LIMINAL NEWS with Daniel Pinchbeck

Matt Stoller is the Director of Research at the American Economic Liberties Project. He is the author of the Simon and Schuster book "Goliath: The Hundred Year War Between Monopoly Power and Democracy ", which Business Insider called "one of the year's best books on how to rethink capitalism and improve the economy." David Cicilline, Chairman of the House Antitrust Subcommittee, has called Stoller...

Chloe Macintosh is the founder and CEO of Kama , the #1 destination for sexual education and sexual exploration. Kama is a community and app that launched in 2020 with the mission to bring great Sex and Intimacy Education to every body. She is also a Venture Partner at Felix Capital. Before Kama, Chloe was the Chief Creative Officer for the Soho House Group. She co-founded Made.com in 2010, which...

Known for his highly melodic, folk and psychedelia-inflected indie pop, Alex Ebert kept himself busy from the early days of his career, fronting the punkier Ima Robot for several years before founding his more famous second group, the nearly dozen-member Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros , Ebert continues to be a prolific performer and publishes a very popular Substack newsletter: @BadGuru.  @ale...

Yancey Strickler is a writer and entrepreneur. He's the Cofounder and Director of Metalabel, Cofounder and former CEO of Kickstarter, and Cofounder of the artist resource The Creative Independent. He's the author of This Could Be Our Future: A Manifesto for a More Generous World , editor of The Dark Forest Anthology of the Internet , creator of the philosophy of Bentoism, and the record label eMus...

A pioneer in the field of spiritual emergence, Paul Levy is a wounded healer in private practice, helping others who are also awakening to the dreamlike nature of reality. His work has gone through three phases: because of his intense interest in dreams (both night dreams and the dreamlike nature of reality), he was first known as "the dream guy." After writing Dispelling Wetiko, he became associa...

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 and the anatomy of the human interstitium. He is also a longtime student of Zen Buddhism. Dr. Theise's studies in complexity theory have led to interdisciplinary collaborations in fields such as integrative medicine, consciousness stud...

Jared Yates Sexton is a political analyst and author of the forthcoming book THE MIDNIGHT KINGDOM: A HISTORY OF POWER, PARANOIA , A ND THE COMING CRISIS . His most recent book is AMERICAN RULE: HOW A NATION CONQUERED THE WORLD BUT FAILED ITS PEOPLE . His work has appeared in The New York Times, The New Republic, Politico, The Daily Beast, and elsewhere. He is the co-host of The Muckrake Podcast an...

In his new book, "Breaking Together", Jem Bendell argues we are experiencing the collapse of industrial civilization due to the ecological and climate crisis. A former Professor of Sustainability Leadership at the University of Cumbria, Bendell defines his position as Left "eco-libertarian," supporting human freedom outside of centralized corporate and government structures. He proposes that, ofte...

American artist and theorist Warren Neidich uses texts, neon-light sculptures, paintings and photographs to create cross-pollinating conceptual works that reflect upon situations at the border zones of art, critical neuroscience and cognitive justice. He is founder and director of the Saas-Fee Summer Institute of Art since 2015. His work has been the subject of over 150 magazine and newspaper arti...

Daniel Pinchbeck interviews Thomas B. Roberts, PhD. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Dr. Roberts, author of  The Psychedelic Future of the Mind and MindApps , among other books. Now 85 years old, Roberts became involved with the psychedelic movement way back in the late 1960s / early 70s. He attended seminars and conferences with Alan Watts, Stan Grof, and many other luminaries. For many year...

Daniel Pinchbeck interviews Carolyn Elliott, PhD. I was so happy to interview my old friend Carolyn Elliott about her book, "Existential Kink", and her new Sleepover Mystery School. I find her perspective fascinating and helpful. In addition to being an author, Carolyn has helped thousands of people turn their lives around in her one-on-one coaching and online programs. She specializes in helping...

Daniel Pinchbeck interviews Bernardo Kastrup, PhD. Kastrup is an author, philosopher, and director of the Essentia Foundation. A former scientist with CERN and engineer working in AI, Kastrup believes that consciousness, not matter, is the foundation of reality, which is ultimately mental in nature. His books prove this philosophy with logic and rigor, and explore the social implications of "analy...

Host Daniel Pinchbeck interviews Brett Scott, author of "Cloud Money: Cash, Cards, Crypto, and War for Our Wallets," a fantastic new book. Buy "Cloud Money": https://www.amazon.com/Cloudmoney-Cash-Cards-Crypto-Wallets/dp/006293631X Subscribe to Brett's Substack Newsletter: https://brettscott.substack.com/ Brett Scott on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Suitpossum ================================== Dan...

My recent essay, "Thought on Christ Consciousness", read by Chris Hardy (his Substack here).

In this episode, I interview Mitch Horowitz, author of The Miracle Club, on the New Thought" movement in America, a form of pragmatic occultism that encompasses books like The Power of Positive Thinking, Think and Grow Rich, and The Secret. We explore the value and flaws of this popular phenomenon. 

For this episode, I speak with Gary Lachman, a prolific author on occult topics and an original member of the band Blondie, about his book, Dark Star Rising, which looks at the occult aspects of Donald Trump's rise (the Kek/Pepe phenomenon) as well as the connection between the resurgent Far Right and esotericism, including the popularity of "Traditionalists" like Rene Guenon and Julius Evola. 

A conversation with Brittany Kaiser, formerly an executive at the infamous Cambridge Analytica and a co-founder at Digital Asset Trade Association where she is developing legislation around Blockchain. A human rights advocate who worked for the Obama campaign, Kaiser has been outspoken about her time at Cambridge Analytica, where she saw how the use of personal data from Facebook tilted the last e...

A conversation with Sterlin Lujan, communications director at Bitcoin.com and a "relational anarchist" who wants a free society without government controls. We explore the future of Bitcoin, blockchain, and Libertarian ideals. The talk was recorded in Mykonos, Greece, in July 2018, after the Villa Illumina Conference on "Crypto and Consciousness." 

In this episode of How Soon Is Now, Daniel Pinchbeck speaks with Bruce Parry, formerly the host of the well known BBC show Tribe, where he listed indigenous cultures around the world and lived with them. Parry has just released a new film, Tawai, which focuses on the meaning of indigenous traditions and the quest for deeper states of awareness and consciousness. Recorded at The Assemblage, a co-wo...

Daniel Pinchbeck speaks with Peter Joseph, director of Zeitgeist and its sequels. Joseph's Zeitgeist was as the "red pill" for a generation, leading millions to question the basic story of their culture. His new book, The New Human Rights Movement, proposes that our current economic system is inherently destructive and offers a set of compelling solutions. Joseph's ideas are fascinating and the bo...

Daniel speaks with comedian Reggie Watts live at The Assemblage. 

Part Two of Daniel's conversation with Bitcoin/Blockchain Legend Brock Pierce. 

Daniel speaks with Bitcoin Legend & Blockchain Entrepreneur Brock Pierce. 

Daniel speaks with Del Bigtree, producer of Vaxxed, and Maryam Heinen, director of Vanishing of the Bees.  

Daniel Speaks with Wesley Clark Jr., Writer, Veteran, Ecological Activist and Co-host on The Young Turks.