Plant Frequencies Podcast

Jamie Burrows is a British-American entrepreneur who spent nine years building and leading one of the world’s most ambitious vertical farming companies, taking it from a single idea to a global technology player backed by over £37 million in funding and recognition as a World Economic Forum Global Innovator. A Barclays Unreasonable Impact Fellow and Fellow of the Royal Agricultural Society of Engl...

Kathryn Kemp Guylay, MBA, PhD, is a nutrition educator, seven-time author, and founder of Nurture, the Chicago-born nonprofit she launched in 2008 to bring hands-on, judgment-free nutrition education to food pantries, schools, and families. A former management consultant, she earned the nickname "the picky eater whisperer" for helping kids fall in love with real food. Learn more about Ka...

Jackson Maloney works with teenage boys in the Boulder area, guiding them and their families through rites of passage and ongoing mentorship through his practice, Standing on the Earth.  A musician who's studying and learning from indigenous ways of life. CONNECT WITH JACKSON Website: standingontheearth.com Mailing list and contact available through the site Instagram - https://www.instagram.c...

Dr. Tanya Atagi is a Stanford-trained, board-certified plastic surgeon who has been recognized as a top doctor in Colorado multiple times over her 20-year career. With a background in mechanical engineering and product design (and a medical device patent earned before she ever entered medicine) she brings a rare blend of analytical precision and creative perspective to her work. Based in Lone Tree...

Christopher Life is the Founder & CEO of United Independents, organizing a movement to advance corruption-free leadership and break the grip of the two-party system on American politics. In this conversation, he unpacks his vision for Democracy 2.0, the strategy behind the Independent National Convention this September in DC, and why he believes independents are no longer the fringe but the ne...

Jamba Dunn is the founder of Rowdy Mermaid, a Berkeley-trained Egyptologist, and holds a PhD in media philosophy. He's spent his career at the intersection of ancient timekeeping, fermentation, and the philosophy of technology — from designing language games at Rosetta Stone in 24 languages to building one of the country's most recognized kombucha brands. Connect with Jamba:LinkedIn: https...

Taishya Adams is a Boulder City Council member, former Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commissioner, and founder of Mukuyu Collective. She's spent 30 years at the intersection of education, environmental policy, and community liberation. Connect with Taishya:Instagram: @adamsforBoulderMukuyu Collective: mukuyu-collective.comTry BeMicro for nutrient dense and easy vegetables at www.bemicro.farm. Us...

Ozzie Cabral is the founder of Cuetlachtepetl Wolf Mountain Education Center in Colorado, a sanctuary rooted in indigenous wisdom and a deep respect for the wolf nation. In this conversation we explore the myths western culture has built around wolves, the matriarchal social systems wolves actually live by, what happened to Yellowstone when wolves were reintroduced, the political fight to protect...

Former President of the Navajo Nation Jonathan Nez and Former First Lady Phefelia Nez join Plant Frequencies at the 50th Annual Denver March Pow-Wow to talk food sovereignty, indigenous nutrition, and taking back Native health. Jonathan shares his transformation from over 300 pounds to plant-based ultramarathoner and the real history behind fry bread. Phefelia (starting at 21:20) talks about growi...

Becca Schepps is an entrepreneur, creative, and founder of Mortal Kombucha. She shares her journey from working in advertising to building a bold, unconventional beverage brand that broke away from the typical “wellness” mold. We dive into the realities of scaling a CPG company, from hand-bottling kombucha to landing in major retailers, navigating cash flow challenges, and facing the brink of bank...

Rachel Irons is a scientist, entrepreneur, founder of Nude Foods Market, and fresh off her Shark Tank appearance. She shares her journey from growing up in Alaska with biologist parents to building a zero-waste grocery store rooted in sustainability. We dive into the broken food system, invasive species as a sustainability solution, and why the US allows hundreds of chemicals that Europe has banne...

André Houssney grew up in civil war-torn Beirut before his family immigrated to Boulder, Colorado. At 10 years old he started working on a neighbor's farm and never stopped. Today he owns and operates Jacob Springs Farm; a beyond-organic, diversified operation raising grass-fed cattle, heritage wheat, hogs, sheep, and poultry on the edge of the Great Plains. He's been farming the same Boul...

Bill Capsalis is a longtime leader in the natural products industry, known for advising emerging food and beverage brands on strategy, operations, and go to market growth. He served as CEO of Haystack Mountain Creamery during its successful sale and was Executive Director of Naturally Boulder, one of the country’s largest natural products communities. Based in Boulder for more than 30 years, Bill...

Jordan Signor is a clinical and community herbalist, silversmith, and founder of Silver Wing Apothecary. Rooted in Vitalism and Western herbal traditions, her work bridges clinical practice with intuition, ritual, and deep relationship to the natural world. Through herbal consultations, education, and creative craft, Jordan explores how beauty, slowness, and plant connection can restore balance in...

Dmitri Sunshine is a Founder and Enterprise Architect with over 23 years of experience. He is a visionary working at the intersection of tech, consciousness and community. Dmitri is currently focused on running Solanasis, a cybersecurity, systems integration and responsible AI implementation firm, whose mission is to provide proven operations resilience. He is always happy to connect with aligned...

Former U.S. Army Green Beret turned systems architect Lane Belone shares how special operations shaped his approach to building technology, why the internet is due for a fundamental rebuild, and what it means to design human-first systems that support sovereignty, coherence, and long-term evolution. Lane Belone is a strategic advisor, systems architect, and co-founder of AsrayaOS, an agentic opera...

Longevity physician and medical faculty member BILL BRANDENBURG, MD reveals why modern life is making us sick, how aging drives disease, and why medicine is shifting from treating symptoms to measuring biological decline. Bill Brandenburg, MD is a practicing hospitalist, clinical faculty member at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, and founder of Longevity Metrics, a data-driven medica...

Schuyler Nippert - U.S. Army veteran, security consultant, and outdoor expedition leader, shares what many veterans aren’t taught about life after structured, high-purpose environments, and how nature plays a critical role in rebuilding clarity, identity, and direction. Connect with Schuyler on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/schuyler-nippert-ba-4424231b/ Check out - BeMicro - the easiest w...

How do global supply chains actually work, and why did they break so easily during COVID? In this episode, Brandon Hernandez, natural products veteran and co-founder of Whole Brain Consulting, breaks down the realities of the global supply chain, from tariffs and trade policy to forecasting failures and human behavior. We explore what COVID revealed about system fragility, why efficiency isn’t the...

In this episode, we sit down with Matt Lindsey, Executive Coach, for an honest conversation about faith, psychedelics, masculinity, and healing. Matt shares how growing up in a strict Christian home, living through cartel violence in Juárez, and later working with plant medicine reshaped his understanding of God and leadership. They explore spiritual reconnection, the emotional side of hunting, an...

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Chloe Weber, DACM, L.Ac. and Founder of Radical Roots Herbs, to explore why Chinese medicine makes so much sense in today’s world. Chloe breaks down how this ancient system understands the body, why it often catches what Western medicine misses, and how its root-cause approach helps explain the rise in chronic illness. We dive into balance, stress, toxins, and...

Aaron Houghton is a tech founder, mental performance researcher, and creator of the Optimal Pace Protocol. A system designed to turn overwhelmed founders and leaders into what he calls “Superhuman Mental Athletes.” Aaron built and sold his company for over $100M before age 30. But the price of success wasn’t freedom, it was panic attacks, burnout, and two battles with life-threatening cancer. Chec...

My guest today is Dave Hoyme, one of my childhood best friends. We grew up mowing lawns, playing state tennis, and riding bikes around the south suburbs of Chicago. Dave went on to become a missionary in Africa, earned his MBA at MIT, worked in high-level finance, and recently moved back to Africa to build new ventures. Check out our Sponsor for the easiest way to sneak nutrient dense and detoxify...

Sound isn’t just something we hear, it’s something that shapes us. In this episode, sound-healing pioneer Jonathan Goldman joins us to explore how vibration and intention can restore balance in the body and mind. We discuss how sound affects us on both a physical and energetic level, why “frequency plus intent equals healing,” and how noise pollution disrupts our natural resonance. Jonathan also r...

Dr. Kevin McSweeney is a former dairy-industry veterinarian who walked away from industrial farming to create a more ethical, small-scale model where calves stay with their mothers. In this episode, he exposes how profit often outweighs welfare, and what it really means to give cows a life worth living. Learn more about Kevin and his work - https://www.fivefreedomsdairy.com/ -Check out our Sponsor...