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Conspirituality

113: A Course in Conspiracies (w/Sam Kestenbaum)

Conspirituality

Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, Julian Walker

Social Sciences, Science, Society & Culture, Philosophy

4.02.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2022

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

We spend so much time on this podcast discussing the wellness industry’s paranoia around anything from the medical “establishment” or the Luciferean nature of “Big Pharma,” but there’s another devil that’s lurking around every corner: the Mainstream Media. Derek has long argued that there’s no such thing. Media organizations are competing businesses, and while there can be sloppiness when trying to break a story or laziness when rewriting press releases for clicks, the notion of a media “Deep State” is usually part of the conspiritualist’s sales technique, not the reality of modern media. Derek began his career as a religion journalist, and this week he interviews Sam Kestenbaum, who’s made a career in this field. Sam has written for the NY Times and the Washington Post, where he recently published an expose on Christiane Northrup. Derek asks him about this story in particular, as well as his process of reporting on religion, the differences between spirituality and religion, and the coming post-pandemic spirituality surge—and how conspiritualists are already monetizing it.Show NotesChristiane Northrup, once a New Age health guru, now spreads covid disinformationLife After Proclaiming a Trump Re-election As Divinely OrdainedGodspeak Calvary Church Defies Quarantine, Attendance Soars -- -- --Support us on PatreonPre-order Conspirituality: How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat: America | Canada Follow us on Instagram | Twitter: Derek | Matthew | JulianOriginal music by EarthRise SoundSystem Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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The kind of hot that boosts taste nothing else.

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0:41.1

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0:46.4

And guess what?

0:47.7

We have a brand new season out right now.

0:50.4

Previously, we've looked at multi-level marketing and wellness, and this season, we're

0:55.4

diving into the world of coaches, life coaches.

0:59.2

And I'm getting one, because life has been kind of meh since the pandemic.

1:04.2

And I really, really want to feel better, and be better.

1:09.8

Head on over to the Dream, wherever you get your podcasts.

1:25.4

Hey, everyone, welcome to Conspirituality, I'm Derek Barris.

1:32.4

I'm Matthew Remske.

1:33.4

I'm Julian Walker.

1:34.4

Can stay up to date with us on all of our social media channels, predominantly on Instagram.

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