Beste Alt Source Games Podcasts (2024)

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Brief: Dancing for the Devil (w/Derek Doneen) 25:40

2d ago25:40

25:40

When young TikTok dance stars joined 7M Films, they got access to big production budgets, luxurious locations, and exciting career opportunities. There was a problem, however. Their boss, Robert Shinn, was a self-styled Christian pastor who placed increasing pressure on their time and finances, demanded unquestioning devotion, and isolated them fro…

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208: Dirty Dozen Disinformation (w/Drs Andrea Love & Michelle Wong) 1:05:31

4d ago1:05:31

1:05:31

Every year, the Environmental Working Group, a Washington, DC-based lobbying group, publishes its “Dirty Dozen” report, which supposedly informs consumers about the 12 “dirtiest” fruits and vegetables. The report is repeated verbatim by major media outlets, which routinely demonize strawberries, blueberries, and other conventionally-grown produce. …

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Bonus Sample: Public Theology and Hospice Care (w/Jude Mills) 6:09

7d ago6:09

6:09

In this Listener Stories episode, Matthew sits down with Jude Mills, an old friend from the yoga world, to hear her story about growing up in an anti-theist home in hyper-sectarian Scotland, but feeling the inexorable call of religion. So started a long journey toward her vocation as a hospice chaplain at the height of COVID. They discuss the needs…

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Brief: Is God Necessary in Spiritual Practices? 47:36

9d ago47:36

47:36

There’s been a growing acceptance of religious belief from the previously religious-averse, especially in the Covid contrarian space. This comes in the wake of a number of recent high-profile conversions, most notably Russell Brand getting baptized. Why are the skeptical suddenly finding faith? Derek and Julian discuss their atheism in the context …

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207: Gaming Realities (w/Thi Nguyen) 1:08:26

11d ago1:08:26

1:08:26

Philosopher Thi Nguyen first visited us 150 episodes ago (!!) to discuss how social media gamification exploded online conspiracy theories and audience capture drags content producers toward the seductions of premature clarity—and the ecstasy of fascism. Nguyen returns to discuss “value capture”: how simplified and portable metrics in institutions,…

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Bonus Sample: Russell Brand Is Christian Now? 7:07

14d ago7:07

7:07

Russell Brand has accepted Jesus into his heart and been baptized in the spirit. But does his conversion to Christianity make sense along the New Age rebel to right-wing, conspiracy-theorist radicalization pipeline? Is Brand seeking absolution for his sins, or recognizing that most of his audience are Christians “oppressed” by authoritarian libs? J…

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Brief: The Outside Agitator Conspiracy Trope (w/Dr. Peniel Joseph) 37:24

15d ago37:24

37:24

Two weeks ago, several university administrators asked militarized police units to smash pro-Palestinian encampment protests on quads and in occupied buildings. It happened at places like Columbia and CUNY, and the University of Texas in Austin where our guest today, Dr. Peniel Joseph, teaches on the history of the Black Power movement. In the mids…

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206: Surviving Modern Yoga (w/ Matthew Remski) 1:02:50

18d ago1:02:50

1:02:50

Matthew is in the guest seat today! Why? Because in 2019—just months before the pandemic and this podcast kicked off—he published a book titled Practice and All is Coming: Abuse, Cult Dynamics and Healing in Yoga and Beyond. It focused on survivor stories of assault and abuse within the cultic mechanisms of Pattabhi Jois' Ashtanga Yoga community. T…

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Bonus Sample: The Force That Divides Us All 6:43

21d ago6:43

6:43

In 2020, former NY Times journalist Isabel Wilkerson published Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. The book tells a compelling story: that the root of our social divisions is the invented hierarchical structure of castes, not, as we often assume in America, race. Race, she writes, is only another manifestation of caste. While it’s certainly an i…

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Brief: An Honest Discussion About Food (w/Dr Sarah Ballantyne) 44:59

23d ago44:59

44:59

Dr Sarah Ballantyne forged a career in science communication and health education advocating for autoimmune solutions in food and the paleo diet. In 2014, she began questioning her approach. Shortly after, she realized she was spreading nutrition misinformation and has dedicated her career to correcting those errors. Derek talks to Sarah about the …

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205: Dismantling Movement Dogmas (w/Laurel Beversdorf & Sarah Court) 1:16:21

25d ago1:16:21

1:16:21

We have a real treat today for listeners who love all forms of movement, especially yoga and strength training. Derek and Julian talk to Movement Logic hosts, Laurel Beversdorf and Sarah Court, who navigate the curvilinear path of creating irreverent yet high quality science-based movement content that sets teachers and students free from dogma and…

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Bonus Sample: Imaginary Children #1: Fetal Remains 5:58

28d ago5:58

5:58

In the first full episode of this ongoing series, Matthew looks at the anti-abortion arcs of two men: Rob Schenck and Frank Pavone. Both leaders invested the images and remains of the unborn with passionate but imaginary desires that obscured from them how much harm they were causing. One of them exited that highway, but the other is still burning …

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Brief: Religion is Not Belief? (w/Blair Hodges) 47:19

30d ago47:19

47:19

The late historian of religion James Carse (1932-2020) made a radical proposal in his 2012 book, The Religious Case Against Belief. He argued that beliefs, far from being central to or definitive of religion, are actually antithetical to religious community. A religion’s historical longevity, he argued, depends on its ability to absorb and neutrali…

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204: What the Hell is RFK Jr Doing? 1:10:19

1M ago1:10:19

1:10:19

Robert F Kennedy, Jr isn’t backing down. You can’t get away from his voice or his endless content stream. He’s banked on tech world oligarch anti-vax mom, Nicole Shanahan, to nail down the VP slot. His Children’s Health Defense charity is casting doubt on whether polio was even a virus. And he keeps claiming he’s not against vaccines himself, but h…

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Bonus Sample: Let's Talk About Gary Brecka 5:54

1M ago5:54

5:54

"Human Biologist" and life coach Gary Brecka's star rose after biohacking UFC President Dana White's health. Yet Derek has a few questions this week: Is someone with a degree from a chiropractic college qualified to talk about seed oils, GMOs, depression, tinnitus, fluoride, detoxifying through water fasts, and diet plans? Is it concerning that his…

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Deep Cut: On Belief 55:19

1M ago55:19

55:19

A Deep Cut from our Patreon archive (July 2023) What do we mean when we say that we believe something? When the QAnon Shaman got dressed on the morning of January 6, he put on his red, white, and blue face paint, his postmodern quasi-Native American horned fur hat, and grabbed the spear to which he had attached an American flag. In performance mode…

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203: Is This a Joke? (w/Neal Brennan) 1:05:53

1M ago1:05:53

1:05:53

Neal Brennan has upped the artistic ante in stand-up comedy. In Netflix specials like "3 Mics and Blocks" he’s explored loneliness, isolation, and the mental health fallout of growing up the youngest of 10 in a Catholic family with an extremely unwell father. In the process he’s made some of the great mysteries of family pain and inner turmoil more…

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Bonus Sample: The Dark Sun, The Red Cow, and The End of Days 6:01

1M ago6:01

6:01

Tensions between Israel and Iran escalated as supernaturally-charged conspiracy theories about the solar eclipse flooded the internet. And so Julian searched for answers about the mysterious “red heifer.” What is so special about a red cow? Might its discovery and ensuing journey from Texas to Jerusalem have played a role in the October 7 attacks? …

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Brief: Yoga Teacher’s Survival Guide (w/Theo Wildcroft & Harriet McAtee) 42:19

1M ago42:19

42:19

Matthew is joined by Theo Wildcroft and Harriet McAtee, co-editors of The Yoga Teacher's Survival Guide: Social Justice, Science, Politics, and Power (Singing Dragon Publications), a volume of essays from 16 yoga world contributors. Three yoga culture critic nerds get into the weeds of how wellness workers and yoga teachers survive and navigate a p…

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202: Steve Hassan and the Trans Cult Conspiracy Theory 1:22:09

2M ago1:22:09

1:22:09

“Cult expert” Steve Hassan has been publicly concerned with the complex sociology of trans youth since 2020. We track that interest back to his communications with gender critical activists in 2017, who reached out to him because they believed that his cult theory could shed light on what they believed were nefarious aspects of the trans awareness …

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Bonus Sample: Long Haul Stories: Matthew Stillman 7:40

2M ago7:40

7:40

Following up on our Long COVID episode with Tara Haelle, Matthew will be expanding the Listener Stories portfolio with stories from listeners about navigating Long COVID. Why? Because there’s nothing like a mysterious disease, denied by some, stigmatized by others, and politicized by multiple interests, that will bring a person closer to the appeal…

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Brief: A History of the Gay Right (w/Neil Young) 43:50

2M ago43:50

43:50

Matthew is joined by historian Neil J. Young, co-host of the excellent Past Present Podcast, to talk about his new book: Coming Out Republican: a History of the Gay Right. Young’s riveting storytelling shows how, beginning in the aftermath of WWII, many American gay men—born into socially conservative and religious families from which they had stru…

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201: Librarians Are Not Groomers (w/Heath Umbreit) 1:17:42

2M ago1:17:42

1:17:42

When Moms For Liberty attacks libraries with demands to ban books about MLK Jr and age-appropriate sex education, and claims that librarians are grooming their children into the trans agenda, they’re enacting the worst forms of neo-fascist bullying. But they’re also paradoxically defending a troubled American legacy against a librarian culture atte…

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Bonus Sample: Project 2025's Disdain for Public Education 6:50

2M ago6:50

6:50

Project 2025 is the libertarian conservative Heritage Foundation’s systematic governance plan for the next Republican president. The 920-page plan aims to implement the "unitary executive theory," which would give all of the power of the US government to the executive branch—Donald Trump, if he wins in November. Derek and Julian read the chapter on…

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Brief: The High Cost of Wellness 44:33

2M ago44:33

44:33

A common sentiment in wellness spaces is that people turn to alt-med practices due to the exorbitant costs of American healthcare. While the latter is certainly true, Derek and Julian discuss why a lot of products and services in wellness land is really just another form of extractive capitalism. Head to factormeals.com/conspirituality50 and use co…

Podcasts, die es wert sind, gehört zu werden

Alt Source Games Podcasts

Podcasts, die es wert sind, gehört zu werden

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Conspirituality

Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, Julian Walker

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Yo! MTG Taps!

Joey Pasco, Joe Panuska

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Brief: Dancing for the Devil (w/Derek Doneen) 25:40

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208: Dirty Dozen Disinformation (w/Drs Andrea Love & Michelle Wong) 1:05:31

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Bonus Sample: Public Theology and Hospice Care (w/Jude Mills) 6:09

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Brief: Is God Necessary in Spiritual Practices? 47:36

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207: Gaming Realities (w/Thi Nguyen) 1:08:26

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Bonus Sample: Russell Brand Is Christian Now? 7:07

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Brief: The Outside Agitator Conspiracy Trope (w/Dr. Peniel Joseph) 37:24

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206: Surviving Modern Yoga (w/ Matthew Remski) 1:02:50

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Bonus Sample: The Force That Divides Us All 6:43

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Brief: An Honest Discussion About Food (w/Dr Sarah Ballantyne) 44:59

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205: Dismantling Movement Dogmas (w/Laurel Beversdorf & Sarah Court) 1:16:21

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Bonus Sample: Imaginary Children #1: Fetal Remains 5:58

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Brief: Religion is Not Belief? (w/Blair Hodges) 47:19

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204: What the Hell is RFK Jr Doing? 1:10:19

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Bonus Sample: Let's Talk About Gary Brecka 5:54

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Deep Cut: On Belief 55:19

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203: Is This a Joke? (w/Neal Brennan) 1:05:53

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Bonus Sample: The Dark Sun, The Red Cow, and The End of Days 6:01

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Brief: Yoga Teacher’s Survival Guide (w/Theo Wildcroft & Harriet McAtee) 42:19

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202: Steve Hassan and the Trans Cult Conspiracy Theory 1:22:09

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Bonus Sample: Long Haul Stories: Matthew Stillman 7:40

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Brief: A History of the Gay Right (w/Neil Young) 43:50

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201: Librarians Are Not Groomers (w/Heath Umbreit) 1:17:42

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Bonus Sample: Project 2025's Disdain for Public Education 6:50

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Brief: The High Cost of Wellness 44:33

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