Story Hotline
Welcome to Story Hotline, a bi-weekly phone call between two friends on opposite sides of the world. Each week, Tina Victoria Afshar and Ella Mumby dive into a story and share it with our listeners. From far off history to stories of everyday people, there’s a bit of everything. Join our phone calls each week and follow us on Instagram @storyhotlinepodcast
Story Hotline
Flat Earth Theory
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Season 2
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Episode 5
Everyone knows the earth is round, right? Wrong! There's a growing movement that believes that we're not living on a spinning orb, but a flat disc with a.... well, you're just going to have to listen to find out the rest. We get stuck into the origins of the Flat Earth theory, and put on our scientist hats to explain exactly why this conspiracy theory is so bonkers.
If you want to spin the globe to jump ahead, use these timestamps:
- Chapter 1: We know the earth is round because (6min30sec)
- Chapter 2: Sphere Shmere (12min55sec)
- Chapter 3: You can't handle the truth! (38min55sec)