18: From Psych Meds to Red Pills (w/Jules Evans)
Some wellness influencers offer compelling critiques of Big Pharma, factory farming, and psychiatric malpractice. What happens when their arguments become honeypots for snake oil? In this episode, Der...
24 Syys 20202h 8min
17: The Politics of QAnon Spirituality (w/Seane Corn & Jared Yates Sexton)
At this point, we can say for sure that American spiritual and wellness communities are not only vulnerable to conspiracy brainworms but they’re actively hosting and spreading them. Seane Corn joins u...
17 Syys 20202h 26min
16: So You Want to Save the Earth? (w/John Roulac)
Yoga-crazed Hindu nationalists murder Muslims for eating beef, believing that the cow embodies the religious gift of India’s soil. American white supremacists chug gallons of local milk to prove their...
10 Syys 20201h 56min
15: Tantra: Sex, Death, & Chaos (w/Alex Auder)
For decades, Neo-Tantra has focused on sex workshops and orgasmic bliss, overlooking the fact that the Kama Sutra is effectively a patriarchal instruction manual as well as Tantra’s grassroots origins...
3 Syys 20202h 15min
14: The Problem with Revelation: Psychedelics and Conspiracies (w/Lorna Liana)
This week we announce and discuss a refinement in our podcast’s direction. Real talk: conspirituality has clearly become both a front and a gateway for the fever-dream of QAnon. As mainstream news out...
27 Elo 20202h 8min
13: Religion Can Be A Dangerous Verb (w/Dr Theo Wildcroft)
Dr. Theodora Wildcroft joins us again to take us through the basics of contemporary Religious Studies. She discusses how the discipline approaches issues of ritual, value, meaning, charisma, and role-...
20 Elo 20202h 16min
12: So You Want To Stop Child Abuse (w/Regan Williams & Dr Theo Wildcroft)
Last week, we started to explore how the real issue of child trafficking is being weaponized by bad-faith actors. This week we’re joined by two experts that explain the overt and subtle impacts involv...
13 Elo 20202h 19min
11: Cults and Disaster Spirituality
Two of this podcast’s hosts have been involved in destructive cult dynamics. Matthew’s three years with Michael Roach and three years at Endeavor Academy are at the root of his cult research and journ...
6 Elo 20201h 52min
