Ever wonder why women get caught up in conspiracies, how anti-vax attracts moms, or where tradwives came from? Host Cristen Conger (Unladylike) untangles the wildest webs of conspiracy theories spun by and about women—from the lady fascists who spread Illuminati conspiracies a century ago to Beyoncé Illuminati rumors today. With expert guests and unexpected angles, each episode unravels the cultural currents that fuel these gendered narratives, connecting the dots between memes, misogyny and misinformation gone wild. Grab your red string and follow along.
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Ever wonder why women get caught up in conspiracies, how anti-vax attracts moms, or where tradwives came from? Host Cristen Conger (Unladylike) untangles the wildest webs of conspiracy theories spun by and about women—from the lady fascists who spread Illuminati conspiracies a century ago to Beyoncé Illuminati rumors today. With expert guests and unexpected angles, each episode unravels the cultural currents that fuel these gendered narratives, connecting the dots between memes, misogyny and misinformation gone wild. Grab your red string and follow along.
Inbox: conspiracyshewrote@gmail.com
Instagram: @unladylikemedia
Website: conspiracyshewrote.com
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Who sparked the bizarre conspiracy theory that Avril Lavigne was replaced by a clone named Melissa, and why does it still persist? Snopes reporter Nur Ibrahim unravels the allure of celebrity death hoaxes, political body double rumors and how to sort the fakes from the facts. Cristen also connects the dots between Avril Lavigne, the Beatles’ Paul McCartney and conspiracy satire gone wrong.
Chapters:
(00:00) Avril Lavigne's Death Hoax: An Introduction
(01:50) The Origins of the Avril Lavigne Replacement Theory
(03:51) Avril's Rise to Fame
(04:30) The Alleged Clone: Melissa Vandella
(05:26) 'Paul Is Dead' All Over Again
(07:11) The Satirical Blog That Started It All
(11:41) The Conspiracy Accidentally Goes Global
(15:29) The Role of Health Scares in Celebrity Death Hoaxes
(17:39) Celebrity Death Hoaxes: A Broader Look
(26:42) Political Figures and Body Double Rumors
(30:20) Fact-Checking in the Age of the Internet
Episode 7 sources and transcript.
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Conspiracy, She Wrote is an Unladylike Media production, created, hosted and written by Cristen Conger. It's produced by Lushik Lotus-Lee and engineered by Marcus Hahm.
Sound credit: The Hunter by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.
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