655 Episodes

  1. Special Report: Nostalgia for the Superego (w/Sam Binkley)

    Published: 3/21/2023

  2. Bonus Sample: The Privilege of Wellness

    Published: 3/20/2023

  3. 145: Fever Dream Goes Mainstream in Florida

    Published: 3/16/2023

  4. Brief: Roku-Q, The Sequel (w/Alex Kaplan)

    Published: 3/14/2023

  5. Bonus Sample: Hydroxychloroquine Emergency

    Published: 3/13/2023

  6. 144: The Magic Spells of Wellness (w/Colleen Derkatch)

    Published: 3/9/2023

  7. Bonus Sample: Marianne Williamson for Prez. New Age Jesus for VP.

    Published: 3/6/2023

  8. 143: Trans Reality, Trans Possibility (w/Beau Brink)

    Published: 3/2/2023

  9. Brief: Flood the Zone (w/Dr Dan Wilson)

    Published: 2/28/2023

  10. Bonus Sample: Romancing the Stoned

    Published: 2/27/2023

  11. Brief: Reggae Muzak

    Published: 2/25/2023

  12. 142: Destination Rabbit Hole (w/Anna Merlan)

    Published: 2/23/2023

  13. Bonus Sample: Maggie the Good Conspiritualist

    Published: 2/20/2023

  14. 141: Does Canada Want Suffering Citizens to Die? (w/Taslim Alani-Verjee)

    Published: 2/16/2023

  15. Brief: Bikram Convoy Stopped by His Survivors

    Published: 2/14/2023

  16. Bonus Sample: Bad News Berenson on Brand

    Published: 2/13/2023

  17. 140: Surviving Larry (w/Daniel Levin & Zach Heinzerling)

    Published: 2/9/2023

  18. Bonus Sample: What Are We Doing Here?

    Published: 2/6/2023

  19. UNLOCKED: Leaving S-Factor (w/Jessica Hopper)

    Published: 2/4/2023

  20. 139: Comedy in the MAGAverse (w/Jordan Klepper)

    Published: 2/2/2023

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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.