Bonus Sample: Reading Tony Robbins

Conspirituality

Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, Julian Walker

Social Sciences, Science, Society & Culture, Philosophy

4.0 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2022

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

The world's top life coach has a new book, Life Force. Seemingly bulletproof to criticism due to connections in high places (and a litigious legal team), Tony Robbins's new book is a perfect example of the conspiritualist grift: mix science with sciencey sentiment and package it in a shiny revolutionary marketing package that promises much and delivers little more than confusion. Derek reviews. Show NotesA single blood test claims to detect dozens of cancers. Skeptics wouldn’t bet your life on it.The 700-calorie breakfast you should eat if you want to live forever, according to a futurist who spends $1 million a year on pills and eating rightWhat supplements does Ray Kurzweil take and why?Instagram: Low testosterone is one of the most underdiagnosed conditions in American menEpigenetics: It doesn't mean what quacks think it means Siddhartha Mukherjee: The Gene Detox: What “They” Don’t Want You To Know -- -- --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	This is a Glassbox Media Podcast.
0:11.0	Hello, Conspirituality Podcast listeners.
0:13.0	Welcome to a sample of a Patreon bonus episode.
0:17.0	We release these every week for our subscribers.
0:20.0	They're usually solo essays from our team.
0:22.0	It costs $5 a month for access
0:25.0	and the support helps to keep us
0:27.0	add free and editorially independent.
0:30.0	You can sign up at patreon.com
0:33.0	backslashconspirituality.
0:35.0	Thank you.
0:37.0	This is a supplement I want to look at a little bit more closely.
0:40.0	Now, first off, before we get to the health claims,
0:42.0	I want to think about where Robbins is sourcing these ingredients from.
0:46.0	Because remember, in the book,
0:48.0	he talks about natural supplements and how important they are.
0:52.0	And he even goes so far to say that
0:54.0	if it's natural, should you be worried about it?
0:57.0	Which is kind of fascinating,
0:59.0	because in one of the podcasts,
1:01.0	he talks about how cyanide will kill you quickly.
1:04.0	And cyanide's natural.
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