QAA Podcast Episode 258: Pilled in the Peak District (Part 1)
Dec 9, 2023
Former reality television star and entrepreneur Rachel Elnaugh leads a group of wannabe farmers in Cresbrook, Derbyshire. The hosts discuss the strange events surrounding a group's plan to create an apocalypse-ready farm in the Peak District. They also explore reality TV, conspiracy theories, the Great Reset, paranoia surrounding Bitcoin, Rachel Elnor's journey from Dragons' Den to crisis, the paths of Marjorie Taylor Greene and Rachel L. Knorr, the spread of QAnon, and the concept of having a healthy relationship with money.
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Great Reset Fueled Practical Land Buy For Food Security
- Great Reset beliefs motivated a land purchase as pragmatic retreat from perceived global threats.
- Phoenix Rose bought 70 acres in Cressbrookdale to create a food-forest intended to withstand an imminent food apocalypse.
Villagers Awoke To A Surprising Facebook Announcement
- Phil described waking to a Facebook post announcing Phoenix Rose had purchased large parts of Cressbrookdale and intended to grow a food forest.
- Locals responded with a mix of curiosity and rejection, e.g., "We've got a chippy around the corner."
Reality TV Fame Shaped Rachel Elnaugh's Conspiratorial Turn
- Rachel Elnaugh transitioned from business celebrity to COVID skeptic and online activist after Red Letter Days collapsed.
- Her public shift mixed entrepreneurial fame with new-age spirituality and conspiratorial messaging.