Relief Project #8: Blair Hodges
Conspirituality Podcast Conspirituality Podcast

Relief Project #8: Blair Hodges

Blair Hodges joins Matthew to talk about how he’s transformed the teachings of his Mormon upbringing into inspiration for social justice.

Read More
Brief: Make Apartheid Great Again
Conspirituality Podcast Conspirituality Podcast

Brief: Make Apartheid Great Again

Derek chats with South African native and podcast co-host, Julian, about what life was like growing up in South Africa, as he explains the confusion that Trump is injecting into the body politic with his recent decision to cut off aid to his homeland.

Read More
244: Battle for the Onesies
Conspirituality Podcast Conspirituality Podcast

244: Battle for the Onesies

As of recording time, RFK Jr has not yet been confirmed to the HHS Secretary position by the Senate. That might change by publication date. But if we were setting odds on this confirmation, we’d say put your money on Bobby.

Read More
242: Executive Disorder
Conspirituality Podcast Conspirituality Podcast

242: Executive Disorder

What the ever loving fuck. That’s our intro today. But we do have a structure.

Read More
Brief: Patients Before Profits
Conspirituality Podcast Conspirituality Podcast

Brief: Patients Before Profits

Derek discusses the largest healthcare strike in Oregon state history currently occurring at his provider: Providence. He breaks down some of Providence’s past legal problems, discusses his own experience as a Providence patient, and talks to some of the nurses on the strike line.

Read More
Relief Project #7: Sam Adler-Bell
Conspirituality Podcast Conspirituality Podcast

Relief Project #7: Sam Adler-Bell

Sam Adler-Bell is a journalist, political theorist, and co-host of one of Matthew’s favourite podcasts, Know Your Enemy—a show about the American right. He joins Matthew for the 7th installment of the Conspirituality Relief Project.

Read More
240: Bryan Johnson’s Impossible Blueprint
Conspirituality Podcast Conspirituality Podcast

240: Bryan Johnson’s Impossible Blueprint

Is the new documentary on longevity stan Bryan Johnson the latest propaganda piece by a supplements-pushing huckster, or is he tapping into something much older and deeper about the human condition?

Read More
Brief: Vinay Prasad’s Pick-me Campaign
Conspirituality Podcast Conspirituality Podcast

Brief: Vinay Prasad’s Pick-me Campaign

Derek and Julian look at two recent videos that signal that Vinay Prasad might be angling for a position in a potential RFK Jr-run HHS—and all the misinformation he continues to spread.

Read More
239: Conspiracy Of Dunces
Conspirituality Podcast Conspirituality Podcast

239: Conspiracy Of Dunces

What happens in post-truth America when formerly fringe conspiracy theorists, religious extremists, pseudoscience-peddlers, and wannabe authoritarians become a government—now weaponized against their personal enemies, both foreign and domestic? Should political analysis take a page from academics who study professional wrestling?

We each offer our views on what's ahead.

Read More
238: Diary of a CEO Bro
Conspirituality Podcast Conspirituality Podcast

238: Diary of a CEO Bro

We look at a few conspiritualist crossovers on Steven Bartlett’s Diary of a CEO podcast, and discuss what it really takes to become a top 5 podcaster—and the information and integrity that’s sacrificed along the way.

Read More
Relief Project #6: Rebecca Solnit
Conspirituality Podcast Conspirituality Podcast

Relief Project #6: Rebecca Solnit

Writer, historian, and activist Rebecca Solnit joins Matthew for the latest installment of the Conspirituality Relief Project.

Read More
Brief: The Free Press Tastes Its Own (Polio) Medicine
Conspirituality Podcast Conspirituality Podcast

Brief: The Free Press Tastes Its Own (Polio) Medicine

We've been highly critical of The Free Press in the past, but a recent memoir-article about grappling with a familial history of polio by Jana Kozlowski stood out. Derek and Julian take no issue with the piece, which was an emotional plea to understand the ravages of polio and the efficacy of vaccines. The comment section is another thing.

Read More
Brief: My Dad Became a MAGA Power Broker (w/Julia Tucker)
Conspirituality Podcast Conspirituality Podcast

Brief: My Dad Became a MAGA Power Broker (w/Julia Tucker)

Jeffrey Tucker’s daughter, Julia, joins Matthew to discuss her dad’s rise through the punditocracy, through decades of fringe libertarian publishing, working for Ron Paul, boosting anarcho-capitalism and crypto, writing for the Epoch Times, and asking such daring questions as: “What’s so wrong about child labour?”

Read More