Conspiracy theory nation

阴谋论之国

Today, Explained

2026-02-27

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The Epstein files are giving new life to the Pizzagate conspiracy theory. American political culture has long been built on conspiracy theorizing. This episode was produced by Dustin DeSoto and Peter Balonon-Rosen, edited by Miranda Kennedy, fact checked by Andrea Lopez-Cruzado, engineered by David Tatasciore, and hosted by Astead Herndon. Jeffrey Epstein in 2004. Photo by Rick Friedman/Rick Friedman Photography/Corbis via Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  • More and more of Jeffrey Epstein's elite circle are finally suffering consequences.

  • This week, former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers resigned from his position at Harvard.

  • And Hillary and Bill Clinton are testifying on the Hill today and tomorrow about their relationships with Epstein.

  • They're going to have due process, but we have a lot of questions.

  • But one unexpected side effect of the release of the Epstein files that no one saw coming.

  • The return of the PizzaGate conspiracy.

  • QAnon was an op to hide this shit in plain sight and make anyone who said anything about it sound like a lunatic.

  • Isn't it weird having your suspicions proven right?

  • With the Epstein files,

  • conspiracy theorists who believed in PizzaGate or QAnon see evidence that they were right all along.

  • But were they?

  • On Today Explained from Vox,

  • separating Epstein fact and fiction and how American political life is built on conspiracy.

  • Megan Rapinoe here.

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