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Christopher Kavanagh and Matthew Browne
Decoding the Gurus
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,...
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4.3 stars from 1,486 ratings
The worst type of bad faith actors
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“A waste of time for listeners (unless you derive enjoyment from hearing the Aussie bloke get triggered and like witnessing someone trying to suppress his contempt for people). Mission failed mate - we can hear it loud and clear.
Do you guys ever pinch yourselves and think “how the ….” did that...”Read full review »
thepablo via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
04/30/24
Smug and counterproductive
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“These two, particularly the Irish one, are exactly the kind of people that push people to the right. So haughty, smug and internet-poisoned. This is the most obvious circle jerk of a podcast that I have ever come across and, yes, that does include the countless hours of podcasting by the...”Read full review »
joegr8ter via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
04/30/24
Very good with some downsides
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“The hosts, Chris and Matt, are both academics and approach covering secular gurus (public intellectuals with cult like following) like they might marking a students paper. They find an interview a guru has done and then critique and critique it like a marker scrawling red inked annotations all...”Read full review »
Of sjknnfsgjn4567 via Apple Podcasts ·
New Zealand ·
04/29/24
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