Podcast Episodes featuring Kelly Weill

Kelly Weill on why conspiracy theories are spreading faster than ever

Big Books & Bold Ideas with Kerri Miller - April 01, 2022 16:33 - 58 minutes ★★★★ - 179 ratings
It feels like the COVID-19 pandemic launched a thousand conspiracies. From microchips in the vaccines, to using bleach to treat the virus, to a shadowy cabal controlling it all, vast swaths of America fell prey to false thinking. But it has also enflamed a conspiracy theory that has n...

Kelly Weill on Flat-Earthers and Why People Will Believe Anything

Point of Inquiry - February 28, 2022 22:01 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 758 ratings
In this week's episode, we are diving into the flat-earth conspiracy theory and why people could believe such a thing with guest Kelly Weill and her new book, Off the Edge. In 2019 Jim Underdown and the CFI Investigations Group produced a video where they designed a series of experiments to ...

Kelly Weill "Off The Edge"

The Digital Void Podcast - February 18, 2022 12:00 - 49 minutes
Daily Beast reporter and author of Off The Edge: Flat Earthers, Conspiracy Culture, and Why People Will Believe Anything Kelly Weill explores how we arrived at our polarized and conspiratorial moment, ranging from the origins of flat earth theory to the tragic effects of contemporary believers. ...

Episode 178: Flat Earth Ain't Going Away feat Kelly Weill

QAnon Anonymous - February 12, 2022 20:28 - 58 minutes ★★★★ - 3.9K ratings
The earth is flat. We debunk Kelly Weill's new book 'Off the Edge: Flat Earthers, Conspiracy Culture, and Why People Will Believe Anything'. ↓↓↓↓ SUBSCRIBE FOR $5 A MONTH SO YOU DON'T MISS THE SECOND WEEKLY EPISODE ↓↓↓↓ https://www.patreon.com/QAnonAnonymous Follow Kelly: https://twitter.com/KE...

Pokémon Go Away (1/13/20) ft/ Kelly Weill

Posting Through It - January 14, 2020 04:13 - 47 minutes ★★★★ - 308 ratings
Jared leads a jam-packed news segment, catching you up on the biggest stories of the last few weeks. Then, The Daily Beast reporter Kelly Weill joins SH!TPOST to discuss her piece: “What Do You Do When Neo-Nazis Crash Your Anti-War Rally?” Follow Kelly: https://twitter.com/KELLYWEILL SHOW NOT...

Premium Episode 11: Gab & Andrew Torba feat Kelly Weill (Sample)

QAnon Anonymous - February 20, 2019 04:17 - 8 minutes ★★★★ - 3.9K ratings
Gab is a "free speech" Twitter clone where many white supremacists congregate. We explore its connection to QAnon, history, and chud founder: Andrew Torba. Then we sink into the mire of Jake Rockatansky's fictional tale of the "QMan Centipede". If you remember, this was the name QAnon cheerleader...

Episode 41: Yellow Jackets Around the World (1/14/19) ft/ Kelly Weill & Randy G

Posting Through It - January 14, 2019 00:33 - 51 minutes ★★★★ - 308 ratings
Episode 41 of sh!tpost tackles the growing online popularity of the yellow jacket protests in France, travels with Beto O'Rourke to the dentist, and features a conversation with a leftist Twitter all-star who made a congressman mad. Show Kelly Weill some love: twitter.com/KELLYWEILL Randy G, too...

Episode 16: All The President's Typos(6/11/18) ft/ Alex Thomas & Kelly Weill

Posting Through It - June 12, 2018 02:59 - 56 minutes ★★★★ - 308 ratings
In this episode, host Jared Holt mourns the death of net neutrality and offers a non-shitposty message about mental health in the wake of Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade's suicides. Alex Thomas joins to talk about Trump tagging the wrong people in tweets and The Daily Beast's Kelly Weill explains...

Episode 41: Reptilians & Cults (with Kelly Weill)

Spirits - August 16, 2017 10:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.7K ratings
We’re kicking folklore into the 21st century to bring you this #kindacultykindacool episode. We’ve brought in reporter Kelly Weill to discuss Reptilians, cults, GOOP, and more as we dive into some recent events involving cult communities. What makes a cult? Why is steak tartare a faux pas among ...