Cult or Just Weird

Sep 03 2024 117 ep. 91 mins 816
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Join Chris & Kayla on their journeys of humor, discovery, and the absurd as they try to answer the question... is it a cult, or just weird?

  Society & Culture  Comedy
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S6E23 - The Mindset

Sep 03 2024 74 mins  
Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? Come join us on discord! --- The future is there… looking back at us. Trying to make sense of the fiction we will have become. -William Gibson Chris & Kayla finally land the plane on this whole TESCREAL situation. --- *Search Categories* anthropological; internet culture; science/pseudoscience --- *Topic Spoiler* TESCREAL "is it

S6E22 - The Germ Makers (Eugenics, pt2)

Aug 27 2024 75 mins  
Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? Come join us on discord! --- POV: the Serenity Prayer, but with shoulds instead of cans. Chris & Kayla attempt to tie the knot between Transhumanism and Eugenics. --- *Search Categories* Science / Pseudoscience; Anthropological; Destructive --- *Topic Spoiler* Eugenics --- Further Reading https://www.britannica.com/science/eug

S6E21 - The Germ Makers (Eugenics)

Aug 20 2024 73 mins  
Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? Come join us on discord! --- No idiot knows that he is an idiot. As a rule, those of small intellectual equipment are so sure of themselves that they are eager to make the race over in their own image. -Clarence Darrow Chris & Kayla enjoy dunking on one of history's worst ideas. --- *Search Categories* Science / Pseudoscience; Ant

S6E20 - The Final Boss(es) (Effective Altruism & Longtermism)

Aug 13 2024 50 mins  
Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? Come join us on discord! --- I have often wondered whether a person is justified in neglecting his own family to fight for opportunities for others. -Nelson Mandela Last week was context... this week we get juicy. --- *Search Categories* Business; Society & Culture; Common Interest/Fandom --- *Topic Spoiler* Effective Altruism &

S6E19 - The Final Boss(es) (Effective Altruism & Longtermism)

Aug 06 2024 41 mins  
Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? Come join us on discord! --- The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit. - Nelson Henderson We tackle the final three letters of the TESCREAL acronym, and fight about the future. --- *Search Categories* Business; Society & Culture; Common Interest/Fandom --- *Topic Spoiler* Effective A

S6E18 - The Resurrection (Cosmism)

Jul 30 2024 50 mins  
Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? Come join us on discord! --- We're not earthly beings any more... we're cosmic beings. - Eden Ahbez Two episodes in one to grapple with the origins of a cosmic concept, and its future among the stars. --- *Search Categories* Science / Pseudoscience --- *Topic Spoiler* Russian Cosmism and modern Cosmism --- Further Reading http

S6E17 - The Immortalists' Conclusions (Church of Perpetual Life)

Jul 23 2024 47 mins  
Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? Come join us on discord! --- Time isn't the only thing the FDA is killing. - ACT UP slogan Chris & Kayla grapple with the intense nuance presented by the Church of Perpetual Life and the Life Extension Foundation. --- *Search Categories* Anthropological; Science / Pseudoscience; Common interest / Fandom --- *Topic Spoiler* Bill

S6E16 - The Immortalists' Founder (Church of Perpetual Life)

Jul 16 2024 36 mins  
Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? Come join us on discord! --- How could I enjoy a yacht if I know we're all going to die and disappear? - Bill Faloon Chris & Kayla head back to Church to learn more about the man behind the curtain. --- *Search Categories* Anthropological; Science / Pseudoscience; Common interest / Fandom --- *Topic Spoiler* Bill Faloon & The Ch

S6E15 - The Immortalists' Church (Church of Perpetual Life)

Jul 09 2024 31 mins  
Wanna chat about the episode? Or just hang out? Come join us on discord! --- Aging and Death can be Optional...We Choose Life & Health. Chris & Kayla head to church to learn how the Creator wants us to live forever. --- *Search Categories* Anthropological; Science / Pseudoscience; Common interest / Fandom --- *Topic Spoiler* The Church of Perpetual Life --- Further Reading

S6E14 - The Future of Humanity: TESCREAL

Jul 02 2024 82 mins  
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