Decoding The Gurus

Source to be used for Next Guru episode: Jaron Lanier

Hi everyone,

For those interested in playing along with the forthcoming Guru Decoding find the re...

(Slightly late) May DtG Live Hangout

Hi guys,

Matt & I have found a gap in our schedules... the notice is short and the timing not great for Western Europeans but isn't that always the way.

15 hours notice this time......

Very Bad Gurus *Feedback Thread*

Hi everyone,

So I'm sure you noticed that we released the Very Bad Wizard's crossover episode. Some of you will have heard that content a while back but hopefully the intro/outro segments sti...

Update on the Bonus RSS Feed

Hi everyone,

Thought I would explain what has happened with the Galaxy Brain feed which has not been updated in a couple of months.

Originally we intended this to be THE feed for bonus ...

Audio version of Interview with Nathan Allebach (Steak Umms) *UNEDITED*

An audio version of the recent interview with Nathan Allebach about Weird Twitter, Online Brands, Conspiracy theories, Twitch streamers, the Steak Umms account and so on!

Sorry for the short ...

Interview with Nathan Allebach (Steak Umms account) VIDEO *UNEDITED*

Hi everyone,

Another interview to share this time with Nathan Allebach covering weird twitter, online brands, conspiracy thinking and teaching information literacy.

This was a really en...

Truth, Trust, and Culture War w/ Zubin Damania, Christopher Kavanagh, Ben Burgis, and David Fuller

Hello everyone...

Remember that 'The Stoa' channel? Well Peter Limberg asked me to come back to have a conversation about trust & the culture war with a rather eclectic panel.

I agr...

Chris on 'Here We Are' discussing Internet Gurus

Hi everyone,

Thought some of you might enjoy this guest appearance on Shane Mauss' comedy/science themed podcast. 

We recorded it a few months ago but it just came out now. Was a n...

Interview episode with Elgen Strait of Falling Out Podcast released

Hey everyone,

The first episode of two on the Moonies is released. 

This is a post for any comments anyone might want to make about the content.

Thanks!

DTG March Live Hangout for Galaxy Brain Gurus

Hey everyone,

20 hours notice this time! Click the link above to see the schedule in your local time.

If you are a Galaxy Brain Guru join us for an ol' chinwag about anything! 

Rebel Wisdom Article 'Decoding' Us

Along with the interview, David wrote this quite in depth critical (in the good sense) piece on the podcast.

Matt and I both enjoyed it, despite disagreeing with various points. The sense mak...

In the Valley of the Sensemakers (Interview on Rebel Wisdom)

Hey everyone,

Some of you might enjoy this interview I did with David Fuller of Rebel Wisdom about... well Decoding the Gurus, appropriate skepticism, the IDW & heterodox spheres, our bia...

Interview with Mickey Inzlicht on the Replication Crisis, the state of Psychology, and Mindfulness *UNEDITED* (Audio)

An in depth discussion with well known psychologist and former psychology podcast host Mickey Inzlicht (Two Psychologists, Four Beers) that touches on a lot of topics but mostly revolves around psy...

Interview with Mickey Inzlicht on the Replication Crisis, the state of Psychology, and Mindfulness *UNEDITED* (Video)

An in depth discussion with well known psychologist and former psychology podcast host Mickey Inzlicht (Two Psychologists, Four Beers) that touches on a lot of topics but mostly revolves around psy...

Upcoming Release Schedule

I'm sure you understand by now how tentative our planned release schedule is because it largely depends on editing timeframes which can be unpredictable and we might sub in some randoms if we need ...

Recoding Sam Harris with Eiynah (Part 2)

Here is the second part of the conversation with Eiynah on her podcast 'Polite Conversations'. As Eiynah describes:

"This episode covers the second part of our chat. Here, we get into the nit...

Recoding Sam Harris with Eiynah (Part 1)

Hey everyone,

Thought some of you might be interested in this if you haven't already seen it. I did an extended (4 hour!) interview with Eiynah from the Polite Conversations podcast. Eiynah i...

A Trek into Tech Gurus

Hey everyone,

Just an update on our upcoming plans.

We still have a bit of an episode back-log to clear but after we get through those we are heading into tech land for a while for a mi...

Decoding Academia #4: (Uhlmann, et al. 2015) *Audio*

Slightly delayed but good things come to those who wait... maybe...

We take a look at another paper this time one focusing on Moral Psychology and a possible 'third way' to avoid the limitati...

Decoding Academia #4: (Uhlmann, et al. 2015) *Video*

Slightly delayed but good things come to those who wait... maybe...

We take a look at another paper this time one focusing on Moral Psychology and a possible 'third way' to avoid the limitati...

Lindsay & O'Fallon episode released

Hey guys,

Just a note to say we finally released a long overdue episode with Aaron Rabinowitz on the dynamic duo of James Lindsay & Michael O'Fallon.

It's a long episode but really...

Very Bad Gurus *UNEDITED* (Audio)

In the most ambitious crossover since the Fraggles met the Muppets, this episode features not just two but four(!) middle aged male academics waffling for an extended period on niche topics and int...

Very Bad Gurus *UNEDITED* (Video)

In the most ambitious crossover since the Fraggles met the Muppets, this episode features not just two but four(!) middle aged male academics waffling for an extended period on niche topics and int...

Very Bad Wizards Crossover Announcement

Hey everyone,

Just a little heads-up for anyone who did not get the subtle hints.

We will be recording a crossover episode with our fellow academic podcasters the 'Very Bad Wizards' thi...

February Live Hangout in 2 Hours *for Galaxy Brains*

Sorry sorry sorry!

I know it is only 2 hours notice but we have had a crazy week scheduling and seems better to be closer to the end of the month!

For anyone who is around good to see y...

Discussion with Josh Szeps on Rogan, Censorship, Heterodox-sphere madness, & criticism *UNEDITED* (Video)

Another day, another interview.

We have now got a hell of a backlog developing so we are going to be pushing out one or two episodes a week for the next while but before that here in all it's...

Presentation and Q&A on the Gurometer at The Stoa

Hi everyone,

Some of you might be interested in this presentation I (Chris) gave at The Stoa earlier in the week. The Stoa is a channel that has featured a number of our gurus and has quite a...

Interview with Elgen Strait from Falling Out podcast (Video) *UNEDITED*

Hi everyone,

Another interview... we have a lot of editing ahead.

We have an enjoyable chat with Elgen Strait from the Falling Out podcast about his experiences growing up in the Moonie...

Robert Wright Gurometer (Audio) *UNEDITED*

Like the video version but this time with audio.

And as with the video apologies for the meandering intro... such is our nature!

Robert Wright Gurometer (Video) *UNEDITED*

Hi everyone,

Brain is a bit mush from an early morning recording so nothing funny or interesting to say here except here is the Gurometer episode for Bob. We get a bit into recent geopolitics...