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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220: Swifties for Trump (and Other AI Lies)

220: Swifties for Trump (and Other AI Lies)

Did you hear that Taylor Swift is supporting Donald Trump for president? That’s right: last week, the former president shared photos of fans rocking “Swifties for Trump” t-shirts on Truth Social. Trum...

22 Aug 20241h 15min

Bonus Sample: Introducing the Conspirituality Relief Project

Bonus Sample: Introducing the Conspirituality Relief Project

A short break-the-fourth-wall reflection from Matthew on his new regular series for our main feed, starting in September.  The Conspirituality Relief Project will provide regular timeline-cleanser int...

19 Aug 20245min

Brief: Big Dad Energy

Brief: Big Dad Energy

An unexpectedly cheerful followup to “JD Vance Taps into Parental Rage.” The alt titles today could be: “Tim Walz Taps into Parental Goals,” or “Disarming the Disinfo of the Right is Great, But Have Y...

17 Aug 202435min

219: Dems Learn to Sh*tpost

219: Dems Learn to Sh*tpost

Eight years ago, they called us cucks, libtards, and globalists. We were corrupted by cultural Marxism, teaching our kids to hate themselves. Four years ago they gloated over drinking liberal tears. T...

15 Aug 20241h 17min

Bonus Sample: JD Vance’s Dictator Fetish

Bonus Sample: JD Vance’s Dictator Fetish

Tech billionaire Peter Thiel claims “freedom and democracy are incompatible.” Mentor and $15M donor behind JD Vance’s political career, Peter Thiel also has an influence: Mencius Moldbug, computer pro...

12 Aug 20245min

Brief: Stealing Democracy for Jesus

Brief: Stealing Democracy for Jesus

Ziklag’s ultra-wealthy network of Christian donors is spending nearly $12M to mobilize Republican voters in order to secure a Trump victory this November. ProPublica found that their plan involves pur...

10 Aug 202436min

218: Meet the Sexvangelicals (w/Julia Postema & Jeremiah Gibson)

218: Meet the Sexvangelicals (w/Julia Postema & Jeremiah Gibson)

You’re an eight year-old girl. The purity culture of your evangelical church, ruled by men but policed by women, has you worried that the spaghetti straps on your summer top might be sinful. You learn...

8 Aug 20241h 15min

Bonus Sample: The "Crisis" of Meaning

Bonus Sample: The "Crisis" of Meaning

Scroll through masculinity influencer social media feeds and you're constantly told there's a "crisis of meaning." But is that really true? Has a shared meaning ever reflected the totality of any popu...

5 Aug 20245min

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