Why do people believe in conspiracy theories? Reasoning in the new episode of the podcast "Who Would Talk"

Alexei, Rodion and Ira talk about why someone does not believe in the landing of a person on the moon and the coronavirus, how to start unloved business and refuse uninvited guests.

This podcast contains a lively conversation about what is happening in the country and the world, discussion of Lifehacker's articles and phenomena of mass culture.

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01:34 - conspiracy theories. Since December, the world has plunged into a strange atmosphere: no one understands what to do and when it will all end. It was at this time that crazy ideas and theories of everything that happened were born. Ira recalls her favorite story about coronavirus, Tom Hanks and pedophilia. Alexey shares his pain: he does not understand why people do not believe in flying to the moon. Rodion has read a lot of theory and tells why people are led to conspiracy theories, and also advises to look

24:46 - how to start an unloved business? Alexey shares a very cool life hack that will make you fall in love with cleaning: you need to turn on epic music. Ira tells how she motivates herself to go in for sports. Rodion joins the guys (all have the same unloved activities) and talks about his techniques.

39:26 - a question from the listener. What if you tell people in the eyes that you like to be alone, but in response they start to bother you even more often? We give useful recommendations: ask for a loan, tell them that you have a coronavirus. Joke! Good advice is on the podcast.

48:31 - heading "Soviets". In this issue, we came off and recommended a lot of things. Alexey tried yoga-nidra and recommends it to those who have problems with sleep. Our publisher also recommends reading “Berezovsky time"- a book about a famous Russian businessman and politician, as well as watch the documentary series" Interlinear "by Lilianna Lungina, who presented us with a translation of" Carlson ". The series is not about a man in his prime, but about the life of Lilianne. And for dessert, those who want to improve their English, Lesha advises to watch the sitcom "Curb Your Enthusiasm" with subtitles.

Rodion shares the news: Michelle and Barack Obama have agreed with Netflix on a series of films, so soon expect "Becoming" - a biography of the wife of the former US President, but for now you can read the novel of the same name, written Michelle. Rodion also watched the last film by Roman Polanski "The Officer and the Spy" about the Dreyfus affair and highly recommends it to everyone.

Ira advises everyone to watch the series "And fires are smoldering everywhere»And form a personal opinion. She didn't like him. But the series "Big Little Lies" came to taste. But Ira does not advise watching it, because you will want to move to the ocean and live in a luxurious house.

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