Conspiracy Theories and Coronavirus (with Joe Walsh)

Topics Discussed:

• Opening Meditation (2:14)
• Good Community Members (3:20)
• Covid-19 and the Senate (11:51)
• Compliments: Andy Beshear (27:53)
• QAnon and Coronavirus (34:39)
• Conversation with Joe Walsh (46:50)
• Talking to Conspiracy Believers (54:37)
• Outside of Politics (1:07:25)

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Episode Resources:

• "Govern me, daddy": Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear a clean-cut sex symbol for the coronavirus age (Salon)
• Inside the COVID-Denialist Internet Bubble (Politico) 
• The Conspiracy Theory Handbook
• How a QAnon Coronavirus Conspiracy About Oprah Went Viral (Vanity Fair)
• QAnon May Be Resting, But It Will Never Die (Mother Jones)
• How to debunk COVID-19 conspiracy theories (The Verge)
• China's wild coronavirus conspiracy theories haven't slowed down (ABC News)
• Iran leader refuses U.S. help, citing virus conspiracy theory (Politico)
• How to Get Someone Out of a Cult (The New York Times Magazine)

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