Brief: Yoga Teacher’s Survival Guide (w/Theo Wildcroft & Harriet McAtee)
Matthew is joined by Theo Wildcroft and Harriet McAtee, co-editors of The Yoga Teacher's Survival Guide: Social Justice, Science, Politics, and Power (Singing Dragon Publications), a volume of essays ...
20 Apr 202442min
202: Steve Hassan and the Trans Cult Conspiracy Theory
“Cult expert” Steve Hassan has been publicly concerned with the complex sociology of trans youth since 2020. We track that interest back to his communications with gender critical activists in 2017, w...
18 Apr 20241h 22min
Bonus Sample: Long Haul Stories: Matthew Stillman
Following up on our Long COVID episode with Tara Haelle, Matthew will be expanding the Listener Stories portfolio with stories from listeners about navigating Long COVID. Why? Because there’s nothing ...
15 Apr 20247min
Brief: A History of the Gay Right (w/Neil Young)
Matthew is joined by historian Neil J. Young, co-host of the excellent Past Present Podcast, to talk about his new book: Coming Out Republican: a History of the Gay Right. Young’s riveting storytellin...
13 Apr 202443min
201: Librarians Are Not Groomers (w/Heath Umbreit)
When Moms For Liberty attacks libraries with demands to ban books about MLK Jr and age-appropriate sex education, and claims that librarians are grooming their children into the trans agenda, they’re ...
11 Apr 20241h 17min
Bonus Sample: Project 2025's Disdain for Public Education
Project 2025 is the libertarian conservative Heritage Foundation’s systematic governance plan for the next Republican president. The 920-page plan aims to implement the "unitary executive theory," whi...
8 Apr 20246min
Brief: The High Cost of Wellness
A common sentiment in wellness spaces is that people turn to alt-med practices due to the exorbitant costs of American healthcare. While the latter is certainly true, Derek and Julian discuss why a lo...
6 Apr 202444min
200: Rogan-Rufo Reality Check
This week we take stock of the full entrenchment of the Mirror World, where conspirituality influencers bask in the rays of confident delusion. After a little stage-setting on the heterodox mediaspher...
4 Apr 20241h 8min
