The Great Unlearn

In this closing episode of The Great Unlearn, Brian Costello, author of The Primordial Code, joins us for an intimate conversation about the dark night of the soul — the place where we meet our deepest truths and remember who we really are beneath the roles, expectations, and conditioning of the world around us. We explore themes from Brian's novel and the journey of awakening it portrays. Thi...

Lennie Moreno, founder and designer of Place of Elms, speaks to the importance of exercising our critical thought and trusting our own discernment in a world constantly guiding us toward what to think, consume, and believe. Through Place of Elms, Lennie created an embodied expression of “wearing” his values. As both a creative and a seeker of truth, he built this brand as a daily practice of integ...

UNLEARN isn’t about fixing yourself. It’s about freeing yourself. It’s about meeting your life with honesty and realizing that even in the messy, uncertain, uncomfortable seasons, you may not be broken at all; you may simply be remembering who you are. In this conversation, led by my close brother Adam Schell, I share the deeply personal process behind my first book, UNLEARN: Letting Go Of Who You...

Michael Trainer, author of Resonance: The Art and Science of Human Connection, illuminates one of the greatest pandemics of our time: loneliness. Michael shares his deeply healing journey with human connection after being jumped by a gang early in life and developing an intense fear of others — a wound that eventually became one of his greatest gifts in learning how to truly relate. In a world fil...

Chase Hughes returns for another round, joined by Adam Schell, for a wide-ranging conversation on what “awakening” actually points to. We’ve come to realize that maybe it’s less about feeling better and more about seeing clearly once illusions fall away. We explore how much of our suffering comes from taking too seriously what was meant for play, reflect on parenting in an age of conflicting infor...

We’ll always have blind spots. We won’t reach some final state of being healed. But we can continue to see more clearly, relate more honestly, open ourselves to new ways of connecting, and live more fully in our body. David Sutcliffe, emotional and relational mastery guide, speaks to the idea that transformation isn’t about fixing or arriving, but rather about becoming more fully embodied over tim...

Alex Sachon is an esoteric philosopher who is deeply attuned to the rhythms shaping geopolitics. In this conversation, we explore the core ideas behind his book The Coming World Nation: Why Global Government is Inevitable. We’re living through a period of global transition. As systems shift, so does our understanding of reality itself. From the emergence of UFO phenomena to a broader reorientation...

Alec Zeck, host of The Way Forward, joins for a deep dive exploring the nature of viruses and the body’s innate intelligence to adapt and heal in relation to our state of wellbeing, something that is ultimately our responsibility and can be deeply empowering. We unpack what it actually means to “catch” a virus in light of current research, and why understanding the body’s self-regulating, self-hea...

Hapa Lomi is a high-touch bodywork experience designed by Kyle Coursey to help the body process pain and restore coherence between mind and body. Rooted in the belief that we are the architects of both our suffering, and our healing, Kyle’s work focuses on feeding integrity over distortion through extended sessions with consistent touch lasting up to 10 hours. In this episode, Luke Storey and I sh...

Bo Staloch is a 20-year-old singer-songwriter exploring the highs and lows of being alive. From failing a songwriting course to seeing that same song reach over 4 million listens, he shares how trusting his inner pull matters more than external opinion. In a raw conversation about coming down from touring and success, Bo reflects on the quieter, in-between moments — and how music becomes a way to...

As we step into a new year, I wanted to pause and pay gratitude to the incredible guests who joined me on The Great Unlearn in 2025. Each conversation carried depth from lived experience, from truth-telling and vulnerability to curiosity and courage, each guests showed up fully to share their unlearning moments. I also want to thank you, our Unlearn community, the ones who return week after week,...

As we step into a new year, I wanted to pause and pay gratitude to the incredible guests who joined me on The Great Unlearn in 2025. Each conversation carried depth from lived experience, from truth-telling and vulnerability to curiosity and courage, each guests showed up fully to share their unlearning moments. I also want to thank you, our Unlearn community, the ones who return week after week,...

I recently joined Preston Douglas Boyer on his Liquid Life podcast for a wide-open, deep dive into my experience of waking up to what truly matters in my life. It gave me the chance to share my unfiltered truth in a big way. We explore my evolution and lessons as a father, my path through psychedelics, and how all of it weaves together to support a new way of being in the world. So if you’re unlea...

Chase Hughes has spent decades studying human behavior, influence, profiling, and covert mind-control tactics — working at the intersection of psychology, military intelligence, and persuasion science. We explore what makes someone easy to influence, manipulate, or control, and how can we flip that script. Because the same blueprint used to break down a person’s will can also be used to rebuild so...

Mike Cardamone is a former corporate comedic writer who worked with major household brands, known for bringing unconventional thinking into traditional marketing spaces. Ultimately, his misalignment with the health-propaganda ecosystem and his growing curiosity about alternative healing led him to leave the corporate world in pursuit of deeper truth and personal sovereignty. In this episode, Mike...

A roundtable journey into the nature of reality and the purpose of being human. Alec, Joel, Mark and I explore Toltec perspectives on dream-making and choice, the sacred initiation of parenthood, and what it truly means to build relationships that are awake. Join us as we dive into why we attract the experiences we do and how we reclaim our role as conscious creators. Watch This Episode on YouTube...

Elizabeth Ralph is a high-level wealth strategist and intuitive investor who, after retiring at 39 as a financial executive and energy trader, founded The Spiritual Investor — a platform where entrepreneurs transform from unsure investors into effortless wealth creators. Blending grounded financial strategy with energetic mastery, Elizabeth helps people cultivate an empowered relationship with mon...

Joel Schafer has spent more than thirty years apprenticing with shamanic guides, learning and embodying Toltec-inspired practices that reveal our deeper energetic nature. Today, as a teacher and mentor, Joel shares these tools to help others reconnect with the flow of life and remember the dream we’re all living in. Connect with Joel: Website Instagram YouTube Connect with Cal: Instagram TikTok Fa...

Quest Nutrition co-founder Tom Bilyeu shares how changing his internal narrative and living in a growth mindset transformed everything for him. From building and exiting a billion-dollar company to now creating Impact Theory, he explores the outdated beliefs that keep people stuck and reveals “the only belief that matters.” Connect with Tom: Instagram Impact Theory Website Impact Theory University...

Frankko Vivo, sound and visual artist, joins us again to explore what it means to let frequency lead the way in art and in life. This conversation will invite you to surrender control and discover the beauty of living and creating in alignment. For an even richer experience, be sure to check out the YouTube episode, filmed with Frankko’s art as the backdrop. Connect with Frankko: Instagram Connect...

Salim Najjar, HRV Expert and Guide, dives into the primary driver of physical aging and disease. We explore why Heart Rate Variability is the compass for our nervous system’s resilience, and Salim shares his go-to practices for restoring regulation and unlocking vitality. Connect with Salim: Instagram Website HRV Mastery Connect with Cal: Instagram TikTok Facebook YouTube Website Sponsors: BERSKI...

Emma Dunwoody is a Human Design expert and host of the Human Design Podcast. In this conversation, Emma shares her method for how to utilize your unique Human Design and learn how to listen and work with the most important guidance system in your life—your body. Connect with Emma: Website Instagram Get Your Free Human Design Chart Connect with Cal: Instagram TikTok Facebook YouTube Website Sponsor...

Brian Le Gette, CEO and co-founder of Ammortal, shares the science and spirit behind healing by way of the body’s sense of safety, which is exactly what the Ammortal Chamber initiates. This extraordinary experience allows the nervous system to downshift so the body’s innate healing intelligence can come back online, physically, spiritually, and emotionally. Ammortal: Experience the Ammortal Chambe...

Manna Vitality founders David Reid and Brad McDonnell invite us into the hidden intelligence of our individual liquid crystalline matrix, and how we can awaken new levels of vitality. Manna is beyond supplementation, it’s a living transmission of gold, shilajit, and light, created to elevate our field and usher in a transcendent way of being human. Manna Vitality: 10% off Manna Instagram Connect w...

After an unexpected crisis that led to the amputation of his leg, Dr. John Lieurance saw firsthand how restrictive healthcare protocols block access to holistic interventions, and how even basic patient care is often overlooked. In this conversation, Dr. John shares the emotional challenges of his recovery while exposing the deeper gaps in our medical system. This episode is both a wake-up call an...