

Decoding the Gurus
Christopher Kavanagh and Matthew Browne
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!
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!
Top mentioned books
Here are the most frequently recommended books on the Decoding the Gurus podcast:

#1 Mentioned in 3 episodes
Why Buddhism is True
The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment

#2 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Field of Blood

#3 Mentioned in 2 episodes
This Changes Everything

#4 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Democracy - the God That Failed
#5 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Buddhism
A Journey for History

#6 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Other Minds
The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness

#7 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Crime and Punishment

#8 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Wealth of Nations

#9 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Shock Doctrine
The Rise of Disaster Capitalism

#10 Mentioned in 1 episodes
From eternity to here
The Quest for the Ultimate Theory of Time

#11 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Trading Game
A Confession

#12 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Why I Am Not a Buddhist

#13 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Inequality
What Can Be Done?

#14 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Dominion
The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy
#15 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Buddhism: A Journey through History

#16 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Shamanism
The Timeless Religion

#17 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Sapiens
A Brief History of Humankind

#18 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Ancestor's Tale
A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution

#19 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Ancient Apocalypse
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#20 Mentioned in 1 episodes