Episode 143 - DOUBT Is The Way Out w/Stephanie Kemmerer
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Recovering Conspiracy Theorist Stephanie Kemmerer joins me to discuss rabbit holes, the harmful nature of "Red Pills", and what kind of help is available for those who want to move past them.
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Here are some of the sources and references from this episode:
These conspiracy theory believers went deep down the rabbit hole — then found a way out
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-12/conspiracy-theory-believers-on-how-they-got-out-of-rabbit-hole/103907258
A Light at the End of the Rabbit Hole
https://secularhumanism.org/2022/12/a-light-at-the-end-of-the-rabbit-hole/
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2006/08/loosechange200608
(Editor’s Note: Funny how Tom Fitton sounds pretty sane here, and later went on to become a conspiracy theorist himself, right?)
This Sandy Hook Father Lives In Hiding Because of Conspiracy Theories Fueled By Alex Jones
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/this-sandy-hook-father-lives-in-hiding-because-of-conspiracy-theories-fueled-by-alex-jones/
The Father taking on the Sandy Hook Trolls
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04kfy5f
What we know about the fight between conspiracist Alex Jones and Sandy Hook families over his assets
https://apnews.com/article/alex-jones-infowars-bankruptcy-sandy-hook-0c3576e3c4bd853ac2cc5342118fca8c
The Organization Trying to Save QAnon Believers Is Falling Apart
https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7mwya/the-organization-trying-to-save-qanon-believers-is-falling-apart
Escape from the rabbit hole: the conspiracy theorist who abandoned his dangerous beliefs
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/oct/04/escape-from-the-rabbit-hole-the-conspiracy-theorist-who-abandoned-his-dangerous-beliefs
Pale Horse Rider: WILLIAM COOPER, THE RISE OF CONSPIRACY, AND THE FALL OF TRUST IN AMERICA
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/316378/pale-horse-rider-by-mark-jacobson/
The Conspiracist Manual That Influenced a Generation of Rappers
https://www.vulture.com/2018/08/how-behold-a-pale-horse-influenced-hip-hop.html
https://www.radiohalloffame.com/art-bell
Art Bell, Radio Host Who Tuned In to the Dark Side, Dies at 72
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/17/obituaries/art-bell-radio-host-who-tuned-in-to-the-dark-side-dies-at-72.html
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