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Sep 2022
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Sociology Ruins Conspiracy Theories

Matt Sedlar
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There are some wild theories about the Denver International Airport. But is it really the headquarters of the Illuminati, guarded by the demonic statue of a blue horse? Believe it or not, conspiracy theories like these can be useful to sociologists and other social scientists. They can teach us about a given society’s beliefs and general concerns and help us counter false beliefs. In this episode, I talk to Jesse Walker, book editor at Reason magazine and author of The United States of Paranoia: A Conspiracy Theory (HarperCollins, 2013), as well as Stephanie Figueroa, public information officer at Denver International Airport. 

Notes

DEN Files
https://www.flydenver.com/great_hall/denfiles

Rubino, J. (2020, March 3). Denver International Airport at 25: From Boondoggle to Boon. The Denver Post. Retrieved September 14, 2022, from https://www.denverpost.com/2020/03/01/denver-airport-25-years-boondoggle-anniversary/

Walker. (2013). The United States of paranoia : a conspiracy theory (First edition.). Harper.
https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0062135562/reasonmagazineA/



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