The ZDoggMD Show

No Thought or Belief Can Touch What IS | Wednesday Zen LIVE

19 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Why every concept, belief, and story falls utterly short of what's actually HERE. From YouTube LIVE. 0:00 Welcome & The Imaginarium We Live In 0:48 N...

Daylight Savings, Seeking's End, Anus Meditation | Living Room Roundz LIVE

10 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when the seeking stops? We explore the paradox of the spiritual path, why role models don't make sense anymore, and how life just keeps l...

The "Me" Is Never Enough

03 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Another fun live conversation about the (un)reality of "me." YouTube video is here. All the links are here. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

Back Into The Matrix Where Everything is Just Everything-ing | Friday Zen, LIVE

27 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Spiritual "influencers" may just be the Final Bosses in the game of delusion 🤮 Watch the YouTube video here. https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd for all the ...

Time Is Flickering Light On A Timeless Screen

28 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Zero f***s given in this Facebook LIVE episode 🤭, we explore time, growth as illusion, spiritual mansplaining, why there isn't even consciousness, ...

Things Occur But Nothing Takes Place | Monday Zen LIVE

27 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

A beautifully spontaneous Monday Zen LIVE that I intended as members-only but accidentally went public—and the accident was perfect orchestration by...

What's Left When The Stories Stop? | Sunday Zen LIVE

19 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when the mind stops telling stories? We explore insomnia and radical acceptance, the trap of identifying as awareness, why "the world is ...

Taking the Exquisite Risk (with Simon Brown)

11 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

A spontaneous conversation between two friends walking the path together. Why 'you're already awake' can be harmful, the impossibility of bypassing th...

You Really Can't Do This Wrong

08 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We healthcare people love accomplishment, competition, clear instructions, and maps—which can make the awakening process feel like straight TORTURE ...

The Kingdom of Heaven is Spread Upon the Earth (Christmas Eve Live)

27 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

An intimate Christmas Eve morning livestream exploring what we're really celebrating: heart-based amazement and love as the pervasive fabric of realit...

The Bottomless Well of Shadow, Being of Service, Stage Fright and More (LIVE)

21 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From our Saturday night YouTube live conversation. Video show archive, audio podcasts, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership options, merch,...

The Realest Fake Thing That Never Was (w/ Eshwar Segobind)

15 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Live conversation with Eshwar Segobind. We talk about why love skeptics become love advocates, the trauma response that becomes 'you,' why babies cry ...

The Spiritual Circus, YouTube Shorts, and Awakening's End (LIVE)

06 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A spontaneous live conversation about discovering an AI tool that pulls clips from long videos—creating decontextualized shorts that make me sound l...

Unworthiness and Worthiness are BOTH Bulls*** | Friday Night Zen, LIVE

15 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, make dinner for your kids and have them complain about it 😉 From my Friday Ni...

The Costume Most Of Us Will Never Take Off

02 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We spend our entire lives pretending to be something we think we really are—until one day the mask slips. In this live Facebook conversation we expl...

Dad's Birthday, Belief's Prison, and the Love That Holds It All

16 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On what would have been my father’s 86th birthday, I found myself reflecting not just on loss, but on the nature of belief itself—and how our atta...

The Absolute Free Fall of THIS (Previously LIVE)

28 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of The ZDoggMD Show was recorded in front of a live studio audience...on Facebook. Which is always a little bit of magic 🪄 What happe...

End-Stage Awakening: Braiding, Integration, & Release of the Threads (w/Dr. Pierce Salguero)

03 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When the threads of awakening drop and spirituality itself falls away, what's left? Peep our earlier introduction interview on the Multidharma Threads...

See Your Nature, And Be Free (w/Zen monk Kogen Czarnik)

27 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kogen is a Zen priest in the Soto tradition, in the lineage of Tangen Harada Roshi. Find his books, retreats, and more here and follow him on YouTube ...

The Emptiness, Unity, Energy, and Psyche Threads of Awakening (w/Dr. Pierce Salguero)

29 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A deep dive into the core experiential threads that might arise during spiritual awakening, ultimately unique to each human. Peep our earlier introduc...

What IS Awakening, Anyways? (From YouTube LIVE)

25 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Here's the new Facebook "Awakening Stuff" channel. Here's the unlisted YouTube video for this show. Here's where you can join our Supporter Tribe to...

Disillusionment Is A Gateway To Infinite Freedom

16 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When our cherished beliefs painfully fall away, we're left squarely in the unknown and the unknowable...which is pure freedom itself 🔥 Video sh...

Trust, Surrender, and the Threads of Awakening (Sunday Zen LIVE)

12 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this live episode of Sunday Zen, we dive deep into the themes of trust, surrender, and the Threads of Awakening model introduced by Dr. Pierce Salg...

Unraveling The Threads of Awakening (w/Prof. Pierce Salguero)

08 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For many, traditional spiritual frameworks leave us feeling alienated and invalidated, firing up the engine of fear and seeking when our own experienc...

The Ideal of Spiritual Perfection is Utter Nonsense

15 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Humans are gonna human, bro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Life's Textures Are Just What They Are (What A Relief!) - previously LIVE

30 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Chop wood, carry water 😉 Full video here. Contact form, videos, Supporter Tribe and more here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...

Forever Seeking, But This Is It...There's Nowhere Else To Go

27 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

At what point does spirituality eat its own tail? Full video here. Contact form, videos, Supporter Tribe and more here. Learn more about your ad choi...

The Truth About RFK Jr. (And Dr. Oz!) w/Dr. Paul Offit

21 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Never underestimate the forces of delusion (on ALL sides). Vaccine co-inventor Paul Offit returns to spit some fire on RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz, pandemic mi...

Psychedelics For Non-Dual Integration (w/Mira Funk, LCSW)

25 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Powerful medicines like 5-MeO DMT, N,N-DMT, and salvia divinorum can be used not simply to bypass our current experience, but rather to help us un-jou...

My Psychedelic UnJourney (w/Mira Funk, LCSW) | 5-MEO, N,N-DMT, Salvia Divinorum

23 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I tried 3 of the most powerful psychedelics known: 5-MeO DMT, N,N-DMT, and salvia divinorum via vaporized, oral, and (*cough*) other routes...all over...

Living In The Dream (Sunday Zen, LIVE)

11 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Everything was always here, waiting. Now that you see it, you can really live in the dream. Originally streamed LIVE to YouTube. Join our Supporter T...

What If We're ALL Partially Right? (w/Stephanie Lepp)

11 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is it possible to synthesize & integrate opposing views while avoiding both-sides-ism or an anemic middle that is dependent on the extremes to define ...

Dive Into The Unconscious To Truly Be Free (Sunday Zen, LIVE)

08 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Awakening isn’t just about meditating on emptiness—it's about peeling back the layers and facing the ugly, unconscious patterns we pretend aren’...

Drop From Head Into Heart and Truly Feel (Sunday Zen, LIVE)

26 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when you think less and feel more? Here’s how we might drop from our headspace into the infinity of sensation we call “body” and ho...

Covid, End-Of-Life, Psychedelics, & More

15 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We chat about palliative care, psychedelics, my recent COVID experience, and all things alt-middle. Originally streamed to Instagram Live. Drop a like...

The Day My COVID Got Worse...

09 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I've talked about COVID for years, but FINALLY caught it and NEVER expected this twist. Video version here. And the OG "I Finally Got COVID" episode h...

COVID Finally Got Me (Storytime w/Dr. Z)

12 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I dodged COVID for 4 years and then BOOM, hit by the 'rona train. Here’s my story, my symptoms, and what I've learned (so far). Plus check out the v...

The Corporate Mindfulness Scam (w/Prof. Ron Purser)

01 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Does management teach "mindfulness" to create compliance with a broken system that continues to inflict moral injury on frontline workers? Ron Purser...

Your Awakening Will Never Fit THEIR Mold, Here's Why

26 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Frustrated that your experience doesn't align with what the books and gurus keep saying? Listen to this. Video version here. More from Dr. Pierce Salg...

Losing A Parent, Medical Board Cartels, Whole Body MRI (w/Dr. Vinay Prasad)

05 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The most epic medical bromance in history is BACK and we've brought our A-game 🔥 Video version including timecodes here. Topics covered: Zubin's Da...

No-Nonsense Spirituality (w/Britt Hartley)

02 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when organized religion falls away but atheism feels like a long dark night of the nihilistic soul? Video version with topics & timecodes...

The Bald and the Beautiful: A Chat w/Dr. Abraham Verghese

06 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The world-renowned physician/author returns to share some hard-won wisdom. Video version including topics & timecodes here. And check out our previous...

Saving Healthcare, Waking Up & Radical Self-Acceptance (From Instagram LIVE)

22 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We rap about Health 3.0, my advice to medical residents, collecting beliefs and MORE! Plus an unmasked cameo from the one and only Doc Vader 🔥 Orig...

Is Suffering Your Attention's Cry For Help? (from Facebook LIVE)

18 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Originally streamed to Facebook live back in February and released for supporters-only on YouTube, now viewable by everyone 🙏 Join our Supporter Tr...

Are You Addicted To Anger? (Sunday Zen, LIVE)

04 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I took a month break from creating videos, and guess what? It wasn't just about finding peace. There were some serene moments, but anger stole the spo...

Force Friday w/Doc Vader

04 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In a galaxy not so far away, you asked, and Vader delivered. The Dark Lord of Medicine enlightens us on vaping, tight scrubs, and the untold secrets o...

Ask Z Anything (From Instagram LIVE)

31 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I take your questions on everything from transforming healthcare to identity shifts to practical decision making strategies and more. Originally strea...

Closing The Generation Gap (Feat. Tha' ZPupps), LIVE

16 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We rap about everything from the generation gap to pronouns to musical taste. Fun for the whole family 🥳 Originally streamed LIVE to YouTube, video...

Hurting Those We Love, Reactivity, The Nature of Now (Sunday Zen, LIVE)

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Originally streamed live on YouTube, in this Q+A we dive into: "Wherever you go, there you are" and what that really means What is "ananda" or bliss...

2024 New Year's Day (From YouTube LIVE)

03 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Originally streamed LIVE to YouTube, we rap about retreat realities, reactivity management, Zcatt's dental saga and more! Watch the video version here...

From Taint to Truth: An Alcoholic's Awakening (w/Eshwar Segobind)

22 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Awakening to no-self in the comedy of existence with my guest Eshwar Segobind. Listen to our prior episode here. Watch the video version here. Eshwar ...

Opening The Heart of Compassion (w/Simon Brown)

16 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Simon Brown returns for a master class on compassion and how it can never be separated from the deepest insights into the non-dual nature of reality i...

Beyond Existential Terror (Monday Zen, LIVE)

14 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I take YOUR questions on non-duality, silent retreats, the illusion of identity, the nature of reality and more! Originally streamed LIVE to YouTube, ...

See And Be Seen – For The First Time (w/Dr. Angelo DiLullo)

26 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Joined by Dr. Angelo DiLullo, your favorite ‘pair-o-docs’ dive into the paradox of self-emptying, where the journey to feeling truly recognized sp...

This Is A Dream, But Suffering Is REAL (LIVE)

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Waking up to your true nature is all about realizing there’s no separate “you” suffering. And knowing just that transforms how you show up in th...

Integrating Trauma & Awakening The Heart (w/Simon Brown)

04 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There's an intricate relationship between past trauma, our bodies, and the spiritual journey of awakening. Realizing the non-dual nature of existence ...

Wanna End Suffering? Come Back To Your Senses (w/Eshwar Segobind)

30 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Strip away all the story and identity and spiritual mumbo-jumbo and you're left with what's right in front of your face, always here and only now. My ...

Trauma Is In The Body, And You Were Never To Blame

25 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A deep dive into how the body stores trauma, surrendering to these hidden sensations and the paradox of free will - originally streamed LIVE to Instag...

This Can Feel Truly Terrible, And That's OK (LIVE)

09 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Think the awakening journey is all unicorns and rainbows? Think again. Reactivity, emotional volatility, and more, from Sunday Zen, LIVE. And here's A...

Down The Reality Rabbit Hole (w/David Mc Donald)

24 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A deep dive into all things awakening including no-self realization, with David Mc Donald. Check out the video version and David's YouTube channel Vi...

Doc Vader: Who's Your Daddy? (From Facebook LIVE)

21 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Oh good (dark) lord, he's gone live again 😂 Full video here. Video show archive, audio podcasts, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership option...

The Universe Holds You: Shadow Work & More (LIVE)

17 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

From a recent Facebook live episode. I discuss the arising of strong emotions during the realization "journey" and the deep knowing that the Universe,...

COVID Killed My Dog! (A Post-Pandemic Playbook) w/Dr. Monica Gandhi

27 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Monica Gandhi is BACK to unpack lessons learned from the COVID pandemic. From prolonged lockdowns, to the widening gap between the haves and have-...

Faith, Doubt, and Determination (Sunday Zen, LIVE)

20 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Zen teaches us that faith isn't blind; it's the knowing of our innate nature. Doubt isn't negative; it's the engine of inquiry that propels us toward ...

Doc Vader: Q&A LIVE!

17 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What do Death Stars, CME conferences and powerful sphincters have in common? THIS PODCAST 💀 Originally streamed LIVE to YouTube, Doc Vader weighs i...

The Unbearable Heaviness of Being Human (Monday Zen, LIVE)

14 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ever notice that being human seems kind of unbearable at times? What happens when you look for the one who's really running the show? Originally strea...

Using Lucid Dreaming To Wake Up (w/Andrew Holecek)

11 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This conversation originally aired in June 2022 and is definitely worth a second listen. Andrew Holecek is an author, teacher and renowned meditation ...

No F*cks Friday, LIVE: RFK Jr., Sub Implosion, & More

01 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is hitting the media circuit big time, and after his Rogan appearance, I have a bit to say. We also talk about the Titan submers...

Everything Is Mind (w/Dr. Bernardo Kastrup)

23 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A revisit to a classic early 2021 interview on the nature of reality that has prompted many to question, well, EVERYTHING. Here's the full video, tran...

Masks & Morality, Revisited

06 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode from way back in May 2020 bolstered my sense that I've already expressed pretty much everything I want to say about COVID 😂. I think i...

Our World Is LITERALLY A Story (w/Johnny B. Truant)

01 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Author and storytelling expert Johnny B. Truant returns for a discussion on the nature of reality itself: is there an objective world out there that w...

Awakening: It Ain't What You "Think" – (LIVE From YouTube)

24 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How do you "wake up" when there's no you, it isn't an event, and everything needed is already here? Hmmm 🤓 a live discussion of the unspeakable 👍...

Light Your Meditation Practice On Fire (w/Dr. Angelo DiLullo) | The Best Of The ZDoggMD Show

15 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's pretty much impossible to change our systems without first changing ourselves. But what is our "self" anyways? Here's how to use a simple questio...

The Deeper Truth Behind Netflix's "BEEF"

09 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Netflix's season finale of BEEF shines a light on the dark places we're *most* afraid to look...and that may just be the key to awakening from the dre...

Life Is But A Dream (Instagram LIVE Q+A)

05 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Originally streamed live on Instagram and reposted on YouTube, we talk Nurses' Week, system change, authenticity, and waking up from the dream that we...

Being Here, Now: LIVE Q+A w/John Astin

22 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

John Astin is a professor of psychology, author, teacher, and musician. He returns to do a deep dive into appreciating THIS moment as all there is. Or...

The Case Against Reality (w/Prof. Donald Hoffman) -- The Best Of The ZDoggMD Show

20 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

One of our favorite interviews ever (originally posted in 2019): We have NO CLUE how consciousness emerges from 3 pounds of wet goo. Cognitive scienti...

Doc Vader LIVE: Silicon Valley Bank, MD vs. NP, & More

14 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When Doc Vader goes live to YouTube for a q+a, you never know what Dark Side madness might emerge 😂 Watch the video here. Video show archive, audi...

Friday Zen, LIVE

10 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Streamed LIVE to YouTube with Q+A 3/10/23. We talked about vaccines and the nature of belief, public health messaging challenges, moral foundation the...

Burnout, Identity, Left Brain Dominance, and More

06 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode – originally streamed live to Instagram – I take viewer comments on the topics of healthcare transformation, burnout, identity, an...

Awakening & The Realization Journey (w/Dr. Angelo DiLullo)

28 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Originally released in June of 2021, I recently revisited this amazing conversation with Dr. Angelo DiLullo, a physician, author, and teacher of non-d...

CDC Masking Nonsense, Prior Auths, Paxlovid Data (w/Dr. Vinay Prasad)

17 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Famous docs who can’t process evidence, prior authorization in healthcare and care variation, private equity and gray areas in medicine, the decline...

The Ugly Truth Behind Soaring Drug Prices (And How To Fix Them) w/Dr. Alex Oshmyansky

14 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Parasitic middlemen and others in the healthcare industry are gouging patients who can't afford live-saving medications. Dr. Alex Oshmyansky of Mark C...

Sunday Zen: Meditation & Retreat Q+A

29 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Meditation questions, what it's like on meditation retreat (virtual and in-person), thoughts on thoughts, emotion shadow work, reactivity, truth-reali...

Breaking The Silence: Shame In Medicine (w/Dr. Emily Silverman)

20 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Can healing happen when we shine a light on the dark places in medicine? Dr. Emily Silverman is a UCSF hospital physician and host of the popular podc...

Doc Vader LIVE in 2023: AVA (Ask Vader ANYTHING)

09 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

He's a Sith Lord and burned out physician, more machine than doc now. YOU asked him ANYTHING, LIVE! Full video version here. Topics covered: 00:00 Int...

The Peril & Promise Of "Second Selfing"

14 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Avoid the pitfalls of your online "second self" by recognizing & navigating criticism, parasocial projections, audience capture, social media addictio...

A Better Pandemic Playbook (w/Dr. Monica Gandhi)

11 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The ever-amazing Dr. Monica Gandhi returns to talk Flu/RSV/COVID, viral interference, China's zero-COVID response, MPox, and public health lessons fro...

Sunday Zen LIVE: Who The Heck ARE You?

04 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our entire conventional lives are based on a case of mistaken identity. Let's look for who we REALLY are, together (originally LIVE on YouTube) 🔥 W...

When In-Laws Are More Dangerous Than Chocolate Cake (w/Dr. Ron Sinha)

30 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Arguing over vaccines with your crazy relatives might raise your glucose more than dessert; continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) for insight into diet,...

Seoul Tragedy, Vaccine Fatigue, Musk's Twitter (Live)

31 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sunday Roundz, originally live on YouTube 10/30/22. Video: zdoggmd.com/seoul Gear: supportertribe4lyfe.com Video show archive, audio podcasts, musi...

A Billionaire, a Doc, & a Sorceress Walk Into a Closet (An Awakening Tale) w/Dr. Angelo DiLullo

18 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Angelo DiLullo (author of Awake, It's Your Turn) interviews ME 😂 We talk about my own weird history, becoming "ZDoggMD", advice for medical stu...

Left Brain Vs. Right Brain & The Future Of Humanity

02 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our collective shift towards left brain dominance may be the end of us all. A live discussion of the ramifications of increasing reductionism in healt...

The Miracle Of This Moment (w/John Astin)

20 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A deep dive down the rabbit hole of our astonishing, non-conceptual experience of what IS. John Astin is a health psychologist, meditation teacher, mu...

Do We Need These Omicron-Specific Boosters? (w/Dr. Paul Offit)

16 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A must-watch deep dive into some science! Vaccine expert Dr. Paul Offit is less than impressed with evidence to support the Omicron BA.4/5 "bivalent" ...

California's COVID Medical Misinformation Bill

14 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Should California discipline doctors who "disseminate misinformation or disinformation related to COVID-19?" Here's one California physician's take. V...

Why A Public Health Mob Turned On Dr. Leana Wen

01 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Seriously y'all, you can't make this s**t up 😂 When Dr. Leana Wen changed her hard core Covidian tune, the Twitter mob went into full attack mode. ...

The Three Great Untruths Destroying Our Kids

23 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Three pervasive distortions are at the root of tremendous suffering for children AND adults. Video: https://zdoggmd.com/3-great-untruths/ Read Haidt &...

Reality Is Not What You Think (w/John Astin)

11 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What happens if you drop the mental labels, constructs and THOUGHTS about reality, and just look directly at your immediate experience? Strap yourself...

Omicron Boosters, Kids' Vaccine & More (w/Dr. Paul Offit)

06 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Why did Dr. Offit vote NO on Omicron-specific boosters at the FDA advisory meeting? What's up with vaccine for the youngest kids? AND MUCH MORE... All...