Jules Evans studies the history of ideas and was the perfect person to help me understand the abundance of insane conspiracy theories on BOTH sides of the political spectrum right now.
We discuss why there are so many lizard people in tunnels, why many Nazi leaders held new age beliefs, how BLM resembles a religion, and why BJJ is such a fertile breeding ground for conspiracy thinking in 2020 and 2021.
I think there’s something in this episode to upset just about everyone…
How to Listen to the “Nazi Hippies and Authoritarian Yoga Instructors” – Episode 307 of The Strenuous Life Podcast
1) I’ve released this conversation with Jules Evans on my podcast (The Strenuous Life Podcast) as episode 307 which you can listen to on all podcast players, including the following popular platforms and apps…
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Good luck my friends,
Stephan Kesting
More About Jules Evans
Jules Evans is a practical philosopher who studies the history of ideas. He is a research fellow at Queen Mary University of London.
Check out his books on stoicism, ayahuasca, ecstatic experience and more on Amazon.
Follow Jules on Instagram @julesthephilosopher and on Medium where he posts many thoughtful and well researched articles:
Similar Episodes
I found out about Jules on episode 18 the Conspirituality Podcast which investigates the overlap between wellness/new age culture and conspiracy thinking.
So far two of the three hosts of the Conspirituality Podcast – Derek Beres and Mathew Remnick – have appeared on my podcast. Here are links to those episodes…
Cults and Conspiracies in the Yoga, Wellness, and BJJ Communities, a Podcast with Derek Beres
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