The Yoga Hustler | Gurus Gone Wild | Part Two

Scamfluencers

Wondery

Society & Culture

4.1 • 7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

As Guru Jagat starts spewing dangerous conspiracy theories, her followers become determined to expose her for what she really is: A fraud. Their revelations, coupled with explosive new allegations from other members of the kundalini yoga community, force everyone to choose a side: Guru Jagat or… reality.

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0:00.0	Hey, prime members, you can listen to scam influencers
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0:06.8	A heads up to our listeners.
0:08.3	Today's episode discusses rape and sexual assault.
0:11.3	Listen with care.
0:12.3	[♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:17.0	Sarah, have you ever noticed that with all the scammers
0:20.0	we've covered here, they've at some point been legitimized
0:23.3	by a big time institution or celebrity?
0:26.2	Like, they appeared on Oprah or they were in Goop
0:29.4	or like they gave a TED talk or something?
0:31.2	Yeah, I think it's because celebrities love endorsing
0:35.8	some kind of new agey thing that will help them get enlightened
0:39.6	and feel maybe a little bit less bad about hoarding wealth.
0:43.2	Yeah, wow, yeah.
0:45.2	I think that's exactly right.
0:46.8	Well, Guru Jagat has been propped up
0:48.5	by celebrities, glossy women's magazines,
0:51.4	and business reporters.
0:53.2	But now she's about to get the most prestigious stamp
0:56.0	of approval yet.
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