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Decoding Academia: Chris on Religion & Ritual *Patreon Sample*
It had to happen eventually.
As Matt and Chris listen week in and week out to the world's greatest gurus pontificating on the mysteries of the univer…
4 years, 6 months ago
Interview with Annie Kelly on Vaccines, Conspiracies, & Misinformation
Episode 31
Dr Annie Kelly is a writer, researcher, and the British correspondent for the well and deservedly praised podcast QAnon Anonymous. Her PhD research w…
4 years, 6 months ago
Special: Interview with Sam Harris on Gurus, Tribalism & the Culture War
Episode 30
Sam Harris probably needs no introduction in our neck of the info-sphere as he is seemingly never far from the spotlight... or the occasional controv…
4 years, 7 months ago
Mikhaila Peterson: The Marvelous World of Meat
Episode 29
The hosts are certainly in no position to criticise someone for what they eat, with Matt unable to resist a Fosters and shrimps on a barbie, and Chri…
4 years, 7 months ago
Interview with Stuart Neil on SARS CoV-2
Episode 28
You might have noticed there's been a bit of talk recently about a certain virus. A virus that may or may not have a vaccine that is very safe and ef…
4 years, 7 months ago
Special Episode: Interview with Stuart Ritchie on Hunter Gatherers in the 21st Century, covid skeptics, and bad science
Episode 27
This week we have an engaging interview with the scientist, author, and public science communicator Stuart Ritchie. Stuart wrote the excellent 'Scien…
4 years, 8 months ago
Jordan Hall: Sensemaking, or the superficial pitter-patter on the neocortex?
Episode 26
This episode is about sense-making... if you are not sick of that term yet, trust us, you soon will be.
To get things rolling, Matt and Chris launch t…
4 years, 8 months ago
Special Episode: Welcome to Weinstein World with special guest David Pizarro
The Weinstein brothers have been busy bees over the past few weeks/months(!) and it left Matt and Chris with a conundrum. How do they cover them as p…
4 years, 9 months ago
Gad Saad: Oh my Gad, it's the Saadfather!
Episode 25
Gad Saad is a Professor of Marketing at Concordia University, author of The Consuming Instinct and, more recently, The Parasitic Mind: How Infectious…
4 years, 9 months ago
Special Episode: Interview with Robert Wright on crackpots, gurus, and modern media ecosystems
Episode 24
This week we welcome the author, journalist, and podcaster Robert Wright. Robert wrote the popular (and provocative!) book 'Why Buddhism is True' and…
4 years, 9 months ago