The podcast episodes explore the psychological and cultural factors that contribute to the rise of conspiratorial thinking, connecting it to cognitive biases, information overload, and the allure of "magical" explanations for complex phenomena.

The first episode, Magical Overthinking, examines how biases like proportionality bias can lead to the embrace of conspiracy theories and "woo-woo" beliefs, while the second episode, History of Ideas 8: Susan Sontag, explores how Sontag's critique of interpretation in art can be applied to the monstrous appeal of Donald Trump's political communication.