Derek reports on the role of journalism after attending the News and Documentary Emmy Awards in New York City last week. 

Show Notes

2026 News & Documentary Emmy Awards | NEWS NIGHT (LIVE)

You Might Have Already Fallen for MAHA’s Conspiracy Theories

Student awarded CBS News scholarship explains why he called out network at event: ‘I had to do it’

Jorge Ramos, who's anchored the news for nearly 4 decades, is leaving Univision
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311: AI, Pope Leo, & The Antichrist

Dismantling New Age cults, wellness grifters, and conspiracy-mad yogis. 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.