In this episode I sit down with my good friend, Jon Stark, who hosts his own podcast called Alignment May Vary, where he explores everything that is Dungeons and Dragons. Of course, for my psychology fans this might seem like an odd topic, however, I promise this is a good, one, as Jon and I manage to merge these two topics into a riveting conversation around the psychological impacts of storytelling and imagination.

On this episode I'm joined by Taryn Southern, a musician, Youtube personality, comedian, and documentary filmmaker. Taryn got her start as a Top 50 contestant on American Idol, was launched to fame by her Hot4Hill satirical music video in 2008 which declared her love for Hillary Clinton, and has since been an established comedian and musician on Youtube. What got my attention was a music album she created with an artificial intelligence and her recently premiered documentary about brain computer interfaces, which follows three real life cyborgs who are using these devices to navigate major health issues. We explore this whole trajectory and these latest projects while drinking coffee and sharing some laughs. Enjoy!

In this episode we sit down with social scientist and political theorist, Justin Murphy, who spent five years as a lecturer at the University of Southampton before realizing that academia was ironically stifling his ability to be a truly creative and productive freethinker. Upon this realization, he set his focus to online content creation. This resulted in a very active presence on Twitter, as well as a Youtube channel, a podcast, a book about french philosopher Gilles Deleuze, and now an exclusive and burgeoning online community specifically created for independent and ambitious thinkers. Our conversation in this podcast deals heavily with this journey of Justin's, his thoughts on the pros and cons of academia for the young and ambitious, as well as the many lessons he's learned along the way. If you're looking to get insight into what works and doesn't work in the world of online content creation, especially for intellectuals, then this might be one for you.

On this episode I am joined by wordsmith and all-around nerd, Georgia Frances King. Previously the "Ideas Editor" at Quartz, she's now a freelancing editor to geniuses, dedicated to "Making Intelligent People More Intelligible." We tease her about being Australian, explore her background, discover what her present life as an editor of brilliance is like, then look ahead to the future to see what impacts augmented reality might have on our consciousness and our sense of perception.

On this episode, we're joined by Aella, previously one of the world's top-paid cam girls who is now a prominent figure in the online intellectual community. We enjoy an incredible playful conversation surrounding her background, social dynamics, authenticity, and enlightenment.

On this episode I'm joined by the ever-articulate scholar, Erik Davis, who wrote one of my favorite non-fiction books of all time: Techgnosis: Myth, Magic, and Mysticism in the Age of Information (seriously, it's remarkable). Erik also recently released a new book, High Weirdness, that explores the psychedelic spirituality of Robert Anton Wilson, Philip K Dick, and Terrance Mckenna. In addition to discussing these brilliant works, Erik and I dig deep into the chaos the Coronavirus is unleashing upon humanity, and how the lessons learned by psychonauts have never been more useful than they are now for this surreal moment in human history.