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The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens explores money, energy, economy, and the environment with world experts and leaders to understand how everything fits together, and where we go from here.
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The Aubrey Marcus Podcast is a destination for honest and vulnerable conversations about the deeper questions in life. The show blends humor with gravity and levity with depth, as we explore mindset, psychedelics, holistic health, spirituality, entrepreneurship, and relationship. Aubrey Marcus is the founder of the globally disruptive human optimization brand Onnit, the donation based coaching platform Fit For Service, and is the New York Times bestselling author of Own the Day, Own your Lif ...
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Voicecraft conversations expand how the world is known. Unique and luminary guests across themes of cultural, philosophical, and existential importance, interwoven with community participation, online and in-person. It's like pirate radio, except with more friendly pirates, and a dedication to the commons. We are appreciated by listeners who value the artful relating of intellect and intuition, thinking and feeling, body and spirit. The podcast is produced by Tim Adalin.
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Global Governance Futures: Imperfect Utopias or Bust
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Global Governance Futures: Imperfect Utopias or Bust
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Do our global governance systems have the capacity to effectively address the challenges we face as a civilization? What are the viable pathways towards a fairer, more sustainable and viable future? "Imperfect Utopias or Bust? Global Governance Futures" aims to present a space where these questions, and many more, can be addressed in a spirit of dialogue and exploration.
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NATO/Ukraine: Playing Russian Roulette with Complex Life | Frankly #33
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Recorded June 2nd, 2023 Description On this Frankly, Nate unpacks his thoughts on the escalating situation between Russia and Ukraine. US and NATO have been cautiously supporting Ukraine, but increasingly crossing more and more lines that had been previously ‘out of bounds’. With the upcoming Defender 23 military exercise on June 12th, NATO is incr…
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How Can You Not Be A Guardian Of The Galaxy | MOVIECAST w/ Marc Gafni # 416
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If you have watched the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy, this podcast will blow your mind. Because hidden within these fictional films, are true stories of value and reality drawn forth into existence by a force even greater than the writers themselves. So what deep mythic wisdom can we find hiding in the Guardians Of The Galaxy story? You’ll have …
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James Fleay: "What's The Deal with Nuclear Energy?"
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On this episode energy systems expert James Fleay joins Nate to talk about the current state of nuclear energy and its potential applications in the future. Out of all the potential ‘replacements’ for the subsidy of the fossil labor force we’ve grown used to, nuclear energy is one of the most frequently suggested as being the savior of our modern l…
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Secrets of the Temple Of Solomon w/ Marc Gafni AMP # 415
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What is the wisdom of the Temple of Solomon that has been hidden for over 3000 years? The Hebrew Wisdom sage, leading world philosopher, my teacher, Dr. Marc Gafni, has been on a quest to decipher these texts like the Da Vinci Code, and the evolution of the secrets revealed may be exactly what is necessary to deliver us from the existential threats…
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Joslin Faith Kehdy: "Lebanon - Beyond Resilience"
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On this episode, Nate is joined by Joslin Faith Kehdy, a changemaker and citizen of Lebanon. Over the last 3 years, Lebanon has had a 50% drop in GDP and 98% devaluation in their currency, massive unemployment, and - among many other things - an ongoing waste crisis. Throughout this, Joslin has been a leader in responding to and coming up with new …
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Activating Spiritual Technologies In Egyptian Temples w/ Mehcad Brooks #414
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I didn’t want to go to Egypt. In fact, I was dead set against it. And then while doing ayahuasca with Matias De Stefano, he downloaded a prophecy. A brother of African descent and a brother of Hebrew descent needed to travel the initiatic path up the nile together. Well it just so happened that Mehcad (actor & musician) is of African descent and al…
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Alex Gladstein: "Debt Colonialism, The Petrodollar, and Bitcoin"
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On this episode, Alex Gladstein of the Human Rights Foundation joins Nate to unpack how monetary policy and debt have increasingly extended the reach of colonial powers over recent decades and how bitcoin offers an alternative to the many people who are under this financial exclusion. How have the IMF and World Bank upheld the power of reserve curr…
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Reflections on 'Beyond Growth' | Frankly #31
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On this Frankly, Nate reflects on the Beyond Growth Conference held at the European Parliament, including the stunning public acknowledgement by EU President that a growth model based on fossil fuels is now obsolete. In the context of this growing and relevant conversation, Nate unpacks what the degrowth movement is getting right, but also what is …
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Life: The Most Beautiful Ceremony w/ Huaira #413
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Huaira is a musician, a medicine woman, and a chosen sister of mine in this life and any other. While I could try to describe her, why not let her explain her story in her own words:“I have been part of the Itzachilatlan Sacred Fire for the past 9 years. This is where I was first introduced to the red path traditions and the Toltec civilization. I …
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Daniel Schmachtenberger: "Artificial Intelligence and The Superorganism"
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On this episode, Daniel Schmachtenberger returns to discuss a surprisingly overlooked risk to our global systems and planetary stability: artificial intelligence. Through a systems perspective, Daniel and Nate piece together the biophysical history that has led humans to this point, heading towards (and beyond) numerous planetary boundaries and fac…
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Last Friday we released Nate's annual Earth Day presentation for 2023: a reflection on ~3 dozen common English words which are semantically disconnected from what they really mean - paired alongside more biophysically accurate terms. Building on that theme, this week’s Frankly is a thought experiment of which ecological and systems concepts do not …
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John Kitzhaber: "What Makes a Healthy Society?"
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On this episode, former Governor of Oregon and ER Doctor John Kitzhaber joins Nate to discuss the shortcomings of the medical system in the United States. With health outcomes below average compared to other developed nations and healthcare spending at nearly 20% of GDP, creating medical systems that are less costly while also keeping people health…
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Aubrey Marcus Podcast
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The Freedom Of Loving Your Imperfection w/ Peter Crone & Vylana # 412
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Vylana has lived inside a prison of comparison that has kept her from fully loving herself her entire life. In this highly emotional and paradigm shifting podcast she is guided by the mind architect Peter Crone down a path that teaches anyone how to liberate yourself from this construct. This is one of the most important podcasts I have ever releas…
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For this year’s Earth Day presentation, I highlight common terms in the English language - the meanings of which we've come to take for granted. These words semantically imbue our understanding, perspective, and even behavior but have become untethered from the systemic reality they attempt to describe. Words have power. What we call things and how…
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Robert Lustig: "Processed Food, Metabolism, and The Ills of Society"
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In this episode, Dr. Robert Lustig joins Nate to dive into the metabolism of the micro level of human systems - the humans ourselves. Over the last century, accompanying the transformation of our energy systems, our food and consumption patterns have been massively transformed. One of the biggest areas of change is the dramatic increase in sugar co…
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Are Humans The AI Of The Mineral Realm? w/ Matías De Stefano # 411
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Matías De Stefano is known as someone who remembers all of his past lives, and everything that happened in between. In this profound conversation, we discuss our recent ayahuasca experience together, Matías's connection to his higher self, how to translate the universe, and artificial intelligence, and much more. It’s always a pleasure to spend tim…
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Simon Michaux: "The Arcadian Blueprint"
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In this episode, Simon Michaux returns to discuss his new paper “A Resource Balanced Economy”, which outlines an alternative economic and social system. This conversation builds off of his two previous episodes on The Great Simplification, unpacking the ideas and tools that will be helpful in planning for an unknown future with more energy and mate…
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Evolutionary Funeral: The Blessings Of The Father Pt 2 w/ Dr. Marc Gafni # 410
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Watch Part 1 Here- My Dad Died: The Blessings Of The Father Pt 1 w/ Dr. Marc Gafni On Saturday March 25, I discovered that my dad had died. As the intimate universe would have it, the tender and powerful @marcgafni (a Rabbi turned cosmo-erotic humanist mystic) was with me when my father was discovered. This podcast takes place after 7 days of sitti…
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E78| Philosopher meets Channeler: Spirit & Religion in Australian Festival Culture w/ Heath Myers
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Exploring the meaning of channeling higher dimensional beings, the Starseed activations, and the relation between religion and spirituality in the context of transformation and Australian festival culture. This episode welcomes the unique being that is Heath Myers, in dialogue with Tim Adalin.Find the show notes and learn more about the project at …
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Edward Chancellor: "The Price of Time"
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On this episode, financial historian Edward Chancellor joins Nate to give a meta-history of interest rates and human societies. With recent news of global financial turmoil in response to rising interest rates, taking a look at our history could help us interpret our present and plan for the future. How deeply entangled is this financial predicamen…
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Aubrey Marcus Podcast
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Back To The Beauty Way w/ Poranguí # 409
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How do we bring beauty to everything we do? Poranguí refers to this aspiration in the classic phrase the “Beauty Way”, which is the title of his latest coming out Friday, April 21st. Today’s podcast is a clarion call to put yourself to good use for one of infinite just causes, and make the world a more beautiful place. We cover ongoing struggles of…
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Global Governance Futures: Imperfect Utopias or Bust
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34: Rhoda Howard-Hassmann – In Defense of Universal Human Rights
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Dr Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann is Canada Research Chair in International Human Rights and Professor Emeritus at the Department of Political Science and the School of International Policy and Governance (Balsillie School of International Affairs), Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario, Canada. A sociologist by training, Professor Howard-Hassmann is wid…
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Reality, Probability, and Perception | Frankly #29
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Recorded April 10, 2023 Description In this Frankly, Nate explains how he views the future from a probability perspective - a tool frequently used in industries such as finance, retirement planning, and by e.g. gamblers. While there will be only one eventual outcome, the possible paths to that future fall in a distribution, with some results much m…
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Kim Stanley Robinson: "Climate, Fiction, and The Future"
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On this episode, Nate is joined by climate science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson to discuss how he contributes to the discussion of climate and pro-social changemaking through writing. There have been many calls to improve the communication of scientists to the general public in hopes it will help people understand the severity of the various…
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Our Next President Exposes The Corruption of Empire w/ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. #408
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What is worth risking your life for? 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. can unflinchingly and unequivocally answer that question: For Freedom. For Health. For All Life. RFK Jr.’s uncle JFK and father RFK were aware that they might have to pay the ultimate price for standing for what they believed. RFK Jr. is cut from the s…
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Recorded April 4, 2023 Description In this Frankly, Nate shares his early Wall Street experience of ‘squawkboxes’ summarizing the daily financial Global Macro events and compares it to present day, where we find ourselves faced with the real Global Macro news - the systemic nexus of economic, environmental, and geopolitical risks and realities. Fro…
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Antonio Turiel: "Deep Challenges: Oceans, Scarcity and Culture"
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On this episode, physicist Antonio Turiel joins me for a wide-ranging discussion from oceans and climate to energy and culture. Oceans are one of the most important factors regulating the Earth’s climate, and yet they receive relatively little attention from the climate community. There are numerous critical risk factors to unpack regarding just th…
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Recorded March 29, 2023 Description In this Frankly, Nate reflects on the varying perspectives from which people perceive the meta-crisis relative to their own circumstances. This extends to the countries we live in and the particular economic/social situations we are part of. But each of these is part of a wider systems lens that we should at leas…
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My Dad Died: The Blessings Of The Father Pt 1 #407
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On Saturday March 25, I discovered that my dad had died. As the intimate universe would have it, the tender and powerful @marcgafni (a Rabbi turned cosmo-erotic humanist mystic) was with me when my father was discovered. After four days of us sitting “shiva house” in mourning and celebration of the passing of my dad, I am utterly in awe. These days…
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Andrew Millison: "Geomorphology, Permaculture, and The Good Work"
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On this episode, permaculture expert and educator Andrew Millison joins us to unpack how we can better design our societal infrastructure and agriculture to be more attuned with the water, solar, and “geomorphic” conditions of our surroundings. When critical resources become scarce, it is more important than ever that communities learn to do more w…
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Rewriting The Story of Masculinity & Femininity w/ Kelly Brogan MD # 406
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Is there an agenda against the empowered masculine and feminine expressions? In today’s podcast with Kelly Brogan MD, we discuss the crisis of modern masculinity & femininity, how to use social media as a spiritual practice, victim consciousness, the pitfalls of feminism, and we take a deep dive into the world of BDSM and its healing potential. Kel…
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Paul Martin: "Hydrogen - The Decarbonization Problem"
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On this episode, chemical engineer Paul Martin joins The Great Simplification to talk about all things hydrogen. There are many ‘Fuels of the Future’ about which the media likes to create hopeful and seamless narratives, one of the currently popular of these being hydrogen. Where does hydrogen come from and what do we already depend on hydrogen for…
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