Conspirituality

Conspirituality

Dismantling New Age cults, wellness grifters, and conspiracy-mad yogis. At best, the conspirituality movement attacks public health efforts in times of crisis. At worst, it fronts and recruits for the fever-dream of QAnon. As the alt-right and New Age horseshoe toward each other in a blur of disinformation, clear discourse, and good intentions get smothered. Charismatic influencers exploit their followers by co-opting conspiracy theories on a spectrum of intensity ranging from vaccines to child trafficking. In the process, spiritual beliefs that have nurtured creativity and meaning are transforming into memes of a quickly-globalizing paranoia. Conspirituality Podcast attempts to bring understanding to this landscape. A journalist, a cult researcher, and a philosophical skeptic discuss the stories, cognitive dissonances, and cultic dynamics tearing through the yoga, wellness, and new spirituality worlds. Mainstream outlets have noticed the problem. We crowd-source, research, analyze, and dream answers to it.

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Bonus Sample: Zach Bush and the Holy Sardines

Bonus Sample: Zach Bush and the Holy Sardines

The Sermon of the Sardines is etched into our very souls. Picture the scene, as dreamboat doctor Zach Bush recounts his shimmering story of swimming off the coast of Tulum with thousands of tiny heroi...

18 Huhti 202210min

99: Conspirituality Goes to Therapy (w/Rachel Bernstein)

99: Conspirituality Goes to Therapy (w/Rachel Bernstein)

Listeners: there’s a revolution going on. Legions of Twitter counselors and Instagram therapists has risen up to offer unsolicited sermons on cults, cult leaders, and cult recovery. With COVID closing...

14 Huhti 20221h 29min

Bonus Sample: Watch What They Say, Watch What They Sell

Bonus Sample: Watch What They Say, Watch What They Sell

Since early on in this conspirituality experiment, Derek has been using the catchphrase that is the title of this week's bonus episode. Julian joins in to discuss exactly what the phrase means in the ...

11 Huhti 20227min

98: Placebo Joe Dispenza

98: Placebo Joe Dispenza

If you get treated by someone who says they’re a doctor, but they’re not, can they still have a placebo effect? That’s the question we’d like to ask Dr. Joe Dispenza, who’s not a doctor, but who plays...

8 Huhti 20221h 41min

Bonus Sample: Conspirituality Casting Call

Bonus Sample: Conspirituality Casting Call

Matthew and Julian draw back the curtain to take you behind the scenes of the book-writing process. They step back to consider the pantheon of conspiritualists we’ve covered over the last two years; t...

4 Huhti 20228min

97: Brand Awareness

97: Brand Awareness

This week we’re “just asking questions.” You probably recognize that quip from Joe Rogan, of course, but today’s focus is another actor and comedian turned popular podcaster, Russell Brand. As with Ro...

31 Maalis 20221h 9min

Bonus Sample: Feedback Monday

Bonus Sample: Feedback Monday

Hey everyone... Matthew and Julian here with a more relaxed format. We'll be periodically checking in on feedback going forward, starting with a look at some shade thrown by Lissa Rankin at the pod. W...

28 Maalis 202210min

96: The Terrain Theory Grift (w/Dr Dan Wilson)

96: The Terrain Theory Grift (w/Dr Dan Wilson)

You might have heard some revolutionary news: germs don’t exist. Ok, they exist, but they only make you sick after you ruin your relationship with your environment—the terrain. Actually, the idea isn’...

24 Maalis 20221h 20min

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