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Bonus Sample: What Is the Rabbit Hole?

Bonus Sample: What Is the Rabbit Hole?

FromConspirituality


Bonus Sample: What Is the Rabbit Hole?

FromConspirituality

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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Aug 28, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

They fell into a rabbit hole. 
Matthew examines the blindspots thrown up by this common and unexamined phrase:
— The assumption that we all know what the rabbit hole is.
— The assumption that right up to the edge of the rabbit hole, the world makes sense.
— The assumption that everyone who avoided falling (or being pushed) in is simply more rational, balanced, and normal.
All of these assumptions can obscure the insanities of the dominant culture.

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Released:
Aug 28, 2023
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.