David Jay is an inspirational motivator in multiple movements. He helped catalyze the asexual community and is Head of Mobilization at the Center for Human Technology (responsible for the documentary The Social Dilemma). We talked about where his diverse experience meets up and how he has tirelessly worked towards a world where people have agency over themselves and technology can enhance intimacy.   

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John Tenney is a lecturer, writer and paranormal investigator. He has hosted TV shows, written extensively and created his own podcast of short case studies from his career.  

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Bernardo Kastrup is an author, philosopher, scientist and technologist. His most recent works promote his compelling concept of Metaphysical Idealism (reality is essentially made from consciousness). We talked about his life and mission and got vulnerable about the implications of philosophy in our own lives.  

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Buck Angel is an entrepreneur, activist, and transexual adult film star. We talked about masculinity in modern times as well as vulnerability and the importance of honest conversation.  

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Mark Vernon is an author, psychotherapist and philosopher. His newest book, A Secret History of Christianity, situates the bible within the history of thought and reveals the undercurrent of the evolution of human consciousness, revealing hidden insights forgotten or obscured by religious traditions.  

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Joseph Laycock is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Texas State University. He has written  a book about the Satanic Temple and a book about the Satanic Panic triggered by roll-playing games in the 1980's. We had a great conversation about the nature of religion and what the Satanic Temple's story contributes to and nuances the discussion.  

Joseph's book, Speak of the Devil: How The Satanic Temple is Changing the Way We Talk about Religion: https://www.amazon.ca/Speak-Devil-Satanic-Changing-Religion-ebook/dp/B082VCL8YH  

Joseph's book Dangerous Games: What the Moral Panic over Role-Playing Games Says about Play, Religion, and Imagined Worlds: https://www.amazon.ca/Dangerous-Games-Role-Playing-Religion-Imagined-ebook/dp/B00RX4UVWI/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&qid=1595256358&refinements=p_27%3AJoseph+Laycock&s=digital-text&sr=1-3&text=Joseph+Laycock

Conner Habib is a thinker, podcaster, Occultist and much more. His podcast, Against Everything with Conner Habib is a consistently disorienting (in a good way) storehouse of under-represented perspectives. We talked about his history in sex work, Christian Occultism and much more.  

Conner's podcast: https://connerhabib.com/against-everyone/  

Support Conner on Pareon: https://www.patreon.com/ConnerHabib

Sarah Janes is a dream researcher, writer and gifted communicator. She's an expert in Ancient Egyptian dream practices including dream temples. She is a vivid dreamer and teaches about lucid dreaming among many other things. I loved this conversation!  

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Johnny Pemberton is a comedian, actor, podcaster, musician and more. We talked about his career and how he thinks about comedy, darkness, virtuosity, intuition and more.  

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Stephanie Drury is a Feminist and online social critic who became known for making (merciless) fun of modern Christian culture. I reached out to her to talk about her personal story of mental health and how the evangelical Christian church failed her and her family spectacularly.   

Stephanie's Twitter accounts: https://twitter.com/stephaniedrury