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The Times podcast: QAnon disrupts the yoga and wellness worlds

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A QAnon believer speaks to a crowd of supporters of President Trump outside the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office in Phoenix.
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QAnon or New Age? Increasingly, in California’s vast health, wellness and spiritual worlds, there’s an intersection between the two communities so pronounced that the phenomenon has a new nickname — Woo-Anon — and it’s coming to a yoga studio near you.

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Today, we speak with L.A. Times investigative reporter Laura J. Nelson and yoga instructor Seane Corn about the growing movement, as well as the broken friendships and business partnerships that are happening in a once-placid scene.

Host: Gustavo Arellano

Guest: L.A. Times investigative reporter Laura J. Nelson, and yoga instructor Seane Corn

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“The Times” is made by columnist Gustavo Arellano, producer Shannon Lin, senior producer Denise Guerra, executive producer Abbie Fentress Swanson and editors Lauren Raab, Shani O. Hilton and Julia Turner. Our intern is Ashlea Brown. Our engineer is Mario Diaz and our theme song was composed by Andrew Eapen.
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