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Open Loops with Greg Bornstein: Conversations That Bend
by Greg Bornstein
Are you ready to embark on an intellectual adventure? Look no further than Open Loops, the podcast that will take you on a journey of the mind. Join host Greg Bornstein and a variety of expert guests as they explore a wide range of thought-provoking topics such as magic, art, hypnosis, secrets, psychology, spirituality, conspiracy theories, the supernatural, and our true selves. Each episode is a destination that will challenge and expand your mind. But be warned, the journey does not end here, the truth is yet to be uncovered, the secrets yet to be revealed, and the mysteries yet to be unraveled. Tune in to Open Loops and discover the unlimited possibilities of the human mind.
Episodes
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Practical Considerations for Wishing In Wells and Upon Stars: Why We’re ACTUALLY So Entranced by Hypnosis — with Shauna Cummins, Hypnotist, Artist, and Educator
September 29, 2026: a strangely big day for hypnosis. The New York Times published “Why Are We Becoming So Entranced by Hypnotherapy?”—a look at hypnosis moving further into mainstream culture, featuring practitioners including Melissa Tiers. Get ready for a "coincidence" which brings us to…
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Open Loops RAMembers Dr. Richard Alan Miller
This is probably the episode of the show Greg thinks of first when people ask, "Which interview was your favorite?".... In Tribute to Dr. Richard Alan Miller (1944-2026) Earlier this week, we learned that Dr. Richard Alan Miller - who appeared on Open Loops twice, became a friend of the show, and...
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Steve Jobs, Ingo Swann & Richard Bandler Walk Into a Bar: The Perception Gap with Neuro Creative Programmer (NCP) and Innovation Coach Tye Glover
Jensen Huang. Steve Jobs. The other guy responsible for those aggressively ugly cars/the rebirth of conspiracy theory internet free speech. (Thanks Elon?) What do people like this see around the corner that the rest of us don’t? Why do certain leaders recognize an emerging possibility years…
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The HÜMMO Method: Finally, Something NEW in NLP?! with NLP Master Trsiner Hugh Comerford
Imagine someone places their hands on your shoulders, says, “Enjoy the trip,” and you enter a profound altered state. Completely sober. No expectation. No hypnotic induction. Yet suddenly, you’re buzzing. Nearly thirty years ago, NLP Master Practitioner and Trainer Hugh Comerford encountered an...
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FML? FFS...FFL!: The Three Word Hypnotic Code for Abundance with Hypnotist Jason Gobeli
Subscribe to the Open Loops Podcast on Substack! https://openloopswithgreg.substack.com Are you tired of feeling stuck in the loop of scarcity—scarcity of time, scarcity of energy, and especially scarcity of money? Oh, you're actually just literally tired? You're hungover from watching the World...
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No More Therapists: Your Brain Knows The Answer with Global NLP Guru, Hypnotist Master Trainer, and Greg's Hypnosis Teacher Dr. Yvonne Oswald
A Mesmer Mother’s Day Special Episode of Open Loops with Greg’s Hypnosis/NLP Trainer, Dr. Yvonne Oswald! And since BetterHelp and Talkspace probably aren’t sliding into Greg’s inbox for a sponsorship anytime soon: “No More Therapists!” indeed. Let’s be precise here: this is a pro-mental-health...
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Mothman in the Mirror: The King of P.O.P. (Paranormal Observable Phenomena) Returns with George Mitrovic
"Hee hee. Ow!" Those are the noises you make when a laser from an alien spacecraft shoots you in 1967 Manitoba. Or when a diamond-shaped craft in rural Texas bathes you in radiation on a cold December night in 1980. Or when you're just trying to sleep on a Brazilian island and something called...
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Orion Gosling, La La Labyrinths & Pyramid Pogo-Sticks: Shattering the Spectacle of Egyptology with Steven Myers
Ready to go inside the Manethosphere? Ancient Egypt. The Promise of Brilliance, Spiritual Truths, the birthplace of Hermetic Magic, Mythology, and Cat Allergies. One of the themes this show never ceases to deconstruct, reconstruct, and loop about on and on again, is our human capacity to great...
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Breaking The Human's Code: Your Mind's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed with "NYC's Favorite Mind Reader" Mentalist Tommy Burnett
🚨 The reveal nobody in mentalism wants to say out loud: ....They're not reading your mind. And somehow -knowing that -it's even more fascinating... Tommy Burnett has been bending reality for over 50 years. Cerebral palsy, a speech impediment, a world that wasn't built for him. None of it stopped...
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There's No Such Thing as the Haunted Mafia with Mob Mother of the Paranormal, Laurissa Rex
You know the mob, right? Super organized. Super dangerous. Delicious pasta. And how about a different kinda mob? Perhaps an UNDEAD one? An organized ring of perpetrators initiating activities so bizarre, so twisted.....that the core of their mission is to create affordable, research-focused...
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That Interim Groove
A new way of looking at things. See what you saw, hear what your heard, feel what you feel... Let Greg know how you like the show. Write your review, soliloquy, Haiku or whatever twisted thoughts you want to share at https://ratethispodcast.com/openloops
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The Redhead Rasputin's Guide to Everyday Hypnosis with Master NLP and Hypnosis Trainer Farah Lutvica
You thought a Rasputin reference meant the guest was a man? Wow. Your unconscious is sexist. Jk, jk. In this episode of Open Loops, Farah Lutvica—Master NLP & Hypnosis Trainer—joins Greg to unpack all the questionable things she experimented with using hypnosis as a teenager (Greg asked), whether...
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Entering The Loop: The Art + Science of Conversational Destiny-Bending with Master Hypnotist/Coach Timothy September
Timothy’s full Enter The Loop Conversational Hypnosis Framework is available online, plus he’s running a live 6-week cohort starting November 17th. 👉 Check it out here: https://entertheloop.com 🎁 Use code OPENLOOPS at checkout for a special listener discount.…
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"She's So (Other)worldly" Part Two: Proof Stranger Than Fiction with Forensic Paranormal Scientist Carol Malone
Ghosts, ghouls, goblins, aliens, millennials-dressing-up-weird-because-they-can't-afford-homes-but-they-can-splurge-on-hair-dye, and candy corn... It’s that time of year again — October 2025, when brainrot meets toothrot on All Hallow’s Eve. And this week, we’re concluding our two-part special...
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"She's So (Other)worldly" Part One: The Science of Spirits with Forensic Paranormal Scientist Carol Malone
Ghosts, ghouls, goblins, aliens, questionable Taylor Swift lyrics, and candy corn... It’s that time of year again — October 2025, when brainrot meets toothrot on All Hallow’s Eve. And this week, we’re kicking off a two-part special that’ll have you shivering in your skivvies. Carol Malone, a...
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Greg Hypno Travels on the Magical Psyche Highway with Jason Gobeli and Xcott Privette
Greg took a magical road-trip* (he was interviewed) on the psychedelic Superhighway (on another podcast)..... Hypno-Travelers on the Magical Psyche Highway!!! Show Description: "Jason Gobeli and Xcott Privette have created this podcast in order to develop a community of like minded individuals…
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Prince Greggy, Fabulous He, Greggy of Mindf***s
A tragic tale of karaoke, a meditation on failure as social connection, and other ways you can brainwash yourself into having positive experiences on the reg. Let Greg know how you like the show. Write your review, soliloquy, Haiku or whatever twisted thoughts you want to share at...
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Open Loops 300th Episode Special with....
Greg calls this podcast, "a late-nite talk show for the shamelessly fringe." But for Episode 300, he's waited to bring on one guest. Just one. And it might be his weirdest episode yet. Let Greg know how you like the show. Write your review, soliloquy, Haiku or whatever twisted thoughts you want…
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....Listen to the Episode Before This One Instead
Hey, it's up to you. Throw that lucky pair of decibel dice and listen in. Let Greg know how you like the show. Write your review, soliloquy, Haiku or whatever twisted thoughts you want to share at https://ratethispodcast.com/openloops
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Downward Facing Dogma: Fascist Yoga and the Grandiose Grifters of "Wellness” with Stewart Home
Stewart Home, writer, artist, man who can literally stand on his head and recite hia work (which includes cultural commentaries, poems, short stories, essays, and well, if it involves the written word and a radically political bent...Stewart's done it). He's been at it since the early 1980s, born...
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...But Don't NOT Follow My Substack
More words, less meaning, less doing, more being. How to become an infinite bounty of ideas! Let Greg know how you like the show. Write your review, soliloquy, Haiku or whatever twisted thoughts you want to share at https://ratethispodcast.com/openloops
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Don't Follow My Substack
Part one of a series of words that add up to sentences which terraform into ideas which may or may not be coherently chaotic. Let Greg know how you like the show. Write your review, soliloquy, Haiku or whatever twisted thoughts you want to share at https://ratethispodcast.com/openloops
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Red, White, Blue, and Black Ops: Dreamstates and Nightmares from the Real-Life X-Files with Dr. Richard Alan Miller
Stars, Stripes, and Undisclosed Classified Projects Too Compartmentalized To Understand Yet Somehow Always Connected to Private Defense Contracting...4ever! It's.....🎆 THE OPEN LOOPS RED, WHITE, BLUE & BLACK OPS EXTRAVAGANZA 🎆 LIVE FROM AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION NEAR A MILITARY INSTALLATION! 🎺...
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Vibe Séancing: Emotions, Entanglement, and a Unified Theory of the Paranormal with Psychical Researcher John Fraser
In this must-listen paranormal podcast episode of Open Loops, Greg interviews John Fraser—Council Member of the Society for Psychical Research and author of Paranormal Perspectives: One Big Box of Paranormal Tricks. Together they explore the groundbreaking idea that all paranormal events—from...
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What DA Deuce??: Da Vinci, Da Pyramids, Da Pope, and Da True Truths of Da Ancient Wisdom-Keepers with Esoteric Researcher Michael Feeley
“A lighthouse doesn’t jump in the sea to save ships. It stays lit. Those ready will find it.” —Michael Feeley, this episode As if quoting your guest in the show notes before saying anything else about him isn’t weird enough… brace yourself. Michael Feeley—master of mystic knowledge, symbolic...
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Christopher Nolan’s The Hypnotist: 4D Metaphors & the Multiverse of Inner Change with Hypnotherapist Adam Cox
INT. SUBCONSCIOUS MIND – NIGHT. A man stares into a spiral. A voice enters the room. The loop begins. What starts as a podcast quickly becomes a paradox: Are you listening… or are you being rewritten? In this psychological-thriller-meets-transformational-masterclass, Greg invites Adam Cox—Harley...
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The Man Who Built Britney Spears a Time Machine with Inventor Françoie Gagnon
Oops, I did it again - click - oops, I did it again - click - oops, did it again.... He built a time machine in his car. It caught fire. The government showed up. Then Britney Spears bought one. Yes, really. Welcome to the mind of Francoie Gagnon, Quebec’s very own chrononaut, consciousness tech...
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UFOs & F.U. Ghosts with Paranormal Investigator Les Durrant
Have you seen the film The Substance yet? You know, the one with Demi Moore. Where she’s a fading Hollywood star who injects herself with a green fluid that promises it can magically make her transform into the best version of herself? Young, pretty, perky, skin without wrinkles. The promise of...
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The Wizard of Woodstock: A Sonic Trance-Mission with "Hypnotist's Hypnotist" Peter Blum
Ready to journey beyond? Peter Blum isn’t just a hypnotherapist. He’s a shamanic sound healer, master of altered consciousness, NLP instructor, and author of What Is Your B.S.?: Exploring Belief Systems Through Hypnosis and NLP. He’s so far down the rabbit hole, he’s got permanent residency in...
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IF- in a Hypothetical, Theoretically Non-Admissible, and Purely Speculative Reality- HE DIDN'T NOT DO IT: O.J. Simpson's Moon: O.J. Simpson's MOON with Author and Journalist B.T. Wedemeyer
Sometimes Greg wonders if he's sick in the mind—and considering this is an episode about O.J. Simpson (the benchmark of mental stability), that's saying something. Why the fear? The trepidation? Because this week, Open Loops dares to go where it dare not tread without full commitment. (Greg also...
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We Don't Talk About New Drones, No, No, No: Our Ancestral Lineage in the Stars with Ki'Shara Ninki, Author and Genetic Historian
Welcome to 2025. Remember all the buzz last month about ET disclosure? Those strange ...things....hovering in the skies of New Jersey—lights blinking, colors shifting, orbs appearing and vanishing in plain sight. Large machines, unlike anything we’ve seen before, flying over military bases. But...
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Cosmic Clucking Chickens**ts: What The "Disclosure" Movement Won't Admit with Antarctica Whistleblower Eric J. Hecker
A guest too controversial for "Coast to Coast AM"?!? Eric J. Hecker, a contractor who spent time at South Pole Station and found stuff he wasn't supposed to (a directed energy weapon that might be mind-controlling the masses, but hey, forget that, shop Black Friday and you'll finally find...
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Holo-Ween Special: Further Adventures in the Real-Life X-Files with Dr. Richard Alan Miller
He met an alien at Area 61. He traveled beneath Antarctica’s ice and uncovered the Nazi UFO base. The X-Files? Yeah, that was based on his work. In this Special Halloween Episode of Open Loops, you'll find answers to such bone-chilling questions as: "Is our understanding of life and consciousness...
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No Chakra Frisk Search When You Astral Travel First Class with Kundalini Research Project's Swami Mounamurti Saraswati
Greg's talked to witches. Greg's talked to psychics. Greg's conversed with ETs. He's sipped tea over secret government black ops programs. He's been charmed by a vocal cartoonist and sensual temple mistress (not in the same episode, but that's not a bad idea). But this is the first time, after 4...
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Answering the Age-Old Riddle: Nature, Nurture, or Involuntary Extraterrestrial DNA Insertion with Molecular Biologist Max Rempel, PhD
Today's guest is Max Rempel, Molecular Biologist and PHD. Open Loops has a PhD on the show?!?! It wouldn't be the first time a true academic and practitioner came on the show....it's more that after 280 episodes of shamelessly fringe madness, Greg's just shocked he can get one back! Max must've...
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Reality Transurfing 101: Riddles, Revelations and a Russian Researcher in Ray-Bans with Quantum Capitalist Renee Garcia
Author of "Quantum Capitalist," Renee Garcia, joins Greg to talk about a phenomenon sweeping the spiritual world of people who accidentally stumble on Instagram handles of cool-looking Russian physics PhDs who know how to live a fun life—no, wearing a tie with the galaxy on it isn't the only way…
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Deepen' Dots: Hypnosis of the Future with Microdosing Hypnotist Désirée Eckert
Sure, this podcast goes into ghouls, and ETs, and conspiracies, and all kinds of kookiness. But Greg's original love, the reason he knew he had to start Open Loops: Hypnosis. Greg talks a lot about hypnosis. Even the title, "Open Loops" is built on Greg's fervent desire to seek out alternative...
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THIS is gonna sound weird. So is THIS. Also this, this, this & this. And THIS with Otherworldly Experiencer and Author Dana Louise
Greg's guest this week, Dana Louise, is a dedicated professional and loving mother who navigates her life with a grounded approach. Growing up in Minnesota, she embraced the cultural values of her upbringing, balancing her professional pursuits and personal passions. Married with children, Dana...
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Everything you always wanted to know about sex * magick but were afraid to ask with Moon-Rose Magick, Temple Mistress & Eros Artist
*Or maybe Greg was afraid to ask....or was he just intrigued? Certainly curious. The dark feminine energy is rampant in this episode and it'll draw you in, make you feel electric from head to toe, and you'll wake up from this sacred erotic trance podcast conversation with a much deeper…
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23Me and the Annunaki: Evidence of ET Genealogy with Archeologist Ki'Shara Ninki
Ki'Shara Ninki. She's that special kind of researcher/writer/explorer/archeologist/occult theologian that ruins your family meal by passing around laminated charts of your bloodline and tracing your ancestry back to metaphysically enabled lizards from Mars. She's invited to Greg's seders any time...
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The War of START: Mental Fitness for the Too Analytical, Fearfully Cynical & Clinically Clinical with Personal Change Agent and Neurolinguist James Tripp
How does bashing the ineffectiveness of today's obsession with mental health turn into a deconstruction of "conspiracy theory consciousness?" It's James Tripp's 4th appearance on Open Loops, that's how! Known for his work in advancing hypnosis without trance, his mastery of neurolinguistics, and...
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Reality Crafting 5.0: This Time, It's Personal with Ascension Coach Suzanna Kennedy
Get off the dating apps to find Sacred Love! Radiation is good for you (if you're the one doing the radiating)! Why simply reading "The Secret" won't help you manifest your dreams, even though it's still working for Oprah for some reason! All things you'll learn about and more in a brand-new...
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You're Living In A Simulation...How 'Bout a Reboot? with Quantum Journeys Hypnotist Kryssa Marie Bowman
Let Greg know how you like the show. Write your review and/or cryptic Zen koan at https://ratethispodcast.com/openloops A Hypnotist, An Quantum Physicist, A Spiritual Advisor, and A Neuroscientist walk into an underground glow-in-the-dark rodeo bar that happens to be this podcast episode. Which...
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Sacred Truth Bombs of Ancient Egypt: An Audio Tour with Egyptologist/Hieroglyphics Expert Mohamad Ibraham
Let Greg know how you like the show! Be his belated Valentine at https://ratethispodcast.com/openloops Have you ever felt the sands of time slipping through your fingers, whispering secrets of a bygone era? You might not want to tell anyone out-loud. Keep the little rock whispers to yourself.…
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This Episode Is A PSYOP: How to Deprogram a Conspiracy Theorist with Antonio Perez
Want to learn top-secret classified Illuminati MK-Ultra Mind Control Secrets to turn your Qanon-believing aunt into Bill Nye the Science Guy?* Former conspiracy theorist turned Certified Hypnotist and Life Coach Antonio Perez joins to Greg to talk about his journey "escaping the rabbit role."…
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The Man on the Moon Takes Ozempic: ETs and Hollow Lunar Landings with Author Rob Shelsky
If you enjoy this podcast, leave a review! Even a sentence can help. We want to hear your freaky-deaky voice. Go to www.ratethispodcast.com/openloops No guest on Open Loops can say definitively what's happening with UFOs, extraterrestrial contact, or even the freakin' moon. Two episodes ago, we…
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Same Old, Lang Auld: What the Eff Was 2023?!
In fifteen minutes, Greg reflects on his year and walks away with a revelation you'll never forget. If you enjoy this podcast, please leave a review! Even a sentence can help. We want to hear your voice. Go to www.ratethispodcast.com/openloops Let Greg know how you like the show. Write your…
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The Saturn Moon Matrix with Omar Paugh of WatchersTalk
If you enjoy this podcast, please leave a review! Even a sentence can help. Voice your freaky freedom of speech at www.ratethispodcast.com/openloops Omar Paugh, host and creator of the very popular YouTube channel "WatchersTalk," is no stranger to Open Loops. Previously: he's revealed the history...
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1.21 Gigawhaaat?: The Time Travel Device In My House with Aage Nost
We're so grateful you're here for our return guest...Aage Nost! He's the co-host of Broadcast Team Alpha, originally came from a farm in Norway, moved to the USA at 25 to pursue his dream of becoming a Professional Pilot. He achieved this dream, co-owning a Flight School, Air Taxi, and Air…
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Fifty Shades of Greys with Mr. Grey, Extraterrestrial Experiencer
Some call him Yan, some call him Mr. Grey. Some don't call him at all. It's much easier to sneak into his window at night, freeze time and space, bring him onto their craft and communicate telepathically than it is to leave a voicemail apparently.... Mr. Grey is an E.T. Experiencer, as well as…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Are you ready to embark on an intellectual adventure? Look no further than Open Loops, the podcast that will take you on a journey of the mind. Join host Greg Bornstein and a variety of expert guests as they explore a wide range of thought-provoking topics such as magic, art, hypnosis, secrets, psychology, spirituality, conspiracy theories, the supernatural, and our true selves. Each episode is a destination that will challenge and expand your mind. But be warned, the journey does not end here, the truth is yet to be uncovered, the secrets yet to be revealed, and the mysteries yet to be unraveled. Tune in to Open Loops and discover the unlimited possibilities of the human mind.
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