121: The Gospel of Wellness (w/Rina Raphael)
Conspirituality22 Sep 2022

121: The Gospel of Wellness (w/Rina Raphael)

Are you ready to biohack your brain with buttered coffee? How about going “within” at the Drybar of acupuncture? What if we told you that cannabis will catapult your chakras into higher consciousness—all it costs is a $5,000 retreat entry fee, not including airfare and hotel? In the $4.4 trillion wellness industry, is any cost really too expensive to achieve true self-care—even if it never really seems like you arrive anywhere at all?Rina Raphael was getting burnt out as a millennial digital news producer at NBC News. And so she did what anyone would do: she moved to Los Angeles in search of that self-care. Yet she could never shake her journalistic chops, and so she ended up writing about the wellness industry for the NY Times, the LA Times, Fast Company, and other publications. Her skeptical eye and earnest curiosity lead her to write her brand new book, The Gospel of Wellness: Gyms, Gurus, Goop, and the False Promise of Self-Care. And she’s here this week to talk to us this week about her adventures in modern spirituality—its teachings as well as its traps. Show NotesThe Gospel of WellnessWell To Do — Rina Raphael -- -- --Support us on PatreonPre-order Conspirituality: How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat: America | Canada Follow us on Instagram | Twitter: Derek | Matthew | JulianOriginal music by EarthRise SoundSystem Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Bonus Sample:  Conspirituality Marches on the White House (pt 2)

Bonus Sample: Conspirituality Marches on the White House (pt 2)

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Special Report: Taking Alberta Backwards (w/Jeremy Appel)

Special Report: Taking Alberta Backwards (w/Jeremy Appel)

On Monday, May 29, Danielle Smith, the leader of the UCP of Alberta, seized the reigns of majority government power with the help of a right-wing antivax group called Take Back Alberta.  Jeremy Appel,...

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156: Medical Medium (w/Dan Adler)

156: Medical Medium (w/Dan Adler)

Medical Medium, aka Anthony William, gained many of his 4.4M IG followers thanks to his declaration that celery juice can heal you from many ailments that science hasn’t figured out. William proudly d...

1 Jun 20231h 37min

Bonus Sample:  Conspirituality Marches on the White House (pt 1)

Bonus Sample: Conspirituality Marches on the White House (pt 1)

Marianne Williamson—New Age matriarch and popularizer of A Course in Miracles—is polling at 9%. Muscular Catholic antivax entrepreneur Bobby Kennedy Jr is polling at 20% or more: Rasmussen has him in ...

29 Mai 202312min

Brief: RFK Jr., The Anti-Vax Candidate

Brief: RFK Jr., The Anti-Vax Candidate

Another Kennedy is running for President. But discussion of his anti-vaccine activism often overlooks how it affects people with autism. Julian talks to Eric Michael Garcia, political correspondent fo...

27 Mai 202334min

155: We Want Them Infected (w/Jonathan Howard, M.D.)

155: We Want Them Infected (w/Jonathan Howard, M.D.)

What "really" happened during the pandemic? Conspiracists have decided to take a victory lap. They were right, you see? The vaccines failed, and besides, they were super dangerous. COVID obviously cam...

25 Mai 20231h 30min

Bonus Sample: The Dangers of Slogans

Bonus Sample: The Dangers of Slogans

In 1970, farmer, writer, and environmental activist Wendell Berry published his essay, "Think Little." In it, he writes about the dangers of not making your public causes private causes as well, depen...

22 Mai 20236min

154: The Truth Wars (w/Renée DiResta)

154: The Truth Wars (w/Renée DiResta)

In the post-truth world, journalists who report facts are disparaged as perpetuating the narrative while candidates who hold the appropriate qualifications are smeared as deep state operatives. Likewi...

18 Mai 20231h 18min

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