00:15 - Dave’s weekly check-in: speaks about his upcoming birthday plans

02:00 - Jihad’s weekly check-in: shares how he’s incorporated blueberries into his diet, and an upcoming softball league that’s set to begin

05:14 - Dave shares his recent learnings about American geography. And how lucky America is due to such geography

08:35 - How will countries like America & Saudi Arabia be impacted once more renewable and sustainable alternative sources of energy are available?

14:35 - The importance natural biodynamic organic farming and how it can be harnessed to potentially curb global warming

19:25 - Jihad shares an article titled "Why Pandemic Fraud Was so Easy", in which he learned in the US over $45 billion dollars of unemployment benefits was fraudulently stolen by US citizens 

28:55 - Jihad shares an article from NY Times titled "The Crypto World Is on Edge After a String of Hacks”

29:00 - In 2022 over $2.2 billion dollars in cryptocurrency have been stolen from DeFi projects according to the crypto tracking firm “Chainalysis"

36:00 - Speculations of the future. Moving away from traditional 9-5 jobs into jobs with less structure. Potentially a decentralized world

00:30 Weekly Check ins 

10:00 Jihad shares an article from The NY Times titled “Unexpected Power of Random Acts of Kindness” 

13:30 Karma can positively influence people's willingness to engage in kind acts 

15:00 Your environment can influence your outlook on life and relationships with people 

18:30 Jihad gives an example of how to inject random acts of kindness into school culture

23:00 Trauma can crystalize a person's attitude positive or negative. Creating their perception of the world

25:45 Our thoughts are already a reality. Just as real as our physical/material reality

29:10 Jihad keys in on the power of belief and how significant of an impact it plays on shaping people's subjective realities 

32:00 “Have you ever spent time with what you thought was the proper technique to achieve something but weren't able to? How did you wrap your head around it and move past it?

38:10 Joel draws attention to cultural approach to problems in the West which is very solution based oriented 

00:25 Dave’s Weekly Check-In (Dave shares how lately he’s been studying more on American history and Geography and the history of Africa)

02:00 Jihad’s Weekly Check-In (Dr.Joe Dispenza Morning and Evening Meditation, Benefits of Binaural Audio) 

07:25 Jihad shares how lately he’s been experimenting with wearing an eye mask while podcasting and the benefits he’s experience since doing so

07:55 Dave highlights the similarities between what Jihad has been experimenting with and NSDR (Non-Sleep Deep Rest)  

11:40 Dave details a step by step approach on how to get started practicing NSDR 

23:00 Jihad speaks on the power of the human mind & the potential capabilities the become available once we recognize this while also harnessing cutting edge scientific discoveries 

27:20 The guys talk about how to go about marketing lifestyle changes to populations that need it most

33:00 Dave gives tangible examples of alternative foods and choices that can lead to immediate results such clarity & much more

00:20 Dave's Weekly Check-In. Dave shares his latest technique for limiting his social media consumption

02:40 Jihad's Weekly Check-In. Jihad shares his desire to expand the podcast to YouTube and beyond, which is encouraging him to learn how to video edit

05:08 Biden’s student debt relief plan

08:30 The importance of the stories that we tell ourselves & the placebo effect 

11:45 The Huberman podcast (An example of how to hack your dopamine system for motivation.)

18:30 Loss & Death spirituality encourages us to look at life as cyclical, can't have life without death

19:40 Jihad asks David.. “When faced with an unfortunate circumstance how does your perspective on life allow you to navigate these situations?”

25:30 In the western world we avoid death and disconnect from the “death-life cycle” and nature in general

30:45 New workplace surveillance technique: A ploy recently introduced by companies to measure employee workplace productivity 

38:00 We are not robots (Workplace, healthcare)

40:05 America v. Europe work life balance differences

43:50 America has it’s benefits (more opportunity) 

01:00 Weekly Check-In: Saddie notices the impulsiveness within herself, and examines her ability to commit

06:25 WCI: Dave makes some personal progress in his business he’s running) 

07:00 WCI: Jihad shares that he’s been working with sacred geometry symbols during his meditations

14:50 Saddie shares her story and what led her into spirtuality. 

18:55 Saddie shares how her views changed after leaving the Mormon church

28:00 The group weighs in on Alex Jones Defamation case 

32:00 Jihad asks “as podcasters or anyone with a platform do we have a responsibility to speak only on things we know about and avoid speculation?”

47:00 On the Living In the Question podcast, Saddie and Alayna sometimes talk about paranormal experiences or past lives. “Jihad asks what is it about them that allows them to have these experiences that others may not have?”

00:30 Weekly Check-Ins

03:45 Jihad shares how he’s lately been caught up in over identifying with his ego with certain narratives.

04:45 Jihad shares his personal experience of how to increase self-esteem. Which is especially helpful if you are dependent on external validation.

08:30 Astrophysics now shows that time and space is not real. Our experiences are projections. Essentially a “user interface.”

10:30 Jihad talks about how social constructs change with time, and how social constructs help establish an objective reality for all that are apart of society.

13:15 Jihad shares an analogy he was taught to help him understand how we all as humans are apart of a greater whole.

17:15 Science is evolving which is causing humans to reach a new level of consciousness. 

21:00 Jihad share an anecdote of a friend who seemingly manifested a desired outcome and as a result Jihad feels compelled to employ those strategies. 

27:45 Dave recently watched a YouTube video about stereotypes, perceptions and opinions foreigners have of the United States.

01:00 Quinn shares his story and how he got into health and wellness

05:00 Jihad ask Quinn "What are some of differences in his thought patterns he observed after making a lifestyle changes?"

10:25 What does it take to snap out of the ‘numbing’ or settling in life? 

13:05 Quinn explains what he does as a Holistic Health Coach? Simply put he “teaches the science of living well”

17:50 Quinn shares the types of resources that have helped him on his journey 

24:00 Dave shares why he is so behind Paul Chek’s philosophy 

28:35 Opinons on Monkeypox 

39:50 Jihad asks "Would they be turnoff to a potential dating interest if that person religiously wears a mask?"

50:40 Andrew Tate and Liver King aka Brian Johnson

55:10 Quinn speaks to us about his 10 week transformation program 

Resources:

https://www.quinncashin.com

https://www.instagram.com/quinn_cashin/

00:30 Jihad’s Daily Check-In (Pitbull Story) 

06:50 Jihad finds out the scam he was victim of, has been ongoing in NYC for the last 3 years 

13:30 Dave’s Daily Check-In Showing up as you are helps to better connect with people, Make it Attractive learned from Atomic Habits

22:25 Listener Question: What do you think about people who develop alter egos?

30:00 Dave shares with Jihad a podcast he recently watched that spoke on the difference between race and intelligence 

32:00 Jihad shares how the podcast Dave recently watched eerily reminds him of Eugenics 

Shownotes EP 24 

01:00 Jihad's Weekly Check-In

03:30 Dave's Weekly Check-In

05:30 NBA Talk: New York  Knicks trade rumors surrounding Donovan Mitchell.

14:00 NBA Talk Continued: Danny Ainge hired as the new GM of the Utah Jazz.

21:30 NBA Mob Ties: Rick Brunsen, The New York  Knicks, World Wide West, etc.

27:35 Networking: Life is about relationships.

35:35 Sunscreen: Is it necessary?

38:10 Mike Tyson is the GOAT. The guys talk about how much of an inspiration Mike has been for each of them. 

42:41 Jihad’s Mike Tyson impression makes a debut.

45:55 “How you do one thing is how you do everything.”

47:25 People who embody what they say resonate differently than those who don't practice what they preach.

50:00 Kids are often programmed to believe that it is not safe to be their true selves. Instead they learn to hide different parts of themselves due to toxicity from family, siblings, religion, etc.

51:45 Going through extremes in life often leads to spiritual growth and balance. 

54:25 What's a good way for people to begin, giving in or to begin surrendering?

00:50 Jihad’s weekly Check-In 

09:00 Dave's weekly Check-In 

12:40 The guys share their takes on the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs Wade

17:15 “Nowadays it seems, if you don’t choose to advocate where on you stand on polarizing topics people will condemn you or judge how by not choosing a side you are part of the problem” - Jihad 

17:35 Jihad share’s an anecdote from his recent trip to Cleveland

25:50 Dave advocates for people to protest in alternative ways (I.e voting with your dollar /or voting for elected officials who share the same values as you)

28:50 “Real change isn’t going to come from politics soley, it’s going to happen based on how each individual (person) chooses to live their life” - Dave 

29:20 Dave feels it’s important for people to reflect on this question “How do you create change in your own personal life, before you yell and scream for other people to make change in your life” 

31:45 Dave expresses how when people began virtue signaling at the height of the BLM movement in America it led to him feeling triggered, and to questioning whether people truly cared about issues black people face in America 

38:00 The recent implosion of the Brooklyn Nets basketball team 

39:00 The guys talk about athletes and mega contracts that are available to them nowadays 

44:00 Jihad brings up how we’re witnessing a power struggle between athletes and owners in the NBA