Investigating The World Of Modern Gurus - Helen Lewis | Modern Wisdom Podcast 570
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...
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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
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