As Christiane Northrup’s social media feed descends even further into the delusional zone — this week she retweeted explicitly identified QAnon content — we ask Professor Jacqueline Antonovich of Nursing Clio about the history of charisma, magic, and entrepreneurship in women’s wellness. When asked if she was surprised by Northrup’s conspirituality spiral, Antonovich was clear: “Not at all.” She carefully unpacks why. We also look at the role of media in conspiritual thinking and discuss Northup’s enthusiastic endorsement of the movement to “make Americans free again” by becoming single-issue voters—the issue being vaccines. Show Notes Marshall McLuhan | The medium is the message How Can the Press Best Serve a Democratic Society? In 1947, the press reported on the Hutchins Commission report Trump, QAnon and an impending judgment day: Behind the Facebook-fueled rise of The Epoch Times Trump’s New Favorite Channel Employs Kremlin-Paid Journalist Hundreds of hyperpartisan sites are masquerading as local news. This map shows if there’s one near you. Make Americans Free Again | The New Normal: Citizens In Charge Jacqueline Antonovich | Nursing Clio Northrup’s retweet of a QAnon account boosting the red shoe conspiracy Gilman’s “Yellow Wallpaper“ Ricki Lake’s “Business of Being Born“ On Lydia Pinkham On Mary Putnam Jacoby Sarah Swedburg on Louise Hay How New Age Guru Louise Hay Harmed a Generation of Gay Men -- -- -- Support us on Patreon Pre-order Conspirituality: How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat: America | Canada Follow us on Instagram | Twitter: Derek | Matthew | Julian Original music by EarthRise SoundSystem Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices