Podcast Episodes
Back to Search18: From Psych Meds to Red Pills (w/Jules Evans)
Some wellness influencers offer compelling critiques of Big Pharma, factory farming, and psychiatric malpractice. What happens when their arguments b…
5 years, 5 months ago
17: The Politics of QAnon Spirituality (w/Seane Corn & Jared Yates Sexton)
At this point, we can say for sure that American spiritual and wellness communities are not only vulnerable to conspiracy brainworms but they’re acti…
5 years, 5 months ago
16: So You Want to Save the Earth? (w/John Roulac)
Yoga-crazed Hindu nationalists murder Muslims for eating beef, believing that the cow embodies the religious gift of India’s soil. American white sup…
5 years, 6 months ago
15: Tantra: Sex, Death, & Chaos (w/Alex Auder)
For decades, Neo-Tantra has focused on sex workshops and orgasmic bliss, overlooking the fact that the Kama Sutra is effectively a patriarchal instru…
5 years, 6 months ago
14: The Problem with Revelation: Psychedelics and Conspiracies (w/Lorna Liana)
This week we announce and discuss a refinement in our podcast’s direction. Real talk: conspirituality has clearly become both a front and a gateway f…
5 years, 6 months ago
13: Religion Can Be A Dangerous Verb (w/Dr Theo Wildcroft)
Dr. Theodora Wildcroft joins us again to take us through the basics of contemporary Religious Studies. She discusses how the discipline approaches is…
5 years, 6 months ago
12: So You Want To Stop Child Abuse (w/Regan Williams & Dr Theo Wildcroft)
Last week, we started to explore how the real issue of child trafficking is being weaponized by bad-faith actors. This week we’re joined by two exper…
5 years, 7 months ago
11: Cults and Disaster Spirituality
Two of this podcast’s hosts have been involved in destructive cult dynamics. Matthew’s three years with Michael Roach and three years at Endeavor Aca…
5 years, 7 months ago
10: The Anti-Vax Agenda (w/Imran Ahmed)
A recent report by the UK’s Center for Countering Digital Hate found that anti-vaxx organizations reach 58 million people on social media. The total …
5 years, 7 months ago
9: Ableism in Conspiracy Theories (w/Jivana Heyman)
Percolating alongside racism and classism, one of the most pernicious subtexts of conspirituality propaganda is ableism. Proponents spout accusatory …
5 years, 7 months ago