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Brief: Long Live Guru Jagat (w/Emily Guerin)
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Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Jan 31, 2023
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Podcast episode
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Katie Griggs. Katie Day. Kundalini Katie. Guru Jagat. We hardly knew you.The late "Queen of Conspiracy Theories" is now memorialized on NPR through Emily Guerin's LAist podcast "Imperfect Paradise." Matthew sits down with Emily to explore how we cover figures like Griggs, what it was like to interview her family, and what we can ultimately say about the compromised feminist empowerment she offered her followers—and whether she could have taken another route.Show NotesShe was a popular yoga guru. Then she embraced QAnon conspiracy theories — NPR, LAist 36: Guru Jagat’s Pandemic Brandwash (w/Philip Deslippe & Stacie Stukin) 37: Guru Jagat Cultjacks Kundalini Yoga (w/Philip Deslippe & Stacie Stukin) (PDF) From Maharaj to Mahan Tantric: The Construction of Yogi Bhajan’s Kundalini Yoga — Philip DeslippeYogi Bhajan Turned an L.A. Yoga Studio into a Juggernaut, and Left Two Generations of Followers Reeling from Alleged Abuse — Stacie StukinInside the Dubious World of RA MA Yoga, and Its Girl Boss Guru to the Stars — Cassidy George, VICEGuru Jagat Dies. A Saint Is Born. | by Matthew Remski | Aug, 2021 | MediumGuru Jagat Mourned in Person with Breathing Exercises, No Masks — Matthew Remski-- -- --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
Released:
Jan 31, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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