Let’s be clear: i’m not saying conspiracies doesn’t exist. By conspiracy theories, i mean the plots whose existence is at best highly unlikely, at worst totally senseless, notably if:
-They are breaking the laws of physics.
-They are too costly (logistically and/or financially) to be profitable.
-They are defended by untrustworthy sources (populist or cult leaders, random people, celebrities without expertise in the concerned domain, parodies taken seriously,…).
-They are often involving far-right’s scapegoats.
-They are involving a large amount of people.
-They reject science by principle.
-The interests of the supposed conspirators are unclear or incoherent.
-Their so-called proofs are incoherent, manipulated or are proving nothing at all.
-They would be funny if they were published as parodies in The Onion.
I only heard Coast to Coast a few times. The first couple of times I thought it was some kind of radio play (like the ones they used to play late on CBC) or art project. When I realized the callers were sincere, it just seemed sad.
Oh for sure, especially with the ghost and alien abduction stories, but I always got the sense a lot of the callers were either, bored, lonely, crazy, or some combination of those three.