Trust Issues

Trust Issues is a podcast about facts gone wrong. Every Friday, Sydney Brownstone and Heidi Groover will dive into conspiracy theories, fake news sources, and chain emails your grandparents sent our way to figure out why people believe what they believe.

Episodes

Trust Issues

August 31, 2018 • 17 mins

Sydney tells Heidi about her trust issues. Heidi tells Sydney about her trust issues. Friday, August 31 Links! Heidi going to the Seattle Times! http://bit.ly/2C5obJJ Sydney at KUOW: http://bit.ly/2PTw9by Ryan also doing important work: http://bit.ly/2PVbHHB We'll miss you! On Twitter: twitter.com/trustissuespod By email: trustissuespod@gmail.com www.wehavetrustissues.com

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Shower Quotas

July 13, 2018 • 26 mins

Heidi reads another fake news story and wonders: Do fact checks even work? Sydney does not like the answer. Friday, July 13 Links! Sacramento Bee: “No, Californians, you won’t be fined $1,000 if you shower and do laundry the same day”: http://bit.ly/2LaNeeA The Atlantic: “The Grim Conclusions of the Largest-Ever Study of Fake News”: http://bit.ly/2Jjc0XT Political Behavior: “When Corrections Fail, The Persistence of Political M...

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Snallygaster

July 6, 2018 • 23 mins

Sydney tells Heidi about a cryptid that's been stalking northern Maryland since the 1700s. Heidi really wants Sydney to stop singing. Friday, July 6 Links! "Snallygaster: The Lost Legend of Frederick County": http://bit.ly/2KN6AJB "Haunted Maryland: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Old Line State": http://bit.ly/2MUW803 The racist snoligoster: http://bit.ly/2IZjJul The case of the Enfield monster: http://bit.ly/2KGdYaJ Tal...

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Programming Break: Something Else You Need to Hear

June 22, 2018 • 2 mins

Thank you to author Ginger Thompson and ProPublica for your incredible reporting and for allowing us to use this audio. You can read the whole story here: https://www.propublica.org/article/children-separated-from-parents-border-patrol-cbp-trump-immigration-policy

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Psychic Sasquatch

June 15, 2018 • 30 mins

Heidi finds the link between psychics, aliens, and Bigfoot. Sydney wants you to pay to send her to the third annual Psychic Sasquatch Spiritual Retreat and Conference. June 15, 2018 Links! Patterson/Gimlin Film: http://bit.ly/2Mw9Qaj The Man Who Created Bigfoot: http://bit.ly/2tbuynf Chapman University Survey of American Fears: https://chapma.nu/2JTo9Y6 The conference Sydney and Heidi are DEFINITELY going to: http://bit.ly/2y...

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Arizona Pedo Camp

June 8, 2018 • 33 mins

Sydney discovered a standoff-in-the-making in the Arizona desert last Saturday. Heidi wants to know why these conspiracy groups are obsessed with blonde children. June 8, 2018 Links! Veterans on #OperationBackyardBrawl: http://bit.ly/2JwHpY9 8chan post: http://bit.ly/2sFsTH8 Lewis Arthur is not a veteran: http://bit.ly/2sFuHQ2 Oh god, TV news: http://bit.ly/2sYlcLx Homeless camp or child trafficking den? Jesus. http://bit.ly/...

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