We're Ready to (Dis)believe You: (Conspiracy) Theories Debunked

We’re Ready to (Dis)believe You: (Conspiracy) Theories Debunked is part infotainment and part live variety show. Come for stand-up comedy, true stories, live music, and bullshit-detector games to sharpen your judgment for surviving in this manufactured world of disinformation and misinformation.

Left unchecked, your brain is cooking up some batshit theories right now. Let’s catch that little bastard. We'll explore the neuroscience behind why this happens.

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Scientists are engineering “food” to be irresistible. Neuroscientists at social media companies are building features specifically to hijack your attention. These aren't conspiracy theories. They're just…conspiracies. They’re real, happening right now, and they sound insane out loud.

Was the Apollo 11 Moon Landing faked? Are there microchips in vaccines? Was the Trump assassination attempt staged?

Before you pick a side, let’s look at your track record: Your boss goes quiet at a meeting, and you’re already wondering about your severance package. You don’t even have a good theory about your missing keys. How are you gonna expose the Deep State?

Your group chat wants a hot take, not the scientific method. Sure, a hot take’s faster. But it feels better to be right. So we’re going to help you build a sharper bullshit detector and better theories: small ones, big ones, real ones, fun ones.

And don’t worry, you’re safe here.

We’re ready to (dis)believe you.

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FEATURING:

Adrian Smith, New York comedian with over 5,000 shows under his belt, who teaches at The Second City and NYU.

Jon Earle, host and producer of HISTORY This Week, the History Channel’s flagship podcast.

Sara Martin, Philadelphia-based writer who spent the last couple of years trying to understand the cremation industry.

Monty Montan, NYC-based storyteller and voice actor with a knack for finding the absurd, the honest, and the human in just about anything.

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Come to our show if you’d like to believe/disbelieve and/or theorize better. 🔍 🤓 💭

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PRESENTED BY Fugues (Also a podcast 🎧)

Fugues (think The Moth meets neuroscience with sci-fi and subtle satire) is back with another live event on Saturday, October 24.

Host Gabriel Berezin, trained in cognitive neuroscience, will help you build a sharper bullshit detector and better theories with the bedside manner of a 5-stars-on-Google ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ therapist.

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HOSTED BY Gabriel Berezin

PRODUCED BY Gabriel Berezin & Jen Ng

ART BY Jen Ng