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Nov 2023
50m 17s

Conspiracy Theories w/ Alenka Zupančič

…and so on.
About this episode
This week, the second half of our conversation with Alenka Zupančič; focusing on the different modalities of conspiracy theory, desire, drive, and her forthcoming work on disavowal.   Special thank you to our Patreons and all listeners who have reached out over the last four years asking if we could speak with Alenka.    To support the pod, and to find acc ... Show More
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