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We Apologize to all the Irish Fairies and Leprechauns
Fake Believe: Conspiracies, Cults & Cryptids
03/17/22 • 99 min
Happy St. Patrick's Day! What better time to learn about Irish fairies? Stacie triggers an apple obsession from Rachel, and also imitates wind while somehow managing to give a history on Irish fairies. Then Rachel crushes all of Stacie's dreams of becoming a leprechaun. Of course there are bad Irish accents! But, TWIST! There's also a good one!

You Don't Want to be a Glober! The Earth is Flat!
Fake Believe: Conspiracies, Cults & Cryptids
03/03/22 • 122 min
Stacie proves with tons of irrefutable evidence that the Earth is flat and that you can be best friends with any type of printer. Rachel traces the long and winding but FLAT road that led to the creation of the International Flat Earth Research Society.
Music Notes
Best Buddies by Kinemesis via Pixabay
Showtime Cabaret Revue by JuliusH via Pixabay
The Cradle of Your Soul by Lemon Music Studio via Pixabay
Works Consulted
FAQ :: The Flat Earth Society
Modern Flat Earth Beliefs
Fighting flat-Earth theory – Physics World
Flat Earth - Wikipedia
How to debate a flat-Earther | Space
The Earth Is Flat, NASA and the Pope Are Liars: Things Learned at the Flat Earth Convention | Dallas Observer
Skyline Skepticism: The Lake Michigan Mirage
Observation of Chicago From Michigan – FlatEarth.ws
Flat Earthers explain why NASA is lying about our planet being round
The flat-Earth conspiracy is spreading around the globe. Does it hide a darker core? | CNN
Meet the flat-Earthers of the modern era
The Flat-Earth Bible.
Behind the Curve Documentary
Flat Earth Clues: End of the World by Mark Sargent
The Flat Earth Society - Archived (with the Matrix and Adele ripoff)
Schadewald, Plane Truth
Anglo-Israelism: True or False?
Wallace’s Woeful Wager: How a Founder of Modern Biology Got Suckered by Flat-Earthers - Scientific American Blog Network
The Curious History of The International Flat Earth Society | Smart News | Smithsonian Magazine
The Earth is flat? What planet is he on? | Controversies | The Guardian
Flat Earth Society Press Release

John Lennon and the YMCIA
Fake Believe: Conspiracies, Cults & Cryptids
01/20/22 • 79 min
Content Warning: Discussions of suicide, including descriptions of methods.
It turns out that the YMCA does "make real your dreams"... and your nightmares. Rachel digs into the assassination of John Lennon and the possible motivations and implications of his murder.
Music Notes
Mutamento by Mirko Boroni via Pixabay
Lazy Desert by Astrofreq via Pixabay
Works Consulted
John Lennon & Yoko Ono Interview: Apple Offices, London 5/8/1969 - Beatles Interviews Database
leadmonarch 1 Origins and Techniques of Monarch Mind Control
Drugs as Weapons Against Us |
The Illuminati Controls the Music Industry – Lennon's Real Assassins Named – & More | EU | Before It's News
Was John Lennon Actually Murdered by the CIA?
The Last Days of John Lennon by James Patterson
Let Me Take You Down: Inside the Mind of Mark David Chapman, the Man Who Killed John Lennon by Jack Jones

Christmas Bonusode: The Santa Clause
Fake Believe: Conspiracies, Cults & Cryptids
12/23/21 • 47 min
Content Warning - Discussions of suicide: the hosts speak of fictionalized suicide in a tone that may be objectionable to some listeners.
Stacie and Rachel invited special guests Zach and Tiffany to join them as Stacie and Zach unveil the conspiracy that drives the narrative arc of Tim Allen's "The Santa Clause." Did you have questions about this movie? They're answered here! Join us whether you love it, hate it, or love to hate it--or even if you haven't seen it yet. Because the conspiracy that drives this episode is... Christmas Magic.

The Sneaky Knights Templar Have the Holy Grail!
Fake Believe: Conspiracies, Cults & Cryptids
11/04/21 • 96 min
Stacie and Rachel can't avoid some light blasphemy as they cover the mystery and history of the Knights Templar. Stacie shares how this powerful military order came to be, their weird habits, and their ultimate demise, then Rachel takes over to figure out how they got all that power in the first place.
The answer might surprise you.
(But it shouldn't. It is in the title. It is because of the Holy Grail.)
Music Notes
Medieval Tension by Cory Gray
Medieval Age by Damiano Baldoni
Medieval Horror Music Theme by AstroFreq via Pixabay
Works Consulted
The Hidden History of the Knights Templar by Conrad Bauer | Audiobook
Knights Templar
Knights Templar - HISTORY
Knights Templar: still loved by conspiracy theorists 900 years on
Crusades, Conspiracies and Coercion: The Knights Templar in Waterford
The Very Dark History of Friday the 13th
Does Friday the 13th have anything to do with the Knights Templar? – MVOrganizing
Crazy Knights Templar conspiracy theories!
The Templars' 'curse' on the King of France.
The warrior monks who invented banking
The Knights Templar Rulebook Included No Pointy Shoes and No Kissing Mom
What exactly is the Holy Grail – and why has its meaning eluded us for centuries?
The Templars and the Holy Grail | HISTORY Channel
Ancient Mysteries: Quest for the Holy Grail
Buried: Knights Templar and the Holy Grail
The Knights Templar and Holy Grail: Did they bring it to western Poland?
The real Da Vinci Code: Are the chapel's mysterious stone symbols a musical score?

Halloween Bonusode!
Fake Believe: Conspiracies, Cults & Cryptids
10/31/21 • 42 min
Welcome to the special, spooky Halloween Bonusode! Okay, it's not that spooky (except for when Stacie and Rachel bring up the patriarchy), but it IS special!

A Belly Full of Beef and Now You're Trippin: The Manson Family
Fake Believe: Conspiracies, Cults & Cryptids
08/26/21 • 103 min
Between insults, Stacie manages to give a brief history of the ultimate turd strummer himself, Charles Manson. Then Rachel leads the three-ring weasel circus that was the trial, "The State of California v Charles Manson et al."
Music Notes
Hogs of War by Fast Lady
Dirty Rock by Twisterium (via Pixabay)
Works Consulted
Charles Manson Family
Process Church of the Final Judgment
Trial of Charles Manson
What the Beatles said about Charles Manson inspiration on “Helter Skelter”
You Must Remember This Podcast
Mary Brunner
Who Are the Members of the Manson Family?
Susan Atkins - Family, Charles Manson & Death - Biography
Squeaky Fromme
Linda Kasabian - Charles Manson, Family & Facts - Biography
Bernard Crowe (AKA Lotsapoppa)
Charles Manson 'family' timeline: 1967 to the present
Aranda-Bruton Motion | Los Angeles Criminal Attorney
Manson Family Murder Trial: The 6 Most Bizarre MomentsManson Displays to Jurors Headline on Nixon Remark (Published 1970)
Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders

Not Every Lizard Person is an Inter-Galactic Peace Genie
Fake Believe: Conspiracies, Cults & Cryptids
08/12/21 • 93 min
Whenever Lizard People get thrown into the mix, you know things are gonna go off the rails. Dive into the bizarre and completely sensical history of...um, Lizard People, and also give a warm welcome back to our dearest Illuminati founder, Adam Weishaupt. Just remember, no matter how curious you get, don't give David "Ickie" Icke any of your hard-earned money!
Music Notes
Starship Battle
Works Consulted
Alien World Order: The Reptilian Plan to Divide and Conquer the Human Race by Len Kasten
Reptilian conspiracy theory — Wikipedia Reptilians
David Icke
New World Order (conspiracy theory)
The World Is Controlled by a Group of Elite Reptiles | The Psychology of Extraordinary Beliefs
David Icke: Love and Lizard People | The Psychology of Extraordinary Beliefs
Draconian Empire | Type Sephira Wiki | Fandom
GALACTIC FEDERATION war against REPTILIANS & DRACONIAN /ORIGIN OF ADRENOCHROME/
Council of Light
Lost! The Golden Hoard of L.A.'s Lizard People
How to Spot the Reptilians Running the U.S. Government
Conspiracy Corner: Lizards Amongst Us – The Columns
Real Origin of the Lizard People Conspiracy Theory

Bonusode 2: Birds Aren't Real Rally Recap
Fake Believe: Conspiracies, Cults & Cryptids
07/05/21 • 18 min
Stacie tells Rachel (and all y'all) about attending the St. Louis march to spread awareness about the Birds Aren't Real movement.

El Chupacabra, Jake the Alligator Man, & Phyllis
Fake Believe: Conspiracies, Cults & Cryptids
04/16/21 • 75 min
Both Stacie AND El Chupacabra appeared on the scene in 1995. Coincidence? She is suspiciously knowledgeable about this particular cryptid... Rachel knew next to nothing about the Pacific Northwest's beloved Jake the Alligator Man but after some sleuthing was able to piece together a 1000% credible origin story.
Music Notes
Waltz with an Elf by Lobo Loco
Allright in Louisiana by Lobo Loco
Wade in the Water by Dee Yan-Key
Works Consulted
The Truth About a Strange Blood Sucking Monster
ABC News Story
Brittanica
Science -vs- Myth
The Lost Sights and Sounds of Storyville, New Orleans’s Red Light District
The Columbian Newspaper
The Historic New Orleans Collection (This website is amazing!)
Two Barmaids, Five Alligators, and the Butcher of Elmendorf
San Antonio’s Drag Culture of the 1930s and 40s
A brief history of the Pansy Craze
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FAQ
How many episodes does Fake Believe: Conspiracies, Cults & Cryptids have?
Fake Believe: Conspiracies, Cults & Cryptids currently has 43 episodes available.
What topics does Fake Believe: Conspiracies, Cults & Cryptids cover?
The podcast is about Society & Culture, Comedy, Podcasts, Conspiracy Theory, Conspiracy, Cult and Cryptid.
What is the most popular episode on Fake Believe: Conspiracies, Cults & Cryptids?
The episode title 'You Don't Want to be a Glober! The Earth is Flat!' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Fake Believe: Conspiracies, Cults & Cryptids?
The average episode length on Fake Believe: Conspiracies, Cults & Cryptids is 86 minutes.
How often are episodes of Fake Believe: Conspiracies, Cults & Cryptids released?
Episodes of Fake Believe: Conspiracies, Cults & Cryptids are typically released every 13 days, 23 hours.
When was the first episode of Fake Believe: Conspiracies, Cults & Cryptids?
The first episode of Fake Believe: Conspiracies, Cults & Cryptids was released on Apr 1, 2021.
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