Best Lavell James Podcasts (2024)

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James Cooke discusses The Dawn of Mind on the Natural Awakening podcast with Wystan Bryant-Scott 52:44

3h ago52:44

52:44

My appearance on the Natural Awakening podcast with Wystan Bryant-Scott.

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Bridging the Gap Between Social and School with Laura Tierney 42:10

13d ago42:10

42:10

In this episode, Michael chats with Laura Tierney, Founder and CEO of The Social Institute. Together, they discuss what led Laura to create The Social Institute, how the organization bridges the gap between students and educators and parents, the company’s gamified peer-to-peer #WinAtSocial learning platform, how the platform is helping schools imp…

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The Dawn of Mind, available for pre-order now! Discover how matter became conscious and alive 2:29

14d ago2:29

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From addiction to awakening with Paul Hedderman | Living Mirrors #131 49:45

24d ago49:45

49:45

Paul Hedderman is a nondual speaker and author of the books On Having Never Left, Escape to Everywhere, and Under A-Rest. Today we speak about nonduality and recovery from addiction.

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Next-Level Robotics for Education with Hal Speed 32:57

27d ago32:57

32:57

In this episode, Michael chats with Hal Speed, Head of North America for Robotical. Together, they discuss Hal’s background and what brought him to Robotical; advancements with the company’s flagship product, Marty the Robot; the evolution of AI and machine learning in education; getting out ahead of challenges with employability in an increasingly…

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AMA: Integrating shame + inner work & parenting 14:47

28d ago14:47

14:47

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Complexity, Cognition & AI with Inês Hipólito | Living Mirrors #130 1:00:38

1M ago1:00:38

1:00:38

Inês Hipólito is a philosopher and an Assistant Professor at Macquarie University in Sydney, specialising in cognitive science, philosophy of mind, and Artificial Intelligence. She is the Founder and CEO of Mission AI and Lead Ethicist at VERSES AI. Today we discuss cognition, complexity, and Artificial Intelligence.…

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Evolving Solutions for the Classroom with Lisa Flint 16:18

2M ago16:18

16:18

In this episode, Michael chats with Lisa Flint, Director of Sales at OtterBusiness. Together, they discuss Otter’s Achiever and Defender series, how the company is evolving to serve the edtech space and beyond, an innovative new Otter product, and much more. Music by Ruwin from Pixabay

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VR, AR, and Immersive Classroom Tech with Glenn Collins 31:50

2M ago31:50

31:50

In this episode, Michael chats with Glenn Collins, Founder and Chief Revenue Officer at Umety. Together, they discuss Umety’s history and background, the value of virtual and augmented reality in education, the company’s innovations for K–12 education, how schools are utilizing technology in the classroom today, and much more. Catch Glenn and Umety…

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Brooke Lavelle: Engaged spirituality for transforming self and world | Living Mirrors #129 54:38

2M ago54:38

54:38

Brooke Lavelle is the Co-Founder and President of the Courage of Care Coalition, a nonprofit dedicated to facilitating personal and social transformation through relational compassion training, anti-oppressive pedagogies, and systems and community organizing tools. She holds a PhD in Buddhist Studies and Cognitive Science from Emory University, an …

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A Strategic Approach to Edtech Innovation with Emily Cook 25:02

2M ago25:02

25:02

In this episode, Michael chats with Emily Cook, Vice President of Educational Services at Bluum. Together, they discuss Bluum’s mission and how that drives impact in education, the company’s strategic approach to education technology, edtech trends—including funding, AI, and esports—and much more. Catch Emily and Bluum at ISTE Live in Denver, June …

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AMA: Inner Space Institute & retreat update, living life well, idealism, breathwork 25:18

2M ago25:18

25:18

AMA on Inner Space Institute & retreat updates, living life well, idealism, & breathwork.

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Alexandre Christoyannopoulos on Christian Anarchism | Living Mirrors #128 1:06:42

2M ago1:06:42

1:06:42

Alexandre Christoyannopoulos is a political scholar and leading expert on Christian Anarchism, based at Loughborough University. His PhD on this topic was published as the book Christian Anarchism, a leading scholarly text in this area. He is also the founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Pacifism and Nonviolence. Today we discuss Christian…

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Graham Harvey on Animism | Living Mirrors #127 1:15:27

3M ago1:15:27

1:15:27

Graham Harvey is a professor of religious studies at The Open University in the UK. He is a world-renowned scholar on the topics of animism, modern Paganism, and Indigenous religions. His 2005 book, Animism: Respecting the Living World, is a landmark text in this area and he is the author and editor of many other books on this and related topics. T…

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AMA: Thoughts on the future, Mental causes of illness, Body-based psychotherapy, What happens after death? 28:36

3M ago28:36

28:36

The Mystery of Out of Body, Near Death, and DMT Experiences Differentiating DMT and Near-Death Experiences Dr Gabor Mate - The real reason women smokers are at greater risk

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From Classroom to White House: Evolution of Sustainability in Denver with LeeAnn Kittle 35:15

4M ago35:15

35:15

New Education Excellence host Michael Levin-Epstein chats with LeeAnn Kittle, Executive Director of Sustainability for Denver Public Schools. Together, they discuss LeeAnn’s path to her current role, how she is driving innovation in sustainability at DPS, contributors—and barriers—to success in climate action in the district, how other districts ca…

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Willoughby Britton on when meditation causes harm | Living Mirrors #126 1:03:47

6M ago1:03:47

1:03:47

Willoughby Britton is a clinical psychologist, associate professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown University Medical School, and the director of the Clinical and Affective Neuroscience Laboratory there. Her lab researches the psychophysiological and neurocognitive effects of meditation and mindfulness-based interventions for mood and anx…

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Trauma Release Exercises for Awakening and Nondual Realization with Christina Guimond | Living Mirrors #125 1:02:07

6M ago1:02:07

1:02:07

Chris Guimond is an awakening and nondual realization guide who works with the Trauma Release Exercises that I’ve previously spoken about on the podcast. You can listen to my interview with the creator of the TRE approach, David Bercelli (episode 64), if you want more detail on the practices. Chris and I connected over the fact that we’ve found the…

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AMA: Fear of Death, Sources of Wisdom, Experiencing Fear in the Body 10:57

7M ago10:57

10:57

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Michael Levin on the intelligence of life| Living Mirrors #124 1:33:59

7M ago1:33:59

1:33:59

Michael Levin is a developmental and synthetic biologist and a professor at Tufts University. He is known for co-discovering Xenobots which are living robots made from frog skin cells but his research is wide ranging, contributing to fields such as regenerative medicine and the treatment of cancer, as well as to our fundamental understanding of bio…

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The Genocide in Gaza & the Psychology of Denial | Living Mirrors #122 22:02

8M ago22:02

22:02

The Genocide in Gaza & the Psychology of Denial

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Alicia Juarrero on emergence & causality as constraint | Living Mirrors #121 1:11:17

8M ago1:11:17

1:11:17

Alicia Juarrero is President and co-founder of VectorAnalytica, Inc., a data collection and analysis platform. She is also a research associate at the University of Miami and is the author for influential complexity theory text Dynamics in Action. Her new book is called Context Changes Everything and it explores how we can think about causality in …

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Uncompromising Nonduality with Jim Newman | Living Mirrors #120 56:24

9M ago56:24

56:24

Jim Newman holds meetings about nonduality, in a style that has come to be known as uncompromising or radical nonduality. This style began with the book The Open Secret by Tony Parsons, and along with Tony, Jim is the arguably most prominent person speaking of nonduality in this way. Whereas some approaches to nonduality advocate the following of a…

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AMA: The nature of thought, shadow work, love, & nonduality 36:50

9M ago36:50

36:50

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Indy Johar on Technological Animism: Societal infrastructure for living beyond separation | Living Mirrors #119 1:05:44

9M ago1:05:44

1:05:44

Indy Johar is an architect and a co-founder of Dark Matter Labs, an organisation focused on building the novel institutional infrastructures necessary to make societies centred on interdependence, equality, and justice a reality. He has lectured at various institutions including University College London, Princeton, Harvard, MIT, and has held vario…

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BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT - The Dawn of Mind: How Matter Became Conscious & Alive | Living mirrors #118 26:53

10M ago26:53

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I'm excited to announce that I just signed a book deal with Prometheus Books. The title is The Dawn of Mind: How Matter Became Conscious and Alive. In it I lay out a synthesis of physicalism, panpsychism, and idealism, culminating in a scientific account of the biophysics of consciousness, rather than the neuroscience of consciousness. It's less dr…

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AMA: Nondual Mindfulness & Body Scan Meditations for Emotion Work and Integration 18:18

10M ago18:18

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A Neuropsychologist’s Exploration of Psychedelics with Andy Mitchell | Living Mirrors #117 1:00:13

10M ago1:00:13

1:00:13

Andy Mitchell is a neuropsychologist and therapist. He has specialized in treating patients with rare brain conditions, head injuries and epilepsy, and in the application of mindfulness for neurological patients. As a therapist he has worked with people with a range of mental health disorders. Before entering medicine, his first degree was in Engli…

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AMA: The nature of the self, Top 3 books, Culture as Software 32:02

11M ago32:02

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Rachel Nuwer on MDMA | Living Mirrors #116 1:00:22

1y ago1:00:22

1:00:22

Rachel Nuwer is a journalist who has reported on science, travel, food, and adventure for the New York Times, National Geographic, Scientific American and many other publications. She is the author of Poached: Inside the Dark World of Wildlife Trafficking and her new book is I Feel Love: MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured World. Today…

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AMA: Music & psychedelics + Consciousness, evolution, & technology 30:55

1y ago30:55

30:55

Topics addressed (in order): Consciousness, causal power, & evolution Is consciousness binary? Technology & consciousness Music & psychedelics Homestead landscaping

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Neil Theise on connecting science and spirituality through complexity science | Living Mirrors #115 1:04:40

1y ago1:04:40

1:04:40

Neil Theise is a professor of pathology at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Through his scientific research, he has been a pioneer of adult stem cell plasticity which led him to an interest in complexity theory. This interest has resulted in interdisciplinary collaborations in fields such as consciousness studies and the connection between scie…

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Jared Seide on reweaving the social fabric through the practice of Council| Living Mirrors #114 1:04:19

1y ago1:04:19

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Jared Seide is the Executive Director of the Center for Council, a talking circle practice that we discuss today. He has designed, piloted and coordinated council-based programs in prisons, assisted living facilities, youth groups, schools, non-profits, faith-based organisations, and social service and law enforcement agencies. He has also led tra…

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Peter Sjöstedt-Hughes on integrating philosophy and metaphysics into psychedelic therapy | Living Mirrors #113 1:05:00

1y ago1:05:00

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Peter Sjöstedt-Hughes is a philosopher of mind who specializes in the thought of Whitehead, Nietzsche, and Spinoza, and in fields pertaining to panpsychism and altered states of mind. Following his degree in Continental Philosophy at the University of Warwick, he became a Philosophy lecturer in London for six years, after which he pursued his PhD o…

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Psilocybin Access Rights campaign's Tara Austin and Timmy Davis | Living mirrors #112 1:07:01

1y ago1:07:01

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Timmy Davis and Tara Austin run the Psilocybin Access Rights campaign in the United Kingdom where they are seeking to get psilocybin rescheduled. Today we discuss the campaign and the rescheduling of psychedelics more broadly.

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Comedy Pinata | Ep 58 w/ Steve Rannazzisi | Brody Stevens, Bobby Lee & Ari Shaffir 1:01:32

1+ y ago1:01:32

1:01:32

Steve & Mike sit down with Steve Rannazzisi to break down stand up clips from Brody Stevens, Bobby Lee & Ari Shaffir Brought to you by 1-877-BAD-REPO www.suethecollector.com Follow the show! linktr.ee/comedypinata Live Dates - www.stevebyrnelive.com IG - instagram.com/stevebyrnelive Twitter - twitter.com/stevebyrnelive Facebook - Facebook.com/steve…

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Bobby Azarian on the evolution of cosmic complexity | Living Mirrors #111 2:59:09

1+ y ago2:59:09

2:59:09

Bobby Azarian is a science journalist and a cognitive neuroscientist who received his PhD from George Mason University. He has written for publications such as The Atlantic, The New York Times, BBC, Scientific American, Slate, HuffPost, Quartz, and Aeon, and he writes the blog “Mind in the Machine” for Psychology Today. His recent book is called Th…

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Comedy Pinata | Ep 57 w/ Paul Virzi | Harland Williams, Clayton English & Artie Lange 52:52

1+ y ago52:52

52:52

Steve & Mike sit down with Paul Virzi to break down stand up clips from Harland Williams, Clayton English & Artie Lange Brought to you by 1-877-BAD-REPO www.suethecollector.com Follow the show! linktr.ee/comedypinata Live Dates - www.stevebyrnelive.com IG - instagram.com/stevebyrnelive Twitter - twitter.com/stevebyrnelive Facebook - Facebook.com/st…

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Angelo Dilullo on awakening | Living Mirrors #110 1:11:56

1+ y ago1:11:56

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Angelo Dilullo is an anaesthesiologist and teacher of nonduality who had a life-altering spiritual awakening at the age of 24. He is the author of the book, Awake: It’s Your Turn, which contains a practical set of tools and investigations to help people realise that they are not separate from the rest of reality Angelo’s work does an excellent job …

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Comedy Pinata | Ep 56 w/ Mike Vecchione | Brian Regan, Sinbad & Rosanne Barr 48:52

1+ y ago48:52

48:52

Steve sits down with Mike Vecchione to break down stand up clips from Brian Regan, Sinbad & Rosanne Barr. Follow the show! linktr.ee/comedypinata Live Dates - www.stevebyrnelive.com IG - instagram.com/stevebyrnelive Twitter - twitter.com/stevebyrnelive Facebook - Facebook.com/stevebyrnelive Cohost Mike Albanese- linktr.ee/bigmanmike…

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AMA: My metaphysics, Is the mind naturally enlightened & is reality made of love? + Terrence Deacon 25:35

1+ y ago25:35

25:35

Metaphysics, Is the mind naturally enlightened & is reality made of love? + thoughts on Terrence Deacon's work

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Comedy Pinata | Ep 55 w/ Ben Bailey | Zach Galifianakis, Anthony Jeselnik & Jim Jefferies 49:54

1+ y ago49:54

49:54

Steve sits down with Ben Ben Bailey (Cash Cab) to break down stand up clips from Zach Galifianakis, Anthony Jeselnik & Jim Jefferies. Guest cohost Jiggy (instagram.com/jiggycomedy) sits in for Mike! Follow the show! linktr.ee/comedypinata Live Dates - www.stevebyrnelive.com IG - instagram.com/stevebyrnelive Twitter - twitter.com/stevebyrnelive Face…

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Daniel Ingram on how enlightenment changed his brain | Living Mirrors #109 2:01:36

1+ y ago2:01:36

2:01:36

Daniel Ingram is a physician, meditator and the author of the book Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddhaas well as the bookThe Fire Kasina, co-authored with Shannon Stein. He is the co-founder of the Dharma Overground, an online community of meditation practitioners. He also founded The Emergent Phenomenology Research Consortium, an organisati…

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Comedy Pinata | Ep 54 w/ Roy Wood Jr & Godfrey | Sam Morril & James Adomian 54:52

1+ y ago54:52

54:52

Steve & Mike sit down with Roy Wood Jr & Godfrey to break down stand up clips from Sam Morril & James Adomian. Follow the show! linktr.ee/comedypinata Live Dates - www.stevebyrnelive.com IG - instagram.com/stevebyrnelive Twitter - twitter.com/stevebyrnelive Facebook - Facebook.com/stevebyrnelive Follow Mike www.instagram.com/bigmanmike…

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Comedy Pinata | Ep 53 w/ Dov Davidoff | Bryan Callen, Nathan Macintosh & Eddie Izzard 44:47

1+ y ago44:47

44:47

Steve & Mike sit down with Dov Davidoff to break down stand up clips from Bryan Callen, Nathan Macintosh & Eddie Izzard. Follow Dov www.instagram.com/dovdavidoff Follow the show! linktr.ee/comedypinata Live Dates - www.stevebyrnelive.com IG - instagram.com/stevebyrnelive Twitter - twitter.com/stevebyrnelive Facebook - Facebook.com/stevebyrnelive Fo…

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Malin Vedøy Uthaug on 5-MeO-DMT | Living Mirrors #108 55:25

1+ y ago55:25

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Malin Vedøy Uthaug is a researcher specialising in altered states of consciousness with a particular focus on 5-MeO-DMT. Her PhD work in Psychopharmacology involved conducting observational studies of Ayahuasca and 5-MeO-DMT use outside of a lab setting. She moved to The Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London after her PhD where…

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Comedy Pinata | Ep 52 w/ Matt Fulchiron | Tim Allen, Cedric The Entertainer & Shane Torres 1:00:45

1+ y ago1:00:45

1:00:45

Steve & Mike sit down with Matt Fulchiron to break down stand up clips from Tim Allen, Cedric The Entertainer & Shane Torres Follow the show! linktr.ee/comedypinata Live Dates - www.stevebyrnelive.com IG - instagram.com/stevebyrnelive Twitter - twitter.com/stevebyrnelive Facebook - Facebook.com/stevebyrnelive Follow Mike www.instagram.com/bigmanmik…

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AMA: The mathematics of separation and unity 9:35

1+ y ago9:35

9:35

AMA: The mathematics of separation and unity

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Comedy Pinata | Ep 51 w/ Dan Soder | Jon Dore, Chad Daniels & Rory Scovel 58:12

1+ y ago58:12

58:12

Steve & Mike sit down with Dan Soder (Billions, Showtime) to break down stand up from Jon Dore, Chad Daniels & Rory Scovel. Follow the show! linktr.ee/comedypinata Live Dates - www.stevebyrnelive.com IG - instagram.com/stevebyrnelive Twitter - twitter.com/stevebyrnelive Facebook - Facebook.com/stevebyrnelive…

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Staci Haines on the politics of trauma | Living Mirrors #107 1:50:16

1+ y ago1:50:16

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Staci Haines is a leader in the fields of somatics and trauma healing. She is the author of “The Politics of Trauma: Somatics, Healing and Social Justice” and “Healing Sex: A Mind Body Approach to Healing Sexual Trauma”. In 1999 she founded generationFIVE, a non-profit whose mission is to end the sexual abuse of children within five generations thr…

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