Memory is a central part of what makes us who we are. It is a necessary ingredient to having a sense of self. I sat down with Dr. Jarrod Lewis-Peacock to talk about his research on memory and forgetting. We talk about what memory is and how mem

10 Eating Bugs for Nutrition, Sustainability, Food Security...and because it makes sense with Robert Nathan Allen

Mar 16th, 2020 1h 41m

We have a strange disgust for bugs in the West. The truth is they're chock full of vital nutrients, they're economic, they resource efficient, and they can be prepared in all sorts of tasty ways. Plus, most humans have eaten them as a staple in

09 The Power of Habits, Creative Problem Solving, & Re-framing Failure w/ Dr. Art Markman

Mar 9th, 2020 1h 3m

Art Markman is a cognitive psychologist who studies human behavior, motivation, habits, and cognition. I had a fascinating conversation with Art about the adaptive purpose of our tendency towards habitual behavior and thinking, the use of metap

08 Fifteen Years of International Travel, Human Nature, &The Illusion of Normal w/ Joe Voigts

Feb 24th, 2020 1h 38m

I spent 3 weeks in Israel with my cousin Joe Voigts. He's been traveling the world for over 15 years and lived on nearly every continent teaching English, taking portrait photos, interviewing strangers for his podcast, and making friends around

07 Reconnecting with Body, Healing Trauma, and Being a Sex Witch w/ Jamie Lee Finch

Feb 17th, 2020 1h 35m

I sat down with my good friend, embodiment coach, and author Jamie Lee Finch. We talk all about the insanely complex bodies we inhabit and the experience of trauma, both large and small, that often leads us to dissociate from that body. In her

06 Redefining Success, Aligning Priorities, and Healing The Divide w/ Daniel Oppong

Feb 10th, 2020 1h 25m

I sat down with my old friend, Daniel Oppong, to pick his brain on what I didn't realize was his birthday. Daniel has found success in most things he's done in life, most recently in venture capital and starting a company in the health sector.

Solo Episode 4: Life is the meditation

Feb 5th, 2020 24m 35s

What if every moment was the meditation? Life itself, with all the ups and downs, is our great teacher. In this solo episode, I explore the possibility that everything that "brings us down" or "gets us high" are our guide posts. Anxious thought

05 The Network of Life, Reimagining Our Place As Humans, & Ecological Crises w/ David George Haskell

Feb 3rd, 2020 1h 39m

I sat down with ecologist, David George Haskell, author of award winning books "The Forest Unseen" and "The Songs of Trees". In his books, he sets aside his scientific research for a moment to simply be in the forest and observe. The conclusion

Solo Episode 3: Probing the senses

Jan 29th, 2020 50m 21s

Attention is EVERYTHING. It determines the quality of every experience we have in life. That's why I come back to it over and over. In this solo episode, I dive into how I think about attention and being present. Despite the fluffy words we hav

04 Art is Essential, Creativity & Letting Go, Depression & Anxiety w/ Ben Griffith

Jan 27th, 2020 1h 53m

I sat down with my good friend, artist and spiritual seeker, Ben Griffith. Ben has built a career as an artist and has done so without a hint of pretension. In fact, he insists that art and creativity is nothing to do with talent- that it's as

Solo Episode 2: A New Experiment

Jan 22nd, 2020 19m

After a short life and travel update from myself and my pup, Solo, I share my idea for a solo (not my dog) episode experiment. Essentially, I'm going to try out sharing one solo episode per week in addition to the main interview episodes that a

03 Being a Death Doula, Natural Burial, & Our Relationship with Death w/ John Christian Phifer

Jan 20th, 2020 1h 22m

I sat down with John Christian Phifer, the founder and director of Larkspur Conservation where he now practices natural burial after spending a decade as a funeral director in the corporatized funeral industry. We talk about how the unnatural p

02 Mapping the Meditative Mind, Mind-Body Connection, and Rewriting Mental Patterns w/ Dr. Dave Vago

Jan 11th, 2020 1h 10m

Dr. Dave Vago is a cognitive neuroscientist researching the brain while meditating and former Senior Researcher and current Fellow with the Mind and Life Institute working with the Dalai Lama. And, he's an all-around interesting guy. We talk ab

Intro to The Map of Everything Podcast w/ Andy Derrick

Jan 3rd, 2020 20m 59s

This is a solocast with yours truly, Andy Derrick. I introduce the podcast and explain why I'm adding one more podcast to the world. I share the long birthing process of this idea, get a tad esoteric about our place in the universe and the impo

01 World Saving Mushrooms, Low-tech Mushroom Cultivation and Foraging, and Nature Connection w/ Wes Wojtowicz

Jan 3rd, 2020 1h 44m

I sit down with self-motivated mycologist (someone who studies fungi), Wes Wojtowicz, for a deep dive into the amazing world of fungi. We talk about what fungi are and fungal reproduction and metabolism. We discuss all the great work and resear

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