<p>What does it mean to be a nation of conspiracy theorists? Dr. Erik Schmeller of Tennessee State University digs into the deep roots of conspiracy theory in America from the assassination attempt of Andrew Jackson to the life and legend of the Great American Land Pirate, John A. Murrell. <em>featuring music from the Andy Owens Project</em></p>

What does it mean to be a nation of conspiracy theorists? Dr. Erik Schmeller of Tennessee State University digs into the deep roots of conspiracy theory in America from the assassination attempt of Andrew Jackson to the life and legend of the Great American Land Pirate, John A. Murrell. featuring music from the Andy Owens Project

Episode 3: Erik Schmeller | Conspiracy, Slavery, and the Great American Land Pirate

Leading scholars from across the nation introduce our small Tennessee town to artisans and abolitionists, poets and politicians, scientists and suffragists. We’ll see what the past has to say to our present.

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Episode 3: Erik Schmeller | Conspiracy, Slavery, and the Great American Land Pirate

Episode 3: Erik Schmeller | Conspiracy, Slavery, and the Great American Land Pirate