Episode 13 - "Paranoid Girl Power" with Cristen Conger (Conspiracy She Wrote)

Indecent with Kiki Andersen

Sometimes you need to touch grass and remember that there are no lizard people secretly ruling our world. Other times, shadowy government agents really are out to get you. And still other times, you're like feminist historian Cristen Conger and you start to wonder why women are so often left out of the conspiracy conversation.

Cristen Conger is the creator and co-host of the Webby Award-winning podcast Unladylike and cofounder of Unladylike Media. Her accidental podcast life began in 2009 as co-creator and co-host of the podcast Stuff Mom Never Told You, now a part of the iHeartMedia network. She's also the co-author of Unladylike: A Field Guide to Smashing the Patriarchy and Claiming Your Space (Ten Speed Press, 2018), which Kirkus Reviews called “a must-have feminist survival guide for the Trump era.” A former weekend contributor at Refinery29, her writing has also appeared on Jezebel, Huffington Post Women, Bitch Media, xoJane and A Practical Wedding. As a seasoned speaker on gender, feminism and women’s histories, Cristen's connected with audiences ranging from summer campers and museumgoers to uniformed coast guards and on stages from SXSW Interactive and Creative Mornings to MailChimp and The Carter Center.

Listen to her new podcast Conspiracy She Wrote out now!

Here's some homework for you nerds who love to read:

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1750698017701615

https://apnews.com/article/conspiracy-theory-trump-illuminati-qanon-jan-6-7c1cb3e60748343ad561413534b339a7

https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-conspiracy-theory-jfk-941578119864

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/conspiracy-theories-abounded-19th-century-american-politics-180971940/

https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0chchj8/the-surprising-origins-of-the-modern-conspiracy-theory

https://theweek.com/articles/459843/brief-history-conspiracy-theories

https://www.forbes.com/sites/rainerzitelmann/2020/06/29/how-many-americans-believe-in-conspiracy-theories/

https://www.gq.com/gallery/sexiest-women-conspiracy-theorists

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