Paranoid Storytelling
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Paranoid Storytelling

By Judson MerrillNarrated by Judson Merrill
Length8h 31m

About this audiobook

After Judson Merrill publishes a story that becomes fodder for conspiracy theorists and fuels a violent clash, he' s desperate to write something— anything— that rises above our toxic online hysteria. When he discovers a daring and brilliant researcher studying the poisonous effects of conspiracy theories, Merrill is convinced she holds the key to diagnosing America's demented culture. But shortly after she agrees to an interview, she vanishes, and any possible diagnosis vanishes with her. Merrill' s search for her takes him across Europe and turns up a trail of unsettling research and confounding clues. The story he pieces together offers an explosive explanation for our collective sickness and reveals the many ways in which our media, our communications, and our very beliefs have become fatally diseased. If he can unravel the sprawling conspiracy behind our affliction, he' ll still have to convince a paranoid world in which everyone believes what they want to believe.

Audiobook details

GenreGeneral Fiction
Length8 hrs 31 mins
Narrated byJudson Merrill
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateJul 1, 2026
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Paranoid Storytelling Intro
9The Malignancy Of Attention
2The Cultural Organism
10Outsourcing The Mind
3The Paranoid Style
11Outsourcing The Mind Continued
4The Dangers Of Asking Why
12The Story Of Acquisition
5The Bad Advice Our Feelings Give
13The Conspiracy Of Belief
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6Information Diabetes
14Epilogue: The Importance Of Not Knowing
7Rogue Information
15Credits
8Apex Predator

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