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TO LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE AD FREE, CLICK THIS LINKOur free speech is under attack--from the right and the left right now. Section 230 of the CDA (the 26 words that made the internet) is being challenged by current and potential laws at every level of government, and that's because, in large part, of the dumpster fire that is FOSTA/SESTA, so let's dive in: what is FOSTA/SESTA, how is it impacting us, why does it matter, and what can we do about it?You've been here to talk about moral panics with us...Now let's talk about the current tech panic. That's right folks, the boomers (not your parents or grandparents though, they're cool--we know) in the senate are worried about tHe ChIlDrEn again

Turbulent, and sometimes even violent anti-lqbtq+ protests are breaking out around the world. We'll be covering one such ongoing situation in depth on our upcoming episode of First Question. In preparation for that episode, with special guest host Jake from TheThornburgExperience on TikTok, and my good friend Mike Tauler, let's look at what's happening and why we at First Question and Dominique Does Life have decided to cover the unfolding drag panic.Sourcres: CNN, CBS News Chicago, and LGBTQNation

Join Matt and Dom as they discuss the forgotten creator of music as we know it today--but specifically, rock n roll. Forgotten for decades, this historic figure was buried in an unmarked grave, before being rediscovered and FINALLY inducted into the hall of fame.Hey friends

Just...listen. We can't adequately describe this episode, in which Dom covers the topic of Romana Didulo--her various financial holdings, her bizarre history, her outlandish claims, and her numerous corporate filings for a number of companies, ranging from a failed attempt at a political organization to an apparent attempt at raising money for victims of fires who lost their homes to a fire, which allegedly just so happened to also directly affect her personally, to a short-lived college try at providing bulletproof vests for dogs. No word yet on whether or not Ms. Didulo is aware that Canada is no longer a part of any sort of monarchy So buckle up and grab the chicken stick because this ride is about to get wild!JOIN THE FIRST QUESTION ARMY--WHOOPS, OUR BAD, WE MEANT "FAMILY:" MARCHING ORDERS, BELOW:"One of us! One of us! One of us! One of us! Gooble, gobble, gooble, gobble, gooble, gobble, gooble, gobble..."Patreon/Podcast Invite For Social Media Posts {DESCRIPTION OF SHOW}{LINK TO NOTES}:Forever Fortunate Felines: https://foreverfortunatefelines.org/Hey friends

Research Assistant Bryce joins Sara, Matt, and Dom to discuss the infamous Tinder Swindler, Simon Leviev, the subject of the hit Netflix documentary of the same name, who stole millions from unsuspecting women looking for love.Hey friends

Here's a story absolutely no one wants to hear, but everyone probably should, the tale of the 2022 Freedom Convoy, who's behind it, what they're doing, why, and, most importantly, how much they fucking suck.Don't say we didn't warn you.Patreon/Podcast Invite For Social Media Posts&DMCA Liability Notice Hey friends

**Minor correction: "I stated that I was related to Abraham Lincoln's mother, which I am, but I'm related to her through her mother. I accidentally edited the audio to make it sound like I thought Lincoln's grandmother was his mother. So for any curious listeners, I am related to Nancy and Lucy of the Hanks family, and thereby, tangentially related to President Lincoln, who is thought to have been a melungeon like me and like much of my family" --Dom**On to the show...Bleach drinking, peroxide ingesting people traveling in a caravan across the United States to see Donald Trump speak, this QAnon offshoot allegedly formed in early November, around charismatic(ish) leader Michael Protzman, who believes that JFK and JFK, Jr. are alive...or that he is JFK, Jr., or that he channels the spirit of JFK, Jr. depending on the day you ask him, in Dallas, TX. However you parse that out, this group waited for multiple weeks for JFK to reappear in Dealey Plaza, the infamous site of the shooting death of the then President of the United States, on November 22, 1963. When JFK failed to appear, the group began following former President Donald Trump around to events, to watch him speak. Along with their antivax beliefs, Negative48 seems to believe that they are able to decode the secrets of the universe with the help of "Gematria General" Michael Protzman. They appear to believe that Donald Trump among others communicates specifically to them, in the form of numbers, which members work hard, often staying up for days on end to discern, based on a skewed form of Gematria which is, in reality, more like a simple caesar cipher, which they use to "decode" the words used by those they follow. We at First Question want to thank those who stepped forward to speak with us. We know it's not easy to lose someone to an apparent cult, and we thank you for trusting us enough to tell us your story. We may approach topics that we cover, in part, through comedy, but we want you to know that we are here if you need any help finding support. We are sending you nothing but love, and we hope that if anyone currently within Negative48 is questioning things and would like to reach out confidentially (for assistance finding help, not to speak with us about the story), we are here for you, and we will do our best to direct you to the best help available in a confidential manner. Now, without further ado, we present to you...the alleged QAnon death cult, Negative48.Notes for this episode of First Question podcast are included below, and include links and pertinent information about where folks who need it can find help:https://docs.google.com/document/d/11dljiSIgnu0NbZn0NYgXHOwGNY2J_5Q12KUNGkxc9kY/edit?usp=sharingForever Fortunate Felines: https://foreverfortunatefelines.org/Hey friends

It is said that hours, days, weeks, and months of research into right-wing conspiracies can make one a little unbalanced. We at First Question podcast can confirm that, sadly, that is exactly what happened to Dominique. As Dom sat, recovering from the omicron variant of covid19, feverish and alone in her home office, with piles of audio editing and research to do, it occurred to her...What if she wrote a song?A song that expressed the very specific kind of frustration that one can only feel when they've been researching and debunking QAnon conspiracy theories, pizzagate, and hashtag savethechildren.You see, Dom's been telling folks til she's practically blue in the face that "clover gender," a new fun and fresh lgbtqi+ inclusive rebranding of pedophiles as a protected class, and a sinister basement torture dungeon in a pizza parlor without a basement aren't real......That no one is selling children, cleverly disguised as industrial cabinetry on popular mid to high-range home decor aggregation sites......And that adrenochrome is a boring neurotransmitter and not some miraculous wonder drug that keeps the empty hearts of "elites" beating long past their expirations dates.But much to their chagrin, Dom has learned time and time again that debunking isn't as sexy as LARPing some wide-reaching, over-the-top conspiracy theory during a global pandemic when there's nothing else to do, so what did Dom do with that information?Dom turned her debunking into something fun enough...nay...SEXY enough to compete with the nefarious pull of misinformation: a song! In this song, Dom sits down with fictional characters "Becky" and "Brad," in order to break the bad news to them: that contrary to apparently popular belief, nobody actually wants their children, let alone a shadowy cabal of global "elites," perhaps not even "Becky" or "Brad." Listen to Dom's fever-inspired parody song, "Nobody Wants Your Children, Becky," and hopefully it will do what Dom intended and make you laugh off the crazy.

Moral panics have shaped not only extremist movements throughout history, but they've shaped the very laws and rules, both spoken and unspoken upon which our nation (the USA) was founded and which continue to be a prevalent part of daily life today. Extremist movements, like the now global QAnon conspiracy theory, which was born if not in the United States (there is some debate about who the initial 'main' anon on the website 4Chan who first began making viral posts as "Q" was, and at least one candidate for the initial 'main' 4Chan anon posting as "Q" is known to live outside the United States), certainly 'of' the United States, both in subject matter and in rhetoric, and was most certainly influenced, if not wholly constructed from the satanic panic. So let's take a look at how that one particular panic, the satanic panic of the 1980s came about, and let's examine how it has likely given birth to and certainly accelerated extremist movements which have happened since, like QAnon.Please take a moment and follow It Takes A Village (To Save A Life), and donate to Finn the foster kitty's medical fund, as we help him to get the medical treatment he so needs and deserves, and then, hopefully, to find him his purrfect furever home!It Takes A Village To Save A Life:https://www.facebook.com/mariafatumittakesavillageForever Fortunate Felines:https://foreverfortunatefelines.org/Finn the foster kitty's fundraiser:https://www.facebook.com/donate/290895929768409/10228182446924906Patreon/Podcast Invite For Social Media Posts Hey friends

Take a break with Matt, Sara, and Dom, before we pick back up with QAnon, and then move onto another alleged cult! So let's sit back, relax, and have some fun with some creatures from Matt's favorite cryptid book and let's cleanse our mental palates before we pick back up with the serious stuff.

Listen in to this final part of our first QAnon series, here on First Question podcast! We will be dissecting the data and personal patterns of our least favorite former chanboard admin and comparing and contrasting that information with Dom's personality profile. Tell us who you think Q is in the comments section, and please feel free to share your personal stories of interacting with, or, if applicable, losing someone to the far-fetched, far-reaching conspiracy known as QAnon. We may be a true crime comedy podcast that debunks a shit load of cults, but we promise to handle personal stories with the care and compassion they deserve. After all, we are covering QAnon in order to help raise awareness and prevent folks from suffering at the hands of this insidious ideology. Now, here's the show...Patreon/Podcast Invite For Social Media Posts Hey friends

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Well...We finally did it!We finally started our QAnon coverage, and boy, are our brains fried. So stay tuned, and join Matt, Sara, and Dom, for some serious coverage of the QAnon conspiracy cult, along with some much-needed comic relief.Like our content?Consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts, and joining our army of patrons, who get regular merch, exclusive, unedited videos of each podcast episode, personalized toasts and shoutouts, full, exclusive video episodes of First Question podcast, available only to patrons, and who generally help us keep the lights on while being a part of the First Question family. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FirstQuestionJoining Patreon not in the cards right now? That's okay. We understand. If you'd still like to support us, why not share out content with a friend?And for fun, short videos, including Matt's True Crime and Coffee series, along with ongoing missing persons coverage of the black, brown, Asian, Indigenous, and other BIPOC folks who are missing in the Chicago area, and across the country, whose families need your support to help signal boost, and build a connective net to bring their loved one safely back home, follow us on Instagram at First Question podcast.

Join us today as we talk about a topic very close to our hearts, the beautiful, amazing, and spectacularly dramatic restaurant that sat majestically at the very top of the North Tower of the World Trade Center for twenty-five wonderful years, bringing acclaim, love, and much-needed money back into the city. An ambitious infrastructure project, the World Trade Center, and the restaurant that would sit at its highest point would change the landscape and the skyline of New York City for a quarter of a decade, before being tragically destroyed in the attacks on 9/11, which shook our entire country to its core. Let's show a little love to the "Most Spectacular Restaurant On Earth" (--Tom Roston), and introduce some of you for the very first time, to the phenomenon at the top of the Big Apple: Windows On The World.Join First Question podcast on Patreon, and get benefits like full VIDEO episodes of the First Question podcast, merch (included in certain Patreon membership tiers), shoutouts, toasts, exclusive episodes, and more! https://www.patreon.com/FirstQuestion

Welcome back to First Question podcast! Because we love our listeners, we have yet another fan-favorite episode, where you, the listener, decide which of our three contenders for Bad Girls Of Summer makes it to the final round, where the female murderer YOU vote for will be given her very own episode of First Question!Vote on social media, in our discord, and on patreon! Let's ring out this bad girl summer together in style!Join First Question podcast on Patreon, and get benefits like full VIDEO episodes of the First Question podcast, merch (included in certain Patreon membership tiers), shoutouts, toasts, exclusive episodes, and more! https://www.patreon.com/FirstQuestion

Join Sara, Matt, and Dom for our final journey to the summit of Mount Everest, as we finish our discussion of the harrowing events of the 1996 Mt. Everest disaster! Join First Question podcast on Patreon, and get benefits like full VIDEO episodes of the First Question podcast, merch (included in certain Patreon membership tiers), shoutouts, toasts, exclusive episodes, and more! https://www.patreon.com/FirstQuestionSome of our sounds (used legally under DMCA) come from:Beck's Speech clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u4iTBQNlrwSouth Park clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuQK6t2Esng

Join Sara, Matt, and Dom for our final journey to the summit of Mount Everest, as we finish our discussion of the harrowing events of the 1996 Mt. Everest disaster! Join First Question podcast on Patreon, and get benefits like full VIDEO episodes of the First Question podcast, merch (included in certain Patreon membership tiers), shoutouts, toasts, exclusive episodes, and more! https://www.patreon.com/FirstQuestionSome of our sounds (used legally under DMCA) come from:Beck's Speech clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u4iTBQNlrwSouth Park clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuQK6t2Esng

Join Sara, Matt, and Dom as they venture to the top of the world, to tell you all about one of the worst disasters in the history of mountain climbing--the 1996 Mount Everest disaster (part II).WE HAVE AWESOME PATREON PERKS! Join First Question podcast on Patreon, and get benefits like full VIDEO episodes of the First Question podcast, merch (included in certain Patreon membership tiers), shoutouts, toasts, exclusive episodes, and more! https://www.patreon.com/FirstQuestion

Join Sara, Matt, and Dominique, as they discuss the 1996 Mount Everest Disaster, twenty-five years later, nearly to the day. Listen to part II here: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/45084330 Did you know that most of our listeners HAVEN'T YET SUBSCRIBED? We were surprised too. Hit the subscribe button. It's free, and it helps us to keep creating. Don't forget to leave an honest review on your favorite podcast listening platform, and, if you can swing it, consider joining our patreon, where you will get exclusive access to monthly perks, including full VIDEO of our zoom meetings every week, rather than just the edited down podcast version. Join First Question podcast on Patreon, and get benefits like full VIDEO episodes of the First Question podcast, merch (included in certain Patreon membership tiers), shoutouts, toasts, exclusive episodes, and more! https://www.patreon.com/FirstQuestion

Join us as we discuss 2020's listener pick for douchebag of the year, from a pool of three of the biggest *alleged* douchebags, according to you, our listeners! You voted, we listened! Following is the Chris Watts episode, for your listening {dis}-pleasure. If you like what you're hearing, consider joining our Patreon, where you can receive toasts, our eternal gratitude, the complete videos of our live podcast recordings every week, which only patrons get, and the chance to join us via video conference for an upcoming episode!Join First Question podcast on Patreon, and get benefits like full VIDEO episodes of the First Question podcast, merch (included in certain Patreon membership tiers), shoutouts, toasts, exclusive episodes, and more! https://www.patreon.com/FirstQuestionIn this video, we've used clips from the hit show The Office, copyright NBC Universal, via The Office's official YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-m3RtoguAQ...and...Clips from the wonderful YouTube channel, JCS Criminology, a channel which you should check out, if you like psychology and/or true crime: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS3k_Inm45Q&t=65s...and...Shannan Watts' Facebook Live announcement of her pregnancy, via:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXloO-vMq1A

Join us asMatt, Sara, and Dom talk pyramid schemes, mayhem, and murder! Join First Question podcast on Patreon, and get benefits like full VIDEO episodes of the First Question podcast, merch (included in certain Patreon membership tiers), shoutouts, toasts, exclusive episodes, and more! https://www.patreon.com/FirstQuestionLike what you're hearing? Rate us and follow us on Apple Podcasts at First Question and Dominique Does Life, at Dominique Does Life on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter, at @does_podcast and @firstquestion3. Listen to us wherever you get your podcasts.

We were absolutely ecstatic when antimlm and true crime youtube CC Suarez said yes to joining us to discuss the gifting tables and her thoughts about Murder On Middle Beach. Join us as CC, Matt, Sara, and Dom talk pyramid schemes, mayhem, and murder!Join First Question podcast on Patreon, and get benefits like full VIDEO episodes of the First Question podcast, merch (included in certain Patreon membership tiers), shoutouts, toasts, exclusive episodes, and more! https://www.patreon.com/FirstQuestion Help us to keep this train a-chuggin' by becoming a patron. We have tiers that fit any budget, with perks like toasts, watching our full, unedited video meetings where we record each podcast episode, and joining us live as we film episodes: https://www.patreon.com/DDLFirstQuestion?fan_landing=trueLike what you're hearing? Rate us and follow us on Apple Podcasts at First Question and Dominique Does Life, at Dominique Does Life on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter, at @does_podcast and @firstquestion3. Listen to us wherever you get your podcasts.

Let's dive into the Murder On Middle Beach series, and examine the crimes and suspects presented to us in the HBO documentary.Join First Question podcast on Patreon, and get benefits like full VIDEO episodes of the First Question podcast, merch (included in certain Patreon membership tiers), shoutouts, toasts, exclusive episodes, and more! https://www.patreon.com/FirstQuestion

Mystery Science Theater 3000 meets Drunk History Join First Question podcast on Patreon, and get benefits like full VIDEO episodes of the First Question podcast, merch (included in certain Patreon membership tiers), shoutouts, toasts, exclusive episodes, and more! https://www.patreon.com/FirstQuestion

Listen in to this interactive episode and decide who deserves to take home the title, by commenting below and following us on @does_podcast on Twitter!All commentary, research, and arguments presented are based on our personal opinions and are alleged.Join First Question podcast on Patreon, and get benefits like full VIDEO episodes of the First Question podcast, merch (included in certain Patreon membership tiers), shoutouts, toasts, exclusive episodes, and more! https://www.patreon.com/FirstQuestion

Join Sara, Matt, and Dom as we talk about the stupidest cryptids ever, Florida's giant penguins. Join First Question podcast on Patreon, and get benefits like full VIDEO episodes of the First Question podcast, merch (included in certain Patreon membership tiers), shoutouts, toasts, exclusive episodes, and more! https://www.patreon.com/FirstQuestion

Listen to Part 1 of our Vienna Strangler discussion here:https://www.spreaker.com/episode/42013186Follow us on Facebook at Dominique Does Life, on Twitter (Dominique Does Life; First Question Podcast), join our discord (Dominique Does Life), and follow Sara at @jaqtodd on Twitter. and join our Patreon (coming soon!), where you'll get to see our live videos, JOIN US for exclusive live podcasts, and let us toast to you, our future patreons! Follow us on Spreaker, and on the above social medias to be alerted when our brand new patreon goes live!Join First Question podcast on Patreon, and get benefits like full VIDEO episodes of the First Question podcast, merch (included in certain Patreon membership tiers), shoutouts, toasts, exclusive episodes, and more! https://www.patreon.com/FirstQuestion The Demetrius DuBose Documentary:https://weare.nd.edu/stories/keeping-his-captains-memory-alive/

Join us as we discuss the little known case of the Vienna Strangler. A young Viennese man goes on a killing rampage, after experiencing an abuse and neglect-filled childhood. He is soon caught and jailed, but that is only the beginning of his story.Join First Question podcast on Patreon, and get benefits like full VIDEO episodes of the First Question podcast, merch (included in certain Patreon membership tiers), shoutouts, toasts, exclusive episodes, and more! https://www.patreon.com/FirstQuestionThe Demetrius DuBose Documentary:https://weare.nd.edu/stories/keeping-his-captains-memory-alive/

Discount murder for hire, on the Florida shore, intrigue, treason, and plot! Let's talk about the confounding case of Dalia Dippolito!Join First Question podcast on Patreon, and get benefits like full VIDEO episodes of the First Question podcast, merch (included in certain Patreon membership tiers), shoutouts, toasts, exclusive episodes, and more! https://www.patreon.com/FirstQuestion

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We realize that the topic of 9/11 is an emotional one, so while we know you're used to joining us to discuss the already somber topics of true crime and psychology, and usually with a comedic bent, we want to be extra careful to suggest listener discretion and care, when it comes to this particular episode of both First Question and Dominique Does Life. We would love to invite you to share with us your experience during 9/11 if you are old enough to remember that day. Whether you were there, or a loved one might have been, or whether you simply remember that day, because whatever you were doing and wherever you were, it changed your life in some way, we would love to hear your story. You are welcome to follow the Dominique Does Life blog, at https://dominiquedoeslife.blogspot.com/ where we discuss this topic at length, each year, and to follow us on Twitter, at @FirstQuestion3 @Does_Podcast, on Facebook, @Dominique Does Life, and on Discord, at Dominique Does Life. To keep up to date with our newest episodes, we'd love to ask you to join us on the free Spreaker app, by following Dominique Does Life and First Question. You can listen to us on any platform, wherever podcasts are available.Join First Question podcast on Patreon, and get benefits like full VIDEO episodes of the First Question podcast, merch (included in certain Patreon membership tiers), shoutouts, toasts, exclusive episodes, and more! https://www.patreon.com/FirstQuestion