<description>&lt;p&gt;From wellness culture and yoga influencers to QAnon forums and January 6, the pathways into conspiracy extremism aren&amp;rsquo;t always obvious &amp;mdash; especially for women. Identity and meaning can quietly turn misinformation into ideology. Author and researcher Noelle Cook discuss did direct fieldwork with women involved in conspiracy movements and the Capitol attack. Extremism doesn&amp;rsquo;t always look extreme. Sometimes it looks like community. Radicalization &amp;mdash; it&amp;rsquo;s not just for men.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Watch Mission Implausible on YouTube: &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod&amp;amp;source=gmail&amp;amp;ust=1765390388763000&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw2Xv6PaRO8ms-z_hEp0Uxvi"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Wellness to Weaponization: How Women Are Drawn into Conspiracy Extremism (with Noelle Cook)

JAN 4, 202634 MIN
Mission Implausible

Wellness to Weaponization: How Women Are Drawn into Conspiracy Extremism (with Noelle Cook)

JAN 4, 202634 MIN

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From wellness culture and yoga influencers to QAnon forums and January 6, the pathways into conspiracy extremism aren’t always obvious — especially for women. Identity and meaning can quietly turn misinformation into ideology. Author and researcher Noelle Cook discuss did direct fieldwork with women involved in conspiracy movements and the Capitol attack. Extremism doesn’t always look extreme. Sometimes it looks like community. Radicalization — it’s not just for men. Watch Mission Implausible on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod