The Death of Paul Wellstone Part Two: Unreliable Sources

Adam and writer/whiskey expert/Kentucky resident Zach Johnston discuss all of the wild and wonderful conspiracies that have emanated from the state of Kentucky. Does Mitch McConnell's health come up? Of course it does! As does the real story behind Cocaine Bear, the Burr Conspiracy, the weird influence of Christianity on Louisville coffee shops, the highly suspicious 2019 slaughter of a bunch of llamas, the Pope Lick Monster, and so very much more!Reference Links:The Burr Conspiracyhttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/duel-burr-conspiracy/ The Bluegrass Conspiracy (the Genesis of Cocaine Bear)https://kyforky.com/pages/the-bluegrass-conspiracy-stranger-than-fiction?srsltid=AfmBOooS4zmMpP1AampBYhmGEpLAf9ZqoAVEi89_evW2gyj66x3447Lx Election Weirdness (Wrong Ballots Sent to Voters)https://www.npr.org/2026/07/06/nx-s1-5879191/some-voters-in-louisville-kentucky-got-wrong-ballots-for-years Mitch McConnell's Healthhttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvge2nd611zo The Reddit Thread https://www.reddit.com/r/Louisville/comments/x2dwsr/what_are_some_of_your_favorite_louisville/ Christian Coffee Mafiahttps://www.reddit.com/r/Louisville/comments/x2dwsr/what_are_some_of_your_favorite_louisville/https://www.lpm.org/news/2014-07-23/how-christianity-shapes-louisvilles-coffee-culture Louisville Llama Massacrehttps://www.wkyt.com/content/news/Mysterious-attack-claims-lives-of-6-llamas-near-Kentucky-zoo-506034281.html The Pope Lick Monsterhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMSoR7eLdAo https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Pope_Lick_Monster Louisville Mega Cavern Tunnels https://projects.courier-journal.com/louisville-secret-underground-tunnels/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-the-show--7047649/support.For bonus episodes and ad-free listening subscribe on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-the-show--7047649/support

Adam and special guest co-host Danger Van Gorder discuss the long-running theory that America's stockpile of gold at Fort Knox no longer exists. Originally recorded and released in 2018. Reposting today as a supplement to tomorrow's brand new 50 States of Conspiracy episode about the state of Kentucky. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-the-show--7047649/support.For bonus episodes and ad-free listening subscribe on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-the-show--7047649/support

Adam and guest Fizaa Dosani discuss the killing of Breonna Taylor and the Louisville gentrification project that may have played a role in her death. Originally recorded and released in 2020. Reposting today in conjunction with tomorrow's brand new 50 States of Conspiracy episode about the state of Kentucky with guest Zach Johnston. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-the-show--7047649/support.For bonus episodes and ad-free listening subscribe on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-the-show--7047649/support

Adam wraps up this series about the death of Minnesota Senator Paul Wellstone with some thoughts on a potential conspirator and a seemingly far fetched theory about how they might have brought the plane down.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-the-show--7047649/support.For bonus episodes and ad-free listening subscribe on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-the-show--7047649/support

Part three of our very deep dive into the tragic and untimely death of Minnesota Senator Paul Wellstone. This time around, the focus is on the Reagan-Bush-Cheney war machine and the extremely suspicious trail of politically fortuitous plane crashes it left in its wake.Reference LinksWas US Senator Paul Wellstone Murdered?https://ratical.org/ratville/JFK/JohnJudge/linkscopy/PWmurderedQ.html Project For the New American Centuryhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/index.cfm?fa=view&id=276 https://www.rrojasdatabank.info/pfpc/PNAC---statement%20of%20principles.pdf https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/story?id=128491&page=1 https://www.globalresearch.ca/we-re-going-to-take-out-7-countries-in-5-years-iraq-syria-lebanon-libya-somalia-sudan-iran/5166 Halliburton War Contractshttps://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/28/us/a-closer-look-at-cheney-and-halliburton.html Stock Market Rally After Wellstone's Deathhttps://slate.com/business/2002/10/did-the-market-rally-because-wellstone-died.html The Max Cleland Senate Racehttps://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/06/us/2002-elections-georgia-senator-cleland-loses-upset-republican-emphasizing.html?auth=login-email&login=email https://abcnews.go.com/WN/sen-max-cleland-details-political-war-wounds-post/story?id=9315832 https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/31/opinion/31observer.html The Early-2000s Voting Machine Controversyhttps://harpers.org/archive/2012/11/how-to-rig-an-election/ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/all-the-presidents-votes-91192.html https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/how-they-could-steal-election-time/ https://archive.commondreams.org/views03/0131-01.htm The Death of John Towerhttps://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90-00965R000706660008-2.pdf https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP99-00498R000100010045-4.pdf https://www.lewrockwell.com/2019/04/no_author/sen-john-tower-murder-conspiracy-how-poppy-bush-brent-sowcroft-john-brennan-fit-in/ https://www.nytimes.com/1991/02/10/books/john-tower-strikes-back.html "Let The Eagle Soar" by John Ashcrofthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwVr0ljLkfA&ab_channel=AidanPerrizo Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-the-show--7047649/support.For bonus episodes and ad-free listening subscribe on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-the-show--7047649/support

Our deep dive into the death of Paul Wellstone carries on with an examination of the official NTSB report, the FBI's files about the crash, and how it all just raises more questions than it answers.Reference LinksThe NTSB Reporthttp://www.smartcockpit.com/docs/Beechcraft_King_Air_100-Loss_of_Control_and_Impact_With_Terrain.pdf https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-feb-22-na-wellstone22-story.html https://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/22/us/inquiry-on-wellstone-crash-finds-oddities-about-pilot.html Unreliable Sourceshttps://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/sandy-hook-shooting-leonard-pozner-lawsuit-james-fetzer-900334/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Ruppert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN6O0WD9Y0c&ab_channel=ShadBudgeProductions https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2001/03/19/safety-chairman-no-caretaker/53ecb928-b13e-42a2-97c0-75850155f7bc/ The FBI Fileshttps://www.muckrock.com/foi/united-states-of-america-10/paul-david-wellstone-fbi-2559/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-the-show--7047649/support.For bonus episodes and ad-free listening subscribe on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-the-show--7047649/support

In this first episode of a multi-part series about the death of Minnesota Senator Paul Wellstone, Adam goes it alone to discuss Wellstone's career, his final Senate race, and the strange NTSB and FBI response in the immediate aftermath of the plane crash that took his life.Reference Linkshttps://minnesota.publicradio.org/projects/2010/wellstone-files/feature/ https://yello.substack.com/p/this-is-the-reason-amy-klobuchar http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/200207/16_zdechlikm_softmoney/https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/Sen-Wellstone-Ahead-in-Lates-Poll-10533123.php   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_United_States_Senate_elections#Minnesota   https://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/03/us/wellstone-campaigns-in-race-he-pledged-not-to-run.html   https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/aviation-international-news/2008-01-08/fatigue-factor-wellstone-crash  https://www.cnn.com/2002/US/Midwest/10/27/wellstone.crash/index.html   https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=91102&page=1https://apnews.com/article/b6750817beceaeefe39d814f28dc0c4b https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/process/Pages/default.aspx https://www.cbsnews.com/news/crash-of-wellstones-plane-probed/ https://www.twincities.com/2002/10/26/paul-wellstone-killed-in-plane-crash/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-the-show--7047649/support.For bonus episodes and ad-free listening subscribe on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-the-show--7047649/support

Adam kicks off a new series highlighting the various conspiracies, myths, and legends tied to each of the 50 states. Or at least as many as we're able to get to. We've kinda been down this road before. We're kicking things off with the great state of Minnesota and guest co-host Andy Sell. He lives there! Topics include Old St. Anne's Pass, the Kensington Runestone, the death of Senator Paul Wellstone, scandalous tunnels under Uptown Minneapolis, absurdly overzealous Mall of America security operations, the collapse of the Metrodome roof, and so much more!Reference Links:Old St. Anne’s Passhttps://racketmn.com/old-st-annes-pass-stearns-county-bridge-books-museum-dan-becker Kensington Runestonehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kensington_Runestone Tunnels Under Uptown Minneapolishttps://www.reddit.com/r/minnesota/comments/1c30b1f/whats_your_favorite_minnesota_conspiracy_theory/ Mall of America Surveillance of BLM Activistshttps://theintercept.com/2015/03/18/mall-americas-intelligence-analyst-catfished-black-lives-matter-activists-collect-information/ 2025 House Speaker Murder Tied to Fraud Investigation of Tim Walzhttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/fact-checking-unsubstantiated-claims-linking-gov-walz-to-minnesota-lawmakers-shootings Minnesota Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Protect Us From Chemtrails https://minnesotareformer.com/2024/04/05/minnesota-republicans-introduce-legislation-inspired-by-the-chemtrails-conspiracy-theory/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68716894 Death of Paul Wellstonehttps://raintaxi.com/american-assassination-the-strange-death-of-senator-paul-wellstone/ Gary Anderson Missed That Kick On Purposehttps://www.fox9.com/sports/vikings-25-years-later-gary-andersons-wide-left-still-stings Metrodome Roof Collapse Was Intentional https://www.businessinsider.com/metrodome-roof-collapse-under-foot-of-snow-2010-12 Josh Guimondhttps://www.inforum.com/news/the-vault/years-after-releasing-images-found-on-joshua-guimonds-computer-tips-are-still-coming-in The Smiley Face Killer Theoryhttps://abcnews.com/GMA/story?id=4738621&page=1 https://www.mprnews.org/story/2006/11/20/jenkins Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-the-show--7047649/support.For bonus episodes and ad-free listening subscribe on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-the-show--7047649/support

Adam and Connor discuss a wild story about how the largest Lego reseller in the country may or may not have stolen a man's $200,000 Star Wars Lego collection.Documentary Link: https://youtu.be/wscQpkcwgNU?si=DgGYbpPxfXgLeyEkBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-the-show--7047649/support.For bonus episodes and ad-free listening subscribe on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-the-show--7047649/support

Adam and Connor discuss the controversy around the charity organization Kars4Kids and its obnoxious commercial jingle.Show notes: https://rebrand.ly/3mfg7z8Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-the-show--7047649/support.For bonus episodes and ad-free listening subscribe on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-the-show--7047649/support