Living in the Matrix

In this fascinating episode, Jonathan and Rich interview Kimmen, a transcendence practitioner and coach. We explore Kimmen's understanding of transcendence, and how there is a significant difference between the brain and the mind. Kimmen shares his story about transcending his own ego through psychedelics. This breakthrough led him to begin challenging himself to overcome his own suffering and tra...

In this episode of Living in the Matrix, Jonathan and Rich interview Kevin Crane, world champion grappler and mixed MMA star. Kevin is emerging onto the MMA scene with an explosive alchemy of mind, body and spirit that will capture your imagination. When he's not running 100 mile ultra races, he submitting people on the jujitsu mat. Kevin is on a quest to create the most incredible experience that...

In this episode, Jonathan interviews Jonathon Aslay, dating coach and self love expert. Jonathon shares his story of suddenly losing everything, which shattered his successful life image he had created. He moved back into his parents house, and learned how to rebuild his life by reparenting himself. This journey led him to explore self-love and humility. And then just when he thought life was goin...

In this episode, Jonathan interviews Mark Dawes, a practitioner of Quantum Thinking and Instagram influencer sensation. Mark is a former Royal Navy sailor from the UK who teaches Quantum Thinking to everyday people. His Instagram channel is typically a source of deep knowledge on the practice. Mark discusses how Quantum Thinking allowed him to manifest virtually anything he wanted, only to discove...

In this fascinating interview, Rich and Jonathan sit down with Byrren Yates, a Vedic meditation practitioner. We explore Byrren's journey from evangelical Christian to nihilistic, to human being. He shares his experience of being abandoned by his parents and living in an orphanage, where he discovered a fundamentalist Christian faith. He lived a safe and moral life until his world came crumbling d...

In this second part of meeting with Trinity (David Artman) we dive deep into how we think about God. As David says, "I never really had a problem with Jesus. It was his father." Can we find a God we can start to believe in? Can we find a way to work through all of the pain that comes from our life to make sense of our God image. David shares some amazing stories of working through his own fear of...

In the first part of this two part episode, we interview David Artman, author of Grace Saves All. David's book is an elegant treatise on the nature of grace, and it's power to restore everything. This is called Hopeful Christian Universalism. He effectively challenges the status quo that has existed for centuries. But in doing so, he gives every human being a renewed sense of who God is and what i...

In this episode, we invited Sean Patterson, a healing practitioner and chiropractic doctor, and a long-time friend of Jonathan, In one of the funnest conversations we've had, We discuss fatherhood, male relationships and growth. We dive deep into mental and physical health, spontaneous change, integrity, the masculine and the feminine, the fullness of love, God, the Spirit, Jesus, AI, human develo...

In this fascinating episode, Jonathan and Rich sit down with Dr. Jack Kruse, MD, the CEO of Kruse Longevity Center of Florida and a spinal surgeon. Dr Kruse dives deep into how blue light, from technology (screens) fundamentally disrupts your production of Melanin, which has a serious affect on your entire well being, including disease, mental health, and more. Blue light essentially steals your e...

In this special episode, Rich and Jonathan meet with the Oracle, Whitney Woodcock. Whitney took the risk to listen to her own voice and became a freedom and curiosity enthusiast who loves breaking rules to live life on her terms. After quitting her tech job, she moved to Bali and discovered her own capacity as an oracle. We explore her journey through the process and how it brought about her own s...

In this episode, Jonathan and Rich explore the practice of manifesting and how it impacts our lives on a daily basis. The use of imagination and intent opens up all kinds of possibilities to impact life in a dramatically positive way. Jonathan shares a story of how he manifested the best day of his career, and Rich shares his experiences with Transcendental Meditation and how it's impacting his li...

In this episode, Jonathan and Rich explore the idea of fundamentalism and how the need for certainty is ultimately destructive. They explore their background with religious fundamentalism and how they broke through to a more wholistic approach. They dive deep into their history with religion and ask a deeply provocative question. Are you the one? Jonathan proposes an idea he's learning that we are...

In this episode, Jonathan downloads his brain. He shares stories throughout his life on growing up in Silicon Valley and how he came to the now. He shares stories about creating the person of Jonathan and stories of fear, pain, growth and not sh*tting his pants. Having growing up under divorce and the trauma it caused. He explores his spirituality and how he came to follow the Way of love, his fam...

In this episode, Rich downloads his brain and gives us the history on his own life. We wanted listeners to have an opportunity to get to know each host, and Rich was volunteered for to go first. Rich dives into his history with his family, growing up Catholic, his college days, and how he met his wife Lisa. He talks about fatherhood, and what it means to be a dad to three kids. He shares his journ...

In this episode, Jonathan and Rich dive deep into the Red Pill. The Red Pill was a program that disrupted the signals in Neo's brain and allowed him to see reality. The Red Pill today is the emerge of plant medicines and psychedelics to functionally help trauma and PTSD patients deal with reality and begin to make massive strides in how they see suffering, and even death. We dive into the deep end...

In this episode of Living in the Matrix, Rich and I interview Sean Clayton, an abundance alchemist. He is a creative and innovative guide to helping people unlock their true potential and transform their lives. Sean has a great story of how he arrived at this place, how he's helping people. In this episode, we explore themes of restoration, love, guilt, astrology, Jesus, masculinity and femininity...

In this episode, Jonathan shares his emerging theory on how the brain acts like AI to create an understanding of intention and ultimately chaos to manage life. It uses models to construct a theory of how the world works. It defines intention because it's only asking one question. Is this person good or a potential harm. This one act of judging helps us when it's right, but it's wrong a lot. And wh...

In this inaugural episode, Rich and Jonathan discuss the question, are we living in the Matrix. Is this a simulation. We talk about how we live with dignity, with courage, and overcome our fears as we become human. A great first episode to get to know us. Much love