91: We Need to Talk About Stephanie
When Stephanie Sibbio, owner of Glowing Mama Fitness in Toronto, livestreamed herself harassing workers in her local health food store over COVID policy, the world was introduced to a now-familiar arc...
17 Feb 20221h 46min
Bonus Sample: Spiritual, Um—Sorry—Canadian Bypassing
"An essential pleasure of white liberal identity in Canada is the schadenfreude of looking down our noses when we consider what’s south of us. It’s an unearned pride that says: “We’re not like that.” ...
14 Feb 202210min
90: The Convoy is an Occupation (w/Elizabeth Simons)
We cover a lot of ground in this episode. But to introduce it in seed form, we want to draw your attention to a 15-second video we’ve posted to our Instagram. It shows a little boy, clearly stressed, ...
10 Feb 20221h 51min
Bonus Sample: The Ritual of Healing
Despite the binary conversations around vaccinations, healing has never been an either/or dependent on one factor. What works for one person isn't necessarily the correct course of action for someone ...
7 Feb 20226min
89: Till Death Do Us Part (w/Mary)
Mary joins Matthew for an extended interview about the last year of her husband’s life. Louis died of pancreatic cancer almost exactly a year ago, at the age of 45. Mary—who has asked that her last na...
4 Feb 20221h 45min
Bonus Sample: Misinformation Millionaires
Last week’s Defeat The Mandate March in Washington D.C. saw a who’s-who of conspiracists address thousands from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Live-streaming and mic’d up— some fresh from massive ...
31 Jan 20229min
88: New Age Crack
Snap. Crackle. Pop. That’s the release you’ve been waiting for—the ecstasy of small gas bubbles being “cracked” along your spine. While it’s debatable how much good chiropractic adjustments are doing ...
28 Jan 20221h 17min
Bonus Sample: The Irrational Makes Sense
Inspired by a recent discussion on psychoanalysis and politics with Pat Blanchfield on Know Your Enemy, this brief meditation focuses on two aspects of the conspirituality landscape that have lurked i...
24 Jan 202210min
