Bradley Lovell — Mastering Play, Awareness & Artistry

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Bradley Lovell (@burntbybradley) is my friend with whom I’ve hiked the Pacific Crest Trail, traveled to Nepal to live with a spiritual teacher, and who continues to inspire me to this day. In this podcast, we discuss artistic pursuit, child-like play vs. mature play in daily practice, and various tools for dissolving life’s challenges. We … Read more

Mandy Ramsdell — Non-Duality, Awakening & Light on Earth

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Mandy Ramsdell is a spiritual teacher, entrepreneur, and creator of the YouTube channel, Light on Earth. I’ve followed Mandy’s YouTube channel for nearly a year before the stars and our schedules finally aligned for a proper interview. On her channel, Mandy shares her experience with non-duality, the law of attraction, and spiritual awakening. In this … Read more

Bradley Lovell & Alex Skold — The Power of Truth-Telling in Friendship

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I’m extremely pleased to release this truth-telling, marathon-of-a-podcast featuring two of my closest college fraternity brothers and present-day homies, Bradley Lovell (@wake.shake.roll) and Alex Skold (@skoldblooded). This episode gets better and better as it goes along and those who stick around until the end will be greatly rewarded. We spend the first hour of the … Read more

Malcolm “Lil Bird” MacDuffie — Hip-Hop, Dhamma, and Opening Up

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Malcolm “Lil Bird” MacDuffie (@lilbirdtweettweet) is a hip-hop artist, meditator, and friend. I’ve been a fan of Lil Bird and his music for the last year, so when he agreed to come on the podcast, I was stoked. The vibe of Malcolm’s music resonates and feels to me highly melodic, lyrical, and intentional—birdsong, you could … Read more

Kristina Licare — The Space Between Thoughts

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Kristina Licare (@journey.to.the.heart) is a relationship coach, television scriptwriter, and awakened human being. Kristina’s online content guides others toward complete freedom from suffering by dissolving one’s tendencies to identify with patterns of thought and form. Kristina’s content reached me at just the right time in my life, a challenging time when many of my closest … Read more

Brian Johnson — Movement, Stillness & the Process of Being

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Brian Johnson (@brianmovement) is an exercise physiologist, integral philosopher, and the owner/teacher of The Movement Standard, a movement school teaching principles inspired by Ido Portal. In this podcast episode, we explore Brian’s path of self-development, his interest and growth in body/health/nutrition, and the legendary origin story of The Movement Standard located here in the heart … Read more

Mark England — The Power of Words

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Mark England (@markengland2020) is the founder of Procabulary and Enlifted Athletes, online programs designed to improve our language to reduce suffering, achieve personal goals, and strengthen our connection to ourselves and others. This podcast is about the power of words. Words shape our stories, identities, realities and ultimately, our destinations. May we think/speak/write them wisely. … Read more

David Smart — Podcast & Life Updates

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Here’s the latest episode of the podcast, featuring yours truly talking to myself. In the midst of ego backlash, I discuss my uncertain future, taking a break from the podcast, and creating space. I do my best to point you/me in helpful directions. Here are some of the links and resources I’m currently diving into … Read more

Kurshot Akyuz — Ultimate Freedom

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Kurshot Akyuz (@kurshot) is a digital nomad, adventurer, freedom seeker, friend, and creator of the online program Ultimate Freedom Lifestyle. I was excited to reconnect with my friend Kurshot to pick his brain on topics like building an online course for aspiring digital nomads, studying the ways of Tony Robbins, Tim Ferriss, and Gary V, … Read more

Duncan, Philip & David Smart — The Smart Brothers

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Today I’m joined by my two younger brothers, Duncan (25; @smartdunc) and Philip (20; @philipsmart) to discuss stories of mischief and misbehavior, our influence on each other’s life paths, how we contribute to the family, the role of creativity in our lives, and what brotherhood means to us. It’s such a treat to get my family … Read more