Open Minded Podcast
Episodes
#141 Attachment Psychology & Machiavelli’s Ethics
27 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Get a happy birthday message for a friend from Jacob and Joel https://v.cameo.com/e/m0WDmqAAYZbBuy us a coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/openmindedpo...
#140 Zac Zinn (Scibblemouth) The Philosophy of Truth & The Future of Science
14 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Scibblemouth is a content creator and presenter for the ABC, who explores science and the universe. Expect to Learn:What’s at the bottom of the Wik...
#139 The Zeigarnik Effect, Rituals & Spirituality
10 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to Learn:What Richard Dawkins meant by “I believe in God”What really is the Zeigarnik effect?Why humans have an inherent desire for monasti...
#138 Child Psychology & The Highly Intelligent
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to Learn:Why Intelligence Doesn’t Make You HappyThe Child Psychology Behind Using FearWhat Is The Master Oogway Archetype?How Do You Actually...
#137 East vs West: 2 Paths To Mastery
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn:The Problem With The Story of the Fisherman & The Venture CapitalistThe Truth About Figuring Out Your Life After GraduationIs Mast...
#136 Fallen Angels & The God Delusion
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn:Trying to understand the perspective of Richard DawkinsWhy exactly would god create evil?What is the problem with only believing in ob...
#135 The Jaunt - Jestermaxxing & ‘The Hardening of Your 20s’
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Jaunt is a content creator & writerExpect to learn:How to ‘bring the vibe’ Why hedonistic people are more cool?The problem with having a ...
#134 The Triad of Meaning & The Metaphysics of Change
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn:Why Nietzsche Thought Dostoyevsky Got Morality Completely WrongIs There Such a Thing as Too Much Meaning in Life?How Does Cause and ef...
#133 Heidegger's Dwelling & Living Beyond the To-Do List
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn:What exactly did Heidegger meant by “dwelling”Why Nietzsche said wisdom is like honeyJoel gives his honest opinion on RatatouilleG...
#132 Nick Kasmick - Aristotle’s 3 Types of Friendship & Tolstoy’s The Death of Ivan Ilyich
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Kasmick is a philosophy content creator and writer Expect to learn:Why Did Tolstoy Believe That “Most Art Is a Lie”Why Aristotle’s Books A...
#131 Fear of God & Absurdism
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn:Why exactly is the fear of the lord is the start of wisdom?What came first the spirit or the body?Why are most people attracted to Abs...
#130 The Villains Journey & Parento Distribution
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn:What’s the exact pattern that turns people into villains?How do you win capitalism ethically?The Meaning Behind Dante’s Hierarchy ...
#129 Masha Kaptilina - Dark Psychology, Human Nature & Perception
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Masha is a marketer, and psychology content creator who’s passionate about human nature, personality, and symbolic psychology Expect to learn The r...
#128 High Performance And The Nature Of Evil
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn:This quote explained: ‘If see a monster kill him. If you wait to his story you might start loving him’. Socrates and Glaucon on t...
#127 Sam Tefera - Morality, Stoicism, & Metaphysics
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Tefera is the co host of The Think Twice Show, a philosophy podcast which explores morality, meaning, love + much moreExpect to learn:The morality...
#126 Aaron Vartiainen What Makes A Car a Car?
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Aaron Vartiainen Is An Architect, Whose Content Explores Abstract Concepts In Design, Reality, And Human PerceptionExpect to learn:What Is the Meaning...
#125 The Psychology of Alcohol & The Neuroscience of Gym Workouts
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn:The psychology of conformity and being “a social sponge”Why exactly is diminishing marginal utility different for alcohol vs KitKa...
#124 Schizophrenia, Religion and Memetics
21 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn:The similarities between schizophrenia and religious experiencesMemetics Explained: Richard Dawkins’ Theory of Cultural evolutionWha...
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13 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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#122 Tolkien’s Letter To His Son & The Neuroscience of Depression
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to Learn:What happens in the brain when someone is depressed?What did Joseph Campbell say about money in The Hero with a Thousand Faces?Accordi...
#121 The REAL Truth About Being a University Student & The Gospel of Thomas
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn:Why university professors are being forced to lower their standards for studentsWhat Jesus meant by “Find your beginning and you’l...
#120 Knowing Thyself, Murphys Law & Hell is Other People
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn:* What Jean-Paul Sartre meant by “Hell is other people”* What Murphy’s Law and Hick’s Law are.* How you know if you truly know...
#119 Angelo Somers - Existentialism vs Hedonism vs Absurdism
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Angelo Somers is a philosophy YouTuber and writer who discusses topics such as meaning, masculinity, and truth. His company, The Compass, helps people...
#118 Mary Chan - Music Psychotherapy & Child Psychology
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mary Chan is a Music Psychotherapist and Pianist who specialises in anxiety, trauma, and PTSD. Expect to learn:How Mary uses music to guide clients t...
#117 The Meek Shall Inherit The Earth & Developmental Psychology
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn:Is it immoral to have only one child?Is status an emotion — and if so, is it a good one?Why there’s a rise in people who identify ...
#116 Alex Aliume - The Source of Art & Being Chosen by The Universe
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Aliume is a New York Artist who’s work explores the psychedelic experience, geometry and the phenomenology of lightIn paintings, Kinetic instal...
#115 The Ethics of Gene Editing & Jung’s Archetype of Rebirth
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn:- The Complicated Ethics of Pre-Birth Genetic Alterations- What Happens in the Frankenstein story? - How to Find Meaning Through Jung'...
#114 Dostoyevsky, University & Internal Vindication
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn:Lessons From Harry Harlow’s Cloth Mother vs Wire Mother Experiment Why Exactly Do Women Live Longer Than Men?What Jacob Learnt From...
#113 Consciousness Is Like The Sun Carl Jung’s Developmental Theory
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn:Indifference & the Paradox of CourageThe Psychology of Coraline Why Children Speak in the Third Person Jung's Archetype of t...
#112 Greek Mythology & The Hidden Levels of Experience
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to Learn:The Greek Myth of Theseus and PirithousThe Story of IcarusWhat It Means to Multiply Your Life by 0Aristotle: Does Good Come Top-Down o...
#111 Therapy Culture & Pascal’s Wager
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
• How do you find meaning in a world where AI takes your job?• What is therapy culture, and why is it crafted by religion?• Why did Pascal think...
#110 The Flower of life & Wittgenstein’s Beetle problem
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to Learn:What exactly was Carl Jung’s idea of wholeness?Does something only become real when others interpret it?Why Berkeley got reality wro...
#109 Freud vs. Epicurus: Who Really Understood Desire?
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why is the opposable thumb so significant?Kierkegaard’s abstract and concrete mediums The psychology of escaping ourselvesThe psychology of gossipi...
#108 Jamais Vu, Height & IQ, Terence McKenna, Overachieving & Heidegger's Dwelling
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn:How Your Lifestyle Influences Your Height and IQTerence McKenna’s Timewave Zero ExplainedWhat Is Jamais Vu?Why Do We Liv...
#107 ScribbleMouth (Zac Zinn) Colour Psychology & The Will To Live
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn:How to see more and less of the electromagnetic spectrumLessons from Zac’s 100-year-old friend How to build a strong will to live ...
#106 Plato’s Republic: Are Evil People Happier?
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn:Socrates vs Glaucon debate about moralityIf negative emotion and thinking about yourself is the same thing, are positive emotion and t...
#105 The Psychology of Novelty + The Butterfly Effect
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn:Why do we desire novel experiences?Why are we attracted to the thing that damages us?What is the Hegelian Dialectic?How Jacob learnt t...
#104 Melvin Poh - Nietzsche and The Black Swan
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Melvin Poh is a Malaysian entrepreneur appearing on the 2019 Forbes 30 Under 30 list. He's also a philosopher, and author of "disconnected philosophy ...
#103 What Happens When You Choose What Makes You Feel Alive? (The Erotic)
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn:How to integrate your shadowAre relationships just a transaction or is platonic love possible?What Joel learned from competing in unde...
#102 Cometan - I Invented a New Religion Because Nothing Else Worked
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cometan is a philosopher, prophet and the founder of a modern religion called Astronism. Astronism has 5000+ active folllowers, and is centered around...
#101 Farsi & Cigssss - What Happens To Music When You Leave Earth?
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Farsi is an atmopheric musician who’s art is a balance between melancholy and hope. Cigssssss (cigarettes and scratchcards) is a spoken word artist...
#100 What is Youth? What is Health?
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn:Why we gave up meaning to get powerHow to preserve the spirit of youthIf humans have negativity bias how do we make the positive loude...
#99 Animal Ethics & The Psychology of The Self
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn:How presenting animals in different contexts make us go from loving them, to killing themHow the English made Sunday boring, so that t...
#98 How To Treat Life Like a Work of Art & The Fool Archetype
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn:Why you should be careful who you call a godhow should we think of artWhat Kirkegaard means by life is lived forwards but can only be ...
#97 The Philosophy of Potential
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn:Does potential actually exist?The similarities in believing in your potential and the existance of godWhy you dont choose what youre i...
#96 Dr Shirley Koeh - How to Live to 120 Years Old
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Shirley Koeh is a functional medicine doctor and reverse aging expertExpect to learn:How to improve your sleep if you have a busy scheduleWhy do ce...
#95 Isabel Fang - The Pyschology of Clowns & How Human Nature Shapes marketing
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn:why the arcetype of clowns resonates with us so muchwhy you can please the world or the soul, but not bothwhen does marketing become e...
#94 The Death of Socrates & Unconscious Virtues
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn:how to have “a larger life” according to a jungian psychologistthe wisdom and problems of the notion that right and wrong doesnt e...
#93 Kirkegaards Either/Or & Jungian Psychopathology
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learnwhy does exercise leave you feeling more energised?What Jung meant by “everyone lives out a myth”Why psychopathology translates to ...
#92 Metaphysical Skills And The Philosophy Of Knowledge
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn:How to happen to life rather then life happen to you is all knowledge just beleifs that we accept as true? or can you know some...
#91 Escaping Plato’s Cave And Living in the Unspeakable world
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learnthe neuroplasticity of animal brains vs human brains the hierarchy of “what existsl”Why is architecture not beautiful anymorethe p...
#90 Arcane Human - The Psychology Of Nihilism And The Book Of The 5 Rings
06 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Arcane Human is a philosophy content creator, find his instagram @arcanexhumanExpect to learn:Miyamoto Musashi Book of the 5 rings A subconscious mig...
#89 Avinash Sai - If Free Will Doesn’t Exist, Then What?
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn:- How to “work like a lion”- What is Robert Greene’s meta world ?- Naval ravikant’s measure of intelligence - What does it mea...
#88 Good and Evil, Hitler, and sub personalities
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn:- Why Those Who Commit Evil Believe Their Actions Are Justified- the difference in theories from the moral philosophers Kant, Nietzsch...
#87 The missing shade of blue + The anti alter ego
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn:- Should we get meaning internally through achievement or externally through religion? - Joel’s problems with sport psychologies lik...
#86 The map is not the territory & the eternal student
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn:- when extactly should the student become the teacher?- what is Platos cave ?- Why the physical world and the world portrayed by your ...
#85 Platonic love + the pscyhology of neuroticism
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn:- All the speeches from Plato’s Symposium explained- why socrates believed love wasn’t a god- Why traits like depression and anxie...
#84 The Death of God and Stoned Ape Theory
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn:- Why is the Adam and Eve story symbolic- Why Nietzsches death of god resulted in a society that prioritises objective truth- Why Terr...
#83 Kate Ireland - your life isn’t about you
15 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kate Ireland is a poet, and the founder of Blether Forever Expect to learn: - What exactly are Goosebumps? - What is Kate’s creative process when wr...
#82 The purpose of dreams, and the Will
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn: - Freud, Jung and Fairbairn’s disagreements on dreams? - What is “the will” according to Nietzsche and Schopenhauer? - What Kaf...
#81 Isla & Leo Hill - Feminism Debate and Optimal Relationships
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn: - What are problem with traditional values for women? - Should power dynamics in relationships exist? - The experiences of children r...
#80 Stories that symbolise the human experience
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn: - Why having PTSD is like seeing Medusa- Why does Schoppenhauer criticise consumption?- The two hemispheres of the brain and why Jaco...
#79 the courage to be disliked & archetypes of the unconscious
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn: - Alfred Adler’s psychology of courage- Why our conscious is linked to the divine- The danger of viewing life as a competition - Wh...
#78 how many doors of perception should you open?
27 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn- why are dogs are so loyal- The philosophy of time- neuroplasticity in sport- How much external validation do you need to believe your...
#77 - the time is gonna pass. So create deep moments
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn - is sport scripted? - Aristotle on happiness - The psychology of sport - Why self governance and the stoic idea of the inner citadel...
#76 Kai Bilimoria - What Art, Philosophy, and Religion Taught Me About Life
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kia is a theology grad who runs the instagram account @history_art_philosophy sharing his thoughts on deep ideas, timeless beuaty, and wisdom Expect t...
#75 Zigzags of the self by Jacob
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn:- jacobs view on solipsim and simulation theory- how to use individuality as performance rather than ego- why “one” is the theme o...
#74 An unexamined life is not worth living
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn- Why life is like chess- What Jacob has learnt from Socrates- How the sublime justifies the weight of existence - Plus 3 Listener ques...
#73 Andrew Oneill - “skydiving and mushrooms are an interesting concoction”
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Oneil is a licensed fungi forager, mycologist, explorer and a pretty wild guyExpect to learn:How psychedelics introduce the self to the self?Wh...
#72 How to find what you love
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn- how stimulation impacts the purity of the soul- why human evolution isn’t built for modern technology- how to accumulate evidence t...
#71 Chloe Kirk - can we cure cancer?
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chloe Kirk is a graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with degrees in Molecular Biology and Legal Studies, researching cancer biology and ...
#70 It’s not what happens to you it’s what governs you
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn:- Why the first dragon is the hardest to slay- How to recreate yourself- It’s not what happens to you it’s what governs you- Why a...
#69 Shaun Greenaway - how to protect your fertility
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Shaun Greenaway is a male fertility coach, speaker, and co-host of @themalefertilitypodcastExpect to learn:- Shauns personal story of overcoming infer...
#68 the mirage of the mind
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn:- what are the lessons from carl jungs autobiography- Why people don’t have ideas, ideas have people - is western culture a lie?- Wh...
#67 Michael Vasconez - there’s more to Ayahuasca then you think
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Vasconez is an Ayahuasca retreat organiser specialising in the integration of the medicine into your daily life Expect to learn:- How Ayahuasc...
#66 How to justify the weight of your existence
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn:- why we all carry a weight of existence- what is the sublime- How Bf skinner got pigeons to fire missiles- How Joel can public speak ...
#65 Wu Wei, how reality experiences itself through you
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn:- why “you are reality” rather than “you and reality”- how to enter Wu Wei or the state of Zen- how the corporate world can cr...
#64 Mariam Al Sayed - fix yourself before you blame your partner
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mariam is a Relationship Coach, Counsellor, and an Existential PsychotherapistExpect to learn:- why how the woman responds to being approached is a re...
#63 Nikki Vasconez - how to communicate better with your pets
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nikki Vasconez is an animal communicator who also teaches animal communicators. Find her work at https://nikkivasconez.comExpect to learn:- Why Nikki ...
#62 Liza Libes - the wisdom of classical literature
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Liza Libes is a novelist, poet, literature content creator, and the founder of Pens and PoisonExpect to learn:- The fig tree analogy from Sylvia Plath...
#61 Marco j Williams how to listen to the universe
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Marco Williams is a content creator, and author of ‘how to listen to the Universe’. Marco is a life path 33 who spreads his studies on numerology,...
#60 Living at your edge
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn:* What we can take from Plato’s cave allegory* What is Nostalgia and why does Joel feel it leaving home* Why do we find competent pe...
#59 Steve Latta - “ive done dmt 200 times”
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Steve latta is a surrealist painter, and cinematographer, that portrays the psychedelic experience through a classical style. Find his work at https:/...
#58 Farsi - the mind behind an atmospheric musician
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Farsi is an atmospheric musician. See his links bellow Expect to learn:* The genius behind the electronic duo Bicep* The creative process behind atmos...
#57 The morality of casual sex
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn: * Why every man has a bit of genghis khan in them * the evolutionary psychology behind “the chase” * Joel’s analysisis of the ...
#56 flirt with the world
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn * How to achieve the state of play * Why there’s so many narcissists * how an eye for an eye is making people blind * The stupendous...
#55 Dorian “Dr Dreams” Banks - how to balance your chakras and control your dreams
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dorian Banks is a dreams coach, hypnotist, psychedelic facilitator, yoga teacher, and much more. Find Dorians work on his Instagram @dr.dream313 whe...
#54 the ape that understood the universe
12 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn: * Lessons from the book the ape that discovered the universe * The evolutionary psychology behind adhd * Jacob’s favourite Nietzsch...
#53 Cigssssss - the psychology of the entertainment industry
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cigssssss is a spoken word artist, producer, and audio engineer, whose work focuses on social observations/ dystopia. He was Co signed by Manchester U...
#52 Isolation is a gift
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
#52 Isolation is a gift expect to learn: * reflections of the first year of uni * is Manifestation real * the role of noise and isolation on traject...
#51 Kyle Rose - sonic healing, shamanism and the rise of alternative medicine
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kyle Rose is a sonic ceremonialist, medicine man, and shaman who heals through many instruments such as the Didgeridoo and flute. * What is the firs...
#50 Jack Davey - the athletic philosophy, building resilience
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Davey was a professional wheelchair basketball player for Doneck Dolphins Trier, and is an award winning coach for Exeter Otters Wheelchair Baske...
#49 Meenadachi - somatic healing, transform your trauma through energy
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Meenadachi is a somatic healer specialising in ancestral trauma, a TEDx Speaker, and the Author of Decolonizing Non-Violent Communication Expect to l...
#48 Carmen and Lupita Andrade - conjoined twins on what it’s like to be them
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Carmen and Lupita Andrade are conjoined twins, content creators, animal lovers, and sweet and inspiring people Expect to learn: * Carmen and Lupita’...
#47 life is a comedy
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn: * Why meaning is found on the line between chaos and order * Why you should aim to be always in insposter syndrome * How to integrat...
#46 become someone worthy of self love
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn: * Why we’re in a spirituality crisis * Joel’s competence circle theory * why self love might not be good for us Find us on: TikT...
#45 Kanna D’souza - How to make mundane days more interesting, what is the ultimate goal of life?
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kanna D’souza is an aspiring philosopher, a marker, and a photographer. Expect to learn: * the answer to some of life’s biggest questions * Kann...
#44 Sanjana Singh - the Socratic paradox, homeostasis of the mind, and psychoanalysis
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sanjana Singh is a philosopher, a creator and a cognitive thinker. Her main fields of study are cognitive psychology, psychoanalysis, artificial intel...
#43 there is more of you biologically in you, the delusion of success
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Expect to learn: * How do girls who spend time with each other form the same menstrual cycles * Why the child going out into the world is the female c...
#42 IJ Makan - the right way to suffer and the state of being
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
IJ is the host of Becoming Antifragile - a podcast which studies the greatest thinkers of history. He is also a Brazilian jiu jitsu fighter Expect to...