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The Rabbit Hole: Conspiracy Theories

The Rabbit Hole: Conspiracy Theories

By: Danielle Mercy
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 All about conspiracy theories, follow me down the rabbit hole. This show will test your beliefs and give you new perspectives. Whether you know the conspiracy theory, or you're just now learning about them, we will cover all the angles so you are never left in the dark.Copyright Skeptic Studios LLC Social Sciences World
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  • Balanced Budget Act 1997

    Balanced Budget Act 1997
    Feb 25 2026
    In 1997, Bill Clinton and Newt Gingrich shocked Washington by coming together to pass the Balanced Budget Act — a bipartisan deal that led to the first federal budget surplus in nearly 30 years.
    But what did it really change?
    This episode breaks down how the BBA cut $112 billion from Medicare, reshaped Medicaid, created Medicare+Choice (now Medicare Advantage), introduced the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR), and paired healthcare cuts with $95 billion in tax breaks.Was it fiscal responsibility… or the beginning of a long-term shift toward privatization?
    We’re diving into the 1995 government shutdown, the “Third Way,” rural hospital impacts, the Doc Fix crisis, and what critics like Bernie Sanders warned about on the House floor.

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    Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jcwvgWpPz8GqLxNwpeJM7AHqBJL2O3JWVdE8ggKK7_8/edit?usp=sharing

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    Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jcwvgWpPz8GqLxNwpeJM7AHqBJL2O3JWVdE8ggKK7_8/edit?usp=sharing
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    34 mins
  • Columbine Pt 2 - Austin Picard

    Columbine Pt 2 - Austin Picard
    Feb 23 2026
    Follow Austin and I back down the rabbit hole to tie Columbine to pedophiles in the area, law enforcement and military officials, and Wade Michael Page. Along with connecting Columbine back to the federal government and 3 letter agencies.

    https://open.spotify.com/show/7DKAKrUJFOnDoJ4s1H2Jik?si=9d2d7c5b71004c62

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    Wise Wolf Gold: https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=jvujkwgs
    Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jcwvgWpPz8GqLxNwpeJM7AHqBJL2O3JWVdE8ggKK7_8/edit?usp=sharing
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    2 hrs and 22 mins
  • Appalachian Cryptids

    Appalachian Cryptids
    Feb 18 2026
    In this episode, we investigate the most disturbing cryptids of the Appalachian Mountains, including Mothman, the Flatwoods Monster, and aggressive Bigfoot variants, and uncover eerie connections to underground tunnel systems, Cold War military testing, electromagnetic anomalies, and so-called “thin places.”
    From the Point Pleasant TNT Area to remote mountain regions inside and near the National Radio Quiet Zone, sightings cluster around disaster sites, restricted zones, and areas known for strange lights, missing time, and government secrecy.
    Are these creatures misidentified animals…
    or something exposed by radiation, frequency interference, or ancient forces beneath the mountains?This episode explores Appalachian folklore, cryptid sightings, government conspiracies, and high strangeness in one of the most mysterious regions in North America.

    2:00 Mothman
    17:09 Flatwoods Monster
    25:18 Grafton Monster
    30:02 Wood Booger
    31:44 Moon-Eyed People

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    Wise Wolf Gold: https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=jvujkwgs
    Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jcwvgWpPz8GqLxNwpeJM7AHqBJL2O3JWVdE8ggKK7_8/edit?usp=sharing

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    Wise Wolf Gold: https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=jvujkwgs
    Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jcwvgWpPz8GqLxNwpeJM7AHqBJL2O3JWVdE8ggKK7_8/edit?usp=sharing
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    39 mins
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loved every second of it ❤️ the narrator has such an amazing voice 10/10

absolutely brilliant 👏

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short podcast but gives you enough information to get you looking further into the rabbit hole

Great

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I love this conspiracy theory podcast, Dani you do such a good job of explaining the subject and it's history

Excellent

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It becomes obvious within minutes that the host is basically narrating straight off a script, like they’re speed-reading a school report they didn’t even write. There’s zero sense of curiosity, no original thought, no moment where you feel the host actually grappled with the ideas they’re presenting. I came looking for wild theories, twists, and that delicious “wait… WHAT?” feeling you expect from a conspiracy podcast. Instead, I left convinced I could’ve pulled up the same material—practically word for word—from Wikipedia and saved myself the time. It’s less “rabbit hole” and more “PowerPoint presentation someone forgot to spice up.”

When reading a Wiki Page aloud is a podcast

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