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Episode 245: Kenn Thomas, The Octopus, and ‘90s Paranoia feat. Devin O’Shea

Episode 245: Kenn Thomas, The Octopus, and ‘90s Paranoia feat. Devin O’Shea

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Episode 245: Kenn Thomas, The Octopus, and ‘90s Paranoia feat. Devin O’Shea

FromQAA Podcast

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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Sep 1, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Repeat guest Devin O’Shea regales the boys with a tale straight from ‘90s conspiracy theory culture. It concerns the prolific parapolitical researcher and St. Louis native Kenn Thomas. Thomas’ magazine Steamshovel Press made him a minor celebrity and earned mentions in The New Yorker, Time, Newsweek, and The Smithsonian. The magazine was also a source of inspiration for the writers of The X-Files. In 1996, Thomas published his career-defining book: The Octopus: The Secret Government and the Death of Danny Casolaro. The book weaves a complex tale of a massive conspiracy involving a journalist who died in an apparent suicide, Native American reservations, a state-of-the-art-security program, a source named Danger Man, the Contras, the Shah of Iran, and a private security firm called “Wackenhut.”

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Music by Pontus Berghe and Nick Sena. Editing by Corey Klotz.

Episode Written by Devin O'Shea
https://twitter.com/devintoshea
Released:
Sep 1, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The QAA Podcast covers the best conspiracy theories of the post-truth era. We explore online fever swamps and trip over deranged historical facts that make conspiracy theories sound sane.