Best The Metapodcast Podcasts (2024)

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AUTHOR SERIES - "5 Principles of the Middle Way" w/ Robert M. Ellis 1:21:54

2M ago1:21:54

1:21:54

Layman sits down again with Middle Way philosopher and author, Robert M. Ellis, this time to discuss his new book, The Five Principles of Middle Way Philosophy -- the second book in a planned 9-part series on the Middle Way. Layman and Robert review the essential arguments of the book, exploring how a post-traditional, universalized middle-way phil…

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AUTHOR SERIES - "Birthing the Symbiotic Age" w/ Richard Flyer 1:26:27

2M ago1:26:27

1:26:27

For the forty-second episode of the Integral Stage Authors Series, Layman meets with Richard Flyer, founder of the Symbiotic Culture Lab, to talk about his new book, Birthing the Symbiotic Age. They discuss Richard's early life experiences and influences, and together explore how, as the book argues, "we can emerge from our fragmented and conflicte…

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SOUL OF A.I. #12 w/ Lee Chazen 1:23:16

2M ago1:23:16

1:23:16

The question of the promise and peril of AI is a proper one for our long-running Love the System series, but we thought it deserved its own spot as a sub-series due to the rapid development and proliferation of Large Language Models and other ground-breaking AI technologies over the past six months. It may be too early to tell yet, but with the cle…

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NONDUALITY SALON w/ Leeza Edwards 1:23:55

2M ago1:23:55

1:23:55

For the 12th episode of Non/duality, Layman meets with nondual teacher, Leeza Edwards, to talk about her early formative experiences, her spiritual practice and transformation, and her insights into the nature of nondual realization and its relationship to or impact on growth, sense of self, relational and communication dynamics, connection to ance…

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METAPODCAST w/ Hoe Math 1:31:19

2M ago1:31:19

1:31:19

Several months ago, seasoned integral content creators watched with a mix of amazement and dismay as the integrally informed video, "Levels of Thinking," on a relationship and dating advice channel called Hoe_Math, blew up and got numbers in a couple weeks that no integral video in history has ever approached. Poor Corey DeVos needed to go get ther…

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LOVE THE SYSTEM w/ Forrest Wilson 1:11:16

4M ago1:11:16

1:11:16

In Episode 25, Layman meets with Forrest Wilson, host of The Forrest Wilson Experience, to talk about healthy, generative relationships to money; the internal and external conditions needed to shift to new, more value-centered, eudaimonic economies; the importance of the cultivation of, and a living relationship with, financial intelligence; and mu…

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LIMINAL CAFE w/ Elen Awalom 1:02:41

4M ago1:02:41

1:02:41

The Liminal Café is where the locals of the liminal web gather for coffee and conversation. In this new series, Layman chats with the people and patrons who, for some curious reason, find themselves drawn to this sketchy corner of the internet...SHADOW-WORK, DESCENT, AND DEVELOPMENT IN EMBODIED LEADERSHIPFor episode 8, Layman sits down with Ēlen Aw…

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Public Shadow in the Planetary Age #1 - "The Gafni Within" 1:57:22

5M ago1:57:22

1:57:22

This is the first episode of a new series exploring the subtle dynamics of collective shadow, narrative making & our responses to how we are perceived. In the digital epoch, it is unlikely that anyone will escape confrontation with a negative image of themselves existing in the minds of others. Do we learn from it? Fight it? Absorb it? Ignore it? A…

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AUTHOR SERIES: "The Marianne Williamson Presidential Phenomenon" w/ Michael Fisher 1:27:13

5M ago1:27:13

1:27:13

For the 38th episode of the Integral Stage Authors Series, Layman welcomes fellow Canadian, fearologist, and author, Michael Fisher, to talk about his 2021 book, The Marianne Williamson Presidential Phenomenon. While the book chronicled Marianne's first presidential campaign, and offered commentary and critique on the strengths and missteps of thos…

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AUTHOR SERIES - "The Subtle Body: A Genealogy" w/ Simon Cox 1:21:09

5M ago1:21:09

1:21:09

For the 39th episode of the Integral Stage Authors Series, Layman cozies up in a yurt with Simon Cox to talk about his recent book, The Subtle Body: A Genealogy. Simon tells Layman about his history studying martial arts, including six years under a kung fu master on Wudang Mountain in China, and the path that led him to a deep, graduate-level comp…

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SOUL OF AI #11 w/ Cris Beasley 1:18:42

7M ago1:18:42

1:18:42

For the eleventh episode of The Soul of AI, Layman sits down with healer, artist, and AI entrepreneur and consultant, Cris Beasley, to talk about the interface of art and AI; the narcissistic dynamics that drive much of our modern structures, and bringing healing to those dynamics; "Letting the piranha eat us"; the difference between artificial int…

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SOUL OF AI # 10 w/ Speaker John Ash 1:25:43

7M ago1:25:43

1:25:43

The question of the promise and peril of AI is a proper one for our long-running Love the System series, but we thought it deserved its own spot as a sub-series due to the rapid development and proliferation of Large Language Models and other ground-breaking AI technologies over the past six months. It may be too early to tell yet, but with the cle…

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SEXUALITY & GENDER w/ The Transpersonal Center 1:18:22

7M ago1:18:22

1:18:22

To shake things up a little on The Integral Stage, we are dropping down a few chakras to explore all the ins and outs of awakened sexuality, conscious relationship, and sensuously embodied spiritual practice.For episode 22, Layman is joined by Catherine Auman and Greg Lawrence of The Transpersonal Center in LA, to talk about the tantric arts, trans…

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INTEGRAL UFOLOGY - Second Panel Discussion 1:57:34

7M ago1:57:34

1:57:34

Several years after the original Integral UFOlogy series was published, the Integral UFOlogy panel reconvenes to discuss the latest UAP news and disclosures, and the latest developments in their own research and experiences in these areas.Panelists: Sean Esbjorn-Hargens, Stuart Davis, Chris Dierkes, Giorgio Piacenza, Layman Pascal, and Bruce Alderm…

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SEXUALITY SERIES - "Shameless" w/ Dr. Tina Shermer Sellers 1:05:02

7M ago1:05:02

1:05:02

For episode 23, Layman is joined by Dr. Tina Schermer Sellers, a sex educator and psychotherapist, to explore questions around gender and sexual development; the impact of shame on sexual development, and the relationship of shame and guilt; the problems in recent and contemporary sex education in the United States; the possibilities for a hedonic …

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AUTHOR SERIES - "Metamodernism" w/ Brendan Graham Dempsey 1:43:26

7M ago1:43:26

1:43:26

For the 37th episode of the Integral Stage Authors Series, Layman meets again prolific metamodern author and friend of the channel, Brendan Graham Dempsey, to talk about his latest book, "Metamodernism: Or, The Cultural Logic of Cultural Logics." In this much needed work, Brendan surveys the variety of "metamodernisms" that have emerged in recent y…

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MAHAMUDRA & GRAMMAR w/ Terri O'Fallon & Bruce Alderman 1:26:33

8M ago1:26:33

1:26:33

Layman Pascal and Bruce Alderman meet with Terri O'Fallon to discuss her recent course exploring the intersections of Mahamudra practice and the STAGES model; the relationship of states and stages, and the role of states in higher psychospiritual development; the linguistic dimensions of development, and developmental assessment; nonduality and the…

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POST-NORMAL WORLDVIEWS w/ Markus Feenstra 2:06:18

8M ago2:06:18

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In Postnormal Worldviews, Layman is joined by eco-village explorer and Fourth Way practitioner, Markus Feenstra, to inquire into the question of normalcy, how it gets socially established, and what processes, practices, and sensitivities allow for the establishment of new normals; the problem of mismatches between the 'normal' and what we might sen…

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THE FIFTH QUADRANT w/ Aviv Shahar 2:00:52

8M ago2:00:52

2:00:52

Layman sits down with Aviv Shahar, host of the Portals of Perception, to explore his attempt at charting a grounded esoteric path that grows beyond our integrative metamodels.

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AUTHOR SERIES - "Metaphysics of Exo-Life" w/ Andrew Davis 1:28:05

9M ago1:28:05

1:28:05

For the 36th episode of the Integral Stage Authors Series, Layman beams Andrew M. Davis up to his orbital studio to talk about his recently published book, Metaphysics of Exo-Life. In this wide-ranging discussion, they talk about the renewed interest in and relevance of the field of cosmo-theology, as scientists are detecting possible indicators of…

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SOUL OF A.I. #9 w/ David Swedlow 1:33:23

9M ago1:33:23

1:33:23

For the ninth episode of The Soul of AI, Layman meets with coach and Circling facilitator, David Swedlow, to thread thoughtfully between the usual utopian and dystopian narratives on AI; and given the degree of speculation in the face of the unknown that even experts in the field are forced to do, to consider the roles and responsibilities each of …

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METASHAMANICS - "Jungian Psychology & Drumming" w/ Robin 1:14:28

9M ago1:14:28

1:14:28

Following on several episodes on The Integral Stage where we have discussed subtle energy, neo-shamanism, and related topics, Layman sits down with Robin, a Finnish shamanic practitioner and Jungian, to talk about the history of shamanism, the differences in its forms and manifestations around the globe, the various efforts to reconstruct lost sham…

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LOVE THE SYSTEM - "Post-libertarianism" w/ Jason McClain 57:22

9M ago57:22

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In a swanky high-rise apartment, just beyond the Thunderdome, Layman sits down with Jason the McClain to talk about the attractions and the limitations of libertarianism, Jason's early formative experiences with it, and the experiences and insights that eventually led him to leave it behind. From a meta-level, they also discuss what it means, and w…

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AUTHOR SERIES - "Agromancy" w/ Patrick Gac 44:20

9M ago44:20

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In this special, quasi-Author Series video, Layman meets with Patrick Gac to discuss an innovative, natural-cycle based divinatory system that Patrick argues is compatible with and informed by some of the leading theory in our liminal worldspace, from John Vervaeke's 4-E cogsci to Bobby Azarian's cosmology. Agromancy, meaning "divination of the fie…

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METAPODCAST - "Radical Emergence" Dr. Sally & Dr. Jen 1:18:28

9M ago1:18:28

1:18:28

Layman is joined by Dr. Sally Adnams Jones & Dr. Jen Peer Rich to talk about the journey that led to the launch of their Radical Emergence podcast, and the ideas and vision that inspire it. What is meant by "radical emergence"? In this time of rapid change and transformation, why is it important to explore vulnerability and suffering, descent and e…

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THE TRUST CRISIS #1 w/ Alan Watkins & Durwin Foster 1:43:27

11M ago1:43:27

1:43:27

In this special episode, Layman is joined by leadership expert, Alan Watkins, and psychotherapist, Durwin Foster, to explore themes from Alan's new book, Lie-Ability: How Leaders Build and Break Trust. What are the seven dark arts of deception? From integral leadership and psychotherapeutic perspectives, how are we to address breakdowns in sensemak…

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THE SOUL OF A.I. #7.5 -- Revisiting Jill Nephew's Position 1:14:20

11M ago1:14:20

1:14:20

For the eighth episode of The Soul of AI (or maybe this is episode 7.5), Layman sits down again with Jill Nephew to talk to her about her responses to some of the previous guests' positions on AI; the problems with scaling; and to go into more detail on her concerns about the limitations and dangers of this alluring technology.Jill Nephew is the fo…

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AUTHOR SERIES - "Abyssal Arrows" w/ Cadell Last 1:21:51

11M ago1:21:51

1:21:51

Layman meets with Dr. Cadell Last to talk about a new philosophy anthology that Cadell co-edited with O.G. Rose, and to which Layman contributed as well: Abyssal Arrows: Spiritual Leadership Inspired by Thus Spoke Zarathustra. Through a review of a number of the essays in this volume, they explore the potential meanings and implications of the noti…

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AUTHOR SERIES - "Human Work" w/ Naryan Wong & Leanne Holdsworth 1:12:23

11M ago1:12:23

1:12:23

Layman meets with the co-authors of Human Work, Leanne Holdsworth and Naryan Wong, to explore the leadership mindsets that can help foster more livable, humanised workspaces (British spelling of humanized optional!). How can our work environments be transformed if learning and growth are regularly emphasized; if everyone is recognized as a leader i…

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THE SOUL OF A.I. #7 w/ Jim Rutt 1:14:18

11M ago1:14:18

1:14:18

For the seventh episode, Layman meets with Game-B godfather, Jim Rutt, to talk about his recent experiments of using AI to help with screenwriting, the intersections of AI and the creative arts, the likely positive and negative impacts AI will have on human cognitive development, the alignment problem and the seven most likely challenges that AI po…

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AUTHOR SERIES - "Belonging Again" w/ O.G. Rose (Daniel Garner) 1:28:06

11M ago1:28:06

1:28:06

For the 34th episode of the Integral Stage Authors series, Layman sits down with Daniel Garner of @O.G.Rose (Michelle.and.Daniel) to talk about their new book, Belonging Again -- the first in a series of explorations on the topic of "belonging" in our fragmented age. As they put it in the book's description: "Our identities, religions, nationalitie…

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SOUL OF A.I. #5 - "Silicon Sages" w/ John Vervaeke 1:11:45

1y ago1:11:45

1:11:45

For the fifth episode, Layman sits down with John Vervaeke to explore the topic from the three angles John considers essential: the (cognitive) scientific, the philosophical, and the spiritual. John discusses why the initial announcements about LLM breakthroughs left him concerned and dismayed; why he is distrustful of both the apocalyptic and utop…

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SOUL OF A.I. #4 - "Techno-Animism" w/ Tada Hozumi 1:25:31

1y ago1:25:31

1:25:31

For the fourth episode, Layman sits down with Tada Hozumi to explore his thoughts on how a Shinto, animist approach to the world of living intelligences might help us wisely interface, also, with new AI systems, and to recognize some of their affordances perhaps not as readily apparent within our pervasive, materialist and reductionist worldviews. …

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METATHEORISTS - "Metaforma" w/ Branden Singletary 57:26

1y ago57:26

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Layman sits down with Branden Singletary, aka Nexumorphic, to talk about his metatheoretical model, Metaforma, and the philosophical and psychospiritual influences behind his singular and highly creative work.Branden is a designer and creator, focused on the demonstration of meaningful design – deliberate, purposeful construction, rich with context…

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METAMODERN SCENE - "Queer Liminal" with Rachel H. 1:14:54

1y ago1:14:54

1:14:54

The queer, liminal, and shamanic all point in their own ways to working fruitfully with 'betweens' and 'crossings,' and yet the possible relations between these worlds and their sensibilities are seldom discussed in the liminal / metamodern communities. Layman sits down with Rachel Hayden to explore these overlaps and to consider what might follow …

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METAMODERN SCENE w/ Hemant Gupta 1:03:41

1y ago1:03:41

1:03:41

21st CENTURY HUNTER GATHERERSFor episode 7, Layman sits down in the Mumbai branch of the Liminal Café with author and podcaster, Hemant Gupta, to talk about his life and work - in particular, his writings and reflections on the new 'hunter gatherer' roles many of us find ourselves in, in an information ecology which is still in its wilderness stage…

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SOUL OF A.I. #3 - An AI-enhanced Developmental Ecosystem & its Geopolitical Context w/ Fionn Wright 1:26:42

1y ago1:26:42

1:26:42

For the third episode of The Soul of AI, Layman sits down with Fionn Wright, the creator of an integrative metatheory that draws on Chinese as well as Western integral models, to explore how AI might be leveraged to develop ecosystems of tools and practices for midwifing a Metamodern culture through and beyond the looming poly-crisis. They discuss …

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HEIDEGGER FOR A TIME BETWEEN WORLDS w/ Steve March 1:31:02

1y ago1:31:02

1:31:02

Layman sits down with Steve March, the founder of Aletheia coaching, to talk about the challenges and rewards of reading Heidegger; his radical focus on the phenomenology of the "everyday" world; his concept of breakdowns in obviousness, and the opportunities such events afford us individually and collectively; being-unto-death; the influence of He…

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LOVE THE SYSTEM - "Indigenous Data Sovereignty" w/ Trevor & Lee 1:13:43

1y ago1:13:43

1:13:43

Layman meets with two of the co-founders of ChinookX Technologies, Trevor Jang and Lee White, to talk about their efforts to establish and insure indigenous data sovereignty for tribal groups on the west coast of Canada, and to discuss the possibilities and the process of the decolonization of the internet.ChinookX Technologies websitehttps://chino…

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AUTHOR SERIES - "Crossing the Threshold" w/ Matt Segall 1:17:24

1y ago1:17:24

1:17:24

Layman is joined by Matt Segall, this time to discuss his new book, Crossing the Threshold: Etheric Imagination in the Post-Kantian Process Philosophy of Schelling and Whitehead. Matt describes his book as "a philosophical experiment in thinking, feeling, and willing beyond the transcendental threshold of Immanuel Kant's critical philosophy" -- an …

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THE SOUL OF A.I. #2 -- "The Great Illusion" w/ Jill Nephew 1:24:28

1y ago1:24:28

1:24:28

The question of the promise and peril of AI is a proper one for our long-running Love the System series, but we thought it deserved its own spot as a sub-series due to the rapid development and proliferation of Large Language Models and other ground-breaking AI technologies over the past six months. It may be too early to tell yet, but with the cle…

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LOVE THE SYSTEM - "The WECO Platform" w/ James & Laurence 1:20:09

1y ago1:20:09

1:20:09

Layman meets with the co-creators of the we{collective} social media platform, James Weir and Laurence Currie-Clark, to talk about their vision for a collectively owned, holarchically-organized, play-and-learning focused social media platform, and to reflect on the technological and AI revolutions that appear to be upon us.WeCo social media platfor…

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THE DREAMING ARTS - "Somatic Dreamwork" w/ Dr. Karen Jaenke 1:19:08

1y ago1:19:08

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Layman meets with Dr. Karen Jaenke, a holistic educator and dreamworker, to talk about the somatic dimensions of dreamwork, the nature of the subtle body, the importance of dreamwork for navigating the metacrisis, and her unique integration of the insights and practices of Eugene Gendlin, Arnold Mindell, and Robert Bosnak.Dr. Jaenke is the former C…

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THE SOUL OF A.I. #1 "Cyborgregores & Artificial Wisdom" w/ Soryu Forall 1:15:10

1y ago1:15:10

1:15:10

For the inaugural episode of The Soul of AI, Layman sits down with Soryu Forall, an ordained Zen monk and the head teacher at the Monastic Academy in Vermont, to talk about the ethical and spiritual challenges that confront us with the advent of this civilization-transforming, and potentially civilization-destroying, technology. Soryu discusses wha…

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RE/THINKING RELIGION #11 - The Question of Subtle Energy w/ John Vervaeke & Bruce Alderman 57:32

1y ago57:32

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In Re/thinking Religion, a new Integral Stage series, John Vervaeke joins Bruce Alderman and Layman Pascal to explore possible points of contact and confluence between their respective approaches to religion and spirituality. For the eleventh episode, Layman, John, and Bruce explore the question of subtle energy -- its nature, its scientific or rel…

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SEXUALITY SERIES: Rethinking Yin, Yang & Eros w/ Sally Adnams Jones 1:20:33

1y ago1:20:33

1:20:33

Layman is joined by expressive arts therapist, transformative educator, artist, and author, Dr. Sally Adnams Jones, to talk about Eros, Yin-Yang polarity, gender non/duality, boundaries and consent, agency and communion, and the integral Tao of creativity.Sally Adnams Jones is Director of TransformArta and has taught art education at The University…

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THE END OF "UNLIMITED HANGOUT" w/ Ezekial-73 & Son-of-Korg 1:41:38

1y ago1:41:38

1:41:38

In 2021, Layman conducted a Salon of the Banned interview with Son of Korg and Ezekiel-73 about their experimental online magazine, the Limited Hangout, which was dedicated to exploring a host of paranormal, parapolitical, and "conspiracy"-related themes from an integral perspective. That experiment is now coming to a close, so Son of Korg and Ezek…

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THE METAMODERN SCENE: "Voicecraft" w/ Tim Adlin 1:28:27

1y ago1:28:27

1:28:27

CATALYZING CONNECTION: A CONVERSATION MID-STREAMFor episode 6 at the Liminal Café, we drop in mid-stream on a conversation between Tim Adalin and Layman Pascal. Although we drop in on the couch as eavesdroppers after the conversation has already begun, we can pick up soon enough that this is a rich conversation on conversation itself ... on cultiva…

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GAMEIFYING REALITY w/ Bobby Azarian 2:05:09

1y ago2:05:09

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Cognitive neuroscientist and science writer, Bobby Azarian, returns to the Integral Stage for a deep and wide-ranging discussion of the emerging scientific paradigm -- the complexity science paradigm arising out of the intersections of physics, biology, neuroscience, and information theory -- that will likely shape self, culture, and society for th…

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METAMODERN SCENE: "Pascal's Integral Batcave & Metaphilosophical Memes" 1:09:15

1+ y ago1:09:15

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Bruce joins Layman Pascal under the Wayne mansion to explore Layman's infamous Facebook group, Pascal's Integral Batcave, and the art of metaphilosophical meme-ing. Pascal's Integral Batcave https://www.facebook.com/groups/162945624115898 Follow The Integral Stage on Fathom! https://hello.fathom.fm/ Like, subscribe, and support The Integral Stage o…

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