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Investigating The World Of Modern Gurus - Helen Lewis - #570

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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 a $250 discount on Sacred Hunting’s trips at <a href="https://www.sacredhunting.com/modernwisdom">https://www.sacredhunting.com/modernwisdom</a> Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at <a href= "http://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom">http://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom</a> (discount automatically applied) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours at <a href="https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom">https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom</a> (discount automatically applied) Extra Stuff: Listen to The New Gurus - <a href= "https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001g9sq/episodes/player">https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001g9sq/episodes/player</a> Follow Helen on Twitter - <a href= "https://twitter.com/helenlewis">https://twitter.com/helenlewis</a>  <a href="https://chriswillx.com/books/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/</a> To support me on Patreon (thank you): <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom">https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom</a> - Get in touch. Instagram: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx">https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx</a> Twitter: <a href= "https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx">https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx</a> YouTube: <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast">https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast</a> Email: <a href= "https://chriswillx.com/contact/">https://chriswillx.com/contact/</a>

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 a $250 discount on Sacred Hunting’s trips at https://www.sacredhunting.com/modernwisdom

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)

Timestamps:

(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

Extra Stuff:

Listen to The New Gurus - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001g9sq/episodes/player

Follow Helen on Twitter - https://twitter.com/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): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom

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This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠

How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠

The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠

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