Matt and Chris are ringing in the festive season with a live hang out and reflection on the year of Guru Goings On. All Patreons are welcome! Happening now or very shortly or in the past if you are reading this later, just click the video above and find out.
2024-12-25 01:19:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Chris and Matt compete in a quiz that challenges their knowledge of the revolutionary theories and probing insights of world-renowned evolutionary biologist Bret Weinstein. Hosted by Dan (the Bad Stats on Twitter), they compete to see who is better studied in one of the greatest thinkers of the modern era. Play along and see how you fare!
Editor Andy at it again and this time with all the...
2024-12-19 03:46:39 +0000 UTC View Post
You guys will have heard this but now see the visuals!
Join seasoned decoder and quiz master Helen Lewis for a festive mini-challenge of guru-themed trivia! Watch our hapless decoders struggle to prove their mastery of the gurusphere’s knowledge—and see who comes out on top. And act surprised even though you already know who will win...
2024-12-13 22:54:18 +0000 UTC View PostTis the season for self indulgence and what better place to indulge yourself than on a Patreon?
Since you all are forced to hear periodic updates on middle aged bouldering in audio format, I thought it only fair to assault you with video evidence that this is not all in my mind.
The way it works, for those of you unfamiliar, is that you have starting holds (marked by colored tapes)...
2024-12-12 00:49:36 +0000 UTC View PostIf you have listened to the Christmas Special you know the deal but to recap:
There is an island with enough supplies for ONE TEAM to survive. Each team is comprised of THREE gurus and a Decoder. Matt, Chris, and Dan selected their teams, considering things like survival skills, specialist knowledge, and combat abilities.
We turn to you now to decide who wins the inaugural 2024 Gur...
2024-12-11 04:14:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Lucky Patreon folks that you are you have earned a proper early-release episode.
In this special festive episode, Chris and Matt are joined by guest decoder Helen Lewis to discuss the myths around genius, extract her 2025 Guru predictions, and, of course, participate in her annual Guru Quiz. Again, the decoders are challenged over their mastery of the gurusphere knowledge, and again, on...
In this truly epic-length supplementary material, we spin 70 critical paradigms simultaneously while trying to avoid the wily tricks of some hostile transdimensional forces. Do we succeed? Join us to find out!
Supplementary Material 19
00:24 Introduction: More American Insights(!)
13:12 Peterson Orbiters: The Pageau Brothers
17:41 Pageau & Rod Dreher...
2024-11-29 21:02:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Editor Andy's latest creation featuring: Joe Rogan, Bret Weinstein, and briefly Destiny, in a video about the terrible lack of standards in alternative media.
2024-11-27 07:50:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Ola everyone,
If you are a Galaxy Brain Guru and want to chill with us and possibly hear more of Matt's American insights or Chris' bouldering/coal shovelling adventures, now is your chance.
We will have a live hang out on Weds evening for you American folk and Thursday morning for us Asia residents.
If you want to see the specific time in your location or watch the recording ...
2024-11-27 07:32:17 +0000 UTC View Post
In this special episode, we return to the forboding Dragon's Den of the Peterson-verse and enjoy a rather punchy conversation between Jordan Peterson and Richard Dawkins, facilitated by Alex O'Connor.
As ever the discussion is dense with abstract symbolic interpretations, evasive answers to direct questions about biblical events, and highly speculative claims. So Matt and Chris don thei...
2024-11-24 00:32:53 +0000 UTC View Post
The University of Austin welcomes its inaugural class and we consider whether this development heralds a brave new age for academia.
Source: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/students/free-speech/2024/09/04/university-austin-enters-it...
Kind listener Havanaparasocialclub did a back-of-the-envelop sentiment analysis on some Decoding content. Some of you will have seen them in the chat channel but we felt they deserved a broader audience. And before you offer hot takes on conversation dominance remember Chris needs to introduce and contextualise all the clips!
2024-11-18 02:07:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Still in the land of the free, and restocked with important new insights from his US travels, Matt is confronted with the Gurusphere's predictably depressing reaction to the election. And what's that we hear in the distance, is it a honking car?
Supplementary Material 18
00:00 Matt's American Ethnography
10:59 Eric Weinstein is waiting for the call
14:32...
2024-11-16 01:40:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Exploring how Gabor Maté leans on non-replicating neuroscience to bolster his claims, plus a quick stop at Matt’s Correction Corner concerning Russian oligarchs.
Sources
Gabor Maté's Guardian article on authoritarianism. https://www.the...
Matt will be in St. Louis (Missouri) for a couple of days (roughly Nov 14-18th).
If you want to give him suggestions, try to tempt him into meetups, or plot where to ambush him, please do so in the comment thread below.
Matt will take a look at the comments when he gets some time and working WiFi.
2024-11-13 04:10:24 +0000 UTC View Post
In this highly non-topical episode, Matt and Chris dive into the entertainingly gruff world of Sabine Hossenfelder, the German theoretical physicist and popular YouTube science communicator. Known as a joyful science curmudgeon, Sabine excels at making complex science accessible to a wide audience. Yet, there's another side to her content: one that's increasingly steeped in the YouTube algorith...
2024-11-11 07:13:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Trying this again.
This time the senior decoder should be present to dispense the wisdom he has gathered on his American voyages.
Join us if you can. There will be another one later in the month and recording is available afterwards.
If you want to check the time, just click on the link above but it is Nov 10th midnight JST.
2024-11-10 08:05:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Matt and Chris dip their toes into the fetid, guru-infested swamp surrounding the 2024 U.S. election. Straining to see what lurks in the murky depths, they encounter dark shapes, including Eric Weinstein pledging his services to whoever wins (or will give him a call), Joe Rogan conspiracy hypothesizing with Donald Trump, the Free Press hosting a truly heterodox election party, Michael Moynihan ...
2024-11-04 01:34:51 +0000 UTC View Post
We cover the conspiracy clown show that came to town to "Rescue the Republic" with rousing speeches from Jordan Peterson, Russell Brand, Matt Taibbi, Bret Weinstein and many, many more.
2024-11-02 22:59:47 +0000 UTC View Post
In this episode, Chris and Matt open the lid on Matt's adventures in America. Basking in the land of the free, Matt is forced to consider YouTube dynamics, indulgent podcast conversations, potential Russian influence campaigns, and the environmental toxins that sound him.
We will be back soon with another SM election special and a better mic for Matt!
Supplementary Mat...
Back with another video from the DTG Annals (courtesy of Editor Andy) this one covering the Tenet Media revelations and a broader discussion about the problems of undeclared conflicts of interest and a lack of transparency in the influencer space.
2024-10-29 12:22:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Sorry for the short notice but Matt is a harder man to schedule while travelling.
If you are around and want to hear his anthropological insights into American subcultures now is your chance.
We will pray his hotel WiFi can handle the high-level conversation.
For Galaxy Brain folk, the time is set for 12.30 JST. Click the link above to see your local time. We will keep the rec...
2024-10-29 00:59:34 +0000 UTC View Post
In this special international episode of Decoding the Gurus, Chris and Matt Brown team up to dissect Richard Dawkins' enduring influential work, 'The Selfish Gene.'
The hosts dive deep into Dawkins' evolutionary theories, touching on genes, memes, and human meat bags. They explore Dawkins' narrative style, the academic controversies sparked by his ideas, and his broader influence on unde...
2024-10-26 05:11:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Yes it’s another Substack but this article is free and it is from an ex-guest and talks a little bit about how they see Decoding the Gurus approach and me (Chris).
Mickey is what I regard as someone in that (increasingly rare) very reasonable side of the ‘heterodox’ pool.
The interaction described in the article regarding Dave Rubin was also one of the interactions on Twitter...
2024-10-25 08:38:59 +0000 UTC View Post
We are doing a two-for-one set of gurus next with Curtis Yarving and Peter Thiel before heading into left-wing wonkery.
For those who want to play along, here is the Yarvin material we will be looking at. We also get to hear from Francis and Konstantin! Yay!
2024-10-24 07:19:02 +0000 UTC View Post
We return to the world of Graham Hancock, pseudo-archaeology, and real archaeology with Cardiff University archaeologist Flint Dibble. Sadly the senior member of the Decoding team was absent for the interview but young apprentice decoder Chris struggled on as best he could.
This episode, recorded just before the release of Ancient Apocalypse Season 2 on Netflix and Graham Hancock's assoc...
2024-10-20 11:25:54 +0000 UTC View Post
We return to the world of Graham Hancock, pseudo-archaeology, and real archaeology with Cardiff University archaeologist Flint Dibble. Sadly the senior member of the Decoding team was absent for the interview but young apprentice decoder Chris struggled on as best he could. This episode, recorded just before the release of Ancient Apocalypse Season 2 on Netflix and Graham Hancock'...
2024-10-20 11:19:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Just a little update on everyone's favourite Aussie Decoder.
Matt is now in America, lounging around San Francisco probably in an opium den.
He will be in the US for the next three months and his actual itinerary is a mystery known only to the ancients. All that is known is that he will travel from San Francisco and eventually end up in New York.
Should you want to petition hi...
2024-10-15 00:47:06 +0000 UTC View Post
That's right—we’re back in the heady world of sense-making, but don't worry, we're just in time to witness the resolution of the ever-looming 'Meaning Crisis.'
Join Matt and Chris as they embark on an epic journey with the cognitively inclined philosopher John Vervaeke and none other than Jordan Peterson himself. Together, they navigate a vast web of meaning that spans discussions of ...
2024-10-14 22:41:55 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
Just a quick question...
We originally had the bonus feed reserved for BONUS content. This meant the Gurometer episodes, full unedited interviews, early releases of episodes, Decoding Academia, and other stuff like the conversation on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
We did not reproduce the content on the main feed- mainly the Decoding Episodes and edited int...
2024-10-08 01:07:19 +0000 UTC View Post