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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186: Coaches Coaching Coaches

186: Coaches Coaching Coaches

Life coaching is big business. The life coaching industry was worth $1.5 billion in 2022 and is considered one of the fastest growing industries in America. The International Coaching Federation repor...

28 Des 20231h 7min

Bonus Sample: Under the Xmas Starship

Bonus Sample: Under the Xmas Starship

The joys of Xmas, the wonder of parenting, the complexities of family, the distinctions between religions and cults, and the compassionate dignity of locating the sacred in our mortal humanity. Julian...

25 Des 20238min

Brief: Cop(Out)28 (w/Maya Lilly)

Brief: Cop(Out)28 (w/Maya Lilly)

COP28, the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, recently took place in the UAE. The controversial conference included 2,500 fossil fuel industry lobbyists and featured billionaires flying in...

23 Des 202330min

185: Light in the Growing Darkness

185: Light in the Growing Darkness

In this annual meditation and reflection, the trio consider the past year's significant happenings in conspirituality, discuss their biggest influences, identify 2024's most pressing challenges, and o...

21 Des 20231h 32min

Bonus Sample: Rife-Wing Misogyny

Bonus Sample: Rife-Wing Misogyny

In November, the comedian Matt Rife released his first Netflix special, "Natural Selection." Early in the show he made a joke about domestic violence that many people took offense to. Since then, he’s...

18 Des 20235min

Brief: The Mother God Cult

Brief: The Mother God Cult

Amy Carlson’s metallic blue body was covered in glitter, wrapped in a sleeping bag, and draped in Christmas lights when police found her on the night of April 16, 2021. The 45-year-old leader of the “...

16 Des 202354min

184: Lies That Take Lives (w/Scott Kennedy)

184: Lies That Take Lives (w/Scott Kennedy)

Measles was declared eliminated in the US in 2000. Fast forward to 2019 and the nation experienced the largest number of cases since 1992. Globally, there were 207,000 measles deaths that year, a 50% ...

14 Des 202358min

Bonus Sample: Post Lapsed Catholic?

Bonus Sample: Post Lapsed Catholic?

Matthew follows up on his interview with Mike Lewis about Bishop Strickland with thoughts about: 1) Building a bridge with progressive elements of a religion that claims 1.36 billion people globally, ...

11 Des 20235min

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