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The stuff of conspiracy theories makes for great, entertaining stories in movies, books, and television. And there is no shortage of subjects: from who really killed JFK to the truth behind 9/11. And then, there are subjects from alien invasions to the Moon landing was simulated - theories that are truly out of this world, which according to some, is flat. Many of these crazy concepts have jumped off the pages or screens to become so pervasive in our culture that thousands - even millions - subscribe to them as reality.

Early True Believers: The Untold Story of Silicon Alley is a 1990s saga of ambition and innovation set in Manhattan’s Silicon Alley, a swath of downtown that served as New York City’s nerve center of tech entrepreneurship. The series features the stories of a forgotten cohort of early internet visionaries, countercultural social networks, the digital gold rush, and the lavish events that came with it, including one held in an underground Tribeca bunker that abruptly ended in a police raid—a harbinger of the upheaval to come.

It started with an anonymous post in 2017. They called themselves 'Q' and left a trail of cryptic messages for an increasing number of followers to obsess over. Over the years, the conspiracy theory became a movement, crashing into mainstream politics and breaking countless families along the way. Over this investigation, journalist Nicky Woolf dives into the online and offline world of QAnon in his search to find the shadowy figure behind it all and the legacy they've created.

In his 1988 CBC Massey Lecture, Noam Chomsky inquires into the nature of the media in a political system where the population cannot be disciplined by force and thus must be subjected to more subtle forms of ideological control. Specific cases are illustrated in detail, using the U.S. media primarily but also media in other societies.

Whatever happened to journalism? When did American news media go from the respected, trusted purveyor of truth to anything but? How did we go from the “Glory Days of Television News” to today’s growing distrust and derision of “the media?” Is the Internet our only journalistic hope? Can we remake the media into a meaningful part of the check-and-balances system fundamental to the democratic principles on which this country was founded?

Today, we are finding lost cities, strange structures, and more with new technology that may also prove, once and for all that Atlantis might not be a myth, that in fact it may hold the secret to who and what we really are. Explore Atlantis in a new light, that encapsulates the legacy of humanity from the Bible, to cataclysms, to alien intervention and beyond.

From rap artists wearing the all seeing eye around their necks, to multi-million-dollar movies, the enigmatic and elusive secret society we know as the Illuminati has held us captive for decades. We are told they originated in the 18th century, but the truth is much older than that. Who are they? What powerful secrets do they hold? When and where did they originate? They run governments, companies, and religions. Their names have changed over hundreds of years, their faces altered but their secrets remain the same.

From the dawn of mankind, there have been groups with the power and intent to manipulate the masses to their end game of control and dominance over all humanity. Over the centuries, there have been elite brotherhoods that have developed incredibly subtle, complex ways to manipulate the people. As populations grew so did the quest for power and the need to create new, improved methods of control.

What was once an Orwellian fable is now our reality. Even though our ancestors were controlled by the ruling elite comprised of royalty and religions, they would not recognize what has become of our world today and amazingly very little has in fact changed. The difference is, we believe we are free, when in truth we are controlled, manipulated, and cajoled into action or inaction. We are bled dry of our money, time, lives, and even our very souls.

How do we know what we know? Listen in as Wisecrack dives into the evolution of pseudoscience and debunks popular conspiracy theories about vaccinations, Bill Gates, and more in this curated collection available for the first time in audio.

From television shows and movies to social media posts and YouTube videos, we are constantly consuming content. Listen in as Wisecrack breaks down how advertisements, streaming platforms, and the news media have evolved over the past century and the power they have come to hold in society in this curated collection available for the first time in audio.