Brief: Tech-Bro Mormonism (w/Blair Hodges)
Conspirituality18 Tammi 2025

Brief: Tech-Bro Mormonism (w/Blair Hodges)

We know Bryan Johnson gobbles 100 pills a day. He pumps his son’s plasma through his veins. He does light therapy on his junk and wants to live forever. But do we understand how Johnson’s fascinations reflect his Mormon heritage? No. No we don’t. That’s why we called our very own Salt Lake City expert, Blair Hodges, host of the Relationscapes podcast. Blair joins Matthew to discuss Johnson’s transhumanism, which has roots in the LDS but has also led him away from it. They cover the spirituality of his money, whether he’s trying to become a living god, and how his home gym has some distinctive Mormon temple elements. Also: is Bryan really as polite as he seems, or is he hiding Blair has degrees in journalism, religious studies, and disability studies from the University of Utah and Georgetown University. He directed communications for the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Studies at Brigham Young University before moving to the nonprofit sector. He has served as communications director for Volunteers of America, Utah and RMHC of the Intermountain Area. He’s currently working on a research project on the history of intellectual disabilities in Mormon thought. Show Notes Relationscapes—Blair Hodges Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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298: MAHA’s Glyphosate Meltdown [feat Mallory DeMille]

298: MAHA’s Glyphosate Meltdown [feat Mallory DeMille]

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5 Maalis 49min

Bonus Sample: On Death & Being Human

Bonus Sample: On Death & Being Human

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2 Maalis 8min

Brief: Re-reading Casey Means

Brief: Re-reading Casey Means

Casey Means was grilled by some Senators at her hearing for nomination of Surgeon General on Wednesday. Others lobbed softballs. Derek revisits the book that made her a star on the MAHA circuit, Good ...

28 Helmi 25min

297: The Epstein Satanic Panic

297: The Epstein Satanic Panic

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26 Helmi 1h 22min

Bonus Sample: MAHA’s Silence is Deafening

Bonus Sample: MAHA’s Silence is Deafening

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23 Helmi 5min

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Brief: Toxic Masculinity & The Epstein Files

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21 Helmi 36min

296: The Chopra Files

296: The Chopra Files

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19 Helmi 59min

Bonus Sample: Mark Carney’s Secular Catholicism

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Mark Carney is a devout Catholic, and his economic vision came from a challenge posed by Pope Francis. Matthew walks through the contradictions of Carney’s economic spirituality.  Show Notes Values ...

16 Helmi 5min

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