Podcast Episodes

Bonus Sample: RUSSELL BRAND: RUSSIAN PSY-OP OR MISINFORMED RESEARCHER?

Ok, the title is a bit outlandish, but for a reason: many of Russell Brand's Rumble videos feature titles like "HERE WE GO" and "THE FALL OF FAUCI." …

3 years, 1 month ago

137: Addiction & The Wounded Influencer (w/Chris Boutte)

Perhaps you’ve seen the Rumi quote repeated on social media memes: “The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” The wounded healer is a popul…

3 years, 2 months ago

Bonus Sample: Matt Taibbi's Brand Building

In part two of Derek and Julian's deconstruction of the Russell Brand/Matt Taibbi Twitter Files Rumble Session, Matt and Russell swoon over their int…

3 years, 2 months ago

Brief: Teal Swan’s Satanic Panic to Anti-Woke Pipeline

How do the screams of the Satanic Panic echo in anti-woke politics?

This past week, New Age Satanic Panic influencer Teal Swan released a new video to…

3 years, 2 months ago

136: Virtual Strongmen (w/Ruth Ben-Ghiat)

Where have all the strongmen gone, long time scrolling? Where have all the strongmen gone, long time ago? Where have all the strongmen gone? Gone to …

3 years, 2 months ago

Brief: Is Jordan Peterson Really a Licensed Psychologist? (w/Dr. Taslim Alani-Verjee)

In November, the College of Psychologists of Ontario (CPO)—through which Jordan Peterson must be licensed in order to treat private clients—opened an…

3 years, 2 months ago

Bonus Sample: A Little Birdie Told Me

While the Twitter Files revealed...not much at all...the right continues to push Elon Musk's "revelations" as hard as Hunter Biden's magical laptop, …

3 years, 2 months ago

UNLOCKED: The Courage to Heal Pt. 2

Matthew and Julian sit down for the second of a two-part examination of the 1988 bestseller at the heart of the recovered memory movement. This is ep…

3 years, 2 months ago

135: The Persuaders (w/Anand Giridharadas)

Happy New Year, Conspirituality listeners!

As with the much anticipated midterm elections, the holiday season is now officially behind us. Which means…

3 years, 2 months ago

Bonus Sample: Punching Down & Male Fragility

The Hodgetwins’ brand of comedy relies on punching down, not nuance or storytelling—or being based in reality in any meaningful way. They’ll take a s…

3 years, 2 months ago