Conspiracies with Brian Trust: Secret Societies, Hidden Agendas, and Modern Power

In this episode of Conspiracies with Brian Trust, Brian Trust and Troy Whitworth return for a wide-ranging conversation that begins with a recap of the show’s first JFK episode and moves into the world of secret societies, influence, and hidden power.

The discussion explores how secret societies are perceived, why they continue to fascinate people, and whether modern versions of them may exist through elite networks built around money, access, and influence. Along the way, Brian and Troy touch on topics including Yale and Skull and Bones, the Masons, Bohemian Grove, Disney’s private clubs, and the idea of modern power circles reflected in film and popular culture.

This episode also includes conversation about government secrecy, information control, internet search narratives, occult figures such as Aleister Crowley, Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, Stanley Kubrick and Eyes Wide Shut, and broader questions about what powerful groups may be planning behind closed doors.

• Recap of the JFK discussion from episode one
• Why conspiracy podcasts resonate with everyday people
• Secret societies in history and in the modern world
• Money, land, influence, and elite networks
• Bohemian Grove, Skull and Bones, and the Masons
• Google, information filtering, and narrative control
• Aleister Crowley, occult themes, and initiation ideas
• Eyes Wide Shut, Disney, and hidden clubs
• How symbols, culture, and entertainment may carry deeper meaning

As always, Conspiracies with Brian Trust is presented as an entertainment podcast built around curiosity, speculation, and conversation.