Living in the Matrix

In this episode, Jonathan and Rich site down with Nick Smoot, CEO of Aesop Industries. He is a social architect running an experiment to repair community and capitalism. He's bringing communities together to create radical and systemic change within communities organically and with the community's energy. This was a fascinating conversation with a man who is not only creating positive change, but...

In this episode, we sit down with Sean Clayton again to work through some of Sean's work over the year. Sean is a deep practitioner of energy and how it works. We discuss convergence, and how change is now happening rapidly. We explore a range of topics from what is 3D, 4D, and 5D consciousness, opening your capacity, living in the We (the collective), the value of psychedelic medicine, the Avatar...

In this episode, Jonathan and Rich interview Work-Life Doula, Lori Wallace. Lori is Founder and CEO of Career Ecology. Her passion for helping people grow their career is exceptional. We explore the important work of bringing the heart into work and capitalism. We cover career transitions, work-life balance, the most effective structure for finding work, how individuals can effectively work throug...

In this episode, Jonathan and Rich sit down with Brett Barlow, a survivor of a near death experience. Brett's story is an amazing experience of what if feels like to lose your ego. He recounts his harrowing moment of drowning in front of his family, and being consciously aware of what was happening. As he drown, he had a 2 minute experience of breaking through to the other side. His experience of...

In this episode, Jonathan and Rich sit down with Nate Taylor, CEO of Keyspan, a company analyzes your health data, and gives you personalized solutions to reach your goals. Nate took on conventional healthcare and created a solution that helps people move past maintenance of sickness to prevention. His vision for the future is people getting well, not just maintaining the status quo of healthcare....

In this episode, Jonathan and Rich invited Cleburn Walker to come back and continue the conversation. We explore the concepts of shadow work, what it means, how it works, and why it's important. Rich dives into the Jedi, and how Luke was the Prodigal son coming home. We also dive deep into the idea that Jesus visited the East after his encounter with the Magi, marriage and codependency, and more.

In this episode, Jonathan and Rich sit down with Cleburn Walker to discuss how the we live in a game similar to the Matrix. How we play the game is a really important aspect of life. Cleburn breaks down the game and how theology and quantum physics work together. The Matrix in theology is a word for "womb" and represents the birth of something new in human consciousness. When we understand both, w...

in this episode, Jonathan and Rich interview the Lonely Stoner, also known as Andrew Ferris. Andrew is a podcaster and influencer and hosts The Lonely Stoner show on YouTube. He documents his life of not being satisfied with the status quo in the Mormon faith. after leaving organized religion, he built a life on creating his own rules. And through this, he created a deep sense of authenticity. We...

In this fascinating episode, Jonathan and Rich sit down with Jason Coker, co-pastor of Oceanside Sanctuary, an openly inclusive Christian fellowship in Oceanside California. In this episode, Jason shares what it's like to pastor an inclusive church that welcomes LGBTQ+ persons into the fellowship of the church. We share how Jason came to take an inclusive approach, and how it's affected his family...

In this episode of Living in the Matrix, Jonathan interviews Tracy Litt, a women's spiritual advisor and mindset coach to visionary women leaders and entrepreneurs, a highly sought-after keynote speaker, TEDx speaker , and international best-selling author of Worthy Human . We discuss the power of feminine energy in every human being to empower and energize our lives with wholeness. Tracy brings a...

In this episode, Jonathan and Rich interview San Qing, an ordained Daoist priest of a long lineage of ancient Daoist practices. He is also the inventor of the app TheWay126, which uses a visual audio experience to create a visual kinesthetic experience. His app promises to shift you into gamma brain, allowing you to physically change your brain's frequency. San gives us a deeper understanding of h...

In this episode, we interview controversial Dr Robert Morse, who is a proponent of fruitarianism, which is a diet that consists primarily of consuming fruits and possibly nuts and seeds, but without any animal products. Dr Morse breaks down the value of fruit on the lymphatic system to create an alkaline state in the body. Contrary to other views, Dr Morse has used fruit as a diet to heal most maj...

In this fascinating episode, Jonathan and Rich sit down with Virginia Drake, who experienced a near death experience that allowed her to learn how to travel remotely anywhere she wants to go, and meet anyone she wants to meet in the supernatural realm. We dive deep into her story of how she died, left her body, and discovered an entirely different realm of life. This episode blew our minds. Virgin...

In our 30 episode and most political episode to date, Jonathan and Rich take on a complex topic: Conspiracy Theories. They interview DD, an avowed conspiracy theorist who shares a wild but compelling story of how the United States will radically change in the coming months. He shares a New Atlantis theory that some will interpret as the end of the world, and some will see as a utopia. Trump will b...

In this episode, Jonathan and Rich explore the social dynamic of transgenderism. We dive deep into how it is affecting culture, changing norms, and dramatically changing the social dialog. We look into the importance of freedom for anyone to undergo a transition, and how it also comes with a responsibility that everyone is grappling with. The episode touches on athletics, protecting children, bala...

In this fascinating episode, Jonathan interviews Nicky Scorpio, an influencer on TikTok, a musician, artist, and advocate for emotional intelligence. Nicky has one of the most unique stories around. After growing up with two lesbian mom's Nicky used curiosity to heal his life by discovering the power of emotional intelligence to his advantage. He was able to tap into his intuition, curiosity and g...

In this episode, Jonathan explores the concept of overcoming obstacles. It's one of the most important actions we can take as a human being to restore our mental health. But how do we overcome obstacles? Jonathan shares 3 stories in his life about hitting the proverbial wall and wanting to give up. Jonathan dives deep into his worst moments to share how it's possible to overcome anything, and what...

In this incredible episode, Jonathan interviews Joseph Myers, author of Trust Me: Discovering Trust in a Culture of Distrust. (MeTEOR). Drawing from personal experiences and cutting-edge research, this captivating exploration reveals a groundbreaking truth: trust and distrust are separate entities with distinct languages and motivations, not two sides of the same coin. By bridging the gap between...

In this episode, Jonathan and Rich interview Ellie Lee, an actress/TV host for VH1, MTV, iHeartRadio, and was seen on E!, Wendy Williams, and The Steve Harvey Show. Ellie is now a mystical life coach for Self University. In this episode, Ellie shares her journey out of self-hatred to into the journey of love for herself. Her stories of overcoming her fear are awe inspiring. We dive deep into her u...

In this fascinating episode, Jonathan and Rich interview religious trauma and deconstruction coach, Brittney Hartley. We explore her journey out of the Mormon faith, he descent into atheism and nihilism, and what it means to deconstruct from religious faith. Her path is not traditional, but her journey has led her to face some of her deepest fears along the way, recapture her sense of purpose and...

In this episode, Jonathan and Rich interview Andrew Hronich, author of Once Loved Always Loved: The Logic of Apokatastasis , ( Wipf and Stock). We explore both the illogical nature of the concept of hell, and the traditional view of eternal conscious torment, or that humanity is destine for hell as a starting point. Andrew has developed a profound logical argument that hell is just not consistent...

In this powerful episode, Jonathan interviews holistic counsellor, coach & mentor Katherine McLean, who dealt with childhood family violence an turned to traditional means of coping by abusing alcohol and drugs. She began the long, slow journey of rebuild her life and overcoming her own addictions by handing over her life to a higher power and practicing surrendering on a daily basis. She deve...

In one of the most incredible episodes we've ever done, Dr. Chris Lee, a neuroscientist and startup consultant, breaks down the process of how we think, overthink, and even get locked in a state of a joyless life. Chris shares his story of losing everything only to discover there is life on the other side of tragedy. We also explore how the brain actually creates the Matrix, the mental health cris...

In this episode, Jonathan and Rich discuss some of the biohacking practices they have both been using. These include intermittent fasting, cold baths, grounding, hopping, supplements, protein shakes, and more. The process of hacking is possible because our brains adapt to what we create as a habit. This was a fun episode as we explore what it means to grow as human beings. Biohacking is one step i...

In this 19th episode, Jonathan and Rich reflect on the podcast journey so far. It's been a wonderful opportunity to connect to beautiful souls on a journey towards overcoming. We explore where we've been, what really stood out, and how it affected us along the way. No shocker, it was a lot. And we also share where we are going, which is improving the quality of our production and video, which is c...