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a little Deeper...
by Zach Bell
Conversations with those who've gone a little deeper. I cover culture, community, spirituality, sense making and as always, the modern renaissance we are living through. zachmbell.substack.com
Episodes
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Let People Build Their Own Lives
Traveling to Uganda with Mike and supporting his work in Uganda was one of the most meaningful trips in my life. Understanding how he does what he does could revolutionize humanitarian response. My main take away. Give people what they need and the dignity to solve their own problems. we are all...
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Bodywork vs Massage w/ Whitney Bell
In this session Whitney literally explains how the magic of awareness works. It’s astonishing to hear something that is so esoteric explained so logically and clearly. Whittney is one of the few lineage carriers across a whole ecosystem of somatic arts that emerged out of the 1960’s cultural...
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Hold Nothing w/ Elena Brower
Elana and I have been friends for almost 15 years. We helped create a mediation school in NYC in 2014, and I truly treasure the moments I get lucky enough to connect with her - it always shifts something subtly but powerful in my life. Elena seeks so deeply personally - that she can’t help but...
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The Cafe on The Cliff
This is the most clear an concise observation, I’ve heard, about what is going on in the world today. Swami’s analogy and story played a central role in namūna’s most recent gathering of wisdom keepers, practitioners and community leaders at Tassajara. I’m honored to share it here with you all.…
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Lucid Dreaming w/ AI & First Contact w/ Charles Lindsay
Charles and I sat down at my home in Baja California Sur and covered a vast range of topics. From his most recent art show, photography of making first contact with ancient civilizations, influencing AI with lucid dreaming and just so much more… I don’t say this often but Charles might be living...
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He who actually builds community w/ Stephen Brooks
Everyone talks about building communities, but usually it never makes it past deck or buying some land. Stephen Brooks has built 2 and is about to be on his 3rd. He really does it and he’s magic. If you’ve ever thought about buying land and living with your friends. This is your guy and this is...
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The real Osho story w/ Ma Anand Sheela
You’ve seen her cast as the villain in Wild Wild Country. The take down piece on HBO about the Osho Ashram in Oregon, but that was just part of the story. The Osha movement is alive and well. He’ll be remembered as a profit for centuries to come. I got the rare chance to speak with Ma who ran the...
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Living as a Vedic sannyasin w/ Swami Chidanada
Swami is just a great human. Achieving the title of Swami at a young age after leaving a career in high finance in NYC, he really understands what is going on today and can speak to it so well with deep ancient lineage. He’s both modern and timeless. I think you’ll love chatting with him as much…
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The real real about new therapies and altered states w/ Dr. Dave Rabin
There is a just an infinite amount of b******t available regarding psycadelic therapy right now. So I wanted to sit down with Dr Dave Rabin to cut thought it all. What is actually going on? How does it work? Do you need the drugs? He comes from a neuroscience background and has some of the must...
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The new worldview w/ Zach Bush
Zach Bush sees the world from a comprehensive view of what is actually going on and a really optimistic view of things. I share a lot of the sentiment and we’re both super sarcastic - so we have a lot of fun. From being confused for each other all the time, in this moment we become friends and…
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Saving the Amazon and Teaching the West the original ways w/ Lynne Twist
You know that thing where a business person sells their compnay and then goes to the Amazon, does Ayahuasca then give all their money to save the planet? Yea? Well Lynne invited it! But that’s just the tip of the iceberg with Lynne. She’s a massively impactful human being and true pioneer of the...
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Finding Enlightenment in a 3rd world prison w/ Nick Brewer
This story is wild. I have a lot of interesting friends with unique stories. But this one tops it so far... Nick shares his journey from Olympic skier, to prison, to massive cocaine smuggler, to maximum security prison, to finding enlightenment in a solitary confinement cell - to Primal Moves…
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Modern Mongolia w/ D'Artagnan Giercke
Today, I find myself in a traditional Mongolian Ger in the Orkhan Valley, Mongolia, known as the Valley of the Khans. After a six-day horseback journey in the steppe, I sit down with D’Artagnan, of the Genghis Khan Retreat Center, formerly the Genghis Khan Polo Club.' Over the past 25 years, the...
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Becoming an artist w/ Erin Douglass
I sit down with my friend Erin Douglas, an incredible artist, creative, and speaker. I first met Erin when she was starting the Black Burner Project, which we helped support, and they camped with us at Spirit Matter a few years ago. That same year, she created an art piece called Black Ashè that...
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Why are we podcasting? w/ Eamon Armstrong
If you are curious why I've started to speak and share content - in this episode I explain my worldview and why I'm doing what I am doing now! While Eamon interviews me, we have some funny exchanges and deep dive on the topics I'm most passionate about. Eamon is the host of the Life is a Festival...
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We live in a modern Renaissance w/Caveat Magister from Burning Man Org
Recorded live at the Robot Heart Residency in Oakland, California, I sit down with my friend Caveat Magister. Caveat is not only Burning Man's “philosopher laureate” but also its most prolific writer and a founding member of The Philosophical Center. He’s played a key role in articulating Burning...
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Kumu Ramsay sharing original wisdom
I sit down with Kumu Ramsey Taum at ChōZen retreat in Sebastian, Florida, at a namūna leadership gathering of 60 spiritual leaders, thought leaders, practitioners, artists, musicians, and writers. Ramsey is a multidisciplinary lineage carrier from Hawaii. He's a teacher, thought leader…
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Living Esoteric Wisdom w/ Orland Bishop
I sit down in Jaisalmer, India, with my friend Orland Bishop. If you've ever wondered what it might have been like to sit down with Alan Watts when he was alive and teaching, that's what I felt like when I first met Orland and during the entire conversation. It's very uncommon that one person…
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Restoring ancient forts, places and ecosystems w/ Manvendra J
I sit down in Jaisalmer, India, with Manvendra, after the Earth One gathering he hosted in Rajasthan. He showed us an extraordinary glimpse into a world that I never knew existed. He is currently restoring dozens of heritage forts and palaces that were otherwise in ruins, using ancient building...
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Conversations with those who've gone a little deeper. I cover culture, community, spirituality, sense making and as always, the modern renaissance we are living through.
zachmbell.substack.com
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