Podcast Episodes

163: The Huberman Paradox (w/Jonathan Jarry)

Neuroscientist Andrew Huberman has become one of the most popular science podcasters in the world. His regular two- to four-hour episodes feature a d…

2 years, 7 months ago

Bonus Sample: Bobby Kennedy Scares You Shitless And Makes You Swoon

Bobby provokes a “disorganized attachment” response in would-be followers.This is the emotional vortex that begins to churn when a charismatic leader…

2 years, 8 months ago

162: Is Our Book a Conspiracy Theory?

Nazis loved yoga. Rudolf Steiner set the stage for COVID denialism. Modern social justice warriors have a fondness for Hindu nationalism. Antivax act…

2 years, 8 months ago

Bonus Sample: On Belief

What do we mean when we say that we believe something? When the QAnon Shaman got dressed on the morning of January 6, he put on his red, white, and b…

2 years, 8 months ago

Brief: RFK's Health Propaganda Roundtable

On June 26, presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy, Jr hosted a "health policy roundtable" on Rumble. His guests included Joe Mercola, Sherri Tenpen…

2 years, 8 months ago

161: The Timeline is Chaotic (Conspirituality Audiobook Excerpt)

Matthew narrates the first three sections of the audiobook, Conspirituality: How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat.

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2 years, 8 months ago

Bonus Sample: From Pranams to Pogroms

Derek discusses the new Conspirituality book with filmmaker and podcaster Mike Hull at Powell's Books on June 26, 2023.

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2 years, 8 months ago

Brief: RFK Jr Flirts with Body Fascism (w/Natalia Petrzela)

Friend of the pod and historian of American fitness culture, Natalia Petrzela, joins Matthew to shed light on a new development in RFK Jr’s campaign …

2 years, 8 months ago

160: Empire of Lies (w/Sofia Cherici & Jan Zabka)

Chaos in Russia! Wagner’s pagan neo-Nazis. Is conspirituality unique to a failing American empire in the internet age? Does it require Californian Ne…

2 years, 8 months ago

Bonus Sample: God Seemed Like A Dumb Reason to Break Up

Today in our Listeners’ Stories installment, Lynn Short joins her partner Justin to discuss how they met, grew up in, and grew out of a branch of “Gn…

2 years, 8 months ago