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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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  • Synthetic Persuasion — When Influence Stops Sounding Human
    Feb 8 2026

    Episode 61

    A voice calls your phone.

    It sounds familiar. The cadence is right. The emotion feels real. But the person never spoke.

    In this episode of Conspiracy Theoryology, Ryan Nelson examines the emerging world of artificial voices, generated faces, and language models that no longer simply transmit information, but manufacture persuasion.

    Rather than focusing on technology alone, this episode asks a deeper question: What happens to trust when authenticity itself can be simulated?

    From political messaging to personal relationships, communication is shifting from human expression to engineered influence. Not censorship. Not propaganda in its traditional form. Something quieter — a reality where certainty erodes because evidence itself can be generated on demand.

    The danger may not be that we believe everything.

    It may be that we eventually believe nothing.

    Because truth does not disappear when it is suppressed. It disappears when it becomes indistinguishable from imitation.

    Behind the belief, and beyond the conspiracy, lies the theoryology.

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    33 mins
  • Numbers in the Noise — Number Stations and the Language of Secrecy
    Jan 5 2026

    Episode 60

    A mysterious radio signal hums quietly across the shortwave band for decades — until one day, it doesn’t.

    In this episode of Conspiracy Theoryology, Ryan Nelson explores the strange and enduring world of number stations, beginning with the recent moment when Russia’s infamous shortwave broadcaster known as The Buzzer interrupted its familiar signal to play Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake.

    Rather than asking what the message meant or who it was intended for, this episode asks a deeper question: why do signals without explanations feel so powerful?

    Tracing the history of number stations from Cold War espionage to their continued presence in the modern world, this episode examines secrecy, ambiguity, and the psychology of listening — why humans assign meaning to noise, patterns to coincidence, and intention to silence.

    Number stations may not be warnings or prophecies, but they remain a perfect symbol of how belief forms in the absence of clarity.

    Because sometimes the message isn’t what’s being transmitted — it’s how we respond when we don’t know why.

    Behind the belief, and beyond the conspiracy, lies the theoryology.

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    27 mins
  • 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
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