#451 - Derek Beres - Conspiracy Theories In New Age Cults

<p>Derek Beres is an author & media expert, the Senior Editor at Eco & co-host of the Conspirituality podcast.</p> <p>Far left yoga mums and far right trolls aren't the most obvious pairing that you would put together, however these unlikely ideological allies have more in common than you might think. Much of the thinking within these groups has converged in recent years and Derek is here to explain how this happens.</p> <p>Expect to learn how the term conspiracy has been diluted down to mean all manner of things now, the typical characteristics of a cult leader, why conspiracy theories are so seductive to the people tempted by them, how spirituality adds a different flavour to conspiratorial tropes, whether I need to stop saying hello cult members and much more...</p> <p><strong style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Sponsors:</strong></p> <p class="p1">Join the Modern Wisdom Community to connect with me & other listeners - <a href= "https://modernwisdom.locals.com/">https://modernwisdom.locals.com/</a></p> <p class="p1">Learn how to skip college and get Praxis’ free book on the success mindset at <a href= "https://discoverpraxis.com/modernwisdom/"><span class= "s1">https://discoverpraxis.com/modernwisdom/</span></a> (discount automatically applied)</p> <p class="p1">Get 20% discount on everything from Lucy at <a href= "https://uk.lucy.co/"><span class= "s1">https://uk.lucy.co/</span></a> (UK) or <a href= "https://lucy.co/"><span class="s1">https://lucy.co/</span></a> (US) (use code: MW20)</p> <p class="p1">Get 10% discount on your first month from BetterHelp at <a href="https://betterhelp.com/modernwisdom"><span class= "s1">https://betterhelp.com/modernwisdom</span></a> (discount automatically applied)</p> <p class="p1"><strong style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Extra Stuff:</strong></p> <p>Ch