EP 153: Snake Oil
Patrick is joined by guest host Mike “Red Wizard” Fallek to discuss bunk, hoaxes, junk science and general groupthink in American society. We start with PT Barnum and end with TED Talks. This one is hard to pin down we go in all over the place, there is a thesis in there someplace.
You can find Mike here Let’s Start A Cult Podcast
Dark Twins Mark Twain’s America
This deconstruction of all TED Talks is itself the ideal TED Talk
America’s Big Circus Spectacular Has a Long and Cherished History