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Kelly Weill, Off the Edge: Flat Earthers, Conspiracy Culture, and Why People Will Believe Anything

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Mar 6, 2022
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
The History of Flat Earth
02:11 • 3min
3
The Relationship Between Flat Earth Theory and Modernity
05:18 • 1min
4
The Rise and Fall of the Socialists in Flat Earth
06:48 • 2min
5
The Rise and Fall of Flat Earthers and Zion
08:23 • 3min
6
The Flat Earthers in Zion
11:04 • 2min
7
The History of the Flat Earth Movement
12:42 • 2min
8
The Decline of Flat Eartherism
14:25 • 2min
9
The Rise of the Flat Eartherism Movement
16:38 • 2min
10
The Rise of Flat Eartherism on YouTube
18:43 • 3min
11
The Appeal of the Flat Earth Theory
21:56 • 2min
12
The Importance of Interrogating Conspiracy Theories
24:21 • 3min
13
The Impact of Flat Earthism on People's Lives
27:49 • 3min
14
Mike Hughes: A Case Study in the Flat-Earth Movement
30:55 • 2min
15
The Truth About Mike's Death
33:08 • 2min
16
The Death of a Daredevil
35:26 • 2min
17
The Strangeness of the Flat-Earth Movement
37:22 • 3min
18
How I Met Different Flat-Earthers
40:08 • 2min
19
How to Talk About Flat Earth
41:42 • 2min
20
The Cross-Pollination Between Flat Earthism and Other Con Conspiracy Theories
44:09 • 3min
21
The Unseen Purpose of the United Nations
46:44 • 2min
22
The Flat Earth Movement Is Watching This
48:37 • 2min
23
The Dynamic of Flat Earthers and Nazis
50:59 • 2min
24
The Importance of Having Conversations With Flat Earthers
52:37 • 4min