fleming, creating superhumans, teleportation, hyperspace, psychic spies, Nazi occultists, MIBs, the internet, AIDS, mind control, time travel, aliens and much more. Or so some say. Quite loudly, at times.
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SECTIONS
01:41 - Happy Easter - The Philadelphia Experiment - Carl Allen marks up Jessup, the Varo Edition
08:57 - Nothin up my sleeve! Vincent Gaddis & Charles Berlitz chime in, Einstein collides with pop culture
13:24 - Eyewitnesses tell different stories
15:17 - Project Rainbow - the U2 is too easy to see, Jacques Vallee has some thoughts on hoaxes
17:38 - The  Montauk Project - Small but mighty - The town of Montauk, New York
20:53 - The Montauk Monster, Plum Island & Lab 257, Jeff Rense chirps up
24:12 - Life Imitating Art Imitating Life - Preston B. Nichols writes a book about Camp Hero, makes some startling claims, inspires movies and TV shows, writes more books
33:45 - Slav to Love - Stewart A. Swerdlow tries to get in on the action, Al Bielek travels to the future & deep space
Music by Fanette Ronjat
MORE INFO:
Philadelphia Experiment on Military.com
PE on How Stuff Works
The Varo Edition text
FAQs from the Department of Defense
The Philadelphia Experiment from A-Z
Timeline of events 1923-1999
Anatomy of a Hoax: The Philadelphia ExperimentFifty Years Later by Jacques Vallee
Montauk Monster: Dogfighting Washout? on Wired.com
The Montauk Monster Legend Endures 10 Years After It Broke the Internet on Dan's Papers
10 Years Later The Montauk Monster Is Still a Weird, Gross, Dark Mystery on Observer.com
'Montauk Monster' Mystery May Have Been Solved on Fox News
Book offers rare access to Plum Island on The Day
So what’s Plum Island really like? One reporter’s inside tour on The Suffolk Times
Montauk Project on Disinformation.com
Lab 257: The Disturbing Story of the Government's Secret Plum Island Germ Laboratory by Michael Carroll
Camp Hero on Roadtrippers.com
Time Travel Is Possible at the Tip of the South Fork in New York Magazine
Montauk Project on All That's Interesting
Inside the Real-Life Time-Travel Experiment That Inspired 'Stranger Things' on Thrillist
The Incredible Story of Al Bielek, the Man Who Traveled Through Time and Space on Destination Trips
Alfred Bielek website
Al Bielek Debunked website
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Conspiracy U with Scott Shay

EPISODE 43 | Conspiracy U with Scott Shay
Guest: Scott Shay, author of Conspiracy U, In Good Faith & Getting Our Groove Back; President of Chai Mitzvah, Chairman of the Board & Co-founder of Signature Bank
The academic world is supposed to be a place to open and expand minds, but some professors actively promote conspiracy theories about Israel and the Jewish people that do the exact opposite. Scott Shay has written a book about how this is happening on both the right and left sides of the political spectrum, especially at his alma mater, Northwestern University.
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SECTIONS
02:26 - A book I didn't intend to write
04:39 - Whatsoever things are true
06:03 - Holocaust denial
09:46 - Not all professors
12:09 - Also on the left
14:37 - Oppressive hyper-whites
15:37 - A personal holocaust story
16:54 - "The Holocaust is overblown"
18:00 - Anti-Zionism is not (necessarily) Anti-Semitism
20:10 - Jewishness defined racially
22:15 - Where do we draw the historical line?
25:42 - Polarization & the demonized other
31:08 - Canary in the coalmine
34:32 - God-king pharaohs & super-authority
38:09 - Final thoughts
Music by Fanette Ronjat
MORE INFO:
Scott Shay's website
Conspiracy U on Amazon
In Good Faith: Questioning Religion and Atheism on Amazon
Getting Our Groove Back: How to Energize American Jewry on Amazon
Chai Mitzvah website
Signature Bank website
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J.K. Rowling & the Gauntlet of Hysteria

EPISODE 42 | J.K. Rowling & the Gauntlet of Hysteria
A secretary got an idea on a train and some years later had created an international entertainment sensation, gaining fame and fortune. A feel good story? Or is she a witch? A Satanist? A spendthrift? A TERF? A transphobe? A spendthrift Satanist TERF transphobe witch? Or maybe she doesn't really exist at all.
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SECTIONS
02:41 - The Wiccan Witch of the West - Harry Potter is evil
10:42 - Expelliarmus - Conspiracy theories about the books (WARNING: Spoilers)
17:24 - Accio Suspicion - Follow the money
18:53 - A Bit of Polyjuice Potion - She's a front
22:15 - Strike One - What's in a (pen) name?
25:34 - Pick a Little, Tweet a Little - Rowling tweets her way into trouble
33:27 - Transfiguration - Rowling stakes out her TERF
40:18 - Coda
Music by Fanette Ronjat
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Critical Race Theory - Re-examining ”Normal”

EPISODE 41 | Critical Race Theory - Re-examining "Normal"
A loose framework for thinking about how America's racist roots permeate many social, legal and political systems has become a flashpoint for the far right. And so a war on ideas has started in the country that holds itself up as the beacon of freedom in the world, led by white, heteronormative cis people, mainly men. 
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SECTIONS
02:15 - What is Critical Race Theory? - Background and some basics
05:44 - Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow - Natural hair as an example of systemic problems, with a detour to tattoos, and the CROWN Act
16:51 - Historical Baggage: The Tignon Law, the Pigtail Ordinance
19:47 - Scanning CRT - 10 main points of CRT, and some criticisms, with a detour to money
29:53 - Tempest in a Teacup - As the US minority population grows, white people react badly, accelerated in 2020 by Chris Rufo, the Trump administration and Fox
42:30 - No more changes - the GOP is becoming a White Power party
43:16 - There's more to talk about
Music by Fanette Ronjat
More Info:
Critical Race Theory: An Introduction (3rd Edition) by Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic
The US will become ‘minority white’ in 2045 from the Brookings Institution 
A Lesson on Critical Race Theory  from the American Bar Association
What Is Critical Race Theory, and Why Is It Under Attack? in Education Week
How Fox News is making a network out of race baiting on CNN Business
The Conversation Around Critical Race Theory is a Manufactured Danger in the Harvard Political Review
Is the pushback against 'critical race theory' rooted in misconceptions? in the Holland Sentinel
Why are states banning critical race theory? from the Brookings Institution
How The Rise Of White Identity Politics Explains The Fight Over Critical Race Theory in ABC News's FiveThirtyEight
Critical race theory fears are misguided, school officials say in the Adirondack Daily Enterprise
My Life is Proof That Critical Race Theory Is More Than a Fox News Talking Point in Esquire
Schools facing critical race theory battles are diversifying rapidly, analysis finds from NBC News
The Man Behind Critical Race Theory in The New Yorker
A Visual History of Iconic Black Hairstyles on History.com
A Brief History of Black Hair, Politics, and Discrimination from Teen Vogue
When Black Women Were Required By Law to Cover Their Hair - article on the Tignon Law from Vice
A definitive timeline of the Black hair journey: 8 historic moments to remember from Stylist Magazine
Tangled Roots: Decoding the history of Black Hair from CBC Radio
The Crown We Never Take Off: A History of Black Hair Through the Ages on Byrdie
The CROWN Act website
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When Nerds Attack - Gamergate, Elevatorgate & Sad Puppies

EPISODE 40 | When Nerds Attack - Gamergate, Elevatorgate & Sad Puppies
A short late night chat in an elevator becomes a flashpoint in a storm of online misogyny; a woman has to hide because she dares critique the depiction of women; a relationship ends, sparking off a campaign of hate against women that lasts for years, and not even the venerable Hugo Awards are safe from the spreading #onlineslimemold. And then the racists get in on the action.
You'd think the realms of atheism, video games and science fiction would be immune to online nonsense, but you'd be very, very wrong. Even there, aggrieved men weaponize the internet to try and "take back" something that was really never theirs in the first place. Along the way the #slimemold will use doxxing, swatting, spite charities and other tools to lay the foundations of the modern alt-right, QAnon and the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol.
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SECTIONS
02:36 - Elevatorgate - Rebecca Watson, Richard Dawkins & flame wars
09:46 - I am Not a Number, I am a Free Chan! - 2channel, 2chan, 4chan, 8chan & 8kun
13:56 - #Gamergate - Anita Sarkeesian, Zoe Quinn, Eron Gjoni, MundaneMatt, Internet Aristocrat, Total Biscuit, #burgersandfries, The Fine Young Capitalists, Phil Fish, Vivian James, Hotwheels, JonTron, Adam Baldwin
29:09 - Mike Cernovich, "Based Lawyer" & professional misogynist, sockpuppets
30:53 - Marc Threadingham, white knight, Operation Disrespectful Nod, the Red Pill Right
32:41 - New techniques are developed, Brianna Wu, swatting, Social Justice Warriors (SJWs), #slimemold, #onlineslimemold
38:45 - Sad Puppies Aren't Much Fun - Larry Correia wants a Hugo Award, Brad R. Torgensen takes over the Sad Puppies, Theodore Beale (Vox Day, total jerk) goes further with the Rabid Puppies, George R.R. Martin, Chuck Tingle gets slammed in the butt, the Puppies get owned (three times), N. K. Jemisin gets the last word (three times)
54:22 - Zoe Quinn also gets a last word
55:17 - The #slimemold thrives, a really nasty game is sold, the foundations of the present
Music by Fanette Ronjat
LAPSUS LINGUAE: I accidentally call Mike Cernovich "Mark", probably because simply thinking about him makes me want to throw up. 
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A Weirdness Travelogue: Henges, Tiles & Plaques

EPISODE 39 | A Weirdness Travelogue: Henges, Tiles & Plaques
Mystery is all around us - we just need to seek it out. Here are a few offbeat and weird places in the US to go see: some henges, some tiles and some plaques.
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02:42 - America's Stonehenge
07:46 - A Hankering for Henges - replicas and homages of the famous monument
10:23 - Manhattanhenge 
11:23 - I'll Take Manhattan - The Portal of Paradise at St. John the Divine
13:56 - Look Down, Look Down, Don't Look 'Em in the Eye - The Toynbee Tiles
20:16 - Rock Me, Leedskalnin - Coral Castle
29:07 - Frankly My Dear, I DO Give a Damn - weird fun in Atlanta
30:35 - 54 Columns by Sol LeWitt (the Atlanta Stonehenge)
32:02 - Making It Up in Our Secret World - Kcymaerxthaere by "geographer at large" Eames Demetrios
35:52 - Don't Get Me Down - Roger Babson & the Gravity Research Foundation
Music by Fanette Ronjat
More on this stuff:
Atlas Obscura
Amusing Planet
Unusual Places
HostelWorld's 15 Strangest Monuments Around the World
America's Stonehenge
America's Stonehenge article in New England Today
Yankee Doodle Druid in Discover Magazine
Article on Mark Russo
Dupont Underground in Washington, D.C.
2015 Dupont Underground article in Smithsonian Magazine
Clonehenge - A blog about Stonehenge Replicas. We kid you not.
BBC article on Manhattanhenge
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, NYC
Portal of Paradise #MuseumFromHome videos
A New York Apocalypse Hidden in Plain Sight
Toynbee Tiles on Atlas Obscura
Toynbee Tiles article about Pittsburgh
Toynbee Idea website
Resurrect Dead - The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles documentary
Coral Castle website
Coral Castle article on LiveScience
Billy Idol - Sweet Sixteen video
Mr. Can't is Dead: The Story of the Coral Castle by Orval M. Irwin
Atlanta Beltline
Elvis Shrine Vault
Robert C. Williams Paper Museum
Switchyards Ping Pong Stadium
The Switchyards
SkyView Atlanta
Murder Kroger on Atlas Obscura
Kroger store tries to shake off ‘murder’ moniker 2014 radio program
A journey to Atlanta’s exquisitely weird Doll’s Head Trail photo essay on Atlanta Curbed
Doll's Head Trail article on Rails to Trails
CDC Museum
Tiny Doors Atlanta
Crypt of Civilization
Center for Puppetry Arts
World of Coca-Cola
CNN Center
The King Center
Gunshow Restaurant
Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q
An Eater's Guide to Atlanta
Best BBQ in Atlanta
Best Bars in Atlanta in Time Out
Atlanta traffic among worst in the world, study finds article
54 Columns on Artwork Archive
Westside Provisions District
Adalanta Desert plaque
Kcymaerxthaere 
Kcymaerxthaere article on BBC Travel
Gravity Research Foundation Monument
Babson Boulders article
A Creepy Ghost Town In Massachusetts, Dogtown Is The Stuff Nightmares Are Made Of
How One Man Waged War Against Gravity in Popular Science
Roger Babson: The Man Who Tried To Fight Gravity on Amusing Planet
Gravity Research Foundation website
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The Dirty Dozen - Medical Misinformation Miscreants

EPISODE 38 | The Dirty Dozen - Medical Misinformation Miscreants
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Just 12 people are responsible for the vast bulk of misinformation about COVID vaccines on social media. 12. Are they cuckoo banana pants true believers or just modern day snake oil hucksters endangering people to make a buck? We'll take a look at this dirty dozen and see what they say and speculate as to why they say those things.
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SECTIONS
02:15 - Pooping in our Rice Krispies
03:21 - 1. The Big Cheese - Joseph Mercola
10:26 - 2. Oh, Junior! - Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
15:12 - 3. The Terrible Twofer - Ty & Charlene Bollinger
19:53 - 4. A Dime in the Dozen - Sherri Tenpenny
23:52 - 5. Straight Outta Compton - Rizza (Ronnie) Islam
27:37 - 6. Testing His Metal - Rashid Buttar
31:01 - 7. In It Together - Erin Elizabeth (Finn)
33:17 - 8. I'll Raise You 200 - (Ali Zeck) Sayer Ji
37:04 - 9. If It Walks Like a Quack - Kelly Brogan "M.D."
40:56 - 10. Hearts in Atlantis - Christiane Northrup
47:22 - 11. Paging Dr. Hitler - Ben Tapper
49:10 - 12. Junior's Jr. - Kevin Jenkins
Music by Fanette Ronjat
LAPSUS LINGUAE: I keep calling Charlene Bollinger "Charlane" for some reason. I must have been thinking of the word "charlatan". 
More on this stuff:
CCDH - Center for Countering Digital Hate
Stop the Spread of Misinformation online petition 
The Disinformation Dozen report
Disinformation Dozen: The Sequel report
Pandemic Profiteers report
The Anti-Vaxx Playbook
Quackwatch
Fraudulent Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Products - an ongoing database from the USFDA
When bad science is a recipe for business success on .coda
Spreading Vaccine Fears. And Cashing In. on the Center for Public Integrity 
Osteopathic Oath (note paragraph two especially)
Just 12 People Are Behind Most Vaccine Hoaxes On Social Media, Research Shows on NPR
Who are the ‘super-spreaders’ of medical misinformation, and how do their hoaxes spread so quickly on social media? A graphic guide. on the Globe & Mail
Debunking the Disinformation Dozen playlist on the Debunk the Funk with Dr. Wilson YouTube channel (very worthwhile!)
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Magnificent Desolation - The Moon Landing Was a Hoax (Big ‘Uns 3)

EPISODE 37 | Magnificent Desolation - The Moon Landing Was a Hoax (Big 'Uns 3)
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Yesterday was the anniversary of humans landing on the moon. Or was it? A surprisingly large number of people have their doubts, and they also have all sorts of "proof" as to why the whole thing is hooey. We'll look at some of the deniers' claims as well as a few of the big players in the moon hoax industry.
SECTIONS
02:09 - A brief overview of the Space Race, disbelievers abound
07:16 - It's Ra-diation -space is dangerous, solar flares, etc.
14:45 - Real is good, interesting is better - Kubrick done it
19:25 - A Picture's Worth a Thousand Words - so-called photographic "evidence"
20:05 - O say can you see (quality's too good, Armstrong's not holding a camera, crosshairs, the "C rock")
23:23 - By the dawn's early light (shadows are wrong or not parallel, multiple shadows)
24:39 - What so proudly we hail'd (no radio delay in recordings)
25:38 - At the twilight's last gleaming (no dust from modules, no blast craters)
26:44 - Whose broad stripes and bright stars (no stars in the sky, not enough moisture for footprints, no lander impression in dust)
29:57 - O'er the ramparts we watch'd (same backgrounds in different photos, the horizon)
31:21 - Were so gallantly streaming (too many pictures)
31:51 - And the rocket's red glare (no rocket flames, camera pans)
33:57 - The bomb bursting in air (lens flares)
34:31 - Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there (data is missing)
36:12 - O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave (the flag moves)
38:14 - O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? (Why not use the Hubble to show us stuff left behind?)
39:34 - A hunch, an intuition, a true conviction - Bill Kaysing starts it all (mostly), Bart Sibrel confronts Buzz Aldrin, Mythbusters, Moontruth and more
44:47 - X Minus One - The Soviets, Project A119
46:31 - Earthrise (NASA image AS08-14-2383)
Music by Fanette Ronjat
More on this stuff:
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress - Facts & Fictions About Our Nearest Neighbour
The Space Race on history.com
New Survey Suggests 10% of Americans Believe the Moon Landing Was Fake
Apollo Hoax website
Moon Base Clavius debunking website
The Moon Hoax debunking comic by Darryl Cunningham
How Stanley Kubrick Staged the Moon Landing on The Paris Review
Kubrick's Odyssey Secrets Hidden In The Films Of Stanley Kubrick by Jay Weidner
The Shining Code video by JMC & MW
Stanley Kubrick’s Daughter Addresses Moon Landing Conspiracy Theory in Variety
Apollo landing footage would have been impossible to fake. A film expert explains why. on PBS
Apollo 11 Moon Landing: Photos From 50 Years Ago on The Atlantic
Thread: Wayne Green - the (until now) unknown Moon Hoax author
Dark Side of the Moon by William Karel
We Never Went to the Moon by Bill Kaysing
‘I don’t believe it’ - The psychology behind moon landing conspiracy theories
Moontruth
The Soviet Response to the Moon Landing? Denial There Was a Moon Race at All
Why the Air Force Almost Blasted the Moon with an H-Bomb
Apollo 11 film footage 
Earthrise photo at NASA
We saw Earth rise over the moon in 1968. It changed everything.
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