Miss Information

Jul 05 2024 8 ep. 48 mins 59
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A Limited Series Podcast About the Ways Online Misinformation and Conspiracy Theories Infiltrate Wellness Communities and Religious Spaces.

Distributed by Axis Mundi Media - www.axismundi.us

Produced in conjunction with the Institute for Religion, Media, and Civic Engagement - www.irmce.org

Generous funding provided by the Henry Luce Foundation.

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Episode 7: Misinformation is a Side Hustle

Jul 05 2024 60 mins  
Misinformation has real world consequences. We saw that on January 6, 2021. But what if I told you that there is a whole industry of laborers paid to create misinformation as a side hustle. What if I told you that misinformation is created halfway across the world in order to get people to take one side or another in a celebrity trial or to stop the certification of an election. Fo

Episode 6: Green Urbanism is From the Devil

Jun 28 2024 44 mins  
Is the government trying to trap you in your apartment? Are efforts to reduce traffic in highly congested cities like Toronto and London really a plan to control your entire life? 15 minute cities sound convenient, but why do some people think they are a trap? 15 minute cities have been described online as the new climate lockdown, and protests against traffic calming measures have

Episode 5: Fighting the Great Reset

Jun 21 2024 59 mins  
It’s Angels vs. Demons. Light vs. Dark, The New World Order vs. Real Patriots. The ancient gdds have returned to take over the globe. Who will stop them? Spiritual warfare is common in evangelical circles. But how does belief in a cosmic battle lead to conspiracy theories on earth? Why do some in evangelical circles - and beyond - believe that there is a global conspiracy involvi

Episode 4: Yoga And the Wellness to Conspirituality Pipeline

Jun 14 2024 54 mins  
What can’t yoga cure? Low back pain? Check. Hip soreness? Check. IBS? No problem. Infertility? Probably. In this episode, we focus on wellness through one of its most well-known practices: yoga. Philip Deslippe from UCSB and journalist Stacie Stukin, a former Yoga Journal editor, talk about the expansive health claims surrounding yoga. We learn how yoga emerged as an industry, th

Episode 3: Wearable Wellness, Biohacking, and the Quest for Immortality

Jun 07 2024 57 mins  
Wellness is a $4.2 trillion industry, but what even is wellness? And can living well enable us - or at least a few billionaires - to live forever? In this episode, we investigate the information and misinformation surrounding wearable, biohacking, and consciousness hacking. The episode focuses in detail on Silicon Valley tech magnate Bryan Johnson, who is using these phenomena in o

Episode 2: The Religious Roots of Vaccine Denial

May 31 2024 50 mins  
Why did around 25% of Americans refuse to take the covid-19 vaccine? The pandemic raised the issue of vaccination to a new height in public awareness. In this episode, we look at the religious roots of vaccine resistance in the US with Kira Ganga Kieffer from Boston University. Beginning with the documentary Died, Suddenly, we learn about claims that vaccines are a cover for elites

Episode 1: What is Misinformation?

May 24 2024 59 mins  
Misinformation is big news, but what does it mean and why does it matter? If misinformation is simply incorrect information, can it be solved simply by telling people the right answer? In this episode, we learn how misinformation can prevent people from voting if they think they aren’t eligible or can’t vote by mail; how misinformation can convince people to take certain drugs

Trailer

May 09 2024 1 mins  
Welcome to Miss Information! This is a limited podcast series about the ways online misinformation and conspiracy theories infiltrate wellness communities and religious spaces. It's hosted by Dr. Susannah Crockford, lecturer in anthropology at the University of Exeter in the UK. Fascinated by weird beliefs and alternate realities of our current moment, Susannah researches consp