In Episode 10, Community Gardening Kicks Ass, I talk with my father and Salt Lake City community garden mafia don Jim French about how he got started with community gardening, the fascinating and beneficial social dynamics that emerge from the permaculture lifestyle, and how to get started with your community gardens. I talk to him about the fulfillment and joy he’s gained by playing a central part in cultivating 3-4 stellar gardens around the city, and some of the mindset shifts that permaculture and community gardening requires. These mindset shifts could provide a welcome contrast and balance to the current Western norms in development, food, and lifestyle.

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In this first installment of superstar sessions, a type of episode where I interview superstar entrepreneurs, students, teachers, and other experts about how they use awareness to get ahead in their field, I interview serial entrepreneur Nathan Hirsch. Nathan is the CEO and Founder of Freeeup, a platform that connects 5,000+ businesses with the freelancers they need every day. Nathan and I discuss his entrepreneur origin story, how he drew inspiration from his family’s work ethic to push through when the going gets hard, and how his awareness and personality type have shaped his success. There’s a lot of inspiration and helpful habits Nathan shares throughout our interview, it’s very useful for young entrepreneurs or students who want to start doing their own thing!

FreeeUp - Nathan’s Business

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In Episode 8, Food for Thought, I discuss how we can use food as a tool to increase cognitive functioning and treat mental illnesses such as depression, anxiety, and adhd. Inspired by the burgeoning field of Nutritional Psychiatry lead by Dr. Drew Ramsey, I dive into the biological mechanisms at work when our food fuels and protects our brain. I talk about the different nutrients that are essential for brain health and which foods you can eat to get the most brainpower for your calories. It was a really fun episode to research for and there will be many tips on how to eat to succeed!

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Feed Microbes - Nurture Mind

Brain Intervention at the end of our forks

Food for treating depression

Food for neurogenesis

Nutritional Psychiatry

Brain Food Scale

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I talk to Nate Knight, co-owner of Bambox Produce about innovation in food production. We discuss the societal factors surrounding the production and consumption of food in America, and how food can elevate your state of being. We dig into the details of Bambox’s hydroponic operation that uses 98% less water than normal food production methods, but produces produce 4-40x more nutrient dense than the stuff you normally find. We also discuss the role of education in enabling our society to start a “Food Revolution” that will transform how we think about our food and how it’s made. This was a really fun episode, as Nate is very passionate about changing our food landscape.

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In this episode, I’ll be doing a deep dive into the food industry in America. How did it get to where it is now? What forces shaped the industry? What effects is it having on our society, environment, and economy? All of these questions will be answered. I describe how the post WWII military industry machine absorbed the food production industry. I talk about how policy changes in the 1970’s shifted our system towards producing huge surpluses of crops through mechanization and monocropping, and how subsides enable the reliance the food industry has on fossil fuels to function. I then talk about the hidden costs of our food, and how the industry has made a fortune by exploiting the misaligned incentive structures shaped by market forces. This exploitation has caused a lot of disease, economic backlash from the healthcare sector, and a collective disconnection from our food as a society. I reveal some shocking statistics that illustrate the negative effects of these occurences.

The Food We Eat Ted Radio Hour

Agriculture Subsidies and Policy Analysis

Hidden Costs of Food

Social and Economic Effects of U.S. Food System

Food industry shadiness

Sustainable Food Trust

Environmental Effects of US Food System

Factory Farm Stats

Health Effects of Food system

Journey into Processed food industry

My Article On Urban Agriculture

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In this episode, the second and final one of this mental health series (expect more on the topic), Asu Student, Entrepreneur, and Author Patience Dorman and I have a candid discussion about the inner workings of mental health issues. We talk about the hidden, deceptive nature of mental health issues and how people with them come in all shapes and sizes. We also discuss the significant role of vulnerability in creating positive momentum and personal strength. Patience is very self-aware about her own struggles and has a lot of wisdom for people who may be dealing with similar issues.

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On this episode, my guest Colton Lish and I discuss mental health in the social context of America. We discuss how the education system and how the focus on learning numbers and stats as opposed to social awareness might be a factor in the 44 million adults with mental health issues. We discuss the very significant links between mental health and gun violence, and how different cultures treat mental illness. We also discuss ways you can help our society be friendlier to people struggling with their mental health. Even though we discuss serious issues, there’s a lot of lighthearted fun in this episode as well, with discussion of Ted Cruz as the posterboy for America’s institutional inability to educate people on how to become adept social beings. It was an insightful and entertaining conversation with a deep thinker and really intelligent person in Colton.

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Stats on Gun Violence

Stats on mental health in America

Top 10 leading causes of death in America

Ted Cruz World Domination

Crazy Like Us - Stories of how mental health is treated in other countries

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The Sortition Foundation Promoting random selection of political representatives

Interactive graph showing the increases political polarization in America since 1994

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I talk to a serial entrepreneur and restaurant industry veteran about starting multiple businesses, finding self-love, and dealing with life events with that self love. It was a great conversation, going from topic to topic. Anastasios is a great storyteller and enthusiastic guest, and has a lot of wisdom to share. 

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In this episode, I cover what I want to give to the audience with this podcast, who I am as the host, and how I want the listeners to think of the different types of awareness while listening.

Ted Radio Hour about food we eat

Stat about 15000 ltrs of water/lb of beef

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