The Conspiracy Tourist

Travels Through a Strange World

De: Dom Joly

Narrado por: Dom Joly

Dom Joly enters the strange land of conspiracies as a wide-eyed tourist, eager to investigate the origins of some of the most pervasive conspiracy theories and meet the people who believe them.

Conspiracy theories are starting to become so much more than the obsession of fringe individuals. A survey by New Science magazine found that the percentage of people believing in one or more conspiracies had risen from 15% twenty years ago to 35% per cent last year. They are shaping politics, media, the way we view life itself.

In The Conspiracy Tourist Dom Joly sets out to find out where these ideas come from and learn about the people who create and believe them. His travels take him underground with followers of QAnon, to Roswell and the sites of mass shootings, and to the ends of the earth as he tests out Flat Earth theory. Along the way he talks to psychologists and specialists who analyse indoctrination, and considers what harm these movements might do to our increasingly uncertain future.

But what if these people Joly has long dismissed as crazed loonies actually have a point? What if we are the sheeple and they do have some special insight into the great issues of our time?

©2023 Dom Joly (P)2023 Hachette Audio UK

Creative and hilarious

Dom does a great job bringing you along his adventures. A curious and hilarious approach at investigating conspiracy theories and visiting places where many took place. I laughed out loud while listening to this. Highly recommend

Ted 11/10

The story is about an author that goes on a journey to an alien world which turns out to be his own. Along the way he meets some strange people and gets into bizarre situations. 5/5 for realism but 11/10 for Ted.

Fantastic book!

The humor mixed with the real life conspiracy topics being investigated was on point and refreshing, wonderful listen.

Another fantastic Dom caper full of laughs

What you’d expect really, utterly ridiculous and very compelling. Only giving 4 starts over all because I much preferred the Hezbollah Hiking Club. If you like Dom Joly you’ll love this.

This comedy is not for me.

I listened to this more as a comedy than any other type of book. I don't really enjoy comedies that call all of the people of middle America ignorant rude hicks. If you like that kind of humor than this is perfect for you. Also, I can see some as saying that all American food is bland, but someone from the UK? Our food is bland compared to yours? Maybe that is true and or funny. What do I know?

Not a comedy tour guide

Terrible accents. Terrible story. Maybe i bought this thinking trigger happy tv was funny. This wasn’t.