Bunkum & Bullsh*t - The Magic Maskelynes
A dynasty of magicians, from one who made exposing fraud his life's work, to his grandson, who propagated a wartime fraud of his own. Spanning generations, it's a story that takes in World War 2, the debunking of phony mediums, and history’s first hacker, with walk-on parts for drag acts, pro-wrestlers and a spot of Channel Island local history.
Bunkum & Bullsh*t - Peter Kolosimo, Ancient Aliens, QAnon and the Ur-Conspiracy
Examining my own relationship to conspiracies and fringe beliefs, and the origins of QAnon and the “Ur-Conspiracy”, all through the lens of one of the strangest Ancient Astronaut Theory books I have ever read - Peter Kolosimo’s Not Of This World.
Bunkum & Bullsh*t - Who Built The Moon?
In the first of a series on hoaxes, con artists, bullshits and conspiracy theories, I look at the outlandish claims of a 2006 book - Who Built The Moon? - and ask why combating bullshit matters.