Meet Me In The Glitch

The world needs to pump its brakes. It’s time to slow down, look in the mirror, and ask: Do you like you?

In this episode, I explore why slowing down helps us appreciate what we love about ourselves and our lives, recognize what needs to change, and leave what isn’t working behind. Give yourself room to breathe, grow, smile, and love yourself and others

R.I.P DJ Screw

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What is time? We’re always saying we’re too busy—that we just don’t have enough of it. But what if we each experience time differently without realizing it?

Imagine we each carry a personal hourglass, shaped by how we live, what we feel, and where we put our energy. Every decision, emotion, and experience draws on our capacity until we need to rest, reboot, and recharge.

My theory is that time feels different depending on how much conscious life our minds can handle. One person’s ten minutes can feel like another person’s hour—and that capacity changes as we age, heal, grow, or struggle.

This connects to my Next-Life Training Theory: what if our growth prepares us for another chance? Even if our memories reset, perhaps the lessons carry forward.

How much time can you carry—and what are you choosing to do with it?

Free C-Murder.

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Flying cars, elections, data centers in space, website hacks, heat ray laser guns, and the constant push to buy everything imaginable—all day, every day.

From the moment we wake up, our algorithms go to work on us, distracting us at every turn with nonsense while selling us everything under the sun. We’re completely hypnotized, and some of us don’t even realize it’s happening.

It’s time to pump the brakes, reverse the curse, and de-hypnotize. In this episode, I try to find a solution, and it turns out to be something we all have in us and know very well.

You can still have fun and shoot hoop, even when all you’ve got is a backboard without a rim.

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Silkk the Shocker once said, “You Ain’t Gotta Lie to Kick It,” and that couldn’t be more true.

We’ve all lied to ourselves at some point, believing a story we tell ourselves that doesn’t quite match reality. From Carl Lewis convincing himself he could sing to the NBA turning a blind eye to Miami-era LeBron, self-deception comes in many forms.

In this episode, I break down why we do it and how to stop—because we all need to stop lying to ourselves.

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Livestreamed executions? Crypto scams, poisonous algorithms, and AI tools with zero morals.

Parasites have been around for millions of years, surviving and reproducing by exploiting a host. Is that what’s happening right now? Are we creating the very parasite that will infect us all—and eventually destroy us?

It feels like old-school morals and decency are dying, replaced by a way of living that’s poisonous to us all. We need to stop, check ourselves, and remember that decency matters. Standing firm in your principles takes strength. Blindly following what everyone else is doing—or fighting for something just because everyone else is—is weakness.

Be careful out there. Detect that parasite.

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As we get older, cognitive decline becomes a growing concern. Now that so many of us rely on AI for even the simplest answers, could we be letting our minds get too comfortable? Could that reliance speed up mental decline? Are we headed for “mind mush”?

My good friend Omar Rowe returns to the show, fresh off turning 50, to talk about ageing in the age of AI—and whether outsourcing our thinking could create challenges for our minds that previous generations never faced.

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This one is for anyone who’s tired of feeling terrible—tired of being depressed, sick, and in pain while your body screams at you every day to get sober, but you feel like you can’t. It’s also for those who are sober and want to stay that way.

I quit drinking in 2019 and have been sober ever since. I want this episode to be something you can come back to anytime you need a reminder of why you got sober—or why you want to take that first step.

I really hope this helps someone out there who desperately needs it, because I made this for you.

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My parents divorced when I was 10. I had so many questions, blamed myself and couldn’t understand why. Now, I’m watching friends and family experience divorce with kids caught in the middle—and my first thought is always about them.

If your children won’t open up, remember: they’re listening and watching. Keep showing them love and showing them you’re trying.

I also review the incredible new Erykah Badu album produced by The Alchemist and share a bachelor-party story involving Eric Lindros and Elvis Stojko that might go down in Canadian history.

Turn down the lights, take a deep breath and time-travel with me.

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The Next-Life Training Theory suggests that each lifetime unknowingly prepares us for the next, carrying our abilities forward until we fulfil our ultimate purpose.

This idea came to me while running and wondering why we work so hard if we eventually turn to dust. Maybe it was inspired by Daemon or recent discussions about AI and human extinction—but I had to explore it.

I also reflect on a single moment that changed the course of my life. What moment changed yours? Life can be one funny dude, can’t it?

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My best friend is getting married, and we spent his bachelor party at an incredible Muskoka cottage on the water.

I left feeling blessed, proud, and inspired after a competitive weekend of foosball, ping pong, pickleball—and even a little golf.

There was also a dock, a little too much green, and Pickleball TV.

I’m sharing the full weekend, my 9/11 story as we approach the 25th anniversary, and one more question: do you believe in Sasquatch?

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