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26: Return of the Repressed, Or The Drugs Paula White is Not On (w/Brian Muraresku)

26: Return of the Repressed, Or The Drugs Paula White is Not On (w/Brian Muraresku)

FromConspirituality


26: Return of the Repressed, Or The Drugs Paula White is Not On (w/Brian Muraresku)

FromConspirituality

ratings:
Length:
137 minutes
Released:
Nov 19, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Trump’s personal pastor Paula White seizes the podium to speak in tongues and prophesize that angels from Africa will certify her master’s electoral victory. Evangelical Kenneth Copeland laughs maniacally at the devilish proposition that Biden has won. They both yearn to squeeze some drop of ecstasy from the husk of conservative politics. How much of the emotional terrorism rolling through these times is the return of the repressed?In our weekly reporting, Derek looks at Australian chef Pete Evans and his nostalgia for fascist mysticism, hidden beneath green shakes and doTerra downlines. Julian covers Dr. Northrup’s latest viral science fictions, as well as the bizarre Nazi comparisons trending on conspiritualist pages. Matthew looks at nested repressions returning with a vengeance: QAnon resurrecting the Satanic Panic, Bill Gates as the return of the vampire, and the strange new phenomenon of the Aggro-Spiritual Boss Babe Rage Witch, whose coin seems to be on the rise just as the Mark Walsh Spiritual Pick-Up Artist currency tanks. He also considers distinctions between canceling and punching sideways, picking up from last week’s episode.Then, in a rich interview with author of The Immortality Key, Brian Muraresku, Derek explores the ancient psychedelia of Christianity, both forgotten and repressed, and hopes for its return, as it would probably make Paula White and Kenneth Copeland chill TF out.03:32 Confessions of a Nazi chef36:37 The Jab: Northrup returns52:56 Speaking in tongues1:14:43 Interview with Brian MurareskuAll music by EarthRise SoundSystem (Duke Schommer + Derek Beres)Support Conspirituality on PatreonShow NotesPete Evans says COVID-19 isn’t contagiousPete Evans fined $25,000 by Therapeutic Goods Administration over coronavirus claims relating to BioChargerControversial celebrity chef Pete Evans canned by Seven NetworkHealing hubs, a ‘sacred geometry hub’ and solar-powered cabins: Inside the new hippy commune promoted by Pete Evans where people pay to live off the grid in ‘earth ships’Pete Evans, TruthseekerPete Evans shares the Nazi symbol, Black SunChristiane Northrup’s Nazi tweetNorthrup’s COVID vaccine interviewCOVID-19 Vaccine To Alter DNA? 5 False Claims By Christiane NorthrupNazi comparison misusing Shulman’s quoteFriday takeaway: Flu shotsNo Time To Be Nice: Now Is Not The Moment To Remain SilentPaula White / Eminem mashupKenneth Copeland
Released:
Nov 19, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

A weekly study of converging right-wing conspiracy theories and faux-progressive wellness utopianism. At best, the conspirituality movement attacks public health efforts in times of crisis. At worst, it fronts and recruits for the fever-dream of QAnon. As the alt-right and New Age horseshoe toward each other in a blur of disinformation, clear discourse and good intentions get smothered. Charismatic influencers exploit their followers by co-opting conspiracy theories on a spectrum of intensity ranging from vaccines to child trafficking. In the process, spiritual beliefs that have nurtured creativity and meaning are transforming into memes of a quickly-globalizing paranoia. Conspirituality Podcast attempts to bring understanding to this landscape. A journalist, a cult researcher, and a philosophical skeptic discuss the stories, cognitive dissonances, and cultic dynamics tearing through the yoga, wellness, and new spirituality worlds. Mainstream outlets have noticed the problem. We crowd-source, research, analyze, and dream answers to it.