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Decoding the Gurus

Decoding the Gurus

De: Christopher Kavanagh and Matthew Browne
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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!Copyright 2026 Christopher Kavanagh and Matthew Browne Ciencia Ciencias Sociales
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  • Supplementary Material 47: The DTG Conspiracy UNMASKED, Quantum Idiots, and Triggernometry Prophecies

    Supplementary Material 47: The DTG Conspiracy UNMASKED, Quantum Idiots, and Triggernometry Prophecies
    Apr 3 2026

    Our cover is blown. Our secret funders unmasked. Code Red: Abort! Abort! This is not a drill.

    Supplementary Material 47: The DTG Conspiracy UNMASKED, Quantum Idiots, and Triggernometry Prophecies

    00:00 Glowing Introduction

    03:14 The Secret Conspiracy at the Heart of the Podcast

    08:17 The Israel Connection

    19:09 Cenk Uygur's Pickleball Conspiracy

    23:25 Comment Section Conspiracies

    30:20 Pizzagate Conspiracies Revisited

    37:55 The Value of debating with ChadBigCum

    42:26 AI discourse reflections

    43:43 Ben Burgis's hyperbolic reaction to AI use

    44:53 The AI revolution and its potential impacts

    47:53 Social and Economic Disruption and Job Replacement

    51:33 The Dangers of Slopified Work and AI economies

    55:47 Statistical Analysis Software and the value of Friction

    57:36 The Perils of AI Usage outside of your Skillset

    58:59 The Solution is within yourself!

    01:04:22 The Hundred Schools of AI discourse

    01:05:58 Double Slit and Quantum Physics Insights from Warren Smith

    01:12:39 Schrodinger's poor, misinterpreted cat

    01:13:48 The Wonderful Benjamin Boyce

    01:14:41 Quantum Woo and Arrogant Sensemakers

    01:18:29 Young Matt and Aged Chris

    01:20:13 The Triggernometry Prophecy

    01:23:54 Quid Pro Quo in the Discourse Circuit

    01:28:25 The Anti-Institutional Horseshoe Theory of MEHDI HASAN

    01:37:18 So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!

    The full episode is available to Patreon subscribers (1 hour, 40 minutes).

    Join us at: https://www.patreon.com/DecodingTheGurus

    Links

    • Reddit post unmasking our Israeli backers
    • Mother Jones article on whether 'pizza' is a codeword in the Epstein files (Spoiler: No it is not)
    • Mickey's Opinion Piece in The Canadian Jewish News about "quiet anti-semitism"
    • Ben Burgis is suggesting a journalist should be fired for using AI
    • Cenk Uygur’s Pickleball Conspiracy
    • Vigeland & Citarella on Epstein: The One Conspiracy to Rule Them All (YouTube)
    • Benjamin Boyce and Warren Smith discuss Quantum Physics
    • Triggernometry: Mehdi Hasan Debate on the Iran War, Immigration and the Israel Lobby
    • Creator of Horseshoe Theory Dies aged 100
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    44 m
  • The Moral Dilemmas of AI with Michael Inzlicht

    The Moral Dilemmas of AI with Michael Inzlicht
    Mar 28 2026
    Mickey is BACK with two new papers he has co-authored, a bunch of opinions, and a very unwelcome idea: maybe the problem with AI isn't that it doesn't work but that it works too well!The first paper, Against Frictionless AI, argues that AI assistance and its ability to take away the effort from thinking, writing, and smooth out social(like) interactions could be robbing those activities of the very thing that makes them worthwhile.The second paper is a more empirical investigation that presents a bunch of studies examining the topic of the (alleged) moralisation of AI. Some findings suggest that opposition to AI among some people isn't really about risks or trade-offs but rather about non-negotiable sacred moral values. Who knew?We also discuss effort justification, reproducible research, robosexual allyship, and just how much humanity remains within the cyborg Matthew Browne.And remember... It's just like our opinion, man!LinksDecoding Academia 34: Empathetic AIs? (Patreon Series)Ovsyannikova, D., Oldemburgo de Mello, V., & Inzlicht, M. (2025). Third-party evaluators perceive AI as more compassionate than expert humans. Communications Psychology, 3, Article 4.Zohar, E., Bloom, P., & Inzlicht, M. (2026). Against frictionless AI. Communications Psychology, 4, Article 39.Oldemburgo de Mello, V., Côté, É., Ayad, R., Inbar, Y., Plaks, J., & Inzlicht, M. (2026). The moralization of artificial intelligence (Manuscript under review).Paul Bloom's Small Potatoes Substack- My friend thinks it's a good idea for us to spend most of our time with AI companions- Is it irresponsible for academics to refuse to use AI?Mickey's Speak Now Regret Later Substack - AI Alarmism Trades on Fear, Not FactsMickey's provocative tweet on his recent paperDTG Previous Interview with Mickey on the Replication Crisis, Mindfulness, and Responsible HeterodoxyAndy Masley Substack debunking the AI water usage claimsAndy Masley Substack: Using ChatGPT is not bad for the environment - a cheat sheetPataranutaporn, P., Karny, S., Archiwaranguprok, C., Albrecht, C., Liu, A. R., & Maes, P. (2025). “My Boyfriend is AI”: A computational analysis of human–AI companionship in Reddit’s AI community. arXiv.Critical response to Mickey's paper from Roy Schulam on Substack
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    1 h y 38 m
  • Ken Wilber: Spiralling Upwards through a Technicolor Cosmos

    Ken Wilber: Spiralling Upwards through a Technicolor Cosmos
    Mar 22 2026

    Ken Wilber, the grand architect of Integral Theory, enters the Decoding chamber (wearing a striking but slightly unconvincing wig) as we explore a worldview that confidently absorbs every religion, philosophy, and half-remembered psychology paper into one majestic, Borg-like synthesis. Resistance, as it turns out, is not just futile... it is probably “first-tier thinking".

    This is a world of elaborate, baroque cosmologies. Layers within layers, quadrants within stages, spirals within states, with each offering a map of reality that grows more intricate the closer it gets to its own centre. Traditions are not debated so much as absorbed, their distinctiveness dissolved into a higher synthesis that always leads to the ultimate insight: integral theory.

    Get ready to experience high-level political analysis where Kamala Harris becomes a “fractured green" and Donald Trump the embodiment of a "rational orange". You will also learn how Ken is working with AI companies to help them incorporate integral thinking into their algorithms. The implications this has for human evolution are hard to fathom.

    Finally, in true Columbo fashion, we circle back to Matt's core philosophical system … panpsychism. Just a small detail, and also take some time to conduct a brief spiritual inquisition into Matt’s alleged Christian upbringing. Fortunately, nothing is rejected. Everything is integrated, including all possible critiques.

    Sources

    • Suma Gowda: Ken Wilber on Future of Consciousness, AI, Trump's Election: A Deep Dive into Spiral Dynamics
    • The Rise and Fall of Ken Wilber – Mark Manson
    • Rebel Wisdom: Interview with Ken Wilber- What Happened to Jordan Peterson
    • DS Wilson finds wisdom in Ken's approach
    • Ken Wilber's website
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    2 h y 39 m
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Chris and Matt are carrying hammers trying to Whack-A-Mole all the gurus coming out of their misinformed, self-indulgent, self-aggrandizing, conspiratorial podcast holes. The hosts are approaching the topics in good faith. If you are interested in understanding how gurus build their cult-like following, and the techniques they use to manipulate their listeners, then the boys have you covered. The main critique I have for the podcast is that it's a tad bit too long at times. If you don't find the topics interesting, they have funny accents.

A much needed podcast in the age of gurus.

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Wonderfully entertaining and insightful, as well as excessively verbose!
I adore the conversations.
I also appreciate not having to do my own research.

Thurough assessments

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Two ignorant rambling researchers think its hilarious to treat serious issues like gender dysphoria with toxic and immature mockery. What right do they have to causually cissplain (with a known transphobic Helen Lewis) anything to anyone? Do they realise what it's like to grow up confused about identity. Do they talk about the mental and physical abuse perpetrated by others on the LGBTQIA+ community or the unacceptable suicide rates? No. They just compare fighting for human decency and rights of every individual to the despicable orthodoxy of churches that believe in superbeings who created the earth and let all their disciples get away with pedophilia! They just pretend they are objective because their whole life has revolved around an insecure, fragile, colonial biased paradigm. Brainwashed and self-delusional. They think they are objective because they mock those hate crime mongers from the IDW. That childish sarcasm and laughter when talking about Peterson and the ilk, and then that vomit inducing feeling sorry/not sorry for being 'meanies' is nothing more than acting as apologists for those criminal misogynists and supporting hate speech. Barely able to listen to an older one on Ibram X Kendi but it is obvious they have a major issue with critical race theory, anti-racism and the BLM movement. I will issue a formal complaint about this podcast and hope you will do the same.

Toxic bigotted juveniles must be muted

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