Nuanced, detailed, rigorous. The hosts actually examine their own biases and work through disagreements on the show, which is so refreshing considering the over-produced, simplified nature of America’s media environment. These guys have walked the walk, they don’t just sit there and squawk.

There’s clearly so much wrong with these people and they just like to project it and take it out on people who’ve actually done something with their life. 🫪 so hard to listen to

This show woke me out if the stupor and downward spiral of healthy, hippy mom turned covid conspiracy junkie. I was also part of a loving, healing, Sufi cult. I appreciate that they each have been down rabbit holes and followed not so clean teachers or teachings in the past. They understand that conspiracies and religious beliefs can come from facing real problems, and seeing grains of truth, but following black and white “too good to be true “ answers. They have restored my appreciation and understanding of true scientific research, community care, participation in local government and questioning people who sat they have the only right answers. I like that they have intersecting, but not always the same opinions and insights.

Hey I listened to the intro and it sounds like a group of high school presenters. You’re reading from a script with zero breaks in speech and it sounds like robots. It’s not easy to listen to. I had to stop.

Not sure why this is rated clean. Constant use of the F word. They say if you don’t like that you don’t have to listen, so I’m not. Too bad, I would like to learn about misinformation but not worth it to me.

Nope.

I used to love this show, but the blind spots and lack of attention to intersectionality are becoming glaringly obvious as you move away from the focus on conspirituality.

I used to like this show quite a bit, and listened casually for several years. However, in episode 322.The Cult of Spiralism the hosts discuss how they use AI in the creation of the scripts. I do not support the use of AI in any capacity. I have unsubscribed and will not be listening further. Sad, but this is a firm boundary for me.

Streamers are entertainers and are very appreciated by their fans. Having streams on hours at a time is like having music or tv on. Very insulting your assumptions about this HUGE industry. And people do listen to Hasan and appreciate his contribution to the political dialogue. He literally fact checks in real time. What is your problem with him?

Outstanding episode about the sheep that allow the out of touch sheep herders to operate. Especially OPRAH!!

A show on the topic of conspirituality is much needed in this world now but the tone these guys often take is often snarky and sneering. Worse, when they offer some critiques, like “Is Erica Chenoweth a willing lapdog to status quo liberalism and capitalist power?” they seem to be engaging in cheap click bait as she herself has complicated the issue and clarified her claims. These guys are the very meat of blowhard pomposity that fails any test of actual reasoning.

Solid.

Love the show, the nuance, the topics. Each host offers something interesting, which is great and Julian’s giggle, keeps me going lol. I have listened to most episodes. The JP Sears episode got me really annoyed with Matthew repetitively arguing his point to Julian and with an attitude that was unnecessary. I have noticed he does the same with Derek too. We get it, you disagree with them. But I thank you all for what you’re doing. That’s what counts IMO.

I used to be so excited for new episodes of this pod to drop. Now, not so much. The sidebars they have to take between themselves are kind of exhausting sometimes and makes me wish they’d just do off mic and come back with more concise moments. Their political differences used to feel interesting and now just feel like albatrosses dragging entire episodes on endlessly. Don’t know if I’ll keep listening.

Listened to an older show where you brutalized Joe D. You bring up valid points, but it’s also very clear that you haven’t read the book. You criticize him, his views, his guests, his hosts… meanwhile, have you considered how much… rather how little training “doctors”, which is to say… drug pushers, how little knowledge they possess with respects to psychology? Or any other forms of practice that help people actually feel better? No you clowns just put people down you don’t agree with.

Bro you are nailing it lately. I don’t know how you churn out so much excellent and nuanced content. I’m an academic fairly versed in the big theoretical issues you address but I learn something new - or a new way of articulating something old - every time I listen. Thank you.

It’s really hard to do this review after almost two years of listening. I got put onto the show in part due to Matt Bernstein featuring Derrick on his show. I genuinely think this show is overall a net-good. A lot of good discussion about politics moment were in, and the ideology of crazy wellness people and right wing peeps. However, I’ve become disillusioned over the past year with how especially two of the hosts have been treating the political moment we are in, and that’s prevalent in how they react to Matthew’s takes on certain topics and treat leftist cohorts like him in isolated clips. Ever since the United Health Care CEO stuff, I’ve felt a lot of handwringing from Derrick and Julian over very real raw reactions people are having while feeling helpless under the current boot of fascism, and a lot of finger-wagging. A lot of ‘you can be left leaning but not THAT left leaning,’ or ‘that’s too extreme’. They call themselves social democrats or people on the left but in reality they are just liberals clamoring for a ‘coalition’ while whining about ‘too much violence’ and wagging the finger at Hasan Piker and people’s reactions to Charlie Kirk’s death. They fawn over Ezra Klein and Contrapoints and the theory of abundance. These are just a few topics I am naming but there is more. I wish Matthew would just go off on his own or Julian would do some more introspection off the pod before rage baiting those left of him with patreon preview clips. It’s disrespectful and one of the reasons I am done with this show.

love the podcast mostly, but just have to point out that three white dudes referring to Ronan Farrow as « the reporter who launched the Me Too movement » is a pretty wild retelling of history, not to mention a bold erasure of the two female reporters whose concurrent reporting can also be said to have « launched the Me Too movement, » not to mention Tarana Burke, the Black woman to whom the #MeToo hashtag is credited, or the thousands of women whose stories fueled the movement. i mean, wow. i really expected better from people whose insights i generally trust and respect.

I’ve been listening to this podcast since 2020.. the year (I believe) of its inception. What’s kept me listening to this podcast all these years is that these three men are covering what I know to be a necessary niche of information.. as a person who’s survived religious and spiritual abuse, as well as the influence of two parents who were heavily overtaken by fringe health disinformation. From my perspective, Conspirituality’s beat is necessary. I just wish it wasn’t so damn obsessed with listening to itself talk. These guys, unfortunately, continue to create a tone, vocabulary, and pseudo-academic perspective that is more interested in making them sound intelligent to themselves than it is in serving the people who actually need their subject matter. It’s as if they are constantly trying to impress an invisible professor (I’m not sure who, but probably somebody who gives them a gold star every time they use a 10 dollar word) rather than ask the question: “who are the people who actually need our work? How can we make ourselves accessible and understandable to them?” I think this podcast is good. But it won’t be great until they learn one of the first rules of marketing: it’s not about you. I am finally moved to write this critique after 6 years of listening to this podcast because I feel that this podcast needs to reach a wider audience now more than ever. It’s truly needed. I hope they figure it out.

Thank you for remembering Joseph Baker. I was his peers during the fall term at UTS. We were in the same class over the fall. The same compassionate and thoughtful person showed up each week in class.

I hope you will do a deep dive on Elizabeth April and other charismatic influencers who misuse "quantum physics" to lure in spiritualists with the language of science and promote conspiracy theories (including a resurgence of reptilian mythology)

I came across one of the hosts on another podcast I love, and I’m so glad I found this podcast as a result. It’s truly excellent - I’ve been binging both older and newer episodes, and I find it very entertaining and insightful. I can see that a few negative reviews are from people who advocate for ideologies that this podcast speaks against, which is to be expected. But to help combat some of their criticisms, I do think this podcast could present a little more thorough evidence for their arguments. I personally already know that the evidence is there so it doesn’t bother me, but I think doing more deep dives into the evidence would help counter some of the arguments that the other side presents (as this is pretty easy to do, the evidence is plenty). Instead, a lot of the arguments are stated like they are obviously true, which they ARE - but some people need things spelled out a little more than others :-)

Awesome show. Deeply insightful, and researched. My only critique is with Derek, one of the three hosts. When it comes to conversations/debates around socialism or Marxism he is shockingly dense. Really appreciate Matthew staying in those conversations, though. Much more patient than I.

I want to give this episode zero stars, but I don’t want to knock the pod’s overall rating down because it is a good resource. It’s funny, as well; I’m not sure they realize how hilarious they are, but I hope they do. I decided to go with three, it’s enough to maybe cause a blip and show up on their radar, but not enough to drag it down. Also, I typically read mid-line reviews, not the two extreme ends of nut fluffing and off-topic complaints posted by people who’ve just blundered their way onto a pod and chose to listen, even though they disagree with it on a foundational level. If you want to hate-listen, then complain about it, save your stupid complaints for your friends. Find something else to do with your time, weirdos. I hear what they’re doing in this episode, and it’s important to separate their message from that which I take issue. I should clarify that I am committing the cardinal sin of writing a review for an episode I have not finished. I literally stopped in the middle to do this, out of fear that I’d forget. Which I often do (forget, not write reviews). Should they address my issue later in the episode, well, apologies. Here we go: I lived in Anniston, AL, for several years, and am very well acquainted with the environmental issues plaguing the area. There was a Monsanto manufacturing facility there. It became a federal clean-up sight after the people living in the area (where they plopped their factory) finally won restitution for decades of sickness, cancer, and many, many deaths. Not just people without access to healthy foods and medical care who got old and developed cancer- which can happen; children were developing cancer. Children died. Monsanto was poisoning the land and water around their filthy factory. It’s not the “dietary levels” of these chemicals that’s the huge problem. It’s not the exposure during manufacturing, those works have protections (PPE). It’s not the farmers using it, or at least it shouldn’t be, they should also be wearing PPE. The elephant in the room is the people who live in areas where land is cheapest. The places and people that few others care about, where companies put their factories without regard to the human cost, or bothering to properly dispose of their waste. They also lie about the toxicity, and their lack of safety. So, yes, glyphosate is an enormous problem. It is killing people all over the country. But the crunchy neo-hippies (usually the subjects of the pod, not the hosts) don’t ever bring that up. All they care about is the tiny bubble they live in. If that bubble was suddenly sharing a water supply with Monsanto, we’d never hear the end of it.

I was hopeful at first about this podcast but I see it is just another bashing against our current administration and the MAHA movement. I always try to listen to both sides of an issue but I am not getting thoughtful discourse from this channel. I really tried listening but can’t stomach the name calling anymore and one sided hysterics. Good bye, I will leave you to your echo chamber.

I’m still listening, and will continue to. Keep up the good work.

The research feels one sided and they don’t apply nearly the level of scrutiny to mainstream medicine as they do to wellness.

I’ve been listening since ep. 1 and stg these college educated cis white Gen X men have gotten me through these troubled times firmly on the side of logic and science. I’m a woowoo believer so I genuinely think that without this critical eye on who’s profiteering off selling “vibes” I very easily could’ve gone the anti vax q adjacent slip & slide route. Thank you for the compassionate dose of sanity from inside the new age milieu. A lifeline to rational thought.

This podcast is maybe one of the best sources for understanding both the roots and outputs of our current political and cultural challenges. Having grown up in an evangelical cult I recognize many of the dynamics they explore on “both” / all sides and how they intersect. I really appreciate when the hosts disagree and share different perspectives and challenge each other. Though some might categorize this podcast as “leftist” It shows the nuance and debates within these positions with integrity. The podcast has helped me understand and identify biases within my own community and positions that are not based in science / journalistic integrity that I thought were. Great work, and so important. Thank you!

I can’t trust the research that goes into a show if you’re mispronouncing names of main characters. Several episodes in, there’s just too much sloppiness, from mouth noises and room ambience in the narrator’s mic to patently uncritical stances with unnamed (thus hidden) biases posing as neutral. It’s a terrible waste because the concept behind the show is a good one, it’s just the execution that’s lazy.

But please say “of Jesus” not “Jesus’s” which sounds like Jesuszez and distorts the name so much.

Very inciteful and enjoyable to listen to. One of my fav podcasts

Honestly all the 1 star reviews are just proof that this podcast brings up strong emotions and gives a well researched perspective. Data doesn’t care how you feel about the telepathy tapes.

Thank you for this podcast!

I am grateful for these guys for doing god’s work - on my meditation journey i almost got sucked into some of the allure of some of these wellness gurus without truly knowing what they’re about. This podcast is informative, educational, and funny. One of my favorites!

I feel like there is an actual network of people paid to write bad reviews to undermine left leaning, fact based information sources and Conspirituality has become their latest target…way to go gentlemen, you’ve showed up on right wing, anti-intellectualism radars and they need to focus on you now…you’ve arrived…I am a regular listener…the Neokayfabe ep and Tia Levings ep were mind openers..bought and devoured both of their books...a whole lot more of us give 5 star reviews and learn actual information, not propaganda…

I don’t feel a biased opinion is an open minded one. For a show saying they unravel the conspiracies we face today they seem to be skewed to one side of the spectrum. I don’t like taking sides with politics but this show definitely has. I don’t leave reviews but this app kind of forced me to this time. Sorry for the harsh critique.

I’ve been a Patreon since 2020 and I still refresh every day hoping to see a new episode pop up. They’ve been speaking rationality since the start of the pandemic and have helped me stay sane. Always glad to hear their perspectives on various topics.

I don’t know what’s happening with the onslaught of haphazardly written one-star reviews, but it has inspired me to write out how I adore the insights doled out in this podcast series. A leading light in the darkening landscape of anti-intellectualism. Keep it up guys

I listened to the Unraveling the Telepathy Tapes episode and wanted to learn more about facilitated communication from another perspective. That led me to a documentary called Spellers that follows non-speaking autistic individuals who use spelling to communicate. You can actually see real footage of people using letter boards. I’m guessing the guys on this podcast will dismiss this documentary because it doesn’t prove that it works with the correct scientific tests, and also because it is associated with JB Handley, but this documentary does not mention vaccines once and there are plenty of examples of non-speakers spelling so you can judge for yourself whether you think a scientific study is necessary to prove this is real or not. You can watch it for free on YouTube - Spellers the Movie… Don’t believe everything you hear on this podcast. Sure, they’ll protect you from spiritual snake oil, but don’t expect warmth, humility, or soul. The Cult of Cold Reason doesn’t do mystery. Boring!

This podcast has well researched information with a strong viewpoint that helps see through the vails that are being used so readily all around us. It is very helpful. They explain why they have come to Their opinions and they hope we will use our powers of discernment as well.

A very unthoughtful podcast that asks the question: “how can we ignore the mystery in life and get people all believing in consensus reality which has served us so well?” The both-sides take on the genocide in Gaza was just icing on the cake.

Word salads to sound smart. Critiques anything right leaning or male oriented. Offers no solution. Its just right and straight male hate group of gays. They excuse anything bad coming from any other group no matter how absurd.

Globalize the intifada literally just means rise up against oppression worldwide, liberals like y’all are not going to shame us into pretending you can redefine Arabic words WITH DEFINITIONS ALREADY because it will offend some zionists. The analysis on this show is already shallow but I listened because it’s sometimes interesting, however I can no longer listen to this islamophobic racist drivel.

I wanted to like Conspirituality for its promise to unpack conspiracies with intellectual clarity, but it falls short. The hosts lean on flashy, sophisticated vocabulary to project authority, which feels more like a tactic to sound superior than to inform. They often fall into a ‘straw man fallacy’ approach that distorts the original point to make their “debunking” seem clever, but it often sacrifices accuracy. Despite marketing itself as unbiased and analytical, the podcast often pushes opinionated narratives, undermining its credibility. If you’re looking for precise, fair critique, you might find this more performative than enlightening.

This podcast is normally good, but they were shortsighted with the telepathy tapes episode and it makes me feel more critical of their other episodes. I am not saying TT was perfect and correct, but firmly saying that these people are all duped without (a) consulting autistic people or (b) consulting a speech language pathologist is not great. There are autistic people who have learned to communicate using FC; to erase them is unconscionable. Yes, there are people who have taken advantage of autistics and influenced what they have to say, and yes, there are some (flawed) studies showing it doesn’t work. But it’s negligible to not mention that many people who now use AAC started with FC, and it’s negligible to not mention the study that shows eye movement tracking with FC, showing autonomy with communication. Conspirituality also, while being critical of episode 10 and what they dismiss as not the voices of these young adults, makes no mention of the very genuine voice of Mia, a teenager in the first episode. They don’t address that many of the autistic people in the show are not facilitated by their parent. In attempting to (at times quite condescendingly) “protect” non speaking people, they silence them further by dismissing their voices. Yes, some people scam with FC, but it doesn’t mean that anyone who uses typing to communicate is not actually communicating.

I would count myself as the crunchy hippie since college that believes in organic food and naturopathic medicine. And that is now considered the conspiracy theorist side. These 3 are stuck in the victimhood lifestyle that further divided our country. I keep waiting for them to convince me how MAHA is wrong, but they haven’t. Same reasonings, still not convincing.

Few times in history is a show like this more necessary - listeners turn to this pod for hope - and yet has little on the LA and No Kings Day protests.

I have been listening to this podcast every day since December, starting at the beginning of the show in 2020 right as Covid was in full swing. It has been fascinating hearing their accuracy in predictive insights regarding our current situation socially and politically. As a cult survivor myself, I have deeply appreciated these voices of reason and thoughtful, well-researched pieces regarding a plethora of topics that are sorely misunderstood and conflated in certain circles. Thank you Derek, Julian, and Matthew! It has brought me comfort knowing you are doing this work to dive deep and dispel the nonsense that often goes unchecked in the new age world.

I also unsuccessfully lived as a vegetarian, and gave it up, but after 8 years vegan, I now know it was my incapacity to eat a balanced diet that was the issue. Meat necessity is magical thinking and contrary to scientific evidence, which indicates numerous benefits of a plant based lifestyle, not just to our own health, but that if the wider ecosystem (most soy is fed to cattle fyi). Otherwise, a great show.