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Reincarnation with Reshma Saujani and Dr. Jim Matlock
Have you ever wondered who you’ve been?
Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code and Moms First, talks past lives with reincarnation researcher Dr. Jim Matlock. Those “impossible” stories you’ve heard about kids remembering who they were before? There’s more to it than you think.
Get curious about:
Kids’ past life memories
Where we go between lives
Karma
- What consciousness really is
Reshma Saujani is the founder of Girls Who Code and Moms First, and the host of My So-Called Midlife with Lemonada Media. She is a New York Times bestselling author of several books including PAY UP, Brave, Not Perfect, and the Girls Who Code series. Her 2025 Harvey Mudd commencement speech on gender division and her 2023 Smith College speech on imposter syndrome have been viewed over 20 million times, and her TED talk, “Teach girls bravery, not perfection,” has over 54 million views globally. In 2010, Reshma was the first Indian American woman to run for U.S. Congress.
Instagram: http://bit.ly/48PJ9Ks
Dr. Jim Matlock, referred to us by the UVA Division of Perceptual Studies, has worked at the American Society for Psychical Research in New York City and at the Rhine Research Center in Durham, North Carolina. He is a Research Fellow at the Parapsychology Foundation in New York, focusing on the postmortem survival of consciousness and reincarnation. His books include I Saw a Light and Came Here: Children’s Experiences of Reincarnation, co-authored with Erlendur Haraldsson (2016), and Signs of Reincarnation: Exploring Beliefs, Cases, and Theory, which won a Best Book of the Year Award from the Parapsychological Association (2019). Jim teaches a 15-week graduate level seminar on reincarnation research and theory and leads an active Facebook group called Signs of Reincarnation.
Timecodes:
00:00 – Introduction: Consciousness, Reincarnation & Why We’re Here
01:49 – Guest Intros: Reshma Saujani & Dr. Jim Matlock
04:22 – Why Reincarnation? Rashma’s Spiritual Path
06:52 – Research Focus: Children & Past-Life Memories
08:12 – Case Study: Indian Child Remembers Past Life
10:05 – Intermission: Can Memories Fade Over Time?
12:34 – Beyond Humans: Animals, Transmigration & Species
15:43 – Karma, Science & What the Data Shows
18:02 – Deja Vu vs Past-Life Memory
20:11 – Regional Patterns: Why We Reincarnate Nearby?
21:04 – Scar Evidence: Trauma, Birthmarks & Past Lives
23:00 – How to Communicate With the Departed?
25:26 – Consciousness Outside the Brain: New Paradigms
26:56 – Brain vs Consciousness: What’s the Interface?
27:43 – AI, Hybrids & the Future of Consciousness
29:26 – Reincarnation in Animals? Familiarity Beyond Breed
32:43 – Origins: When Did Reincarnation Begin?
34:12 – Evolution, Microorganisms & Evidence of Memory
36:15 – Humans, Animals & The Bigger Picture of Life
37:11 – Listener Question: “Have I Lived Before?”
38:41 – Historical Trigger: The Search for Bridey Murphy
40:32 – Books & Further Reading: Explore the Field
41:57 – Wrap Up: Stay Curious, Subscribe & Share
On Smart People Get Curious, hosted by Tania Zaparaniuk, high-profile guests get to nerd out with real experts in fields they’re fascinated by—but know nothing about. They ask their “dumb” questions, and listeners learn alongside them. It’s unscripted, surprising, and refreshingly human.
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By Tania ZaparaniukHave you ever wondered who you’ve been?
Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code and Moms First, talks past lives with reincarnation researcher Dr. Jim Matlock. Those “impossible” stories you’ve heard about kids remembering who they were before? There’s more to it than you think.
Get curious about:
Kids’ past life memories
Where we go between lives
Karma
- What consciousness really is
Reshma Saujani is the founder of Girls Who Code and Moms First, and the host of My So-Called Midlife with Lemonada Media. She is a New York Times bestselling author of several books including PAY UP, Brave, Not Perfect, and the Girls Who Code series. Her 2025 Harvey Mudd commencement speech on gender division and her 2023 Smith College speech on imposter syndrome have been viewed over 20 million times, and her TED talk, “Teach girls bravery, not perfection,” has over 54 million views globally. In 2010, Reshma was the first Indian American woman to run for U.S. Congress.
Instagram: http://bit.ly/48PJ9Ks
Dr. Jim Matlock, referred to us by the UVA Division of Perceptual Studies, has worked at the American Society for Psychical Research in New York City and at the Rhine Research Center in Durham, North Carolina. He is a Research Fellow at the Parapsychology Foundation in New York, focusing on the postmortem survival of consciousness and reincarnation. His books include I Saw a Light and Came Here: Children’s Experiences of Reincarnation, co-authored with Erlendur Haraldsson (2016), and Signs of Reincarnation: Exploring Beliefs, Cases, and Theory, which won a Best Book of the Year Award from the Parapsychological Association (2019). Jim teaches a 15-week graduate level seminar on reincarnation research and theory and leads an active Facebook group called Signs of Reincarnation.
Timecodes:
00:00 – Introduction: Consciousness, Reincarnation & Why We’re Here
01:49 – Guest Intros: Reshma Saujani & Dr. Jim Matlock
04:22 – Why Reincarnation? Rashma’s Spiritual Path
06:52 – Research Focus: Children & Past-Life Memories
08:12 – Case Study: Indian Child Remembers Past Life
10:05 – Intermission: Can Memories Fade Over Time?
12:34 – Beyond Humans: Animals, Transmigration & Species
15:43 – Karma, Science & What the Data Shows
18:02 – Deja Vu vs Past-Life Memory
20:11 – Regional Patterns: Why We Reincarnate Nearby?
21:04 – Scar Evidence: Trauma, Birthmarks & Past Lives
23:00 – How to Communicate With the Departed?
25:26 – Consciousness Outside the Brain: New Paradigms
26:56 – Brain vs Consciousness: What’s the Interface?
27:43 – AI, Hybrids & the Future of Consciousness
29:26 – Reincarnation in Animals? Familiarity Beyond Breed
32:43 – Origins: When Did Reincarnation Begin?
34:12 – Evolution, Microorganisms & Evidence of Memory
36:15 – Humans, Animals & The Bigger Picture of Life
37:11 – Listener Question: “Have I Lived Before?”
38:41 – Historical Trigger: The Search for Bridey Murphy
40:32 – Books & Further Reading: Explore the Field
41:57 – Wrap Up: Stay Curious, Subscribe & Share
On Smart People Get Curious, hosted by Tania Zaparaniuk, high-profile guests get to nerd out with real experts in fields they’re fascinated by—but know nothing about. They ask their “dumb” questions, and listeners learn alongside them. It’s unscripted, surprising, and refreshingly human.