Cryosphere Podcast

In this episode, Max and Daniel speak with the legendary Ben Best. Among the numerous cryonics and life extension groups he has been associated with over the years, Ben is most known for being the former president of the Cryonics Institute from 2003 to 2012. He is a senior member of a cryonics Teens and Twenties group, and he’s currently the director of research and oversight at the biomedical res...

In this episode Max and Daniel speak with Lisa Harris. Lisa is an Alcor member and an advisor to the board of directors. She is also on Alcor's legal and regulatory committee as well as the research and development committee.  Lisa has a background as an attorney, and currently works in healthcare research technology.  In today's conversation we discuss: Trusts and their usefulness to Cr...

In this episode Max and Daniel speak with Eric Vogt. Eric is a veteran paramedic, a pilot and one of the two co-founders of I.C.E. - International Cryomedicine Experts. I.C.E is a highly experienced standby, stabilization and transportation company. In today's conversation we discuss: What I.C.E does, and how their organization benefits cryonics. Eric's background and how he came to work...

Gennady Stolyarov II (G. Stolyarov II) became the second Chairman in the history of the Transhumanist Party in November 2016. Mr. Stolyarov is an actuary,  independent philosophical essayist, science-fiction novelist, poet, amateur mathematician, composer , and Editor-in-Chief of The Rational Argumentator , a magazine championing the principles of reason, rights, and progress. Mr. Stolyarov regula...

Joseph Kowalsky is a long-time Cryonicist and Officer at the Cryonics’s Institute’s leadership team. Joseph is also a financial consultant and has spoken publicly on behalf of Cryonics at various events in the past. Joseph is leading the fight to promote organ cryopreservation via the Cryo-prize.  In this episode we discuss: Joseph's Orthodox Jewish upbringing and its relationship with Cryoni...

In this episode Max and Daniel speak with Nikki Olson. Nikki is a writer and researcher in the field of futurism and trans-humanist topics and she is currently working as a software engineer. She is one of the worlds top experts in the field of life monitoring as it pertains to Cryonics.  In today's conversation we discuss: Nikki's journey to becoming interested in Cryonics How Nikki dec...

In this episode we speak with Chris Gillett.  Chris worked alongside Emil Kendziorra from EBF and Tomorrow Biostasis to conduct a survey of the public's sentiments towards Cryonics. In this episode we will cover the surprising results of this survey including: -How the public's perceives of Cryonics and Biostasis  -The unexpected positivity and attitude of the general public -Perceptions...

In this episode Max and Daniel speak with Peter Tsolakides. Peter is the founder, director and chairman of Southern Cryonics - the first and only Cryonics organization in Australia. In the past, Peter held senior management roles in a major international oil company and has over 30 years experience in the fields of marketing, strategic planning, and project development and implementation.  In toda...

In this episode Max and Daniel speak with Aaron Drake. Aaron is the Director of Research and Chief Specialist at the Yinfeng Institute for Biological Sciences, based in Shandong, China. He previously worked as a Senior Medical Response Consultant for Alcor and also serves as the Managing Director for Arizona Medical Sciences. He was recently featured in the Netflix Documentary: Hope Frozen.  In to...

This is our second episode with Emil Kendziorra. Emil is the founder of Tomorrow Biostasis and the European Biostasis Foundation, two new Cryonics service organizations that have started up in Europe.  This is part two of a two part episode with Emil. In this second part we cover: Practical considerations around signing up with Tomorrow Biostasis The neuro vs whole body question The legal & re...

In this episode we speak with Emil Kendziorra. Emil is the founder of Tomorrow Biostasis and the European Biostasis Foundation, two new Cryonics service organizations that have started up in Europe.  This is part one of a two part episode with Emil. In this first part we cover: Why signing up for Cryonics sooner (when you have more of a zest for life) is better than later (when that zest may be wa...

Daniel and I have finally managed to dig ourselves out of the great Texan freeze of 2021 to bring you part two of our two-part episode with Cryonics Institute president Dennis Kowalski. In this part we cover: What is preventing people from signing up for Cryonics and how did Kowalski go from a Cryocrastinator to fully signed up? (Hint: a magazine called Omni!) How has Kowalski changed the organiza...

In this episode, Max and Daniel speak with Dennis Kowalski of the Cryonics Institute. Kowalski is the current President of the Cryonics Institute, a Fire Fighter, and a Nationally Registered EMT-Paramedic.  This is part one of a two-part conversation.  This part covers the following and more: The History of Cryonics Institute and its Founder How CI has managed to keep their prices the same since i...

In this episode, Max and Daniel speak with Dr. Max More. More is the Ambassador and President Emeritus of Alcor and is well known for his public media interviews, his excellent essays on the Cryonics industry, and his philosophical writings. In today’s podcast, More and the gang speak about: One-minute elevator-pitches that you to use to explain Cryonics to the cryo-curious.  The personality trait...

In this episode, Max and Daniel interview philosopher Theodore Schick, Jr of Muhlenberg College and discuss the big philosophical questions behind Cryonics: Is Cryonics a science, a pseudo-science  , or something else entirely?  What does it mean to preserve your identity ?   Should you be worried about mind-uploading?  Are humans natural born dualists?  How might scenarios of the future upend our...

In this episode, Max & Daniel speak with Rudi Hoffman. Hoffman is well known in the Cryonics community as a speaker, writer, and purveyor of Cryonics life insurance and other related financial services. In today's podcast, we take a deep dive into: Life insurance: it’s history, how it works, why it’s so powerful, and why the smart money puts real money into life insurance. Hoffman’s perso...

Welcome to The Cryonics Underground Podcast! This episode is a short introduction to Cryonics where we answer the big questions: What is it? Why is it a good idea? How does it work? How much does it cost? What can we expect when someone comes out of it? You can reach us at cryonicsunderground@gmail.com , or come say hello to us at the Cryonics Underground channel in the Cryosphere cryonics communi...