Decoding the Gurus

By: Christopher Kavanagh and Matthew Browne
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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!
    Copyright 2024 Christopher Kavanagh and Matthew Browne
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  • Supplementary Materials 11: Alex Jones is at it again

    Supplementary Materials 11: Alex Jones is at it again
    Jul 27 2024

    We are a little behind the news cycle with this release, so we apologise for that. For context this episode was recorded after Trump's assassination attempt but before Biden announced he was stepping down. We will return with the Gurusphere's insane reaction to that event next time. Here we consider:

    • Trump's leaked conversation with RFK Junior
    • A very special request from Matt
    • Tammy Peterson's admiration for Tommy Robinson
    • Alex Jones releasing NEW Sandy Hook conspiracy theories on InfoWars
    • Jonathan Pageau's new spin on Intelligent Design
    • The Fifth Column and selective application of criticism
    • Bari Weiss' Free Press visits the RNC
    • Moynihan's non-partisan interview with Anna Khachiyan
    • Our now (totally out-of-date) political opinions on Biden

    The full episode is available for Patreon subscribers (1hr 17 mins).

    Join us at: https://www.patreon.com/DecodingTheGurus

    Links

    • Knowledge Fight on Alex's Deposition and the episode where he outlines his new Sandy Hook conspiracy
    • Legal Eagle video on the Alex Jones trial
    • CONFIRMED: Deep State Sandy Hook Operation Gave Order To Shut Down Infowars
    • The Free Press LIVE from the RNC: Biden’s Interview, Trump, J.D. Vance, and More!Honestly with Bari Weiss
    • Ron DeSantis Truth in Media event
    • Jordan Peterson: Why the Establishment Hates This Man | Tommy Robinson | EP 462
    • Pageau's new spin on Intelligent Design
    • Video of Trump and RFK Jr.'s leaked call
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    42 mins
  • Ranking the Gurus

    Ranking the Gurus
    Jul 25 2024

    Decoding the Gurus is now a venerable institution and as such we have built up quite a menagerie of would-be gurus and even a handful of not-really gurus.

    So like all the hip kids today, we decided to look back at our previous gurus and arrange them on a tier list of Secular Guruosity.

    If you would like to play along we’ve made a version accessible online so you can provide your rankings (available here) or you can see ours.

    Also, due to an image-importing hiccup, we missed Sam Harris (B), Robert Wright (D) and Richard Dawkins (D). All are now added to the template!

    Hope you enjoy and we will be back soon with a full-length decoding of Gabor Maté before the concluding chapter of the Dr. K trilogy.

    If you want to support the show, join us at: https://www.patreon.com/DecodingTheGurus
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Supplementary Materials 10: Rigorous Conspiracy Hypothesising about the Trump Shooting

    Supplementary Materials 10: Rigorous Conspiracy Hypothesising about the Trump Shooting
    Jul 19 2024

    A special Supplementary Material where we take a gander at some of the reactions to the recent assassination attempt on Trump and then dig deeper with some responsible model conspiracy hypothesizing with Bret and Heather. Also featuring:

    • Our completely predictable response to the shooting
    • John Cusack's Conspiracy Theory
    • Tim Kennedy's Conspiracy Venn Diagram
    • Scientific Cosplay with Bret and Heather
    • Learning about logic with Heather
    • The Lab Leak theory revisited with Bret
    • The Fall of Plato's Cave
    • Mind Controlled Shooters
    • The Unity 2024 Platform

    The full episode is available for Patreon subscribers (57 mins).

    Join us at: https://www.patreon.com/DecodingTheGurus

    Links

    • Cave of Mirrors: The 234th Evolutionary Lens with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying
    • Tim Kennedy: How Leadership Failures Led to an Assassination Attempt on Trump
    • John Cusack's conspiracy tweet
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    32 mins
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Wonderfully entertaining and insightful, as well as excessively verbose!
I adore the conversations.
I also appreciate not having to do my own research.

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A much needed podcast in the age of gurus.

Chris and Matt are carrying hammers trying to Whack-A-Mole all the gurus coming out of their misinformed, self-indulgent, self-aggrandizing, conspiratorial podcast holes. The hosts are approaching the topics in good faith. If you are interested in understanding how gurus build their cult-like following, and the techniques they use to manipulate their listeners, then the boys have you covered. The main critique I have for the podcast is that it's a tad bit too long at times. If you don't find the topics interesting, they have funny accents.

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Toxic bigotted juveniles must be muted

Two ignorant rambling researchers think its hilarious to treat serious issues like gender dysphoria with toxic and immature mockery. What right do they have to causually cissplain (with a known transphobic Helen Lewis) anything to anyone? Do they realise what it's like to grow up confused about identity. Do they talk about the mental and physical abuse perpetrated by others on the LGBTQIA+ community or the unacceptable suicide rates? No. They just compare fighting for human decency and rights of every individual to the despicable orthodoxy of churches that believe in superbeings who created the earth and let all their disciples get away with pedophilia! They just pretend they are objective because their whole life has revolved around an insecure, fragile, colonial biased paradigm. Brainwashed and self-delusional. They think they are objective because they mock those hate crime mongers from the IDW. That childish sarcasm and laughter when talking about Peterson and the ilk, and then that vomit inducing feeling sorry/not sorry for being 'meanies' is nothing more than acting as apologists for those criminal misogynists and supporting hate speech. Barely able to listen to an older one on Ibram X Kendi but it is obvious they have a major issue with critical race theory, anti-racism and the BLM movement. I will issue a formal complaint about this podcast and hope you will do the same.

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