The 50 States of Conspiracy: Kentucky

Adam and writer/whiskey expert/Kentucky resident Zach Johnston discuss all of the wild and wonderful conspiracies that have emanated from the state of Kentucky. Does Mitch McConnell's health come up? Of course it does! As does the real story behind Cocaine Bear, the Burr Conspiracy, the weird influence of Christianity on Louisville coffee shops, the highly suspicious 2019 slaughter of a bunch of llamas, the Pope Lick Monster, and so very much more!

Reference Links:

The Burr Conspiracy
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/duel-burr-conspiracy/ 

The Bluegrass Conspiracy (the Genesis of Cocaine Bear)
https://kyforky.com/pages/the-bluegrass-conspiracy-stranger-than-fiction?srsltid=AfmBOooS4zmMpP1AampBYhmGEpLAf9ZqoAVEi89_evW2gyj66x3447Lx 

Election Weirdness (Wrong Ballots Sent to Voters)
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/06/nx-s1-5879191/some-voters-in-louisville-kentucky-got-wrong-ballots-for-years 

Mitch McConnell's Health
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvge2nd611zo 

The Reddit Thread 
https://www.reddit.com/r/Louisville/comments/x2dwsr/what_are_some_of_your_favorite_louisville/ 

Christian Coffee Mafia
https://www.reddit.com/r/Louisville/comments/x2dwsr/what_are_some_of_your_favorite_louisville/
https://www.lpm.org/news/2014-07-23/how-christianity-shapes-louisvilles-coffee-culture 

Louisville Llama Massacre
https://www.wkyt.com/content/news/Mysterious-attack-claims-lives-of-6-llamas-near-Kentucky-zoo-506034281.html 

The Pope Lick Monster
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMSoR7eLdAo 
https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Pope_Lick_Monster 

Louisville Mega Cavern Tunnels 
https://projects.courier-journal.com/louisville-secret-underground-tunnels/

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