75: How to Talk to a Science Denier (w/Lee McIntyre)
What happens when a philosopher of science shows up at a flat earth conference to test out his theories about changing people's minds? This story catapults you into Lee Mcintyre’s new book, How to Tal...
28 Loka 20211h 52min
Bonus Sample: Charisma & Extroversion
It's been over a century since Dale Carnegie began teaching the importance of extroversion, bringing with it a cultural shift that champions an aggressive social and work style. Gone were the days of ...
25 Loka 20216min
74: Elena Brower Could Stop Selling doTERRA
What happens when MLM sales and neoliberal life coaching collide with a yoga charisma that oozes with pseudofeminism? Where do we even begin? Exploitation. Heartbreak. Toxic mimicries of therapy, ment...
21 Loka 20212h 1min
Bonus Sample: Radical Denial
With a new variant of QAnon circulating through white evangelical churches, protests against masks and vaccines are becoming more aggressive around the world. In Germany, a gas station attendant who a...
18 Loka 202110min
73: Eating Disorders in Yogaland (w/Jason Nagata & Chelsea Roff)
Meat is toxic. Dairy is toxic. Eggs? As dangerous as cigarettes. Garlic stokes the hormones. Avoid nightshades at all costs. Organic or bust. Eat according to your blood type. Eat according to your ch...
14 Loka 20211h 48min
Bonus Sample: Talking to Children About Conspirituality
An audio essay loosely based on conversations Matthew has while parenting. Content is possibly appropriate for ages 7 to 11 — although who really knows. The main point is to deflate the media persona ...
11 Loka 20219min
72: John of Fraud (w/Lisa Braun Dubbels and Mirna Wabi-Sabi)
Whatever one’s conception of “God” is, “John of God” should now be a nauseating name. For decades, João Teixeira de Faria pretended to heal an endless stream of pilgrims to his center in rural central...
8 Loka 20212h 18min
Bonus Sample: Flow States & Humility
During Thursday’s episode, Derek briefly described Flow States in the context of a universal form of spirituality. He explores that concept in a little more depth, pulling audio from Hungarian-America...
4 Loka 20214min
