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The Ancient and Accepted Order of Speculative Haberdashery
Also known as: 'The Knitters"
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THIRTY THIRD DEGREE:
Illuminated Ravens of the Shapeshifting Order of Vega
Inner-Sanctum of the Galactically Paranoid
(Production Overlords)
Reptilis Augustus Maximus:
Glaxnort Flatula’a 14, “The Nebulous”
(a.k.a.: Michel Jacques Gagné)
Reptilis Secundus Elevatum:
Grox Klud’ar Nartsswzzl 7, “the Planet Crusher”
(a.k.a.: Joan Daniel Lillo)
Wielder of the Mighty Scepter of Fictional Knowledge
HIGHER DEGREES
(Levels 4 to 32):
Knights Solaris of the Ethereal Silkworm
Interstellar Mandarins, Patriarchs, Oligarchs and Operatives
(Production Partners)
Surrogate Wielder of the Golden Sirkovian Gauntlet
Matthew "Marky" Marc
Assistant Chief Conductor of Interstellar Travel
Prof. Scott "Scooter" Halse
Globetrotting Collector of International Intrigue
Prof. Roberto Mazza
Archivist of Secret Murders and Mind Control
(Psychological Warfare Division)
Sean Gaston
-- SEVERAL GRAND POOBAH POSITIONS STILL VACANT --
Presently processing suitable Manchurian Candidates
THIRD DEGREE:
Sacred Guild of the Needle and Spool
Grand Master Tailors
(Production Associates)
Anthony Granato
Director of Photography
Observer of Southern Landscapes
Martin Hekker
Website Artwork
Éliane Gagné
Intro Voice-Over
Shirley McBride
Voice-Over Prophetess
Jean-Daniel Gagné
Anthropomorphic Test Device
Tramo Beats
Theme Music
Ferdi “Freddy” Eren
Court Haberdasher
Nelson Gibeau †
Former Contracts Consultant &
Current Guardian Angel
Prof. Stephen Hawkins
Philosophical Muse
Prof. James Jervis
Interdimensional Oracle and Spectator of True Crime
The Honorable Napoleon Q. Egglestump III, esq.
Fixer
Prof. Dan Babineau
Silver Screen Guru & Zombie Contingency Planner
Kevin "mafiaboy" Strike
Clandestine Operations & Hacker Extraordinaire
Prof. David Millar
Toastmaster General
Psychedelic Cup-bearer of the Royal Court of Reptoids
Prof. Matthew Newland
Ambassador to the Ancient Alexandrian Audio-Library
Prof. Andrew Arthur Hammel, Esq.,
Meister von die Kölsch und Hefeweizen
Criminal Legal Advisor
(as in "criminal law" not "criminal advisor")
SECOND DEGREE:
Menders of the Sacred Fleece
(Expert Interviewees)
Prof. Joe Uscinski
Associate Professor of Political Science,
University of Miami
Dr. Royce Lee, M.D.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience,
University of Chicago Medical School
Mike Lofgren
Professional Staff Member (retired),
Readiness Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee,
United States Congress
Prof. Kathryn Olmsted
Professor of History,
University of California, Davis
Mike Kropveld
Founder and Executive Director,
Info-Cult/Info-Secte, Montreal, Canada
Tony Ortega
Editor, Journalist and Blogger
Founder and Director, The Underground Bunker
Fielding M. McGehee III
Research Director, The Jonestown Institute
Editor, The Jonestown Report
Jonathan Kay
Senior Editor, Quillette Magazine
Columnist, The National Post
Political Commentator, CBC
Joel Robichaud
Biochemist
Champlain College Saint-Lambert
Prof. Paul Bramadat
Professor of Religion and History,
Director of the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society.
University of Victoria
Prof. Kyle Harper
Professor of Classics and Letters,
Institute for the Study of Human Flourishing,
and Provost Emeritus,
University of Oklahoma
Max Holland
Former Journalist, The Nation
Independent Historian and Author
Editor and Blogger, Washington Decoded
Prof. Michael Barkun
Professor Emeritus of Political Science,
University of Syracuse,
Author of A Culture of Conspiracy
Toby Ball
Journalist and Crime Fiction Author
Creator and host of the Strange Arrivals podcast
Prof. Peter Knight
Professor of American Studies
University of Manchester
Fred Litwin
Independent Researcher and Author
Paul Bleau
Independent Researcher and Author
Jefferson Morley
Journalist, Editor, and Author
Brian Dunning
Science Author, Podcaster, and Documentary Filmmaker
Founder and host of the Skeptoid podcast
Prof. Pablo Policzer
Professor of Political Science:
Comparative Politics of Latin America
University of Calgary
Andrew Arthur Hammel
Former attorney and law professor
Author and blogger
Judge Burt Griffin (ret.)
Judge of the Common Please Court, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Former Assistant Counsel of the Warren Commission
Jacqueline Johnson, DSW, MS, LCSW-R
Clinical Social Worker
Trauma, Abuse, and Cult Recovery Specialist
Executive Director: International Cultic Studies Association
Nigel Chapman
Writer, Computer programmer, and Christian evangelist
Mark Milke, PhD
Public Policy Analyst
Founder and President: The Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy
Michael O'Dell
CIO - SullivanCurtisMonroe Insurance Services, LLC
IT Specialist & sound engineer (JFK acoustics evidence)
Greg Koabel
Historian and Librarian
Creator and host: Nations of Canada podcast
Prof. Greg Eghigian
Professor of History and Bioethics
Penn State University
College of the Liberal Arts
FIRST DEGREE:
Spinners of the Golden Yarn
(Volunteer interviewees)
Paul "I can sell you anything" H.
R.-P. B.
Stephane "Bumblebee" Saura
Victor 'Wailing Wall" Levy
Steve "Smash" Nash
Alexina Lavoie
Brent "Two Minutes for Hooking" Schiess
Len Osanic (host: Black Op Radio)
Peter Wilkinson
Anna R.
Paul Brady
Topher McCune
Paul Catanu
Susan H.
Austin G.
Doug P.
Elizabeth F.
John Z.
D.J. Mykel "Quince" Myrick
Paul "I Have a Particular Set of Skills" Huston
Prof. Nathan Loewen
Ryan Ray (host: Inside the War Room)
James K. Lambert (filmmaker: Conspiracy Theorists Lie)
Paul Jensen
Sarah Edmondson (co-host: A Little Bit Culty)
Anthony "Nippy" Ames (co-host: A Little Bit Culty)
ENTERED APPRENTICES:
Shearers and Herders
(Impromptu Interviewees, Mail List Subscribers, anonymous members of the Paranoid Planet Old Boy's Choir, Food testers, Unidentified donors, and other Malleable Minions)
SHEEPLE:
The Profane Rabble
(Our passive brainwashed listeners)
TERRAN MONKEY MEN
(Everyone Else)
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