MindMatters
The only podcast to talk about everything from romance novels to totalitarianism. Psychology, philosophy, history, books, film, religion, politics: join hosts Harrison Koehli, Elan Martin, and Adam Daniels for perspectives you won't find anywhere else.
Episodes
166 episodes
Predators in High Places with Dr. Karen Mitchell
Today on MindMatters, Dr. Karen Mitchell, founder and CEO of the Kalmor Institute, shares insights from her pioneering PhD research on the "
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1:36:05
The Varieties of Inner Experience with Russ Hurlburt
Inner speaking, inner seeing, feelings, sensory awareness, unsymbolized thinking. Do we all have the same inner experiences? And how aware are we of what we actually experience from moment to moment?In this episode of Mind Matters, we i...
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Do NPCs Have an Inner Monologue? Discussing the 5 Pristine Inner Experiences
Self-talk. Visualizations. Bodily awareness. Unconscious thought processes. In our day-to-day course of existence our minds assimilate, respond and react to any number of stimuli from within – and without. But how often do we stop to consider j...
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1:36:09
Transforming Darkness: Shadow Work and Pathocracy with Colin Davis
So you’ve been ‘red pilled’. You're well versed in false flags, deep states, secret governments, and state-sponsored assassinations. You’ve watched documentaries about stolen elections, the New World Order, child trafficking, and mind control. ...
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2:06:53
Arthur Versluis: The Neo-Gnostics vs. Pathocracy
Neo-gnosticism without gnosis. Gnosis without neo-gnosticism. These are just a couple of the frameworks, dichotomies, and strains of gnosticism making their way into the religious, social, and political consciousness and conversation of today’s...
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It's Full of Life: The Philosophy of ET with Andrew Davis
Astrophilosophy. Exotheology. Whitehead.Andrew Davis is the program director for the Center for Process Studies. A philosopher and theologian, his latest work is on the metaphysics of exo-lif...
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The Woke Psychopathology Taxonomy with David Abramowitz
David Abramowitz joins us once again, this time to discuss Michael Shellenberger and Peter Boghossian's Taxonomy of Woke Psychopathology. With Andrew Lobaczewski's P...
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1:27:00
Dark Matter Monsters and the Sociology of the Paranormal with Dr. Simeon Hein
Let's face it. Bigfoot is real. The only question is, what is it? With now thousands of credible encounters that would be difficult to ignore or dismiss, we know many individuals have also observed a host of seemingly paranormal phenomena that ...
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From Archons to the Matrix: Understanding American Gnosis with Arthur Versluis
The ancient idea of spiritual gnosis has evolved and branched to reflect the time and place in which we live. Nowhere is this development more evident than in the writings and scholarship of author Arthur V...
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1:26:16
Psychedelics, Sobriety, and Altered States: Processing Reality with John Buchanan
What do altered states tell us about the nature of consciousness? And what can philosophy tell us about altered states? John Buchanan has spent his life trying to find the answers. His book,
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Five MYTHS about Evil: Setting the Record Straight with David Abramowitz
Are all psychopaths serial killers? Is authoritarianism only found on the political right? Are we all equally capable of evil? Does power really corrupt absolutely? And is evil really "banal"? Join us today as we discuss the bigges...
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Gurdjieff and the Inner Evolution of Man - with Alan Francis
Do human beings have ‘higher bodies’? Is there an essence or essential part of one’s being that individuals can consciously help to grow? And what does the development of the personality have to do with these possibilities? Philosopher an...
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Cold-blooded Kindness: The Longhouse Mentality and Psychopathology - with Dr. J.D. Haltigan
J.D. Haltigan is a developmental and evolutionary psychologist who writes the Multilevel Mailer on Substack. His research
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Unmasking Psychopaths and Narcissists in Business and Politics - with Dr. Clive Boddy
Clive Boddy is Associate Professor of Management at Anglia Ruskin University, a leading researcher in the fiel...
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The Unbroken Individual Is the True Source of Moral Responsibility
This week on MindMatters we take a third and final look at the prescient and resounding thoughts of Ernst Jünger's The Forest Passage and reflect on w...
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The Road Best Traveled: Ernst Jünger's Forest Passage
What is freedom? Where may it be found and accessed? How does it become actualized from within the individual? And if we are to become free - then what are we to be free from? In this second discussion of Ernst Jünger's seminal book
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1:28:28
Women Who Love Psychopaths - A Retrospective and Introspective with Sandra Brown
Psychotherapist, educator, researcher, and author of the books Women Who Live Psychopaths, How to Spot a Dangerous Man, and man...
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Freedom in Tyranny: Ernst Jünger's The Forest Passage
'1984', 'Brave New World', 'Fahrenheit 451', 'The Gulag Archipelago' - there are many great books on 20th-century totalitarianism. But few of them have the power and poetry of
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"It Was Always Illegal": Grant Smith on Army Mandates, Resisting the Machine & Exercise for Health
Grant Smith is a US Army Physical Therapist and author of the "H2F Man" and "Radical American Mind" blogs. He also co-hosts the
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Knee-deep in the Weird: Science, the Paranormal, and Popular Belief
After some brief comments on classical worldviews, natural law, populism, the genesis of leftist and postmodern thought, and the history of ideas, we settle on today's topic of topics: the paranormal. What societal structures exist (in academia...
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1:38:00
ChatGPT and the Heralds of AI’s Subjugation of Humanity - with Joe Allen
In just a short time, programs like ChatGPT and other chat bots have burst on the societal scene to the delight, fascination and enthrallment of millions. Individuals can now interact with a language program that is seemingly conversant on nume...
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The Great Reset and the Struggle for Liberty with Michael Rectenwald
ESG’s, diversity, equity, and inclusion, stakeholder capitalism, sustainability, CBDC’s, transhumanism, Agenda 2030—no doubt you’ve heard or read about these and any number of other terms that are meant to get the public with the new progressiv...
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1:23:54
Industrialized Rome and Wrong 'un Politicians - with Helen Dale
Helen Dale, lawyer and award-winning author of 3 novels, including The Hand that Signed the Paper, writes a...
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1:48:15
Does Free Will Exist? Yes, Obviously - and Other Answers to Big Questions
Today on MindMatters, we dive into Chris Langan's essay collection, "The Art of Knowing." In the process we discuss free will, Libet's experiments and ...
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The Big Questions, Consciousness, and Gurdjieff - A Talk with Alan Francis
What is the purpose of esotericism? How might we view humanity’s trajectory in light of the many seemingly negative developments we see on a more or less daily basis? What are the personal challenges in raising consciousness and awareness...
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