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    <title>Double Density - Episodes Tagged with “Conspiracy Theories”</title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2019 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <description>Greetings cyberspace. Tune in every Wednesday as Angelo and Brian discuss tech news and issues, as well as the fads and trends of yesteryear. Stick around as they also delve into the strange world of the paranormal.
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    <itunes:subtitle>Tech tales and paranormal primers</itunes:subtitle>
    <itunes:author>Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino</itunes:author>
    <itunes:summary>Greetings cyberspace. Tune in every Wednesday as Angelo and Brian discuss tech news and issues, as well as the fads and trends of yesteryear. Stick around as they also delve into the strange world of the paranormal.
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  <title>Episode 105: YouTube: Literally The Worst</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2019 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:episode>105</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>YouTube: Literally The Worst</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Brian decides to work out Angelo's censor button with his story of interesting search terms found on a work computer, and then the duo spends some time examining why conspiracy theories get so much more traction.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>42:07</itunes:duration>
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  <description>The Samsung Fold hot takes write themselves. Brian found some embarrassing search terms on a work computer a few years ago. The GPS system that helps govern New York City is facing its own personal Y2K. Attention spans are shortenting, hence the short sentences. In UFO news, is science starting to listen? Conspiracy theories seem to have gained traction - why is that? 
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  <itunes:keywords>samsung, fold, phones, GPS, Y2K, ufos, conspiracy theories</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>The Samsung Fold hot takes write themselves. Brian found some embarrassing search terms on a work computer a few years ago. The GPS system that helps govern New York City is facing its own personal Y2K. Attention spans are shortenting, hence the short sentences. In UFO news, is science starting to listen? Conspiracy theories seem to have gained traction - why is that?</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="New York City Has a Y2K-Like Problem, and It Doesn’t Want You to Know About It - The New York Times" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/10/nyregion/nyc-gps-wireless.html">New York City Has a Y2K-Like Problem, and It Doesn’t Want You to Know About It - The New York Times</a></li><li><a title="Global attention span is narrowing and trends don&#39;t last as long, study reveals | Society | The Guardian" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/apr/16/got-a-minute-global-attention-span-is-narrowing-study-reveals">Global attention span is narrowing and trends don't last as long, study reveals | Society | The Guardian</a></li><li><a title="The UFO community still believes — and science is starting to listen" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.philly.com/news/nation-world/ufo-sightings-believers-mufon-unidentified-flying-objects-outer-space-20190322.html">The UFO community still believes — and science is starting to listen</a></li><li><a title="What’s New About Conspiracy Theories?  | The New Yorker" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/04/22/whats-new-about-conspiracy-theories">What’s New About Conspiracy Theories?  | The New Yorker</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>The Samsung Fold hot takes write themselves. Brian found some embarrassing search terms on a work computer a few years ago. The GPS system that helps govern New York City is facing its own personal Y2K. Attention spans are shortenting, hence the short sentences. In UFO news, is science starting to listen? Conspiracy theories seem to have gained traction - why is that?</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="New York City Has a Y2K-Like Problem, and It Doesn’t Want You to Know About It - The New York Times" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/10/nyregion/nyc-gps-wireless.html">New York City Has a Y2K-Like Problem, and It Doesn’t Want You to Know About It - The New York Times</a></li><li><a title="Global attention span is narrowing and trends don&#39;t last as long, study reveals | Society | The Guardian" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/apr/16/got-a-minute-global-attention-span-is-narrowing-study-reveals">Global attention span is narrowing and trends don't last as long, study reveals | Society | The Guardian</a></li><li><a title="The UFO community still believes — and science is starting to listen" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.philly.com/news/nation-world/ufo-sightings-believers-mufon-unidentified-flying-objects-outer-space-20190322.html">The UFO community still believes — and science is starting to listen</a></li><li><a title="What’s New About Conspiracy Theories?  | The New Yorker" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/04/22/whats-new-about-conspiracy-theories">What’s New About Conspiracy Theories?  | The New Yorker</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <title>Episode 22: I Don’t Want to Believe </title>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 24 Sep 2017 18:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino</author>
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  <itunes:episode>22</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>I Don’t Want to Believe </itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>This week, Angelo tells Brian a whole lot about iOS 11, going over a few of the features on the iPhone and iPad, more on how Face ID works. In the second half of the episode, there’s an off the cuff discussion about who believes in conspiracy theories, and why they think the way they do.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>55:21</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>This week, Angelo tells Brian a whole lot about iOS 11, going over a few of the features on the iPhone and iPad, more on how Face ID works. In the second half of the episode, there’s an off the cuff discussion about who believes in conspiracy theories, and why they think the way they do. 
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week, Angelo tells Brian a whole lot about iOS 11, going over a few of the features on the iPhone and iPad, more on how Face ID works. In the second half of the episode, there’s an off the cuff discussion about who believes in conspiracy theories, and why they think the way they do.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="The Talk Show ✪: Ep. 200, With Special Guest Craig Federighi" rel="nofollow" href="https://daringfireball.net/thetalkshow/2017/09/15/ep-200">The Talk Show ✪: Ep. 200, With Special Guest Craig Federighi</a></li><li><a title="Interview: Apple’s Craig Federighi answers some burning questions about Face ID | TechCrunch" rel="nofollow" href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/15/interview-apples-craig-federighi-answers-some-burning-questions-about-face-id/">Interview: Apple’s Craig Federighi answers some burning questions about Face ID | TechCrunch</a></li><li><a title="iPhone X - Overview - iOS Human Interface Guidelines" rel="nofollow" href="https://developer.apple.com/ios/human-interface-guidelines/overview/iphone-x/">iPhone X - Overview - iOS Human Interface Guidelines</a></li><li><a title="Courage – Marco.org" rel="nofollow" href="https://marco.org/2017/09/18/courage">Courage – Marco.org</a></li><li><a title="Nintendo will release the SNES Classic in Quebec after all" rel="nofollow" href="https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/09/18/nintendo-snes-classic-quebec-release/">Nintendo will release the SNES Classic in Quebec after all</a></li><li><a title="Losers are more likely to believe in conspiracy theories, study finds" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.psypost.org/2017/09/losers-likely-believe-conspiracy-theories-study-finds-49694">Losers are more likely to believe in conspiracy theories, study finds</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week, Angelo tells Brian a whole lot about iOS 11, going over a few of the features on the iPhone and iPad, more on how Face ID works. In the second half of the episode, there’s an off the cuff discussion about who believes in conspiracy theories, and why they think the way they do.</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="The Talk Show ✪: Ep. 200, With Special Guest Craig Federighi" rel="nofollow" href="https://daringfireball.net/thetalkshow/2017/09/15/ep-200">The Talk Show ✪: Ep. 200, With Special Guest Craig Federighi</a></li><li><a title="Interview: Apple’s Craig Federighi answers some burning questions about Face ID | TechCrunch" rel="nofollow" href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/15/interview-apples-craig-federighi-answers-some-burning-questions-about-face-id/">Interview: Apple’s Craig Federighi answers some burning questions about Face ID | TechCrunch</a></li><li><a title="iPhone X - Overview - iOS Human Interface Guidelines" rel="nofollow" href="https://developer.apple.com/ios/human-interface-guidelines/overview/iphone-x/">iPhone X - Overview - iOS Human Interface Guidelines</a></li><li><a title="Courage – Marco.org" rel="nofollow" href="https://marco.org/2017/09/18/courage">Courage – Marco.org</a></li><li><a title="Nintendo will release the SNES Classic in Quebec after all" rel="nofollow" href="https://mobilesyrup.com/2017/09/18/nintendo-snes-classic-quebec-release/">Nintendo will release the SNES Classic in Quebec after all</a></li><li><a title="Losers are more likely to believe in conspiracy theories, study finds" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.psypost.org/2017/09/losers-likely-believe-conspiracy-theories-study-finds-49694">Losers are more likely to believe in conspiracy theories, study finds</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <title>Episode 15: Aliens Love Orbs</title>
  <link>https://www.doubledensity.net/15</link>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 06 Aug 2017 12:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino</author>
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  <itunes:episode>15</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>Aliens Love Orbs</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>This week we talk about holograms, scam calls, Siri’s ongoing harassment of Angelo, Twitter’s lack of new users, and Apple lets some secrets slip. Then we take a trip to Skinwalker Ranch with a brand new segment. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>59:52</itunes:duration>
  <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
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  <description>This week we talk about holograms, scam calls, Siri’s ongoing harassment of Angelo, Twitter’s lack of new users, and Apple lets some secrets slip. Then we take a trip to Skinwalker Ranch with a brand new segment. 
Dio the Hologram: http://bit.ly/DDdio
Time Traveler: http://bit.ly/DDTimeTraveler
Twitter users: http://bit.ly/DDTwitterdone
Apple’s firmware mistake: http://bit.ly/DDAppleoops
A.I. Creates Weird Cases: http://bit.ly/DDAIisweird
Mont-Saint-Hilaire UFO: http://bit.ly/DDStHUFO
Possibly Fake UFO: http://bit.ly/DDFakeUFO
Skinwalker Ranch: http://bit.ly/DDSkinWalker
Jim Marrs: http://bit.ly/DDJimMarrs 
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week we talk about holograms, scam calls, Siri’s ongoing harassment of Angelo, Twitter’s lack of new users, and Apple lets some secrets slip. Then we take a trip to Skinwalker Ranch with a brand new segment. </p>

<p>Dio the Hologram: <a href="http://bit.ly/DDdio" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/DDdio</a></p>

<p>Time Traveler: <a href="http://bit.ly/DDTimeTraveler" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/DDTimeTraveler</a></p>

<p>Twitter users: <a href="http://bit.ly/DDTwitterdone" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/DDTwitterdone</a></p>

<p>Apple’s firmware mistake: <a href="http://bit.ly/DDAppleoops" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/DDAppleoops</a></p>

<p>A.I. Creates Weird Cases: <a href="http://bit.ly/DDAIisweird" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/DDAIisweird</a></p>

<p>Mont-Saint-Hilaire UFO: <a href="http://bit.ly/DDStHUFO" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/DDStHUFO</a></p>

<p>Possibly Fake UFO: <a href="http://bit.ly/DDFakeUFO" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/DDFakeUFO</a></p>

<p>Skinwalker Ranch: <a href="http://bit.ly/DDSkinWalker" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/DDSkinWalker</a></p>

<p>Jim Marrs: <a href="http://bit.ly/DDJimMarrs" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/DDJimMarrs</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>This week we talk about holograms, scam calls, Siri’s ongoing harassment of Angelo, Twitter’s lack of new users, and Apple lets some secrets slip. Then we take a trip to Skinwalker Ranch with a brand new segment. </p>

<p>Dio the Hologram: <a href="http://bit.ly/DDdio" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/DDdio</a></p>

<p>Time Traveler: <a href="http://bit.ly/DDTimeTraveler" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/DDTimeTraveler</a></p>

<p>Twitter users: <a href="http://bit.ly/DDTwitterdone" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/DDTwitterdone</a></p>

<p>Apple’s firmware mistake: <a href="http://bit.ly/DDAppleoops" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/DDAppleoops</a></p>

<p>A.I. Creates Weird Cases: <a href="http://bit.ly/DDAIisweird" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/DDAIisweird</a></p>

<p>Mont-Saint-Hilaire UFO: <a href="http://bit.ly/DDStHUFO" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/DDStHUFO</a></p>

<p>Possibly Fake UFO: <a href="http://bit.ly/DDFakeUFO" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/DDFakeUFO</a></p>

<p>Skinwalker Ranch: <a href="http://bit.ly/DDSkinWalker" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/DDSkinWalker</a></p>

<p>Jim Marrs: <a href="http://bit.ly/DDJimMarrs" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/DDJimMarrs</a></p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 10: A Lawyer, But For UFOs</title>
  <link>https://www.doubledensity.net/10</link>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 02 Jul 2017 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino</author>
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  <itunes:episode>10</itunes:episode>
  <itunes:title>A Lawyer, But For UFOs</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:author>Brian Hastie, Angelo Fiorentino</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Angelo can’t shut up about his recently-shipped iPad, Brian has a new podcasting studio, a potpourri of conspiracy culture, including the new MJ-12 documents. Also: Stanton Friedman seems like a nice guy, and much more.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>50:02</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Angelo can’t shut up about his recently-shipped iPad, Brian has a new podcasting studio, a potpourri of conspiracy culture, including the new MJ-12 documents. Also: Stanton Friedman seems like a nice guy, and much more.
Brian’s new set-up: http://bit.ly/DDBrianPod
iPad Pro Repair Costs: http://bit.ly/DDiPadRepair
Conspiracy Culture: http://bit.ly/DDAJMK
New MJ-12 documents: http://bit.ly/DDNewMJ12
Kevin Randle’s take: http://bit.ly/DDKevMJ12
FBI Unexplained Phenomena page: http://bit.ly/DDFBIUnEx 
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    <![CDATA[<p>Angelo can’t shut up about his recently-shipped iPad, Brian has a new podcasting studio, a potpourri of conspiracy culture, including the new MJ-12 documents. Also: Stanton Friedman seems like a nice guy, and much more.</p>

<p>Brian’s new set-up: <a href="http://bit.ly/DDBrianPod" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/DDBrianPod</a></p>

<p>iPad Pro Repair Costs: <a href="http://bit.ly/DDiPadRepair" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/DDiPadRepair</a></p>

<p>Conspiracy Culture: <a href="http://bit.ly/DDAJMK" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/DDAJMK</a></p>

<p>New MJ-12 documents: <a href="http://bit.ly/DDNewMJ12" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/DDNewMJ12</a></p>

<p>Kevin Randle’s take: <a href="http://bit.ly/DDKevMJ12" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/DDKevMJ12</a></p>

<p>FBI Unexplained Phenomena page: <a href="http://bit.ly/DDFBIUnEx" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/DDFBIUnEx</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Angelo can’t shut up about his recently-shipped iPad, Brian has a new podcasting studio, a potpourri of conspiracy culture, including the new MJ-12 documents. Also: Stanton Friedman seems like a nice guy, and much more.</p>

<p>Brian’s new set-up: <a href="http://bit.ly/DDBrianPod" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/DDBrianPod</a></p>

<p>iPad Pro Repair Costs: <a href="http://bit.ly/DDiPadRepair" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/DDiPadRepair</a></p>

<p>Conspiracy Culture: <a href="http://bit.ly/DDAJMK" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/DDAJMK</a></p>

<p>New MJ-12 documents: <a href="http://bit.ly/DDNewMJ12" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/DDNewMJ12</a></p>

<p>Kevin Randle’s take: <a href="http://bit.ly/DDKevMJ12" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/DDKevMJ12</a></p>

<p>FBI Unexplained Phenomena page: <a href="http://bit.ly/DDFBIUnEx" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/DDFBIUnEx</a></p>]]>
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