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Elan Barenholtz is an Associate Professor in the Psychology department of Florida Atlantic University. His interests are Perception and learning, Deep Learning, Embedded computational neural models. He has been advancing a novel theory on the linguistic systems of the human mind based on insights gained through the development of large language models.Elan's YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@Elan_BarenholtzFollow Elan on X:https://x.com/ebarenholtz

Jordan Wood is and Assistant Professor of Theology at Belmont University and active online discussing the theology of Universal Salvation. Jordan's book:https://www.amazon.com/Whole-Mystery-Christ-Incarnation-Confessor/dp/0268203474Jordan's Substack:https://jordandanielwood.substack.com/

David Cayley is an author and broadcaster from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. he has written extensively on Ivan Illich, including books based on their conversations together.https://www.davidcayley.com/

Mark Vernon is an author, psychotherapist and public intellectual. His books often focus on the work of luminary thinkers such as Owen Barfield and Dante. We discussed his new book Awake! about William Blake.https://www.markvernon.com/

Howard Bloom is a writer, scientist, famed music publicist (Michael Jackson, Paul Simon, and many more), and living theory of everything. Our conversation is in advance of his new book, The Case of the Sexual Cosmos: Everything You Know About Nature is Wrong.

Terry Marks-Tarlow is a psychologist, educator, author, illustrator and much more. We talked about her theory of Fractal Epistemology and her journey towards understanding its significance. Dr. Marks-Tarlow's website: https://www.markstarlow.com/ Dr. Marks-Tarlow's books: https://www.markstarlow.com/books/

Paul VanderKlay is a YouTuber and Christian thinker who has created a diverse community around Christian and existential themes. Nate Hile is also a YouTuber whose channel is called Grail Country. Nate tackles deep, theological issues with his own rotating cast of interesting and diverse people. He's also a member of Paul's "This Little Corner" community. Today's chat centres around hell. I wanted to pick these gentlemens' brains about it as it has been a source of fear and trauma for me. Paul's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @PaulVanderKlay Nate's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@grailcountry

Matt Brough has a podcast called The Common Toad. It often feels like he and I are picking at the same seam with regards to spirituality and philosophy. I thought it would be nice to get my podcast brain going again by chatting with him about podcasting and our general shared interest in Christianity. The Common Toad Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@thecommontoad59

Steve Hill is a business owner, comedian, Satanist and much more. He is running for congress promoting peace, love and understanding. We talked about his life story and his insights from being in the military, corrections as well as being a black Satanist in Christian America.

Daniel Franzese is a comedian, actor and the host of the Yass Jesus Podcast. He is devoted to spreading light in the world with a message of radical acceptance. We talked about his personal history and what has formed him as well as how American culture has divided us from ourselves. We also talked about Gay Christianity's contribution to the world.

Malcolm Guite is a poet, author, academic, musician and more. We had a transcendent conversation rooted around the biblical story of the Transfiguration. Malcolm's website: https://malcolmguite.wordpress.com/ Malcolm's books: https://malcolmguite.wordpress.com/books/ Malcolm on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MalcolmGuitespell

Paul VanderKlay is a pastor in California as well as a YouTube Content creator and the focal point of a diverse online community. We talked about how it is possible to believe in impossible things such as the physical resurrection of Jesus.   Paul's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/PaulVanderKlay  Paul's Substack: https://paulvanderklay.substack.com/

Liam Kavanagh is the Director and Co-Founder of the Life Itself Institute, pragmatic utopians working on collaborative solutions to the cognitive and practical problems of the western mind. His book, Liams book, Collective Wisdom in the West: Beyond the shadows of the Enlightenment is available through Perspectiva Press.   Life itself's website: https://lifeitself.us/  Liams book, Collective Wisdom in the West: Beyond the shadows of the Enlightenment https://www.amazon.ca/Collective-Wisdom-West-shadows-Enlightenment/dp/1914568028

Esther Lightcap Meek is an author, philosopher, and professor emeritus at Geneva College. She is known for her writing on Epistemology; Books such as A Little Manual for Knowing, Longing to Know, and Loving to know. We talked about her model of knowledge known as Covenant Epistemology and the seemingly countercultural idea that knowledge itself could point to God. This unusual take on knowledge rings true and is gaining ground.   Esther's website: A Little Manual for Knowing   Esther's books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Esther-Lightcap-Meek/e/B001K8B11S?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1642485688&sr=8-1

This episode was films quite a while ago and, due to flakiness issues on my part, was not released until now. It consists of 2 separate interviews with the creators of viral auto-tuned videos. Details for both artists and their most well-known hits is listed below:   Evan Gregory is one of the masterminds behind the successful Shmoyoho YouTube Channel with auto-tuned hits such as Bed Intruder and Double Rainbow.     Schmoyoho:   https://www.youtube.com/c/songify Bed Intruder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMtZfW2z9dw  Double Rainbow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX0D4oZwCsA  Brock Tyler is the creator of Anonymotif, a newer autotuned channel. Brock had viral success with the song Speaking Moistly which auto-tuned an unfortunate wording gaff by Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau during a speech on the COVID-19 pandemic.   Anonymotif:   https://www.youtube.com/user/anonymotif  Speaking Moistly:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eySDeBdqxGY