Conspirituality
A podcast by Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, Julian Walker
692 Episodes
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173: Psychedelic Capitalism (w/Psymposia)
Published: 28/09/2023 -
Bonus Sample: A Theory of Motivation
Published: 25/09/2023 -
Brief: Russell Brand
Published: 23/09/2023 -
172: Why Always the Jews? (w/Mike Rothschild)
Published: 21/09/2023 -
Bonus Sample: You Can’t Just Take Things Away from People
Published: 18/09/2023 -
Brief: The Planet is Burning, Man (w/Tommy Diacono)
Published: 16/09/2023 -
171: Cracking the Mirror World (w/Naomi Klein)
Published: 14/09/2023 -
Bonus Sample: Swamp Creatures 2: Roger Stone
Published: 11/09/2023 -
Brief: Review of Naomi Klein’s "Doppelganger"
Published: 9/09/2023 -
170: The Age of Insurrection (w/David Neiwert)
Published: 7/09/2023 -
Bonus Sample: The Perils of "Free Speech"
Published: 4/09/2023 -
Brief: Slavery is Not a Form of Hustle
Published: 2/09/2023 -
169: Neo Tantra & Sex Work (w/Esme Providence Brown)
Published: 31/08/2023 -
Bonus Sample: What Is the Rabbit Hole?
Published: 28/08/2023 -
Brief: Softening The Turtle Shell (w/Frank Han, M.D.)
Published: 26/08/2023 -
168: Decoding the Gurus (w/Chris Kavanagh and Matt Browne)
Published: 24/08/2023 -
Bonus Sample: Swamp Creatures
Published: 21/08/2023 -
Deep Cut: What Will Yoga Do to Our Children?
Published: 19/08/2023 -
167: Straight White American Jesus (w/Bradley Onishi)
Published: 17/08/2023 -
Bonus Sample: The Anxiety of Wellness
Published: 14/08/2023
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.