Ben Lee In Quarantine

Today: how do you break up with your Guru? Ben talks through his spiritual separation, with notes on the responsibility you have to the people you bring with you into deeper waters. Plus, notes on relationships, autonomy and parenting -- and what did Russell Crowe have to say in Ben's DM's?? 

Today: Cults. How many of them has Ben been in? What sort of person joins one? And what does Ben have to say about gurus and cult leaders, and their relationship to spirituality? 

Plus, notes on Good Charlotte and Josh Homme, and Russell Crowe sends Ben a DM. 

Today: Why have spiritual wellness groups been picking up the QAnon baton? We rapel further down the canyon of conspiracy, and talk about Ben’s experiences with cults.

For two weeks, Ben Lee is in Hotel Quarantine in Sydney, as he and his family return to Australia after years abroad. Ben Lee In Quarantine is his candid, daily quarantine catchup with writer, broadcaster and musician Max Quinn (triple j).

Today: Ben Lee vs QAnon. How does a celebrated Australian singer/songwriter take up the cause of fighting the political far-right? Let’s find out.

For the next two weeks, Ben Lee is in Hotel Quarantine in Sydney, as he and his family return to Australia after years abroad. Ben Lee In Quarantine is his candid, daily quarantine catchup with writer, broadcaster and musician Max Quinn (triple j).

Resources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QbEcG8O-L8

https://www.ft.com/video/372cac40-0f6f-498b-8c19-7b635142296e

https://blog.usejournal.com/qanon-is-propaganda-and-we-know-whos-responsible-faa133fb6acd

https://www.wired.com/story/information-terrorists-trying-to-reshape-america/?s=03

The Word Ben Was Thinking Of:

Apophenia (/æpoʊˈfiːniə/) is the tendency to perceive meaningful connections between unrelated things. 

Ben Lee is uniquely fascinating. You know him as one of Australia's most successful singer-songwriters -  'Catch My Disease' ,  'Love Me Like The World Is Ending', 'Cigarettes Will Kill You' - but did you know that Ben Lee is currently fighting QAnon? Or that he's written an album about Islam "for the whole family'"? There's so much more - cults, hallucinogens, death midwifery; Ben Lee is uniquely fascinating. 

For the next two weeks, Ben Lee is in Hotel Quarantine in Sydney, as he and his family return to Australia after years abroad. Ben Lee In Quarantine is his candid, daily quarantine catchup with writer, broadcaster and musician Max Quinn (triple j).