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Bonus Sample: Anti-vax Lifestyle Brands Are Here

Bonus Sample: Anti-vax Lifestyle Brands Are Here

FromConspirituality


Bonus Sample: Anti-vax Lifestyle Brands Are Here

FromConspirituality

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Length:
7 minutes
Released:
Nov 27, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In 2021, the anti-vax dating site, Unjected, appeared on the scene. Between Unjected's conservative marketing campaigns, which leans conspiratorial and bigoted, and its partnership with supplements company, The Wellness Company, Derek breaks down why this appears to be the emergence of anti-vax lifestyle brands—a trend he believes is only going to grow in the coming years.
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Show Notes
Anti-vax dating site exposed data for 3,500 users through ‘debug mode’ bug
Maui emergency services head, who met criticism for not using sirens during wildfire, resigns
In deadly Maui fires, many had no warning and no way out. Those who dodged a barricade survived
Exclusive Interview: The founder of Unjected, a dating site for the unvaxxed, talks about why it's still growing after getting kicked off the App Store
MAGA Influencers Are Sold on This Grifty Wellness Company
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Released:
Nov 27, 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.