What you’ll hear in this episode:- Why “I’m so busy” can quietly keep us stuck- How Austin Classical Guitar grew into an organization built on beauty and kindness - Bringing guitar into public schools at scale, and what it unlocked for students - What Matt learned from working with incarcerated youth, and why music breaks through- Why it was never about the guitar — it’s about belonging, confidence, and connection - Where education focuses vs. what actually changes a life- How music expresses the human-divine connection- Breathwork, mantra, journaling, and daily inner training- Why power requires awareness, responsibility, and choosing love over fear- Art, story, and the hero’s journey as tools for meaning and healing - A live performance by Matt

–––About Matt Hinsley:Matt Hinsley is the Executive Director of Austin Classical Guitar, where he’s helped build one of the country’s leading classical guitar nonprofits by raising millions for concert, community, and education programs. ACG’s educational programs have expanded into GuitarCurriculum.com (used by schools worldwide) and LetsPlayGuitar.org, a braille lifelong-learning resource for blind and visually impaired students. Matt is also the author of 7 books, and across his work focuses on how beauty, kindness, and arts education can transform lives at scale — especially for young people who need belonging and possibility the most.Timestamps:0:00:00 — Preview0:00:32 — Intro: Michael Collins’ documentary ‘INTUITION’0:03:14 — Welcome Matt Hinsley0:06:12 — Why Matt founded Austin Classical Guitar0:11:34 — Adult ensembles and the shift from achievement to community0:17:02 — Scaling guitar education through public schools0:22:41 — Beauty, kindness, and why music brings people together0:28:19 — Why Matt wrote Form & Essence0:33:55 — Education, consciousness, and preparing humanity for the Age of Abundance0:39:44 — What makes us human and how music expresses the human-divine connection0:45:12 — How music transforms intention, identity, and even a courtroom0:51:08 — Incarceration, meditation, and leadership0:56:47 — How spiritual practice builds inner stability1:02:31 — Why inspiration matters more than duty in service and leadership1:08:14 — Gratitude, awareness, and reconnecting with the inner self1:13:52 — Using fantasy to explore division, connection, and meaning1:19:38 — Breaking down dogma and reuniting science and spirituality1:25:41 — What music reveals about being human and creating abundance1:33:17 — Matt performs Agustín Barrios’ “Julia Florida”1:39:50 — Closing reflectionsBooks mentioned in this episode:- The Tao of Willie — Turk Pipkin + Willie Nelson- Beauty — John O’Donohue- Form & Essence — Matt Hinsley- Conscious Capitalism — John Mackey + ​​Raj Sisodia- The Secret of Secrets — Dan Brown- Awareness — Anthony de Mello- Proof of Heaven — Eben Alexander- The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings — J.R.R. Tolkien- The Hero’s Journey — Joseph Campbell- Creativity to Community — Matt Hinsley- Classical Guitar for Young People — Matt Hinsley- Tinder & Flint — Matt Hinsley + Billy Garretsen- Rockmoor — Matt Hinsley + Billy Garretsen- Meriden — Matt Hinsley + Billy Garretsen- Dormarion — Matt Hinsley and Billy Garretsen- Castle Hill — Matt Hinsley + Billy Garretsen- How to Surrender to God — David R. Hawkins- Power vs. Force — David R. Hawkins- The Bhagavad Gita — Stephen Mitchell (tr.)Links:GuitarCurriculum.com: https://www.guitarcurriculum.com/John O’Donohue on Krista Tippett's podcast: https://tinyurl.com/ycx4tyehAngela Duckworth’s TED Talk: https://tinyurl.com/3ynxsuc5The Telepathy Tapes: https://tinyurl.com/2khfa57mInner Worlds Outer Worlds: https://tinyurl.com/yd8ae57hQigong meditation: https://tinyurl.com/yc68ans5‘The Fire of Inspiration’ blog post: https://tinyurl.com/yxtfy945Michael Collins’ documentary: https://tinyurl.com/mwhxwhwhThe Nobelity Project: https://www.nobelity.org/

What you’ll hear in this episode:

- Why the world is entering a period of profound structural change across economics, geopolitics, and technology

- How fear, uncertainty, and emotional reactions shape markets, policy decisions, and collective behavior

- How awareness of our own reactions shapes better responses to global change

- Why leaders need empathy and emotional awareness to navigate uncertainty

- How narratives, meaning, and shared stories influence economic and geopolitical outcomes

- What exponential technologies like AI reveal about power, governance, and responsibility

- How spirituality quietly informs better decision-making

- The importance of inner resilience, adaptability, and humility when facing uncertainty

- Choosing clarity and consciousness over fear in an age of rapid transformation

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About Love Conquers Fear:

In an era of exponentially evolving AI and robotics, one question looms: Will humanity make it? Love Conquers Fear is where leadership meets love, technology serves humanity, and vision becomes action. Host, Brett Alexander Hurt, tech entrepreneur and investor, sits down with some of the world’s most influential people to ask: Will we unite to create the Age of Abundance for All?

Listen on:

Apple Podcasts: http://tiny.cc/LCF-Apple

Amazon Music: https://tinyurl.com/LCF-Amazon

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About Pippa Malmgren:

Pippa Malmgren is a global economist, geopolitical strategist, and best-selling author who has advised governments, institutions, and investors around the world. She has served at the highest levels of policy and finance, including as Special Assistant to President George W. Bush, advisor to the Cabinet of the United Kingdom, and Deputy Head of Global Strategy at UBS. Known for her ability to connect geopolitics, markets, energy, technology, and human behavior, Pippa helps leaders make sense of complex global change. Her work increasingly explores how perception, psychology, and consciousness influence economic and geopolitical outcomes in times of uncertainty and transformation.

Follow Pippa on Substack: https://drpippa.substack.com/

Timestamps:

0:00:00 — Preview

0:00:35 — Intro: The Secret of Secrets; Bhutan as a model for some as the future of society

0:06:04 — Welcome Pippa Malmgren

0:07:46 — Pippa’s thesis on how we get to abundance

0:11:28 — 3D-printed neighborhoods, free energy, supersonic deliveries

0:13:37 — Why we’re at a moment of real revolution in human history

0:16:44 — Borderless spaces: AI, supercomputing, and the cloud

0:21:56 — Global superpowers, nuclear weapons, and the need for “heartware”

0:31:50 — Learning about consciousness from whales and indigenous populations

0:36:18 — How governments spend during moments of transformation

0:44:45 — Teaching AI empathy, care, and protection

1:00:42 — Pippa on the future of humanity and how to get more comfortable with change

1:09:27 — How quantum physics challenges how we understand reality

1:16:47 — Consciousness, hypnagogia, and the limits of material explanation

1:29:33 — Life on other planets, Robert Oppenheimer, and the Genesis Mission

1:38:12 — DeepSeek vs. Stargate, the illusion of an AI race, and Pippa’s spiritual experiences

1:45:01 — Faith, bravery, trusting the universe, and going to the top of the Himalayas

1:52:00 — Anomalous phenomena and ancient spiritual wisdom

2:00:04 — UAPs and how perception shapes reality

2:03:54 — Closing thoughts

Books mentioned in this episode:

- The Secret of Secrets — Dan Brown

- The Diamond Age — Neal Stephenson

- The Alchemist — Paulo Coelho

- The Lord of the Rings — J. R. R. Tolkien

- The Tao of Willie — Willie Nelson & Turk Pipkin

- Bhagavad Gita — Stephen Mitchell

- Signals — Pippa Malmgren

- LSD and the Mind of the Universe — Christopher M. Bache

Check out Brett’s short story “The Whale’s Dream:” https://brettahurt.substack.com/p/the-whales-dream-a-short-story

"The Thinking Game" – Google DeepMind documentary:

https://youtu.be/d95J8yzvjbQ