Podcast Episodes

Interview with Julia Ebner: Extremist Networks & Radicalisation

Episode 84

On this week's episode, we have an extended interview with author and researcher, Julia Ebner. Julia is a Senior Resident Research Fellow at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue and has written a ser…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

Triggernometry's Big Moment: Entering the Guru Galaxy

Episode 83

In modern online ecosystems, attention and download metrics reign supreme. Sadly, the gurus are not immune to these incentives, with even the most successful, *cough* Jordan Peterson *cough*, regular…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

Interview with the Conspirituality Trio: Navigating the Chakras of Conspiracy

Episode 82

Back in the early days of the podcast, we tried to take a rest from the wearisome repetition of polemical partisan gurus by covering JP Sears- an alternative-health self-help coach with a sideline in…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

Andrew Huberman: Forest Bathing in Negative Ions

Episode 81

We are back with a moderate-sized Decoding that focuses on Andrw Hubernman a baritone podcaster and neuroscientist at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

Huberman is a broad-shouldered, big-b…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

Noam Chomsky: Lover of linguistics, the USA... not so much

Episode 80

OK, so we're finally getting around to taking a chunk out of the prodigious, prolific, and venerable Noam Chomsky. Linguist, cognitive scientist, media theorist, political activist and cultural comme…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

The Science and the Art of Gurometry

Episode 79

The casual listener, who might possibly not be a loyal Patreon subscriber, or might hypothetically not listen devotedly to every Gurometer scoring episode, could conceivably be a little vague about w…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

Mick West & Eric Weinstein: UFO Tango

Episode 78

We are back with a double-bill decoding!

That's right like moths to the flame, or aliens to a Unified Geometric Field drive, we are back in Weinstein world.

This time we are looking at a conversation …

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

Interview with Jonathan Howard on Covid Contrarians

Episode 77

The pandemic was a confusing time with public health messages from officials and institutions that were sometimes confused, conflicting, or misrepresented and anti-vaccine misinformation being spread…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

"Mini" Decoding of Michael Shermer's Advice on Conspiracy Theories

Episode 76

Michael Shermer, a professional skeptic, recently appeared on the noted apolitical podcast Triggernometry to outline his advice on How to Spot a True Conspiracy Theory. Shermer is someone who has spe…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

Interview with Mick West: UFOs, Aliens, and Conspiracy Psychology

Episode 75

UFOs are all the rage now, and it's certainly a topic that excites many of our gurus *cough* . Hidden mysteries, advanced technologies, conspiracies, and government cover-ups. What's not to like!?

The…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago