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Podcast: The Bunker – News without the nonsense
Episode: Who run the world? Freemasons? – The truth about your favourite conspiracy
Description: The Freemasons are often blamed when things go wrong. But are they behind a global conspiracy or are they just a glorified men’s drinking club? Siân Pattenden is joined by historian John Dickie, author of The Craft: How the Freemasons Made the Modern World, to discover the truth behind this secretive fraternal group who have been blamed for everything – from corrupting the police to the global financial crash.
“They have nothing to do with stonemasons but still use their symbols as moral metaphors.”
“The secrets are extraordinarily mundane.”
“It’s not the content of the secrets, i...