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Conspirituality

Conspirituality

Di: Derek Beres Matthew Remski Julian Walker
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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.© 2023 Conspirituality Filosofia Scienza Scienze sociali
Episodi
  • Drop: How the Black Virgin of Brazil Helped Beat Fascists (w/Maria Bernardes)

    Drop: How the Black Virgin of Brazil Helped Beat Fascists (w/Maria Bernardes)
    Nov 10 2026
    Listen ad-free Matthew speaks with Maria Bernardes, a volunteer in Lula's digital army, about how Nossa Senhora Aparecida, Brazil's Black Marian patron, became a flashpoint in the 2026 presidential runoff. The conflict pit Catholic, multiracial universalism against the racist neo-Pentecostal church to which the Bolsonaro father and son have given themselves, in the hope that Christofascism would lead them to power. In our segment last Thursday we discussed how Worker’s Party propaganda director Andre Janones staged an assault to capture the green-and-yellow colours back from the right wing. This is a deeper version of that story, in which the Bolsonaro gang attempted to defame the Black Virgin of Brazil as transgressive, subhuman, corrupt, and disgusting. It did not work. Maria Bernardes is a Brazilian voice actress, improv performer and anti-fascism activist, now based in Barcelona. Show Notes Maria Bernardes Maria on Instagram The 1995 "chute na santa" incident (Wikipedia) Entenda a polêmica envolvendo Flávio Bolsonaro e Nossa Senhora Aparecida (Diário do Nordeste) "Fake news, né, presidente?": Lula é contestado sobre Nossa Senhora (CNN Brasil) Flávio sobre polêmica com Nossa Senhora: "espécie de facada" (Congresso em Foco) Flávio Bolsonaro afirma que Brasil será "do Senhor Jesus Cristo" (O Tempo) Pastor de Flávio Bolsonaro diz: "Deus odeia o culto à Rainha dos Céus" (Metrópoles) Flávio presenteou o pai na prisão com livro em que bispo JB Carvalho ataca "santos católicos" (Revista Fórum) Saiba qual livro Flávio Bolsonaro apresentou em visita ao pai na prisão (Estado de Minas) CNBB defende Constituição e pede intercessão de Nossa Senhora após embate com Flávio Bolsonaro (A Gazeta) Em carta, bispos católicos apontam ameaça à democracia em candidatura de Flávio Bolsonaro (CartaCapital) Caetano Veloso, Marieta Severo e Nossa Senhora Aparecida em clipe de Lula (Revista Fórum) Tudo sobre o novo álbum de Anitta, EQUILIBRIVM II (Billboard Brasil) Edir Macedo critica lema bolsonarista "Deus, Pátria e Família" (O Povo) "Em nome do Pai": evangélicos se afastam de Flávio Bolsonaro (Agência Pública) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 min
  • Bonus Sample: Two Faces of The Gen-Z “Revolutions”

    Bonus Sample: Two Faces of The Gen-Z “Revolutions”
    Nov 9 2026
    Listen to the full episode What is going on with Gen-Z revolutions across the globe right now? A student-led movement in Serbia just organized a massive nonviolent protest movement against widespread corruption and democratic backsliding. Despite state control of the media, violence and intimidation from government thugs and organized crime, and election interference, they won an overwhelming victory, sending their proto-authoritarian dictator packing. This is in the wake of similar victories in Hungary, Poland, and Brazil. But it turns out that American first daughter Ivanka Trump and her real estate heir husband may have lit the fuse on both the Serbian movement and the ongoing Flamingo Revolution in neighboring Albania. They’ve been attempting to build Gulf State-funded corruption-magnet multi-billion dollar luxury hotel resorts in those countries—and the local kids are having none of it! Julian looks into how the nonviolent protest movement that ousted Serbian dictator Slobodan Milosevic informed the strategies and success of the Student List just this last month, leading to the CANVAS model that trains pro-democracy activists worldwide. He contrasts this with less effective, undisciplined approaches that research says often accomplishes very little, while playing into the hands of authoritarians, stopping the wider population from participating. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    9 min
  • Brief: Schadenfreude

    Brief: Schadenfreude
    Nov 7 2026
    Listen ad-free First, the blue wave. Then, Russell Brand gets convicted of rape and sexual assault. Derek and Julian talk about the meltdowns going on in America right now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    35 min
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