The Vance Crowe Podcast

Alex Kaschuta is a writer, cultural critic and podcast host from Romania searching for truth in the darker corners of the internet. Alex and Vance Crowe discuss the fog of war and how information is hard to come by during times of crisis, including the current war between Russia and Ukraine. They also discuss changes in culture surrounding gender identity, the state's role in homemaking decisions...

Shaun Newman is a Canadian podcaster, and former oil and gas employee. The Shaun Newman Podcast has become a national phenomenon after Shaun began asking tough questions about Canadian policy. He sat down with Vance Crowe to talk about why he quietly left the trucker convoy, his 2 month media blackout, and where he is taking the SNP in the future. Shaun's Twitter: https://twitter.com/SNewmanPodcas...

Alex Dodge is an international artist who's work ranges from painting to prints and he plans much of his work in Virtual Reality.  Alex joined Vance Crowe in Virtual Reality to do a tour of some works of art that are particularly important to them.  00:00 Start 00:31 Introduction to Alex Dodge and VR Museum 4:57 Bruno Luchesi 13:40 David Hammons: Pray for America 26:44 Claude Monet: Water Lilies 3...

Alina Chan is a molecular biologist working at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. She published a book with 2 time past VCP guest Matt Ridley about the origin of Coronavirus that exposed a narrative that was very different from what was being reported at the time. She returns to the podcast to talk with Vance about what's changed with the story about the origin of Coronavirus since her last a...

This week Vance Crowe decides to air a recording of a talk he delivered in January of 2022 in San Antonio, Texas to the White Commercial Corporation Master Management Conference.  This talk discusses how a person can make lasting changes that have previously proven difficult.  Vance talks about the voice of resistance, resentment, who you spend time with and how to be a good mentor/mentee. If you...

Quick Dick McDick is a hired hand on a farm in Saskatchewan where he makes humorous videos that are seen around the world about life in Tufnell. QDMD speaks to Vance Crowe about the larger view of the trucker convoy that took place in Canada and continues in the way the Canadian government is prosecuting those involved. QDQM is a returning guest to the Vance Crowe podcast. The two speak about how...

Samo Burja returns to the podcast to talk with Vance about the evolving situation between Russia and Ukraine. Samo and Vance talk about what the Russians are thinking, how he believes the situation may continue to unfold, the fly on the wall that is China and more.   Samo is a sociologist and the founder of Bismark Analysis, a firm that helps companies, governments, philanthropists, and investors...

Jerod McDaniel is a farmer, podcaster and heretic living in rural Oklahoma. Jerod and Vance talk about what his area's response to coronavirus has looked like, how power is managed and moves through groups of people, personal responsibility and 'outsourcing culture'. Follow Jerod on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jerodmcdaniel Listen to Jerod's podcast: https://aguncensored.libsyn.com/ Vance Crowe P...

William Prigge is an expert on soviet Russia and the former professor of Vance Crowe. Together they sat down to explore the different perspectives one could have around the Ukraine-Russia Crisis.  Vance Crowe Podcast Website: https://www.vancecrowe.com/podcast YouTube Full Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCigB7W5bX_gCinJxev9WB8w/ YouTube Clips: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJKKb66A5_...

Oded Rechavi is a professor at Tel Aviv University in Israel who primarily works on transgenerational inheritance. Vance sat down with Oded to talk about what factors from our environment can influence what we pass down to the next generation, how these stressors can get stored in the epigenetic record of an organism as well as IVF and Oded's favorite science fiction.  Follow Oded on Twitter: http...

Valentin Manher is a Ukrainian Citizen and a teacher of multiple languages. In this special edition of the podcast, Vance sits down to talk with Valentin about his experience as an individual on the western side of the country, how he is thinking about the risk to his family, and what he believes the world should know about what is happening in his country.  Vance Crowe Podcast Website: https://ww...

Dr. Michael Levin returns to the podcast to talk about the unbelievable progress made in his research towards limb regeneration. Michael and Vance also talk about the future of medicine, how electroceuticals could be the future of therapeutic agents, how cognition manifests in all different types of intelligence, and Michael's favorite work of science fiction.  Michael Levin's Twitter: https://twi...

Richard Watson is a professor who believes that natural selection doesn't tell the whole story of how nature evolves over time. In this conversation, Richard and Vance talk about his theory of 'natural induction' which suggests that nature is a system that learns more like a human brain. They also discuss how relationships in communities change over time, how networks learn and healthy competition...

Welf von Hören is the creator of an app called Potential that helps users reclaim their attention, and add a deeper level of control over their behavior with technology. Welf and Vance talk about how to safegaurd yourself from things out to hijack your attention. They also discuss addiction, vices and  what the future of 'humane technology' might look like. Try Welf's App: https://potential.app/ C...

Phil Luce is the CEO of White Commercial Corporation, a grain trading company that specializes in basis training, relationship building and teaching. Phil sat down with Vance Crowe to discuss succession planning, basis trading and career opportunities for young people that are hidden from view. White Commercial Corporation: https://www.whitecommercial.com/ Philip on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ph...

Bernard aka Chubbyemu creates videos on YouTube that describes medical cases he or his colleagues have seen in the past. These videos have been viewed hundreds of millions of times around the world. We discuss human legacy, society, scams, and implications of creative work Bernard also recently started a new channel  called Big Emus to discuss cameras and lessons learned during filmmaking: https:/...

Zak Stein is an expert in psychology and philosophy, and previously a Co-Founder at Lectica Inc. His expertise is in how people learn. He sat down with Vance Crowe to discuss the difference between propaganda and education. During this conversation Zak and Vance talk about how the CIA has a history of focusing its propaganda wars on the US population and how the US government attempted to use psyc...

Miriam Hoffman is a former national FFA officer and a member of the Articulate Ventures Network. Miriam completed her year as a national officer with a bang, concluding her term with a speech at the national convention that talked about preserving tradition while pursuing the future. Vance and Miriam talk about this experience of serving the FFA, how the organization has changed and what it is lik...

Joscha Bach is a rare mind. He is an artificial intelligence researcher that is sought out by people doing research to understand how the human mind works. He sat down with Vance Crowe for a second time to discuss if our world is in a more precarious place than in the past. Bach discusses what happens if a parent chooses not to download a religious software onto their child.  Joscha Bach mention's...

Most Surprising: Lucy Thackray (episode #144) Contribution to the Pattern Language: David Goodhart (episode #104) Most Up-The-Graph: Lee Cronin (episode #126) Prompted you to change your life: Erik Hoel (episode #135) Most Memorable: Jim Rutt ( First appearance episode #114) Virtual Reality episode #124) Most Talked About: Rob Henderson (episode #106) Most Uncomfortable: Aella (episode #100) Most...

Justin Murphy is an independent social scientist who writes about philosophy, science, and technology. Vance and Justin talk about why he left the safety net of academia to teach courses independently online and how this choice is telling of a broader trend that Justin refers to as prestige defection. Vance and Justin also discuss Rene Girard, covering his views on mimetic desire and mob mentaliti...

Evija has a Ph. D. in Depth Psychology and is a board member of the Jungian Society for Scholarly Studies . Evija left a 20 year career at the World Bank Group where she met Vance, to study Jungian psychology full time. Vance and Evija have a deep discussion about meditation, searching for truth and why people tell stories.  Evija's website: https://www.evolfve.com/ Learn more about the Jungian So...

Alex Dodge is an internationally acclaimed artist with studios in both New York City and Tokyo. His art is a unique blend of mediums, is designed in virtual space and then hand crafted. He speaks with Vance Crowe about textures, colors, shadows, and the medium of art itself. Dodge recently had a daughter and the two discuss whether someone is born an artist or if they become one from their environ...

Alina Chan is a molecular biologist who specializes in gene therapy and cell engineering at the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT. She published a pre-print document regarding a hypothesis about how COVID-19 might have entered humans. This led Chan on a wild adventure to discover COVID-19 true origins. Alina Chan is the co-author of the book Viral with Matt Ridley. To purchase the book and suppor...

David Wood goes to violent conflict regions to find ways to bring people together so that they can resolve issues that are leading to war.  Wood is a professor of practice at Seton Hall University's School of Diplomacy and International Relations. The CPCS website: https://www.shu-cpcs.org/ Ethical commemoration: https://www.shu-cpcs.org/ethics-of-political-commemoration Vance Crowe Podcast Websit...