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Was Gloria Steinem, the face of the Women’s Liberation movement and founder of Ms. magazine, in league with the CIA to neutralize second-wave feminism? That’s what a small group of feminists (and Betty Friedan) alleged in 1975—but why? Cristen unravels the kernels of truth and valid suspicions regarding her CIA connection and path to becoming a feminist celebrity and activist icon from the infighting and state surveillance-induced paranoia that made the plot seem so plausible.  Sources: conspiracyshewrote.com/episodes Inbox: [email protected] Instagram: @unladylikemedia Website: conspiracyshewrote.com Patreon: The Cabal Conspiracy, She Wrote is an Unladylike Media production written and produced by Cristen Conger. Music is from Blue Dot Sessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the late 1960s, the FBI began recruiting female informants across the country to spy on the growing Women’s Liberation Movement. But why? And what happened when the feminists realized they were being watched? Cristen unravels an often overlooked chapter of the Bureau’s infamous COINTELPRO counterintelligence program when then FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover was convinced that the movement for gender equality was either a Communist front or a pipeline to violent radicalism. For Women’s Liberation leaders and activists, that real surveillance seeded legitimate fears of infiltration that curdled the movement from within.  Sources: conspiracyshewrote.com/episodes Inbox: [email protected] Instagram: @unladylikemedia Website: conspiracyshewrote.com Patreon: The Cabal Conspiracy, She Wrote is an Unladylike Media production created, hosted and written by Cristen Conger. Music is from Blue Dot Sessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Far-right ideologies rely on a conspiracist worldview of puppet masters secretly orchestrating any social movements or culture shifts deemed threatening to white, male power. Jews are their go-to “puppet master” scapegoats, but as evidenced by manifestos left behind at two mass shootings this year, feminists (which is really just shorthand for Western white women) have ascended the villainized ranks to enemy number two. Alex DiBranco of the Institute for Research on Male Supremacism deconstructs the framework of antifeminist conspiracism, its evolution from men's rights grievance to top-tier organizing belief and intersections with gender ideology and cultural marxism conspiracies.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tulsi Gabbard’s profile has been defined by two things: political shape-shifting – social conservative to Democratic darling to Bernie booster to MAGA makeover – and accusations of being a puppet for strongmen leaders like Putin, Modi and Trump. Cristen unravels why the only throughline that makes sense of her improbable path is Chris Butler, the cultish founder of Science of Identity Foundation (SIF), an offbeat Hare Krishna sect Gabbard grew up in. Because based on recent reporting from the Washington Post, it appears that the man Gabbard has called her guru dev, or divine teacher, was secretly steering Gabbard as a proxy for his own political power.  Recommended reading: Tulsi Gabbard, her guru and the mysterious messages that helped shape her political career (WaPo) Recommended listening: Episode 211: Tulsi Gabbard P1 (The Cult) feat Mike Prysner (QAA Podcast)Episode 212: Tulsi Gabbard P2 (The Fascist Turn) feat Mike Prysner (QAA Podcast)Tulsi Gabbard’s Krishna Consciousness w/ Nitai Joseph (Conspirituality) Sources: conspiracyshewrote.com/episodes Inbox: [email protected] Instagram: @unladylikemedia Website: conspiracyshewrote.com Patreon: The Cabal Conspiracy, She Wrote is an Unladylike Media production created, hosted and written by Cristen Conger. Music is from Blue Dot Sessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When deadly floods hit Texas Hill Country in 2025, chemtrails believers and cloud-seeding conspiracists baselessly blamed it on scapegoats “playing God” with the weather. Cristen unravels the post-pandemic mainstreaming of weather control conspiracism, from fringe theories about jet contrails to politicians like Marjorie Taylor Greene legitimizing the misinformation with congressional hearings, and states outlawing geoengineering. With an incoming El Niño forecasting extreme weather ahead, prepare for more conspiracies and climate denial. Sources: conspiracyshewrote.com/episodes Inbox: [email protected] Instagram: @unladylikemedia Website: conspiracyshewrote.com Patreon: The Cabal Conspiracy, She Wrote is an Unladylike Media production created, hosted and written by Cristen Conger. Music is from Blue Dot Sessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After unknowingly showing up at a Capitol insurrection, ethnographer Noelle Cook spent years embedded with the women arrested for January 6th — not grifters and influencers, the true believers. Her new book, The Conspiracists: Women, Extremism and the Lure of Belonging, follows two: Yvonne, a self-proclaimed starseed and sovereign citizen who considers the J6 pardons divine vindication, and Tammy, who showed up for the community and never really left. As Noelle details to Cristen, the paths that led them there map the pandemic’s alt-health tipping point, conspirituality’s empowerment trap, and how conspiracy functions as a coping mechanism and connection machine for middle-aged women that culture makes invisible. Sources: conspiracyshewrote.com/episodes Inbox: [email protected] Instagram: @unladylikemedia Website: conspiracyshewrote.com Patreon: The Cabal Conspiracy, She Wrote is an Unladylike Media production created, hosted and written by Cristen Conger. Music is from Blue Dot Sessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The DOJ’s Epstein files named names. Lots of them. But can a network of powerful elites really be held accountable? The Epstein Files Book Club cohosts comedian Jena Friedman (@jenafriedman) and journalist Elise Hu (@elisewho) join Cristen to sort real conspiracy from distracting theories, confront the messy lines between victims and perpetrators, and figure out what we non-elites can actually do about it.  Sources: conspiracyshewrote.com/episodes Inbox: [email protected] Instagram: @unladylikemedia Website: conspiracyshewrote.com Patreon: The Cabal Conspiracy, She Wrote is an Unladylike Media production created, hosted and written by Cristen Conger. Music is from Blue Dot Sessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeffrey Epstein didn't invent his victim pipeline from scratch. Modeling agencies had already built one. For decades, agencies like Elite Model Management legally controlled girls' money, housing, and immigration status while conditioning them to smile through whatever came next. Cristen unravels the modeling agency system’s role in Epstein's operation, from the executives who normalized access to underage girls to accomplices like Jean-Luc Brunel whose MC2 agency Epstein personally bankrolled, to the loyalists who kept the referral pipeline open until weeks before his death. But don't count out the survivors and models who are fighting back, even if the justice system won't. Sources: conspiracyshewrote.com/episodes Inbox: [email protected] Instagram: @unladylikemedia Website: conspiracyshewrote.com Patreon: The Cabal Conspiracy, She Wrote is an Unladylike Media production created, hosted and written by Cristen Conger. Music is from Blue Dot Sessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The First Lady’s surprise April press conference about Jeffrey Epstein raised an obvious question: WHY? Brazilian model Amanda Ungaro might be the answer. She spent nearly 20 years inside the orbit of former modeling executive Paolo Zampolli who brought Melania to America, introduced her to Donald Trump and now enjoys a role in the White House administration that allowed him to get Ungaro deported. Regardless of why Melania made her unusual Epstein statement, Ungaro’s story is one thread of the Epstein victim pipeline hiding in plain sight.  Sources: conspiracyshewrote.com/episodes Inbox: [email protected] Instagram: @unladylikemedia Website: conspiracyshewrote.com Patreon: The Cabal Conspiracy, She Wrote is an Unladylike Media production created, hosted and written by Cristen Conger. Music is from Blue Dot Sessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yes, the Epstein files contain real, documented horrors. No, there is no confirmed baby-eating. Cristen mines the Epstein vault to answer a listener question about why QAnon moms think so anyway. Did the Justice Department's document dump actually contain evidence of satanic ritual abuse and casual cannibalism? And why all the mentions of JERKY? Cristen unravels the claims and ends up just asking questions about whether the DOJ's decision to release uncredible information alongside verified evidence is breadcrumbing all of us, distracting from the accountability that victims and public deserve. Sources: conspiracyshewrote.com/episodes Inbox: [email protected] Instagram: @unladylikemedia Website: conspiracyshewrote.com Patreon: The Cabal Conspiracy, She Wrote is an Unladylike Media production created, hosted and written by Cristen Conger. Music is from Blue Dot Sessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Candace Owens didn’t invent the conspiracy that France’s First Lady Brigitte Macron is secretly transgender. Instead, she scaled it into a sprawling narrative about elite corruption, satanic power structures, intelligence-state mind control — and the assassination of Turning Point founder Charlie Kirk. In the miniseries finale, Cristen traces three moves that define Candace Owens’ independent era: globalize debunked disinformation, monetize the blowback, and internalize the framework until even her own allies become part of the plot. But with a $10M media brand, an army of loyal followers protecting their truth-teller, and platforms profiting off the performance, is Candace Owens too big to fail?  Sources: conspiracyshewrote.com/episodes Inbox: [email protected] Instagram: @unladylikemedia Website: conspiracyshewrote.com Patreon: The Cabal Conspiracy, She Wrote is an Unladylike Media production created, hosted and written by Cristen Conger. Music is from Blue Dot Sessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Post Daily Wire firing, Candace Owens didn’t just go independent—she went cosmic. Converting to traditionalist Catholicism, she reframed culture war as holy war, casting politics as “team God vs. team Satan.” In part 2.5 of the miniseries, Cristen unravels how Owens’ alignment with a rising far-right tradCath movement gave her conspiracism a theological framework, baiting “Christ is King” controversy, spiritualizing persecution narratives and resurrecting medieval disinformation. Plus: the influence of her husband, George Farmer, and what his tradCath worldview signals about Candace’s post-institutional era. Sources: conspiracyshewrote.com/episodes Inbox: [email protected] Instagram: @unladylikemedia Website: conspiracyshewrote.com Patreon: The Cabal Conspiracy, She Wrote is an Unladylike Media production created, hosted and written by Cristen Conger. Music is from Blue Dot Sessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From fringe YouTuber to “the new face of Black conservatism,” Candace Owens’ rise wasn’t inevitable, but the system that rewarded it was. In part 2 of the miniseries, Cristen traces how Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA, The Daily Wire and a billionaire-backed right-wing media ecosystem legitimized Candace as a reactionary culture warrior—while Kanye West supercharged her celebrity. But as Candace pushed further, testing the limits of “free speech” and anti-woke conspiracism, the same institutions disavowed her. It's the story of how she became too powerful for them to control. Sources: conspiracyshewrote.com/episodes Inbox: [email protected] Instagram: @unladylikemedia Website: conspiracyshewrote.com Patreon: The Cabal Conspiracy, She Wrote is an Unladylike Media production created, hosted and written by Cristen Conger. Music is from Blue Dot Sessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Before Candace Owens became an overnight right-wing media star, she wanted to rid the internet of trolls with her anti-bullying startup, Social Autopsy. But then, it collided with Gamergate, and a red-pilled conspiracy theorist was born. In Part 1 of this miniseries, Cristen traces the overlooked origin story Candace never stops rewriting: a high school racism scandal, a controversial Kickstarter and her uncanny path to becoming the far-right’s most useful convert. Until she wasn’t.  It’s the story of how conspiracy thinking becomes ideological performance – where criticism confirms belief, enemies create audiences, and personal grievance transforms political identity. Because the real conspiracy isn't what Candace says. It's how she got here and who helped make it happen. Sources: conspiracyshewrote.com/episodes Inbox: [email protected] Instagram: @unladylikemedia Website: conspiracyshewrote.com Patreon: The Cabal Conspiracy, She Wrote is an Unladylike Media production created, hosted and written by Cristen Conger. Music is from Blue Dot Sessions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What do vision boards and Princess Diana conspiracy theories have in common? They both rely on a kind of magical thinking called proportionality bias. It's one of many cognitive biases that Sounds Like a Cult host Amanda Montell demystifies in her book, The Age of Magical Overthinking. From the sunk cost fallacy of toxic relationships to the halo effect of female celebs to the declinism of everyday doomsday speak, Amanda makes even the most mindboggling and brainrotting realities of today's misinformation overload more bearable.  Originally aired on Unladylike in 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.