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We The Sheeple

By The Shepard

Have you ever wondered what happens at the top levels of government and concluded that it must be run by alien lizard people in disguise?

No? Well some people do.

Join friends Thom and Trent as they take a biweekly dive into the wacky, wild world of conspiracies and misinformation.

Oh and don't forget their definitely real producer Devin..........definitely real.
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Episode 36: The Bermuda Triangle
Sep 28, 202247:36
Episode 35: Cattle Mutilation

Episode 35: Cattle Mutilation

You might argue that you can't really call a podcast bi-weekly when you constantly miss your upload date. I would heartily refute this argument if I could think of a single defense beyond "huff my shorts".

Where's the beef? 

This is the famous philosophical quandary posed by the almighty burger sorceress known only as Wendy. And how to answer such a weighty question? Unfortunately I can't tell you. I can tell you where a very small percentage of the beef is though. It's lying dead in a field after being mutilated under mysterious circumstances.

In this episode we're discussing Cattle Mutilation. I suppose when you're a cattle rancher in a rural part of the US you've got a lot of time to consider who or what might have goofed around with your cattle corpses.

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Intro: Alien visitors

Ads: The Bounty Hunter

Outro: Trip with a UFO

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Mad Cow Disease and Cattle Mutilations? — Our Strange Planet

Close Encounters of the Herd Kind: UFOs, Aliens & Cattle Mutilation, page 1 (abovetopsecret.com)

Detectives perplexed by mysterious Oregon cattle mutilations - oregonlive.com

'Not One Drop Of Blood': Cattle Mysteriously Mutilated In Oregon : NPR

The Mysterious History of Cattle Mutilation - HISTORY

Cattle mutilation - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chupacabra

Sep 16, 202252:28
Episode 34: The JFK Assassination Pt.2

Episode 34: The JFK Assassination Pt.2

Are you really late anymore if you've been so consistently for three uploads? Only God can say.

In any case we are back for the second part of our exploration of the JFK assassination. A lesser (but maybe more punctual) person would make a joke about how it's going to be mind-blowing. I strive for jokes only slightly more elevated. I'm thinking between the Blue Collar Comedy tour and the New Yorker.

What do you get when you cross a New Orleans businessman and an Attorney General with a somewhat loose grasp on reality? The unedited Zapruder film of course!

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Intro: Alien visitors

Ads: The Bounty Hunter

Outro: Trip with a UFO

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Aug 19, 202255:22
Episode 33: The JFK Assassination Pt.1

Episode 33: The JFK Assassination Pt.1

I regret to inform you that I can't make a joke about uploading a day late two episodes in a row. Therefore there will only be this humorless acknowledgement of my failure.

You know what's not humorless? Assassination!

Wait, that can't be right...

On this episode we're talking about The JFK Assassination. Hold on to your butts or butt like protrusions, we're only scratching the surface in this two parter!

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Intro: Alien visitors

Ads: The Bounty Hunter

Outro: Trip with a UFO

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Aug 04, 202249:59
Episode 32: The Military Entertainment Complex

Episode 32: The Military Entertainment Complex

I'M NOT LATE, YOU'RE LATE!!! 

I very intentionally didn't upload this episode on the normal day and made the extremely deliberate choice to upload it Thursday evening. I swear it on Devin's iridescent chitin.

Here at Sheeple HQ we're well-oiled (on massage Mondays at least) and organized much like the world's best militaries. As it turns our being disciplined isn't the only thing a huge military needs to thrive, it also needs Tom Cruise.

This episode we're discussing the Military Entertainment Complex, the little known but widely seen network of entertainment products sponsored by the US military. If it sounds weird, and perhaps a little dystopian, that's because it is!

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Intro: Alien visitors

Ads: The Bounty Hunter

Outro: Trip with a UFO

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Jul 22, 202258:35
Episode 31: Mass Shootings

Episode 31: Mass Shootings

The satirical, US based news outlet The Onion reused an article over 20 times since 2014, making only slight changes to the dates and location. It sounds like lazy journalism (and trust me, I would know) until you see the headline "'No Way To Prevent This,' Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens" with a picture of a school, place of worship or a grocery store. If you're American, that context alone was likely enough to figure out that this article is about mass shootings.

This episode we're doing a deep dive into mass shootings and why America seems to be uniquely stricken with them. We'll look at the real world circumstances, misinformation and conspiracies that surround these tragic, and yet predictable, events.

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Music:

Intro: Alien visitors

Ads: The Bounty Hunter

Outro: Trip with a UFO

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Jul 06, 202201:12:13
Episode 30: MKUltra
Jun 22, 202248:10
Episode 29: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine

Episode 29: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine

Hello Sheeple! This episode is going to be a little different than normal. My illustrious co-host Thom has been swamped at his day job as of late so we haven't had a chance to record new episodes. On the back of that I figured I'd do a short episode about the on-going invasion of Ukraine by Russia...it ended up being 45mins.

Enjoy! We hope to return to our regular upload schedule in the next few weeks.

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Music:

Intro: Alien visitors

Ads: The Bounty Hunter

Outro: Trip with a UFO

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Mar 11, 202246:24
Episode 28: Crop Circles

Episode 28: Crop Circles

Do you ever find yourself on a long highway drive with nothing to admire but fields of crops? I think my Midwest is showing. For societies sake I hope you're only looking out the window this much is when you're a passenger. Remember kids, eyes on the road and hands at 10 and 2 AT ALL TIMES. Sometimes the straight rows of crops zipping by is almost hypnotic. So hypnotic sometimes you swear you start seeing shapes in the crops...unless there's just crop circles that is.

On this episode we're discussing crop circles. What better way to spend a lovely English summer than to visit the mysterious shapes in the cereal grains?

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Music:

Intro: Alien visitors

Ads: The Bounty Hunter

Outro: Trip with a UFO

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Feb 17, 202245:18
Episode 27: Yetis, Yowies and Sasquatch oh my!

Episode 27: Yetis, Yowies and Sasquatch oh my!

Feb 04, 202246:08
Episode 26: Rome Isn't Real

Episode 26: Rome Isn't Real

What was your favorite subject in school? I'd have leaned towards science back then, but the older I get the more interesting I find history. I think I'm well on my way towards the dad status of reading about the history of WW2 tanks on vacation. A fascinating period of history is ancient Rome. How could such a sophisticated culture decline and give us the Middle Ages? 

Easy. Rome wasn't real.

This episode we're talking about how Rome isn't real. Who better to teach us about history than a millennial mom who may or may not have a college degree?

26 episodes marks nearly a year of bi-weekly episodes. Thank you to all our rabid sheeple for succumbing to our mind control!

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Intro: Alien visitors

Ads: The Bounty Hunter

Outro: Trip with a UFO

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Jan 19, 202250:26
Episode 25: Planet X
Jan 05, 202252:12
Episode 24: The THRIVE Movement

Episode 24: The THRIVE Movement

Do you like doughnuts? I like doughnuts. They're a sweet, deep fried hunk of enriched bread that occasionally includes sprinkles. How can you say no to that? They're also such a unique shape. If you listen to math nerds it's called a torus. And if you listen to certain individuals on the internet tori are the key to unlocking the unlimited well of energy upon which the universe is built. Bet you'll never pass up a Krispy Kreme again. 

The episode we're talking about the Thrive Movement! I can think of no one more qualified to speak on archeology, the global banking system and the energy industry than the great, great grandson of the co-founder of a consumer products conglomerate. 

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Intro: Alien visitors

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Outro: Trip with a UFO

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Dec 22, 202101:06:01
Episode 23: JFK Jr. 2, Electric Boogaloo

Episode 23: JFK Jr. 2, Electric Boogaloo

Is there any state in the Union convinced of it's own importance quite as much as Texas? I'd argue no where else in the US, potentially the world, that has as much regional pride. And there's admittedly a lot to like. The BBQ, the hats, the boots, the accents. I feel like even the most stuck-up, metropolitan city-slicker has to appreciate the occasional smoked brisket or Texan drawl. Not to mention what might be the most stereotypical example of US football teams: The Dallas Cowboys. And how cool is it that Dallas is going to be the second coming of both JFK and JFK Jr.? Pretty neat y'all.  

This episode we're discussing JFK Jr. and his apparent reemergence in Dallas. Spoiler alert, the ending is a bit anticlimactic in the same way as a defensive Super Bowl. Nothing really happens. 

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Music:

Intro: Alien visitors

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Outro: Trip with a UFO

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Dec 08, 202141:45
Episode 22: Free Energy Suppression

Episode 22: Free Energy Suppression

Have you ever been to a sports game and been around when they start throwing free stuff out to the crowd? Grown adults start whooping and hollering like a feral parrot all to have the poor team interns whip a t-shirt or promotional stress ball in their general direction. People love freebies. Well at least those of us who aren't members of the shadowy cabal operating the energy industry. I bet they're the people that remain seated as if they don't absolutely NEED that free t-shirt or promotional stress balls. Cowards.


This episode we're talking about Free Energy Suppression. Maybe all this hoopla about an impending global energy shortage has been solved all along and they're keeping us common folk contented by chucking cheap tchotchke at us free of charge...


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Intro: Alien visitors

Ads: The Bounty Hunter

Outro: Trip with a UFO

From: https://soundtrackuniverse.com

Hear from an expert in online literacy: https://omny.fm/shows/factually-with-adam-conover/why-critical-thinking-can-t-beat-misinformation-an

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Nov 24, 202101:05:46
Episode 21: Sovereign Citizens

Episode 21: Sovereign Citizens

Does anyone else enjoy a good courtroom drama? We can all remember certain moments from those shows and movies where the plucky protagonist seems to be on the ropes, their case is falling apart and it seems they're a few minutes from losing all together. Then suddenly, in a stroke of brilliance, BOOM! They think of the perfect argument that strengthens their case and catches the opponent in a lie. HOORAY!!!

Wouldn't it be cool if you could manage something like that? Even cooler if you could pull the wool over on the entire US government, invalidating it completely...


On this week's episode we're talking about Sovereign Citizens. Could it be that through a series of simple arguments, understandable by the layman, the whole of the US Constitution could be rendered invalid? Simple isn't a word I'd use to describe it...

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Music:

Intro: Alien visitors

Ads: The Bounty Hunter

Outro: Trip with a UFO

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Nov 10, 202145:41
Episode 20: Centralia

Episode 20: Centralia

Its a question as old as the 1989: Who started the fire? I think Billy Joel was pretty clear it wasn't him. After all, JFK was blown away so what more is there to say?

At least its all a metaphorical fire though, imagine how terrible it would be if there really was a fire that's been burning for several decades. On that note I have some troubling news...

On this week's episode we're discussing Centralia Pennsylvania. If you're a fan of obscure, oddball history this episode is for you.

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Music:

Intro: Alien visitors

Ads: The Bounty Hunter

Outro: Trip with a UFO

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Oct 27, 202148:28
Episode 19: The Time Cube
Oct 13, 202137:31
Episode 18: Elvis Presley

Episode 18: Elvis Presley

What do the Beatles, Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson have in common besides great hair? Each of them have more than 165 MILLION certified sales worldwide. Can you imagine that many people choosing to spend money to listen to you? I certainly can't and I make a widely available podcast... 

It's really too bad that John, George and Michael aren't around anymore. At least we still have Elvis. LONG LIVE THE KING!!!


This episode we're talking about Elvis Presley, your grandma's favorite gyrating, gospel singer. Before you start considering why grandma liked the gyrating so much hit play on the episode. HURRY!!!


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Music:

Intro: Alien visitors

Ads: The Bounty Hunter

Outro: Trip with a UFO

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Sep 29, 202147:41
Episode 17: Area 51
Sep 15, 202143:53
Episode 16: John Titor
Sep 01, 202140:09
Episode 15: Agenda 21

Episode 15: Agenda 21

Aug 18, 202149:06
Episode 14: Fluoride
Aug 04, 202101:02:50
Episode 13: Ong's Hat
Jul 21, 202141:45
Episode 12: 5G

Episode 12: 5G

Say what you want about the Internet but there's no denying it's the most efficient cat-video distribution service mankind has ever created. And that's in no small part due to the mass adoption of smart phones. But how do my precious dank memes get from their creator to my phone? The answer is electromagnetic waves. If that term doesn't make you want to don a tinfoil hat, I'm not sure what will.
This episode we're talking about 5G, the new emerging standard for cellular communication. ABORT MISSION, MY GOVERMENT ISSUED MICROCHIP HAS JUST BEEN ACTIVATED! MIND CONTROL PROTOCOL ACTIVATING IN 3...2...1...

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Sources:

www.miniphysics.com/electromagnetic-spectrum_25.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5G
www.nytimes.com/2019/05/12/science/5g-phone-safety-health-russia.html
www.facebook.com/RTAmerica/videos/5g-health-risks-censored-full-episode/2598097440285748/
ehtrust.org/about/
ehtrust.org/key-issues/cell-phoneswireless/5g-internet-everything/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devra_Davis
www.linkedin.com/in/devra-davis-3b6b62a
arstechnica.com/science/2018/03/a-critical-analysis-of-the-latest-cellphone-safety-scare/
www.vox.com/recode/2020/4/24/21231085/coronavirus-5g-conspiracy-theory-covid-facebook-youtube
www.snopes.com/fact-check/5g-cellular-test-birds/
www.healthnutnews.com/hundreds-of-birds-dead-during-5g-experiment-in-the-hague-the-netherlands/
www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/5g-covid-guitar-pedal-b1782573.html?utm_source=reddit.com
telegra.ph/ATTENZIONE---VACCINO-12-27

Jul 07, 202154:50
Episode 11: COVID-19 Vaccines

Episode 11: COVID-19 Vaccines

Magnets, how do they work? Insane Clown Posse and I demand answers! Keys seem to be sticking to people left and right if social media is to be believed. Maybe one day science will overcome the mysteries of magnetism and understand how a vaccine could cause this. One day...

This episode we're covering the COVID-19 vaccines. There's lots of folks out there speculating these miracles of modern medicine do a lot more than mitigate the risks of COVID-19. If I'm lucky the COVID-19 vaccine will rewrite my DNA and give me magnetic powers like some sort of real life Magneto. Big money, no whammies!

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Intro: Alien visitors

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Outro: Trip with a UFO

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Jun 23, 202148:08
Episode 10: The Pyramids

Episode 10: The Pyramids

If I offered to give you a million dollars to move a 2.5 ton stone a mile, could you? Now imagine you lived about 4500 years ago. Seems pretty impossible...right?

This episode we're talking about the Pyramids. Perhaps...

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Intro Alien visitors

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Outro: Trip with a UFO

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Jun 09, 202155:13
Episode 9: Sun Gazing
May 26, 202150:58
Episode 8: The Hollow Earth

Episode 8: The Hollow Earth

Imagine this, you're casually strolling along in the Artic Circle (all the cool kids are doing it) surrounded by snow and ice. You're a bit distracted trying to post the selfie you just took with an iceberg. Typing a witty yet relatable caption in the massive gloves needed to stave of frostbite is a challenge. You look up just after deciding on "The Titanic shot first" and are amazed to see a gaping hole in front of you. It must be miles wide. You peer over the edge and see.............well, it depends who you ask.


This episode we're talking about the Hollow Earth. This is definitely one of the more self explanatory episode titles. Enjoy!


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Intro: Alien visitors

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Sources:

  • https://www.vice.com/en/article/ywgexk/a-journey-to-the-center-of-modern-hollow-earth-theory
  • https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/hollow-earth-monument
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollow_Earth
  • http://www.voyagehollowearth.com/about_steve_currey.html
  • https://www.fulmina.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/The-Inner-Earth-Realm-of-Agartha.pdf
  • https://www.iamuniversity.org/author/dr-joshua-david-stone/
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_theorem
  • https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17n4_A9CikAQn-6m9_TOEdv8gHjQnusse?usp=sharing
  • http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160126-how-we-know-earth-is-round
  • https://www.wired.com/2014/07/fantastically-wrong-hollow-earth/
  • https://norse-mythology.org/cosmology/the-nine-worlds/svartalfheim/
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amundsen%27s_South_Pole_expedition#:~:text=The%20first%20expedition%20to%20reach,of%20the%20Terra%20Nova%20Expedition.
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiehallion_experiment
  • https://www.floridamemory.com/learn/exhibits/koreshan/
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrus_Teed
  • https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-E-Byrd



May 12, 202101:11:09
We The Sheeple Trailer
May 10, 202102:15
Episode 7: Dyatlov Pass
Apr 28, 202152:17
Episode 6: The Phantom Time Hypothesis

Episode 6: The Phantom Time Hypothesis

Time is just a construct, you dig? It's what the Man is using to try and make us less groovy. PEACE AND LOVE!!!

Sorry everyone, a 1960s flower child had control of my keyboard. I distracted him with a die dye shirt and a Jimi Hendricks vinyl. 

This episode we're discussing the Phantom Time Hypothesis, a far out name for a far out idea. Make sure you're well rested, rearranging classical history takes a lot out of you.

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Intro: Alien visitors

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Sources:

https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-important-events/phantom-time-hypothesis-0013965

https://www.medievalists.net/2020/04/why-phantom-time-hypothesis-wrong/

Immanuel Velikovsky - Wikipedia

Phantom time hypothesis - Wikipedia

Pope Sylvester II - Wikipedia

Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor - Wikipedia

Heribert Illig’s Theory of Missing History 614–911 | nextexxAges in Chaos | The Velikovsky Encyclopedia

Immanuel Velikovsky - Bad Archaeology

New chronology (Fomenko) - Wikipedia

Why my fellow physicists think they know everything (and why they’re wrong) | Ars Technica

Dunning–Kruger effect - Wikipedia

https://web.archive.org/web/20120722210701/http://heatherlench.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/svenson.pdf



Apr 14, 202145:10
Episode 5: JFK Jr.
Mar 31, 202148:54
Episode 4: Wind Turbines

Episode 4: Wind Turbines

If you're like most people you probably get woken up each morning by an alarm, drag yourself out of bed to the bathroom and begin your morning routine. The thing you might not think about is just how integral energy is to modern life. It lets you charge your phone, heats the water for your shower and moves your car when you push the gas. And at the time of publishing this episode we recently had a very real example of what happens when the energy suddenly stops flowing.

This episode we're talking about wind turbines. There's been a lot of misinformation floating around after the Texas Crisis a few weeks ago so let's talk about what they do and what some goobers out there think they do. Fair warning, The Don is coming...

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Intro: Alien visitors

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Outro: Trip with a UFO

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Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_turbine_syndrome

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/can-wind-turbines-make-you-sick/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waubra_Foundation

https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Waubra_Foundation

https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-ap-fact-check-joe-biden-donald-trump-technology-dd10b705845e945c4c33f62640ccd246

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec9P3C1OXqE

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/black-wind-turbine-blades-help-birds-avoid-deadly-collisions-180975668/

https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/electricity/how-electricity-is-generated.php

https://www.energy.gov/eere/wind/how-do-wind-turbines-work#:~:text=Wind%20turbines%20work%20on%20a,a%20generator%2C%20which%20creates%20electricity.

Mar 17, 202101:32:20
Episode 3: Grounding
Mar 03, 202101:04:11
Episode 2: COVID-19

Episode 2: COVID-19

It's here. The inescapable inevitability. You can't run. You can't hide. That's right, this week we're tackling the bear that is COVID-19. Unless you're an extraterrestrial picking up this transmission on your space-pod slinger I don't need to introduce you to the pandemic that flipped 2020 upside down. Everyone has heard about it. And when everyone hears, everyone talks. And considering there's a small fraction of the population that's actually qualified to speak knowledgably on virology, you know there's a mother load of misinformation out there.  Buckle in folks, it's gonna be like eating your ice cream cone with a slingshot: shocking, a little painful and oh so tasty.   

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Feb 17, 202101:20:29
Episode 1: The Spanish Flu

Episode 1: The Spanish Flu

For our maiden voyage we're covering a blast from the past. A blast from 1918 to be specific. The Spanish Flu was the worst influenza pandemic of the 20th century killing an estimated 50,000,000 people worldwide. 100 years later I'm sure we've learned a lot and don't fall for the same silly ideas people back then did right? *Sigh*


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Sources:

https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/1918-pandemic-h1n1.html

https://ourworldindata.org/spanish-flu-largest-influenza-pandemic-in-history

https://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/mortality/WMR2019/WorldMortality2019DataBooklet.pdf

https://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/102/31/11059.full.pdf

https://theintercept.com/2020/04/06/misinformation-coronavirus-ebola-congo/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SARS_conspiracy_theory

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2020/05/15/the-original-plandemic-unmasking-the-eerily-parallel-conspiracy-theories-behind-the-russian-flu-of-1889/#3bfacfe950d5

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/the-flu-pandemic-of-1918-and-early-conspiracy-theories#Why-did-these-misconceptions-catch-on?

https://untappedcities.com/2020/07/15/the-anti-mask-league-of-1919-the-cultural-battle-of-an-enduring-pandemic/

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/03/17/spanish-flu-lessons-coronavirus-133888

Feb 03, 202147:07