A hot discussion on web3, what it is, how it can be implemented, and all the conundrums between.

This is a first for the series, as we have a discussion with previous guests, Josh founder of web3 travel platform stay365 & Dr. Yusef Smith, M.D. and founder of Propane Fitness.

Dive in to hear us talk about...

what is web1, 2, and 3...

let's not repeat the sins of previous waves on the web with this one...

complexity v technology and how nature fights back...

how centralized systems are more fragile, but more efficient, vs decentralized which is linear in growth but modular and more nimble...

what would health insurance look like on chain, how would we be able to incentive health behaviors...

token based voting, DAOs, electoral systems and hacking them...

difficulties with putting everything on chain...

how web3 is a Trojan Horse in more ways than one...

lastly, giving some tips to live more decentralized.

Image generated with Stable Diffusion, prompt: futuristic city skyline over water made of a blockchain ultra realistic digital art in the style of van gogh

(0:00) - Introduction

(13:23) - Learning something new

(17:06) - Exploring the Definition of Web 3

(20:20) - Defining Web 3 + Ownership and Security Implications

(30:38) - Hardware & The Future of data on the blockchain

(34:21) - The impact of social media algorithms

(39:33) - The Bifurcation of Humanity in the Age of Technology

(46:27) - The Potential Risks and Complications of Neural Interfaces

(51:30) - The early signs of Web 3 adoption

(56:03) - Decentralizing and incentivizing renewable energy

(58:19) - Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs)

(1:00:09) - Applying web3 technology to improve governance

(1:11:09) - Incentivizing healthier choices using blockchain

(1:24:38) - Paying for Vices, Decentralized Healthcare & Complexity of Tracking Health

(1:50:02) - The Importance of Conversations on Technology Ethics

This episode is an abridged version of the rise and embrace of Christianity into western society, and government with returning guest Associate Professor of History at The King’s College in New York City Steele Brand

Starting near Christianity's inception, Steele walks us right into the middle ages, where he lays out what religion and government was like in the ancient world...

how Christianity got started as a movement..

the virtues and ways of life and thinking it added to our collective sense of morality...

how the followers of it evolved their own community into a religion and ultimately, into the government... or outside of it...

while this may seem abstract at first glance, i think you'll hear many quakes of the history and ideas through into today.

episode artwork generated from Dall-E with prompt: a sunny lush thriving with people futuristic city with ancient roman styling and a christian church ultra realistic digital art

(0:00) - Introduction - The Ancient World vs. the Present

(9:10) - Happiness

(11:48) - Understanding Christian Statecraft

(19:00) - Tension of Serving God or Government

(28:59) - Christianity at the start

(38:44) - Emergence of Christianity from Judaism

(45:51) - Roman View of Christians as a Mixed Cultural Entity

(50:19) - Intentionality in Roman Life

(58:45) - The Persecution of Christians in the Second Century

(1:15:02) - Constantine and the Acceptance of Christianity

(1:24:46) - Christianity's Influence on the Concept of the State

(1:30:10) - Separation of Church and State

(1:34:13) - The Importance of History

🍄 Unlocking the Healing Power of Psychedelics with Dr. Ryan Westrum

Psychedelics have been making a comeback in recent years, with studies showing their potential to treat conditions like depression and anxiety. In this episode, we talk to Dr. Ryan Westrom, a psychedelic integration therapist, about the benefits and challenges of using psychedelics for healing.

We discuss the John Hopkins study on psilocybin and its effects on cancer patients, as well as the potential for psychedelics to help us understand the complexity of reality and our place within it. Dr. Westrom shares his insights on the importance of set and setting, the role of mystical experiences in therapeutic outcomes, and the need for empathy and compassion in addressing substance use issues.

Here's my interview with Dr. Ryan Westrum, therapist and on the front-line of integrating psychedelic experiences with individual's realities.

We talk about individuals he's helped and what they've integrated from their psychedelic experiences...

The dangers of psychedelics as well as the benefits...

What an individual's responsibility is when diving into these drugs for healing or recreation...

Along with a lot of deep concepts as to reality itself, our place within it, and much, more. Enjoy! 🧠

Dr. Ryan Westrum's podcast ~ The Psychedelic Psychologist

Image generated from Dall-E, Prompt: mandala brain made of mushrooms digital art poster hanging in a psychologist's office

(0:00) - Introduction

(8:02) - Introducing Dr. Ryan Westrum

(11:22) - Understanding Psychedelics

(17:33) - Psychedelics as an Opportunity for Healing

(22:01) - The Psychedelic Experience

(29:38) - Terminal Illness, Embracing Mortality and the Mystery

(36:11) - Reaching a Nonordinary State

(41:37) - Psychedelics as a Healing Modality

(1:03:12) - Discrepancy between media and pragmatic approaches

In this essay I'm trying something new, since this is neither my essay, nor my reading of it.

I was inspired to post this after recording episode 44 with Tom Bennet and after hearing his story, it reminded me of the ideas within Self-Reliance.

So I went looking for an audiobook of it, inspired to search Spotify, when I found what you're about to hear.

I reached out to Adam and asked if I could post it on my pod, which he graciously said yes.

Adam also has two more episodes in his feed on this essay, one which is his modern translation of it that I also suggest.

With that I'll let Adam take over from here, thank you for listening, hope you enjoy this reading and that it sparks some inspiration.

Adam Bomb ~ Self-Reliance Translated

Image generated from Dall-E, Prompt: portrait of ralph waldo Emerson in the style of cyberpunk

(0:00) - Introduction & Inspiration to Reread the Essay

(4:27) - Reading of the Essay Begins & The Power of Self-Reliance

(7:31) - The Effect of Envying Others

(9:02) - The Independence of Youth

(10:14) - The Independent and Fearless Mind of Children

(12:32) - Society's Expectations and Conformity

(14:35) - True Intelligence

(18:36) - Non-Conformity and Self-Reliance

(21:20) - The Perils of Conformity

(25:34) - Consistency vs. Greatness

(33:29) - Honor, Virtue & Rejecting Conformity

(37:37) - The Importance of Knowing One's Worth

(38:27) - Readings Are Begging and Flattery

(38:30) - The Mendicant and Sycophantic Reading of History

(41:57) - The Nature and Power of Instinct

(45:08) - The Magician Within

(57:51) - The Need for a Revolution in Ethics

(1:11:30) - The Power of Thought and Classification

(1:12:48) - The Walls of the System

(1:14:20) - The Soul is No Traveler

(1:14:20) - The Wise Man Stays at Home

(1:18:46) - Insist on Yourself and Never Imitate

(1:20:42) - Society Never Advances

(1:22:22) - Loss of Self-Reliance

my interview with Felipe Fernández-Armesto where we talk about...

the role food has on our culture...

a view on how to better understand the past...

the reality of Magellan you've probably never heard, including his criminality and altering of his legacy, partially from the way he died...

how to wrestle with false stories playing with true bits to suit someone's agenda...

a paradox of our time, is how technology gives us a faster ability to connect, but furthers us from understanding one another...

before ending on some ideas from the most distant past to view out to the coming future...

this one is as chalk full of hits.

Image generated with Dall-e, prompt: an astronaut reading a book in a fancy spanish library behind them digital art in the style of van gogh

(0:00) - The Influence of Technology and Information on Human Nature

(10:00) - Looking Back to Look Forward

(10:00) - Favorite Food and The Role of Food in Culture

(18:13) - The Impact of Agriculture and the Age of Discovery on Cuisine

(19:14) - Characteristics of Empires

(29:18) - Virtue and Power in Empires & Politics

(37:12) - Relationship Between Religion and Politics

(42:10) - The Real Legacy of Magellan

(48:25) - Gavin Menzies and Misinterpretations

(59:40) - Understanding the Truth in Historical Texts

(1:09:55) - The Legacy of the Age of Exploration

(1:18:21) - The Complex Role of Empires

(1:21:59) - Respecting the Truth & Understanding History

(1:28:03) - The Challenges of Communication

(1:46:52) - The Foundation of Ideas & The Challenge of Change

(1:56:43) - Working Within the World

Want to know the current state of the fentanyl crisis in the US and how we got here?...

there's been a rapid rise in overdoses, what's causing it?...

what is fentanyl and how is it getting into illegal drugs?...

along with a thought on how we can cut down our overdoses to a third of what they are now, through a strong dose of American pragmatism.

Episode artwork, Dall-E, prompt: DALL·E 2023-02-15 21.32.59 - a map of the united states made out of pills with the eagle seal of the united states in the style of a still life painting

(0:00) - Introduction: The Need for Meaningful Discussions

(3:20) - The Rise of Fentanyl and Its Impact

(15:40) - The Business of Fentanyl

(20:09) - China's Involvement

(23:23) - Addressing Overdoses and Building a Healthier Society

(27:58) - Educating and Equipping Individuals to Combat Overdoses

(29:48) - Bigger Solutions

(30:12) - Conclusion: Taking Individual Action to Solve the Crisis

my interview with Tom Bennett, owner of Bennett's Farms, where he explains what regenerative agriculture is...

his journey to starting it...

how regenerative ag needs less input compared to factory farming, less overhead and thus, less barrier to entry...

leasing farm land vs buying it...

how fast the land will quickly re-wild if we allow it to, and a whole lot of inspiring anecdotes between.

If you want to purchase from him, or check out his happy hogs, visit his site here ~ https://www.bennettfarmsmichigan.com/products

Image generated from Dall-e, prompt: a happy chicken on top of a happy pig in Michigan with a prairie digital art hyper realistic

(0:00) - Introduction: Defying the Odds

(8:08) - Tom's Journey to Farming

(13:05) - Differences Between Regenerative and Conventional Farming

(22:52) - Tom's Journey to Starting the Farm

(29:31) - Growing Organically & Self-discipline

(46:46) - Challenges of sourcing non-GMO feed

(54:08) - The role of regenerative agriculture and long-term thinking

(59:17) - Renting Land and Scaling Up

In this conversation I'm joined by a friend of mine Richard Crazythunder to talk all things Christianity, Jesus, religion, philosophy and what utilities all of those ancient ideas have for living in a modern society of silicone.

We touch upon the complexity of our time, and the false security that we crafted in which we say we're a higher order species, yet are unable to handle nuclear weapons, let alone the issues we're ignoring that plastics or pesticides are doing to the earth.

While touching upon Shakespeare, Epicureanism and the misunderstanding of what it really prescribes, the teachings of Jesus and how to escape our suffering by way of reaching up for something larger than ourselves.

This episode pairs quite nicely with an episode later in this season with returning guest Professor Steel Brand, in which he explains the connection between Christianity and state government.

Image ~ Stable Diffusion 2 Prompt: futuristic Christianity in modern rome ultra realistic digital art

(0:00) - Living in the Best of Times?

(6:23) - Diving Deep into Theology

(6:23) - Diving into Theology & Exploring Neo-Platonism

(12:29) - The Nature of Consciousness

(26:06) - The Search for Meaning

(31:09) - Reexamining Religion

(46:48) - The Paradox of Being Human

(54:21) - The Illusion of Entitlement

(58:04) - Materialism, capitalism, and the suppression of natural life

(1:13:43) - Universal Onenes

(1:21:03) - Turning Inward Together

(1:30:11) - Thinking in Thousand-Year Cycles

the following essay is nothing original, but everything we need that's essential to thrive now, and long into the future.

both as individuals, and a species.

because to think, plan and create a thriving existence a thousands years from now, it doesn't start with government programs, rapid industrialization or elon musk.

but with each of us individually, in our own heads and right now, continuously, forever.

artwork from Dall-E prompt: a mountain village thriving inside a silhouette of a brain digital art in the style of art deco psychedelic

(0:00) - Expectation of Speed

(3:12) - Aligning Actions with Goals

(5:04) - Finding Flow State

(6:08) - Thinking Long-Term

(9:35) - Creating a Thriving Future

This episode is a conversation with repeat guest Dr Yusef Smith M.D. on how to maintain peak health with a simple program anyone can do...

how difficult it is to be a doctor these days with social media and an information war on what is healthy...

musings on how gatekeepers are losing their grip on authority to an algorithm, and people are leveraging that to get in the game...

how everyone is a body builder we just don't know it..

how incredibly difficult it is to hide from sugar in the states, with many, many other things between.

Dr Yusef Smith ~ @PropaneFitness ~ https://propanefitness.com/

Image generated with Stable Diffusion 2 ~ Prompt: ultra realistic digital art futuristic Hercules on a mountain fighting a hydra algorithm

(0:00) - The Virtue of Keeping Things Simple

(6:38) - Embracing the Joys of Being Self-Employed

(9:48) - The Collective Unconscious and Manipulation

(18:00) - The Importance of Identity

(24:24) - Being Unsexy and Boring for Success

(31:58) - Improve your prospects in life, improve how people perceive you.

(38:14) - Sugar is in everything and affects your body differently.

(57:21) - Simple Workout Program & Avoiding injuries

(1:03:40) - The Power of Consistency

(1:15:39) - Reducing Friction for Success

(1:24:02) - Functional Strength vs. Bravado

(1:30:43) - Coaching Other Coaches

(1:48:23) - Structured Water, Crypto and Blockchain