In this podcast, my pal Jeremy Gilbert — agitator, dance music freak, and early adopter of “acid communism” — interviews me. From gnostic revivals to conspiracy theories, the JFK assassination to QAnon – why does there seem to be a sudden resurgence in conspiracy theories, sometimes in the most unexpected corners? Is there a connection between conspiracy theory and the ‘California Ideology’? And does rationalism always triumph in politics?
Erik Davis is an author, scholar, podcaster, and speaker based in San Francisco.