Hello friends, welcome back to the show. My guest today is Derek Berris. He's an author and

media expert, the senior editor at Eco and co-host of the Conspirituality podcast. Far left yoga

moms and far right trolls aren't the most obvious pairing that you would have put together.

However, these unlikely ideological allies have more in common than you might think.

Much of the thinking within these groups has converged in recent years and Derek is here to

explain how this has happened. Expect to learn how the term conspiracy has been diluted down

to mean all manner of things now. The typical characteristics of a cult leader,

why conspiracy theories are so seductive to the people tempted by them. How spirituality adds

a different flavour to conspiratorial tropes, whether I need to stop saying hello cult members

and much more. The world of conspiracy is one that I kind of had an idea about, right? You've

watched yoga documentaries on Netflix about these crazy ash rums and stuff, but I didn't realise

just how pervasive it was. The fact that QAnon kind of co-opted itself into the wellness and new

age movement. It's very interesting. The work that directors is taking a different perspective on

a corner of the internet that I literally wasn't even aware existed. So yes, I hope that you enjoy

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