213: Yoga for Gaza, Yoga for Israel
Can yoga bring hostages home? No. Can yoga stop a genocide? Also no. But this won’t stop earnest practitioners from instrumentalizing practice for both purposes. For supporters of Israel, practice is...
3 Heinä 20241h 9min
Bonus Sample: The Prophet & the Electrical Storm
What does it really mean to be a prophet, found a religion, and persuade millions of people that god speaks directly to you? And what does this god tell you? How to live morally. What kinds of sex ar...
1 Heinä 20246min
Brief: Jordan Peterson Teaches Russell Brand Theology
Last month, Russell Brand visited Jordan Peterson's podcast for “The Evolution of Theology.” Which, given these two figures, had to focus on topics like the unreligious impulsivity of gay people and w...
29 Kesä 202435min
212: US Military Tells RFK Jr-Style Lies
On June 14, Reuters published an article about the US Military’s clandestine program to discredit China’s Sinovac vaccine during the early days of Covid-19. Turns out the Pentagon hired an outside age...
27 Kesä 20241h 12min
Bonus Sample: Sanctimonious Spirituality
What is the distance between spiritual practice and social action? Derek has weighed this question for decades. This unscripted meditation on the topic uses Aubrey Marcus's new "documentary," Anti-Cul...
24 Kesä 20246min
Deep Cut: Leonard Leo, Judicial Kingmaker
A Deep Cut from January's Patreon. Control the Court. Overturn Roe. Funnel anonymous donations and shady gifts. Deregulate for Jesus. Roll back the cultural clock. Celebrate. Rinse and Repeat. Leonard...
22 Kesä 202447min
211: Terrence Howard Solves Science
Acclaimed actor Terrence Howard has a new role playing a heroic Galileo-like character on the YouTube and podcast stage, where he fearlessly points out the flaws in mainstream math and science. Howard...
20 Kesä 20241h 9min
Bonus Sample: 6 Chapters on Prospirituality
Six chapters on approaches to prospirituality, now that we know (or think we know) what the hell conspirtuality is. This is a long episode, but there are evenly-placed breaks for you all to pause on! ...
17 Kesä 20246min
