655 Episodes

  1. Brief: Why Does Every Conspiracy Theory Lead Back to Antisemitism? (w/Ben Cohen)

    Published: 5/13/2023

  2. 153: The Anti-Sunscreen Movement (w/Sara Aniano & Michelle Wong)

    Published: 5/11/2023

  3. Bonus Sample: Chris Rufo’s Fascist Long-Game

    Published: 5/8/2023

  4. Brief: Marianne Williamson’s Spiritual Therapy Schtick

    Published: 5/6/2023

  5. 152: Tulsi Gabbard’s Krishna Consciousness (w/Nitai Joseph)

    Published: 5/4/2023

  6. Bonus Sample: Reimagining the Apocalypse

    Published: 5/1/2023

  7. 151: Satan Wants You Watch Party (Spoilers)

    Published: 4/27/2023

  8. Bonus Sample: Framing George Soros

    Published: 4/24/2023

  9. Brief: Unmasking Liana Shanti (w/Jennings Brown)

    Published: 4/22/2023

  10. 150: Spiritual Influencer Theory

    Published: 4/20/2023

  11. Bonus Sample: From Rabbit Hole to Research (w/Jaigris Hodson)

    Published: 4/17/2023

  12. Brief: The Promises & (Mostly) Perils of Ketamine Therapy

    Published: 4/15/2023

  13. 149: Spiritual Heartbreak

    Published: 4/13/2023

  14. Bonus Sample: JP Sears’s Woke CBD Grift

    Published: 4/10/2023

  15. Brief: The Spirituality of Vaccine & Mask Panics

    Published: 4/8/2023

  16. 148: Marianne Williamson and Asshole Jesus

    Published: 4/6/2023

  17. Bonus Sample: The Final Battle

    Published: 4/3/2023

  18. 147: The Censorship Megaphone

    Published: 3/30/2023

  19. Bonus Sample: Losing My Charisma

    Published: 3/27/2023

  20. 146: The Reality of Online Child Abuse (w/Håkon Høydal)

    Published: 3/23/2023

18 / 33

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.