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Brief: Bikram Convoy Stopped by His Survivors

Brief: Bikram Convoy Stopped by His Survivors

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Brief: Bikram Convoy Stopped by His Survivors

FromConspirituality

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Length:
43 minutes
Released:
Feb 14, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Hot yoga tycoon and sex offender Bikram Choudhury was set to teach his sweaty pseudoscience in Vancouver starting on February 20th. But a team of yoga allies, led by a woman who has sued Choudhury for rape, said "Fuck off." So that's that.Or is it? We have many questions.Why was this cursed event planned in the first place? Who on earth is continuing to support this clown, and trying to make money off of him? Who would cover themselves in sweaty shit in order to prop up this Simpsons-level caricature of a yoga megalomaniac? And how did Bikram Yoga become the de facto exercise method and spiritual practice of "Freedom  Convoy" supporters?Matthew takes a sweaty tour through a land  of pseudoscience and rape culture, hot yogis and truckers, anti-vaxxers and frog-lickers to find out.Big thank you to Colin Hall of Bodhi Tree Yoga for stopping by! Show Notes:Canadian yoga competition stretches into Edmonton | CBC NewsControversial Bikram yoga founder's planned Vancouver workshops raising flags Jill Lawler's 1st-person accountPetition · Stop Predator Bikram Choudhury from hosting Yoga Seminar in Vancouver · Change.org Woman speaking out against Bikram Yoga event gets disturbing pushback from organizerBikram yoga event no longer planned for Vancouver hotel Bikram Yoga Creator Loses It When Asked About Sexual Assault Allegations | HuffPost Women Sponsor: https://www.gardomlakeyoga.ca/WATCH: Justin Trudeau cross-examined by Convoy lawyer-- -- --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:
Feb 14, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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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.