<p>Lezlie Knox and Donald Leech (University of Virginia at Wise) discuss his recent co-authored book, <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcfarlandbooks.com%2Fproduct%2Fcovid-19-conspiracy-theories%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cbenjamin.linzy%40marquette.edu%7C793378b349464e6af42908d926a640e3%7Cabe32f68c72d420db5bd750c63a268e4%7C0%7C0%7C637583317753476196%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=PoqgXVEGQ1FlJi6Dvq4LNHhHWeHf57KS9eZWGQGklig%3D&amp;reserved=0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Original URL: https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/covid-19-conspiracy-theories/. Click or tap if you trust this link."><em>Covid-19 Conspiracy Theories: QAnon, 5G, the New World Order and Other Viral Ideas</em></a> (McFarland, 2021).&nbsp; As two medievalists, they focus on similarities between the Black Death and our current pandemic, as well as why conspiracy theories are so appealing and how we can counter them.&nbsp; Leech also reflects on research as a collaborative process, sharing what he learned from working with scholars who come from policy and education fields, medicine and social justice, along with folklore and history.</p> <p><strong>Appearing in this episode:</strong></p> <p><strong>Dr. Lezlie Knox - Associate Professor of History and History Department Chair, Marquette University.</strong></p> <p><strong>Dr. Donald Leech - Associate Professor of History, the University of Virginia at Wise.&nbsp;</strong></p>