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Former professional wrestler and [[Minnesota]] governor Jesse Ventura teams up with a group of investigators consisting of skeptic Alex Piper, reporter [[June Sarpong]] and investigator Michael Braveman. They examine various conspiracy allegations ranging from topics such as [[global warming]], [[September 11, 2001 attacks|the 9/11 attacks]], secret societies, government surveillance and secret weapons projects. |
Former professional wrestler, Navy Seals, Actor and [[Minnesota]] governor Jesse Ventura teams up with a group of investigators consisting of skeptic Alex Piper, reporter [[June Sarpong]] and investigator Michael Braveman. They examine various conspiracy allegations ranging from topics such as [[global warming]], [[September 11, 2001 attacks|the 9/11 attacks]], secret societies, government surveillance and secret weapons projects. |
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Revision as of 09:48, 16 January 2010
| Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura | |
|---|---|
 Opening credits showing title sequence. | |
| Starring | Jesse Ventura Alex Piper June Sarpong Michael Braveman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Jesse Ventura Arthur Smith Kent Weed Frank Sinton Michael Braveman |
| Running time | apx. 45 min (excluding commercials) |
| Original release | |
| Network | TruTV |
| Release | December 2, 2009 – present |
Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura is a television series hosted by Jesse Ventura and broadcast Wednesday evenings at 10:00 PM on TruTV (a US cable television channel formerly known as Court TV). It premiered on December 2, 2009. It is produced by A. Smith & Co. Productions.
Format
Former professional wrestler, Navy Seals, Actor and Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura teams up with a group of investigators consisting of skeptic Alex Piper, reporter June Sarpong and investigator Michael Braveman. They examine various conspiracy allegations ranging from topics such as global warming, the 9/11 attacks, secret societies, government surveillance and secret weapons projects.
Ratings and reviews
The premiere episode was watched by 1.6 million viewers, TruTV's biggest audience ever for a new series launch.[1]
Reviews by critics include; Linda Stasi of The Washington Post who calls the show; "Mindless, good fun and a hoot to watch aging action stars still taking action."; and Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times who says "Whatever truth is out there, it's filtered here through what is arranged more as an adventure series than a documentary."[2]
List of episodes
Season one
Note: Season one is currently airing and the information below is subject to change.
| Episode | Title | Original Airdate | |
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| 101 (1) | "HAARP" | December 2, 2009 | |
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Ventura visits HAARP (the High-Frequency Active Auroral Research Program) in Gakona, Alaska to uncover the truth behind rumors that it is being used as a weather modification weapon, an instrument for mind control, or both. | |||
| 102 (2) | "9/11" | December 9, 2009 | |
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Ventura investigates the rumors of a possible cover-up of the black box recordings from the airliners involved in the September 11th Attacks which could contain evidence that 9/11 was an inside job. | |||
| 103 (3) | "Global Warming" | December 16, 2009 | |
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Ventura looks at some of the recently uncovered evidence that man-made global warming is an elitist scam, and the money trail leads him to the doorstep of an elusive billionaire and a former UN adviser residing in Shanghai. | |||
| 104 (4) | "Big Brother" | December 23, 2009 | |
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Ventura looks into how far the U.S. Government has gone, in the name of national security, to keep an eye on its citizens – including contracting private companies to spy on people and giving special incentives to InfraGard members who report suspicious activity. | |||
| 105 (5) | "Secret Societies" | December 30, 2009 | |
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Ventura infiltrates the Bilderberg Group – a very secretive, annual meeting of elitists who gather in luxury hotels, under heavy security, and supposedly plan the strategies for world domination. | |||
| 106 (6) | "Manchurian Candidate" | January 6, 2010 | |
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Ventura investigates rumors that the CIA has restarted the project to turn ordinary citizens into programmed assassins, and meets a man who claims to be a real-life Manchurian Candidate. | |||
| 107 (7) | "Apocalypse 2012" | January 13, 2010 | |
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Many believe the world is heading for disaster in 2012 and Ventura looks into rumors that the U.S. Government has a doomsday plan for saving the elite while leaving the rest of us to fend for ourselves. | |||