{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcoronavirus-in-california.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fa-conspiracy-pandemic-G1nQRSrp","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"A Conspiracy Pandemic","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/ee22f9/ee22f99a-a9bc-4e3f-9b22-908cd9a32989/3548a23f-32a2-4255-aaba-694e84612ffd/e393b03240d8aeb4d8304158e34124616390ab56e303a5526cf3762ebf014c03fc9dcee75f852958926c754c5fd0afaec568affc69bc72b4cc142f9015abd174.jpeg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/3548a23f-32a2-4255-aaba-694e84612ffd\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"A Conspiracy Pandemic\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"There are wild allegations about how the coronavirus started, shadowy claims about its spread, and apocalyptic pronouncements about an end goal with COVID-19. The Internet Age in particular has allowed many conspiracy theories to spread, and fast. Kind of like an epidemic. Our guest is Kathryn Olmsted, a history professor at UC Davis who studies conspiracy theories. [Advertisement] This L.A. Times podcast is presented to you by Blue Shield of California. The fight is tough, but so are you. Thank you, front line."}