Jewish Space Lasers, QAnon, and Two Centuries of Conspiracy Theories with Mike Rothschild

Here's Where It Gets Interesting

English - October 04, 2023 05:00 - 36 minutes - 84.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 13.3K ratings
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Joining Sharon today is Mike Rothschild: journalist, author, and conspiracy theorist expert who dives deep into the history of conspiracy theories over the last two centuries. In his new book, Jewish Space Lasers: The Rothschilds and 200 Years of Conspiracy Theories, Mike Rothschild – who is of no relation to the Rothschilds family referred to in the book – shows how many conspiracy theories today are directly connected to the same antisemitic rhetoric, myths, and accusations reaching back decades. So how did these conspiracy theories originate? What do modern QAnon beliefs have to do with this? And why do the same tropes reemerge again and again?

Special thanks to our guest, Mike Rothschild, for joining us today.

Host/Executive Producer: Sharon McMahon

Guest: Mike Rothschild

Audio Producer: Jenny Snyder

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