Gin and Topics

Fill a highball glass with a massive terrorist attack. Add immeasurable grief,  confusion, and a film called Loose Change. Look back and see the film is shit while stirring critical thinking and  the current social media climate. Have a massive think, and drink your drink.

Show researched by Skye and Olive
Original music by Balint Molnar

References:

Loose Change: The Final Cut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEZAXFbAnbA

A guide to 9/11 conspiracies: https://www.history.co.uk/shows/road-to-911/articles/5-compelling-911-conspiracy-theories

Science of conspiracy theories: https://www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/whats-the-secret-science-of-conspiracy-theories/4013590.article

Recent conspiracy theories: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/most-popular-conspiracy-theories

Olive brings the gin, Skye brings the Topics, and you get to learn about niche subjects whilst saying WTF a lot.

First, pour a large measure of low self-esteem. Add a dash of misogyny, a twist of sour grapes, and garnish with violence to taste: this is Incels.

Show researched and presented by Skye and Olive
Original music by Balint Molnar

References:

BBC documentary: Inside the Secret World of Incels:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p07fvhmw/inside-the-secret-world-of-incels

Vox article featuring 'Reformed Incel':
https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/4/16/18287446/incel-definition-reddit

Elliot Rodger's horrible pre-rampage video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJbnEJGj2yg

'My Twisted World' - Elliot Rodger's manifesto:
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/1173808-elliot-rodger-manifesto.html

Muddle some potential childhood trauma with a need for attention, shake together with the dawn of the internet, and top off with manipulation and deception in equal measures: the classic Munchausen Syndrome.

Show researched and presented by Skye and Olive
Original music by Balint Molnar

References:

THAT 60 Minutes Australia interview with Belle Gibson:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCN2Uvyz72k

Herald Sun article: legal action against Belle:
https://archive.ph/20210519040542/https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/belle-gibson-backs-new-health-fad-ahead-of-court-judgment/news-story/d5850eb9a6c9c4c3e4420141c2a42f6a

Belle living it large in the Oromo community (with hysterical video):
https://thenewdaily.com.au/entertainment/people-entertainment/2020/01/23/belle-gibson-ethiopian-oromo/

The Guardian round-up on Belle:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/nov/13/behind-belle-gibsons-cancer-con-everything-about-this-story-is-extreme

The Atlantic article on MBI:
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/05/faking-cancer-online/588334/

IllnessFakers: Reddit forum dedicated to MBI:
https://www.reddit.com/r/illnessfakers/

Factitious Disorder case reviews:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016383431630072X

Short documentary about Gypsy Rose Blanchard (you are welcome).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Indiq5VdTeU