158: Spirituality Without the Con
Conspirituality15 Kesä 2023

158: Spirituality Without the Con

We've spent three years tracking the slide from online wellness influencer to red-pilled conspiracy promoter, from yoga and breath work teacher to anti-vax ivermectin slinger, from vegan raw chocolate aficionado to anti-immigrant, transphobic, election denial. Turns out, the roots of this phenomenon run deep. Along the way we've gotten a lot of praise, plenty of pushback, and a slew of sincere and heartbroken questions about what may be left for those in love with the positive gifts of contemplative practice and community, who now see the pitfalls we've pointed out. We speak to these today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Bonus Sample: The Philosopher, The King, & The Holy Man

Bonus Sample: The Philosopher, The King, & The Holy Man

When the exiled Ayatollah Khomeini received Western media in a small French village in 1978, he sat cross-legged in his robes and black turban under an apple tree in the garden. They described him as ...

13 Huhti 8min

Brief: Is There a "Deep Self"

Brief: Is There a "Deep Self"

Billionaire tech bro Marc Andreessen recently claimed introspection is a pathology. Derek and Julian discuss the Trump advisor's claims while the investor continues making bank from defense technology...

11 Huhti 39min

303: When Men Gather

303: When Men Gather

New Yorker writer Charles Bethea recently decided to attend men’s retreats—well, at least those who would admit him. His expose on the modern men’s movement got us thinking about what’s happening over...

9 Huhti 1h 8min

Bonus Sample: A Course in Miracles Reconsidered (w/Joseph Baker)

Bonus Sample: A Course in Miracles Reconsidered (w/Joseph Baker)

Listen to the full episode If you heard Matthew’s Brief from March 28, you’ll know longtime Conspirituality listener Joseph Baker died on Feb 4 at the age of 51. Matthew recorded this conversation w...

6 Huhti 4min

Brief: Mikki Willis and Russell Brand Rewrite History

Brief: Mikki Willis and Russell Brand Rewrite History

Mikki Willis recently joined Russell Brand to discuss a whole host of issues, including rather suspect rewritings of the histories of AIDS and Covid-19. Derek and Julian discuss. Learn more about you...

4 Huhti 23min

302: The Disinformation Dozen: Wuhan Drift

302: The Disinformation Dozen: Wuhan Drift

Early in this podcast we covered the Disinformation Dozen, 12 wellness influencers and contrarian health figures responsible for spreading the lion’s share of vaccine misinformation on major social me...

2 Huhti 1h 6min

Bonus Sample: Peptides: Wellness’s Experimental Jab

Bonus Sample: Peptides: Wellness’s Experimental Jab

Listen to the full episode The wellness industry has been repeating marketing strategies used by the fashion and diet book industries for decades. Influencers are just exploiting novelty-seeking cogn...

30 Maalis 7min

Brief: Eulogy for Joseph Baker, Faithful Listener

Brief: Eulogy for Joseph Baker, Faithful Listener

Matthew eulogizes longtime Conspirituality listener Joseph Baker, who died on February 4 at the age of 51. They became online friends when Joseph reached out to say that maybe Matthew was being too ha...

28 Maalis 31min

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