Decoding the Gurus
An exiled Northern Irish anthropologist and a hitchhiking Australian psychologist take a close look at the contemporary crop of 'secular gurus', iconoclasts, and other exiles from the mainstream, offering their own brands of unique takes and special insights. Leveraging two of the most diverse accents in modern podcasting, Chris and Matt dig deep into the claims, peek behind the psychological curtains, and try to figure out once and for all... What's it all About? Join us, as we try to puzzle our way through and talk some smart-sounding smack about the intellectual giants of our age, from Jordan Peterson to Robin DiAngelo. Are they revolutionary thinkers or just grifters with delusions of grandeur? Join us and let's find out!

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Right to Reply: A Dialogos about Sensemaking with Alexander Beiner

Right to Reply: A Dialogos about Sensemaking with Alexander Beiner

We are joined by Alexander Beiner, current founder of Kainos and former co-founder of Rebel Wisdom, to grapple with that eternally slippery concept: sensemaking. Naturally, this leads us through inter...

3 Nov 20251h 12min

Supplementary Material 39: Bad Guys, Panpsychists, and Sensemakers

Supplementary Material 39: Bad Guys, Panpsychists, and Sensemakers

Chris and Matt walk into a bar with an atheist sensemaker, an Ayurvedic Guru, and a Christian Apologist, and predictable frivolities ensue. Featuring not one but two good-natured, robust exchanges of ...

1 Nov 202537min

Required Readings: The Genius Myth by Helen Lewis

Required Readings: The Genius Myth by Helen Lewis

In another exciting Required Reading episode, Chris and Matt offer their penetrating, high IQ thoughts on the latest book by journalist and podcast quizmaster, Helen Lewis. Titled 'The Genius Myth: Th...

29 Okt 202516min

Discussing Nazis and Gurus with Al Murray

Discussing Nazis and Gurus with Al Murray

We welcome Al Murray, the comedian who might just be your new favourite historian, to Decoding the Gurus. In a crossover you probably didn’t expect, we discuss World War II, Wehraboos, gurus, and the ...

28 Okt 20251h 7min

Keith Raniere: The Serpent and the Cognitive Fog

Keith Raniere: The Serpent and the Cognitive Fog

Kicking off cult season, Chris and Matt take a dip into the manipulative world of NXIVM founder and self-proclaimed 200-IQ “Vanguard,” Keith Raniere, as he talks with his then-disciple and ex-Hollywoo...

26 Okt 20253h 8min

Lab Leak Fever with Philipp Markolin

Lab Leak Fever with Philipp Markolin

Join Matt and Chris as they dive into the controversy-ridden world of the lab leak theory, accompanied by biochemist-turned-author Philipp Markolin. Philipp details his journey into the abyss of lab l...

18 Okt 20251h 13min

Supplementary Material 38: Toxic Mould Symbiosis, Mild Phrenology, and the Best People in the World

Supplementary Material 38: Toxic Mould Symbiosis, Mild Phrenology, and the Best People in the World

We end the futile struggle, embrace the toxins, and become one with our mould brethren.The full episode is available to Patreon subscribers (2 hours, 38 minutes).Join us at: https://www.patreon.com/De...

14 Okt 202549min

A Sense-Making Odyssey, Part 2: Jordan Peterson, John Vervaeke & Jordan Hall

A Sense-Making Odyssey, Part 2: Jordan Peterson, John Vervaeke & Jordan Hall

Matt and Chris once again take up their oars and plunge deeper into the recursive whirlpools of contemporary sensemaking. Picking up where Part 1 left off, having grappled with conscience, touchstones...

25 Sep 20252h 36min

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