Alternate Realities: A Question for Listeners

NPR / Radio Ambulante Estudios· Oct 9, 2025· 2m 2s

After we released Alternate Realities , hundreds of listeners reached out, sharing stories about friends and family members who had also fallen under the spell of conspiracy theories. Many of them had tried everything they could think of to get that person back... and failed. Has anyone had success with this? If you or anyone you know has come up with an intervention or experiment or strategy that actually worked — please email us at embedded@npr.org . See pcm.adswizz.com for information about o

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Bienvenidos al programa. Soy su presentador.
Welcome to the program. I'm your host.
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Hoy analizamos las principales noticias de la semana.
Today we look at the main news of the week.
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Empezamos en Europa, donde los líderes se reunieron en Bruselas.
We start in Europe, where leaders met in Brussels.
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La cumbre se centró en política energética y migración.
The summit focused on energy policy and migration.
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Nuestro corresponsal informa desde el lugar.
Our correspondent reports from the scene.
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Gracias. El ambiente aquí fue tenso pero constructivo.
Thank you. The mood here was tense but constructive.
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