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Conspiracy, She Wrote
Conspiracy, She Wrote
Unladylike Media

From pastel QAnon to celebrity pregnancy truthers, host Cristen Conger (Unladylike) unravels the conspiracy theory webs woven by and about women. If... more

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Episodes

The Mother of Gay Witch-Hunts: LADIES, STAY SAFE pt. 3

In the 1970s, America’s moral panic machine found its perfect scapegoat: gay and lesbian teachers. Also bathrooms. Historian Gillian Frank... more

12 Dec 2024 · 36 minutes
The Groomer Rumor Mill: LADIES, STAY SAFE pt. 2

How did human trafficking conspiracy theories give rise to a politicized pedo panic targeting teachers, trans kids and drag queens?... more

06 Dec 2024 · 35 minutes
Sex Traffickers in Parking Lots: LADIES, STAY SAFE pt. 1

Why are suburban white women so afraid of getting snatched out of parking lots and sex trafficked? Journalist Caitlin Dewey... more

23 Nov 2024 · 43 minutes
mini: How's your EMOTIONAL literacy? with Abbie Richards

Facts are no match for conspiracy FEELINGS. In this mini episode (a breadcrumb? red thread?), climate misinformation expert and content... more

14 Nov 2024 · 12 minutes
Escaped Nuns from Evil Convents

In the late summer of 1834, a torch-wielding mob burned down a Boston convent for reasons that sound a lot... more

31 Oct 2024 · 20 minutes
The Feminine Draw of Contemporary Conspiracy (Culture Study with Anne Helen Petersen)

What’s the difference between a conspiracy theory and gossip? When does joking around about Kate Middleton’s abduction turn into something... more

24 Oct 2024 · 1 hour, 10 minutes
The Kamala Harris Disinfo Dossier

From cuckoo claims she’s secretly a man to attacks questioning her Blackness, Kamala Harris conspiracy theories are one of the... more

21 Oct 2024 · 31 minutes
Michelle Obama's "Secret Identity"

Why is the same conspiracy theory that targeted Michelle Obama a decade ago now spreading to all celebrities (and First... more

10 Oct 2024 · 43 minutes
Britney, Free

Free Britney started as fan sleuthing, which ultimately helped end Britney Spears’ conservatorship, sparked a pop cultural reckoning and galvanized... more

03 Oct 2024 · 41 minutes
The Never-Ending Greta Thunberg Climate Conspiracies

At 16 years old, Greta Thunberg led the largest climate protest in history—and became a target for right-wing conspiracy theories.... more

26 Sep 2024 · 38 minutes
Conspiracy, She Wrote
Sex Traffickers in Parking Lots: LADIES, STAY SAFE pt. 1
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Why are suburban white women so afraid of getting snatched out of parking lots and sex trafficked? Journalist Caitlin Dewey unravels the... more