(S1, E4) I Want to Believe (in the Power of Tom Delonge)
Here at Pop Culture Boner, we so desperately want to believe. We haven’t decided what we’re going to believe in yet, but aliens are looking like a pretty safe bet, thanks to the power of pop punk. Join us, as we dip our toes in the magical realms of conspiracy theories and the celebrities who believe them.
Articles and videos referenced:
Patrick Doyle (Rolling Stone, 2019) - Tom DeLonge on His 2019 UFO Research: ‘This Is the Year Things Really Ignited’
Scottie Andrew (CNN, 2019) - The US Navy just confirmed these UFO videos are the real deal
Helene Cooper, Ralph Blumenthal and Leslie Kean (New York Times, 2017) - Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program
Jack Nicas (New York Times, 2020) - Can YouTube Quiet Its Conspiracy Theorists?
Shane Dawson (2016) - MOON LANDING CONSPIRACY THEORY
Gabriel Gundacker (2015) - Dick Cheney Made Money Off The Iraq War
Some broad content referenced:
9/11 Truth Movement - a Wikipedia page on the general belief system, to save you deep diving in deranged corners of the internet
Mark Ruffalo’s 9/11 beliefs - see above re: Wikipedia and internet deep dives
To the Stars Academy of Arts and Science - the Company page
MIA’s 5G meltdown - the start of the Tweet storm
Important notes re: Tom Delonge (he’s been at it for years):
Aliens Exist - Blink 182
Download the full transcript here.