<p>In this episode, I spoke with Jesse Walker, books editor at <em>Reason </em>magazine and author of <em>The United States of Paranoia: A Conspiracy Theory</em>, about his book and the five "primal myths" of conspiracy theories, the literary legacy of Robert Anton Wilson, and the incoming Trump administration. Are we living in the United States of Paranoia?</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://reason.com/people/jesse-walker/">Jesse Walker, Author at </a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://Reason.com">Reason.com</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.amazon.com/United-States-Paranoia-Conspiracy-Theory-ebook/dp/B00LEYI4NQ?ref_=ast_author_mpb">The United States of Paranoia: A Conspiracy Theory - Kindle edition by Walker, Jesse. Politics &amp; Social Sciences Kindle eBooks @ </a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://Amazon.com">Amazon.com</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.amazon.com/United-States-Paranoia-Conspiracy-Theory-ebook/dp/B00LEYI4NQ?ref_=ast_author_mpb">.</a></p>