Decoding the Gurus

Decoding the Gurus

An exiled Northern Irish anthropologist and a hitchhiking Australian psychologist take a close look at the contemporary crop of 'secular gurus', iconoclasts, and other exiles from the mainstream, offering their own brands of unique takes and special insights. Leveraging two of the most diverse accents in modern podcasting, Chris and Matt dig deep into the claims, peek behind the psychological curtains, and try to figure out once and for all... What's it all About? Join us, as we try to puzzle our way through and talk some smart-sounding smack about the intellectual giants of our age, from Jordan Peterson to Robin DiAngelo. Are they revolutionary thinkers or just grifters with delusions of grandeur? Join us and let's find out!

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DTG Christmas Quiz 2025 with Helen Lewis

DTG Christmas Quiz 2025 with Helen Lewis

In this special Christmas episode, Helen’s annual Guru Quiz returns, lightly dusted with Trump, podcast tours, and the unsettling realisation that the Guru-sphere and the MAGA-sphere have quietly fuse...

22 Joulu 20251h 26min

Supplementary Material 41: Ironic Nazis, Blustering Tories, and Ol' Squeaky's Lament

Supplementary Material 41: Ironic Nazis, Blustering Tories, and Ol' Squeaky's Lament

In this tragic episode, we pay tribute to a fallen comrade and honour his memory with a discussion of a melange of truly terrible people, some of whom are much worse than others.The full episode is av...

18 Joulu 202543min

Gurometer: Stefan Molyneux *Patreon Preview*

Gurometer: Stefan Molyneux *Patreon Preview*

In this unlocked bonus episode, Chris and Matt complete their forensic/esoteric/scientific assessment of the charming Stefan Molyneux, consigning him (sadly) to the eternal archives of the Gurometer.

13 Joulu 202532min

Stefan Molyneux, Part 2: Back in the Moly Hole

Stefan Molyneux, Part 2: Back in the Moly Hole

Cult Season continues, and much like Stefan himself, you may have hoped this would go away after Part 1. Unfortunately, like all persistent internet hauntings, Molyneux has returned. And this time, Ch...

4 Joulu 20251h 31min

Supplementary Material 40: YouTube Builders, the Discourse Grind, and Sam Harris' Dinner Parties

Supplementary Material 40: YouTube Builders, the Discourse Grind, and Sam Harris' Dinner Parties

We set down the Chardonnay at the latest heterodox dinner party and lean in for some hearty ‘civil discourse’ to once again defend the trembling pillars of Western civilization.The full episode is ava...

29 Marras 202542min

Stefan Molyneux, Part 1: A fun guy, who is here to help...

Stefan Molyneux, Part 1: A fun guy, who is here to help...

Welcome back to Cult Season, where we continue our sincere attempt to make you feel a little bit worse about the world and everything in it.This week, we turn to Stefan Molyneux, online pioneer, proli...

21 Marras 20253h 3min

Autism, Microbiomes, & Mice Burying Marbles with Kevin Mitchell

Autism, Microbiomes, & Mice Burying Marbles with Kevin Mitchell

This week, we are joined by Kevin Mitchell, Associate Professor of Genetics and Neuroscience at Trinity College Dublin, who has committed the unforgivable sin of pointing out that an entire academic a...

18 Marras 20251h 26min

Right to Reply: A Dialogos about Sensemaking with Alexander Beiner

Right to Reply: A Dialogos about Sensemaking with Alexander Beiner

We are joined by Alexander Beiner, current founder of Kainos and former co-founder of Rebel Wisdom, to grapple with that eternally slippery concept: sensemaking. Naturally, this leads us through inter...

3 Marras 20251h 12min

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