207: Gaming Realities (w/Thi Nguyen)
Philosopher Thi Nguyen first visited us 150 episodes ago (!!) to discuss how social media gamification exploded online conspiracy theories and audience capture drags content producers toward the seduc...
23 Maj 20241h 8min
Bonus Sample: Russell Brand Is Christian Now?
Russell Brand has accepted Jesus into his heart and been baptized in the spirit. But does his conversion to Christianity make sense along the New Age rebel to right-wing, conspiracy-theorist radicaliz...
20 Maj 20247min
Brief: The Outside Agitator Conspiracy Trope (w/Dr. Peniel Joseph)
Two weeks ago, several university administrators asked militarized police units to smash pro-Palestinian encampment protests on quads and in occupied buildings. It happened at places like Columbia and...
18 Maj 202437min
206: Surviving Modern Yoga (w/ Matthew Remski)
Matthew is in the guest seat today! Why? Because in 2019—just months before the pandemic and this podcast kicked off—he published a book titled Practice and All is Coming: Abuse, Cult Dynamics and Hea...
16 Maj 20241h 2min
Bonus Sample: The Force That Divides Us All
In 2020, former NY Times journalist Isabel Wilkerson published Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. The book tells a compelling story: that the root of our social divisions is the invented hierarchi...
13 Maj 20246min
Brief: An Honest Discussion About Food (w/Dr Sarah Ballantyne)
Dr Sarah Ballantyne forged a career in science communication and health education advocating for autoimmune solutions in food and the paleo diet. In 2014, she began questioning her approach. Shortly a...
11 Maj 202444min
205: Dismantling Movement Dogmas (w/Laurel Beversdorf & Sarah Court)
We have a real treat today for listeners who love all forms of movement, especially yoga and strength training. Derek and Julian talk to Movement Logic hosts, Laurel Beversdorf and Sarah Court, who na...
9 Maj 20241h 16min
Bonus Sample: Imaginary Children #1: Fetal Remains
In the first full episode of this ongoing series, Matthew looks at the anti-abortion arcs of two men: Rob Schenck and Frank Pavone. Both leaders invested the images and remains of the unborn with pass...
6 Maj 20245min
