Special Report: RFK Jr.’s Independence Day
On October 9, RFK Jr. brought his three-podcast-bros-in-a-trench-coat campaign to Philadelphia. On a dias across from Independence Hall, he announced his anticipated departure from the Democratic part...
14 Okt 20231h 12min
175: Diagonalism (w/William Callison and Quinn Slobodian)
Quinn Slobodian teaches Modern German History at Wellesley and William Callison teaches Political Theory and Human Geography at Uppsala. We first came across their work via Naomi Klein’s examination o...
12 Okt 20231h 32min
Bonus Sample: Swamp Creatures 3: The Pirate Palace
Our main character this week is the six-degrees of authoritarians—more like one or two degrees, in fact. He’s made millions playing footsie with most of the blood-thirsty kleptocrats of the last half-...
9 Okt 20237min
Special Report: Stealing Indigenous Voices in Australia (w/Tyson Yunkaporta)
On October 14, Australians will vote in a referendum on a simple question: should Indigenous peoples be invited to form an advisory council—a Voice—to Parliament? It seemed like a shoe-in “Yes”—befor...
8 Okt 202352min
174: Everything is Chemistry (w/Drs Andrea Love & Jessica Steier)
Butcherbox Deal! Sign up today at butcherbox.com/conspirituality and use code CONSPIRITUALITY to receive ground beef for life plus $20 off your first order. We love our scicomm episodes, because they...
5 Okt 20231h 11min
Bonus Sample: Matt Christman & the Silence
On September 19, Matt Christman was hospitalized with, in the words of his colleagues on the podcast Chapo Trap House: “a sudden, severe medical emergency that will require a significant period of rec...
2 Okt 202314min
Deep Cut: The Dalai Lama Spectacle
Deep Cut pulls from our bonus episode archive to unearth previous ideas that remain relevant today. What the hell happened between the Dalai Lama and that Indian boy? The internet served up a raft of ...
30 Sep 20231h 34min
173: Psychedelic Capitalism (w/Psymposia)
The market for psychedelics is projected to grow from $2 billion in 2020 to $10.75 billion by 2027—a growth rate that could outpace the legal US cannabis market. Many high-profile investors and celebr...
28 Sep 20231h 20min
