Decoding the Gurus podcast

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, from Jordan Peterson to Robin DiAngelo. Are they revolutionary thinkers or just grifters with delusions of grandeur? Join us and let's find out!

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!

 

#220

Gurometer: Stefan Molyneux *Patreon Preview*

In this unlocked bonus episode, Chris and Matt complete their forensic/esoteric/scientific... more

Yesterday

32 MINS

32:51

Yesterday


#219

Stefan Molyneux, Part 2: Back in the Moly Hole

Cult Season continues, and much like Stefan himself, you may have hoped this would go away... more

04 Dec 2025

1 HR 31 MINS

1:31:36

04 Dec 2025


#218

Supplementary Material 40: YouTube Builders, the Discourse Grind, and Sam Harris' Dinner Parties

We set down the Chardonnay at the latest heterodox dinner party and lean in for some heart... more

29 Nov 2025

42 MINS

42:54

29 Nov 2025


#217

Stefan Molyneux, Part 1: A fun guy, who is here to help...

Welcome back to Cult Season, where we continue our sincere attempt to make you feel a litt... more

21 Nov 2025

3 HR 03 MINS

3:03:42

21 Nov 2025


#216

Autism, Microbiomes, & Mice Burying Marbles with Kevin Mitchell

This week, we are joined by Kevin Mitchell, Associate Professor of Genetics and Neuroscien... more

18 Nov 2025

1 HR 26 MINS

1:26:49

18 Nov 2025


#215

Right to Reply: A Dialogos about Sensemaking with Alexander Beiner

We are joined by Alexander Beiner, current founder of Kainos and former co-founder of Rebe... more

03 Nov 2025

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:10

03 Nov 2025


#214

Supplementary Material 39: Bad Guys, Panpsychists, and Sensemakers

Chris and Matt walk into a bar with an atheist sensemaker, an Ayurvedic Guru, and a Christ... more

01 Nov 2025

37 MINS

37:58

01 Nov 2025


#213

Required Readings: The Genius Myth by Helen Lewis

In another exciting Required Reading episode, Chris and Matt offer their penetrating, high... more

29 Oct 2025

16 MINS

16:44

29 Oct 2025


#212

Discussing Nazis and Gurus with Al Murray

We welcome Al Murray, the comedian who might just be your new favourite historian, to Deco... more

28 Oct 2025

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:17

28 Oct 2025


#211

Keith Raniere: The Serpent and the Cognitive Fog

Kicking off cult season, Chris and Matt take a dip into the manipulative world of NXIVM fo... more

26 Oct 2025

3 HR 08 MINS

3:08:49

26 Oct 2025


#210

Lab Leak Fever with Philipp Markolin

Join Matt and Chris as they dive into the controversy-ridden world of the lab leak theory,... more

18 Oct 2025

1 HR 13 MINS

1:13:43

18 Oct 2025


#209

Supplementary Material 38: Toxic Mould Symbiosis, Mild Phrenology, and the Best People in the World

We end the futile struggle, embrace the toxins, and become one with our mould brethren. Th... more

14 Oct 2025

49 MINS

49:51

14 Oct 2025


#208

A Sense-Making Odyssey, Part 2: Jordan Peterson, John Vervaeke & Jordan Hall

Matt and Chris once again take up their oars and plunge deeper into the recursive whirlpoo... more

25 Sep 2025

2 HR 36 MINS

2:36:42

25 Sep 2025


#207

Supplementary Material 37: Public Murder Discourse, Heterodox Psychodramas, and Generous Tit for Tat...

Why are we never invited to these dinners? We wonder if it was something we said or if our... more

20 Sep 2025

41 MINS

41:48

20 Sep 2025


#206

A Sense-Making Odyssey, Part 1: Jordan Peterson, John Vervaeke & Jordan Hall

Join Matt and Chris as they enter an intellectual labyrinth of recursive sensemaking featu... more

11 Sep 2025

2 HR 15 MINS

2:15:09

11 Sep 2025


#205

Supplementary Material 36: Comedy Cults, Toxic Mould, and WW2 Revisionism

We risk contamination with toxic mould, endure distressing initiation rituals to a comedy ... more

29 Aug 2025

45 MINS

45:37

29 Aug 2025


#204

Supplementary Material 35: Cult Leaders, Gurus, and Evil Economists

We face a disciplinary crisis as the twin pillars of Game Theory and Gurometry are called ... more

20 Aug 2025

29 MINS

29:43

20 Aug 2025


#203

Naval Ravikant: Predictable Polemics and Empty Aphorisms

In this watery simulation of an episode, Matt and Chris uncover the true purpose of Scott ... more

18 Aug 2025

3 HR 08 MINS

3:08:40

18 Aug 2025


#202

Exploring the Manosphere with James Bloodworth

In this episode, we immerse ourselves in the potent juices of the manosphere with British ... more

09 Aug 2025

1 HR 19 MINS

1:19:39

09 Aug 2025


#201

Supplementary Material 34: Giants, Grifters, and Google Eyed Loons

We drown in waves of ideological fluidity as the gurusphere continues to crash all around ... more

06 Aug 2025

48 MINS

48:46

06 Aug 2025