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  • #55: Awakening With Ayahuasca: From a Single Journey to a Lifetime of Healing — Maxi Cohen
    2026/04/21
    What you’ll hear in this episode:- Maxi’s family Holocaust survival roots and her lifelong search for the Divine- The ayahuasca ceremony that shifted Maxi to direct spiritual experience- Ayahuasca and deep nervous-system rewiring- A hit-and-run healing story that reshaped what Maxi thinks the medicine can do- Integration as the real work and what goes wrong when people skip it- Maxi’s bigger mission: documentaries, real-world healing, culture change, and protecting the AmazonAbout 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? These conversations are calls to action, awakening leaders everywhere to rise and help humanity choose the Light.Follow Brett Alexander Hurt on:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bretthurt/X/Twitter: https://x.com/brettahurtMedium: https://databrett.medium.com/Substack: https://brettahurt.substack.com/Watch on:YouTube: http://tiny.cc/LCF-YTSpotify: http://tiny.cc/LCF-SpotifyListen on:Apple Podcasts: http://tiny.cc/LCF-AppleAmazon Music: https://tinyurl.com/LCF-AmazonAbout Maxi Cohen:Maxi Cohen is an award-winning NYC-based artist and filmmaker whose work explores consciousness, healing, and social change — and has been collected by MoMA and The Met. She’s also an executive producer of “From Shock to Awe”, a documentary on psychedelic healing for veterans with PTSD. Blending lived experience with advocacy, Maxi focuses on what happens after the “peak” experience: integration, responsibility, and turning spiritual insight into a more grounded, compassionate life.Timestamps:0:00:00 — Preview0:00:38 — Intro: Autobiography of a Yogi, Brett's soul quest, Sol Rashidi0:03:45 — Welcome Maxi Cohen0:07:03 — Ayahuasca awakening, divine communion, educating therapists on integration0:22:01 — From Shock to Awe, indigenous wisdom, the Amazon, plant-medicine healing0:30:15 — Many paths to awakening, safe ceremony, integration, tech responsibility0:44:01 — From scarcity to abundance, higher consciousness, love over fear0:52:07 — Rise of B Corps, community health, ancient texts, abundance as a collective choice1:04:47 — Closing reflectionsBooks mentioned in this episode:- Autobiography of a Yogi — Paramahansa Yogananda- The Immortality Key — Brian C. Muraresku- Proof of Heaven — Eben Alexander- The Map of Heaven — Eben Alexander, Ptolemy Tompkins- Believing Is Seeing — Michael Guillen- Bhagavad Gita — Stephen Mitchell (tr.)- Tao Te Ching — Stephen Mitchell (tr.)- Psychedelic Medicine & Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy — Richard C. Schwartz, David Lovas, Martha Sweezy, Sunny StrasburgLinks:Eben Alexander on episode 46 of Love Conquers Fear: https://tinyurl.com/bdzh5ueu“Inner Worlds Outer Worlds” doc: https://tinyurl.com/yd8ae57hMaxi Cohen’s films:- “The Holy Give Me”: https://tinyurl.com/6s5aeeyr- “Ayahuasca Diaries”: https://tinyurl.com/mwzawvy5- “From Shock to Awe”: https://tinyurl.com/3sd6xcjjAmericans for Ibogaine: https://tinyurl.com/27yhvjcs“In Waves and War” doc: https://tinyurl.com/456mf76wDo More Good’s “ROI of Why” conference: https://tinyurl.com/4jjc8kk7Dario Amodei’s essay “The Adolescence of Technology”: https://tinyurl.com/235a2n3tThe Progress Network: https://tinyurl.com/4sdm8ddfFix the News: https://fixthenews.com/Study linking practice of TM to reduced crime: https://tinyurl.com/y37aprnxSign up for Maxi Cohen’s free monthly “Ask Me Anything” events: https://tinyurl.com/3xx4ztrbLeor Roseman’s study on Israelis and Palestinians drinking ayahuasca together: https://tinyurl.com/mrx2exr4
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    1 時間 7 分
  • #54: (Part 2) Navigating AI Codependence: Protecting the Workforce Over Efficiency — Sol Rashidi
    2026/04/16
    What you’ll hear in this episode:- Why Gen X may be the bridge generation to an AI-native world- The “ships in a fleet” idea and why a collective awakening beats isolation- Culture, conscious capitalism, and AI as the real leadership test right now- Why productivity can scale the wrong work and why effectiveness matters more- New ROI metrics that matter in the AI era like culture and relevancy- The “human-in-the-loop” paradox and the talent pipeline we’re quietly breaking- Outsourcing tasks — not critical thinking — and the risk of intellectual atrophy- AI FOMO, the AGI race, and why governance and human judgment have to catch up fastAbout 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? These conversations are calls to action, awakening leaders everywhere to rise and help humanity choose the Light.Follow Brett Alexander Hurt on:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bretthurt/X/Twitter: https://x.com/brettahurtMedium: https://databrett.medium.com/Substack: https://brettahurt.substack.com/Watch on:YouTube: http://tiny.cc/LCF-YTSpotify: http://tiny.cc/LCF-SpotifyListen on:Apple Podcasts: http://tiny.cc/LCF-AppleAmazon Music: https://tinyurl.com/LCF-AmazonAbout Sol Rashidi:Sol Rashidi is a longtime AI builder, entrepreneur, and keynote speaker widely recognized for her work at the intersection of AI adoption, governance, and workforce readiness. She was appointed the world’s first Chief AI Officer for an enterprise role and helped IBM launch Watson, later holding senior executive roles across multiple major organizations. A three-time TEDx speaker and the bestselling author of “Your AI Survival Guide”, Sol’s work translates fast-moving AI into practical human-centered strategy that consistently emphasizes trust and accountability.Timestamps:0:00:00 — Preview 0:00:39 — Intro: Culturati Summit0:01:47 — Brett sits down with Sol Rashidi at the Culturati Summit0:04:49 — Path to becoming first Chief AI Officer, purpose, big enterprises’ AI rollout0:10:19 — Shifting success metrics, workforce paradox, incentive traps, new talent models0:16:21 — Collective consciousness shift, AI-native startups, inflated valuations, entropy0:22:07 — Scaling without discipline, AGI race, spiritual grounding, protecting purpose0:27:55 — Consciousness as judgment, signal extraction, future of abundance0:33:27 — Drive to decode reality, how greed blocks abundance, choosing love over fear0:41:13 — Long-term planning in AI era, spiritual texts as guidance, responsible leaders0:49:34 — AI checklist for leaders, avoiding intellectual atrophy, investing in peopleBooks mentioned in this episode:- Genesis — Craig Mundie, Eric Schmidt, Henry Kissinger- The Secret of Secrets — Dan Brown- A World Appears — Michael Pollan- Lights On — Annaka HarrisLinks:Culturati Summit: https://tinyurl.com/4vzjuhd9Demis Hassabis’ interview with Chris Anderson at TED: https://tinyurl.com/mmabm42dDemis Hassabis’ X post about the quest for the nature of our reality that Elon Musk commented on: https://tinyurl.com/yc4fcfnwAmericans for Ibogaine: https://tinyurl.com/27yhvjcsDario Amodei’s essay “The Adolescence of Technology”: https://tinyurl.com/235a2n3tDemis Hassabis on “60 Minutes”: https://tinyurl.com/3hu2jdwmNew York Times op-ed by Thomas Friedman in collaboration with Craig Mundie: https://tinyurl.com/36uraed7“The AI Doc” documentary: https://tinyurl.com/mt7wj8ctThe Telepathy Tapes (S1): https://tinyurl.com/4pyansfeThe Telepathy Tapes (S2): ⁠https://tinyurl.com/2khfa57m⁠
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    56 分
  • #54: (Part 1) Human-Led AI: Building a Future That Prioritizes People and Purpose — Sol Rashidi
    2026/04/14

    What you’ll hear in this episode:

    - Why Sol believes the future has to be human-led and AI-supported

    - What AI was supposed to do in the workplace: amplify people, not erase purpose

    - The real problem with the AI rush: speed without security, governance, or guardrails

    - Why “AI FOMO” is pushing leaders to deploy before they’re ready

    - Why relationships still beat tools, even in an AI-native workplace

    - Sol’s awakening after burnout and the non-negotiable rituals that keep her centered

    - Why stillness matters more than ever in a world built for speed, noise, and convenience

    - Why abundance needs something higher than intelligence to become shared good


    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? These conversations are calls to action, awakening leaders everywhere to rise and help humanity choose the Light.


    Follow Brett Alexander Hurt on:

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bretthurt/

    X/Twitter: https://x.com/brettahurt

    Medium: https://databrett.medium.com/

    Substack: https://brettahurt.substack.com/


    Watch on:

    YouTube: http://tiny.cc/LCF-YT

    Spotify: http://tiny.cc/LCF-Spotify


    Listen on:

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

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


    About Sol Rashidi:

    Sol Rashidi is a longtime AI builder, entrepreneur, and keynote speaker widely recognized for her work at the intersection of AI adoption, governance, and workforce readiness. She was appointed the world’s first Chief AI Officer for an enterprise role and helped IBM launch Watson, later holding senior executive roles across multiple major organizations. A three-time TEDx speaker and the bestselling author of “Your AI Survival Guide”, Sol’s work translates fast-moving AI into practical human-centered strategy that consistently emphasizes trust and accountability.


    Timestamps:

    0:00:00 — Preview

    0:00:39 — Intro: Science and spirituality, consciousness, ayahuasca

    0:07:49 — Welcome Sol Rashidi

    0:11:07 — Relationships beat tools, upbringing and early identity, grit through sports

    0:22:13 — Finding your natural lane, bridging business and tech, career acceleration, burnout

    0:33:41 — Taking time off, builder vs. advisor, “replace humans” AI narrative, human-led future

    0:42:27 — Purpose tied to work, AI security gaps, agency, abundance vs. unequal access

    0:52:59 — Awakening among AI leaders, cost-cutting, outsourcing tasks, expertise gap

    1:05:25 — AI information overload, critical thinking skills, relationships, road to abundance

    1:23:57 — Positive vision for future, consciousness shifts, Gen X, Sol's grounding rituals

    1:30:33 — Sol's version of spirituality, Kuan Yin, compassion, heart-led leadership

    1:38:06 — Closing reflections


    Books mentioned in this episode:

    - Believing Is Seeing — Michael Guillen

    - Medicine Song — Joseph Tafur

    - Proof of Heaven — Eben Alexander

    - The Map of Heaven — Eben Alexander, Ptolemy Tompkins

    - Your AI Survival Guide — Sol Rashidi

    - Bhagavad Gita — Stephen Mitchell (tr.)

    - Love Is Letting Go of Fear — Gerald G. Jampolsky

    - A Course in Miracles — Helen Schucman


    Links:

    Americans for Ibogaine: https://tinyurl.com/27yhvjcs

    Sol Rashidi on the “Catalog & Cocktails” podcast: https://tinyurl.com/462rx22r

    Culturati Summit: https://tinyurl.com/4vzjuhd9

    Dario Amodei’s essay “The Adolescence of Technology”: https://tinyurl.com/235a2n3t

    Demis Hassabis’ X post about the quest for the nature of our reality that Elon Musk commented on: https://tinyurl.com/yc4fcfnw

    “The Social Dilemma” doc: https://tinyurl.com/2334c65h

    “The AI Doc” documentary: https://tinyurl.com/mt7wj8ct

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    1 時間 42 分
  • #53: A Breakthrough Worth Fighting For: Psychedelics & the Future of Healing Trauma — Bryan Hubbard
    2026/04/09
    What you’ll hear in this episode:- Why Bryan thinks ibogaine could change the game for trauma and addiction- Bryan’s coal-country roots, faith, and the purpose that took root in him early- What 16 years in the legal system taught Bryan about institutions that profit from suffering- How opioids ravage Kentucky and much of America’s most vulnerable- Addiction as spiritual pain, not just a medical problem- How psilocybin shifted Bryan’s view of plant medicine and led him to ibogaine- The gray-market risk and why standards, trials, and medical access matter- The Kentucky-to-Texas policy fight that sparked major public investment in ibogaine researchAbout 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? These conversations are calls to action, awakening leaders everywhere to rise and help humanity choose the Light.Follow Brett Alexander Hurt on:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bretthurt/Medium: https://databrett.medium.com/Substack: https://brettahurt.substack.com/Watch on:YouTube: http://tiny.cc/LCF-YTSpotify: http://tiny.cc/LCF-SpotifyListen on:Apple: http://tiny.cc/LCF-AppleAmazon: https://tinyurl.com/LCF-AmazonAbout Bryan Hubbard:Bryan Hubbard is the CEO of Americans for Ibogaine, a nonprofit he co-founded with former Texas Governor Rick Perry to advance research and medical access to ibogaine for trauma, addiction, and related mental health conditions. Previously, he led major public-systems work in Kentucky, including opioid-abatement efforts and reforms tied to disability, child support, and Medicaid enforcement. Today, he’s one of the most prominent state-level advocates for ibogaine trials, and has taken the conversation to major platforms and policy forums focused on veteran care.Timestamps:0:00:00 — Preview0:00:55 — Intro: Award acceptance speech, A World Appears, decoding animal language0:07:22 — Welcome Bryan Hubbard0:10:07 — Grandparents’ faith and purpose, gratitude + grit, Gen X0:22:19 — Disillusionment with legal system, political patronage, opioid pipeline0:34:03 — Pain as broken spirit, exploitative systems, suffering as disability0:46:09 — Texas ibogaine initiative, Mexico clinics, safety standards0:59:23 — Opioid commission, Kentucky backlash, breakthrough in Texas1:11:18 — Bipartisan support for ibogaine plan, Austin ethos, ibogaine as spiritual catalyst1:35:20 — Closing reflectionsBooks mentioned in this episode:- A World Appears — Michael Pollan- The Immortality Key — Brian C. Muraresku- The Celestine Prophecy — James Redfield- The Tao of Willie — Willie Nelson + Turk Pipkin- Democracy in America — Alexis de Tocqueville- The Old Regime and the French Revolution — Alexis de Tocqueville- The Whole Story — John Mackey- The Seat of the Soul — Gary ZukavLinks:Americans for Ibogaine: https://tinyurl.com/27yhvjcs“You Can Do Magic” by America: https://tinyurl.com/3p2y3xfrMichael Pollan speaking at New Orleans Book Festival: https://tinyurl.com/ybwnch83Aza Raskin’s Earth Species Project: https://earthspecies.org/The Progress Network: https://tinyurl.com/4sdm8ddfFix the News: https://fixthenews.com/“The Big Conn” doc: https://tinyurl.com/2rsekhcjLamar Odom doc: https://tinyurl.com/mrxv5r2uRicky Perry video supporting Bryan’s commission: https://tinyurl.com/y3kbcyp3Newsweek op-ed: https://tinyurl.com/2x96wm2mThe Nobelity Project: https://www.nobelity.org/“In Waves and War” doc: https://tinyurl.com/456mf76wBryan Hubbard + Rick Perry on Joe Rogan’s podcast:https://tinyurl.com/2ey2zhdr (recorded after LCF)https://tinyurl.com/4ethc5zeBrett’s short story “The Whale’s Dream”: https://tinyurl.com/ycp47w82
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    1 時間 37 分
  • #52: What AI Can’t Replace: Neil Blumofe on Wonder and the Human Spirit
    2026/04/07
    What you’ll hear in this episode:- Why AI is making reality harder to trust and raising the stakes on wisdom and reverence- Neil’s story on faith and belonging and the painful Bar Mitzvah experience that pushed him away from Judaism for years- What pulled Neil back to Judaism, including studying in post-communist Poland- Neil on visiting the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp and how it reshaped his sense of Jewish memory and meaning- Wonder as a daily practice and how we lose it when we reduce people to labels and tribes- Interfaith as a lived posture and what it takes to build sacred community in real life- Why God can’t be reduced to a neat definition and why humility has to come first- Isaiah vs. Elijah as two spiritual modes — loud revelation vs. the “still small voice”- How getting out of your own way changes what you can perceive and why awe is a practiceAbout 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? These conversations are calls to action, awakening leaders everywhere to rise and help humanity choose the Light.Follow Brett Alexander Hurt on:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bretthurt/X/Twitter: https://x.com/brettahurtMedium: https://databrett.medium.com/Substack: https://brettahurt.substack.com/Watch on:YouTube: http://tiny.cc/LCF-YTSpotify: http://tiny.cc/LCF-SpotifyListen on:Apple Podcasts: http://tiny.cc/LCF-AppleAmazon Music: https://tinyurl.com/LCF-AmazonAbout Neil Blumofe:Neil Blumofe is the Senior Rabbi of Congregation Agudas Achim in Austin, where he blends deep Jewish tradition with a warm, human approach to meaning, community, and modern life. He’s a Senior Rabbinic Fellow of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem and a longtime voice at the intersection of Judaism, science, and technology — including his work with the nonprofit Sinai and Synapses. In Austin, Neil also hosts the long-running “Views and Brews” jazz series at UT’s Cactus Cafe, bringing big questions about identity, values, and spirituality into public conversation.Timestamps:0:00:00 — Preview 0:00:37 — Intro: Americans for Ibogaine, A World Appears0:05:17 — Welcome Neil Blumofe 0:08:23 — Divine moments, messages from loved ones, Bar Mitzvah, Auschwitz-Birkenau0:18:55 — Learning about Judaism, music as key to spiritual depth, Mongolia and healing0:29:04 — Jazz music, creativity as downloads from Source, interfaith work0:40:33 — Selma as a model for solidarity, fear programming, reclaiming humanity0:51:31 — Fear contagion, resisting labels and cancellation, divine Oneness across traditions1:01:06 — Leading from the heart, the unknowable God, why stillness beats certainty1:10:39 — Hiding spiritual truth, choosing authenticity, consciousness awakening1:20:33 — Synchronicity, science and spirituality, kinder online discernment1:31:17 — Quantum physics, ancient wisdom, non-local consciousness, religious evolution1:42:25 — Closing reflectionsBooks mentioned in this episode:- A World Appears — Michael Pollan- Lights On — Annaka Harris- The Creative Act — Rick Rubin- Awareness — Anthony de Mello- Fearlessness — Anthony de Mello- The Name — Mark Sameth- Spiritual Diary and Appointment Calendar — Christopher B. Hills- The Immortality Key — Brian C. Muraresku- 11 Days in May — JD Messinger- Tao Te Ching — Stephen Mitchell (tr.)- The Whole Story — John MackeyLinks:Americans for Ibogaine: https://tinyurl.com/27yhvjcsDo More Good’s “ROI of Why” conference: https://tinyurl.com/4jjc8kk7Bruce Lee vs. Navy SEAL: https://tinyurl.com/95vcre8mThe Telepathy Tapes (S2): https://tinyurl.com/2khfa57m
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    1 時間 44 分
  • #51: Faith and Fertility: A Holistic Approach to Reproductive Health — Ann Shippy
    2026/03/31
    What you’ll hear in this episode:- How Ann went from IBM chemical engineer to functional medicine doctor- Why conventional medicine often rules things out but misses root causes- The preconception lens and why baby health starts before pregnancy- Why paternal health matters and how sperm quality and toxin exposure shape outcomes- The biggest fertility disruptors, especially toxins, hormones, gut health, and nutrient status- Focusing on clean inputs, detox support, and metabolic basics before biohacks- Meditation as a core practice, including tools like neurofeedback to deepen consistency- Love as a real “field” and why spiritual experiences are lifting the veil to reveal a deeper reality- Psychedelics and near-death experiences as catalysts that can shift fear, expand awareness, and reframe healingAbout 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? These conversations are calls to action, awakening leaders everywhere to rise and help humanity choose the Light.Follow Brett Alexander Hurt on:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bretthurt/X/Twitter: https://x.com/brettahurtMedium: https://databrett.medium.com/Substack: https://brettahurt.substack.com/Watch on:YouTube: http://tiny.cc/LCF-YTSpotify: http://tiny.cc/LCF-SpotifyListen on:Apple Podcasts: http://tiny.cc/LCF-AppleAmazon Music: https://tinyurl.com/LCF-AmazonAbout Ann Shippy:Ann Shippy is a functional medicine physician and author of “The Preconception Revolution”. A former IBM chemical engineer, Ann brings a systems lens to root-cause medicine — connecting toxins, hormones, gut health, nutrients, and epigenetics to real-world outcomes. Her work blends advanced testing with practical lifestyle protocols to help families prepare for pregnancy with more clarity, resilience, and intention.Timestamps:0:00:00 — Preview0:00:51 — Intro: A World Appears, consciousness, Brett's new book0:08:45 — Welcome Ann Shippy0:11:58 — Ann's health journey, functional medicine, spiritual health0:24:07 — Formative influences, human suffering, infinite love0:35:29 — Love receptors, DNA amplification, metaphysics, reconciling science and spirituality0:46:25 — Restorative states, meditation, neurofeedback, intuitive superpowers0:56:05 — Declining fertility, preconception prep, spiritual layer of intentional conception1:06:31 — Spark of light, microbiome, epigenetics, self-love, past lives, new souls1:16:39 — Psychedelics, transcendent journey, emotional healing, Team Humanity1:29:28 — Bhutan, awakening vs. zero-sum thinking, heart shift1:36:55 — Closing reflectionsBooks mentioned in this episode:- A World Appears — Michael Pollan- Lights On — Annaka Harris- The Secret of Secrets — Dan Brown- How to Change Your Mind — Michael Pollan- The Preconception Revolution — Ann Shippy- Proof of Heaven — Eben Alexander- An End to Upside Down Thinking — Mark Gober- Big Mind Big Heart — Dennis Genpo Merzel- Fearlessness — Anthony de Mello- Awareness — Anthony de Mello- A Life Decoded — J. Craig Venter- Many Lives, Many Masters — Brian Weiss- Journey of Souls — Michael Newton- LSD and the Mind of the Universe — Christopher M. Bache- Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself — Joe Dispenza- The Alchemist — Paulo CoelhoLinks:The Telepathy Tapes (S2): https://tinyurl.com/2khfa57m“How to Change Your Mind” doc: https://tinyurl.com/5bvxm7erDo More Good’s “ROI of Why” conference: https://tinyurl.com/4jjc8kk7“Inner Worlds Outer Worlds” doc: https://tinyurl.com/yd8ae57hDr. Masaru Emoto’s rice and water experiment: https://tinyurl.com/4sexpxvmSpark of light at fertilization: https://tinyurl.com/bdzhyecr
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    1 時間 38 分
  • #50: Lead With Love: How Noom Unlocked a Healthier Future for Lasting Transformation — Saeju Jeong
    2026/03/26

    What you’ll hear in this episode:

    - Why Saeju thinks AI won’t remain just a tool, and what coexistence with AGI could look like for humanity

    - How Saeju’s South Korean roots shaped his community-service mindset, and why love became his foundation

    - Saeju’s first startup at 19 and what it taught him about focus and momentum

    - How Saeju’s father’s terminal diagnosis forced deeper questions about success and happiness

    - “Sick care” vs. true health, and why prevention and behavior change matter more than treating symptoms

    - How Noom turned psychology, habits, and coaching into scalable, measurable change

    - Culture as a competitive edge, including rituals that reinforce gratitude, mission, and trust

    - Why the AI era forces a deeper conversation about consciousness, meaning, and maturity

    - Meditation and Eastern philosophy as practical tools for staying grounded as power accelerates


    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? These conversations are calls to action, awakening leaders everywhere to rise and help humanity choose the Light.


    Follow Brett Alexander Hurt on:

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bretthurt/

    X/Twitter: https://x.com/brettahurt

    Medium: https://databrett.medium.com/

    Substack: https://brettahurt.substack.com/


    Watch on:

    YouTube: http://tiny.cc/LCF-YT

    Spotify: http://tiny.cc/LCF-Spotify


    Listen on:

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

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


    About Saeju Jeong:

    Saeju Jeong is the co-founder, Executive Chairman, and former CEO of Noom, a behavior-change company that helps people live healthier lives by combining psychology, coaching, and technology to turn habits into lasting change. Under his leadership, Noom’s platform grew to tens of millions of users worldwide and expanded into broader metabolic and whole-person health programs beyond weight loss. Saeju is also active in the global health and tech ecosystems, including work with the World Economic Forum and service on the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health board. Like Brett, he’s also a Henry Crown Fellow in the Aspen Institute.


    Timestamps:

    0:00:00 — Preview

    0:00:56 — Intro: NYC, Jonathan Greenblatt

    0:01:51 — Welcome Saeju Jeong

    0:04:57 — Family legacy of medicine and service, love as a foundation, choosing your own path

    0:14:36 — Mission-first entrepreneurship, building from frustration, father's cancer diagnosis

    0:24:19 — Defining success and purpose, "sick care" incentives, scaling impact

    0:33:42 — Starting from scratch, healthcare as the mission, finding the right co-founder

    0:43:54 — Founder trust and culture, behavior change psychology, hypergrowth

    0:53:07 — Leading with love, AI as an inflection point, open-source AGI, abundance

    1:01:48 — Building healthy habits, emotional depth of weight struggles, gratitude as motivation

    1:11:41 — AGI forecasts, recursive intelligence, human uniqueness, coexistence

    1:21:15 — What makes us human, Buddhism on perception and reality, felt experience

    1:30:48 — Love as the missing variable, quantum insights, consciousness, timeless connection

    1:41:01 — Contemplating origin and meaning, KOOM Festival, choosing love over fear

    1:51:45 — Closing reflections


    Books mentioned in this episode:

    - Life 3.0 — Max Tegmark

    - Proof of Heaven — Eben Alexander


    Links:

    Noom: https://tinyurl.com/5xbmtxhr

    Gartner report on AI spending in 2026: https://tinyurl.com/yt85ecca

    KOOM Festival NYC 2025: https://tinyurl.com/yum3adke

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    1 時間 54 分
  • #49: Antisemitism & AI: Protecting Truth in an Era of Increasing Misinformation — Jonathan Greenblatt
    2026/03/24
    What you’ll hear in this episode:- Why “Team Humanity” is the only way through polarization and AI-era chaos- What changed after Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, and why disinformation went exponential- How the ADL’s mission expanded from fighting antisemitism to “justice and fair treatment to all”- Why ChatGPT and LLMs are becoming “ground truth” for millions, and why that’s dangerous without standards- AI as “electricity” for society, and why the wiring being installed right now matters- How the ADL is using AI to track extremist networks and scale support for victims of hate- Education as the long game and new tools helping teachers address hate and bias- Why tech literacy isn’t enough without empathy and shared dignity- Jonathan on meditation and prayer as a grounding spiritual practice that helps him stay centered under high pressureAbout 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? These conversations are calls to action, awakening leaders everywhere to rise and help humanity choose the Light.Follow Brett Alexander Hurt on:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bretthurt/Medium: https://databrett.medium.com/Substack: https://brettahurt.substack.com/Watch on:YouTube: http://tiny.cc/LCF-YTSpotify: http://tiny.cc/LCF-SpotifyListen on:Apple Podcasts: http://tiny.cc/LCF-AppleAmazon Music: https://tinyurl.com/LCF-AmazonAbout Jonathan Greenblatt:Jonathan Greenblatt is the CEO and National Director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). Since becoming CEO in 2015, Jonathan has helped modernize ADL’s work to confront rising antisemitism, extremism, and online hate — especially as AI reshapes the information ecosystem. Prior to the ADL, he worked across public service, entrepreneurship, and tech — serving in the Obama White House, co-founding Ethos Water, and building civic-tech projects like All for Good. Like Brett, he’s also a Henry Crown Fellow in the Aspen Institute.Timestamps:0:00:00 — Preview0:01:00 — Intro: AIPAC, Michael Pollan’s new book0:04:46 — Welcome Jonathan Greenblatt0:07:43 — Leo Frank, ADL’s founding mission, Jonathan’s path from business to advocacy0:15:37 — Early Jewish activism, President Clinton campaign, choosing impact over money0:23:29 — High-stress leadership, extremism, Silicon Valley, the AI “ground truth” shift0:31:21 — AI as "invisible infrastructure", standards, guardrails, AI literacy0:39:13 — Tracking threats, scaling victim support, education as the long game0:47:05 — Scaling anti-bias education, teacher tools, how love powers the ADL's work0:54:57 — Team Humanity, justice, heart shift, abundance, ethics1:02:49 — AI arms race, deprogramming fear, service leadership1:10:41 — Spiritual grounding, divine order, inner resilience1:17:03 — Meditation, Bhutan, gratitude, fear-based conditioning1:23:07 — External validation, love over hate, unity, diversity1:29:44 — Closing reflectionsBooks mentioned in this episode:- The Immortality Key — Brian C. Muraresku- A World Appears — Michael Pollan- How to Change Your Mind — Michael Pollan- The Omnivore’s Dilemma — Michael Pollan- The Secret of Secrets — Dan Brown- Lights On — Annaka Harris- Tao Te Ching — Stephen Mitchell (tr.)- Bhagavad Gita — Stephen Mitchell (tr.)- Love Is Letting Go of Fear — Gerald G. Jampolsky- Awareness — Anthony de Mello- Proof of Heaven — Eben Alexander- Why Buddhism Is True — Robert WrightLinks:“How to Change Your Mind” doc: https://tinyurl.com/5bvxm7erThe Telepathy Tapes (S2): https://tinyurl.com/2khfa57mSteve Jobs’ Stanford commencement speech: https://tinyurl.com/2dcxf33nSacred Acoustics: https://tinyurl.com/52ujjvp7
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