In this episode, host Ravi Joseph speaks with political philosopher Rebecca Lowe. They discuss the role of freedom in utopian societies, the merits of local control of governance, how space travel could benefit human flourishing, and Rebecca's journey through multiple fields to finding her calling as a philosopher. Rebecca's next salon on Freedom and Utopia: https://interintellect.com/salons/why-utopia Rebecca's Substack: https://theendsdontjustifythemeans.substack.com/ Find Rebecca on X: https://x.com/RMLLowe Find Ravi on X: https://x.com/rjkarmayogi

In this episode, host Ravi Joseph speaks with writer and philosophy professor Stephen Adubato. They discuss the vibes-based nature of contemporary political campaigns, the influence of Nietzsche in online cultural movements, the need for local organizing, and more. Stephen's Substack: https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/ Find Stephen on X: https://x.com/stephengadubato Find Ravi on X: https://x.com/rjkarmayogi

In this episode, host Ravi Joseph speaks with journalist, author, and educator Madison Margolin. They discuss Madison's journey of exploring Judaism through psychedelic consciousness, healing generational trauma through psychedelics, and the cultural changes of recent years leading to psychedelic mainstreaming. Madison's salon series: https://interintellect.com/series/judaism-is-psychedelic-salon-series/ Find Madison on X: https://x.com/margolinmadison Find Ravi on X: https://x.com/rjkarmayogi

In this conversation with Jason Shen, an executive coach and author of "Weirdly Brilliant," listeners are treated to insights on embracing one's individuality as an outlier. Jason shares his journey from tech entrepreneur to coaching, discussing challenges like racism and ADHD. He explores the rising popularity of coaching in today’s culture and redefines success through personal fulfillment. With reflections on urban identities and community engagement, Jason emphasizes the importance of storytelling and redefining ambition in the pursuit of unique paths.

In this episode, philosopher Ryan Miller and host Ravi Joseph discuss philosophical themes in the movie Barbie. The conversation covers philosophers from Aristotle to Nietzsche to Haslanger, as well as Ryan's journey from being a curious child to becoming a professional philosopher. Ryan's salon series on Interintellect: https://interintellect.com/series/philosophy-of-barbie-exploring-western-philosophy-through-cinema/ Find Ryan on X: https://x.com/rmm4pi8 Find Ravi on X: https://x.com/rjkarmayogi

Productivity is a crucial aspect of our lives. But how can we combine productiveness and good life? And what is good life? Is it happiness? If so, what is happiness? We've explored this and more topics with Jacob Huber, founder or Revolutionary Character. Listen and dive in! Jacob Huber: https://twitter.com/rev_character Arkadiusz Synowczyk: https://twitter.com/Epagogist

In this episode, host Linus Lu talks to poet and writer Grace Bialecki about her upcoming in-person salon in New York City about holiday traditions, and about her work as a poet. *** Grace's NYC Holiday gathering: https://interintellect.com/salon/new-york-irl-expansive-conversations-a-holiday-gathering/ "What it Takes to be a TikTok Poet": https://themillions.com/2023/09/what-it-takes-to-be-a-tiktok-poet.html Grace Bialecki: https://www.graciebialecki.com/ Linus Lu: https://twitter.com/Linus_Lu

In this episode, host Linus Lu talks to Elaine Wang about her inspirations and processes for writing and about living life as a writer. Elaine's Substack: https://elainewrites.substack.com/ Linus' Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/Linus_Lu https://interintellect.com/community/

This is an audio recording of a salon held on October 19th, 2023, with Arash Azizi about socialism, liberalism, and the Israeli Palestinian conflict. Arash Azizi, a specialist on Iran, and Celeste Marcus, a liberal Zionist, discussed how Arash’s socialism and Celeste's liberalism inform their views of the current paroxysms. Both of their ideologies are universalist, and that universalism is in tension with their respective tribalisms. Arash: https://twitter.com/arash_tehran?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Celeste: https://twitter.com/Celestemarcus3 Interintellect: https://twitter.com/interintellect_

Check out Alex's upcoming salon series on "Breakthroughs in Human History" starting on October 12th. Learn more here: https://interintellect.com/series/breakthroughs-in-human-history/ In this episode, host Linus Lu talks to Alex Criddle about different traditions of mysticism, definitions of the divine, and more. Alex's Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexkcriddle Alex's website: https://alexcriddle.com/ Linus' Twitter: https://twitter.com/Linus_Lu