Episode 2: Pastel QAnon, Tradwives and Fangirls
In the summer of 2020, why were certain lifestyle influencers pivoting to posts about pedos, cabals and evil vaccines? Grab your red string and follow along with host Cristen Conger into the female-dominated landscape of "conspirituality," where wellness and woo-woo get extra delulu.
Researcher, journalist and QAnon Anonymous UK correspondent Annie Kelly also unravels anti-vax moms’ relatable mistrust, the red-pilled origins of tradwives and whether it’s all fangirling.
Read the episode 2 transcript.
guest:
Annie Kelly is a postdoctoral researcher on the AHRC-funded "Everything is Connected: Conspiracy Theories in the Age of the Internet" project at King’s College London and the University of Manchester. Dr Kelly is a journalist and researcher specializing in anti-feminist and far right digital cultures, and is the UK correspondent for the podcast QAA Podcast.
You can follow Annie on X @AnnieKNK.
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