34: Insurrectionist Influencers (w/RP Eddy)

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34: Insurrectionist Influencers (w/RP Eddy)
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What have our conspiritualists been up to in the wake of the attack on the Capitol? We run it down this week.

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33: Manipulating the Hero’s Journey

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33: Manipulating the Hero’s Journey
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Joseph Campbell created a blueprint. Modern wellness influencers exploit it.

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32: Both Sides Pt 2: Healing & Sense-making in the New Year (w/Charles Eisenstein)

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32: Both Sides Pt 2: Healing & Sense-making in the New Year (w/Charles Eisenstein)
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A rough tally of our labor from the inception of this podcast in May puts us at over 1,100 hours of treading water in the content sea of JP Sears, Mikki Willis, Christiane Northrup, and the rest of the gang. Are we getting our bearings yet? Will we see land soon?  This episode is centered on Part 2 of Matthew’s discussion with Charles Eisenstein —…

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31: Bro Science: Anti-Vaxxers (w/Jonathan Berman)

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31: Bro Science: Anti-Vaxxers (w/Jonathan Berman)
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As two coronavirus vaccines roll out we’re being flooded with more disinformation than ever. Wellness gurus are cashing in on home-made “natural” remedies by spreading unjustified fears about this vaccine, and vaccines in general. This week, we look at Dr. Christiane Northrup’s “line in the sand,” Mikki Willis revealing that he recently helped out the kids of Covington High and Kyle Rittenhouse, JP Sears getting…

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Bonus: Solstice Light in the Man Cave

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Bonus: Solstice Light in the Man Cave
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A tour through the trance states that charismatic men love and manipulate—how they carry streams of emotion that can never be transparently shared.

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30: Are There Really Two Sides? (w/ Charles Eisenstein)

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30: Are There Really Two Sides? (w/ Charles Eisenstein)
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Who gets to take up space in critical times? How do we orient ourselves toward expertise? In a culture dominated by “experts” on social media, do charismatics outperform fact-checkers?  This episode marks a milestone for our podcast, as Matthew interviews Charles Eisenstein, whose essay “The Coronation” has cast a long shadow on our ongoing critique of how New Age and spiritual spaces interact with public…

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29: Bro Science (w/Dr. Dan Wilson)

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29: Bro Science (w/Dr. Dan Wilson)
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Bro Science is junk science spewed by men who believe their charisma is a substitute for training.

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28: Resurrection of Jordan Peterson (w/Jeff Brown)

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28: Resurrection of Jordan Peterson (w/Jeff Brown)
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Heading inside of Jordan Peterson’s imaginarium. Plus the launch of the Conspirituality Ticker.

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Bonus: Yoga Teachers Are Not Doctors, Doctors Are Not Priests

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Bonus: Yoga Teachers Are Not Doctors, Doctors Are Not Priests
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Ultimately, the “charismatic collapse” between doctor and priest distorts medicine and makes spirituality banal.

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27: Finding Meaning (and Laughs) in Crisis (w/Alex Auder)

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27: Finding Meaning (and Laughs) in Crisis (w/Alex Auder)
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Though we’re all staying put this holiday season, we continue to super-spread our conspirituality vibes. This week we’re fielding listener questions for our first-ever non-Patreon AMA. During this episode, we’ll be talking about our own spiritual beliefs, finding meaning in crisis, Matthew being canceled, and more. For a holiday treat, Matthew interviews friend of the pod, the fabulous Alex Auder, about what it means to…

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