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Alternate Realities

2025/2/23
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Ayesha Roscoe
37年后被宣告无罪的本杰明·斯宾塞，揭示了美国司法系统中的严重错误定罪问题。
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Julie Green
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Zach Mack
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Zach Mack的父亲
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Ayesha Roscoe: 我主持这个节目，旨在探讨阴谋论对家庭的影响，特别是记者Zach Mack与其父亲的故事。这个故事展现了在信息时代，当家庭成员对真相的认知存在分歧时，家庭关系会面临怎样的挑战。 Zach Mack: 我制作了一个名为《另类现实》的播客系列，记录了我父亲的阴谋论思维及其对我们家庭的影响。我父亲相信许多阴谋论，例如世界由一个秘密组织控制，以及即将到来的政府动荡等。他迷信所谓的先知，并根据这些先知的预言做出一些极端的举动，例如囤积生存物资，这严重影响了我们的家庭关系。 我与父亲打了一个赌，赌他关于2024年发生的十个预测是否准确。结果证明，他的预测全部落空，但他并没有因此改变自己的想法，反而认为只是时间线错了。这让我非常失望，也让我意识到要改变一个人的想法有多么困难。 我的母亲和姐姐因为我父亲的信仰和行为，都决定与他保持距离，我的父母也因此走向了分居。虽然我爱我的父亲，但我不得不承认，他的行为已经对我们的家庭造成了不可逆转的伤害。 我希望通过这个故事，让更多的人了解阴谋论对家庭的破坏性影响，并学会如何与深陷其中的人沟通，以及对信仰和行为负责的重要性。 Zach Mack的父亲: 我相信许多阴谋论，因为我相信上帝通过先知向我们说话。我坚信我的预测是正确的，只是时间线可能出了问题。我为我的信仰和行为感到自豪，我不认为我做错了什么。我爱我的家人，但我无法接受他们对我的信仰和行为的评判。 Julie Green: 作为一名先知，我预言2024年将发生巨大的变革，全球秘密组织将垮台，政府将面临动荡。我的预言是上帝的旨意，我相信我的预言终将实现。

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The episode introduces Zach Mack, a journalist whose father's embrace of conspiracy theories has strained their family relationships. The episode explores the impact of conspiracy theories on personal relationships and family dynamics, highlighting the conflict between differing realities.
  • Zach Mack's father believes in various conspiracy theories, including a shadowy cabal controlling the world.
  • The father urges Zach to stockpile emergency supplies due to predicted events.
  • The episode sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the impact of conspiracy theories on one family.

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Conspiracy theories are all over social media. For some, that's as far as they go. But for reporter Zach Mack, conspiracy theories have infiltrated his family. After Mack's father became obsessed with conspiracy thinking, family relationships began to fray. Today on The Sunday Story, a look at what happens to a family when the people in it can't agree on what's true and what isn't. To hear more of Mack's story about the impact conspiracy theories have had on his family check out his three-part series called Alternate Realities on NPR's Embedded podcast).Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)