54 – The Spiritual Face of Unfettered Capitalism w/ Ronald Purser

Sam speaks with professor Ronald Purser about the neoliberalism of mindfulness, the libertarianism of self-help, and the corporate piracy, cultural appropriation, exploitation, and racism of privatized mysticism and New Age. Ronald is a writer, a Professor of Management at San Francisco State University, as well as an ordained Buddhist teacher. He has written a new book called McMindfulness: How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality. If you've been skeptical at all about self-help, the mindfulness movement, New Age, productivity/ hustle porn, or different programs HR and management are always trying to incorporate into your lives, this is the episode you've been waiting for. And if you love the show, tell your friends. Spread the word. Tell them they're missing out. Also, rate and review us. Be detailed, and tell us about yourself and how you heard of us. This lets Apple and other podcasting apps know that they should be telling others about us. Find Ronald at: https://www.ronpurser.com, find his book here: https://amzn.to/3awtrTH Support Southpaw on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/southpawpod You can find Southpaw on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @SouthpawPod As well as on the Southpaw Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/southpaw You can also find Sam on Twitter and Instagram: @StuffFromSam