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Pineal Podcast

by Josh

Thank you for being and welcome to the Pineal Podcast. I’m Josh and "I know that I know nothing." So I created this podcast to help awaken my spirit. Every week I’ll track down individuals on their own journeys to explore the ways they think, how they acquired their views on life and seek to discover areas where commonality can be found. A sampling of topics that I want to explore on this show are connection with nature and climate change; our current agricultural system and veganism; individual activism and systems change; public education and population control; drug policy and prison reforms and psychedelic compounds for healing; addiction, health and wellness; gratitude, mediation and yoga; music, travel and community; and morality and religion. Regardless of anyone's beliefs on existence, the fact remains that we all exist on this planet together so let's tap into our empathy, practice love of all life and nurture compassion by acknowledging our interdependence and finding sha

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Episodes

  1. Now I Remember - Michael Peifer

    Mike is a guy I follow on Twitter and wanted to have a deep conversation with. Links to his stuff are below. https://x.com/flakyfarseer https://michaelpeifer.substack.com/ Follow me on Twitter: https://x.com/Pinealpodcast Please listen and share if you feel called:...

  2. This Bird Flu Thing is Bull$h!t - Dr. Jessica Rose

    Jessica Rose has a BSc. in Applied Mathematics, an MSc. in Immunology, a PhD in Computational Biology and a two Post Docs in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. Follow her work here: https://substack.com/@jessicar https://x.com/JesslovesMJK https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jessica-Rose-24...

  3. You Have to Choose - Dr. Scott Hankinson, MD

    Find Dr. Scott Hankinson on Twitter @DrSHankMD Do Vaccines Make Us Healthier? https://rumble.com/v4qjw9i-updated-2024-version-asking-the-question-do-vaccines-make-us-healthier.html Happy Bugs https://www.amazon.com/Happy-Bugs-Erin-Hankinson/dp/B0BQXW571C Supporting music and especially live music...

  4. Now I'm Here with Shane

    Now I'm Here with https://twitter.com/Shane72576280 Follow me on Twitter: https://x.com/Pinealpodcast Please listen and share if you feel called: https://open.spotify.com/show/6wPOWTG9zdZ9PHwLJJdaXe https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pineal-podcast/id1542477295

  5. Bravery is Contagious - Will Hobson

    Will Hobson is the Chair of the Libertarian Party of Oregon and also the host of The Oregon Libertarian Podcast. You can find his podcast here https://www.callin.com/show/oregon-libertarian-podcast-IXItWUyMSE and find him on X @ https://twitter.com/OregonLP Special thanks to Chinwave for the...

  6. People Will Wake Up When They Become the Patient - Dr. Sabine Hazan

    Dr. Sabine Hazan is a leader in microbiome research and fecal microbiota transplantation, or as she terms it, refloralization of the gut. You can find her on Twitter @SabinehazanMD I encourage you to watch her Tik Tok video which has over 2 million views on Twitter...

  7. This is the Power of Animals - Glenn Greenwald

    Glenn Greenwald is one of the greatest journalists of our time and we discuss the ethics of eating animals. You can find his nightly show on: Rumble https://rumble.com/c/GGreenwald Twitter @ggreenwald and all his various works at this link https://linktr.ee/glenngreenwald Special thanks to…

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  8. It's All a Dream - Jimmy Dore

    Jimmy Dore is the host of The Jimmy Dore Show and a self described pothead comedian doing a show from his own garage. You can find his show on: Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@thejimmydoreshow Rumble https://rumble.com/c/TheJimmyDoreShow Twitter @jimmy_dore and at JimmyDore.com Special thanks to...

  9. I'm A Mom, That's My Superpower - Jacque Salomon

    Jacque Salomon is the founder of the Seeds to Inspire Foundation in Arizona. Jacque is an American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) Health Equity Achieved through Lifestyle Medicine (HEAL) Initiative Committee Member, collaborator/supporter to Let Our Ancestors Rest Campaign, Founding Board...

  10. A Deficit of Empathy - Sean St Heart

    Sean St Heart is a philosophical sociologist and cofounder of Charitable Humans. He is the host of the podcast Coup Save America. You can find Sean's podcast on Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coup-save-america/id1624175133 and broadcast on citizens.am radio station You can find Sean…

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  11. The Two Party Illusion - Dan Pulju

    Dan Pulju is the Pacific Green Party candidate for U.S. Senate from Oregon. You can find information on Dan's campaign at https://danforsenate.org/ and find him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/DanForUSSenate and on FB: @danforsenateus Special thanks to Chinwave for the intro/outro music. Please...

  12. We Were Made to Move - Jeffrey Boadi

    Jeffrey Boadi is a plant-based health and wellness advocate and cookbook author who actively shares his health journey on social media hoping to inspire others to take positive steps in their own lives. You can find Jeffrey here: https://www.thewealthofhealth.co.uk/ instagram.com/jeffreyboadi...

  13. Don't Stop Living In Order To Not Die - Erin Galvin

    Erin Galvin goes by Just.A.Thought on Twitter and Substack. She is a self proclaimed anti-establishment peasant seeking other anti-establishment peasants to organize the revolution. https://twitter.com/e_galv https://substack.com/profile/78572308-erin-galvin?utm_source=user-menu Special thanks to...

  14. We Never Grow in the Comfort Zone - Doreet Dijke

    Doreet runs Elegantly Raw Doreet, formerly Serenity Foods, teaching her clients about Earth Powered EcoCuisine, wellness and awareness with a social conscience. You can find her on twitter at https://twitter.com/SerenityFoods and all of her places uses Link Tree…

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  15. Peace On Drugs - Aaron Akulis

    Aaron started the Peace on Drugs podcast. The name of his podcast says enough about what we discuss. I hope you enjoy our conversation and thank you for listening! You can find him on twitter at @thepeaceondrugs and find his podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-peace-on-drugs/...

  16. Spontaneous Creation - Conrad

    Conrad is a comedian, author, and podcaster. We spend the hour talking about the search for deeper truths and what to do when you find them. You can find him on twitter at https://twitter.com/conradg315 and find his podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conrad/id1459208977...

  17. Divine Playfulness - Dr. Kamand Kojouri

    Today's conversation is with Dr. Kamand Kojouri, a poet living in the UK. Her words on love and anyone who has the courage to speak on it are especially important as so many forces exist that seek to sow division in our world. As she says in her book, "The only path wide enough for us all is…

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  18. Movements for Positive Change - Jemille Hardy

    Today's conversation was with Jemille, a retired doctor living in California. We found each other through the AMC Ape movement and had a wonderful conversation about AMC, movements for positive change, health and nutrition and psychedelic drugs. Neither of us are financial advisors and nothing...

  19. Join the Myco-Culture - Peter McCoy

    Peter McCoy wrote the book Radical Mycology: A Treatise on Seeing & Working With Fungi and founded Mycologos, the world's first school dedicated to all that mushrooms, lichens, and micro fungi can offer. He wants to inspire a new generation of mycologists to help heal the world. He is a wealth of...

  20. We've Gotta Start Somewhere - @mcsquared34

    @mcsquared34 is a Part-time rhymer, working-class grinder. Philosopher and Zen enthusiast. Satirist and critic of wealth and power; Anarcho-syndicalist and Disciple of Chomsky. I found him through interactions on Twitter and invited him to have a conversation on his views of the world. We…

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  21. Solidarity with the Working Class - Birrion Sondahl

    Birrion Sondahl is a ski instructor at Keystone Colorado and cohost of the Crawdads & Taters Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crawdads-and-taters-red-state-rebels/id1559745153 He is a former Bernie delegate and we talk about creating change within the Democratic party and the system,...

  22. Organized Selflessness: Logic & Love - Jamie Woodhouse

    Jamie Woodhouse, founder of the Sentientism Podcast, is espousing the ideas of evidence, reason, and compassion, which he believes should be the guiding principles of our society. These ideas form the basis for the meaning of sentientism, basically these ideas extended to all sentient beings.…

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  23. I Got No Beef With You - Lauren Sauer, RDN

    Lauren Sauer is a Registered Dietician Nutritionist in Denver, Colorado. During our conversation we talked about her education, the rigorous standards and testing that one must undergo to get those credentials, and how to be healthy when there's so much misinformation. You can find more…

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  24. Treat People with Grace & Kindness - Mikey Ledvora

    Mikey Ledvora was one of my best friend’s younger brother’s growing up. I heard he had struggled with addiction issues throughout his life and he was gracious enough to come on my show and share his story. Special thanks to Chinwave for the intro/outro music. Please listen to their sound at...

  25. Riding on Acoustic Waves -Micah Sherman & Tim

    Today I sit down with Tim and Micah from the band Chinwave who provided the intro and outro music for the podcast. We talk about music family, getting out in nature, accessing flow states and how to create a more compassionate world. Please listen to their sound at https://www.chinwave.com/...

  26. Green is Good - Kevin Haberman

    Kevin Haberman is a cannabis entrepreneur in Denver, Colorado. He has been in the industry for nearly a decade as cannabis continues to ride the wave of the public grappling with understanding and acceptance. We talk about his time in and the future of the industry, the prison industrial complex...

  27. Inspire your Community: Being Healthy is Love - Marcelino Riley

    Marcelino Riley is a 3 time American Ninja Warrior competitor. We should all have the attitude of abundance that this Ninja preaches. We talk about his experience with training and recovery, the best way to impact your community and the importance of a mediation practice. We should all cheer for...

  28. Justice & Fairness vs Money & Power - Sarah Hewson

    Sarah Hewson is an activist and organizer with Direct Action Everywhere and the 2018 winner of the PETA TeachKind’s Teacher Appreciation Contest. We talk about social justice and how to best create awareness and change in a world that seems to be suffering from a lack of compassion. You can watch...

  29. Embrace the Hardships & Dance - Matt Pospeshil

    Matt Pospeshil is a professional dancer and dance educator who has performed all over the country and on national television. We talk about his experience in the dance world, how COVID is changing the arts scene and how disease in the family changes one's perspective. You can help Diane get to…

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  30. Love Thy Neighbor, Even When You Disagree - Brad Factor

    Brad Factor is a 3rd generation business owner in Chicago, IL. He voted for Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020 and both times I supported Bernie Sanders. I think we have more in common than our society and the media wants us to think. In this episode we challenge each other and explore this divide....

  31. Be A Person of Action - Mike Markoff

    Mike Markoff is an actor on the CW TV Series Death Squad. In 2009 we were on a trip to Israel together. This is the first time that we've seen each other since that journey. In this episode we talk about interconnectivity, Kabbalah, Avatar, politics and Diamond Dallas Page DDP yoga. Follow me on...

  32. Challenge Your Assumptions: Theory is One Thing But Reality is Another - Josh Parnell

    Josh Parnell is a marine corps veteran who served 2 tours in Iraq. In this conversation we talk about war and the military industrial complex, how engineering teaches you to challenge your assumptions, and breaking things down to what's important and getting rid of the noise. Follow me on…

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  33. Life is a Miracle: It's All Connected - Adam Fohrman

    Today I go down the rabbit hole with Adam Fohrman. We go lots of places discussing psychedelics and religion, how burner culture impacts life experience in the default world, climate change and protecting our water quality, and health and nutrition. Adam recently started his own podcast called…

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  34. Permaculture Revolution: Pushing the Boundaries & Spreading the Stoke - Matt Toth

    Today’s awesome conversation is with Matt Toth. Matt is the owner/proprietor of Blue Sky Fungi in Molalla, Oregon. He is a local mushroom farmer, skydive instructor, former base jumper and occasionally a volunteer firefighter. Matt’s ability to look at and see the world differently allows him to...

  35. Fill your Tank: How Gymnastics is a Blueprint for Life - Jeffrey Bill

    Today’s inspiring conversation is with Jeffrey Bill. Jeff is a former collegiate athlete, CGA first team all American and NCAA Qualifier from 2007-2008 in gymnastics. The lessons he gained from gymnastics including a tireless work ethic and positive attitude in the face of adversity have carried...

  36. Respect for Life - Connect with Nature - Aaron Wolf

    Aaron Wolf, Iraq war veteran and owner of Adventures Accessed LLC an outfitter, guide and backpacking company, talks about military service as a youth, struggles transitioning to civilian life, what it means to be human, enjoying the freedom of movement and how to best cultivate respect for life....

  37. The Evolution of Self and Reflection on the Climate Crisis - Melissa

    My partner Melissa and I reflect on experiences of life, change and growth on our shared journey over the past 7 years. We met in Chicago, Illinois, moved to Boulder, Colorado together and next stop is Bend, Oregon. Follow me on Twitter: https://x.com/Pinealpodcast Please listen and share if you...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Thank you for being and welcome to the Pineal Podcast. I’m Josh and "I know that I know nothing." So I created this podcast to help awaken my spirit. Every week I’ll track down individuals on their own journeys to explore the ways they think, how they acquired their views on life and seek to discover areas where commonality can be found. A sampling of topics that I want to explore on this show are connection with nature and climate change; our current agricultural system and veganism; individual activism and systems change; public education and population control; drug policy and prison reforms and psychedelic compounds for healing; addiction, health and wellness; gratitude, mediation and yoga; music, travel and community; and morality and religion. Regardless of anyone's beliefs on existence, the fact remains that we all exist on this planet together so let's tap into our empathy, practice love of all life and nurture compassion by acknowledging our interdependence and finding sha

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Thank you for being and welcome to the Pineal Podcast. I’m Josh and "I know that I know nothing." So I created this podcast to help awaken my spirit. Every week I’ll track down individuals on their own journeys to explore the ways they think, how they acquired their views on life and seek to...

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