Podcast Episodes
Back to Search76: A Field Guide to White Supremacy (w/Kathleen Belew)
There is no avoiding the fact that conspirituality plays out against a backdrop of racially-charged politics and the echoes of colonialism. And from …
4 years, 4 months ago
Bonus Sample: My Religious Attitude Toward Science
Okay, maybe the title is overstated. But, as Matthew explores in this bonus episode: what are the contours of social comfort and habitus — supported …
4 years, 4 months ago
75: How to Talk to a Science Denier (w/Lee McIntyre)
What happens when a philosopher of science shows up at a flat earth conference to test out his theories about changing people's minds? This story cat…
4 years, 4 months ago
Bonus Sample: Charisma & Extroversion
It's been over a century since Dale Carnegie began teaching the importance of extroversion, bringing with it a cultural shift that champions an aggre…
4 years, 4 months ago
74: Elena Brower Could Stop Selling doTERRA
What happens when MLM sales and neoliberal life coaching collide with a yoga charisma that oozes with pseudofeminism? Where do we even begin? Exploit…
4 years, 4 months ago
Bonus Sample: Radical Denial
With a new variant of QAnon circulating through white evangelical churches, protests against masks and vaccines are becoming more aggressive around t…
4 years, 4 months ago
73: Eating Disorders in Yogaland (w/Jason Nagata & Chelsea Roff)
Meat is toxic. Dairy is toxic. Eggs? As dangerous as cigarettes. Garlic stokes the hormones. Avoid nightshades at all costs. Organic or bust. Eat acc…
4 years, 5 months ago
Bonus Sample: Talking to Children About Conspirituality
An audio essay loosely based on conversations Matthew has while parenting. Content is possibly appropriate for ages 7 to 11 — although who really kno…
4 years, 5 months ago
72: John of Fraud (w/Lisa Braun Dubbels and Mirna Wabi-Sabi)
Whatever one’s conception of “God” is, “John of God” should now be a nauseating name. For decades, João Teixeira de Faria pretended to heal an endles…
4 years, 5 months ago
Bonus Sample: Flow States & Humility
During Thursday’s episode, Derek briefly described Flow States in the context of a universal form of spirituality. He explores that concept in a litt…
4 years, 5 months ago