Beyond 80%

In this episode of Beyond 80%, host Ryan Olexson sits down with author Diana Colleen to explore the ideas behind her debut novel They Could Be Saviors — a near-future speculative fiction that asks: what if the only way to save the planet is to kidnap the billionaires destroying it? Diana shares the personal story behind the book, from growing up in poverty and eating out of dumpsters, to a suicidal period that led her to meditation, to quitting her job to write a book that came to her entirely through that practice. Together, Ryan and Diana unpack the psychology of extreme wealth, the scarcity mindset that keeps all of us — billionaires and everyday people alike — trapped, and what a genuine revolution of consciousness could actually look like.

Get the book: https://www.amazon.com/They-Could-Saviors-Billionaires-Psychedelics-ebook/dp/B0FP5X958N

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In this episode of Beyond 80%, host Ryan Olexson sits down with economist and author Doug Cardell to break down one of the most misunderstood and emotionally charged topics in modern political conversation: socialism. Doug, who earned a PhD in economics specifically to understand why socialism fails, walks Ryan through the actual definition of socialism, why it gets confused with the Nordic model, what true socialist countries look like today, and why centrally planned economies are not just politically problematic, but economically impossible. From North Korea to Venezuela to the Mayflower colony, the conversation traces the full history of what happens when governments try to control economies, and why capitalism, for all its imperfections, has done more to lift people out of poverty than any other system in human history.

Get the book: https://www.amazon.com/Why-Socialism-Struggles-Exposing-Undermine/dp/B0FMT74MJR

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In this episode of Beyond 80%, host Ryan Olexson sits down with 26-year-old content creator and YouTuber Damon Cassidy to explore one of the most overlooked forces shaping modern life: how work became the primary source of our identity—and what that's costing us. Damon shares the story of how a banking job, an 11-cent raise, and a front-row seat to financial collapse pushed him to quit and build a platform dedicated to telling the truth about work culture and society. Together, Ryan and Damon trace the arc from agrarian survival to industrial revolution, the post-WWII prosperity myth, and all the way to today's generational divide—unpacking how each generation has internalized, resisted, or been shaped by the systems they inherited.

Damon Cassidy's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@DamonCassidy

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This season of Beyond 80% is about what it feels like to start waking up, slowly realizing who you are, questioning the systems you were handed, and noticing the quiet tension that something about the way we’re living doesn’t quite fit. This season moves through three core themes—identity, systems, and meaning—with space in between to slow down, reflect, and make sense of it all.

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We have more access to information, tools, and frameworks than ever before.

More ways to improve, fix, optimize, and understand ourselves.

And yet—most people still feel stuck.

In this first stretch of the season, the conversation wasn’t really about adding more. It was about noticing where we’ve been looking for answers in the first place—and how often we’ve been taught to look outward for things that can only be understood inwardly.

From the way you talk to yourself, to what your emotions are trying to tell you, to the role you play in shaping your reality—there’s a common thread running underneath all of it.

This episode slows things down, connects those ideas, and reframes what it actually means to start waking up.

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Most people move through life assuming their reality is something happening to them.

Something outside of them. Something to react to, manage, or control.

But what if your inner world plays a much bigger role than you’ve been taught?

In this conversation, Dylan Borland explores the idea that your thoughts, beliefs, and attention actively shape the reality you experience. Drawing from a range of spiritual and philosophical traditions, he breaks down the concept of conscious creation in a way that feels grounded and practical.

This episode challenges the idea that you’re just observing your life—and invites you to consider how much of it you might actually be creating.

Learn more about the Caden Academy: https://www.cadenacademy.com/

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Most of us were never taught how to understand what we feel.

Instead, we learned to push emotions down, ignore them, or try to get rid of them as quickly as possible. But what if that entire approach is backwards?

In this conversation, Dr. Jennifer Veilleux breaks down the idea that emotions aren’t problems—they’re messages. Signals from your mind and body pointing to what matters, what needs attention, and what you might be avoiding.

This episode explores what happens when you stop fighting your emotions and start listening to them—and how that shift can change the way you understand yourself entirely.

Get the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Open-Emotion-Acknowledging-Understanding-Regulating/dp/143384415X

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Most of us are living inside a voice we didn’t choose.

It’s the one that tells you you’re not ready, not good enough, or that something isn’t going to work—and for most people, it’s been running for so long they don’t even question it.

In this conversation, David Alan Brown shares how self-talk shapes the way we see ourselves, the decisions we make, and ultimately the lives we build. After years of doing everything “right” and still feeling disconnected, he began to realize that the most important conversation we have is the one happening internally.

This episode explores what it looks like to actually become aware of that voice—and what becomes possible when you start to change it.

Learn more about convergence by visiting David's website: https://convergence.davidalanbrown.com/home

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This season of Beyond 80% is about what it feels like to start waking up—slowly realizing who you are, questioning the systems you were handed, and noticing the quiet tension that something about the way we’re living doesn’t quite fit.

After last season’s exploration of near-death experiences and consciousness, this season brings the conversation closer to everyday life. Through conversations with scientists, therapists, economists, and spiritual teachers, one thread keeps showing up: People are trying to figure out who they are. People are questioning the systems they’ve been living inside. And people are looking for real connection.

This season moves through three core themes—identity, systems, and meaning—with space in between to slow down, reflect, and make sense of it all.

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We’ll be back with regular Beyond 80% episodes in April. 

In the meantime, this final episode of the Beyond the Brain series steps back to reflect on the journey we’ve taken together.

Across eight episodes, we explored near-death experiences, neuroscience, philosophy, and firsthand accounts from people who have been to the edge of death. From scientific research to spiritual interpretations, the series examined multiple perspectives on one of humanity’s oldest questions: what happens to consciousness when we die?

Rather than offering a final answer, this episode asks a deeper question: What does thinking about death teach us about how to live?

Because whatever the truth may be about what comes next, one thing becomes clear—life itself is extraordinary, and how we live it might be the most important question of all.

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