Alternate Realities: A Strange Bet

平行世界:一场奇怪的赌注

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2025-02-21

29 分钟

第 23 季 第 1 集

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Episode 1: Reporter Zach Mack thinks his dad has gone all in on conspiracy theories, while his father thinks that Zach is the one being brainwashed. In 2024, after the latest round of circular arguments, they decided to try something new, an attempt to pull each other out of the spell each of them thinks the other is under. Can one family live in two realities?To listen to this series sponsor-free and get early access, sign up for Embedded+ in Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
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  • Conspiracy theories have been a thing in American politics for a while now.

  • One study found

  • that 35% of the country believes there is a single group of people who secretly rule the world.

  • One thing that worries experts is right now,

  • conspiracy theories are getting more sticky because people in power are legitimizing them.

  • Politicians have been talking about QAnon saying the 2020 election was stolen,

  • that Covid vaccines had microchips.

  • These, of course, have all been thoroughly debunked.

  • In the lead up to last year's election, though,

  • a massive amount of misinformation was amplified on social media.

  • Today we're bringing you a story about a family that's in crisis.

  • In this time of misinformation,

  • reporter Zach Mack thinks his father is being radicalized

  • and his father thinks Zach's the one being brainwashed.