The Living Experiment: Rethink Your Choices. Reclaim Your Life.
Episodes
Episode 122: Conclusion
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're doing something different — something big and bittersweet. We're winding down our own decade-long experiment in doing this podcast. ...
Episode 121: Psychedelics
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're talking about psychedelics — the consciousness altering substances, and the extraordinary moment they are having in our culture at ...
Episode 120: Nutritious Movement with Katy Bowman
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're talking about Nutritious Movement, the brainchild of our brilliant friend, biomechanist, fitness expert, and best-selling author Katy...
Episode 119: Pandemic Era Discoveries
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we're talking about Pandemic Era Discoveries. Last winter, after two years spent in various forms of social isolation, Dallas and Pilar met...
Episode 118: Optimize with Brian Johnson
03 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we've got a special guest episode with Brian Johnson, the creator of Optimize and the Founder + CEΦ of Heroic Public Benefit Corporation. B...
Episode 117: Afro Flow Yoga with Leslie Salmon Jones and Jeff W. Jones
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Pilar talks with special guests Leslie Salmon Jones and Jeff W. Jones, co-founders of Afro Flow Yoga. Leslie and Jeff created Afro Flow Yog...
Episode 116: Kitchen Whisperers with Dorothy Kalins
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Pilar talks to a special guest — James Beard award-winning journalist, author, and food legend Dorothy Kalins. Dorothy is the founding edi...
Episode 115: Make Time with John Zeratsky
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment we bring you an episode that has been a very long time coming — a special guest episode with New York Times bests...
Episode 22: (Another) New Year
30 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about the concept of the New Year — from meaningless consumer hype to contemplative pursuits that ...
Episode 114: Midlife
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Midlife — that fun and potentially funky moment when you realize you might well have fewer y...
Episode 113: Mini Update from Pilar
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Life continues to be weird. So we are just rolling with it. This week on The Living Experiment, Pilar offers some updates and options for folks who wa...
Episode 111: Moving Forward
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment we're talking about Moving Forward in this unusual time in history. Thanks to COVID-19, we're still recording from ...
Episode 110: Autoimmunity with Dr. Terry Wahls
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week our guest is Terry Wahls, MD, a physician and scientific researcher best known for her groundbreaking work reversing autoimmune diseases —...
Episode 109: Health Transformation with Dr. Frank Lipman
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, our guest is Dr. Frank Lipman, one of the world's leading integrative physicians, a thought leader and innovator ...
Episode 108: Functional Medicine with Dr. Jeff Bland
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment we have an extraordinary guest, functional medicine pioneer Dr. Jeffrey Bland. Dr. Bland is something of an intern...
Episode 107: The 4 Season Solution
13 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Dallas's new book, The 4 Season Solution, which is now available in bookstores everywhere! In...
Episode 106: Chronic Disease Reversal
18 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment we're talking about chronic disease reversal. Over the past decade there's been an emerging clinical awareness, wit...
Episode 105: Biometric Devices
20 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about biometric devices — the appeal these fascinating little gadgets hold and the distractions...
Episode 104: Trauma 2
29 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking, once again, about trauma - this time with internationally renowned trauma expert Dr. James Gordon....
Episode 103: Love
12 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment we're talking about Love — the romance, the heartbreak, the profound sense of connection that most of us are aft...
Episode 102: Trauma 1
30 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment Pilar interviews a very special guest, clinical therapist and author Resmaa Menakem. We're talking about trauma, t...
Episode 55 (Rerun): Autumn
21 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, after nearly a year away working on our books, Dallas and Pilar returned with a brand new "We're Back" episode of The Living Experiment. So...
Episode 101: We're Back
09 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we return from a nearly one-year recording hiatus with a report from the outer limits of book writing and creative...
Episode 2 (Rerun): Healthy vs. Hot
12 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Spring, everybody! It's that time of year when our bodies come out of hiding, and when it seems like everybody has a plan for improving them. Bi...
Episode 42 (Rerun): Intimacy and Connection
14 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, in celebration of Valentine's Day, we bring you a replay of the third in a series of four special guest episodes f...
Episode 17 (Rerun): Winter
01 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Every season has its gifts, but we live in a culture that prefers to celebrate the bright, "go-go" energy of summer. Without the haven of a winter rec...
Episode 22 (Rerun): New Year
27 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about the concept of the New Year — from meaningless consumer hype to contemplative pursuits that ...
Episode 62 (Rerun): Holidays
11 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
There's so much merriment, so much anticipation, and yet … the holidays can also feel like a lot of pressure to perform, to conform, to consume. Her...
Episode 100: Break
06 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about taking a Break — the value of choosing to pause a project or commitment, and the factors you...
Episode 99: Healthy Deviance 2
30 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment we're talking about Healthy Deviance (again!), so we're calling this episode Healthy Deviance 2. First, we explore ...
Episode 98: Coping
16 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about coping — the base level, essential things we do to get through our days, particularly when w...
Episode 97: Introvert Extrovert
08 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment we're talking about Introverts and Extroverts — from the different ways these two distinct types show up in the w...
Episode 96: Motivation
02 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment we're talking about Motivation — the force that gets us to do, accomplish, and change the things we want to. And ...
Episode 95: Meditation
25 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Meditation — its near-countless benefits for body and mind, and also the real and perceived ...
Episode 94: Enneagram
18 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about the Enneagram — a personal wisdom tool that has been transforming lives and relationships fo...
Episode 93: Weight Loss
11 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment we're talking about Weight Loss — the myths, the methods, and the massive struggle it represents for the majority...
Episode 92: Quitting
04 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Quitting — the importance of knowing when to do it, and the stigma that so often accompanies...
Episode 91: Childless by Choice
27 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about being Childless by Choice. That's a decision that an increasing number of people are making th...
Episode 90: Questions
31 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment we're talking about Questions — the value of asking more of them, and the potential of making inquiry a regular l...
Episode 89: Suicide
23 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment we're talking about Suicide — the fact that it has become tragically more common in recent years, and some reason...
Episode 88: Orthorexia
16 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Orthorexia — an eating disorder in which a person becomes so obsessed with what they think o...
Episode 87: Fats
09 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Fats — the role they play in healthy eating, and the fact that a lot of what we've been told...
Episode 86: Supplements
03 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Supplements — why you can't rely on pills and powders for all your nourishment, and why you ...
Episode 85: Imposter Syndrome
25 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Imposter Syndrome — that disconcerting sense you may not be entirely worthy or qualified to...
Episode 84: How We See The World
19 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're talking about How We See the World. This episode started out as an answer to a listener question — and then morphed, evolving into...
Episode 83: Conscious Language 2
13 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, by listener request, we're doing a special guest episode follow-up on the topic of Conscious Language, a subject w...
Episode 82: Libido
05 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Libido — the nature of our drive for sensual and sexual contact, and the variables that can ...
Episode 81: Functional Medicine
29 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Functional Medicine — a systems-based approach to addressing the fundamental causes of disea...
Episode 80: This Messy Magnificent Life , Part 2
01 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we bring you Part 2 of Pilar's conversation with New York Times best selling author and teacher, Geneen Roth. Gene...
Episode 79: This Messy Magnificent Life, Part 1
24 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, while Dallas is off on adventures, Pilar has a very special guest: Geneen Roth. Geneen has written close to a doze...
Episode 78: Apologizing
17 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Apologizing — the reasons it's worth doing, and the art of doing it well. We explore the val...
Episode 77: Friends
10 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Friends — not the kind we call "friends" social media, but the real, meaningful, human k...
Episode 76: Reading
03 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Reading — its potential for informing and enriching our lives, and its potential for becom...
Episode 75: Dying
27 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the Living Experiment, we're talking about "Dying" — the fact that it's something we're all going to do, and the fact we tend to live...
Episode 74: Noise
20 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Noise — its many sources, its surprising impacts, and the options we have for relating to ...
Episode 73: Dating
12 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Dating — it's modern trials and tribulations, and the options we have for reclaiming it fr...
Episode 72: Anxiety
06 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Anxiety — a condition that causes tens of millions of people to feel rattled by intrusiv...
Episode 71: Vacation
06 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week, on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Vacation — the benefits that regular breaks from work can have for our health, sanity and...
Episode 70: Judgment
30 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Judgment — the critical opinions we hold about ourselves and others, and the sometimes scath...
Episode 69: Impulse
22 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Impulse — that sudden urge to do or not do a given thing, and the ways such urges can take h...
Episode 68: Decluttering
16 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's special guest episode of The Living Experiment, we're talking about Decluttering. This is a follow-up on our "Clutter" episode from ear...
Episode 67: Purpose vs Pleasure
09 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Purpose vs. Pleasure — the apparent tensions that exist between our pursuit of those aims, a...
Episode 66: Conscious Language
02 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Conscious Language — the art of refining your words to reflect your higher choices, and the ...
Episode 65: Eating Meat
26 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Eating Meat — the nutritional, ethical, and environmental questions that choice raises, and ...
Episode 64: Clutter
19 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Clutter — the oppressive burden all that excess stuff represents, and the some strategies fo...
Episode 63: Sexual Harassment
12 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Unwanted touches. Inappropriate jokes. Mortifying propositions. Depending on when and where they occur, they can all be forms of the abusive dynamic k...
Episode 62: Holidays
06 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
There's so much merriment, so much anticipation, and yet … the holidays can also feel like a lot of pressure to perform, to conform, to consume. Her...
Episode 61: The Health of Others
07 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about the health of others — the struggles we face in trying to influence the choices of those we ...
Episode 60: Conscious Eating
31 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking Conscious Eating — the art of more fully enjoying your eating experiences and relating to your foo...
Episode 59: Body Image
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Body Image, and exploring the challenges of maintaining a positive self-regard in our body-sha...
Episode 58: Astroturfing
17 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Astroturfing — the insidious and increasingly common strategy by which special interests cre...
Episode 57: Television
10 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Television — the often too-dominant role it has in our lives, and the opportunities we have ...
Episode 56: Feeding Healthy Kids
03 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Feeding Healthy Kids — the challenges involved with doing that, and the choices that matter ...
Episode 55: Autumn
26 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Autumn. This is the final installment in a series of episodes we've built around Dallas's Seas...
Episode 54: Breaking Up
19 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Breaking Up — the factors that shape our decisions to end a romantic relationship, and the s...
Episode 53: Asking
12 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Asking — the art and importance of making requests based on your authentic desires, and the ...
Episode 52: Intuition
05 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Intuition — the signals we get from our unconscious mind, and the powerful part they can pla...
Episode 51: Winning Cycles
15 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we bring you the fourth and final episode in our special series featuring teachers from Lafayette Morehouse. For t...
Episode 50: Therapy
08 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Therapy — the role it can play in our personal healing and evolution, and our suggestions fo...
Episode 49: Summer
01 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Summer — a season so full of potential, projects, and activities, it can leave you feeling e...
Episode 48: Forgiveness
25 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Forgiveness: The important role it plays in our health and happiness, and the rich opportuniti...
Episode 47: Non-Toxic Bodycare
18 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Non-Toxic Bodycare — the importance of having some personal safety criteria for the products...
Episode 46: Aging Gracefully
11 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Aging Gracefully — what that means to us, why it matters, and how to go about doing it well....
Episode 45: Satisfaction vs Success
04 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Satisfaction vs. Success — the sometimes surprising tensions that can exist between our purs...
Episode 44: Commute
27 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about the art of the Commute — the strategies that can make our daily trips less stressful and mor...
Episode 43: One-Year Ramble
20 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Living Experiment, we go on a One-Year Ramble, reflecting on what we've learned over the course of our first year of doing thi...
Episode 42: Intimacy and Connection
13 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we bring you the third in a series of four special guest episodes featuring teachers from Lafayette Morehouse. For...
Episode 41: Attractiveness
23 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Attractiveness. What makes us attractive? What do we find attractive in others, and why? From ...
Episode 40: Idleness
16 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about "Idleness" — those all-too-rare moments when we allow ourselves to do nothing in particular...
Episode 39: Perfect
09 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about "Perfect" — the pressure we feel to achieve that impossible standard, and the strategies we...
Episode 38: Sleep
02 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Sleep — why it's so hugely important, and how you can get more of the healthy sleep your bo...
Episode 37: Win-Win Relating
25 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we bring you the second in a series of four special guest episodes featuring teachers from Lafayette Morehouse. Fo...
Episode 36: Energy Drinks
18 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Energy Drinks — the surge of popularity they're currently enjoying, and the widespread energ...
Episode 35: Generosity
11 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Generosity — the instinct we have to share with others, and the mutual benefits that givin...
Episode 34: Spring
04 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Spring — the essential nature of the season, and the shifts your body wants to make in keepi...
Episode 33: Sensuality
28 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Sensuality — what that word really means, and the important, underappreciated role that sens...
Episode 32: Resistance to Pleasure
21 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It's high time we had a serious talk about pleasure. Because it can have a huge impact on your health. And well, it's fun! So this week on the podcas...
Episode 31: Saying No
07 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Living Experiment, we're talking about Saying No, that magical word that can set you free – or feel like a one-way ticket to a gui...
Episode 30: News
28 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're talking about News – the kind that comes at you 24 hours a day via all sorts of media. The kind that can make you feel a little craz...
Episode 29: Vulnerability
21 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're talking about vulnerability – the experience of being susceptible to wounding, and the value of embracing that capacity as a strengt...