The Q-Dropped Podcast
Stories of Families Ripped Apart by Qanon. When the covid-19 vaccines began to roll out in Canada, my brother and I made a concerning discovery: my parents had bought into the Qanon conspiracies. What ensued was two months of arguing in email, just trying to get them to get vaccinated. They are both in their 70s, and our father has had some medical issues that caused concern when the pandemic began. It was crucial to get them vaccinated. In an unexpected turn of events, after months of arguing, they finally agreed. I went with them, and I witnessed them both get vaccinated. They insisted that they finally realized the conspiracy theories had duped them, and all seemed to be well again. But, at the beginning of 2022, my brother noticed that our parents had drained several of their investment and banking accounts. When he confronted them, it became clear: they were deeper into Q than ever before. We don't know where the money is or the full extent of the conspiracy theories they have accepted, but we do know one thing: the people who raised us are gone. In their place are two strangers and a lot of hurt. I have decided to funnel this sadness and anger into a project to raise awareness about what Qanon is doing to families and relationships. Qanon is everywhere. In every country. They could be your family, your friends, your neighbours. They could be your lawyers, your doctors, or your police officers. They can even be your elected representatives. But what no one is talking about is how they are destroying relationships. They are Qanon, and these are the stories of the people who love them.
Episodes
In this episode, we speak to Matt Fodor, a political scientist and author in Ontario. He tells us the story of his friend, a former candidate for mayor of Toronto, who was a left wing political activist who was rapidly sucked down the QAnon rabbit hole in a matter of weeks. Saron Gebresellassi is now the in-house lawyer for the United People of Canada or TUPOC, and Matt has lost his friend.
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Jordan’s brother was convinced the United States was under attack. His whole family humoured his brother as he plotted to take them to Israel on a boat to escape this fate. They figured that when the attack didn’t happen, Jordan’s brother would realize he was wrong. That didn’t happen. What happened instead is like a twist from an M. Knight Shyamalan movie.
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Stephanie Kemmerer used to believe. She was a 9/11 truther, and someone who doubted the reality of many deadly events throughout America, including the Sandy Hook school shooting. Find out how she woke up, pulled herself out of the rabbit hole and has been fighting against misinformation ever since.
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I met Elaine after I gave my talk in Calgary. She’d come to hear what I had to say and afterward, she told me her family’s story. When I heard what she had to say, I knew I needed to have her on the podcast. Elaine and her sister Emma join me to talk about why their parents haven’t met their grandaughter and why they had to go to Mexico to experience, “real clouds.’
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This week I am so excited to introduce to you a fellow Canadian woman who has become a prolific activist in the fight against misinformation with a group called the Gorilla Skeptics on Wikipedia. Adrienne Hill is a host of the Skeptic Zone podcast and a Guerilla Skeptic on Wikipedia, and she’s going to tell us all about what they do and how you can get involved to fight misinformation, conspiracy theories and QAnon.
In this episode, Luan talks to us about his harrowing upbringing by a father who was so wrapped up in conspiracy theories and later, QAnon, that he neglected his childrens’ medical needs and forced our guest to go to conversion therapy after he came out as gay.
Trigger warnings: homophobia, child abuse, neglect, transphobia and racism.
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Mick West is the author of Escaping the Rabbit Hole: How to Debunk Conspiracy Theories Using Facts, Logic, and Respect and is releasing his second edition of the book on June 20th. In it, there will be a whole new chapter on QAnon. You can purchase the book here: https://amzn.to/42iO67w
This book was one of the first books I reached for when my parents were sucked down the conspiracy theory rabbit hole and I have to say that it help...
If you or anyone you know is having thoughts of self-harm, please reach out to the suicide hotline at 1.833.456.4566 in Canada and 988 in the United States.
In this episode, we speak to Kodiak, a transgender man whose father has descended down the QAnon rabbit hole, where he’s found reason to spread anti-LGBTQ bigotry. Listen to find out how Kodiak is coping with both the bigotry at home as well as the war on transgender people rag...
QAnon isn’t the only form of extremism destroying our relationships. Nova talks to us about her mom who has been radicalized by online white supremacist spaces.
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In this episode, we speak to Claire, who is in the middle of a divorce from her QAnon husband of ten years. Claire tells us what it’s been like to watch her beloved husband fall further and further down the QAnon rabbit hole, and how it has affected her financial stability, her home and her family.
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In this episode, we meet April, whose father isn’t necessarily QAnon, but leans more MAGA and has take his worldview to the extreme.
I’m speaking at the Western Canadian Reason Conference: https://wecanreason.com/
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In the season 2 opener of the Q-Dropped Podcast, we talk to two brothers, Caleb and Josh whose QAnon father ran for Secretary of State in the state of Colorado so he could control the election certification process. Find out how it turned out and how Caleb and Josh responded.
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In this episode, John and Courtney answer viewer questions.
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In this episode, John and Courtney go back over each episode and update listeners on where the interviewee is today where possible and talk about how they felt about each episode.
In March, we’ll be doing a Q&A so if you have any questions for us or our interviewees, send them to qdropped@porthosmedia.net
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In this episode, John and Courtney go back over each episode and update listeners on where the interviewee is today where possible and talk about how they felt about each episode.
In March, we’ll be doing a Q&A so if you have any questions for us or our interviewees, send them to qdropped@porthosmedia.net
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Sarah is worried about her QAnon mom, who seems miserable as she waits for the end of the world just so she can be right. Sarah struggles with the guilt of not wanting to spend much time with her mother due to the toll that the QAnon beliefs take on her.
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Kurt is an artist who makes a living creating beautiful works with his hands. In 2002, he met the love of his life, but after a whirlwind romance, life led them down separate paths. Over a decade later, they met again and their passion was reunited. What ensued was a mutually supportive, respectful and loving relationship until one day, she became convinced that Kurt was a demon dead set on her destruction.
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Sam is an extraordinarily patient man. If anyone said the things to me that his QAnon mother said to him, I would likely get angry in some way or another, but Sam manages to keep his cool and be there for his mom no matter what. He’s a lover of history, has a deep appreciation for evidenced facts and loves his QAnon mom through thick and thin.
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Brent Lee is a podcaster and YouTuber who focuses on the topic of skepticism. In this episode, we discuss his last conversation with his father, in which they argued about his father’s QAnon beliefs.
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David is a US Marine whose father is a QAnon influencer, with tens of thousands of followers on platforms like Truth Social and Rumble. In this episode, he talks to us about his relationship with his QAnon parents, his experiences as a marine and how these two worlds have begun to clash.
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