Conspiracy U with Scott Shay

EPISODE 43 | Conspiracy U with Scott Shay Guest: Scott Shay, author of Conspiracy U, In Good Faith & Getting Our Groove Back; President of Chai Mitzvah, Chairman of the Board & Co-founder of Signature Bank The academic world is supposed to be a place to open and expand minds, but some professors actively promote conspiracy theories about Israel and the Jewish people that do the exact opposite. Scott Shay has written a book about how this is happening on both the right and left sides of the political spectrum, especially at his alma mater, Northwestern University. Like what we do? Then buy us a beer or three via our page on Buy Me a Coffee. #ConspiracyClearinghouse #sharingiscaring #donations #support #buymeacoffee You can also SUBSCRIBE to this podcast. SECTIONS 02:26 - A book I didn't intend to write 04:39 - Whatsoever things are true 06:03 - Holocaust denial 09:46 - Not all professors 12:09 - Also on the left 14:37 - Oppressive hyper-whites 15:37 - A personal holocaust story 16:54 - "The Holocaust is overblown" 18:00 - Anti-Zionism is not (necessarily) Anti-Semitism 20:10 - Jewishness defined racially 22:15 - Where do we draw the historical line? 25:42 - Polarization & the demonized other 31:08 - Canary in the coalmine 34:32 - God-king pharaohs & super-authority 38:09 - Final thoughts Music by Fanette Ronjat MORE INFO: Scott Shay's website Conspiracy U on Amazon In Good Faith: Questioning Religion and Atheism on Amazon Getting Our Groove Back: How to Energize American Jewry on Amazon Chai Mitzvah website Signature Bank website Follow us on social for extra goodies: Facebook (including upcoming conspiracy-themed events) Twitter YouTube (extra videos on the topic, Old Time Radio shows, music playlists and more) Other Podcasts by Derek DeWitt DIGITAL SIGNAGE DONE RIGHT - Winner of 2021 AVA Digital Award Gold & 2020 Communicator Award of Excellence for Podcasts and on numerous top 10 podcast lists.  PRAGUE TIMES - A city is more than just a location - it’s a kaleidoscope of history, places, people and trends. This podcast looks at Prague, in the center of Europe, from a number of perspectives, including what it is now, what is has been and where it’s going. It’s Prague THEN, Prague NOW, Prague LATER.