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Investigating The World Of Modern Gurus - Helen Lewis

Chris Williamson
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Helen Lewis is a journalist at The Atlantic and an author Humanity has become much less religious and in the ruins of this fresh, listless world, bereft of traditional insight, a cadre of new gurus have risen to take the high priests' place of dispensing insights about how to live. Helen's new BBC Sounds documentary series delves into this world of secular gurus. Expect to learn why a Canadian man has started drinking his own urine, why Steve Jobs was much more than just a tech inventor, how much it costs to be accused of racism over dinner while being banned from crying, why so many people are turning away from mainstream media, Helen's post-mortem on the IDW, the mortal problem that productivity gurus are helping address and much more... Sponsors: Get $250 discount on Sacred Hunting’s trips at https://www.sacredhunting.com/modernw... Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at http://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom (discoun …...more
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Intro

0:00

Helen’s Interest in Weird Internet Sub-cultures

0:24

The Fascinating Case Study of Brian Rose

6:13

Should a Guru Be Flawless or Struggling?

11:06

What Human Needs are Gurus Tapping Into?

15:00

Our Current Lack of Faith in Institutions

24:56

Public Figures Are Remembered By Their Transgressions

34:10

Helen’s Study of a Urine Drinker

39:42

The Worst Sub-cultures on the Internet

46:53

What Helen Learned from Crypto Gurus

54:10

Paying to be Called Racist Over Dinner

1:00:20

Steve Jobs & Jordan Peterson as Gurus

1:20:42

Where to Find Helen

1:33:36
Investigating The World Of Modern Gurus - Helen Lewis
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2022Dec 29
Helen Lewis is a journalist at The Atlantic and an author Humanity has become much less religious and in the ruins of this fresh, listless world, bereft of traditional insight, a cadre of new gurus have risen to take the high priests' place of dispensing insights about how to live. Helen's new BBC Sounds documentary series delves into this world of secular gurus. Expect to learn why a Canadian man has started drinking his own urine, why Steve Jobs was much more than just a tech inventor, how much it costs to be accused of racism over dinner while being banned from crying, why so many people are turning away from mainstream media, Helen's post-mortem on the IDW, the mortal problem that productivity gurus are helping address and much more... Sponsors: Get $250 discount on Sacred Hunting’s trips at https://www.sacredhunting.com/modernw... Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at http://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Extra Stuff: Listen to The New Gurus - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001... Follow Helen on Twitter -   / helenlewis   Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you):   / modernwisdom   #gurus #crypto #health - 00:00 Intro 00:24 Helen’s Interest in Weird Internet Sub-cultures 06:13 The Fascinating Case Study of Brian Rose 11:06 Should a Guru Be Flawless or Struggling? 15:00 What Human Needs are Gurus Tapping Into? 24:56 Our Current Lack of Faith in Institutions 34:10 Public Figures Are Remembered By Their Transgressions 39:42 Helen’s Study of a Urine Drinker 46:53 The Worst Sub-cultures on the Internet 54:10 What Helen Learned from Crypto Gurus 1:00:20 Paying to be Called Racist Over Dinner 1:20:42 Steve Jobs & Jordan Peterson as Gurus 1:33:36 Where to Find Helen - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram:   / chriswillx   Twitter:   / chriswillx   Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/
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