Mission Implausible
As former high-level CIA operatives, John Sipher and Jerry O'Shea would create fake conspiracies around the world. Now, with the help of experts, they execute their own fun and fearless investigation into conspiracy theories past and present to assess what's real. And how. And why. - Executive Producers: Adam Davidson, John Sipher, Jerry O'Shea & Jonathan Stern - Associate Producer: Rachel Harner - A production of Honorable Mention and Abominable Pictures
Episodes
A Russian-Israeli-American “businessman,” partnered with Rudy Giuiliani, tried and failed to come up with dirt on the Bidens for Trump. It was all Russian disinformation.
Are gold-painted street performers in Pakistan actually spying on its citizens? John & Jerry look at this trend in the context of Pakistan's history, and recall some of their own surveillance stories.
One time when the CIA got it very wrong (with John Sipher, Jerry O'Shea and Adam Davidson)
Were Margaret Trudeau's “borders” open to Cuba? (with Jon Lovett)
We’re ALL The Deep State. Whistleblowers, whistleblowees, and the people who defend them. (with Mark Zaid)
This week, an attempted coup in Germany was stopped. A "prince" believed that a bureaucrat loophole could restore his lineage to power and reboot Germany to its pre-WW2 glory.
Guest Denver Riggleman gripes about his time as a sane Republican in Congress and how he was shunned for his morality. How Jerry was recruited into the CIA. And how to win a bar fight.
The conspiracy to protect Trump's lie about how it was the Ukranians who interfered with the 2016 election and not the Russians. How people rationalize taking money from Saudi Arabia. And two Russian spies were caught in Germany. (with Adam Davidson)
Is there a conspiracy to spread conspiracy theories? (with guest David Corn and suprise dramatic readings!)
When did UFOs become "UAPs" and, as always, why is the government hiding them? (with Michael Ian Black and Seth Shostack)
In this minisode, John & Jerry look at the battle happening right now over FISA. How did it snare Trump's squad and do the blockers understand how many lives it saves?
Is “Stranger Things” a true story? (with Mike Rothschild and Christopher Garetano)
What has the government acknowledged and what are they doing about it? (with Marc Polymeropoulos)
Who has it? Where did they get it? Is it real? (with Jon Lee Anderson)
Who are The Dirty 51? And why were John & Jerry on the cover of The New York Post? (with Adam Kinzinger)
Isn’t it Russian disinformation? Was Guiliani a “useful idiot”? (with Asha Rangappa and Denver Riggleman)
Is it safe to go back in the water of The Red Sea?
What did the government secretly build under the Denver Airport and what's the password to get in when the s**t comes down?
How lonely is it to be one of only two Republicans who's willing to say that the election wasn't stolen and storming The Capital was wrong?
What are those white clouds that come out of airplanes and how can we blame everything bad on them?
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