Conspirituality
En podkast av Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, Julian Walker
655 Episoder
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Brief: Why Does Every Conspiracy Theory Lead Back to Antisemitism? (w/Ben Cohen)
Publisert: 13.5.2023 -
153: The Anti-Sunscreen Movement (w/Sara Aniano & Michelle Wong)
Publisert: 11.5.2023 -
Bonus Sample: Chris Rufo’s Fascist Long-Game
Publisert: 8.5.2023 -
Brief: Marianne Williamson’s Spiritual Therapy Schtick
Publisert: 6.5.2023 -
152: Tulsi Gabbard’s Krishna Consciousness (w/Nitai Joseph)
Publisert: 4.5.2023 -
Bonus Sample: Reimagining the Apocalypse
Publisert: 1.5.2023 -
151: Satan Wants You Watch Party (Spoilers)
Publisert: 27.4.2023 -
Bonus Sample: Framing George Soros
Publisert: 24.4.2023 -
Brief: Unmasking Liana Shanti (w/Jennings Brown)
Publisert: 22.4.2023 -
150: Spiritual Influencer Theory
Publisert: 20.4.2023 -
Bonus Sample: From Rabbit Hole to Research (w/Jaigris Hodson)
Publisert: 17.4.2023 -
Brief: The Promises & (Mostly) Perils of Ketamine Therapy
Publisert: 15.4.2023 -
149: Spiritual Heartbreak
Publisert: 13.4.2023 -
Bonus Sample: JP Sears’s Woke CBD Grift
Publisert: 10.4.2023 -
Brief: The Spirituality of Vaccine & Mask Panics
Publisert: 8.4.2023 -
148: Marianne Williamson and Asshole Jesus
Publisert: 6.4.2023 -
Bonus Sample: The Final Battle
Publisert: 3.4.2023 -
147: The Censorship Megaphone
Publisert: 30.3.2023 -
Bonus Sample: Losing My Charisma
Publisert: 27.3.2023 -
146: The Reality of Online Child Abuse (w/Håkon Høydal)
Publisert: 23.3.2023
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.
