This week’s American Alchemist is Ross Douthat: Ross is an American political analyst, blogger, author and New York Times columnist. He was a senior editor of The Atlantic. He has written on a variety of conservative topics, including the state of elite education and Christianity in America and "sustainable decadence" in contemporary society. On this episode, we talk about his battle with Lyme disease and its mysterious origins.*** AMERICAN ALCHEMY is an original series hosted by Jesse Michels that explores the frontier of science and tech. Each week, we bring you exclusive interviews with some of the leading thinkers of our time.INSTAGRAM ➤ https://www.instagram.com/jessemichelsTWITTER ➤ https://twitter.com/AlchemyAmericanEMAIL/BOOKINGS ➤ usa.alchemy@gmail.comSUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7eOJzNRWY4l2UTDvIquxYg?app=desktop original music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6LlLRudDi60Uy4jcmOSEs1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week’s American Alchemist is Brian Muraresku: Brian is the New York Times bestselling author of the book, The Immortality Key. It documents the Ancient Greek mystery rituals that many said held civilization together and that the fathers of western civilization (Plato, Aristotle etc.) all underwent. Many of these great thinkers claimed the rituals helped them encounter “their immortal soul”. In The Immortality Key, Brian makes a strong case that the drink they consumed in the mystery rituals contained psychedelics and that these rituals had serious effects on the beginnings of Christianity.*** AMERICAN ALCHEMY is an original series hosted by Jesse Michels that explores the frontier of science and tech. Each week, we bring you exclusive interviews with some of the leading thinkers of our time.INSTAGRAM ➤ https://www.instagram.com/jessemichelsTWITTER ➤ https://twitter.com/AlchemyAmericanEMAIL/BOOKINGS ➤ usa.alchemy@gmail.comSUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7eOJzNRWY4l2UTDvIquxYg?app=desktop original music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6LlLRudDi60Uy4jcmOSEs1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week’s American Alchemist is Christian Angermayer: entrepreneur, investor, and head of Apeiron Investment Group, which manages 3.5 Billion Dollars. Born and bred in Germany, Christian is the first investor in Compass Pathways and founder of Atai Life Sciences, demarginalizing psychedelics and bringing them into the mainstream as FDA-approved treatments and therapies for ailments like depression, addiction, and PTSD. Perhaps more interesting than his business track record is his personality; he’s both laser-focused and great at actualizing his goals, visualizing them with a specific method every morning before achieving them. In this interview, we get into everything from his goal setting and visualization methods to psychedelics, to space, to biotech, to crypto, and other sectors that we both invest in.*** AMERICAN ALCHEMY is an original series hosted by Jesse Michels that explores the frontier of science and tech. Each week, we bring you exclusive interviews with some of the leading thinkers of our time.INSTAGRAM ➤ https://www.instagram.com/jessemichelsTWITTER ➤ https://twitter.com/AlchemyAmericanEMAIL/BOOKINGS ➤ usa.alchemy@gmail.comSUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7eOJzNRWY4l2UTDvIquxYg?app=desktop original music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6LlLRudDi60Uy4jcmOSEs1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eric Weinstein is a mathematician, cultural commentator and Managing Director of Thiel Capital. He has a theory in physics, called Geometric Unity, which attempts to reconcile quantum field theory and relativity. He's a walking anomaly and a complete polymath; genius doesn't do him justice. In this episode, we grab in n' out, talk about intergenerational theft, malaise among young people, artificial general intelligence, UFO's and the "theoretical" media company of the future.*** AMERICAN ALCHEMY is an original series hosted by Jesse Michels that explores the frontier of science and tech. Each week, we bring you exclusive interviews with some of the leading thinkers of our time.INSTAGRAM ➤ https://www.instagram.com/jessemichelsTWITTER ➤ https://twitter.com/AlchemyAmericanEMAIL/BOOKINGS ➤ usa.alchemy@gmail.comSUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7eOJzNRWY4l2UTDvIquxYg?app=desktop original music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6LlLRudDi60Uy4jcmOSEs1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s American Alchemist is Justin Mateen. Justin cofounded Tinder in 2012 and currently runs JAM Fund, a $400 million dollar fund that invests in high-growth tech startups. We discuss his deal flow, what he looks for in founders, pattern recognition, and even did some holotropic breathwork together. Justin also forced me to take shots hot sauce after losing to him in Corn Hole. I’ll get him back though.Ranked #1 Seed Investor in the country by Business Insider:https://www.businessinsider.com/justi...***AMERICAN ALCHEMY is an original series hosted by Jesse Michels that explores the frontier of science and tech. Each week, we bring you exclusive interviews with some of the leading thinkers of our time who are pushing boundaries and changing the way we think about the world.INSTAGRAM ➤ https://www.instagram.com/jesse.miche...TWITTER ➤   / alchemyamerican  EMAIL/BOOKINGS ➤ usa.alchemy@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s American Alchemist is the one and only Jake Paul. Come explore the radical mind of one of the Internet’s most notorious personalities and get to know the man behind the name. From revitalizing the sport of boxing, to investing in tech, Jake is a true trailblazer... and he’s just getting started.***AMERICAN ALCHEMY is an original series hosted by Jesse Michels that explores the frontier of ideas, science and tech. Each week, we bring you exclusive interviews.INSTAGRAM ➤ https://www.instagram.com/jessemichel...TWITTER ➤   / alchemyamerican  EMAIL/BOOKINGS ➤ usa.alchemy@gmail.comSUBSCRIBE:   / mrjessemichels  ORIGINAL MUSIC by omgkirby:https://open.spotify.com/artist/6LlLR...#jakepaul #boxing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices