How to help a conspiracy theorist: an ex believer and an expert weigh in – ABC listen

So you’ve got a loved one who’s fallen deep down the conspiracy rabbit hole. Are they destined to stay there forever?

Today, we hear from a former conspiracy theorist and a social psychologist on what fuels these beliefs, how likely people are to change their minds, and what you can (and can’t) do to help.

Want to listen to more All in the Mind? Check out our episode, The Certainty Myth. 

Guests:

• Professor Karen Douglas, Professor of Social Psychology, University of Kent
• Brent Lee, host of Some Dare Call It Conspiracy Podcast
• Jane, mother and listener of the show 

With additional thanks to:

• Dr Peter Ellerton, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Queensland
• Dr Daniel Jolley, Assistant Professor in Social Psychology, University of Nottingham
• Dr Mathew Marques, Senior Lecturer in Social Psychology, La Trobe University, Melbourne

Credits:

• Presenter/Producer: Sana Qadar
• Producer: Rose Kerr
• Sound engineer: Tegan Nicholls