In this episode I speak with Roman Gonzalez, a product and design consultant through his company Rad Plant Man Consulting. We discuss:

• How growing up as a curious Mexican-American in Corpus Christi shaped his intellectual path.

• His spiritual evolution from Catholicism to atheism to developing a materialist ecological spirituality based on nature's intelligence.

• The creation of Gardenio, his startup focused on accessible home gardening, and how plant cultivation deepened his ecological awareness.

• His commitment to supporting underrepresented founders in tech entrepreneurship.

• His work at Literati connecting children with transformative books.

• His exploration of UFO phenomena as a window into human metaphysics and our relationship with the unknown.

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