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Keith Raniere: The Serpent and the Cognitive Fog
Episode 141
Kicking off cult season, Chris and Matt take a dip into the manipulative world of NXIVM founder and self-proclaimed 200-IQ “Vanguard,” Keith Raniere,…
5 months ago
Lab Leak Fever with Philipp Markolin
Episode 140
Join Matt and Chris as they dive into the controversy-ridden world of the lab leak theory, accompanied by biochemist-turned-author Philipp Markolin. …
5 months, 1 week ago
Supplementary Material 38: Toxic Mould Symbiosis, Mild Phrenology, and the Best People in the World
We end the futile struggle, embrace the toxins, and become one with our mould brethren.
The full episode is available to Patreon subscribers (2 hours,…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
A Sense-Making Odyssey, Part 2: Jordan Peterson, John Vervaeke & Jordan Hall
Episode 139
Matt and Chris once again take up their oars and plunge deeper into the recursive whirlpools of contemporary sensemaking. Picking up where Part 1 lef…
6 months ago
Supplementary Material 37: Public Murder Discourse, Heterodox Psychodramas, and Generous Tit for Tat-ers
Why are we never invited to these dinners? We wonder if it was something we said or if our invitation just got lost in the mail, as we endure the ine…
6 months, 1 week ago
A Sense-Making Odyssey, Part 1: Jordan Peterson, John Vervaeke & Jordan Hall
Episode 138
Join Matt and Chris as they enter an intellectual labyrinth of recursive sensemaking featuring the combined insights of Jordan Peterson, John Vervaek…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Supplementary Material 36: Comedy Cults, Toxic Mould, and WW2 Revisionism
We risk contamination with toxic mould, endure distressing initiation rituals to a comedy cult, and ponder if the narratives we have received about t…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Supplementary Material 35: Cult Leaders, Gurus, and Evil Economists
We face a disciplinary crisis as the twin pillars of Game Theory and Gurometry are called into question.
The full episode is available to Patreon subs…
7 months, 1 week ago
Naval Ravikant: Predictable Polemics and Empty Aphorisms
Episode 137
In this watery simulation of an episode, Matt and Chris uncover the true purpose of Scott Adams’ existence: not to shape reality, but to provide trai…
7 months, 1 week ago
Exploring the Manosphere with James Bloodworth
Episode 136
In this episode, we immerse ourselves in the potent juices of the manosphere with British journalist and author James Bloodworth. James recently publ…
7 months, 2 weeks ago