Stuff They Don't Want You To Know Interview: Alive Again, with Dan Bush
Jun 27, 2025
Dan Bush is an award-winning filmmaker and creator of 'Alive Again,' a project delving into life, death, and consciousness. He explores transformative journeys, including the resilience of a kidnapping survivor and insights from those who've experienced near-death. Bush challenges conventional views of consciousness and spirituality, intertwining personal anecdotes with profound questions. The conversation also reflects on the impact of psychedelics in discussing death, advocating for a 'death positivity' movement to foster understanding and connection.
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Dan's Origin Story of Alive Again
- Dan Bush shares a personal story about his friend Patrice Burnside's death and the strange phenomena around it.
- This experience sparked his curiosity about consciousness beyond empirical science.
Paramedic's Near-Death Psychedelic Insight
- Adam Tapp, a paramedic electrocuted and clinically dead for 11.5 minutes, experienced an out-of-body near-death state.
- He compares this experience to psychedelic states showing similarities in brain function and consciousness.
Psychedelics and Ego Dissolution
- Psychedelics reduce activity in the brain's default mode network, linked to the ego and self.
- This leads to ego dissolution and connections between brain areas that usually don't communicate.
