60 acast.com Twenty-First Century Cults https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/twenty-first-century-cults en Stephanie Alice Baker, Eugene McLaughlin, Chris Rojek Cults,Gurus,Self-help ,Andrew Tate,Manosphere,Celebrity,Ye (Kanye West),Entrepreneur,Elon Musk,Public Intellectual,Jordan Peterson,Stephanie Alice Baker,Eugene McLaughlin,Chris Rojek Stephanie Alice Baker, Eugene McLaughlin, Chris Rojek Twenty-First Century Cults is a podcast about a series of male gurus, who have achieved a cult like following online by tapping into current aspirations and anxieties about the crisis of masculinity and the plight of men.


This is original research based on our book, Cults (2024). Available from Routledge.



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]]> Twenty-First Century Cults is a podcast about a series of male gurus, who have achieved a cult like following online by tapping into current aspirations and anxieties about the crisis of masculinity and the plight of men.


This is original research based on our book, Cults (2024). Available from Routledge.



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]]> false Stephanie Alice Baker stephanie.baker@city.ac.uk 674f0d4522a0cb38beb4160c twenty-first-century-cults episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1733233641385-310d55ba-32e9-45ef-9d27-baf6f913a993.jpeg https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/twenty-first-century-cults Twenty-First Century Cults 4) The Cult Public Intellectual: Jordan Peterson 4) The Cult Public Intellectual: Jordan Peterson Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:36:25 GMT 1:04:07 674f1767a20a285c952d9262 false https://shows.acast.com/twenty-first-century-cults/episodes/674f1767a20a285c952d9262 674f1767a20a285c952d9262 674f0d4522a0cb38beb4160c Jordan Peterson full 1 4 Jordan B. Peterson has developed a cult following as a provocative, globally influential public intellectual. In this episode, we investigate the cult of the public intellectual. We discuss the spectacular rise of Peterson, a psychologist turned culture warrior, who has become a disciplinarian guru for wayward young men.

 

 

Written and presented by Stephanie Alice Baker, Eugene McLaughlin and Chris Rojek

Recording Engineer: Maria Martinez-Ugartechea

Editor: Al Booth

Original music: ‘Evil’ composed by BLACKBOX from Pixabay

Artwork: Yaman Mohammed

Funded by the School of Politics and Global Affairs at City, University of London


This is original research derived from our book, Cults (2024). Available from Routledge.

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]]> Jordan B. Peterson has developed a cult following as a provocative, globally influential public intellectual. In this episode, we investigate the cult of the public intellectual. We discuss the spectacular rise of Peterson, a psychologist turned culture warrior, who has become a disciplinarian guru for wayward young men.

 

 

Written and presented by Stephanie Alice Baker, Eugene McLaughlin and Chris Rojek

Recording Engineer: Maria Martinez-Ugartechea

Editor: Al Booth

Original music: ‘Evil’ composed by BLACKBOX from Pixabay

Artwork: Yaman Mohammed

Funded by the School of Politics and Global Affairs at City, University of London


This is original research derived from our book, Cults (2024). Available from Routledge.

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]]> 3) The Cult of the Entrepreneur: Elon Musk 3) The Cult of the Entrepreneur: Elon Musk Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:33:54 GMT 52:53 674f16d15e1cc0fabe009245 false https://shows.acast.com/twenty-first-century-cults/episodes/674f16d15e1cc0fabe009245 674f16d15e1cc0fabe009245 674f0d4522a0cb38beb4160c Elon Musk full 1 3 Elon Musk has cultivated a cult following as a tech entrepreneur. In this episode, we explore the idolatry of tech entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. We analyse how Musk has established and maintained a cult following online and the political implications of his cult-like status.



Written and presented by Stephanie Alice Baker, Eugene McLaughlin and Chris Rojek

Recording Engineer: Maria Martinez-Ugartechea

Editor: Al Booth

Original music: ‘Evil’ composed by BLACKBOX from Pixabay

Artwork: Yaman Mohammed

Funded by the School of Politics and Global Affairs at City, University of London


This is original research derived from our book, Cults (2024). Available from Routledge.

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]]> Elon Musk has cultivated a cult following as a tech entrepreneur. In this episode, we explore the idolatry of tech entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. We analyse how Musk has established and maintained a cult following online and the political implications of his cult-like status.



Written and presented by Stephanie Alice Baker, Eugene McLaughlin and Chris Rojek

Recording Engineer: Maria Martinez-Ugartechea

Editor: Al Booth

Original music: ‘Evil’ composed by BLACKBOX from Pixabay

Artwork: Yaman Mohammed

Funded by the School of Politics and Global Affairs at City, University of London


This is original research derived from our book, Cults (2024). Available from Routledge.

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]]> 2) Celebrity Cults: Ye (Kanye West) 2) Celebrity Cults: Ye (Kanye West) Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:30:03 GMT 1:17:54 674f15eacb610c34f72478cd false https://shows.acast.com/twenty-first-century-cults/episodes/674f15eacb610c34f72478cd 674f15eacb610c34f72478cd 674f0d4522a0cb38beb4160c Ye (Kanye West) full 1 2 Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has built a cult following as a celebrity rapper, producer and designer. In this episode, we explore the history of celebrity, its relationship to fame, and the cultural appeal of Ye as a postmodern celebrity icon.



Written and presented by Stephanie Alice Baker, Eugene McLaughlin and Chris Rojek

Recording Engineer: Maria Martinez-Ugartechea

Editor: Al Booth

Original music: ‘Evil’ composed by BLACKBOX from Pixabay

Artwork: Yaman Mohammed

Funded by the School of Politics and Global Affairs at City, University of London


This is original research derived from our book, Cults (2024). Available from Routledge.


This is original research derived from our book, Cults (2024). Available from Routledge.

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]]> Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has built a cult following as a celebrity rapper, producer and designer. In this episode, we explore the history of celebrity, its relationship to fame, and the cultural appeal of Ye as a postmodern celebrity icon.



Written and presented by Stephanie Alice Baker, Eugene McLaughlin and Chris Rojek

Recording Engineer: Maria Martinez-Ugartechea

Editor: Al Booth

Original music: ‘Evil’ composed by BLACKBOX from Pixabay

Artwork: Yaman Mohammed

Funded by the School of Politics and Global Affairs at City, University of London


This is original research derived from our book, Cults (2024). Available from Routledge.


This is original research derived from our book, Cults (2024). Available from Routledge.

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]]> 1) Self-help Cults: Andrew Tate 1) Self-help Cults: Andrew Tate Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:26:19 GMT 58:40 674f149f22a0cb38beb84792 false https://shows.acast.com/twenty-first-century-cults/episodes/674f149f22a0cb38beb84792 674f149f22a0cb38beb84792 674f0d4522a0cb38beb4160c Andrew Tate full 1 1 Andrew Tate has built a cult following online by establishing himself as a self-help guru. In this episode, we explore the history of self-help as a genre and an industry. We examine how Tate has established and maintained what could be described as a self-help cult by tapping into the aspirations and anxieties of young men in the twenty-first century.



Written and presented by Stephanie Alice Baker, Eugene McLaughlin and Chris Rojek

Recording Engineer: Maria Martinez-Ugartechea

Editor: Al Booth

Original music: ‘Evil’ composed by BLACKBOX from Pixabay

Artwork: Yaman Mohammed

Funded by the School of Politics and Global Affairs at City, University of London


This is original research derived from our book, Cults (2024). Available from Routledge.

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]]> Andrew Tate has built a cult following online by establishing himself as a self-help guru. In this episode, we explore the history of self-help as a genre and an industry. We examine how Tate has established and maintained what could be described as a self-help cult by tapping into the aspirations and anxieties of young men in the twenty-first century.



Written and presented by Stephanie Alice Baker, Eugene McLaughlin and Chris Rojek

Recording Engineer: Maria Martinez-Ugartechea

Editor: Al Booth

Original music: ‘Evil’ composed by BLACKBOX from Pixabay

Artwork: Yaman Mohammed

Funded by the School of Politics and Global Affairs at City, University of London


This is original research derived from our book, Cults (2024). Available from Routledge.

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