In the fall of 2020, 14 men were arrested across three states in a series of FBI raids that shocked the nation. The government alleged that these men conspired to kidnap, and possibly even kill, the sitting governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer. But is that really what happened?
We’ll explore that notorious plot to kidnap governor Whitmer from its inception by taking listeners on an unprecedented journey inside the investigation. Through hundreds of hours of wire recordings that have never been heard by the public, you’ll ride along in the pocket of an FBI informant posing as a militia member, as he infiltrates an anti-government group that seems dangerous. But are they?
Was the plot to kidnap governor Whitmer the sophisticated plan the government said it was, or just the stoned fantasies of a group of down-on-their-luck gun nuts? Did the FBI stop a dangerous plot in motion…or did it help to create it?
From Sony Music Entertainment and Campside Media, this is Chameleon: The Michigan Plot.
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8 Jan 2026
7. Words Are Words
The men accused of conspiring to kidnap Governor Whitmer stand trial. Some face life in prison. Will they answer for the things they said?
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7 Jan 2026
6. To Catch The Devil, You Have To Go To Hell
Long before Dan Chappell joined the Wolverine Watchmen, the FBI was using informants to infiltrate groups and attempt the impossible: To stop acts of terror before they happen.
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6 Jan 2026
5. Overt Acts
Watchmen members host a pot-fueled gun jamboree in the northern Michigan town of Luther. With Dan’s help, it’s time for them to stop talking and actually do something.
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5 Jan 2026
4. Far From Stupid
Storming the governor’s home by boat? A two-helicopter relay carried out by a guy who claims to be an ex-Navy Seal? An elected official set adrift on Lake Michigan? Dan works with Adam to mold a wad of dumb ideas into a real plan.
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4 Jan 2026
3. What’s The Plan?
A secret meeting in the Vac-Shack basement leads to the somewhat reluctant union of Adam Fox and the Wolverine Watchmen. But can these guys put the bong down long enough to come up with a real plan?
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2 Jan 2026
2. Wolverines!
In the Spring of 2020, as COVID lockdowns hit the country, a family in South-Central Michigan formed a militia group called the Wolverine Watchmen. An Iraq War veteran joins and takes their skills to new heights. He also changes their lives forever.
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1 Jan 2026
1. The Man in the Vac-Shack Basement
On October 7th, 2020, the FBI arrests 14 men in a three-state sweep. Their crime: conspiring to kidnap the Governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer. We take you back to where it all started: with an unlikely romance sparked in the basement of a vacuum cleaner store.
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