An exiled Northern Irish anthropologist and a hitchhiking Australian psychologist take a close look at the contemporary crop of 'secular gurus', iconoclasts, and other exiles from the mainstream, offering their own brands of unique takes and special insights. Leveraging two of the most diverse accents in modern podcasting, Chris and Matt dig deep into the claims, peek behind the psychological curtains, and try to figure out once and for all... What's it all About? Join us, as we try to puzzle our way through and talk some smart-sounding smack about the intellectual giants of our age, from Jordan Peterson to Robin DiAngelo. Are they revolutionary thinkers or just grifters with delusions of grandeur? Join us and let's find out!
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Supplementary Material 4: Passive Aggressive Therapists, Shit-posting Monks, and Weaponised Naivety
We ponder whether, due to our naivety, we actually deserve the gurus and other topics, including:
- Is Hasan Piker even better than we said?
- The ethical quandaries of online therapy with Dr. K
- The False Halos of Status and Success
- The Rest is History Luther series and parallels with Secular Gurus
- The Power of Polemicists: Peterson, Trump, and Martin Luther?
- Secular vs. Religious Gurus
- Shit-posting Missives
- Orthodoxic Atheism and Orthopraxic Religion
- Lex Fridman's Reflections on Intellectual Humility
- Some important Messages from the hosts
Links
- Game Rant Article about Hasan Piker's donation to Strike Funds
- Uncovering the Higher Truth about Jay Shetty by John McDermott
- Coffeezilla Interview with John McDermott
- Dr. K and Doctor Mike: Debating The Value Of Eastern Medicine (Ayurveda)
- That stream with Dr. K and his wife
- The Rest is History: Series on Martin Luther
- Article by Chris in Aeon about Orthopraxic Religion
- Lex's extremely humble tweet about his intellectual humility
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