Podcast Episodes

Special Episode: Interview with Matthew Remski on Conspirituality

Episode 12

Today we talk to Matthew Remski, co-host of the Conspirituality podcast, writer, yoga practitioner, and independent journalist.

Matthew is a font of information on the alternative spirituality and he…

Published on 4 years, 10 months ago

Nassim N. Taleb: Everything these idiots, frauds, and assholes don't understand

Episode 11

Nassim Taleb, what a mensch. He's got the confidence of a bull in a china shop that has just bought a lycra muscle-shirt and knows it looks great on him.

Our guru this week has surveyed the fields of …

Published on 4 years, 10 months ago

Special Episode: Interview with Thi Nguyen, a Gurometer's Guru

Episode 10

Today we talk to C. Thi Nguyen, a philosophy professor at University of Utah.

He has some excellent insights into the kind of discourse that *feels* like it gives us insight, that wonderful 'aha' mo…

Published on 4 years, 10 months ago

Douglas Murray: Can indulgent dinner conversation save OUR civilisation?

Episode 9

Douglas Murray is a British conservative columnist, social pundit, and veteran culture warrior famed for his biting wit and eloquent intellectual speech. But just how much of that is actually down to…

Published on 4 years, 11 months ago

Special Episode: Calibrating the Gurometer

Chris and Matt take a break from examining the endless stream of Guru galaxy brain takes to offer their own and calibrate their newly minted Gurometer.

The Gurometer is composed of 10 key characterist…

Published on 4 years, 11 months ago

Contrapoints: Making Philosophy Fabulous Again

Episode 8

Natalie Wynn is kind of a big deal. Her YouTube channel Contrapoints explores not only philosophy, but also politics and social issues. Praised by august publications such as the New Yorker and the A…

Published on 4 years, 11 months ago

Special Episode: Entering the Portal

Chris and Matt take a peak behind the curtain at Guru Community dynamics in the Web 2.0 era in an extended interview with Dan Gilbert, a self described 'Discord creature'. Dan provides insights from …

Published on 5 years ago

Scott Adams: Chris and Matt Go to Hell

Episode 7

Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert, has since written self-help books like 'Win Bigly' & 'Loserthink' and now hosts his own podcast "Coffee with Scott Adams".

In mild-mannered, folksy, and avuncular styl…

Published on 5 years ago

Russell Brand: Spiritual Transcendence and Anarchic Revolution is Praxis

Episode 6

Russell Brand is a hip bohemian Englishman on the path to enlightenment. And he likes the ineffable. Like, a lot. The decoders kinda like him too, despite the fact they really struggle to eff him at …

Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

Rutger Bregman: Piglets vs. Toddlers

Episode 5

Rutger Bregman is a Dutch Historian who wants to tell the world that humans are actually fundamentally kind, hunter gatherer societies contain important wisdom about how to live well, and that collec…

Published on 5 years, 1 month ago