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Mission Implausible

Mission Implausible

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Do you want to know the truth behind the world’s wildest conspiracy theories? Former CIA officers John Sipher & Jerry O’Shea try to determine where misinformation is coming from, when we’re being lied to and when a conspiracy theory is an actual real conspiracy. In the world of espionage, they were part of creating conspiracies. Now they and their circle of experts probe what’s true and when we’re being manipulated.

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  • Executive Producers: Adam Davidson, John Sipher, Jerry O'Shea & Jonathan Stern. Producer: Rachel Harner
  • A production of Honorable Mention and Abominable Pictures
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Episodes
  • Alex Jones and the Conspiracy Economy (with Jordan Holmes)

    Alex Jones and the Conspiracy Economy (with Jordan Holmes)
    Feb 1 2026

    The co-host of the Knowledge Fight podcast knows too much about Alex Jones. How are conspiracy ecosystems built, monetized, and sustained? From cult psychology and propaganda laundering to Sandy Hook, supplement grifting, and political power, what are the conditions that keep figures like Jones alive and influential?

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    37 mins
  • Eating Bugs, Shooting Bobby Kennedy, The Deadly Double: Conspiracy Theory Grey Areas (with Adam Tod Brown)

    Eating Bugs, Shooting Bobby Kennedy, The Deadly Double: Conspiracy Theory Grey Areas (with Adam Tod Brown)
    Jan 25 2026

    The host of CONSPIRACY! THE SHOW has insights on why people believe wild things and how grifters and media personalities turn paranoia into profit. With questions about his own conspiracy theories:
    - Was an ad in The New Yorker for a board game a tipoff about Pearl Harbor?
    - Did the CIA want to kill Reagan?
    - Why are there bans on lab-produced meat?
    - Is there proof of The October Surprise?
    - Do CIA Assassination Manuals exist?
    - How much does the government lie to us?

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    35 mins
  • The Overlooked Radicalization Crisis: How Women Become Extremists (with Leah Sottile)

    The Overlooked Radicalization Crisis: How Women Become Extremists (with Leah Sottile)
    Jan 18 2026

    Investigative journalist Leah Sottile, author of Blazing Eye Sees All, draws on years of direct reporting on anti-government movements, Christian nationalism, New Age spirituality, death cults and online radicalization to explains how fringe belief systems gain power amongst women in America. It’s very different from the path that men take.

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    50 mins
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