Conspirituality
A podcast by Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, Julian Walker
655 Episodes
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Bonus Sample: From Pranams to Pogroms
Published: 7/3/2023 -
Brief: RFK Jr Flirts with Body Fascism (w/Natalia Petrzela)
Published: 7/1/2023 -
160: Empire of Lies (w/Sofia Cherici & Jan Zabka)
Published: 6/29/2023 -
Bonus Sample: God Seemed Like A Dumb Reason to Break Up
Published: 6/26/2023 -
Brief: An Atheist's Guide to Spirituality
Published: 6/24/2023 -
159: Cults & Cultures
Published: 6/22/2023 -
Bonus Sample: Devouring Dragons
Published: 6/19/2023 -
158: Spirituality Without the Con
Published: 6/15/2023 -
Bonus Sample: The Anti-Woke Industrial Complex
Published: 6/12/2023 -
Brief: Updates on Countering Hate
Published: 6/10/2023 -
157: Science & Sensibility
Published: 6/8/2023 -
Bonus Sample: Conspirituality Marches on the White House (pt 2)
Published: 6/5/2023 -
Special Report: Taking Alberta Backwards (w/Jeremy Appel)
Published: 6/3/2023 -
156: Medical Medium (w/Dan Adler)
Published: 6/1/2023 -
Bonus Sample: Conspirituality Marches on the White House (pt 1)
Published: 5/29/2023 -
Brief: RFK Jr., The Anti-Vax Candidate
Published: 5/27/2023 -
155: We Want Them Infected (w/Jonathan Howard, M.D.)
Published: 5/25/2023 -
Bonus Sample: The Dangers of Slogans
Published: 5/22/2023 -
154: The Truth Wars (w/Renée DiResta)
Published: 5/18/2023 -
Bonus Sample: The Dalai Lama Spectacle
Published: 5/15/2023
Dismantling New Age cults, wellness grifters, and conspiracy-mad yogis. At best, the conspirituality movement attacks public health efforts in times of crisis. At worst, it fronts and recruits for the fever-dream of QAnon. As the alt-right and New Age horseshoe toward each other in a blur of disinformation, clear discourse, and good intentions get smothered. Charismatic influencers exploit their followers by co-opting conspiracy theories on a spectrum of intensity ranging from vaccines to child trafficking. In the process, spiritual beliefs that have nurtured creativity and meaning are transforming into memes of a quickly-globalizing paranoia. Conspirituality Podcast attempts to bring understanding to this landscape. A journalist, a cult researcher, and a philosophical skeptic discuss the stories, cognitive dissonances, and cultic dynamics tearing through the yoga, wellness, and new spirituality worlds. Mainstream outlets have noticed the problem. We crowd-source, research, analyze, and dream answers to it.