The Metagame

The tendency to hedge is a modern disease. This rich discussion re-inspired me to go all-in with my life. Daniel Thorson is dedicated to monastic practices and lives at The Monastic Academy in Vermont — a wisdom institution that trains trustworthy people. At the start of the 2020 pandemic, he became an overnight focus of media attention after he emerged from a silent retreat and tweeted, “I’m back...

Layman Pascal used to be a meditation and yoga teacher — but he’s feeling better now. He’s a post-metaphysical spiritual philosopher. That means he has the ability to re-enchant your experience of the world without triggering your inner skeptic. He also philosophizes about metamodernism, Integral Theory, nonduality, theology, shamanism, existential risk and politics. Topics include: * Layman’s ext...

Alex Ebert is a Golden Globe-winning singer-songwriter and composer. He is best known for being the lead singer and songwriter for the bands Ima Robot and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros . He is also a philosopher, exploring ideas around death, self-hood, creativity, media, status anxiety and coolness. Topics include: * Alex’s creative process (i.e. meeting the daemon) * Why memes have made e...

Guy Sengstock is the founder and creator of the Circling™ Method. He has been facilitating transformation for individuals, groups and corporations internationally for more than 20 years. You can learn more about him at the Circling Institute and on his YouTube channel . Topics include: * What Circling is and how it came to be * How psychedelics down-regulate culture * How Circling engenders psyche...

This conversation broke me open. Andrew is a Practical Philosopher and Zen Buddhist who teaches people how to inquire into the things that matter most. This is a luminous, heartfelt journey about the deepest questions. Topics include: * why Andrew meditates for 6-10hrs a day * the hard limits of philosophy * what even is The Tao * Andrew’s taxonomy for the different flavours of meditation * miscon...

John Vervaeke is an award-winning lecturer at the University of Toronto in Psychology, Cognitive Science and Buddhist Psychology. His academic interests include wisdom, mindfulness, the meaning crisis, relevance realization, general intelligence and rationality. Topics include: * why going meta can be bad for intimacy * why Love is more important than Reason * what even is Wisdom? * the 4 types of...

Bard is a philosopher-rockstar. Truly one of the most original thinkers I've ever met. He's also a musician, artist, songwriter, music producer, famous TV personality, religious and political activist, and one of the founders of the  Syntheist religious movement . Topics include: * fuck you money * the importance of pursuing 2 careers * discovering your primary and secondary archetypes * the simil...