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Conspiracy Theoryology

Conspiracy Theoryology

By: Ryan Nelson
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Conspiracy Theoryology is written and produced by Ryan Nelson, who created the show to explore why we’re drawn to conspiracy theories, the paranormal, and the supernatural. Rather than debating what’s true or false, the podcast examines what makes these topics so captivating—and why they inspire such strong belief and skepticism alike. Each episode dives into the cultural, psychological, and historical roots that keep these ideas alive in our collective imagination.

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  • Predictive Programming - When Fiction Starts to Look Like Warning
    Dec 15 2025

    Episode 58

    Why does fiction sometimes feel prophetic? Why do movies, television shows, and novels seem to echo real-world events before they happen?

    In this episode of Conspiracy Theoryology, we explore the idea of predictive programming and the belief that media subtly prepares the public for future events by embedding them in stories long before they unfold.

    Rather than asking whether predictive programming is real or intentional, this episode asks a deeper question: why does the idea resonate so strongly in a culture shaped by mistrust, uncertainty, and information overload?

    By examining the psychology of pattern recognition, the relationship between fiction and reality, and the human need for narrative coherence, this episode looks beyond coincidence and conspiracy to uncover what predictive programming reveals about belief itself.

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    29 mins
  • Weaponized Doubt
    Nov 23 2025

    Episode 58

    Modern propaganda doesn’t silence voices. It overwhelms them.

    In this episode, we traces the evolution of information warfare from Cold War psy-ops to social media manipulation, exploring how governments, corporations, and algorithms discovered that the easiest way to control truth isn’t through censorship, but through overload. When everything feels like propaganda, even honesty becomes suspicious.

    Conspiracy Theoryology digs beneath the noise to uncover the psychology behind this transformation, and why our minds crave certainty, how belief becomes identity, and how “weaponized doubt” has turned confusion into the most powerful persuasion tool of all.

    Because the best propaganda doesn’t tell you what to believe. It convinces you that nothing can be believed at all.

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    32 mins
  • The Death of Truth
    Nov 9 2025

    Episode 57

    When every revelation feels like confirmation instead of correction, what happens to trust? In this episode, Ryan explores the quiet, cumulative collapse of institutional credibility — the slow erosion that reshaped how we see truth, authority, and each other.

    From psychology to sociology, from the age of media spin to the algorithmic echo chamber, Conspiracy Theoryology examines how suspicion became the default and why belief itself has turned into a survival instinct.

    Because the greatest conspiracy may not be hidden at all — it might be the one we’re all living in.

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    25 mins
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