Conspiracy, She Wrote

About Conspiracy, She Wrote

Ever wonder why women get caught up in conspiracies, how anti-vax attracts moms, or where tradwives came from? Host Cristen Conger (Unladylike (https://pod.link/1333193523)) untangles the wildest webs of conspiracy theories spun by and about women—from the lady fascists who spread Illuminati conspiracies a century ago to Beyoncé Illuminati rumors today. With expert guests and unexpected angles, each episode unravels the cultural currents that fuel these gendered narratives, connecting the dots between memes, misogyny and misinformation gone wild. Grab your red string and follow along. Inbox: conspiracyshewrote@gmail.com Instagram: @unladylikemedia Website: conspiracyshewrote.com (https://www.conspiracyshewrote.com/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Unladylike Media

Category

society & culture · true crime

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

12 Jul 2024

Latest episode

4 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

15 of 38 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   4 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Gloria Steinem, CIA Asset?

   Cristen Conger investigates the CIA asset allegations against feminist icon Gloria Steinem, exploring the paranoia and surveillance that fueled these claims.

2. 

   28 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   When the FBI Infiltrated the Women’s Liberation Movement

   Host Cristen Conger investigates how the FBI's COINTELPRO infiltrated the Women's Liberation Movement, revealing J. Edgar Hoover's fears and the resulting internal distrust.

3. 

   31 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   How Feminists (and Women) Became the Far Right’s Conspiratorial Enemy Number Two

   Host Alex DiBranco of the Institute for Research on Male Supremacism deconstructs how feminists become the far right's conspiratorial enemy number two in this interview.

Inside a recent episode

Gloria Steinem, CIA Asset?

Published 4 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] They gathered for a press conference. Now, this press conference was strategically held at a convention for liberal and radical journalists. They knew their audience. And so these five women, constituting the revived Red Stockings, came forward to present allegations that Gloria Steinem was in league with the CIA. Now, this did not make headline news around the nation, but it It was seismic within the feminist community at the time. Now, for a little bit of CIA context and perhaps why the Redstockings decided to publish these sensational claims about Steinem, on December 22nd, 1974, the New York Times published a front page bombshell by investigative reporter Seymour Hersh, quote, The Central Intelligence Agency, directly violating its charter, conducted a massive illegal domestic intelligence operation during the Nixon administration against the anti-war movement and other dissident groups in the U.S., according to well-placed government sources." […]

Who has been a guest on Conspiracy, She Wrote

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Alex DiBranco
• Noelle Cook
• Jena Friedman
• Elise Hu
• Elise Wang

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.2 / 5

188 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

129 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 47 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

57

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

90

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