DeepSummary
Tony Merkel welcomes Joel Thomas to discuss his upcoming podcast 'Free the Rabbits' on Merkel Media. Joel shares his journey through the conspiratorial world and how he aims to present theories and information in a way that encourages people to think for themselves without becoming consumed by fear or negativity.
Joel explains that the podcast's name represents freeing people from the rabbit hole of conspiracies that can detach individuals from reality. He emphasizes the importance of not letting theories become one's identity and maintaining compassion for others, even if their beliefs differ.
Joel discusses his plans for the podcast, delving into various topics through extensive research while remaining open to changing his perspective. He aims to encourage listeners to question information, connect with others, and focus on improving their communities rather than succumbing to a perpetual state of distrust.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- Joel Thomas aims to present conspiratorial theories and information through extensive research while encouraging critical thinking and open-mindedness.
- The podcast 'Free the Rabbits' aims to prevent people from becoming consumed by fear or negativity stemming from conspiracy theories.
- Joel emphasizes the importance of maintaining compassion for others, even if their beliefs differ, and not letting theories become one's entire identity.
- Joel plans to explore various topics through a lens of objectivity, acknowledging that the information presented may not necessarily be factual.
- The podcast's goal is to encourage listeners to question information, connect with others, and focus on positive change within their communities.
- Joel recognizes the extremes within the conspiratorial community and aims to counter the promotion of fear and distrust through his approach.
- Joel believes in presenting different perspectives and acknowledging the potential for truths and falsehoods within conspiracy theories.
- The podcast aims to reach both the conspiratorial community and those outside of it who approach information critically.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “The problem is when people believe something, they want to believe it so bad that they won't look into the antithesis of it to where they're going to sit there and say, you know what, I believe this, but let me look at the antithesis of it.“ by Joel Thomas
- “I'm not here to say that, you know, NASA and the, and the government's telling us everything that's true. I don't believe that for a minute. I don't think they're telling us the full truth, but I also don't think they're telling us full lies either. The best lies have a lot of truth sprinkled in with them.“ by Joel Thomas
- “I think that with this podcast, I'm hoping to open people up to viewpoints that they're not used to seeing and at the same time saying, listen, I'm giving you this information, but none of it could be true.“ by Joel Thomas
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6/19/24
Free The Rabbits
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