Decoding the Gurus

A podcast by Christopher Kavanagh and Matthew Browne

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154 Episodes

  1. Peterson, Murray & Pageau: Transcendent Tableware

    Published: 10/1/2022
  2. Interview with Neil Levy on Intellectual Virtue Signalling

    Published: 9/27/2022
  3. Daniel Schmachtenberger, Jamie Wheal & Jordan Hall: Making Sense about Making Sense of Sensemaking

    Published: 9/14/2022
  4. Interview with Helen Lewis on culture wars and religion, that Jordan Peterson interview, and gurus generally

    Published: 9/3/2022
  5. Interview with Dan Friesen from Knowledge Fight on Alex Jones, the Sandy Hook Trial, and conspiracy ecosystems

    Published: 8/27/2022
  6. John Vervaeke & Jonathan Pageau: Decoding the Demons

    Published: 8/21/2022
  7. Interview with Elgen Strait on the Unification Church and the assassination of Shinzo Abe

    Published: 8/20/2022
  8. Special: Guru Right to Reply with Robert Wright

    Published: 7/31/2022
  9. Recoding Jordan Peterson: Think again, Sunshine!

    Published: 7/24/2022
  10. *Patreon Preview* Lex and Haidt: Gurometer Ratings

    Published: 7/10/2022
  11. Lex Fridman & Jonathan Haidt: The Techno Monk & The Social Scientist

    Published: 7/8/2022
  12. Interview with Nathan Allebach on Online Brands, Weird Twitter & that Steak Umms Account

    Published: 6/11/2022
  13. Jaron Lanier: Fear of an Algorithmic Planet

    Published: 5/30/2022
  14. *Patreon Preview* Decoding Academia 8: Monkey see, Monkey do?

    Published: 5/24/2022
  15. Interview with Michael Inzlicht on the Replication Crisis, Mindfulness, and Responsible Heterodoy

    Published: 5/20/2022
  16. Very Bad Gurus with David Pizarro & Tamler Sommers

    Published: 4/29/2022
  17. Interview with Timbah Toast on his Tim Pool Documentary & Scooby Doo Partisans

    Published: 4/23/2022
  18. Reverend Sun Myung Moon: Absolute Decoding

    Published: 4/9/2022
  19. Interview with Elgen Strait on growing up in the Moonies & cultish manipulation

    Published: 3/31/2022
  20. Interview with Julian Walker on Conspirituality, Conspiracies and (Global) Culture Wars

    Published: 3/26/2022

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An exiled Northern Irish anthropologist and a hitchhiking Australian psychologist take a close look at the contemporary crop of 'secular gurus', iconoclasts, and other exiles from the mainstream, offering their own brands of unique takes and special insights. Leveraging two of the most diverse accents in modern podcasting, Chris and Matt dig deep into the claims, peek behind the psychological curtains, and try to figure out once and for all... What's it all About? Join us, as we try to puzzle our way through and talk some smart-sounding smack about the intellectual giants of our age, from Jordan Peterson to Robin DiAngelo. Are they revolutionary thinkers or just grifters with delusions of grandeur? Join us and let's find out!