THE PODCAST
On this podcast we curate a collection of unique minds and perspectives to share what they know in order to provide you with a morsel of Knowledge Without College.
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#100
Adryen Ashley is a best-selling author and speaker, tech entrepreneur as well as an award winning film/TV producer. As a startup advisor and mentor, she uses her wealth of knowledge to transform everyday entrepreneurs into wildly successful businesspeople. She advises several blockchain companies and is the founder & CEO of several of her own including: SmartDates, The Billionaire Zombies Club and now Foxies, which we mention during the interview. Talking about her incredible career achievements, I pick her brain about anything NFT & blockchain related, politics, education and how to make our system ‘unfuckwithable’. This is truly an amazing conversation, worthy of our big number 100. Enjoy!
– 02:25 – Adryenn introduces herself and explains how she got into NFT’s
– 05:55 – How she stumble upon crypto, and how she saw the future
– 09:40 – Talking about her turning point, and her first dating app concept including blockchain
– 20:30 – Smart contract use cases
– 29:05 – Talking about elections, preventing hacking and human errors with blockchain methods of voting
– 44:20 – Continuing the story about blockchain, and about COVID-19 mandates and mandates in general
– 56:45 – Building trust in the government’s system
– 01:02:00 – Introducing NFT’s and Adryenn’s other app called Foxies
– 01:08:50 – Patrick explaining Foxies in a nutshell
– 01:28:45 – Talking about entrepreneurs taking over politics, and evolving our society
– 01:34:40 – Continuing the politics talk, and how to make our systems ‘unfuckwithable’
– 01:50:00 – Canada protests, and how they were very effective in a silent way
– 01:58:15 – Adryenn’s farewell until next time, and where to find here exactly on the internet
Look for her on Twitter here! Check out her upcoming project Foxies here, as well.
#099
Ben Wolf is an entrepreneur, author of the book “Fractional Leadership: Landing Executive Talent You Thought Was Out of Reach”. There was a lot that we reviewed from his book today, including what it means to be a Fractional Executive or a member of a Fractional Leadership, as well as using core values and growth strategies to filter out the best talent from certain groups of individuals. We talked about his career, his transition into the author space, the past, present and future of his company, and so much more. Enjoy!
– 02:05 – Ben’s personal introduction and short career description
– 05:40 – Talking about Ben’s legal background and how his switch in profession happened
– 12:25 – When Ben felt like he could’ve quit everything
– 20:10 – How Ben’s able to fit into the new trends regarding the corporate world, with Fractional Leadership
– 34:50 – Building an entity around helping other people, using Fractional Leadership
– 40:30 – How does he determine his client’s core values, and matching them to the appropriate talent pool
– 56:15 – Talking about the powerful questions that Ben uses at interview to determine client value
– 01:04:10 – Working with people issues, versus working with process issues
– 01:07:05 – What Ben is looking to do in the future, with Fractional Leadership
– 01:09:35 – Where to find Ben and buy his book, and a friendly goodbye
Look for Ben here, on his personal website.
#098
Sean Kelly is a very young and successful entrepreneur, the founder and creator of Jersey Champs as well as Chibi Dinos. The second one is an NFT project that I myself have invested in, as I believe that Sean is a visionary in this space and someone whose ideas are worth investing time and money in. We talked a lot about how it came to be, and what the future holds for it, as I picked his brains with some rapid-fire questions about his entrepreneurial path, while he shared many details about learning and achieving success similar to what he has done, in detail. Enjoy!
– 02:30 – Sean’s personal introduction and short career description
– 03:55 – How he transitioned from the pursuing education, to starting out as an entrepreneur
– 09:15 – Sean’s introduction to crypto and NFT’s, and being a producer in this space
– 16:10 – Talking about Axie Infinity and how it became so big
– 18:30 – How does a 15-hour-day of marketing look like
– 26:35 – What makes Sean hold onto NFT chips, rather than sell them
– 32:20 – How Sean and his team determine the road maps
– 35:30 – Other potential projects and innovations that people are potentially sleeping on
– 41:20 – Advices to people who are suspicious about NFT’s, and where they can learn new stuff
– 42:40 – Talking about books and top choices for both speakers
– 48:00 – Discussing mid and low price, factors that influence this and what could change
– 50:55 – A secret final advice from Sean, and where to find him online
Look for him on Twitter here!
#097
Alexander Cortes is one of my absolute favorite Twitter personalities, he has a “Doctorate in BroScience, Bro Philosophy, Bronosis”, is a fitness expert and personal trainer, dancer, writer, and solo entrepreneur. In this incredible conversation we speak about his “red pill” moment, how he red pills other people all the time, big social changes and their indications, books, cryptocurrencies and so much more. Enjoy!
– 02:05 – Who is Alex and what does he do exactly
– 05:00 – How exactly he came to be an entrepreneur
– 16:45 – When did Alex gain a picture of his future, regarding school and working
– 24:30 – How he “red-pilled” people and what that makes him feel
– 30:50 – The indications that people could see as big social changes right now, and how they should react
– 40:00 – Talking about “The Sovereign Individual” book and how it hit Alex
– 55:50 – The benefits and problems of joining and supporting organizations nowadays
– 01:00:15 – Why should people jump into modern ways of making money using technology
– 01:07:45 – What excites Alex regarding the future, trends, changes
– 01:13:30 – How Alex builds his mental framework, books he reads and stuff he uses to learn
– 01:21:20 – Where to find Alexander, his new course, and a nice and friendly goodbye
#096
Sam Wouters is a crypto expert and educator, originally from Dutch descent, who works as the Senior Researcher at BLOCKDATA, a company from Amsterdam, Netherlands. As a globally renowned speaker, Sam helps people to understand why Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies and blockchains exist before eloquently showcasing how they work, and most importantly explaining what can be done with them within both a business and individual context. We tried to keep this conversation very simple, talking about Bitcoin, NFTs and so much more. This Episode was meant as a simple guide for those who have zero knowledge about the matter, but want to dive into it and learn as much as possible, from the ground up. Enjoy!
– 02:40 – Sam’s personal introduction, talking about how he started out with Bitcoin
– 09:45 – Educating listeners on how to learn about Bitcoin
– 12:25 – How he begins explaining to people what it means to invest in Bitcoin
– 15:15 – Simply explaining blockchains and how Sam explains it to people
– 22:00 – Where does Sam find motivation to continue his journey
– 28:00 – Which project excites Sam the most right now
– 31:45 – Talking about Patrick’s interest in this space, and explaining NFTs
– 43:05 – What Sam thinks about everybody being available to contribute to NFTs
– 50:35 – Talking about the key difference in fund raising vs blockchains
– 55:50 – What is next for Sam, and how he is excited about the future of these technologies
– 58:30 – Where to find Sam on the Internet, and a friendly goodbye
You can follow Sam on Twitter here!
#095
Col. Terry Virts is a former flight pilot, Space Shuttle pilot, NASA Astronaut and International Space Station commander. He is the author of the book called “How to Astronaut: An Insider’s Guide to Leaving Planet Earth”, as well as “View From Above: An Astronaut Photographs the World”. He also hosts a podcast called “Down to Earth”, speaking with guests about science, politics, business, entrepreneurship, sports and of course SPACE. In this amazing episode we dive into subjects like: factors for a faster space travel evolution, private vs. public space travel, USA and China in terms of education, politics and power, and so much more. Enjoy!
– 02:10 – Terry’s personal introduction and career description
– 03:40 – Talking about motivation and how to start off career paths
– 06:40 – What was it like for Terry to experience the private reemergence of space travel
– 08:30 – Private vs. public sector being involved with space travel
– 13:00 – Talking about the separation of civilian and military space
– 14:05 – More countries coming into the space game, USA vs. China
– 22:35 – Optimizing education, redesigning the educational system to make productive people
– 26:10 – Terry’s education experience, and how he connected with NASA
– 32:30 – How he started a podcast, and talking about the movie he directed
– 33:30 – Back to space travel, talking about nuclear energy as a factor in evolution
– 44:20 – Other factors that can be beneficial in evolving space travel in USA
– 46:15 – How was it like for him, operating flying machines
– 56:00 – Where to find Terry, his podcast and his book, and a nice goodbye
Check out Terry Virts’s website here, where you can find all of his work mentioned in the Episode!
#094
Arooba Asim (Roobz) is a Twitter personality and author behind the @tishray account that I have been a fan of, for quite some time now. Arooba is also a psychology student, which only contributes to her expressing her fascinating opinions and beliefs about the modern world. We talk about how religion is a very personal, but also very old idea in general, the dualism between modern and classical these days, as well as how the modern society and the Internet force an over-socialized environment onto people, creating hidden, inner voids, and deep scars. Enjoy!
– 01:55 – Arooba’s short, personal introduction
– 03:30 – Talking about her Social Media exposure, and her connection with her followers
– 08:45 – The dualism between the modern and classical these days
– 15:45 – The guidance of the modern world, and how the internet influences everything
– 26:05 – How to steer people back to religion, but not force them
– 31:55 – Talking about how religion is very personal, but also very old as an idea
– 37:45 – The trio of beauty/esthetics, truth and religion
– 47:00 – Considering if the modern society and the Internet force a social environment onto people
– 51:45 – The inner void from over-socializing, and how to define yourself when there is nobody defining you
– 55:45 – Some final words and a nice goodbye until next time
Check her out on Twitter here!
#093
Les McKeown is the president and CEO of Predictable Success, an adviser on accelerated business growth. He has started more than 40 companies and was the founding partner of an incubation-consulting company that guided hundreds of organizations worldwide. He is also an author, writer of books like “The Synergist” and “Predictable Success”, where he described a system of pattern recognition, diagnosing a company’s ability to grow and to scale from analyzing certain patterns of it. He has a wealth of knowledge to share as he worked with huge names like: T-Mobile, American Express, The US Army, Harvard University, has been featured on NBC, ABC, BBC, CNN, and more. Enjoy!
– 02:10 – Les’s personal introduction and short career description
– 10:10 – What caused Les’s startups to succeed, and how he achieved his level of success
– 21:25 – Talking about method’s of pattern recognition and applying certain patterns in life actions
– 28:10 – Is it possible for people to “change gears”, so that creators become processors or leaders
– 31:35 – Asking if Les has encountered some companies/individuals that fall outside of the usual “pattern”
– 37:40 – Is there always a way to fix the situations when entrepreneurs are stuck, with no success in sight
– 42:05 – The 7 stage growth aspect in other aspects of life
– 46:10 – What keeps Les going and what’s next in his career
– 51:25 – Talking about a program for keeping entrepreneurs connected
Check out Predictable Success right here!
#092
Dr. Mark van Rijmenam is an international keynote speaker. He holds a PhD in Management from the University of Technology in Sydney, where he did research how big data, blockchain and AI are changing organizations. He talks about future of work, digital conflicts, and the organization of tomorrow. He is the author of three best-selling management books on big data, blockchain and AI. His latest book “The Organisation of Tomorrow” details how AI, blockchain and analytics turn your business into a data organization. He is the founder of Datafloq.com, a leading content platform on emerging technologies. We talk about all of this, as well as Mavin.org, a decentralized, tokenized reputation-based content network to bring (anonymous) accountability to the internet. Look for him on Twitter @VanRijmenam. Enjoy!
– 02:40 – Mark’s personal introduction
– 04:20 – Explaining the term “digital twin” and how Mark has made this idea happen
– 07:55 – Mark’s method for surveying emerging technologies
– 12:25 – Talking about if the technological revolution is actually good for us, and the future of it
– 20:40 – Debating digital conflicts, in cryptocurrencies and other technological decentralization solutions
– 29:10 – What happens if AI learns our ethics, what is ethics, and if AI becomes more ethical than humans
– 36:45 – Talking about Mavin.org as another one of Mark’s projects, and it’s mission
– 42:30 – How the big companies and internet rulers can decide what is OK to talk about, what is the truth and what is not
– 47:25 – Who are the true experts in today’s society, when and how will we be able to maximize the knowledge of our experts
– 42:00 – Solving digital issues and other problems which Mark is attacking right now
– 55:10 – Changes and upcoming technologies that Mark is interested in
– 57:20 – Last words for the audience, where to find Mark and a friendly goodbye
You can visit his personal website here, and find his profile on Twitter here.
#091
Jeremy Wayne Tate is the creator of CLT (Classical Learning Test), he is an entrepreneur, literature enthusiast and father of 5 (soon to be 6). CLT is the competitor to SAT and ACT, an online college entrance exam, which assesses English, mathematical, and critical reasoning skills. We talk about his tests being a second choice in a world where his competition is thought to be obligatory (which it is not), as well as how modern colleges provide their students with no applicable and reasonably useful skills, giving them an opportunity only to party and to socialize, and get themselves indebted. We also speak about home schooling, the future of this, and the influence that it can have on modern education. Enjoy!
– 02:15 – Jeremy’s personal introduction and short intro about CLT
– 06:00 – The ripple effects of his tests becoming more popular
– 11:20 – Talking about how and why traditional colleges have deteriorated
– 13:05 – The disconnect between the cost and the value of education
– 14:25 – Talking about if Jeremy is trying to impact the financial decisions of colleges
– 21:05 – Where did Jeremy find the courage to start his journey
– 23:10 – How does he try to expand the market and what does he offer to students to make them switch to CLT
– 28:25 – Jeremy talking about the impact of CLT in centralized, private and home schools
– 35:40 – Home schooling as a more mainstream choice, and home school students are performing
– 36:50 – Who is designing the tests and what are the factors that identify their test making
– 41:55 – Talking about CLT becoming potentially stigmatized
– 44:35 – Final words on the Episode, asks and requests, and where you can hear more from Jeremy
Find more about CLT here, and follow Jeremy on Twitter here.
#090
Richard Koch is a world renowned author, entrepreneur & investor. He has written around 20 books on ideas & business, including the famous “The 80/20 Principle”, which has sold over a million copies. He explains in the book, as well as in this podcast episode, about how to apply the “Pareto principle” on everyday activities, in business and in life. His latest one called “Unreasonable Success and How to Achieve It: Unlocking the Nine Secrets of People Who Changed the World” can only be added to our list of referable literature, already including books written by Richard. This conversation, although short, serves as a storytelling history lesson, spoken in a very open and fun way by one of the great speakers of our time. Enjoy!
– 03:45 – Richard tells the story about when he understood that he will achieve success in life
– 10:50 – Explaining the origin of the 80/20 principle, and its basic meaning
– 14:25 – Richard portraying his educational path and how he started working, his job at BCG
– 18:25 – Historical personalities that influenced his reductionist character
– 25:50 – Explaining Marx’s philosophy and gives us a little history, and literacy class
– 33:35 – Richard tells us about both of his main principles (strategies) in business and investing
– 41:00 – His advice on companies who are trying to take over from “the giants”
– 49:40 – Richard’s heartfelt message and a friendly goodbye, until next time
His personal website can be found here. Look for his books on our Book Club web page, as well.
#089
Lee Adams is a military veteran, entrepreneur, and an expert in the subject of lucid dreaming. He has been teaching this subject as a mentor and author as well for a few years now. He has an incredible book coming out called “A Visionary Guide to Lucid Dreaming: Methods for Working with the Deep Dream State” which I highly recommend to check out. We talk about “altering states”, lucid dreaming and what drove him to go down the path of investigating these fascinating subjects. Enjoy!
– 02:05 – Lee’s personal introduction and career description
– 04:25 – How Lee came into the space of “altered states”
– 11:30 – Lee explains lucid dreaming
– 13:00 – Talking about visitations in dreams, and hallucinations
– 16:50 – Lee talking about the drive and motivation behind researching lucid dreams
– 21:15 – The present and the future regarding studies of these subjects
– 27:20 – How Lee’s course works, and how his mentoring came to be
– 39:30 – Talking about getting a message in a dream, which you just can’t refuse
– 44:45 – What evolution path would Lee like to see this subject to take
– 52:20 – Why dreams are one of the best ways of self reflection
– 59:05 – Lee’s final words for the audience to finish up, and a friendly goodbye
You can find out more about his personal website here.
#088
Adii Pienaar is a very successful founder and serial entrepreneur. He founded “Cogsy”, “Conversio” and “WooCommerce”. He’s been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, Startups.com and many more, and prides himself on the commercial and life profitability values of his businesses. He’s just released his new book “Life Profitability: The New Measure of Entrepreneurial Success” (January 26th) in which he provides a new perspective for becoming self-aware, recognizing your values, understanding your impact, and how an enriched life and a successful business are not mutually exclusive. Enjoy!
– 01:55 – Adii’s personal introduction and career story
– 03:05 – How he landed in the software industry, and why he started out there
– 05:15 – His first experience of selling his own product
– 07:40 – The first instance of risk in creating a product of your own
– 11:30 – The key elements that need to occur in order to succeed
– 15:35 – Talking about what it takes to start a business, and the right motivation behind it
– 19:00 – How does family help, and it can give you the best motivation to start a business
– 25:10 – How Adii started writing and the different tools and rituals associated with writing
– 33:10 – The books Adii recommends, and that influenced him the most
– 39:35 – Other areas that Adii explores, including religion, mindfulness and other
– 45:00 – Talking about special words, that he found extra benefitial for his life
– 55:15 – Adii’s future and what lies ahead of him in 2021
– 59:15 – Where to find Adii, and a friendly goodbye
His personal website can be found here. Look for his book on our Book Club web page, soon.
#087
Danny Miranda is the creator and host of The Danny Miranda Podcast (top 1.5% podcast in the world), as well as a very influential Twitter personality, a public speaker and motivator. He enjoys writing, reading, meditating, having conversations, walking and lifting weights, as well as implementing all of these things into making a better and more complete, optimistic life for himself. We talk about how he started his podcast, his goals for it, and dive into his personal life habits and routines that he goes through to achieve success in everything that he does. Enjoy!
– 01:25 – Danny’s personal introduction and what he does
– 03:50 – How his 13 year old self started writing, and understanding time management
– 06:30 – Why the two speakers started their podcasts and how they came to be
– 12:55 – His podcast guest-setup, and the favorite questions he asks his guests
– 17:20 – His pre-podcast rituals
– 19:05 – What are Danny’s goals with the podcast and what he would like to achieve
– 23:45 – The advice he would give his old self, before starting the podcast
– 24:55 – The biggest challenge with doing what he does, and how to get over it
– 28:35 – His goals for 2021/22
– 30:10 – Talking about doing the “75 Hard” program
– 36:15 – Systems vs. goals
– 41:20 – Danny’s engagement on Social media, and how he does it
– 47:35 – Talking about his Twitter profile, and how it’s important to use the right labels
– 50:30 – Danny sharing a personal life advice from his uncle, and why he asked him in the first place
– 55:10 – His nearest future plans, what he plans to do with the podcast
– 56:00 – Danny’s advice for the audience, and a friendly goodbye until next time
You can find more about Danny here, and please listen to his advice (at the end of the episode) if you need his help and motivation.
#086
Quintus Curtius is the pen name of writer and translator George Thomas. He is an MIT graduate, a marine veteran as well as an expert in law. He currently is the managing partner of a law firm focusing on bankruptcy and criminal defense. But all of this is not our subject, as he started writing and translating ancient texts a bit late in his career while becoming very well known for it. Now, he has published original, annotated translations of several important ancient books. In addition to this he has published three collections of essays that focus on moral, ethical, and historical topics. A great conversation, one I will most certainly remember and possibly recreate in the future. Enjoy!
– 02:00 – A short introduction from Quintus, describing his career path
– 06:00 – How and when he started translating ancient texts
– 15:10 – Talking about what gives Quintus the connection to these ancient texts, what motivates him
– 27:20 – We don’t really have leadership nowadays, they don’t shine so bright as they used to
– 31:40 – Talking about the alternate ways of education that are coming through during the pandemic
– 39:10 – A connection between Patrick and Quintus via Boston origins, where they both grew up
– 42:45 – Talking about solar, and other alternative sources of energy, and their future in America
– 46:25 – Explaining the word ‘virtue’ and traditionally what it means
– 53:10 – Talking about what young men face, without a right choice and meaning in life
– 55:10 – Importance of big names, individuals, role models that impact(ed) the world as it is nowadays
– 01:00:10 – Where to find Quintus Curtius, and a nice goodbye for now
More information about Quintus can be found here!
#085
Andrew Tate is an American-British kickboxer from Chicago, Illinois, who competes in the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions. He is a multiple kickboxing world champion and the “Enfusion Live” champion. He is the son of the late chess master Emory Tate, a very well known chess player who won the US Armed Forces championship three times and defeated several grandmasters during his career. Andrew also works as a commentator for Real Xtreme Fighting, the largest MMA promotion in Romania, where he currently resides. He is a multi-millionaire, entrepreneur, investor and life coach. We talk about his career, his many different, so amazing, unique career paths, as he spreads knowledge about how he achieved the success, and how you can achieve the same. And yes, you might end up wanting to have 15 passports afterwards… Enjoy!
– 01:35 – Andrew’s personal introduction and a short intro about his career path
– 03:45 – Discipline, self-discipline and pushing to the limits
– 08:55 – How to introduce discipline to young people, and how they are served content to enhance slavery
– 11:50 – You’re never tired when you’re winning
– 14:10 – Where is the right line between celebrating and bragging, and how inspirational can celebrating be
– 18:45 – Talking about private networks and censorizing nowadays
– 22:40 – People becoming location-independent, and his lifestyle in Romania
– 27:55 – What fighting did for Andrew, and how he did it
– 31:10 – Maintaining American ideals of freedom, not related to the location of living
– 35:50 – How a group of people can, with enough disruption, change things around in the world
– 44:20 – What’s his next move, and what Andrew can conquer next
– 47:50 – How ancient wars, fighting over territory is the same as people trying to make a fortune nowadays
– 51:45 – Everyone knows something you don’t, you never know it all
– 53:25 – What does the future look like for the War Room, and what it can do by going SMALL
– 56:55 – Where to find Andrew Tate on the internet, and understand what he is doing in real life
Look for more information about Andrew and what he does, right here!
#084
Tony Moss is a visual and recording artist, event producer, combining a number of fascinating topics including psychedelics, art, spirituality and science. He is also the founder of I.AM.LIFE, a non-profit event production project focused on inter- connectivity. His work is a synthesis of passions in all of the above, with emphasis on the evolution of human consciousness and potential. With over 25 years of experience with “plant medicine” work, he is an enthusiastic public advocate for the decriminalization and responsible use of all plant medicines. Enjoy!
– 01:50 – Tony’s personal introduction and a short story about his career path
– 05:20 – Talking about how Tony was a pioneer in the ongoing, “psychedelic renaissance” campaign
– 10:15 – Not spending time on higher education, in order to use this time in a more productive manner
– 16:50 – Following your true motivations, and what makes you come alive and ignoring the system’s way for you
– 19:45 – Having a “tribe” available to you, having that group to fit into, that makes things easier
– 26:25 – Talking about how the people are starting to recognize the country and the nature, for what it actually is
– 31:55 – Being able to break out of the “left” or “right” way of thinking, and how psychedelics help
– 40:00 – Agreeing how we can see clear signs of mental illness everywhere around us, and talking about why
– 52:40 – Shifting focus to the future, and his thoughts on what will happen regarding the “psychedelic renaissance”
– 59:05 – Where and how to find Tony and his work on the internet, and a nice goodbye until next time
More information about Tony Moss can be found here!
#083
Chrisman Frank is the co-founder and CEO of Synthesis School. His project is like the “Ender’s game” for education, where they scale the best ideas from Ad Astra, a school that one of his co-founders and friends built with Elon Musk, for his kids, to get a better and more interactive education, focusing on problem solving and finding better and more innovative ways of teaching kids. We talk about this subject, about education in general and what this new idea can offer to people versus the more traditional schooling systems, especially during home schooling and the pandemic. This was an amazing, very open and relaxed conversation, and a great way to start off 2021. Enjoy!
– 02:00 – A warm welcome and Chrisman’s personal introduction
– 05:25 – The first response to his schooling project, and how the kids are taking it now
– 09:15 – How does the program work, for those who want to enroll right now
– 16:50 – Talking about the actual educational system, and what can be made better
– 19:55 – Startup alternatives, and how online schools can help you learn more and in a better way
– 25:10 – Talking about the issues with getting the program to be wide-spread
– 29:10 – “Ender’s game” and how Chrisman’s program is much like this idea
– 36:45 – There is a limit to what you can teach “by force”, and talking about imagination
– 41:55 – What drives Chrisman to keep doing his work, where does he find his motivation
– 52:15 – Where to find Chrisman, his work and some final words as a pleasant goodbye
#082
Dr. Gary Laderman is Goodrich C. White professor and chair of the religion department at Emory University, as well as the author of books like “Don’t Think About Death: A Memoir on Mortality”, and “Sacred Matters: Celebrity Worship, Sexual Ecstasies, the Living Dead, and Other Signs of Religious Life in the United States”. He has also co-edited two encyclopedias. Dr. Laderman has been interviewed on various topics in American religious cultures, ranging from death and funerals to horror films and psychedelics, in a variety of media, including the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, and other newspapers, several radio and TV shows. He is continuing to research, write, and teach on the sacred in American life generally, and is currently working on a book project exploring religion and drugs, a subject we talk about in detail during this conversation. Enjoy!
– 02:00 – Dr. Laderman’s introduction and short career story
– 01:55 – Where did the interest for the topic of death come out from, for Dr. Laderman
– 10:00 – Talking about different ways that people confront dying, rituals that come with it
– 11:35 – How different cultures maintain certain relationships with the dead
– 13:55 – Talking about his two books, the stories that they tell, and how they influenced readers
– 23:20 – Touching on the subject of being spiritual but not religious
– 26:00 – Making the connection between religion, death and psychedelic experiences
– 34:05 – How and when his interest for the subject developed over time
– 36:10 – Talking about how accepting and allowing psychedelics, can make religious consequences
– 39:45 – How the COVID situation has impacted people in these ways, and his teachings about death
– 46:15 – What are the rituals in life which we use to remain in some “order”, like drinking coffee every morning
– 52:25 – Bringing science into the equation
– 59:55 – Dr. Laderman’s current focus and what comes next in his career
– 01:12:45 – A friendly goodbye until the next time
Some information about Dr. Laderman can be found here, and look for his books on our book club page!
#081
Brian Muraresku graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Brown University with a degree in Latin, Greek and Sanskrit, as an alumnus of Georgetown Law and a member of the New York Bar, he has been practicing law internationally for fifteen years. In 2016, Muraresku became the founding executive director of Doctors for Cannabis Regulation. Their work has been featured on CNN and ESPN, as well as The Washington Post and San Francisco Chronicle. He is also the New York Times Best Selling author of “The Immortality Key: the Secret History of the Religion with No Name” book, which we talk about in detail during this interview. Enjoy!
– 02:00 – Brian’s personal introduction and short bio description
– 03:30 – Where is the connection between all of his professions
– 05:30 – Talking about how much, and why exactly, knowing and exploring languages matters
– 08:10 – The level of understanding of the world around them, which people from ancient civilizations had
– 10:05 – Talking about what we know, and what we don’t know, about ancient civilizations
– 12:25 – Where, how and when, Brian’s idea for his book first came to be
– 17:10 – A real, personal experience that psychedelics gave people of religion, in the ancient times versus now
– 21:05 – Talking about psychedelic experiences in the ancient pagan civilizations
– 23:30 – Why did civilizations decide to destroy these religions, and how/if they formed a team at any time
– 28:30 – Brian’s talks about his experiences with psychedelics, and if there were any
– 31:25 – How the Western civilizations and psychedelic are interweaving in the modern society
– 34:00 – The thrill of discovery of new experiences and new information about ancient times for Brian
– 36:40 – What is Brian’s system, his method for picking apart this ancient literature
– 38:35 – How people started to believe in Brian, that he’s the right man to analyse these ancient scripts/books
– 42:05 – What excites Brian the most about his area of interest
– 44:25 – Where and how would dramatic effort change this industry, and help people like Brian do their job
– 46:00 – Talking about this initiative, who leads it and where it could be incubated in the near future
– 51:40 – What his next chapter is, what he is going to do next, and a nice goodbye
Look for his book on our Book Club page soon, and his personal website is right here!
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Jennifer Shahade is a two-time U.S. Women’s Chess Champion and has the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster. She is also a speaker, host, author and PokerStars Ambassador, as well as the Program Director at US Chess Women. Jennifer is passionate about female empowerment and creative work around the games she loves most. She is the author of “Chess Bitch” and “Play Like a Girl”, books that aim to bring more females into the game. Jennifer is also a commentator and streamer on Twitch at twitch.tv/jenshahade. She hosts the US Chess Championships, the Grand Chess Tour and the award winning “Ladies Knight” and “The GRID” podcasts. Her second podcast won the Global Poker Award
for the best poker podcast in the World in 2020! Enjoy!
– 02:30 – Jennifer’s personal introduction and short career description
– 04:15 – Talking about her journey, coming into chess
– 07:10 – Why women would feel less comfortable playing pro chess, than men
– 10:20 – The wonderful escape that chess is, in learning how to focus
– 12:20 – Meditation and focusing on one thing only
– 20:20 – Talking about her side projects regarding chess and poker
– 25:30 – What she likes about the chess information space
– 31:20 – Is it better to teach kids how to think, then what to think, and how chess helps
– 34:10 – Jennifer’s thoughts on schooling during the pandemic
– 42:35 – Talking about the feedback she got from people who discovered chess
– 47:50 – Jennifer talks about what she has planned for the near future
– 50:40 – Her poker podcast and how she picks her guests
– 54:30 – Where to find her online, and how to contact her exactly
Find out more about Jennifer from her personal website here!
#079
Xander Smith is a digital, 3D artist and concept designer. He currently works as the Lead Artist at Aliza Technologies. He has worked on a number of amazing projects, including: American Horror Story, Aquaman, Godzilla vs. Kong, and Star Wars: The Mandalorian. We talked about his career, his company Aliza Technologies and how it came to be, as well as their most interesting concept which is combining Deep Learning with 3D Design, making surreal 3D models, and some general subjects on this matter like virtual reality, deep fakes, and more. A very friendly and open conversation, one that we will surely repeat in the future. Enjoy!
– 01:55 – Xander’s personal introduction and short career description
– 05:55 – Talking about his biggest projects and how these opportunities came to be
– 07:50 – How it all works, in the 3D artwork + Machine Learning combination
– 12:20 – How to distinguish “deep fakes” from the real animations
– 15:00 – What are the mission statements, the principles of his company: Eliza Technologies
– 20:45 – Talking about working with virtual reality, and what that can bring to the table
– 27:05 – Are we entering a time, where there is enough accessibility for the creator to make it happen ?
– 33:10 – What are some revolutionary technological steps, that could change his work dramatically
– 37:35 – Talking about his digital store, and how that came to be
– 41:25 – What/Who defines something as authentic, and the value that knock-offs have
– 48:55 – What Xander is working on right now, and a little look into his upcoming projects
– 52:40 – What artbreeder.com truly is, and how people can get involved
– 55:40 – Where to find him, and a friendly goodbye
Looking for Xander’s work ? You can find it here.
#078
Lev Osipovich Alburt is a chess Grandmaster, writer and coach. He is a former three-time U.S. chess champion, three-time Ukrainian champion and former European team champion, as well as one of the most sought-after chess teachers in the world. Lev did not prefer the communist system and came over from Russia to the U.S. in 1979, at a time when it was extremely dangerous to do so. Once in the U.S., he reunited with his old teacher, I.M. Roman Pelts, who had smuggled out the secret lesson plans that had produced Soviet world-dominance in chess for three decades. The two got to work, and very quickly, Lev began to publish what was to become the best-selling and highly praised Comprehensive Chess Course. In 2004, he was awarded the title of FIDE Senior Trainer. He is still teaching today, online as well. Enjoy!
– 02:15 – Lev Alburt’s personal introduction and short career description
– 13:30 – What influenced, inspired his system of understanding things around him better
– 23:55 – The difference between the tools Lev had in his youth while learning chess, versus nowadays
– 28:30 – How The Cold War and the political atmosphere, influenced chess and Lev’s career at the time
– 39:30 – How Lev took his skills in teaching, and applied them in other realms of business
– 53:20 – Critical advice and guidelines from Lev, that young up-and-coming chess players need to hear
– 56:50 – Where to find Lev, his website, and how to reach him
Interested in finding out more about Lev ? Check out his website here!
#077
Stephon Alexander is an award-winning theoretical cosmologist, professor of physics at Brown University and the president of the National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP). He is also a science advisor for Disney, and author of “The Jazz Of Physics”, known for blending the worlds of theoretical physics and jazz music. Dr. Alexander was also born in Trinidad, but moved to the United States when he was eight. We talk about his interest for physics and science in general, how that came to be, and how his revolutionary idea of blending music and science together, and creating an unexpected link between those elements, has changed the views of many on how physics is perceived. We also talk exclusively about his upcoming book, called “Fear Of A Black Universe”. Enjoy!
– 02:00 – Dr. Alexander’s introduction and short career description
– 05:40 – How did he go back into the nature of reality with physics
– 12:00 – Talking about the idea of creating a parallel between physics, nature and jazz
– 23:20 – Anything that would radically disrupt or reshape our ability to understand things
– 31:20 – What is the overall leaning of physicists, in regards to religion and religious ideas
– 40:05 – Potential changes, and where the field of physics needs to go in the next few years
– 44:10 – Talking about Stephon’s future work and his new book, “Fear Of A Black Universe”
– 49:10 – A message to the fans, what to think about after this Episode
– 50:40 – Where to find him and his work, on the Internet
Look for his books on our book club page, very soon!
#076
Maurice Ashley is an international chess grandmaster, chess commentator and analyst. Through his love for chess, he not only made history as the first African-American Grandmaster in the game, but he has managed to translate his love to other similar activities, as a three-time national championship coach, author, ESPN commentator, iPhone app designer, puzzle inventor and motivational speaker. Travelling the world as an ardent spokesperson of the many character building effects of chess, Maurice consults with universities, schools, chess clubs, executives and celebrities on how chess principles and strategies can be applied to improve business practices and assist with personal growth. We talk about his passion for the game, the wisdom and knowledge that he found within, and why it is so important to educate younger generations and make them think about their future, instead of just their present. Enjoy!
– 01:35 – Maurice’s personal introduction and some career background
– 03:40 – What made Maurice obsessed with chess
– 07:00 – How he became a grand master, world-class chess player
– 10:20 – Does everyone have equal access to content, to be able to learn ?
– 13:05 – Did the difficult path make the goal so much sweeter
– 15:10 – Which books he would recommend, that have big value in chess
– 18:20 – Certain patterns which the great champions had
– 21:20 – What Maurice implemented and how, to elevate his game
– 28:15 – The importance of listening to the other side’s perspective, and being open to change
– 35:20 – Maurice talking about retrograde analysis in chess, in his TED Talk
– 37:55 – The benefits of focusing on the future, instead of the past, and Tim Ferris challenging Maurice
– 41:35 – What to expect from Maurice in the near future, and talking about educating children about science and scientists
– 48:30 – Why the impact regarding this needs to happen today, and Maurice’s incredible story regarding this
– 56:35 – Where to find Maurice, as well as his new app about teaching chess
A link to his personal website can be found here!
#075
Amy Emerson is the Chief Executive Officer at the MAPS Public Benefit Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), a non-profit organization. As the Chief Executive Officer, Amy has led the growth and development of this new subsidiary and is responsible for overall global regulatory strategy and implementation of research programs with a focus on the MDMA-assisted psychotherapy program within MAPS PBC. In this conversation we talk about her journey, and how she became one of leaders of MAPS’s mission, about her past, her present and future. Tune in to hear more about the association, and how you can contribute to their amazing work. Enjoy!
– 01:30 – Amy’s introduction and MAPS summarization
– 06:50 – Talking about what they were up against, when the company was starting out 6 years ago
– 11:20 – How the internet has affected the MAPS mission nowadays
– 15:00 – How the feedback drove different actions and opened chapters for them
– 21:35 – Talking about phases in the studies and where they are now regarding those
– 24:00 – Making a timeline on the drug approval, and where they thought they would be now
– 25:45 – What will the impact look like, when the drug is widely accessible
– 30:15 – What schematic trauma is, and how to handle it
– 35:00 – Talking about the people who can perform treatment for this, and how many MAPS has right now
– 42:10 – The big and serious issue that the technological revolution, including Social Media trauma has on kids
– 44:40 – How to find the right path regarding post traumatic experiences, for yourself and your own family
– 54:20 – The biggest hurdles to get over, in order to deploy the drugs and gift solutions to the public
– 58:20 – The life trauma, and Amy’s last advice to how people can contribute
Find out more about MAPS on their official website here!
#074
Marcin Jakubowski is the founder of Open Source Ecology, an open, collaborative network of farmers, engineers, architects and supporters, whose main goal is the eventual manufacturing of the Global Village Construction Set (GVCS) including the 50 most important industrial machines, which would take to build a small civilization with modern comforts. Marcin talks about founding the company and materializing his idea of complete off-grid living. In this very interesting Episode, we talk about open-sourcing, off-grid housing solutions, solar and nuclear power, and go into scientific details of how and why you should think about switching to independent energy production. Enjoy!
– 01:55 – Marcin’s introduction and basic career info
– 03:05 – His background and initial motivation to create Open Source Ecology
– 07:10 – How Marcin came to America and how exactly everything began
– 10:55 – The ultimate vision of how open source technologies can be available to people
– 18:50 – How to deliver materials and resources to the people in self-sustaining environments
– 25:20 – How his idea of module-base design, allows individuals to create Lego-like machines
– 28:00 – Marcin and Patrick talking in detail, about his off-grid, modular house, and this project in general
– 40:40 – Talking about ‘The living machines’ and other biological ways of bioremediation
– 43:55 – Battery energy, classes of energy, and saturated water
– 46:00 – Talking about nuclear energy and it’s potential for the future
– 54:00 – What people can do, or how people can help to get involved with Open Source Ecology
– 56:55 – Final words about open-source productivity, and a message to the fans
Find out more about Marcin’s company (OSE) on their website here!
#073
Joel Salatin is the most famous farmer in America. Joel, owner of “Polyface Farm” in Swoope, Virginia, where he advocates the philosophy of farming, while emphasizing healthy grass on which animals can thrive in a symbiotic cycle of feeding, is also a lecturer and author with his latest book “Beyond Labels: A Doctor and a Farmer Conquer Food Confusion One Bite at a Time” just being published. He is also a very well known public speaker, and calls himself a ‘Christian libertarian environmentalist capitalist lunatic farmer’. We debated orthodoxy versus heresy, talked about the pandemic and the repercussions of it on modern day urban living, and more in this incredible Episode of KWC Podcast. Enjoy!
– 02:05 – Who is Joel Salatin and what is his job
– 03:00 – How and when Joel started ‘going against the grain’ with organic farming
– 04:40 – His passion about anything deinstitutionalized
– 13:10 – The eclectic nature of farmers, and the value of practical knowledge
– 21:40 – How Polyface Farm is organized in a natural life cycle, and the importance of people-centric values
– 27:50 – People letting big corporations choose their relationship and skill pathways
– 39:20 – How it is so unfortunate today, to create experiences for children, as well as older people, that create character
– 44:15 – Orthodoxy vs heresy, and how do you instill values in people to understand where their focus should be
– 48:10 – People understanding regular circumstances, now during the pandemic like after World War II
– 53:50 – How nature has a schematic to every system and how it, when utilized properly, can make true harmony
– 57:00 – Mutual gratitude for the work of them both
– 58:05 – Talking about Joel’s newest book, and where to find his work
Check out Joel’s personal website here, and his farm’s website here!
#072
Raghunath Cappo is a musician, vocalist and member of the punk/hardcore band called Youth of Today, which championed the principles of clean living, vegetarian diet, and self-control, as well as one of the creators of Revelation Records, his own indie record label. After this, his path took him on a spiritual quest, as he became a monk while learning the philosophy of yoga and how to practice and teach it. We talk about all of this and more in this incredible interview, including conversations about the educational system and outside schooling, his own podcast and how that came to be, and how we take the ‘personal’ out of spiritual beings, and beings in general. Enjoy!
– 01:30 – Raghunath’s introduction and career path
– 05:10 – Talking about his punk band and punk-movement, and channeling energy productively, positively
– 09:40 – Raghunath’s college experience and why he wasn’t more interested in it
– 13:40 – Talking about student loans and the cost of education
– 17:50 – The backward orientation of the system, regarding financial and mental health
– 20:10 – How much advertisement and screen-time can affect our attention, our lives
– 24:15 – Raghunath talking about how outside schooling for kids can help them grow healthy
– 26:05 – How phone-down time settles your mind
– 28:30 – What is the goal of schooling and what kids actually get from it
– 30:00 – How far south have we gone with the avant-garde movements
– 31:10 – The exposure, support that Internet gives to these people
– 34:40 – Talking about true-crime podcasts
– 37:15 – Raghunath’s own podcast, what it’s all about and how he created it
– 44:00 – The trajectory of Raghunath’s career in the near future, and how it can evolve
– 48:05 – What we hate in this world, and how we can help annihilate hatred, as spiritual beings
– 53:20 – Where to find Raghunath and how to get in touch with him
You find out more by visiting his Instagram account here, or his personal website here!
#071
John Lee Dumas is the founder & host of Entrepreneurs On Fire, an award-winning podcast with over 2000 episodes recorded! Here he interviews inspiring entrepreneurs who can help all of you succeed on your entrepreneurial journey! He started his entrepreneurial career in 2012 and until 2019 has generated over $16 Million in revenue through his podcasts, while becoming widely regarded as one of the best viral entrepreneur podcasters in the United States. In this quick, rapid-fire interview we talk about his beginnings, discuss the entrepreneurial world today, and answer all of those questions that lead every future entrepreneur into doubt. Enjoy!
– 00:35 – Favorite podcast questions to ask guests
– 01:30 – An easy entry point into the entrepreneurial world today
– 04:50 – “I can’t leave my full time job to be an entrepreneur”
– 06:20 – “I can’t be an entrepreneur because of too much competition”
– 07:35 – The most underrated entrepreneur by John
– 09:10 – Podcasts that inspire the most
– 09:40 – The future of podcasting
– 11:30 – A guest that John would be most excited about interviewing
– 12:25 – Where to find John and his content, and a nice goodbye
Check out John’s podcast Entrepreneurs on Fire right here!
#070
Marcus Whitney is the CEO and founder of Health: Further, a strategic advisory firm working with leading healthcare organizations, as well as the founding partner of Jumpstart Health Investors, the most active venture capital firm in America focused on innovative healthcare companies. In his entrepreneurial career, he has founded two innovative companies in the healthcare space, exited a tech marketing company, and co-owns Nashville’s new Major League Soccer team. In his new the book “Create and Orchestrate: The Path to Claiming Your Creative Power from an Unlikely Entrepreneur”, he demystifies much of what keeps people from pursuing entrepreneurship and explains why it’s the only vocation that allows you to control your time by using your creativity. Enjoy!
– 01:30 – Marcus’s introduction and background, how and when he became an entrepreneur
– 03:10 – What event helped Marcus decide that he wants to become an entrepreneur
– 06:45 – Talking about dropping out of college, and how easily people decide to do that nowadays
– 13:30 – Why Marcus decided to move to Nashville
– 15:20 – How and when Marcus ended up in the healthcare industry
– 20:00 – Talking about the competition in the healthcare business space at the time of Marcus’s arrival
– 23:40 – What things Marcus looks for, while searching for companies to fund
– 29:15 – How the process continues, after he picks a company it’s founders to help develop
– 33:35 – If Marcus accepted some opportunities after declining them initially
– 35:40 – Advice that is particularly effective in trying to find sponsors and investors
– 38:50 – Talking about Marcus’s book, and his TEDx talk in Nashville
– 43:55 – The process of writing and releasing his book, over the course of 5 years
– 49:20 – Talking Marcus’s short and long-term future
– 52:20 – His advice for young up-and-coming entrepreneurs
– 53:40 – Where to find Marcus and a nice goodbye
Check out his personal website where you can find everything from the Episode, by clicking here!
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– 01:30 – Sol Brah’s introduction and how his career first started
– 08:15 – Trusting and following a trusted voice on Social media
– 11:35 – Talking about how good it is to remedy health situations naturally
– 18:50 – How wrong every-day-routines (artificial light) can make us feel bad, without us noticing it
– 23:20 – Identifying your own health state and “measuring” the moods you are having
– 28:35 – Building additional habits off of one good habit
– 31:35 – Talking about how processed foods are affecting our body, especially vegetable oil, sugar, etc.
– 43:25 – Going against guidelines, now and in the future
– 54:30 – Internet and Social media influencing mental health in general, checking phones all the time
– 01:04:45 – The transition to electronic versions of all content
– 01:08:45 – To be able to brake out of the over-commercialized world, is to be able to focus on things
– 01:12:10 – Where to find Sol Brah and his content, his final words for the audience
Look for Sol Brah on Social Media pages, and check out his personal website here!
#068
Joshua Lisec is the founder of The Entrepreneur’s Wordsmith LLC, Ohio’s first Certified Professional Ghostwriter, a multiple time #1 International Bestselling Ghostwriter, a Forbes Contributor ghostwriter, a TEDx speaker, a leading authority on author voice authenticity, and a two-time published novelist. Since 2011, he has ghostwritten forty books. In this episode we talk about ghostwriting in general, how Joshua successfully runs his company using software, data based models, numeric analysis, great marketing and most importantly his incredible writing talents to make his dream come true. Enjoy!
– 02:25 – Joshua’s personal introduction
– 03:30 – How Joshua writes his books
– 09:45 – Talking about how to read a book more effectively
– 16:35 – Joshua explaining his value as an author and what he has to offer/gain
– 21:30 – How Joshua can improve his business while ghostwriting for others
– 22:45 – Talking about “stylometric analysis”, as a software based ghostwriting method
– 28:00 – How Joshua does his marketing, and his plans on marketing in the near future
– 30:15 – The strategy and numeric analysis of Joshua’s business, and how he models his business
– 33:20 – Influences and clients that helped him shape his business
– 34:30 – What makes him different from other ghostwriters
– 41:00 – Joshua’s 10x factors that could change the industry in the future
– 45:35 – A few final advises and suggestions to young entrepreneurs
– 47:30 – How and where to find Joshua, and the best way to contact him
#067
– 02:00 – Ben’s introduction and the introduction of Sarcos Robotics
– 04:30 – How and when the company started off, and how it evolved over time
– 06:50 – Increasing human efficiency, without replacing humans
– 09:25 – First generations of Sarcos’s robots, versus the future generations
– 13:55 – Talking power and breakthrough changes that could re-write the robotics industry
– 19:25 – How their robot takes information from the human body
– 21:00 – Talking about industries where their technology could make the most changes
– 26:20 – Military application of Sarcos Robotics’s technology, and everyday efficiency increase
– 33:40 – People working longer, and better in every way with the aid of robotics
– 34:50 – Goals for deploying this technology in the near future
– 37:25 – Dystopian fears, regarding future and the reality of artificial intelligence
– 41:05 – What the company needs, regarding human resources to move forward
– 44:40 – Are the US experts enough for our current needs ?
– 45:10 – Core values and principles that Sarcos builds around
– 47:00 – The companies pledge, and when it came to be
– 48:25 – Final words from Ben and how to find out more about Sarcos Robotics
Check out more about their company here.
#066
Jack Murphy is an author, Podcast host, a Twitter professional as well as the founder of the “Liminal Order”, an exclusive men’s organization whose mission is to change our culture by changing ourselves. We talk about this organisation, how it came to be and how it grew over the past couple of years. We also elaborate on some interesting terms, like: healthy information, information militia, continuous media division, and more. While speaking about self-improvement and charity goals that Jack has in plan in the future, we wrap up this short, but very interesting episode of our “weekly open and relaxed conversation”. Be sure to follow him on Twitter, and check out his personal website to find out more about everything mentioned in this Episode. Enjoy!
– 02:20 – Jack’s intro and some personal information
– 08:05 – Talking about Jack starting the “Liminal Order”, and why a new beginning was needed
– 17:30 – The forgotten need to survive in any way, and why an existential crisis is such a shock to us today
– 20:50 – The effect of continuous media division on our unifying experience
– 26:05 – Ways of curating healthy information
– 28:20 – Talking about “information militia” as a term, and how it came to be
– 38:00 – Opening a “corona room”, and talking about how the virus impacted his work right now, and in the future
– 42:15 – Talking about the value of meeting in person, and how to build a powerful social media network
– 50:45 – Self-improvement, charity goals, and interests in doing more charity in the future
– 53:15 – How and where to find out more about Jack and his work
– 54:10 – Jack’s book, and a couple of sentences about it, and a nice goodbye
Check out more about Jack Murphy and his work here, and look for his book on our Book Club page!
#065
Dr. Patrick Moore is the founding member and former President and Director of Greenpeace International. He is an environmental and climate expert, focusing on rational environmentalism. Dr. Moore is also an author, as his book “Confessions of a Greenpeace Dropout” is another one we highly recommend reading. We talk about climate change, plastic pollution, nuclear energy and more, as Dr. Moore debunks the theories of what exactly and in what manner pollutes our seas and oceans, and what radical changes to the industry will (not) bring to the environment. Of course, the impact of the coronavirus on the environment is another subject of this conversation. It’s been an honor, and a privilege to do our “weekly open and relaxed conversation” with Mr. Moore, as I’m sure you will enjoy this one very much. Stay safe. Enjoy!
– 02:25 – Patrick Moore shares his background and personal history
– 12:05 – Talking about plastic pollution, and the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch”
– 18:35 – Patrick explains how animals use the plastic/wood floating around in the water, as homes
– 23:25 – Talking about the level of regulation, and how it can go wrong
– 29:10 – Is the sea level going to rise, anyhow in the future ?
– 33:40 – The profit in preaching disaster, where there is no drama to be preached
– 37:40 – Talking about homelessness, and the impact of the coronavirus on homeless people
– 38:50 – Concerns about social distancing, it’s time lapse, and overregulation
– 42:15 – Patrick Moore explains ‘combustible waste’
– 46:15 – Talking about nuclear energy as a solution
– 51:10 – Is a higher-heat environment, more dangerous than a lower-heat one
– 55:50 – Talking about the “Paris Climate Agreement” and politics in general according to climate change
– 61:30 – Mentioning the concept of ‘seasteading’
– 01:02:55 – How green-house gas works
– 01:08:10 – Who stands to gain from the environmental policies
– 01:15:45 – Patrick talks about his new book
– 01:18:45 – Where to find Patrick Moore online
You can find Patrick on Twitter here, and his personal website here.
#064
John McAfee comes back to our Podcast, this time joined by his wonderful wife Janice, as they help us make our first ever two-guest Episode. You have already met John and been fascinated by his open mindedness, illustrative, colorful and extremely precise expressions and stories. This is why today, we catch up on what happened in the World since our last conversation, and there is so much to mention. We talk about politics, the 2020 elections and how the health crisis will affect them, the coronavirus pandemic and how it has- and will influence everything around us for years to come as Janice and John, a 74 year old, give us their opinion on how countries around the World have (miss)behaved on this matter. A big thank you to the McAfee’s for this incredibly interview, and we wish you all to stay safe. Enjoy!
– 02:00 – John going on a spree of shows, and appearing on independent media platforms
– 03:50 – His intention going on the libertarian debates
– 04:55 – Janice and John McAfee presenting their predictions for the 2020 elections
– 11:45 – A conversation about the quarantine situation, and how it effects the elections
– 15:25 – Talking about unemployment in the USA
– 18:55 – Potential repercussions for irresponsible countries
– 20:40 – How deadly the virus is really ?
– 25:30 – The effect of the coronavirus on new and old diseases
– 27:10 – The pandemic coming back, as a seasonal virus
– 32:20 – Talking Boris Johnson as a prime minister being in a hospital, and other sick(or healthy) celebrities
– 36:35 – The liability of politicians for the deaths of their citizens
– 39:30 – Is there a group of people or party that gains the most out of this situation
– 42:45 – Is the China really to blame ?
– 48:20 – Janice and John’s last words, and a pleasant goodbye to the fans
#063
Zoltan Istvan is an American transhumanist, journalist, entrepreneur and futurist. He is running as a Libertarian to become the next Vice President of the United States of America. Zoltan is a tech-guru, best-selling author and a popular media figure discussing science and technology in general, everywhere he appears. Today, we discuss the current situation regarding the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus, and the crisis that has been going on for weeks. We also talk about the influence that better decision making, better tech solutions, and better investing would have made; about UBI and much more. This is our second interview with Zoltan, so feel free to check out the first one and definitely support his campaign, on his website and everywhere else. Enjoy!
– 02:50 – How this situation would’ve been better, easier, using better technology
– 06:15 – Talking about the current technological solutions, used in defense against the coronavirus
– 08:40 – The lack of response in the government, being exposed right now
– 10:45 – Zoltan talking about investment strategies from his presidential campaigns, regarding existential risk
– 13:10 – More about new, potential technological solutions against existential risk
– 16:50 – Did our sense of privacy completely die, and how this is influencing the existential crisis now
– 18:05 – Zoltan’s motive behind running for president
– 21:45 – Talking about sources that could inspire, and emphasize the importance of science
– 23:40 – The rise of transhumanism in these difficult, but waking times
– 24:40 – Zoltan’s thoughts on other parties, and the presidential campaign in general
– 26:55 – His thoughts on Universal Basic Income
– 32:35 – Zoltan’s final thoughts on the current situation, some advice for the listeners
– 34:50 – Where to find Zoltan, and his articles
Support his Vice Presidential campaign here!
#062
Peter J. Dominick is an American stand-up comedian, public speaker, news commentator and podcast host. He appeared on “The Colbert Report” with Stephen Colbert on Comedy Central, as the warm-up act for “The Daily Show” with Jon Stewart, CNBC’s “Mad Money” and the opening act for comedian Artie Lange. Pete was the host of a daily 3-hour live radio show on SiriusXM, called “Stand Up with Pete Dominick” for almost 12 years. The show welcomed 3-4 expert guests on a broad range of issues and ideas, and cultivated a following of similarly curious and passionate people who wanted to learn, laugh and grow together, talking about parenting, politics, health care, sustainable living, etc. Nowadays, look for his podcast called “StandUP! with Pete Dominick” available on Apple Podcasts.
We absolutely love it. Enjoy!
– 00:25 – Peter’s personal introduction, and a little something about his career
– 03:55 – Patrick talking about doing door-to-door sales, and his struggles starting out in life
– 05:20 – Talking about Joe Rogan’s philosophy and Pete’s experience on his show
– 10:10 – Can people be the same, as they were 20 years ago ?
– 12:50 – Making democracy better with new technology, and talking about the political spot light
– 21:40 – Talking about president Trump, and how Peter perceives him
– 24:20 – The idea of “loyalty” in politics and in the world, in general
– 27:25 – Bringing media into the conversation
– 30:40 – The media that tare down the democratic party in half
– 32:35 – The horribleness of the war in Iraq
– 37:00 – Talking about universal pre-k, and if education is mandatory nowadays
– 40:25 – Debating why the “antiquated” educational system wasn’t modernized
– 44:25 – Pete’s opinion on testing privatized education and schools competing for funding
– 50:05 – Our society’s terrible health care system, and what the budget is being spent on
– 55:50 – The “power persuasion” and corruption in politics
– 01:01:20 – Where to find Pete and his podcast, and his message to the KWC audience
Check out Pete’s podcast right here!
#061
John is a legendary computer programmer and businessman, one of the biggest cyber security experts of our time. He founded the software company McAfee Associates in 1987, which created “McAfee”, the first commercial antivirus software. The business now produces a range of enterprise security software, and has become world-famous. John has a big following on Social Media, as he is a political activist, running for president in the 2020 elections with his own campaign, promoting blockchain and cryptocurrencies.
We talk about this in particular, and more, in this short but very colorful and valuable, unique interview, full of wise words and advice for the young entrepreneurs out there. Enjoy!
– 01:25 – A quick run of John McAfee’s life, through the technological industry and it’s revolutions
– 03:00 – Why was Microsoft and Bill Gates were so successful, according to John
– 06:45 – Advice for those out there who are trying to build companies in the crypto space
– 07:35 – Talking about the world’s first computer virus, from year 1987
– 12:15 – Fast forwarding to bitcoin and blockchain technologies, and how John heard about those
– 14:30 – Why this technology is so powerful
– 18:00 – Talking about timeless, world changing tech opportunities
– 20:45 – How to mobilize people to understand the problems in front of them
– 24:00 – Other opportunities to utilize blockchain technologies, like government voting
– 27:05 – John’s advice to kinds, and young listeners out there
Find John on Twitter by clicking here!
#060
David is a productivity consultant and legendary expert in the field of human productivity. He is the author of “Getting Things Done”, a time management guide, and a few other books on the same subject. His work is very easy to read and to follow, but this is not your everyday, afternoon-book-to-read piece. It’s full of simple methods which you can learn and practice, and see the results very soon. He is the creator of the David Allen Company, whose presenters regularly give one-day public seminars on the methodology. Allen himself occasionally gives lectures or sessions. I’ve had an amazing time talking to him, I recommend you taking notes because this one is really helpful. Enjoy!
– 00:20 – David’s introduction and what his work is all about
– 03:10 – How and when did David realize he has found the methods to maximizing his own productivity
– 05:45 – David’s experience with meditation and spiritual methods of enhancement, and how he started his consulting business
– 14:10 – His thoughts on digital tools vs. standard pen and paper methods
– 19:50 – Talking about great pieces of information, given to us by Peter Drucker
– 23:00 – How long would it last, and how it would look if you would to seriously empty your mind on to a piece of paper
– 24:10 – Best methods to do that, and what the challenges are
– 28:30 – Asking yourself the hard questions
– 32:55 – Talking about the place for David’s ‘reflection time’
– 35:30 – The need of the brain to rest, and to focus
– 40:15 – Meditation and mindfulness techniques that David uses
– 42:30 – David’s way into making a model of maximizing productivity, that can be applied to everybody
– 45:10 – Talking about the ‘stress of the opportunity’
– 48:30 – David reviews his book “Getting things done” as well as his new work book
– 51:40 – Why his methods are never learned in school
– 53:55 – Last words of advice from David
You can check out his company here, and look for the books mentioned in this Episode on our Book Club!
#059
Robert is an entrepreneur, the Founder and CEO of BrillMedia.co, a “hyperlocal” advertising agency that was ranked #155 on the 2019 Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing privately held companies in USA. Robert is a L.A. native, and as a 16-year advertising executive he has developed his personal brand by creating effective business models through programmatic media for owners to use. He has also grown his brand by becoming a recent addition to “Inc. Masters” network, an official member of the “Forbes Los Angeles Business Council”, and host of the “LABusiness” Podcast. Enjoy!
– 00:15 – Robert’s introduction to both what he and his company represent
– 01:50 – What tools does his company offer, in it’s unique business plan
– 10:45 – How do they measure if someone sees an ad and where he sees it
– 13:05 – What to expect from the technological capabilities of devices, in the future
– 15:10 – How Robert got to know advertising, and got to use ‘programmatic media buying’
– 17:30 – Advertising in augmented reality
– 21:40 – What to expect in 2020 of Robert and his company, to continue a steady growth
– 24:30 – Starting the conversation about Robert’s podcast
– 27:45 – What makes them stand out
– 34:00 – Talking about how advertising is not a “silver bullet”
– 42:04 – What was the best result, in Robert’s career
– 47:45 – Talking about “meme advertising”
– 49:40 – What the New Year brings to the advertising business
– 52:45 – Robert’s final message for the listeners and a nice outro
The best way to check out what Robert’s record setting agency is all about, is to check out their website here.
#058
Louie started his career dropping out of college and working as a photographer for National Geographic, only to move to Fortune Magazine, and interview many incredible individuals and true VIP’s of the modern society. He later started a non-profit organization called the Oceanic Preservation Society, which we talk about in detail in this Episode. We talked about one of the most awarded documentaries of all time called “The Cove” which Louie directed, “Racing Extinction” and one of his most recent works called “The Game Changers” which is still running on Netflix right now. This is one of our most detailed and colorful interviews yet, and I am sure that you will take a lot from it. Enjoy!
– 00:45 – Louie’s personal introduction, about dropping out of college and his first job at NAT GEO
– 05:30 – Talking about Louie’s unique opportunity to change culture at a young age
– 15:30 – Steven Spielberg’s advice for Louie as a film-maker
– 18:35 – Talking about dolphin hunting in Asia, and dolphins as a remarkable but endangered species
– 30:15 – “The Cove”, a multi-awarded documentary by Loiue and his crew
– 39:00 – “Racing Extinction”, and “The Game Changers” as a movie about the benefits of plant-based diets for athletes
– 45:40 – Mentioning Loma Linda in California, as a great example of plant-based communities
– 49:15 – The effect of this program, and type of lifestyle, on human gene-activation
– 50:40 – An interesting experiment on athletes on plant-based diets regarding erections 🙂
– 52:50 – Talking about how much the food is processed before we eat it
– 55:40 – Coming back to “The Game Changers”, and its immense crew of supporters and executive producers
– 59:30 – The Pope calling Louie and his crew, to support their climate change and extinction crisis awareness program
– 01:03:30 – The influence of the latest technology on Louie’s present and future work
– 01:05:10 – The inspiration taken by Louie while interviewing some of the biggest names like Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Paul Allen etc.
– 01:10:05 – The importance of giving back
– 01:14:35 – The massive percentage of the culture that Louie’s work influenced, and his future projects
– 01:16:55 – The social influence of an individual’s work, and a cool Bill Gates story about predicting future
– 01:21:45 – Louie’s informal goodbye and last advice for the listeners
Louie’s personal website regarding photography, and more about the Oceanic Preservation Society here.
#057
– 00:20 – Dr. Phillips’s background and introduction
– 05:05 – Talking about why nuclear energy production isn’t more popular, and prices
– 11:05 – Aircraft carriers having nuclear reactors inside of them
– 12:40 – Project Prometheus
– 16:35 – Talking about using that technology in space propulsion
– 20:55 – The boiling phenomenon
– 29:00 – At what point will nuclear technology scale down, to be more usable
– 35:50 – A new technology meant to increase effectiveness of nuclear reactors
– 38:00 – Regulations around the nuclear industry
– 43:15 – What should every-day-people be aware of, regarding the nuclear industry and energy policy of USA
– 49:00 – Dr. Phillips gives us a friendly goodbye, best of luck to him and his work
#056
Miles is a contemplative psychotherapist, international speaker and author of “Gradual Awakening: The Tibetan Buddhist Path of Becoming Fully Human”. With more than twenty years integrating the mind science and meditative practices of Tibetan Buddhism with psychotherapy, trauma research and neuroscience, Miles is a forerunner in the emerging field of contemplative psychotherapy, and leads pilgrimages around the Buddhist world.
This was a very relaxing, spiritual and open minded conversation, which had the purpose of not only bringing me and all of you closer to the Sacred Wisdoms of this world, but to also enlighten a piece of you, and restore faith in general. Enjoy!
– 00:25 – Miles’s personal introduction, and short biography
– 02:45 – Talking about Sacred Wisdoms
– 08:50 – Differences between scientific methods and “scientism”
– 16:50 – Using the best of both worlds, to create a healthier society overall
– 26:15 – Understanding trauma in general, and in people
– 32:50 – The spiritual void in the world that the latest generations grew up in
– 39:50 – This being a ‘default state’ today
– 44:45 – Talking about a few trends, and ways that people handle trauma lately
– 50:00 – Pilgrimage, in general
– 01:00:10 – Where to find and how to join Miles
– 01:04:05 – Miles’s message to all of you
Visit Dr. Neale’s personal website here, and be sure to check out his book!
#055
Brett is a Certified Athletic Trainer and Strength and Conditioning Specialist based in Pittsburgh, PA. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Sports Medicine from High Point University, a Master of Science in Rehabilitative Sciences from Clarion University of Pennsylvania, and is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). With over twenty years of experience, Brett is now the Director of Education and Trainer at StrongFirst, as well as an author at their official website and blog. We talk about training in general, about rest as the single most abused training variable, and of course about kettlebell training, as I am looking to implement this in my training routine as soon as possible. Enjoy!
– 00:30 – Brett’s personal introduction
– 02:30 – How his interest for fitness came along
– 04:30 – Talking about the kettlebell, how and where it came to be
– 06:10 – How and when did Brett fully commit to this job
– 07:50 – Talking about Brett’s initial sedentary lifestyle
– 10:50 – What is the baseline activity we were supposed to have as humans ?
– 16:15 – Talking about the clients that are looking to work out with kettlebells
– 18:20 – Things to be aware of as a beginner at kettlebells
– 21:35 – The value of rest, as the single most abused training variable
– 28:35 – Balance in training, and Brett’s current training
– 37:15 – The ‘What the heck’ training effect
– 39:15 – Where to begin content-wise, and regarding Strongfirst as a community in general
– 41:40 – A little bit more about equipment, and where to get it from
– 43:30 – A message to the listeners from Brett, and where to find him
Find more about Brett at their official website here.
#054
Alex is a very smart, young YouTuber, a writer and a Podcast host. His channel called the ‘CosmicSkeptic’ is “a place where you can find various discussions of philosophical topics ranging from the crucially important to the trivially interesting”. He is an advocate of free speech in general, an atheist and a vegan as well. We talk about the last two in depth during this Episode, as Alex explains how, when and why he started caring for the lives of animals, eating animals as an underestimated global issue, as well as if the world can survive without eating animals at all. We also talk about how he became an atheist, and everything that the therm exactly means. If you are interested in hearing more, please follow Alex and his work, links are given below. Enjoy!
– 00:40 – Talking about Alex’s passion for justice, animals, free speech
– 01:55 – Alex explaining him being vegan, how this began and why
– 09:40 – Killing animals, breeding them to be killed and eaten, and talking about why this is wrong
– 17:30 – Everybody has the ability to act upon their compulsions
– 20:20 – Can the whole world go vegan ?
– 29:35 – The principal of minimizing unnecessary suffering, using technology
– 32:45 – How Alex ‘debunked’ religion in his life, and started being an atheist
– 37:25 – Talking about the similarities between religions
– 40:25 – What caused people to find answers in religion, in time
– 42:00 – A conversation about considering our world being a part of a simulation
– 50:00 – Where Alex sees himself in 2020
– 52:50 – Where to find him and his content on the internet
Visit his personal website the ‘CosmicSkeptic’ here, and follow Alex on Twitter here!
#053
Akshay is a US Marine veteran, he is a speaker as well as an adventurer, entrepreneur and author. His book called “Fearvana” (Fear + Nirvana) has received a lot of great endorsements from people like: the Dalai Lama, Seth Godin, Jack Canfield. He has risen above some really difficult and traumatizing life experiences, which he mentions during this Episode, that really make him a great writer to go to, if searching for life-health books to read like this one. The sales of his book support a lot of charity organizations, so we highly recommend you check it out immediately. We also spoke about spending time in the dark, and how that reflects on your mindset. A great experience for me, and hopefully for all of you. Enjoy!
– 00:20 – Akshay’s introduction
– 03:00 – How did Akshay identify the roots of his negative feelings
– 05:50 – Finding he consistence of happiness in life
– 10:10 – The tipping point, the moment of realization for Akshay
– 12:45 – The very first step, into self development
– 17:15 – Coming up with the word “Fearvana”
– 18:00 – Defining the word, and how and when to use it
– 23:45 – Talking about how the Dalai Lama got Akshay’s book into his hands
– 28:20 – What Akshay is doing business-wise right now
– 31:35 – Sharing advises to people who need it, on branding and preparing the market for your product
– 35:40 – Talking about adventures Akshay looks at, currently
– 37:15 – How and where to support Akshay’s work
– 38:50 – Talking about ‘Darkness Retreats’, and being alone in pitch darkness for a long time
– 43:25 – Emotions when he saw the light again after 7 days of darkness
– 47:25 – Akshay’s personal outro
Find more about Akshay here.
#052
Michael is originally from Boston, and works currently as the Associate Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering at MIT, with more than 15 years of research experience in the field of nuclear materials, microstructural characterization, and alloy development. As an expert in the fields of micro-/nano scale characterization, multi physics modeling & simulation, Michael answers all of my questions regarding nuclear in general. We talk about the real and fake dangers of nuclear energy, it’s relation to solar, how complicated it is to start a company in this industry nowadays, why the government hasn’t shown much interest in this field, and much more. Thank you Michael for your time, this was a great experience, and to everyone who is interested in this field as much as I am, be sure to check out MIT’s online ‘MOOC’ crash courses on nuclear science FOR FREE because knowledge is for everyone and meant to be free. Enjoy!
– 00:15 – Michael’s bio and personal introduction
– 01:20 – Talking about his interest in nuclear science, and how it came to be
– 02:45 – Changes in nuclear sciences, in the 21st Century
– 05:25 – Why the government maybe isn’t interested in nuclear
– 09:35 – Nuclear dangers getting attention, only when things go wrong
– 12:10 – Why nuclear isn’t more talked about today, although it’s becoming more and more the obvious choice
– 18:20 – Talking about the developments in the 21st Century, that changed the future for thinking nuclear
– 21:05 – Explaining generation 4 nuclear, and why that is good/better
– 23:10 – Talking about how to purchase materials, used for nuclear technologies
– 25:40 – What to do with nuclear waste, and can they be recycled
– 30:10 – Talking about the potential competition, in nuclear technology in the future
– 34:15 – Are there any other major benefits to nuclear
– 38:50 – Why should people be interested in pursuing nuclear for their career
– 42:00 – What other fields of science are involved with nuclear, that people haven’t heard about
– 48:00 – A free MOOC course by MIT on everything that nuclear is, and other sources for all listeners
– 52:50 – Michael’s outro speech for the listeners
You can find all of the MIT’s MOOC courses, for FREE on this link here.
#051
Paul was born in New York City, where he attended the “New York University”. After this, he received his master’s degree from “Yale University”. A spiritual experience in 1987 left him clairvoyant, and after that Paul presents himself as a medium for channeling, a psychic, energy healer, teacher and author. He is the author of five channeled books including his newest “Beyond the Known: Realization” completely audio transcribed from his channeling sessions, with almost no editing at all! Paul is considered one of the foremost contributors to the field of channeled literature working today. He organizes these channeled workshops internationally all year long, and records live streaming sessions once a week, as well. A great, fun individual, very open about his work and even with my skepticism, I had an amazing time talking to him. Enjoy!
– 00:15 – Paul’s introduction
– 02:10 – Defining “channeling” from Paul’s perspective
– 05:40 – How to differentiate an internal thought from a channeling thought
– 11:45 – Talking about rituals Paul uses for preparation
– 16:30 – If channeling is a skill set or just something that happens to people
– 23:10 – Talking about the unknown origin and materialization of channeling
– 27:55 – An introduction to his latest book “Beyond the Known: Realization”
– 37:40 – Explaining Paul’s representation of high and low frequencies that surround us, in detail
– 42:55 – Talking about the progress of Paul’s work, and what it can become in the future
– 46:50 – Why are we on this world, and what we are here to do
– 49:15 – Where to find Paul, and what happens in his workshops
– 52:35 – Paul’s final words for the audience
Click here to learn more about Paul, and look for his book on our Book Club webpage!
#050
Scott is probably best known for creating “Dilbert”, an awesome series of cartoon strips. He has an amazing, extremely informative, self-titled periscope, where he operates as our fellow colleague and podcast host sometimes even twice a day. Here you can hear and feel his vast experience regarding hypnosis and persuasion, as well as have a nice cup of coffee! His books are probably the “crown jewels” of his work, with all of them being part of my all time favorite books, including “Win Bigly”, and “How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life”, as well as his newest book which we talk about in detail during this Episode, called “Loserthink”. Thank you to Scott, it’s been a pleasure to have him and to promote ALL of his work. Enjoy!
– 01:50 – The issue of untrained brains ruining America
– 04:40 – Talking about the inspiration of Scott’s new book LOSERTHINK
– 07:30 – A little more detailed explanation of how Scott formed his personality
– 10:20 – Scott’s noticeable habits
– 12:05 – The power of repetition and progressive repetition, in persuasion
– 14:10 – Talking about the concept of LOSERTHINK and if it is taking it’s place in the real world
– 15:45 – The potential effect of the new book, on people’s lives as well as on the upcoming elections
– 21:05 – The potential effect of his books, on the educational system
– 25:25 – How does the “Golden Age” look to Scott, in the future
– 33:20 – Scott talking about how LOSERTHINK is like a ‘software update’ to communication nowadays
– 37:20 – Talking about the implementation of Scott’s principles in a small, family environment
– 39:30 – Scott’s thoughts on climate change
– 41:20 – Read Scott’s new book, and a nice goodbye
You can find Scott on Twitter here, and visit his personal blog website here.
#049
A.J. is an American journalist, author, and lecturer best known for writing about his lifestyle experiments. This genre is often called “immersion journalism”, or “stunt journalism”. He transferred his experiences into several books, like “Thanks A Thousand: A Gratitude Journey” and “It’s All Relative” explaining his experiments in detail. He works as an editor for “Esquire” and has worked for the “Antioch Daily Ledger” and “Entertainment Weekly”. We talk about his books, his connections with other well-known authors and producers, his new potential Podcast and share some interesting thoughts about the after-life. Hear this and much more in this (long awaited) episode! Enjoy!
– 00:15 – Both guests talking about “outsourcing your life” and individual examples of how they do it
– 06:10 – What is A.J.’s system of handling different types of information
– 09:45 – What drives A.J. to stick to his ambitions
– 16:35 – A.J. talking about him meeting Tim Ferriss
– 18:35 – How did A.J. develop his curiosity and grew his writing interests
– 20:20 – A.J. talking about reading his first book
– 21:25 – Talking about different human qualities, and seeing them while interviewing people
– 26:10 – A.J.’s interests for rituals
– 35:25 – A.J. explaining his mission to express gratitude, thanking all the people that help make his morning coffee
– 43:30 – The world is far from being black and white
– 46:25 – A.J.’s new Podcast with his friend James Altucher
– 49:50 – Talking about the show “The Good Place”
– 50:45 – What is the most ethical way to be buried ?
– 55:05 – Talking about nuclear power
– 59:05 – A.J.’s outro to the Episode and where to find him
Click here to visit A.J.’s personal website and find out more!
#048
Brandon is a famous hairstylist and actor, former liberal activist and the founder of the #WalkAway campaign. We first met on this trash pickup event, which was organized by him in Los Angeles. His campaign is a social media campaign that launched ahead of the 2018 mid-term elections, and targeted those who decided to abandon the Democratic party at the time, for various reasons. We dive into his personality, his career, campaign, motives for political engagements and much more in this short but very interesting Podcast experience. Enjoy!
– 00:15 – Brandon introducing himself, and talking about his #WalkAway movement
– 12:25 – Are the next elections going to be different
– 18:30 – The most common story that Brandon hears from people
– 21:55 – What are Brandon’s plans for the upcoming elections
– 25:25 – Goals that the #WalkAway movement wants to achieve in 2020
– 27:30 – Where to find their series “The Hard Truth” and learn more about this
– 30:45 – Why is it important, to have a two-party system
– 33:15 – What should people do, and where to do it, in order to support Brandon
You can find Brandon on Twitter here.
#047
Róbert is a very successful, young man who specializes in international relations, and is the founder and president of GLOBSEC – a Slovakia based, think tank. For those of you who are not familiar with this subject, a think tank is an institute which performs research and advocacy, concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, technology, and culture. Róbert tells us more about what GLOBSEC is all about, as we dive into subjects concerning the regulation of modern technologies, sustainability, educational costs in Europe and in America, and much more. Enjoy!
– 00:25 – Who is Robert and what is he doing exactly
– 04:00 – What inspired and encouraged Robert to create GLOBSEC
– 10:05 – Talking about the regulation of modern technologies
– 11:20 – Regulations around AI in general
– 16:40 – The process of considering a topic like this, in GLOBSEC
– 20:15 – The end goal, of their individual projects
– 30:10 – Talking about sustainability, in America vs. in Europe
– 34:10 – Nuclear friendly countries in Europe, and in America
– 37:25 – Social credit score, and it’s impact on regulation of a society
– 43:00 – Róbert tells his opinion on automation wiping out manual jobs
– 45:25 – The difference between educational costs in Europe and in the USA
– 47:15 – Róberts learning and reading habits, and some great sources of information from him
– 49:15 – How GLOBSEC leverages their network, for future success
– 55:30 – GLOBSEC as a role model for other companies in the ‘think tank’ space
– 01:00:15 – Róberts last monologue in this Episode
Check out GLOBSEC here, thank you!
#046
Stephen is a travelling author (not to be mistaken for Stephen King the writer of “IT”), who has a very unique and interesting story to share with us. Stephen sold his belongings, bought a bus, converted it into a living space and started travelling with only one idea in mind and that is to write. He is currently writing his books on the subject of “The 7 Dares” which is a concept he created, and gives us a very thorough, objective and detailed explanation of what life is all about. Today he interviews ME and not vice versa as usual, so if you are interested in finding out more, not only about him and his life, but also about mine, give this Episode a listen. Enjoy!
– 00:25 – Stephen’s introduction, and his story
– 04:45 – How Stephen came up with “The 7 Dares” concept
– 07:00 – What are the 7 dares
– 11:30 – Patrick talking about the Podcast, and our KWC audience
– From now on Stephen is the interviewer, and Patrick is answering
– 20:15 – Stephen asking about the first dare, “Dare to align”
– 29:30 – The second dare, “Dare to create” and Patrick as a creator
– 36:05 – The third dare, “Dare to connect”
– 40:10 – The fourth dare, “Dare to dominate”
– 45:15 – The fifth dare, “Dare to discover”
– 48:40 – The sixth dare, “Dare to excel”
– 53:45 – The last and seventh dare, “Dare to serve”
– 57:05 – Stephen’s personal outro, and where to find him
#045
Zuby is a very successful, up-and-coming hip hop artist from the UK, who achieved major success during the past year, in many of his different careers. As a Computer Science undergraduate at Oxford University, Zuby declined ‘the normal job’ and started rapping! Within months he self-released his debut album ‘Commercial Underground’, slowly building up a fan base and achieving major success afterwards. He toured the UK during the past year, and released his book called “Strong Advice: Zuby’s Guide to Fitness for Everybody”. We absolutely recommend checking out his new Podcast, called “Real Talk with Zuby” as well. This was definitely a ‘real talk’, no doubt about it. Enjoy!
– 00:15 – Zuby’s introduction
– 02:40 – What is Zuby’s philosophy on self-promotion
– 07:50 – How and when his uprising in self-promotion started
– 14:45 – Having a rough skin, and being hard on yourself to begin with anything in life
– 30:05 – The thought of a potential Apocalypse, and survival in general, in the UK vs the USA
– 35:05 – How to motivate people to want, and try to develop mentally and physically
– 40:35 – Why you pick the “dorito” vs the “apple”
– 44:20 – Talking about Zuby’s accomplished 2019 New Year’s resolutions
– 49:50 – How Zuby wrote his book in one day
– 55:20 – Talking about procrastination in a business, any business, nowadays
– 01:04:15 – The value of earning your experience, by hard work and dedication
– 01:07:00 – Zuby’s final message to KWC listeners out there
Check out his Podcast and his music on by clicking here, and follow him on Twitter here.
#044
Jesse is one of the most recognized professional parkour and free running athletes in the world. Besides his incredible and unique career in action sports, which is accompanied by a signature shoe model, he is a very well known YouTube and Internet personality, with over 1 Million followers combined. His career as a Hollywood stuntman and TV personality, appearing for instance in the latest “X Men” movies as a stunt double for “Nightcrawler”, has shaped him into a very bold and talented filmmaker and screen artist, as he has produced and released his own documentary, fully independent, and of great quality. This and much more in the latest Episode. Enjoy!
– 00:15 – Jesse’s introduction
– 01:20 – How he got into action sports
– 05:05 – Talking about parkour and how Jesse started performing it
– 09:20 – How this sport evolved into a lifestyle
– 13:25 – How and when Jesse got involved with Hollywood, and moved to LA
– 17:40 – Training parkour and talking about “Ninja Warrior”
– 21:50 – How Jesse learned to be so marketing aware
– 23:25 – Talking about Jesse’s signature shoes
– 28:30 – How to buy them
– 29:25 – Jesse’s current projects
– 36:10 – Talking about his company, Tempest Free Running
– 42:25 – Conversation about making parkour an Olympic sport
– 45:50 – Jesse’s new documentary
– 49:00 – Where to find the film
– 51:30 – Jesse’s goodbye, and where to find him on Social Media
Visit his website here, his YouTube channel here, and his Social Media here. Thank you Jesse!
#043
Douglas is an architect, and owner of “Hanson LA”, an architectural company which has been a part of some really interesting, and monumental projects not only here in Los Angeles, but in Europe (the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao) as well. Douglas has worked for over three decades both with globally recognized architecture firms and independently. He has extensive experience in all phases of design, from research through construction, with cultural, commercial, and residential projects of all scales and magnitudes, and appreciates art of all sorts. Enjoy!
– 00:15 – Douglas’s background and his short backstory
– 01:30 – What changed in the industry, today vs. when Douglas entered his business genre
– 03:30 – How architecture is a very integrative part of our lives
– 05:40 – How to incorporate all of the qualities into a space, while making it look beautiful
– 08:35 – Why people use new styles, materials that weren’t in use 50-60 years ago
– 09:20 – Talking about the design process, and the abstraction of sketches
– 12:35 – Takeaways from his learning process
– 16:25 – Talking about the life cycle of an architectural project
– 18:50 – Why their work in Bilbao, is one of the most important buildings of our time
– 20:50 – The potential change of tools, that can help their work progress
– 22:35 – What issues are there today, that hold down architecture from progressing and getting better
– 28:10 – Why Los Angeles ?
– 30:30 – Books and sources to recommend to people who have interest in architecture
– 34:00 – Why buildings are built in a new, and less permanent way
– 40:50 – Talking about Douglas’s TedTalk
– 42:45 – Thinking big, in terms of architectural design
– 46:25 – Douglas’s advice for young people who are still developing their interests for architecture
Find out more about HansonLA, by visiting their website here!
#042
Ramin is a very creative and successful entrepreneur. He is first and foremost, a very talented artist, animator and illustrator. On top of that, he writes and creates short books that reflect simple, but amazing and unusual stories in a fun and different way, his way.
He hosts the “Rainbow Brainskull Hour Podcast”, which is truly a reflection of everything that he does and represents, and I highly recommend you check it out (link to website below).
I had an amazing time, and so will you. Enjoy!
– 00:15 – Ramin talking about his education, and his family
– 02:30 – His different jobs as an artist
– 06:15 – Ramin switching his career paths, and talking about job diversity nowadays
– 15:15 – The origin of Ramin’s way of thinking, and his work/life patterns
– 24:10 – Talking about ancient structures, and the perfectionism that is forgotten
– 32:20 – Looking towards the future, and thinking of when human services will become a luxury
– 36:30 – Talking about Ramin’s art, and “Neuralink”
– 40:50 – Books to read, and thoughts to find in them, if interested in Ramin’s way of thinking
– 45:45 – Ramin’s newest work, and where to find him
Visit his website here, and get to know his colorful and mindblowing world!
#041
Jennifer is a very young and intelligent individual, with a background in acting, modelling and on movie production, currently running for Congress against Adam Schiff in his district in California, as an independent candidate. We talk about her campaign and how she decided to engage this career, and discuss her opinions and some hypothetical solutions for problems facing Californians and Americans right now especially in the district, and a lot more. I really enjoyed this week’s ‘open and relaxed’ conversation with Jennifer, and am curious to see what she does in the near future, following up in a couple of months. Enjoy!
– 00:30 – Why did Jennifer run for Office, and why independent
– 04:05 – Talking about the evolution of Jennifer’s campaign against Adam Schiff
– 09:30 – Jennifer’s background outside of politics
– 12:55 – The difference between Jennifer’s policies, versus the competition’s stance
– 15:40 – Talking about the economic value of immigrants
– 18:55 – Solving the homelessness issue, and how the average voter has insight into these acts
– 21:50 – The myth of the ‘low income housing’, and other homelessness problems
– 27:20 – Jennifer’s response on the drug problems surrounding homeless people
– 30:35 – Talking about Universal Basic Income
– 37:20 – Discussing Jennifer’s position as an independent candidate
– 38:45 – Talking about Jennifer’s connection to other candidates with similar goals
– 40:50 – The topic of guns in her district, and her opinion on censorship
– 48:10 – Talking about uniting people, in terms of different stances on politics
– 52:35 – Can we still trust the media, as a source of information ?
– 57:55 – How and where to find, support and help Jennifer
Visit Jennifer’s website at barbosaforcongress.com to find out more about her campaign!
#040
Mick is a science writer, skeptical investigator and former video game programmer. He is the creator of ContrailScience.com and Metabunk.org, where he investigates and debunks interesting conspiracy theories. He is also a Podcast Host, and an author, who has a book called “Escaping the Rabbit hole – How to debunk Conspiracy Theories using Facts, Logic and Respect”. I had an awesome time doing our weekly ‘open and relaxed’ conversation with Mick, as KWC Podcast seems almost like the perfect place for him, and his stories. Enjoy!
– 00:40 – How Mick started his ‘debunker’ career
– 02:15 – Using respect to change someone’s mind
– 04:35 – Talking about conspiracy theories, and why people believe so firmly in them
– 14:00 – The motive behind people being involved with conspiracy theories
– 18:10 – At which point in his life Mick decided to ‘change people’s minds’
– 23:15 – Situations where these theories are backed up by incredibly persuading information
– 29:45 – More word about well-known conspiracy theories, 9/11, Pentagon
– 36:00 – Pentagon story, and talking about short term memory being very wage
– 47:15 – The ‘West Law’, taking about the demographic statistics of conspiracy theory believers
– 55:15 – Talking about conspiracies being a ‘data’ problem
– 57:35 – Where to find Mick on the Internet, and his last words
Check out Mick’s Podcast here find his debunking stories here, and look for his book on our Book Club web page.
#039
I was honored to have Suzanne appear on the Podcast, as she is a revolutionary musician and sound creator of the past, as well as the present. Her incredible career as a sound designer, composer and producer, playing the ‘Buchla’ and specializing in quadraphonic sound, earned her nicknames like “Diva of the Diode” and “America’s first female synth hero”. Her résumé is rich with appearances on Television (The David Letterman Show), Radio and live in Theaters, Stadiums and all over the World, doing what she does in a unique and perfect way. I recommend listening carefully to her voice, taking notes, and researching at the same time, if you are able to. Enjoy!
– 00:35 – Talking about the career defining ‘Buchla’ instrument
– 03:40 – Don Buchla’s vision of music, and his inventions
– 09:10 – Suzanne’s contact with this instrument
– 13:30 – Talking about technology in the past, and how unreachable it was at the time
– 21:25 – Technology today, and how we use it now versus in the past
– 23:30 – Growing up in the same are of Massachusetts
– 25:05 – Patrick talking about moving to Burbank
– 30:55 – Suzanne’s involvement in advertisement
– 40:55 – Finding out about life principles, Suzanne lives by
– 45:35 – How and when to determine what ground you need to hold, and save your honor as an artist
– 54:00 – Talking about the personal power and influence that a human has on the face of the Earth
– 58:30 – Suzanne talking about books and role models, that influenced her in life
– 01:03:25 – The enormous cultural stress nowadays
– 01:07:10 – How Americans brand things in political ways
– 01:13:10 – Suzanne’s final words of inspiration for the audience
Check out her website sevwave.com and find her on Instagram @sevwave.
#038
Mark is a maker, an editor, writer, illustrator, and public speaker. He was the founding editor at Wired.com, his collaborative weblog Boing Boing, as well as the Make Magazine. His work was discovered by Billy Idol, who consulted Frauenfelder for his Cyberpunk album. He is also an author of 7 books, and currently works at the Institute for the Future as a Research Director. I had an amazing time talking to Mark, our time together absolutely flew by, talking about creating, making and manufacturing, the Internet, Social Media and his creations. Enjoy!
– 06:55 – How and when Mark became a maker, creator
– 12:30 – Talking about the talent people have, for fixing everything complicated around them
– 15:35 – The satisfaction in doing things yourself, for Mark
– 21:45 – The gratitude that you get after using the item, which you’ve made possible
– 23:45 – Talking about books by Michael Pollan
– 26:55 – Mark’s connection to Urban homesteading
– 31:00 – Mark’s expedition, moving to an island in the South Pacific
– 40:50 – Talking about prototyping new technologies in the 21st Century
– 47:35 – Mark’s courses and what he teaches people
– 49:35 – Talking about the book ‘Cool Tools’
– 56:40 – Mark’s favorite newsletters, and talking about Social Media
– 01:02:35 – Books Mark would like to recommend
– 01:05:55 – Where to find Mark online, and his message to the listeners
Find Mark on BoingBoing.net, and check out his web page MarkFrauenfelder.com for more information about his work!
#037
Bill is an engineer by profession, but comes on today as a Level II Wim Hof Method Instructor, and a North American representative of his. He talks about Wim himself, what this method of his represents, how he got involved and why he became an instructor. For those who are not familiar with the Method, we highly recommend reading books (which you can find on our Book Club) or checking out other sources first, such as the documentary “The Iceman”. Enjoy!
– 00:25 – Bill’s introduction and first contact with the Wim Hof Method
– 04:40 – An overview of how the WHM works
– 10:20 – How to integrate breathing techniques into the daily routine
– 14:40 – How Bill got involved with the study of the Method
– 26:00 – The disbelief that people have for Wim’s achievements
– 30:55 – How the increase of oxygen in the blood warms the human body
– 35:15 – How did the science behind the WHM progressed during the time
– 40:00 – What to try first when doing an experiment with the WHM
– 44:20 – Bill witnessing changes during his group treatments
– 48:55 – Where is the future of the WHM going
– 55:40 – Talking about the WHM helping drug addiction problems
– 01:00:15 – Bill’s outro and final thoughts as we wrap things up
Find Bill as a Level II WH Instructor here, and look for literature on this subject on our Book Club!
#036
Patrick is (still) one of the smartest and most profound individuals, that I have talked to on this Podcast. We pick up exactly where we left off, talking about AI technology, robots starting religions, advanced intelligence and its roots, the predictive quality of modern laws, and much more.
He shares his thoughts, as a military robotics expert, on how and where we should begin to influence the evolution of AI and where we need to be right now, in order to understand it. Another great one, to be remembered for a long time. Enjoy!
– 00:50 – Talking about AI being a ‘terrifying monster’, which can start a religion
– 05:05 – Patrick explaining his impression of religion in general, and how intelligence evolved
– 10:20 – How and when Patrick started digging deeper into these facts
– 17:25 – The predictive quality of modern laws, and its roots
– 32:20 – Trying to find an alternative to ‘tabula-rasa’ as the foundation and source of America’s laws
– 41:40 – What’s the selection of criteria, in the nature that surrounds us
– 49:50 – The evolution of advanced intelligence, without the biological concerns
– 52:50 – Where does a machine get motive to want to achieve more
– 01:02:00 – What advantage does AI have over the human population
– 01:10:05 – Talking about the ‘trolley problem’ in terms of AI ethics
– 01:15:20 – What would be a better system to influence AI with, than ‘tabula rasa’
– 01:20:15 – How to move into the right direction in terms of AI right now
– 01:23:10 – The crossover with machines to become all-knowing, all-understanding
– 01:27:20 – Effectiveness vs. The Ideal Scenario of things, and the power of California
– 01:40:45 – Ending the conversation on a stand by
Follow Patrick on Twitter here: @emblem21CEO!
#035
Cory is an author, Podcast host, meditation teacher and audio engineer from Austin, Texas. His Podcast “The Astral Hustle” is full of materials and conversations, similar to the one that is presented to you here. He is not only a very nice person, with an incredibly relaxing voice, but a creative and influential individual, who represents an “open book” about mind peacefulness, mindfulness and meditation, writing, thinking, cognitive sciences, etc. Give this a listen, and research his Podcast “The Astral Hustle” for more. Enjoy!
– 00:20 – Cory’s introduction and background
– 01:20 – How Cory defines mindfulness, and when did he take it up
– 10:10 – What examples and advice can Cory give to people who want to learn meditation
– 13:20 – Cory’s meditation habits
– 20:10 – His opinion on the trends regarding meditation
– 33:20 – Talking about dual realities and personal mental tunnels, and how Cory helped people exit these tunnels
– 36:40 – How listeners need to understand Cory’s compassion for them, and more open thoughts
– 55:25 – Final words before wrapping up
Find Cory at www.coryallen.com, and check out his Podcast The Astral Hustle here, and look for his upcoming book on our Book Club!
#034
Jason is the founder of Tattered Beans, a really successful coffee company which gives back to US veterans. He’s an Air Force veteran himself, who recently learned he has cancer. He’d been an entrepreneur for 20+ years, earned and lost millions, gaining the most of his entrepreneurial skills through real world experience, and after his diagnosis he wanted to focus on leaving a legacy and helping those who are willing to protect our freedom. An awesome person, and one of our all-time favorite guests. Enjoy!
– 00:25 – Jason’s introduction, and life story
– 05:50 – Talking about people focusing on the “Unicorn” stories of entrepreneurship
– 06:45 – How Jason came into the coffee industry
– 16:05 – “Keeping things simple”
– 22:20 – When did Jason decide that he is supposed to be an entrepreneur
– 29:00 – Jason’s near death experience, that made him change his life
– 33:00 – Talking about the “grind and hustle” stereotypes in entrepreneurship
– 39:35 – Setting micro-goals, and on what interval should this be done
– 45:00 – How does Jason decide what is personal time and what is business time, after changing his life
– 48:55 – Jason’s routines, advice for beginner entrepreneurs
– 01:02:50 – The one group of people that you shouldn’t go to, when you’re starting a business
– 01:10:30 – How “Tattered beans” is looking to attack, and take the international markets
– 01:17:05 – Talking about Jason’s counter-intuitive value system of thinking
– 01:26:20 – Jason’s words at the end
Find Jason on Instagram @jakejeanofficial, visit his official page for more info on his products: Tatteredbeans.com.
#033
Eric is the business owner of a company called Benchmark Intelligence, he is the “word hustler”, and author of the self-published book called “Shoot Your Shot”. The book is about dating in general, and the pros and cons of the modern society using online dating services, as the main source for finding potential partners. Eric talks about the process of publishing your own book, how best to do it and how to print and sell the book online. Although handing out great advice, Eric states that his company is his main focus now, which he also presents in detail. Enjoy!
– 00:20 – Eric’s background and introduction
– 03:20 – How Eric started “Benchmark Intelligence”
– 06:15 – How Eric’s service covers the tricky influence of review-sites on places
– 10:50 – Talking about Eric’s book, and what inspired him to write
– 22:40 – Results that Patrick has seen, from the content of the book
– 29:05 – Talking about dating, meeting people in real life versus meeting them online
– 34:30 – Talking about the key points of his book
– 36:35 – What effect has the book had on people who’ve read it so far
– 40:11 – Comparing online dating to online marketing
– 45:40 – Eric’s next project and close future plans
– 49:55 – How and where to find Eric’s book
Find Eric on Twitter @ericsantos, check out his company here, and look for his book on our Book Club page!
#032
Mark is a World- and American record holding Power lifter, Fitness and Weightlifting expert, Podcast Host and the Creator of the “Slingshot”, as the ultimate bench press accessory tool. He has an amazing career and life story, which is highlighted by consistency, effort, and focus, which he embodies perfectly. He suffered injuries which would leave most of us incapable of continuing normal life, but remained dedicated to his goals. His newest career as a Podcast Host is just a crown to his success, as he opens up about everything. Enjoy!
– 00:35 – Mark’s introduction, how he started power lifting, gaining and losing weight along the way
– 07:15 – How Mark decided that he wants to get good at lifting
– 12:45 – Mark’s life principle to be consisting in everything he does, talking about the Slingshot
– 17:35 – The prototype of his Slingshot
– 21:50 – How to practice achieving your goals
– 26:25 – Digesting information
– 32:00 – Talking about Mark’s free gym
– 38:55 – “It’s not about money, it’s about the overall value exchange”
– 44:50 – Talking about Mark’s injuries and him not quitting when it was the hardest
– 56:10 – How Mark recovered from his injuries
– 01:06:35 – What’s an ideal warm-up process in training
– 01:13:40 – Talking about Mark’s “Power Project” Podcast
– 01:23:15 – How and where to find Mark on the Internet
Find Mark on YouTube here, visit his official page for more info on his products: MarkBell.com, or find him on Instagram @marksmellybell.
#031
Jay is the Amazon Best Selling author of three change making books in the optimization health care space, and the author of the 2018 #1 overall Men’s Health book: “The Testosterone Optimization Therapy Bible: The Ultimate Guide to Living a Fully Optimized Life”. Jay is a master at manipulating and tweaking the human endocrine system to optimize performance and health, which we talk about in this Episode quite a lot. He is also an entrepreneur, and a colleague of mine as he hosts the “TOT Revolution Podcast”, which we highly recommend! All KWC fans can contact his team at the email address shown below, for a free copy of Jay’s new book. Enjoy!
– 00:25 – Jay’s introduction and background
– 12:00 – Talking about the fall of the natural testosterone level, people have today
– 19:35 – What methods of doing testosterone therapy Jay recommends, according to his book
– 25:25 – Are there ways to sustain natural testosterone levels nowadays
– 35:00 – Talking about fasting and Jay’s opinion and habits regarding fasting
– 55:30 – What event, moment got Jay’s work recognized the most
– 59:55 – The idea of “true value”, as an archetype of the conversation
– 01:05:50 – Jay’s learning habits
– 01:11:30 – Final words from Jay, and advice for the younger generations
Check out TOT Revolution, and apply to get a free copy of Jay’s book by contacting his team at contact@trtrevolution.com.
#030
Patrick is an incredible individual, he works in IT, is an author and a military robotics expert. Patrick has one of the most wealthiest minds in terms of life experience and general knowledge, regarding everyone and everything.
This is one of the longest and most interesting conversations we have ever made for KWC Podcast, as Patrick spoke not only about technology, but also about psychology, evolution, literature and religion. Enjoy!
– 01:00 – Patrick’s introduction, talking about what he does
– 09:15 – Talking about The Second Iraq war and its justification, and war in general
– 14:45 – How did Patrick identify the pieces, to form a picture about how the reality surrounding The Military should be
– 21:55 – Talking about robotics and it’s place in the modern society and in The Military
– 26:10 – Patrick talks about his fears regarding these subjects
– 35:10 – Talking about the “battle” between Amazon and Oracle
– 38:55 – Who is driving the robotic development
– 43:15 – How can we beat the mental laziness that comes with the many technological improvements
– 48:20 – Touching up on emotionally aware AI
– 50:15 – Patrick starts talking about his book, and the “Neanderthal Brains”
– 56:00 – Talking about commercializing the human emotions
– 59:20 – Talking about psychedelics, and a couple of books about this subject
– 01:03:30 – More word about the “Neanderthal Brains”
– 01:07:10 – Talking about “persuasion” as a part of reality
– 01:11:35 – “Reality tunnel” management, and this subject relating to branding in general
– 01:21:05 – Talking about marketing and branding in particular
– 01:23:25 – The outcome of the whole story, which people need to think about
– 01:28:30 – Patrick’s learning habit
– 01:37:55 – Where to find Patrick
Follow Patrick on Twitter here: @emblem21CEO!
#029
Wim is a Swiss entrepreneur, inventor, former banker, and owner of a company called “Micro-mobility” which specializes in innovative and unconventional means of transportation, for people of all ages. He also invented the popular “Razor” scooter from the 1990’s, which we talk about in this Podcast as he shares his ideas of what modern transportation should look like. His company has a new product of very high potential, an electric small car(vehicle) called the “Microlino” which has been modeled from the original 1960’s BMW Isetta. Wim gifted us his inspiration, opened up about experiences as a entrepreneur, inventor and marketing expert, and shared some great advice for young entrepreneurs out there. Enjoy!
– 00:40 – Wim’s introduction and how his career as a micro-mobility inventor started
– 05:45 – Talking about “blue ocean” marketing
– 08:40 – Talking about Wim’s education
– 09:30 – The evolution of Wim’s first products
– 12:45 – Talking about electric scooters, and this idea not being realized until now
– 17:30 – The integration between cars and electrical scooters
– 20:30 – Talking about Wim’s new product, the electric car called the Microlino
– 27:15 – The benefit of small, electric cars nowadays
– 32:30 – The encouragement to make the Microlino, and possible features to it
– 41:05 – How and where will people be able to buy the Microlino
– 44:50 – Wim’s idea of the future of the urban transportation market
– 50:05 – What drives Wim to keep doing what he does
– 51:20 – His advice for young entrepreneurs
– 55:00 – Wim’s books recommended to increase the power of positive thinking
– 56:25 – Wim’s personal message to the listeners
– 58:00 – How bad does it hurt, when a scooter hits you in the ankle ?
Check out Micro-mobility.com, see what they are offering and find out more about Wim’s newest invention – the Microlino!
Artice about one-person electric transportation and how it has impacted legacy forms of urban transit can be found here.
#028
Shaun is a Certified Personal Trainer, widely recognized for his expertise in functional training, Muay Thai, and his commitment to developing and implementing innovative fitness training sessions. He achieved this by working in the Fitness Industry for over 25 years, among others as the “Health and Fitness” Editor of both “Inglewood Today” and “Crenshaw Today” Magazines
But no, today’s episode is not about his career. Shaun has an amazing story to tell giving us an insight into his rough upbringing, talking about all the experiences he had growing up in his neighborhood, and how he rose above all that. Enjoy!
– 00:45 – Shaun’s interesting birth
– 02:30 – Talking about Shaun’s environment growing up
– 08:00 – People attacking each other based on where they are from
– 11:35 – Talking about gangs, gang history and Shaun’s experiences with gangs
– 31:30 – The escalation of violence between people
– 37:45 – The thoughts of people coming out of rough neighborhoods
– 43:30 – Shaun being able to fully get away, blessed
– 51:45 – All of this being a massive accomplishment for Shaun as a person
– 56:30 – Shaun’s experience with going to jail
– 58:35 – How is Shaun bringing up his son, and teaching him to live in a different environment
– 01:05:00 – Summing up the reality of this story, and his past
– 01:11:30 – How Shaun can help people who want to brake away from a tough environment
– 01:20:20 – Wrapping it up, Shaun’s final words to the listeners
Visit bodyartbyshaun.com to get involved with Shaun and his work as a Fitness Trainer!
#027
Lance has been in the automobile industry for over 37 years. He opened Hillbank Motor Corp located in Costa Mesa, California in 1999 after years in South Africa where he worked with his father. In 2005 Lance purchased Superformance and he is the worldwide distributor for all Superformance built cars. This is an American automotive company which has been designing, building and marketing sports cars, performance components and full car replicas, for the past 20 years. Lance’s energy and enthusiasm are amazing, and it doesn’t matter if you are a car person or not, he has something in store for everybody. Enjoy!
– 00:20 – Lance’s introduction and the the introduction of his company, called Superformance
– 07:45 – Talking about modern cars versus the design and feel of driving 60’s cars
– 13:50 – What drives Lance and his employees, to nourish the car culture nowadays
– 17:00 – What Lance thinks of Tesla and Elon Musk
– 20:15 – How did Lance and his company go about licencing their cars, and working with huge companies
– 22:50 – A glimpse of Lance’s vision for working with some European car companies
– 23:30 – What does Lance look for in a car, to be able to work with it
– 25:00 – Talking about his customers
– 26:30 – Lance’s journey, from the very beginning
– 27:45 – Talking about HR 22 – Low Volume Manufacturing regulation
– 33:50 – The customization that Superformance offers
– 37:15 – Lance’s vision for Superformance in the future
– 39:25 – Lance’s final words, and opinion on working with Tesla in the future
Visit superformance.com or hillbankusa.com to get involved with Lance and his awesome work.
#026
Dr. Emery is a statistician, anesthesiologist and neuroscientist. He is the “Warren M. Zapol” Professor of Anesthesia at Harvard Medical School and at Massachusetts General Hospital, as well as a practicing anesthesiologist. At MIT he is the “Edward Hood Taplin” Professor of Medical Engineering and Professor of Computational Neuroscience, as well as the Director of the Institute for Medical Engineering and Science, and the Director of the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology Program. Needless to say that Dr. Emery is one of the smartest individuals we’ve ever had on our Podcast, and a true hero of our time who works every day to make this world a better place for all of us, I recommend to sit back and listen carefully. Enjoy!
– 04:40 – Talking about some ripple effects with anesthesia, and the effect it has on our mind
– 07:45 – Talking about a “Matrix-like” situation, where the human mind would take control over anesthesia
– 09:00 – How to decipher brainwaves, and talking about oscillations in the brain circuits
– 17:40 – Side effects, from the research of brain stimulation
– 19:25 – Side effects from using anesthesia
– 22:10 – The ideal process of giving anesthesia to a patient
– 23:50 – How anesthesiology reflects on Dr. Brown’s influence in Medical Engineering
– 26:00 – The future of Dr. Brown’s research in Medical Engineering
– 28:45 – Dr. Browns influence on other similar and similar science branches
– 30:55 – How far are we away from (fully) understand the brain
– 33:00 – Talking about Hugh Herr
– 36:10 – Did Dr. Brown expect the ripple effect of studying anesthesia
– 37:35 – Talking about physiologic monitoring as a requirement in modern medicine
– 40:20 – Does the administration of drugs change when you enhance the influence of medical engineering
– 41:30 – Useful informational about the possible way to optimize a human’s circadian rhythm
– 43:20 – Dr. Brown’s view of potential breakthroughs on the horizon in the next few years
– 45:00 – Pain being subjective/objective
– 45:30 – One of Dr. Brown’s current project
– 48:50 – The future of using AI in diagnosing drugs
– 50:30 – Dr. Brown’s recommended books
– 53:45 – How to help Dr. Brown’s research and move this forward
– 55:45 – Dr. Brown’s final words
Check out this article here, recommended by Dr. Brown if you are looking to read more about his work and the work of his team!
#025
Joe is a very well-known and respected American writer (author), novelist, as well as an Ambassador for the non-profit organisation called the Seasteading Institute. He opens up his mind as we talk about this Project in detail, and his experiences with education in general, and how those helped shape the character he represents today. Joe made this one of the most beautiful KWC conversations we’ve ever recorded, and we recommend not only listening to his words but also reading them, in his newest book “Seasteading: How Floating Nations Will Restore the Environment, Enrich the Poor, Cure the Sick, and Liberate Humanity from Politicians”. Enjoy!
– 00:20 – Talking about the Seasteading institute, a short description of their first project and Joe’s new documentary
– 11:45 – Detailed information about the first Seastead
– 15:30 – Electric setup of the first Seastead
– 17:35 – The cost of the first Seastead
– 21:45 – Making money while living on a Seastead
– 26:50 – How to live in a Seastead while having a US citizenship
– 34:30 – What to do with the waste from Seasteads
– 41:30 – Potential society and government issues, attacking the Seasteading potential
– 48:20 – What it would be like to fast forward 100 years into the future, in terms of this project
– 52:30 – What’s the next step for people interested in this project
– 55:10 – Talking about Joe’s experiences during years of education
– 01:11:35 – Patrick talking about his experiences
– 01:14:50 – Joe’s writing process, and how he hires people
– 01:24:20 – How to create a structure in your life, to be able to write
– 01:29:50 – Joe recommends books to read, to make you a professional writer
– 01:39:40 – Guys exchanging stories about stealing books, and reading in general
– 01:48:50 – Joe’s personal goodbye
Visit ocean.builders.com and seasteading.org to get involved with the Seasteading project yourself!
#024
Mike is an expert in marketing, who owns a company called “Heart of the Sun”, where he also works at right now. He started his journey while working at Onnit.com with Aubrey Marcus and Joe Rogan as a marketing agent, creator and manager, in two previous occasions. We talk about the process of dropping out of College and taking a gap year, as Mike shares his experience, as well as his previous jobs and interactions with marketing, branding in general and other very useful related ideas. Enjoy!
– 00:25 – Mike’s personal introduction and his background in marketing
– 07:05 – Talking about Mike not finishing college, and the feedback that he got from his family & friends
– 12:55 – The idea of taking a gap year in college education
– 14:45 – Developping his skillset and self-educating himself, carrying his characteristics into his new business
– 19:00 – Talking about Onnit.com, where they were when Mike came versus where they are now
– 25:50 – How the products that Onnit is selling, influenced the culture of the company
– 30:55 – The mission of “Heart of the Sun”, Mike’s new company
– 32:50 – Talking about branding as a very important segment of marketing
– 33:00 – Talking about branding mistakes
– 40:00 – At what point it makes sense to launch a brand-new branding campaign, from a company standpoint
– 42:10 – Talking about companies doing good/bad marketing in particular
– 44:40 – Mike’s go-to books, in terms of professional education and information
– 51:25 – This year’s plan for his company “Heart of the Sun”
Check out Mike’s company “Heart of the Sun” to find out more about his services!
#023
William is a scientist and professor at the University of Queensland, Australia. He is a very open-minded, eloquent and educated individual, having received his Doctors degree in Psychology at the University of Michigan. Today, he is an evolutionary psychologist and author of the book “The Social Leap”, which I recommend and which we talk about during the Podcast. His work has been featured in “The New York Times”, “USA Today”, “The Australian” and many other. I had a great time talking about all subjects that peaked my interest from his field of research, in a classic KWC, one hour-long Podcast. Enjoy!
– 00:15 – Bill’s background and introduction
– 01:05 – Introduction into “The Social Leap”, Bill’s amazing book
– 01:55 – What sparked the interest for Social Psychology in Bill’s case
– 04:00 – Not taking a risk with an unconventional career as an Social Psychologist
– 06:40 – What’s the stigma that makes Social Psychology different
– 09:10 – The process of Bill’s research
– 11:30 – Humans as hyper social beings
– 13:25 – The influence of genetically received characteristics on our social capabilities
– 17:25 – The evolution of culture through genetics
– 20:25 – Bill’s opinion on our potential as a society
– 23:00 – A potential push in the lower level of education towards psychology
– 26:55 – Talking about modern health problems due to the lack of psychological education
– 29:05 – Is anybody addressing our evolutionary shortcomings ?
– 31:30 – The mental health crisis
– 36:15 – The solutions for all of these problems
– 39:40 – Talking about a wide spectrum of IQ values in modern humanity
– 43:25 – Is there a way for people to see what their polygenic score is on different traits
– 47:10 – The cumulative culture of humans
– 50:05 – How are we able to communicate in all these different languages
– 52:30 – The transition from spoken language to written language
– 54:30 – The rise of emojis as a regression back to the written language
– 55:50 – The final word, on Bill’s book and where he can be found
We highly recommend Bill’s book The Social Leap click here to check it out!
Find Bill on Twitter @BillvonHippel or LinkedIn at WHP, to find out more about him and his work.
#022
Trace is another colleague of mine who is employed by Sungrade Solar, and probably has the most fun job in our company (his words). He is very successful, open-minded and a one-man show in terms of everything digital that happens in our company. We had a great time talking about Cryptocurrencies, young people working in the present time, and automation of everything around us especially job-related, as well as his own Podcast. Enjoy!
– 00:15 – Introduction into Trace’s life, interests and career with Sungrade Solar
– 02:05 – Trace’s education experiences
– 04:10 – Trace’s interaction with te Crypto industry
– 09:25 – “Why are young people pretending to like work?”
– 17:15 – How does Trace manage to do his work and obligations, while constanlty changing locations
– 21:00 – Talking further about the attitude of young people working today, and UBI
– 32:00 – Talking about drivers being hit by the “self-driving” car revolution, automating jobs today
– 37:10 – The difference of low key working today versus in the past, people becoming artists
– 40:15 – Is this even the world we want to live in, talking about singularity
– 51:00 – Why Trace joined Sungrade Solar
Find Trace on Instagram at @traceinla to find out more about him!
#021
Vineet is a very successful and charismatic person, originally from India but currently working here in California as a screenwriter, producer, editor, 2D and 3D animator. His projects include work with Stella Artois, Glamour Magazine, GQ Magazine, Yahoo, Christian Louboutin, Nine West, and he has written and directed the TV Series “Stitch” starring Michael Wright and Harry Lennix. He was very fun to talk to, and has a love for storytelling which he demonstrates during our interview many times. Enjoy!
– 00:15 – Vineet introduces himself and talks about his projects
– 03:30 – Vineets family, and him developping interest for working in the film industry
– 06:00 – Trying to make a career in India, versus making a career in California
– 08:20 – Vineets “education” and first job
– 12:55 – Talking about the insipration, needed to train your skills as an artist
– 17:30 – How to continue to understand the world around, while having different perspectives to create
– 19:25 – Daily activities
– 22:25 – What makes a powerful story, in terms of screen writing and writing in general
– 28:00 – Talking about the creative process, typing versus writing with a pen
Look for Vineet on Instagram at @vineet3000 and at vineetfilms.com to find out more!
#020
Scooter is a very interesting, young, up-and-coming film director and writer, who is known for his work in “It’s in the Blood” (2012), “Elixir” (2015) – writer and “Hoaxed” (2019) – director. “Hoaxed” is a newly released documentary, which he co-directed with Jon du Toit, with the help of famous Mike Cernovich as Producer. It is easily one of the best documentaries I have seen in a really long time, which left a very hard impression after watching. Listen to us talk about the film, religion, and his young career and education, and of course watch it yourself. Enjoy!
– 00:50 – How did the Project “Hoaxed” start ?
– 02:20 – The idea of holding the Media accountable
– 04:50 – When did the Project begin
– 07:40 – Scooters perspective on Media before/after Hoaxed
– 09:10 – How Scooter and his colleagues formed the big and diverse crew of the film
– 11:35 – Scooters political opinions
– 16:00 – Talking about the book “Generations” and it’s message, different value systems
– 20:00 – What was the ultimate driving force for making the film
– 21:40 – The experience of working with his partner, co-director on the film
– 24:00 – Being “out of place” in terms of the Los Angeles film industry
– 26:50 – What was the budget of the film
– 29:45 – What makes the film high enough in terms of value, to share it with everybody
– 33:50 – Talking about religion, the importance of believing, and Scooters faith
Find Scooter on Twitter at @TrueLegendFilms and find out more!
#019
It was an honor and privilege to do our weekly “open and relaxed” conversation with Andreas, who is a best-selling author, speaker, educator, and one of the world’s foremost Bitcoin and open Blockchain experts. We talk about Bitcoin in particular, it “not dying” and having more and more involvement in our society and life’s everyday activities. He is a true professional and a real expert in his field, someone we can all take notes from, delivering one of the longest and most electrifying KWC Podcast dialogues so far. Enjoy!
– 01:35 – How and when did Andreas hear about Bitcoin, and a basic introduction
– 01:35 – When and how did Andreas hear about Bitcoin, and a basic introduction
– 11:50 – Bitcoin delivering Crypto-currencies to the market first
– 14:50 – The need to stop Bitcoin transactions world-wide
– 16:40 – How can Bitcoin break-through barriers
– 21:55 – Anyone can get access to Bitcoin ?
– 23:50 – Difference between Bitcoin and Ethereum
– 27:00 – The potential applications of similar technologies into business nowadays
– 32:45 – How to persuade people to adapt Bitcoin
– 43:25 – How the technology can be used in a democratic society and political activities
– 50:05 – How the corporations respond to the new technology
– 59:30 – Using Blockchain technologies in utilitarian activities and electricity/power
– 01:05:30 – Micro- and nano transactions and payments
– 01:10:00 – The importance of donations in the aforementioned concept
– 01:15:45 – Other areas which share the “contagious enthusiasm” with Crypto-currencies
You can find Mr. Andreas on YouTube and Twitter at @aantonop to widen your knowledge further more!
#018
Kupah is a very talented and successful young individual, working primarily as a Celebrity DJ, with some his previous experiences involving events organised by the New England Patriots, Boston Red Sox, Boston Childrens Museum, AOL, Google, Expedia and even former president Bill Clinton. He also operates as a very well-known Dance/Fitness instructor and model, achieving the same level of success. A true source of positive energy, inspiration, and a great person to have a conversation with. Enjoy!
– 02:00 – Kupah and Patrick talking about Boston, Los Angeles and moving between cities at a young age
– 09:30 – Kupah talking about owning a DJ company in Boston and the evolution of his DJ career
– 16:30 – Kupah’s involvement in Fitness as his secondary interest and job, and if/how it impacts his primary job
– 20:40 – The importance of promoting and marketing your capabilities, and how Kupah achieved it
– 24:30 – What motivates Kupah to keep going and doing everything that makes him so special
– 30:40 – The pros and cons of working with – and involving Social Media into the daily job
– 45:30 – Patrick talking about his education experience, starting the KWC Podcast and the subject’s of the show
– 47:25 – “People are like a car in need of a battery”, and Podcast’s providing that energy for everyone
– 51:30 – What’s next for Kupah and what he’s looking to accomplish in the future
Find Kupah James on Instagram @kupahjames and find out more!
#017
Juan is a four-time Emmy awarded filmmaker, best known for his documentaries 100,000, The Last Colony and his national music TV show: Té Para Tres con Pili Montilla. Juan’s continued commitment to the arts, entertainment and education has earned him a spot as one of today’s top Latino filmmakers, and we were very honored to have him on the show. Enjoy!
– 01:45 – Juan engaging film making, making multi-awarded documentaries about dogs called 100,000, The Last Colony
– 17:50 – Juan’s engagement on YouTube on TEDx Talks, talking about “the Spiderman element”, own opinions in movies
– 24:45 – What Juan is working on right now, current projects
– 27:15 – Juan’s idols and influences from the film making space
– 32:35 – Biggest technological changes coming into the film making industry
– 37:55 – Advice on how and where to start now, if you want to be a filmmaker
#016
As an award-winning director and acting coach for film and television in New York City and Berlin, Seamus serves actors at the top of their field in delivering some of their most convincing, nuanced work, often with very little time to prepare (Orange is the New Black, Vinyl, Alex Haley’s Roots and more). He is currently working at another acting school and directing a fascinating documentary about a tragic miscarriage of justice within the Spanish legal system. We’re sorry about the audio impurities that we had in this one. Enjoy!
#015
Mike is a fellow colleague of mine who co-hosts two Podcasts at the moment, one being Bookworm with Joe Buhlig and The Free Agents with David Sparks. He is an author as well, his book “Thou Shalt Hustle” is an excellent example of what content he focuses on as a producer and reader. Definitely one of the best conversations we’ve had on KWC lately. Enjoy!
#014
In this episode I interview Zain Jan! First of all, Zain is my friend and one of the first guest speakers to be featured on the KWC Podcast.
A lot has happened in the past 12 months since he was on the show.
We are focusing on communication in general, and how important it is for the success of everything, and everyone around us. Hope you agree. Enjoy!
#012
In this episode I interview Dr. Andy Galpin. Andy has a Masters degree in Human Movement Sciences, and Ph.D. in Human Bioenergetics. A professor of Kinesiology at the Center for Sport Performance at CSU, he is also the founder and director of the Biochemistry and Molecular Exercise Lab. In addition, he is the co-author of UNPLUGGED with Brian Mackenzie and Phil White, and co-hosts the Body of Knowledge podcast. Enjoy!
#011
In this episode I interview Nathan Ogden! A very special individual, introduced to us through our mutual friend and former guest Devin Thorpe; Nathan truly represents perseverance. He has a unique life story to share with us, battling through the toughest of injuries and surviving, as a real hero of our time. Enjoy!
#010
In this episode I interview Christopher Stare! The last one in our series of guests from the Libertarian party, he is a candidate for the California State Assembly representing District 51, running in the General elections on November 6.. He has a PhD in Cognition and Neural Systems from the University of Arizona, and has done research on the biological bases of learning, memory, and sleep. Enjoy!
#009
In this episode I interview Honor (Mimi) Robson. She is a Civil Engineer, with the majority of her projects revolving around repairing and reinforcing commercial buildings, that have been damaged by earthquakes, fire, wind and severe weather. She is also the Chairman of the Libertarian Party and was running as a candidate for the 70th District State Assembly. Enjoy!
