Matthew Remski, Part 2 - Cult Hopping, Disillusionment, and Root Causes of Cults
About this episode
Matthew Remski discusses his experiences with cults, disillusionment, and the cultural patterns surrounding conspiracies and spirituality.
In part two with Matthew Remski (author and host of the Conspirituality podcast), Matthew shares how he cult hopped from his first guru to his second, the moment that disillusioned him, and the cultural patterns he's seeing—including a resurgence of the Satanic panic—that most alarm him as he follows conspiracies and spirituality on his podcast. He’ll talk about how the importance of addressing the root economic causes of why so many people are looking to snake oil salesmen for answers, pointers from his upcoming book (Antifascist Dad) for how to navigate this fraught information landscape, and why it’s important to create healthy organizing spaces–since all sides of the political spectrum are susceptible to cultish behavior. SOURCES Conspirituality Antifascist Dad See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Guest: Matthew Remski
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Organizations: Conspirituality
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