{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Betsy Chasse | The Dark Side of \u201cWhat the Bleep\u201d &amp; the New Age Industrial Complex","description":"Filmmaker Betsy Chasse, co-creator of \u201cWhat the Bleep Do We Know!?\u201d, joins me to dissect how the New Age movement morphed into a billion-dollar self-help industry. We discuss cult dynamics, spiritual narcissism, the rise of Trumpian mysticism, and how \u201cmanifestation\u201d culture paved the road from The Secret to MAGA metaphysics. In this episode, I speak with filmmaker, author, and cultural critic Betsy Chasse \u2014 best known as co-writer and director of the 2004 New Age phenomenon \u201cWhat the Bleep Do We Know!?\u201d Betsy reflects on the film\u2019s legacy and how its ideas about consciousness and quantum reality were later weaponized by the self-help industry. We explore the psychological and economic forces that turned spirituality into a marketplace \u2014 from the Law of Attraction to \u201cconscious entrepreneurship.\u201d Together, we unpack how the wellness world\u2019s obsession with \u201cpositive thinking\u201d and \u201cmanifestation\u201d created fertile ground for denial, cult psychology, and authoritarian spirituality. Betsy speaks candidly about narcissism, greed, and the need for genuine compassion and social engagement in a time of disinformation, AI disruption, and creeping theocracy. \ud83c\udfa7 Guest Bio: Betsy Chasse is a filmmaker, author, and producer best known for co-creating \u201cWhat the Bleep Do We Know!?\u201d She has since written \u201cMetanoia,\u201d \u201cKilling Buddha,\u201d and hosts her Substack Betsy\u2019s Rants, where she takes aim at the commodification of spirituality and the contradictions of modern \u201cconscious\u201d culture.&amp;nbsp; https:\/\/betsychasse.substack.com\/ ================================== Please subscribe to the LIminal News Substack Newsletter! https:\/\/substack.com\/@danielpinchbeck Please buy my books! https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/mrsmtpwv Please join my online seminars and community at THE LIMINAL INSTITUTE: www.liminal.news Instagram: &amp;nbsp; @danielpinchbeck Official Website:&amp;nbsp; www.pinchbeck.io\/ #BetsyChasse #WhatTheBleep #NewAge #DanielPinchbeck #LiminalNews #LawOfAttraction #Consciousness #Spirituality #CultPsychology #WellnessIndustry #MAGA #AI #TheSecret #QuantumSpirituality ","author_name":"LIMINAL NEWS with Daniel Pinchbeck","author_url":"http:\/\/liminalnews.libsyn.com\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/38901430\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/38901430"}