{"podcast":{"title":"Decoding the Gurus","slug":"decoding-the-gurus-1328110","podcast_index_feed_id":1328110,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/decoding-the-gurus/","website_url":"https://decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/ca36b15f-e9a3-44d0-b341-cb03f96046e3/aj9LitB3bvW15m3-LL0fusjp.jpg","author":"Christopher Kavanagh and Matthew Browne","episode_count":264,"summary":"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!","last_synced_at":"2026-09-21T16:19:52.948269+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/decoding-the-gurus-1328110"},"episode":{"title":"Supplementary Material 50: The String Theory Mafia, Shameless Propagandists, and The Topography of Semantic Space","slug":"supplementary-material-50-the-string-theory-mafia-shameless-propagandists-and-the-topography-of-semantic-space","published_at":"2026-06-10T13:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/decoding-the-gurus-1328110/supplementary-material-50-the-string-theory-mafia-shameless-propagandists-and-the-topography-of-semantic-space","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/decoding-the-gurus-1328110","url":"https://decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm/episode/supplementary-material-50-the-string-theory-mafia-shameless-propagandists-and-the-topography-of-semantic-space","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/32ddb143-e173-4d88-abad-f249a4d8eabb.mp3","summary":"We become highly effective at exploiting the gap between salience and relevance as we universalise semiotic capability and listen to more brave renegades talking about how amazing they are. Join us, won't you? Supplementary Material 50 (Full Episode: 2hrs 23 mins) 00:24 Introduction 02:07 British People Struggling with Compliments 04:53 Matt loves SOME episode titles 08:42 Nachos Pronunciation 10:13 Brett Weinstein vs Michael Tracey 29:08 Brett pivots to his Anti-Vaxx Hits 42:32 The Hug Box World of Podcasting 45:55 When Eric met Joe (again) 47:29 Eric and Rogan re-litigate Sean Carroll's criticisms 55:55 Eric's insatiable desire to be linked with Epstein 01:14:36 Eric Weinstein is a Construct 01:16:36 When Ana met Candace 01:18:18 Useful Idiots and Shameless Propagandists 01:19:59 Ryan Grim's reaction to being in Iranian Propaganda Videos 01:26:22 Zeteo gets to the bottom of the Iranian Casualty Figures 01:30:24 Ana and Candace's Hug Session 01:36:31 A horse named shoe? 01:47:26 The Holocaust Media Industry 01:53:48 Jimmy Dore makes the Religious Pivot 02:01:39 The Brave Renegade Narrative that Never Gets Old 02:12:57 Horseshoe Populism 02:16:23 Jordan Hall x AI Instructions 02:21:46 Agent Hall infecting your Mattrix Links The Romesh Ranganathan Show: Tom Davis On Success, Setbacks & Being a Dad FULL PANEL: Should we abolish all podcasts? Michael Tracey, Bret Weinstein, Lauren Southern Joe Rogan Experience #2503 - Eric Weinstein https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/candace-owens-tate-brothers-visit-russia-kremlin-touts-thaw-rcna348311 Candace Owens x Ana Kasparian Financial Times - How China is breaking apart a people and its culture Zeteo: Where Did the 40,000 Iran Protests Death Toll Number Come From? Ana Kasparian repeating anti-semitic conspiracies about 9/11…","meta_description":"We become highly effective at exploiting the gap between salience and relevance as we universalise semiotic capability and listen to more brave renegades…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2890,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/decoding-the-gurus-1328110/episodes/supplementary-material-50-the-string-theory-mafia-shameless-propagandists-and-the-topography-of-semantic-space/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/decoding-the-gurus-1328110/supplementary-material-50-the-string-theory-mafia-shameless-propagandists-and-the-topography-of-semantic-space.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}