Navigated to Conspirituality

Conspirituality

Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, Julian Walker
Daily podcast. Next episode on Saturday.
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.
723 episodes  •  0 archived  •  

You might like

Eiynah Mohammed-Smith
Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
Did Nothing Wrong
Adrian Daub and Moira Donegan
Jared Holt and Michael Edison Hayden

Never lose your place, on any device

Create a free account to sync, back up, and get personal recommendations.