Bonus Sample: The Devil & The Arrow of Time
In this sample of our weekly Patreon bonus episode, Julian travels back in time to the 80s. He finds that when it comes to the fear of diabolical evil, the appeal of conspiracy patterns, and the missi...
8 Helmi 20216min
37: Guru Jagat Cultjacks Kundalini Yoga (w/Philip Deslippe & Stacie Stukin)
Today we forge ahead with part 2 of Matthew’s interview with Kundalini Yoga scholar Philip Deslippe and journalist Stacie Stukin on the tragic past, chaotic present, and future relevance of the cult o...
4 Helmi 20212h 25min
Bonus Sample: Michael Roach Meditates COVID Away
Episodes 36 & 37 cover how Guru Jagat (Katie Griggs) and her Venice Beach RAMA Institute have pivoted in the COVID era to a new area of focus: anti-lockdown, anti-“woke” rhetoric, anti-masking, and an...
1 Helmi 202112min
36: Guru Jagat’s Pandemic Brandwash (w/Philip Deslippe & Stacie Stukin)
What happens when a charismatic yogalebrity rises to prominence in LA’s fashion and wellness scene, gets exposed as an inheritor of a notorious cult, and then gets sideswiped by a pandemic? Meet Katie...
29 Tammi 20212h 18min
Hearing Voices, Seeing Colors, & Fighting Phantoms
We decided to release this Monday patron bonus episode publicly after receiving a great response on Patreon. Julian draws heavily on the work of neurologist and author V.S. Ramachandran in an attempt ...
26 Tammi 202143min
35: Séance Science (w/Susannah Crockford)
Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States yesterday, proving the long-awaited QAnon prophecy false. It’s the perfect time to talk about where mystical or deceptive knowledge...
22 Tammi 20212h 42min
34: Insurrectionist Influencers (w/RP Eddy)
It’s been eight days since the Capitol was ransacked by a mob of MAGA supporters, Proud Boys, ex-military with tactical gear, and Nazis wearing disgustingly anti-Semitic t-shirts. The death count is s...
15 Tammi 20211h 55min
33: Manipulating the Hero’s Journey
Christiane Northrup addresses her followers as “angel warriors.” JP Sears counsels his supplement customers to never “outsource their own truth.” Mikki Willis says he was once a “hero of the left”, an...
8 Tammi 20212h 23min
