For the first time ever, I am being interviewed by my good friend Robert Kromberg. He is a fellow Marine Corps veteran, the Director Of Operations for the nonprofit Recycle For Veterans, and this is his third time on the show. We discuss what it was like for me in high school leading up to joining the military, the training required to qualify as a…

After major life changes and a break in production I have moved back to the US and now live in Portland, Maine. Existence is a podcast contemplating what it means to pursue a life well lived through discussions on love, death, consciousness, self-reflection, philosophy, and connection. New episodes will be released every other Friday! Thanks for st…

My lovely partner Dorci and I play the game card game We're Not Really Strangers, "a purpose driven card game and movement all about empowering meaningful connections. Three carefully crafted levels of questions and wildcards that allow you to deepen your existing relationships and create new ones." Teenage FanclubOzean- Scenic Podcast info: Youtub…

Today's episode is with James Xander of The James Xander Trip podcast. We discuss James' journey into exploring consciousness, intentionality, deconstructing the self, personal beliefs systems, death, and much more. Big thanks to James for coming on the show and I hope you enjoy the episode! The James Xander Trip Links: Youtube Spotify Apple The Mi…

Just an update and some thoughts about what's coming up for the show. Thanks for listening! Podcast info: Youtube Instagram Spotify Playlist Discord Sunshine Kids Foundation Email: evanisinexistentialcrisis@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existencepod/message…

What role does humor play in a meaningful life? What is the correct way to appreciate dark humor? Is it okay to tease others? All this and more explored with my best friend and regular guest, John Emberson. I hope you enjoy the episode! i just want to kickflip into the sunset and disappear- Camping In Alaska Remember Me If I Forget- Charlie Parr 19…

Why are humans drawn to thrill? What is our relationship to nature? What is the future of human evolution? Join my best friend John and I as we discuss our thoughts. Thank you for listening!Greyscale- JejuneThat's Why She Hates Me- JejuneThis Won’t Last- Nagy Emma QuintetUSA- Petey Podcast info: Youtube Instagram Spotify Playlist Discord Sunshine K…

20 Existential Question In 20 Existential Minutes with my lovely partner Dorci. Enjoy the episode! Deftones- Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away) Pinback- Loro The Story So Far- Loro Podcast info: Youtube Instagram Spotify Playlist Discord Sunshine Kids Foundation 00:00 Intro 00:53 What Is Reality? 01:55 What Is Consciousness? 02:54 What Is The Purpose Of…

A quick episode of 20 questions with my lovely partner Dorci. Tim Buckley Pleasant Street Once I Was This Won’t Last- Nagy Emma Quintet Podcast info: Youtube Instagram Spotify Playlist Discord Sunshine Kids Foundation 00:00 Intro 00:26 If Emotions Had Colors, What Color Represents Love? 01:24 Who Do You Trust The Most? 02:22 What Makes You Profound…

Continuing my series talking to my best friend John Emberson, todays episode is about our relationship to doubt. Hope you enjoy! Enter Shikari- Sorry You’re Not A Winner Crumb Electric Callboy: Tekkno Train Hypa Hypa ⁠Tyler Burkhart- Hobbes⁠ (not hobbies, I’m dumb) Beach House Podcast info: Youtube Instagram Spotify Playlist Discord Sunshine Kids F…

Continuing my series talking to my best friend John Emberson about life’s topics. Hope you enjoy. Durry- Who’s Laughing Now Aly-Us- Follow Me Club Mix Gold Soundz 500 Too Many Zooz Podcast info: Youtube Instagram Spotify Playlist Discord Sunshine Kids Foundation 00:00 Intro 04:57 What is Commitment? 09:18 Is Commitment Good For You? 17:52 How Is Co…

Hello! Today's episode is a show swap with my partner Dorci who is starting her own show called Gold Soundz 500, exploring record labels through the lense of 90's albums. This is the inaugural episode. Existence will return next week! Hope you enjoy and thank you for listening! Mojave 3- Ask Me Tomorrow Cocteau Twins- Heaven Or Las Vegas Podcast in…

Conversation seeking to discover the essence of love, meaning, and existence through a philosophical and introspective lens. Podcast info: Youtube Apple Instagram Spotify Playlist Discord Sunshine Kids Foundation Email: evanisinexistentialcrisis@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existencepod/message…

Another episode with my best friend John Emberson. Doing my best to make this a regular thing in order to get him on the podcast as much as possible these coming months. Thanks for listening! Smoko Camping In Alaska- c u in da ballpit источник (Istochnik) Tiny Moving Parts Audiotree Mom Jeans Audiotree La Dispute Audiotree Podcast info: ⁠Youtube⁠ ⁠…

This is the start of a regular series with my best friend John wherein we have conversations on what we find most important in our lives. Hope you enjoy!Italy Episode With JohnPetey- I’ll WaitGoth BabePink Floyd- DogsRalph Castelli- MoonlightSlowdive Podcast info Youtube Instagram Spotify Playlist Discord Sunshine Kids Foundation Stay Loving 00:00 …

So bad news, I recently had all my podcast equipment and filmmaking gear stolen while on a train ride from Poland to Budapest, Hungary after returning from teaching english abroad. Along with my gear were notes left for me by the children I helped teach and various footage of my time there. This sum of money isn't feasible right now to replace sooo…

I'm teaching english this week in the Polish countryside and unfortunately not able to upload a full episode, plus there is a significant lack of wifi. This is just an update. But no fear, there will be a full episode next week! Thanks for understanding! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existencepod/message…

Being sick sucks, so here's a book review. (And thank you once again to my beautiful partner Dorci for being on the show) Irwin Weil on Dostoevsky Beirut The Replacements- Alex Chilton The Replacements- Sadly Beautiful Podcast info Youtube Instagram Spotify Playlist Discord Sunshine Kids Foundation 00:00 Intro 00:12 Start Of Conversation 02:07 The …

Today’s episode is once again with my partner Dorci. Finding guests here in Hungary has proven to be somewhat of a challenge and I’m grateful she always been more than gracious in offering herself to be a guest on the podcast. She’s always a pleasure to talk to. I hope you enjoy the episode and I apologize about the exposure being off in the first …

Black Marble- A Great Design Black Marble- Frisk Labyrinth Ear Spaceman 3- So Hot (Wash Away All Of My Tears) Crash Into Me- Dave Matthews Band Podcast info Youtube Instagram Spotify Playlist Discord Sunshine Kids Foundation Email: evanisinexistentialcrisis@gmail.com 00:00 New Beginings 02:18 Internet Culture 16:22 Controversial Opinions 31:03 Bodr…

Stoked to have sat down on a beautiful day in the park and chat with Ariel Goodbody from Easy Stories In English for today's scene. I really love the look and where this was shot so I hope to emulate this vibe more as these scenes progress. Thank you to everyone who listens and whatever you may be going through, remember to trust the process. Easy …

Today’s episode is with Viktoria Daute, the host of Worlds Collide; a podcast where she talk’s with people from all over the world about their experiences when they moved to a new country. Super glad we were able to connect this sunny afternoon and talk about her stresses of being parent, her ideas on spirituality and religion, social media, and ot…

Todays episode is with my partner Dorci. Her and I were at a farm here in the Hungarian countryside where we filmed this episode. I apologize about the audio quality on this episode as I must have forgot to press record on my wireless external mic. But I still hope you enjoy the conversation none-the-less. Thanks for listening and have a beautiful …

Putting a lot of work into this season 2 trailer for my podcast, excited to show how it translates in the episodes. Thanks for watching!Podcast infoLet's talk on my Discord:https://discord.gg/tAQbVxjvTikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@existencepod?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcInstagram:https://instagram.com/existencepod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Youtube:h…

Hello! This is a podcast/update/reminding myself why I started this show to begin with. Thanks for listening and stay tuned for season 2! Trailer coming this Friday! 00:00 Intro 00:27 Start Of Guy Talking 02:35 Doubt 06:22 Reminding Ourselves Why We Started 20:20 It's Not About Me --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show…

Hello! This is a Memorial Day bonus episode with Marcus Farris. He is a Post Traumatic Growth Director for Mission 22 which provides extensive, personalized support and resources to help veterans and their families thrive after the traumas of military service. Marcus's book: www.nolessfaithfulbook.com Mission 22 Links: www.mission22.comIG: https://…

Today’s episode is with Anna, she is a friend and art history major from Budapest, Hungary, doing her best, as we all are, to navigate the challenges of life and have fun along the way. Thanks for listening! The Adults Are Talking-The Strokes 00:00 Intro 01:03 Start Of Conversation (Born To Slay) 02:37 Being In Your 20s In Hungary 08:38 Where Do Ou…

Today’s episode is with Anna and Aliz. They are both university students and friends here in Budapest, Hungary. Anna is a history major and Aliz is finishing her psychology undergraduate. Hope you enjoy the episode! Twenty One Pilots30YMåneskin 00:00 Intro00:59 Start Of Conversation05:50 How Can We Be Resilient18:20 Vulnerability21:37 Dealing With …

Today’s episode is with Kevin! Kevin is an expat from the US who has been living in Budapest, Hungary since 2017. We discuss living life as an expat, career v fulfillment, death as it relates to pursuing a meaningful life, inequality & nationalism, and other topics. It was really cool meeting with Kevin and being able to relate to someone who is li…

Today’s episode is with Guillaume. He is a French business major currently studying in London and happens to be one of my partner’s best friends. We discuss the importance of diversity, where the desire to fit in comes from, what does it mean to know yourself & other topics. I hope you enjoy the conversation! 00:00 Intro 00:58 Start Of Interview 02…

Today's episode is with Krisztina. She is a creative mind, erotic voice actress, and great person to have a conversation with. We met just by me sending out a post on Reddit just looking for people to talk with and she happened to respond and the next day we met up and had this conversation. So what you hear is basically us meeting for the first ti…

AI Alan Watts and Carl Sagan Have A Conversation On Meaning, Space, Extraterrestrial Life & Existence Hi! This both an AI generated conversation and human podcast reflection in response to the conversation about artificial Intelligence, meaning, art, consciousness, and ultimately what it means to be human in this ever-evolving technological world. …

Bonus Episode! I realize this a deviation for the regular content I put out, however I'm simply experimenting with AI and its capabilities and want to see what can be created. This is in no way a replacement of my human made podcast "Existence" which will always continue to be released as normal every Friday. So if you like this sort of bonus conte…

Today I'm talking with John Emberson. He is my best friend that I’ve known for over a decade now and I wanted to bring one of the many informal conversations we have to this show. I hope to have him on more regularly as this podcast continues. But today we discuss spirituality, morality, peace, kindness and its influence, passion and respect, the i…

Dorci Covesan is the person I’m talking to on todays episode. She is my partner and a wonderfully beautiful human being and I’m super happy to share this conversation with you all. We discuss mental health, depression, the importance of community, our personal struggles in dealing with emotions, mindfulness, music, and other topics. My hope is that…

Today’s episode is with Sophie Webb. Sophie’s a friendly and courageous traveler from London backpacking her way through Europe and someone who I just so happen to meet at a The Loft Hostel in Budapest Hungary. Super lucky to find such an incredibly bright, brave and emotionally intelligent person to talk to. So grateful that she was able to find t…

Conversation seeking to discover the essence of love, meaning, and existence through a philosophical and introspective lens. Resolved on uncovering what it means to pursue a life well lived through discussions on love, death, consciousness, self-reflection, philosophy, and connection. Podcast info Let's talk on my Discord: https://discord.gg/tAQbVx…

Today is simply me talking about my feelings of isolation in the midst of a move to a new country, my faults in self comparison, creative growth, the reasoning behind starting this podcast and some other topics. I hope it's not too boring. New interviews next week! Thanks for listening! Podcast info Let's talk on my Discord: https://discord.gg/tAQb…

Todays episode is with Dr. Michael Pryzdia. He is a philosophy professor at Arizona State University as well as an experienced speaker and cooperate consultant. His talks and writing have addressed the nature of consciousness where he integrates work being done within the disciplines of philosophy, psychology, cognitive science, and physics. Dr. Pr…

Today’s episode is with Josie and Emily Kins. Josie is Psychedelic researcher with leading expertise in the formal documentation and classification of altered states of consciousness. An influential and prominent researcher, writer, community leader, YouTuber, and content creator within online psychedelic culture. Emily follows in the same vain as …

Today's episode is with my Dad, David Leal. We discuss his career as a fireman for LA city, his relationship with my mom, what it was like for him to become a parent, animal rights, what is means to be a good person, among other topics. Hope you enjoy the episode and have a good day! Quiet Town by The Killers: https://open.spotify.com/track/6SJ9bSz…

Today's episode is just me talking about life and getting thoughts out there. Hope you enjoy it! Brendan's episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/existence/id1636717921?i=1000591709795 https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Y8b4usn4DAW0CK364ly5U?si=87dc62b49b364f72 Recycle For Veterans: https://www.instagram.com/recycleforveterans/?hl=en Podcast…

Today’s conversation is with my grandpa, Arthur Leal. We discuss his childhood growing up between Colorado and California, the time he served in the US military, as well as his 30 year career as a fireman for the LA City Fire Department, his perspective on death and how he has handled the loss of his wife and son, what it means to love, how to purs…

In today's conversation Vince and I discuss our individual relationships with money, the variance between spirituality and religion, meditation, meaning, the end of life and how we might leave our loved ones, as well as other topics. Vince's Links: https://www.instagram.com/podcastlabz https://www.instagram.com/vincegomezofficial Podcast info Let's…

Dominico Giacobbe is a spacecraft mechanic working on the Artemis moon rocket, NASA's next manned spaceship to the lunar surface, and more importantly one of my best friends. We discuss the ineffability of the universe, the purpose of life, morality, the relationship between empathy and love, spirituality, the ways in which the ideologies we might …

Today's episode is about psychedelics. How they might be utilized and the ways in which they may be used to benefit our experience. As well as the nature of consciousness, death, the illusion of the self, the meaning of existence and the exploration of life as it relates to one’s individual purpose. I deeply appreciate both my brother Brendan and o…

Dorci Covesan is a Hungarian art student majoring in aesthetics, a lover of books, an ardent supporter of arthouse cinema, and my partner. We discuss at length the difficulties of speaking a foreign language, failure, free will, self confidence, and the aesthetic of love. In an effort to avoid advertisement and continue producing this podcast while…

Today's episode is with Robert Kromberg. He is an entrepreneur, businessman, musician, veteran, and board member and director of operations for RFE (Recycle for Veterans) a nonprofit organization empowering US veterans to conserve the environment through trash cleanup. We discussed happiness v. contentment and what role happiness plays in a fulfill…

Today is a conversation with my mom discussing the role regret plays in a meaningful life, how we view the aging and decline of health in our loved ones, the creation of consciousness, motherhood, the aesthetics of nature, presence and meditation, communication as pertains to any enduring relationship, and the value humor brings to the weight of li…

Today is a conversation with my brother Brendan Leal. He is a musician, distance runner, software developer, and overall good guy. This was a fun and meaningful conversation to have discussing mindfulness, family, the advancement of technology, the nature of questions, the pursuit of a life well lived, dynamics within relationships, and more. Podca…