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Assassins, Witches, Secret Societies, and Skepticism: Jesse Walker Discusses Conspiracy Theories With the National Capital Area Skeptics

A talk recorded in Bethesda on April 5.

Jesse Walker | 4.19.2014 2:15 PM

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On April 5 in Bethesda, Maryland, I gave a talk to the National Capital Area Skeptics about conspiracy theories:

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Jesse Walker is books editor at Reason and the author of Rebels on the Air and The United States of Paranoia.

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