Hey, why go back 5 years! Yesterday there was going to be a burning in Gainesville. Now there isn't because of a promise that was or was not given. Unreal, man!

Foget for a moment about all the context-relevant issues (we NEVER have problems any more, only issues, right?), I loved this history-story. Never heard about it before. What a gem!

Thanks for the clarification. It is good to know there was a definitive DEBUNKING of various false conspiracy theories in the past. I believe a more politically diverse selection of guests would further aid audience understanding of how these question arise and how the media should report it. Thanks

Reply to "Just a Thought":
Some years back, we presented a discussion examining the conditions that lead to the proliferation of conspiracy theories, followed by a definitive DEBUNKING of the 9-11 Truth Conspiracy, followed by an interview with one of its main perpetrators, to learn how he came to hold his views.

Did you even listen to that show - or are you merely cherry-picking moments devoid of context?

It seems you would prefer us to speak only to people with whom you (or for that matter - with whom we) agree - but if we functioned that way, our listeners would be deprived of the chance to understand how dangerous, unfounded ideas are spread.

I am "experiencing a sense of deja vu" myself and a "fight between various versions of reality and a deemphasis on what may be actually true". No need to go back 175 years to the long defunct "New York Sun"; simply go back a mere five years to the eternally funded "On The Media" when they welcomed a 9/11 Truth theorist to public radio and offered a serious and respectful hearing to conspiracies which implicated then President Bush and helpfully directed the audience to websites so they could learn more. ("The Plane Truth - In Theory" Feb. 25, 2005)
I am "shocked, shocked" that there was no derisive ridicule and references to "Moon Hoaxes" to those offensive and false accusations against President Bush way back then. Thanks

Goodman blames the idea that Obama is a Muslim on the Internet? Really? After writing a book about how the popular mass media of the day spread a hoax about bat-men on the moon he thinks that it's the fault of "the internet" that the "Obama is a Muslim" story is going around? Has he seen Fox News? Or any of the multitudinous television interviews with senators and representatives who have questioned Obama's religion and/or nationality? Has he missed the wave of conservative talk radio that's been around since well before the internet was widely-accessible? It's not like radio's exactly a new phenomenon, either.