M's plans to perpetrate a "What the Conspiracy?" on Josh were scuppered by the pair us of being equally well-informed on one specific issue: the case of Otto Z, a German doctor who prompted a plagiarism investigation and a bunch of other wackiness. Joins us as we go through the various twists and turns in this tale.

The Guardian article on this story: A death, a plagiarism scandal and a quest for revenge: the bizarre tale of Otto Z

Also, plays Josh's new game: Me and My Bullet

It's a new episode of Conspiracy Theory Masterpiece Theatre, a fact that both of us forget to mention at all. You'll catch on fairly quickly, though, since we spend the whole time talking about Kurtis Hagen's 2020 paper "Is Conspiracy Theorizing Really Epistemically Problematic?", itself a reaction to Keith Harris's 2019 paper "What’s Epistemically Wrong with Conspiracy Theorising?" Two philosophers, alike in initials, yet opposed in their views on conspiracy theories - who could have imagined such a thing?

It's been close to 40 years, and the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie remains the deadliest act of terrorism in the UK. It's an event with many conspiratorial angles, which were discussed in a recent series as part of the BBC's "Intrigue" podcast. We take a look at the series and the events it discusses, and barely mention Highlander 2 at all.

Also! M made a game! You can download it for free here: https://horansome.itch.io/prestige