It was a lot of fun, but Matt threw out all sorts of factoids and there was just not enough time to debunk all of them.
The six degrees of separation nonsense on Ruth Paine was infuriating. Who cares if Michael Paine worked for Bell Helicopter? Who cares if her sister did translation work for the CIA? Is it really suspicious that Ruth is a Quaker?
You have to love some of the comments on the debate:
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I was a guest on Matt Crumpton's podcast to discuss New Orleans and the assassination of JFK.