The Q-Dropped Podcast
Podcast af Courtney Heard & John Simmonds
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.
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31 episoderIn 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. Donate: https://bit.ly/qdroppeddonate [https://bit.ly/qdroppeddonate] Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/qdropped [https://www.patreon.com/qdropped] Matt’s Article: https://medium.com/@mattfodor/from-progressive-to-patriot-the-very-strange-story-of-the-tupoc-lawyer-d64f94d2b5d7 [https://medium.com/@mattfodor/from-progressive-to-patriot-the-very-strange-story-of-the-tupoc-lawyer-d64f94d2b5d7] Matt’s book: https://a.co/d/d5tWm2F You can catch an ad-free version of this episode on our Patreon, as well as bonus clips and patron-only episodes. Sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/qdropped [https://www.patreon.com/qdropped] Also, be sure to watch our host, Courtney, tell her family’s story at the We Can Reason Conference in Calgary here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/courtney-tells-83786178?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link [https://www.patreon.com/posts/courtney-tells-83786178?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link] Follow the Q-Dropped Podcast: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@qdropped [https://www.youtube.com/@qdropped] Twitter: https://twitter.com/QDroppedPod [https://twitter.com/QDroppedPod] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QDropped [https://www.facebook.com/QDropped] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/qdroppedpod/ [https://www.instagram.com/qdroppedpod/] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@qdropped [https://www.tiktok.com/@qdropped] Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/QDropped/ [https://www.reddit.com/r/QDropped/] Threads: https://www.threads.net/@qdroppedpod [https://www.threads.net/@qdroppedpod] Read More: Romana Didulo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romana_Didulo [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romana_Didulo] Freedom Convoy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_convoy_protest [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_convoy_protest] NDP: https://www.ndp.ca/ [https://www.ndp.ca/] Campbell River Campaign: https://www.campbellrivermirror.com/news/former-candidate-for-mayor-of-toronto-enters-campbell-rivers-mayoralty-race/ [https://www.campbellrivermirror.com/news/former-candidate-for-mayor-of-toronto-enters-campbell-rivers-mayoralty-race/] Yellow Vest Movement: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_vests_movement_(Canada) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_vests_movement_(Canada)] The United People of Canada: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_United_People_of_Canada [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_United_People_of_Canada] Support the Show. [https://www.patreon.com/qdropped]
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. You can catch an ad-free version of this episode on our Patreon, as well as bonus clips and patron-only episodes. Sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/qdropped [https://www.patreon.com/qdropped] Also, be sure to watch our host, Courtney, tell her family’s story at the We Can Reason Conference in Calgary here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/courtney-tells-83786178?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link [https://www.patreon.com/posts/courtney-tells-83786178?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link] Follow the Q-Dropped Podcast: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@qdropped [https://www.youtube.com/@qdropped] Twitter: https://twitter.com/QDroppedPod [https://twitter.com/QDroppedPod] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QDropped [https://www.facebook.com/QDropped] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/qdroppedpod/ [https://www.instagram.com/qdroppedpod/] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@qdropped [https://www.tiktok.com/@qdropped] Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/QDropped/ [https://www.reddit.com/r/QDropped/] Threads: https://www.threads.net/@qdroppedpod [https://www.threads.net/@qdroppedpod] Read More: CRISPR: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRISPR [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRISPR] Ruby Ridge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Ridge [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Ridge] Support the Show. [https://www.patreon.com/qdropped]
Stephanie Kemmerer [kemperkitten@gmail.com] 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. Follow Stephanie: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mcpasteface [https://twitter.com/mcpasteface] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_derp_state/ [https://www.instagram.com/the_derp_state/] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@stephsstuffedanimals [https://www.tiktok.com/@stephsstuffedanimals] You can catch an ad-free version of this episode on our Patreon, as well as bonus clips and patron-only episodes. Sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/qdropped [https://www.patreon.com/qdropped] Also, be sure to watch our host, Courtney, tell her family’s story at the We Can Reason Conference in Calgary here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/courtney-tells-83786178?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link [https://www.patreon.com/posts/courtney-tells-83786178?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link] Follow the Q-Dropped Podcast: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@qdropped [https://www.youtube.com/@qdropped] Twitter: https://twitter.com/QDroppedPod [https://twitter.com/QDroppedPod] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QDropped [https://www.facebook.com/QDropped] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/qdroppedpod/ [https://www.instagram.com/qdroppedpod/] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@qdropped [https://www.tiktok.com/@qdropped] Mastodon: https://masthead.social/@Qdropped [https://masthead.social/@Qdropped] Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/QDropped/ [https://www.reddit.com/r/QDropped/] Support the Show. [https://www.patreon.com/qdropped]
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.’ You can catch an ad-free version of this episode on our Patreon, as well as bonus clips and patron-only episodes. Sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/qdropped [https://www.patreon.com/qdropped] Also, be sure to watch our host, Courtney, tell her family’s story at the We Can Reason Conference in Calgary here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/courtney-tells-83786178?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link [https://www.patreon.com/posts/courtney-tells-83786178?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link] Follow the Q-Dropped Podcast: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@qdropped [https://www.youtube.com/@qdropped] Twitter: https://twitter.com/QDroppedPod [https://twitter.com/QDroppedPod] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QDropped [https://www.facebook.com/QDropped] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/qdroppedpod/ [https://www.instagram.com/qdroppedpod/] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@qdropped [https://www.tiktok.com/@qdropped] Mastodon: https://masthead.social/@Qdropped [https://masthead.social/@Qdropped] Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/QDropped/ [https://www.reddit.com/r/QDropped/] Further Reading: Chelation: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/heart-disease/expert-answers/chelation-therapy/faq-20157449 [https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/heart-disease/expert-answers/chelation-therapy/faq-20157449] Support the Show. [https://www.patreon.com/qdropped]
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. You can catch an ad-free version of this episode on our Patreon, as well as bonus clips and patron-only episodes. Sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/qdropped [https://www.patreon.com/qdropped] Also, be sure to watch our host, Courtney, tell her family’s story at the We Can Reason Conference in Calgary here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/courtney-tells-83786178?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link [https://www.patreon.com/posts/courtney-tells-83786178?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link] Follow the Q-Dropped Podcast: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@qdropped [https://www.youtube.com/@qdropped] Twitter: https://twitter.com/QDroppedPod [https://twitter.com/QDroppedPod] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QDropped [https://www.facebook.com/QDropped] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/qdroppedpod/ [https://www.instagram.com/qdroppedpod/] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@qdropped [https://www.tiktok.com/@qdropped] Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/QDropped/ [https://www.reddit.com/r/QDropped/] Follow Adrienne: https://twitter.com/zonegiggler [https://twitter.com/zonegiggler] The Skeptic Zone Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-skeptic-zone/id291668879 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-skeptic-zone/id291668879] Susan Gerbic: https://www.facebook.com/Gerbic [https://www.facebook.com/Gerbic] Support the Show. [https://www.patreon.com/qdropped]
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