0.1: Conspiracy Theories & Cult Dynamics

Conspirituality

Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, Julian Walker

Spirituality, Social Sciences, Religion & Spirituality, Science, Philosophy, Society & Culture

4.2 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2020

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Conspirituality started with Julian and Matthew as guests on Derek’s EarthRise podcast. We’re reposting these episodes for you to hear the origins of this project. In episode 0.1, we discuss the anti-vax propaganda film, Plandemic, as well as the intersection between conspiracy theories and cults. We also talk about the “red pill” video by comedian JP Sears. Show Notes 7 reasons to be very wary of “Plandemic” What It’s Like To Believe Everything the Media Tells You: JP Sears Blue Pill People: JP Sears -- -- -- Support us on Patreon Pre-order Conspirituality: How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat: America | Canada Follow us on Instagram | Twitter: Derek | Matthew | Julian Original music by EarthRise SoundSystem Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Derek. Hey everyone, welcome to the Earthrise Podcast, number 87.
0:24.2	This is Derek Barris coming to you in video and audio form.
0:28.2	And if you're watching video, you'll see two old friends of mine
0:32.4	who I'm very old, meaning I've known them for years but we're all
0:35.8	getting a little gray in our in our beards now but this is Julian Walker and
0:40.1	Matthew Remsky we are all yoga instructors and we all actually happen to be writers as well and we all have our various
0:48.0	different components of what make up our career but the reason I asked Matthew and Julian to be on today and to have this discussion is because all of us have in some capacity over the decade that I've known them, discussed the problems with cult dynamics and
1:07.4	conspiracy theories.
1:09.3	And this has been something that I've been studying since the 90s when I got my degree in religion.
1:14.0	Matthew has gone through this, he's written books on this and really studied this in depth.
1:19.0	And Julian is constantly talking about this and we all take it very seriously and I think it's important and right now
1:26.7	the
1:27.4	conspiracy level that is happening is really
1:35.0	kicked off about a week ago when just over a week ago when just over a week ago
1:40.0	when the many the video one video of the potential documentary now called
1:46.4	Plandemic came out and it really is people that I didn't expect to take things without merit so seriously all of a sudden.
1:58.8	The amount of traction on social media it's getting is really problematic.
2:03.4	The Atlantic has just launched a section about conspiracy theories.
2:06.8	New York Times has been doing a lot of reporting.
2:08.7	I've been talking to the reporter over there
2:10.9	about some of the problems they're having and showing her some of the depth of what's
2:15.2	going on with Mickey Willis for example.
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