Episodes

  • Great Moon Hoax - Uncover the truth behind the conspiracy with Raven Thorne

    Great Moon Hoax - Uncover the truth behind the conspiracy with Raven Thorne
    Apr 10 2026
    In 1835, a New York newspaper convinced thousands that bat-winged humanoids inhabited the moon. Host Raven Thorne dissects the Great Moon Hoax as a blueprint for modern misinformation, revealing how technology, language, and psychology conspired to build a cathedral of lies—a warning about how easily reality bends.

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    1 min
  • Great Moon Hoax - Why Half of New York Wanted to Be Fooled

    Great Moon Hoax - Why Half of New York Wanted to Be Fooled
    Apr 10 2026
    Raven Thorne examines the 1835 Great Moon Hoax, when New York newspapers published fabricated reports of bat-winged beings on the Moon. This episode explores why editors accepted impossible claims, how framing shapes belief, and what this reveals about modern misinformation and our worldview.

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    30 mins
  • Great Moon Hoax - Bat-Men, Beaver Cities, and the Science of Sounding Scientific

    Great Moon Hoax - Bat-Men, Beaver Cities, and the Science of Sounding Scientific
    Apr 10 2026
    Join host Raven Thorne as she dissects Richard Adams Locke's 1835 Great Moon Hoax—a masterclass in manufactured credibility. Through fabricated journals and borrowed authority, Locke convinced New York that bat-men inhabited the Moon. This episode reveals why his deception's architecture remains devastatingly effective today.

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    33 mins
  • Great Moon Hoax - The Machine That Made Millions Believe

    Great Moon Hoax - The Machine That Made Millions Believe
    Apr 10 2026
    Raven Thorne examines the 1835 Great Moon Hoax, when the New York Sun convinced thousands that Sir John Herschel discovered lunar forests, temples, and bat-people. Using steam-press technology, reporter Richard Adams Locke manufactured mass belief by mimicking scientific authority—revealing how new media always outpaces public skepticism, from penny newspapers to today's algorithms.

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    28 mins