Special Episode: Interview with Robert Wright on crackpots, gurus, and modern media ecosystems
This week we welcome the author, journalist, and podcaster Robert Wright. Robert wrote the popular (and provocative!) book 'Why Buddhism is True' and has hosted many interesting discussions and debate...
13 Aug 20211h 40min
Special Episode: Interview with Evan Thompson on Buddhist Exceptionalism
We class up the podcast this week with another special interview with a philosopher specialising in Asian philosophical traditions, cognitive science, and philosophy of mind.In our discussion with Eva...
30 Juli 20211h 18min
Carl Sagan: My God, it's full of stars
In the second instalment of the personal gurus season we take a look at Matt's childhood science guru: the famed astronomer and science communicator Carl Sagan. Sagan's regarded as an intellectual her...
23 Juli 20212h 13min
Special Episode: Interview with Daniel Harper on the Far Right & IDW Criticism
In this episode we have an engaging discussion with Daniel Harper host of the anti-fascist podcast 'I Don't Speak German' about his experience covering the Far Right and what constitutes responsible e...
14 Juli 20211h 27min
Special Episode: Interview with Amanda Montell on Cultish Linguistics
Amanda Montell is an author, linguist, and podcaster with a new book 'Cultish' on "how cultish groups from Jonestown and Scientology to SoulCycle and social media gurus use language" to manipulate fol...
2 Juli 20211h 1min
Anthony DeMello: The Bob Ross of Spiritual Gurus?
Well, the hosts have had a good long taste of the culture wars and friends, it is a bitter, bitter draught. As a palette cleanser, we return to a simpler time, a better(?) time... The 1980's! When Chr...
25 Juni 20212h 5min
Special Episode: Interview with Jesse Singal on Quick Fix Psychology
Another week and another extra special interview with journalist, podcaster, and Twitter outrage lightning rod, Jesse Singal.We discuss his new book on Quick Fix psychology, the fallout of the replica...
18 Juni 20211h 16min
Special Episode: Interview with Tim Nguyen on Geometric Unity
Despite promising to leave Weinstein world for an overdue holiday, Matt and Chris have been lured back by a world shattering theory with a cosmic vision of ultimate unity! We are speaking, of course, ...
11 Juni 20211h 12min
