Love Conquers Fear

Brett Alexander Hurt and guests

In an era of exponentially evolving AI and robotics, one question looms large: Will humanity make it? Love Conquers Fear is a podcast where leadership meets love, technology serves humanity, and vision becomes action. Host Brett Alexander Hurt—tech entrepreneur and investor—sits down with some of the world’s most influential people to ask: Will we unite to create the Age of Abundance for All? These conversations are calls to action, awakening leaders everywhere to rise and help humanity choose the Light.

  1. 13h ago

    #82: Investigating the Mystical: DMT, Consciousness, and the Nature of Reality — John Chavez

    Order the Book! ► http://loveconquersfear.org/book What you’ll hear in this episode: - John’s spontaneous Kundalini awakening and the experiences that transformed his view of consciousness and reality - How his documentary “DMT Quest” is moving endogenous DMT from speculation into scientific research - What DMT in the brain may reveal about altered states, near-death experiences (NDEs), and human potential - How psychedelics, meditation, hypnosis, and NDEs can open different states of consciousness - Whether consciousness extends beyond the brain, from telepathy to out-of-body experiences - How reincarnation, karma, and life after death shape John’s view of why we’re here About John Chavez: John Chavez is a researcher, filmmaker, author, and founder of DMT Quest, a nonprofit advancing research into endogenous DMT, altered states, and human potential. After a spontaneous mystical awakening in 2013 transformed his worldview, he began investigating the science behind extraordinary states of consciousness. John is the author of two “Questions for the Lion Tamer” books, producer of the “DMT Quest” documentary series, and a supporter of scientific research into DMT and consciousness. Timestamps: 0:01:00 — Preview 0:01:41 — Intro: GPT-6, non-locality, psychedelic frontier 0:09:42 — Welcome John Chavez: trance states, reincarnation, consciousness, DMT 0:13:25 — John’s healing crisis, Kundalini awakening, DMT Quest 0:24:05 — Karma, consciousness beyond the brain, awakening human potential 0:31:39 — Reality as a school, reincarnation, non-duality, returning to love 0:48:13 — AI filmmaking, intuition, consciousness, true learning 0:59:30 — Vibe coding, agency, abundance, humanity’s next 15 years 1:07:05 — Astral projection, AI consciousness, the soul, limits of materialist thinking 1:17:03 — DMT entities, altered states, autism, Alzheimer’s, psychedelic healing 1:32:45 — Closing reflections Books mentioned in this episode: - An End to Upside Down Thinking — Mark Gober - DMT: The Spirit Molecule — Rick Strassman - Sand Talk — Tyson Yunkaporta - Many Lives, Many Masters — Brian Weiss - Journey of Souls — Michael Newton - Destiny of Souls — Michael Newton - The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy — Douglas Adams - The Seat of the Soul — Gary Zukav - A World Appears — Michael Pollan Links: “Love Conquers Fear” a USA TODAY bestseller: https://tinyurl.com/4u9fmwdd AI-generated podcast on paradox of dualism + non-dualism: https://tinyurl.com/378ss5mv Pope Leo’s first encyclical: https://tinyurl.com/3s9u2dwk Infographics: https://tinyurl.com/42bfchk7 Americans for Ibogaine: https://tinyurl.com/27yhvjcs Executive order to fast-track psychedelic research: https://tinyurl.com/33by6ynm LCF ep. #78 (Mary Olivar + Vance McMurry): https://youtu.be/8gW0pK6ZjRw LCF ep. #2 (Mark Gober): https://youtu.be/p5xCJw_Yo1M LCF ep. #77 (w/Mark Gober at BookPeople): https://youtu.be/7sfOVqJurDI DMT Quest documentary (2021): https://tinyurl.com/mt8jjt7y Dr. Jon Dean study on DMT: https://tinyurl.com/bdetwpt2 2013 pineal gland study: https://tinyurl.com/4j5eufev “Love Is an Invitation, Not an Imposition” by Brett Hurt: https://tinyurl.com/ynfwzuxp Anil Seth’s TED Talk: https://tinyurl.com/465a9jyt “UNKNOWN: Cosmic Time Machine” documentary: https://tinyurl.com/mw58x5vm Pillars of Creation: https://tinyurl.com/5a2p8fh8 Monroe Institute: https://tinyurl.com/4sbc7amf International Academy of Consciousness: https://www.iacworld.org/ “Is my Tesla Conscious” by John Chavez: https://tinyurl.com/4t93ctfk LCF ep. #53 (Bryan Hubbard): https://youtu.be/MNaBF6Ej2UQ UCSD study: https://tinyurl.com/pvjs253s The Telepathy Tapes: https://tinyurl.com/4wcdk3dm Psilocybin used to treat 80-year-old with Alzheimer’s: https://tinyurl.com/38sxz7c2 LCF ep. #15 (Vishal Vasishth): https://youtu.be/SnyMeBqisy4 Renaissance Weekend: https://tinyurl.com/2xn5ynmc Subscribe to Brett’s newsletter “The Superfecta Signal”: LinkedIn: https://tinyurl.com/2fzwfmtk Substack: https://tinyurl.com/mr8rxsz3

  2. Sep 29

    #81: Solving Women’s Wealth Gap: Breaking Into Venture Capital and Systems-Change — Joanna Rees

    Order the Book! ► http://loveconquersfear.org/book What you’ll hear in this episode: - How Joanna broke into venture capital after hundreds of investor meetings and repeated rejection - Turning professional success into greater impact through listening, service, and leadership - Why women need more access to investment opportunities and more freedom to talk about money - Preparing workers for AI without deepening inequality or leaving communities behind - Why changing business, wealth, and other systems starts with personal agency and inner work - Rebuilding self-trust after betrayal by reconnecting with the body and healing trauma - How psychedelics and somatic work can deepen healing with the right care and integration About Joanna Rees: Joanna Rees is an entrepreneur, investor, and systems-change leader whose career spans venture capital, education, workforce development, and social impact. She helped launch and capitalize Endeavor Catalyst, has served on more than 25 venture-backed company boards, and ran for mayor of San Francisco in 2011. Today, she runs CP Capital and chairs the California Workforce Development Board. Like Brett, she is a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute. Timestamps: 0:01:00 — Preview 0:01:33 — Intro: Obvious Ventures, new friends, Renaissance Weekend 0:03:29 — Welcome Joanna Rees: book events, Henry Crown, Josh Baer 0:09:39 — Joanna’s career path, venture capital, Aspen leadership, changing systems 0:19:57 — Women, wealth creation, venture access, CP Capital 0:30:41 — AI investment, AGI competition, Silicon Valley cycles, workforce disruption 0:39:54 — Energy abundance, economic inequality, jobs, education, AI tools 0:52:00 — AI creativity, poetry, consciousness research, science meeting spirituality 1:06:16 — Inner work, inherited trauma, wisdom schools, psychedelics, women’s voices 1:15:05 — Betrayal, self-trust, intuition, safety, learning to live fully 1:28:47 — Women’s financial agency, investor education, transparency 1:32:03 — Closing Books mentioned in this episode: - The Secret of Secrets — Dan Brown - The Immortality Key — Brian C. Muraresku - The Prince — Niccolò Machiavelli Links: “Love Conquers Fear” a USA TODAY bestseller: https://tinyurl.com/4u9fmwdd LCF ep. #23 (Satyen Raja): https://youtu.be/rTCEpP1mbBI Renaissance Weekend: https://tinyurl.com/2xn5ynmc Aspen Institute: https://tinyurl.com/9kr4ae29 Henry Crown: https://tinyurl.com/3f7awp2e Health Innovators: https://tinyurl.com/5n6cb5kc Global Changemakers: https://tinyurl.com/ykzxshr7 Capital Factory: https://capitalfactory.com/ Steve Jobs’ Stanford commencement speech: https://tinyurl.com/2dcxf33n Endeavor Catalyst: https://tinyurl.com/3nesa9jk Joanna Rees on Carla Piñeyro Sublett’s “Let’s Go There” podcast: https://tinyurl.com/43muuwyr The Representation Project: https://therepproject.org/ Trump announces $500B “Stargate” joint venture: https://tinyurl.com/2nd4ctht California Workforce Development Board: https://cwdb.ca.gov/ Subscribe to Brett’s newsletter “The Superfecta Signal”: LinkedIn: https://tinyurl.com/2fzwfmtk Substack: https://tinyurl.com/mr8rxsz3 BCG report on AI’s impact on jobs: https://tinyurl.com/3efkjk7r LCF ep. #63 (Doug Merritt): https://youtu.be/NSwtORgPkwQ LCF ep. #43 (Peter Wang): https://youtu.be/036KjyuudWE Austin STEM Center: https://tinyurl.com/yxxav3yv Brett speaking at Do More Good’s conference: https://tinyurl.com/4xazj2yy Ode Poetry: https://odepoetry.ai/ Mustafa Suleyman on the deep philosophy of AI: https://tinyurl.com/yc259cw9 LCF ep. #11 (Aneil Mallavarapu): https://youtu.be/dXuLsRyIl9k “After the Thaw of ‘Two AI Winters’, a Spiritual Spring Heats Up Our ‘Consciousness Winter’” by Brett Hurt: https://tinyurl.com/bdhe6hdj Pope Leo’s first encyclical: https://tinyurl.com/3s9u2dwk LCF ep. #48 (Brian C. Muraresku): https://youtu.be/CapnbGuxMQE Executive order to fast-track psychedelic research: https://tinyurl.com/33by6ynm LCF ep. #53 (Bryan Hubbard): https://youtu.be/MNaBF6Ej2UQ

  3. Sep 22

    #80: The AI Prisoner’s Dilemma: Competition, Coordination & Creating Better Outcomes — Eric Bradlow

    Order the Book! ► http://loveconquersfear.org/book What you’ll hear in this episode: - How a baseball statistics lecture launched Eric’s career in data science and AI - What humans contribute when AI can solve problems once reserved for experts - How Wharton is rethinking teaching, research, and learning for the AI era - How AI could reshape careers, entrepreneurship, and access to opportunity - Why AI cooperation is so difficult, and how game theory can point toward better outcomes - Why consciousness, synchronicity, and intuition may reveal forms of intelligence AI can’t replicate About Eric Bradlow: Eric Bradlow is the K.P. Chao Professor and Vice Dean of AI & Analytics at the Wharton School. An applied statistician and entrepreneur, he specializes in using advanced analytics, machine learning, Bayesian methods, and marketing research to solve practical business problems. Eric co-founded Wharton Customer Analytics and has published more than 100 academic articles, while advising companies on data, consumer behavior, and decision-making. Timestamps: 0:01:01 — Preview 0:02:37 — Intro: AI warnings, Rainn Wilson’s “Soul Boom” 0:05:19 — Welcome Eric Bradlow: Wharton, statistics, old AI 0:07:29 — Baseball statistics, probability, Eric’s path to data science 0:22:36 — Academia, startups, CEO partners, staying in your lane 0:34:40 — Wharton’s AI major, business analytics, applied learning 0:42:13 — AI tutoring, student preparation, future of research 0:54:47 — AI acceleration, the Superfecta, responsibility in tech 1:01:47 — Chad, solar energy, global development, abundance 1:07:47 — Game theory, AI competition, global coordination 1:15:43 — AI objectives, AlphaFold, healthcare, robotics 1:26:52 — AI ethics, conscious capitalism, data science for all 1:33:54 — Consciousness, AI rights, machine intelligence 1:48:50 — A statistically improbable baseball catch, AI risk, what does slowing frontier AI mean 2:01:21 — Closing Books mentioned in this episode: - Soul Boom — Rainn Wilson - The Celestine Prophecy — James Redfield - Tao Te Ching — Stephen Mitchell (tr.) - Who Moved My Cheese? — Spencer Johnson - Abundance — Peter H. Diamandis - Why Buddhism Is True — Robert Wright Links: “Love Conquers Fear” a USA TODAY bestseller: https://tinyurl.com/4u9fmwdd “We Must Pace the Frontier” by Dario Amodei: https://tinyurl.com/277e3m57 Bill Gates’ essay on preparing for the AI era: https://tinyurl.com/2s3dcxjh LCF episode #79 (Payam Zamani): https://youtu.be/XvxlYwSSPpg Payam Zamani on the “Soul Boom” podcast: https://tinyurl.com/yeyywehw “How the IPO-driven Melt-up Will End in a Meltdown… and then Abundance for All” by Brett Hurt: https://tinyurl.com/329unrj3 “AI for All Americans” by Reid Hoffman: https://tinyurl.com/yu43x7ja LCF episode #17 (Brett interviewed by Kirk Dando): https://youtu.be/Tf3DgsfD_SE Ethan Mollick: LinkedIn: https://tinyurl.com/5n6s2e8n Substack: https://tinyurl.com/572z8jnb Wharton/UPenn’s wide-ranging initiatives: AI & Analytics Initiative: https://tinyurl.com/3cumze5e Generative AI Labs: https://tinyurl.com/4bjmh32z “Artificial Intelligence for Business” major: https://tinyurl.com/4bw5h9ek Kevin Werbach’s “The Road to Accountable AI” podcast: https://accountableai.net/ Accountable AI Lab: https://tinyurl.com/yc4h7w9x AI for Society Research Lab: https://tinyurl.com/rkfyzxak South Park episode: https://tinyurl.com/yu7cd6ke March 2023 call for pause in AI development: https://tinyurl.com/42se6998 LCF episode #69 (Jeff Cardenas): https://youtu.be/hKA3dEbi_vk LCF episode #11 (Aneil Mallavarapu): https://youtu.be/dXuLsRyIl9k “Facing Up to the Problem of Consciousness” by David J. Chalmers: https://tinyurl.com/ytyzkz7a Trump announces $500B “Stargate” joint venture: https://tinyurl.com/2nd4ctht Demis Hassabis calling for US-led body to oversee frontier AI models: https://tinyurl.com/3434b4mp Pope Leo’s first encyclical: https://tinyurl.com/3s9u2dwk Brett speaking at Do More Good’s conference: https://tinyurl.com/4xazj2yy

  4. Sep 15

    #79: From Persecution to Purpose: Faith and the Call of Spiritual Capitalism — Payam Zamani

    Order the Book! ► http://loveconquersfear.org/book What you’ll hear in this episode: - Payam’s journey from religious persecution in Iran to refugee, entrepreneur, investor, and mission-driven leader - How the Bahá’í faith shaped his belief in one God, one humanity, and the common spiritual foundation of the world’s religions - Building businesses around purpose, human betterment, and values - Why AI’s greatest risk is the intentions and values of the people building it - Why accelerating AI and science must be matched by a spiritual transformation in humanity - Consciousness, the soul, God, interconnectedness, and the deeper nature of reality About Payam Zamani: Payam Zamani is an entrepreneur, investor, author, and founder of One Planet Group. After fleeing Iran at 16 because of persecution for his Bahá’í faith, he received asylum in the United States. He later co-founded AutoWeb and took it public in 1999. His memoir “Crossing the Desert” explores his journey and mission to use business as a force for humanity. Timestamps: 0:01:00 — Preview 0:01:38 — Intro: The Lattice II, forgiveness, love, and the Bhagavad Gita 0:05:50 — Welcome Payam Zamani: Bahá’í faith, film, writing, and entrepreneurship 0:10:43 — Childhood persecution in Iran, courage, faith, and coming full circle 0:22:34 — The tearful story of saying goodbye to his mother and escaping Iran at 16 0:28:34 — Investing for humanity in the age of AI 0:32:42 — AI, values, nuclear risk, scarcity, and humanity’s adolescence 0:42:44 — UFOs, disclosure, cosmic scale, and The Order of Time 0:53:43 — Youth mental health, unethical technology, politics, and greed 0:57:43 — Why are we here? Consciousness, illusion, and the purpose of life 1:06:12 — Payam’s mother’s final days, interconnected reality, and spiritual awakening 1:10:17 — Purified by fire, AI as an accelerant, and the golden age ahead 1:13:20 — Closing reflections Books mentioned in this episode: - Crossing the Desert — Payam Zamani - The Disappearance of the Universe — Gary Renard - A Course in Miracles — Helen Schucman - Bhagavad Gita — Stephen Mitchell (tr.) - The Alchemist — Paulo Coelho - The Order of Time — Carlo Rovelli - LSD and the Mind of the Universe – Chris Bache Links: “Love Conquers Fear” a USA TODAY bestseller: https://tinyurl.com/4u9fmwdd LCF episode #70 (Doyt Conn): https://youtu.be/zHdK0zkYR20 LCF episode #52 (Neil Blumofe): https://youtu.be/QEc_67Sehy0 One Planet Group: https://tinyurl.com/4vknuxpe Buyerlink: https://www.buyerlink.co/ BahaiTeachings.org: https://bahaiteachings.org/ “Cast Aside the Clouds” film: https://tinyurl.com/fycpsfzz LCF episode #64 (Pardis Mahdavi): https://youtu.be/-AdUQ5xjNrc Demis Hassabis on “60 Minutes”: https://tinyurl.com/3hu2jdwm “UNKNOWN: Cosmic Time Machine” documentary: https://tinyurl.com/mw58x5vm LCF episode #16 (Joel Schafer): https://youtu.be/fcbWqwdIabI “The Age of Disclosure” documentary: https://tinyurl.com/szkpvxvn U.S. government publishes UAP images: https://www.war.gov/UFO/release/05/ Pope Leo’s first encyclical: https://tinyurl.com/3s9u2dwk Encyclical infographics: https://tinyurl.com/42bfchk7 Xi Jinping calling for global governance of AI: https://tinyurl.com/ycys2t2v “Love, Fear, and the Connected Cosmos” by Brett Hurt: https://tinyurl.com/3h4at823 Donald Hoffman’s TED Talk: https://tinyurl.com/nhf69w25 LCF episode #30 (John Mackey): https://youtu.be/NUnkEuZwC4I LCF episode #36 (Chris Bache): https://youtu.be/424meKDrZ2M The Telepathy Tapes: https://tinyurl.com/4wcdk3dm Subscribe to Brett’s newsletter “The Superfecta Signal”: LinkedIn: https://tinyurl.com/2fzwfmtk Substack: https://tinyurl.com/mr8rxsz3

  5. Sep 8

    #78: The New Mental Health Frontier: Psychedelics, Policy & The Soul — Mary Olivar + Vance McMurry

    Order the Book! ► ⁠http://loveconquersfear.org/book What you’ll hear in this episode: - Psychedelic therapy for trauma, PTSD, addiction, and mental health - Vance’s journey from combat trauma and survivor’s guilt to healing through psilocybin - Mary’s path from Whole Foods and cannabis advocacy to plant medicine, Indigenous wisdom, and psychedelic policy - Why veterans are helping push psychedelic medicine into the mainstream - Texas’s growing role in psychedelic policy and the push for safe, legal, affordable access - Consciousness, the soul, God, Oneness, and what transcendent experiences may reveal about reality About Mary Olivar: Mary Olivar is Co-Executive Director of Texans for Greater Mental Health, helping lead psychedelic policy, public education, and safe, legal access to emerging treatments. Her career spans nutrition, natural foods, cannabis advocacy, and nonprofit leadership, including Whole Foods Market and the Center for Shamanic Education and Exchange. Mary’s work centers on healing, access, Indigenous wisdom, and the connection between plant medicine and consciousness. About Vance McMurry: Vance McMurry is Co-Executive Director of Texans for Greater Mental Health. A U.S. Army veteran, he served in the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions and at the White House. He later spent decades in business, technology, operations, and social entrepreneurship. Vance’s own experience with resurfacing combat trauma drew him into psychedelic advocacy. Today, he focuses on expanding access to mental health treatments, especially for veterans and others living with trauma. Timestamps: 0:01:00 — Preview 0:01:37 — Intro: Lizzi Cutler, psychedelics 0:05:59 — Welcome Mary Olivar and Vance McMurry 0:09:15 — Psychedelic policy, veteran PTSD, safe legal access, opioids, addiction recovery 0:23:42 — Mission-driven work, healthy eating, cannabis, plant medicine, Indigenous wisdom, consciousness 0:36:08 — Psychedelic approval, state policy, public education, harm reduction, national coordination 0:57:44 — AI consciousness, ultimate reality, soul growth, animism, interconnectedness 1:17:11 — Brain-computer interfaces, embodiment, quantum sentience, intentionality, spiritual humility 1:30:11 — Closing reflections Books mentioned in this episode: - The Disappearance of the Universe — Gary Renard - Mind Magic — James R. Doty - Into the Magic Shop — James R. Doty - The Dawn of Everything — David Graeber, David Wengrow - The Celestine Prophecy — James Redfield - Sand Talk — Tyson Yunkaporta - Journey of Souls — Michael Newton Links: “Love Conquers Fear” a USA TODAY bestseller: https://tinyurl.com/4u9fmwdd LCF episode #76 (Lizzi Cutler): https://youtu.be/GNnkT3kZ_1g Executive order to fast-track psychedelic research: https://tinyurl.com/33by6ynm LCF episode #66 (Decoding Psychedelics): https://youtu.be/Z0TF71mN3MU Foresight Institute: https://foresight.org/ Heroic Hearts Project: https://tinyurl.com/3crt9zvw Texans for Greater Mental Health: https://www.t4gmh.com/ Americans for Ibogaine: https://tinyurl.com/27yhvjcs LCF episode #53 (Bryan Hubbard): https://youtu.be/MNaBF6Ej2UQ LCF episode #30 (John Mackey): https://youtu.be/NUnkEuZwC4I Subscribe to Brett’s newsletter “The Superfecta Signal”: LinkedIn: https://tinyurl.com/2fzwfmtk Substack: https://tinyurl.com/mr8rxsz3 COMP360 psilocybin treatment: https://tinyurl.com/5n84wtsu Xi Jinping calling for global governance of AI: https://tinyurl.com/ycys2t2v Pope Leo’s first encyclical: https://tinyurl.com/3s9u2dwk Encyclical infographics: https://tinyurl.com/42bfchk7 Brett speaking at Do More Good’s conference: https://tinyurl.com/4xazj2yy Texas first state to pass psychedelic research legislation: https://tinyurl.com/2uc29m4k LCF episode #11 (Aneil Mallavarapu): https://youtu.be/dXuLsRyIl9k Anil Seth’s TED Talk on consciousness: https://tinyurl.com/465a9jyt LCF episode #31 (Piraye Beim): https://youtu.be/cgjv-4aAdYA “Inside the Mind of a Dog” documentary: https://tinyurl.com/nh9sb838

  6. Sep 3

    #77: BookPeople Presents: Brett Hurt In Conversation with Mark Gober — August 23, 2026 in Austin, TX

    Order the Book! ► ⁠http://loveconquersfear.org/book A special conversation with Brett Hurt and Mark Gober — recorded live in collaboration with BookPeople in Austin, TX on August 23, 2026 What you’ll hear in this episode: - The spiritual experiences behind “Love Conquers Fear”, including Brett’s psychedelic journey and studying Vedanta - Moving from fear to hope, and using human agency to shape a more abundant future - Why humanity’s consciousness must evolve alongside increasingly powerful technology - How AI, quantum computing, robotics, and other exponential technologies could transform life at scale - Conscious capitalism and building systems that put people ahead of profit ––– About Love Conquers Fear: In an era of exponentially evolving AI and robotics, one question looms: Will humanity make it? Love Conquers Fear is where leadership meets love, technology serves humanity, and vision becomes action. Host, Brett Alexander Hurt, tech entrepreneur and investor, sits down with some of the world’s most influential people to ask: Will we unite to create the Age of Abundance for All? These conversations are calls to action, awakening leaders everywhere to rise and help humanity choose the Light. Watch on: YouTube: http://tiny.cc/LCF-YT Spotify: http://tiny.cc/LCF-Spotify Listen on: Apple Podcasts: http://tiny.cc/LCF-Apple Amazon Music: https://tinyurl.com/LCF-Amazon ––– About Mark Gober: Mark Gober is an award-winning author, business strategist, and consciousness researcher. He is the author of the seven-book “Upside Down” series, including the IPPY Award-winning “An End to Upside Down Thinking”. Previously, Mark was a partner at Silicon Valley’s Sherpa Technology Group and was named to IAM’s “Strategy 300” list of the world’s leading intellectual property strategists. He also serves on the board of the Institute of Noetic Sciences. Timestamps: 0:01:00 — Preview 0:01:30 — Intro: Interview with Mark Gober at BookPeople 0:03:09 — Brett and Mark's backgrounds, Brett’s soul quest, Vedanta, spiritual awakening 0:12:55 — AI, cultural programming, nuclear risk, fear states, abundance 0:21:43 — Quantum computing, novel science, solar energy, AI jobs, food systems 0:36:44 — Bhutan, spirituality, writing process, punching down, hope, consciousness 0:49:15 — Energy, material breakthroughs, leveraging AI 0:55:04 — Patents, open-source AI, innovation, responsibility Books mentioned in this episode: - An End to Upside Down Thinking — Mark Gober - An End to Upside Down Living — Mark Gober - If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies — Eliezer Yudkowsky, Nate Soares - Why Buddhism Is True — Robert Wright - The Hero’s Journey — Joseph Campbell - Deep Future — Pablos Holman - Abundance — Peter H. Diamandis, Steven Kotler - The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy — Douglas Adams Links: “Love Conquers Fear” a USA TODAY bestseller: https://tinyurl.com/4u9fmwdd LCF episode #2 (Mark Gober): https://youtu.be/p5xCJw_Yo1M BookPeople: https://bookpeople.com/ Institute of Noetic Sciences: https://noetic.org/ Aspen Institute’s Henry Crown Fellowship Program: https://tinyurl.com/3f7awp2e LCF episode #31 (Piraye Beim): https://youtu.be/cgjv-4aAdYA Vedanta: https://tinyurl.com/ydxzyc5c LCF episode #43 (Peter Wang): https://youtu.be/036KjyuudWE Xi Jinping calling for global governance of AI: https://tinyurl.com/ycys2t2v Pope Leo’s first encyclical: https://tinyurl.com/3s9u2dwk Hartmut Neven’s TED Talk: https://tinyurl.com/535w253c Subscribe to Brett’s newsletter “The Superfecta Signal”: LinkedIn: https://tinyurl.com/2fzwfmtk Substack: https://tinyurl.com/mr8rxsz3 Demis Hassabis on “60 Minutes”: https://tinyurl.com/3hu2jdwm Foresight Institute: https://foresight.org/ Peter Diamandis’ “Moonshots” podcast: https://tinyurl.com/43j2rvja Jensen Huang’s first post on X backing open-source models: https://tinyurl.com/48f4pk8r

  7. Sep 1

    #76: Intuition as Superpower: Unlearning Fear & Listening to Our Innate Intelligence — Lizzi Cutler

    Order the Book! ► ⁠http://loveconquersfear.org/book What you’ll hear in this episode: - Trusting intuition as a form of intelligence and learning how it speaks through the body - Bringing intuition into leadership and business decisions alongside rigorous analysis - Unlearning childhood conditioning around fear, vulnerability, creativity, and self-trust - Self-love as the deeper path beneath growth, while letting go of achievement and approval as measures of worth - Using meditation and embodied awareness to reconnect with the higher self and inner guidance - Exploring past lives, reincarnation, non-duality, and consciousness - Psychedelics as catalysts for insight, healing, and heart-centered awareness About Love Conquers Fear: In an era of exponentially evolving AI and robotics, one question looms: Will humanity make it? Love Conquers Fear is where leadership meets love, technology serves humanity, and vision becomes action. Host, Brett Alexander Hurt, tech entrepreneur and investor, sits down with some of the world’s most influential people to ask: Will we unite to create the Age of Abundance for All? These conversations are calls to action, awakening leaders everywhere to rise and help humanity choose the Light. Follow Brett Alexander Hurt on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bretthurt/ X/Twitter: https://x.com/brettahurt Medium: https://databrett.medium.com/ Substack: https://brettahurt.substack.com/ Watch on: YouTube: http://tiny.cc/LCF-YT Spotify: http://tiny.cc/LCF-Spotify Listen on: Apple Podcasts: http://tiny.cc/LCF-Apple Amazon Music: https://tinyurl.com/LCF-Amazon About Lizzi Cutler: Lizzi Cutler is a transformational coach who works with founders, executives, and individuals navigating personal and professional growth. Her work centers on helping people strengthen their self-awareness, reconnect with their intuition, and identify the patterns that may be keeping them stuck. Drawing on years of coaching and her own exploration of meditation, consciousness, and spirituality, Lizzi helps clients approach decisions and relationships with greater clarity, authenticity, and trust in themselves. Timestamps: 0:01:00 — Preview 0:01:41 — Intro: John Benedict's book 0:09:43 — Welcome Lizzi Cutler 0:13:11 — UAPs, openness to mystery, spiritual vulnerability, childhood programming, embodied wisdom 0:36:23 — Discovering intuitive gifts, intuition in business, Vedanta, human discernment beyond AI 0:57:51 — Human uniqueness, spiritual inquiry, self-love, embodied signals, brain-computer interfaces 1:20:54 — Philanthropic intuition, aligned leadership, Source, non-duality, prayer, psychedelic safety 1:43:01 — Closing reflections Books mentioned in this episode: - The Artist and the Algorithm — John T. Benedict - LSD and the Mind of the Universe — Christopher M. Bache - Governing Business & Relationships — A. Parthasarathy - Love Is Letting Go of Fear — Gerald G. Jampolsky - The Disappearance of the Universe — Gary Renard - A Course in Miracles — Helen Schucman Links: “Love Conquers Fear” a USA TODAY bestseller: https://tinyurl.com/4u9fmwdd LCF episode #67 (Omani Carson): https://youtu.be/abOQ-4GBedY “The Age of Disclosure” doc: https://tinyurl.com/szkpvxvn Executive order to fast-track psychedelic research: https://tinyurl.com/33by6ynm “UNKNOWN: Cosmic Time Machine” doc: https://tinyurl.com/mw58x5vm LCF episode #54 (part 2) with Sol Rashidi at Culturati Summit: https://youtu.be/mScAzD26mq0 Brett on JP Newman’s podcast “Investing on Purpose”: https://tinyurl.com/5y8vsacf LCF episode #44 (JP Newman): https://youtu.be/6c6iDZOjDTM Subscribe to Brett’s newsletter “The Superfecta Signal”: LinkedIn: https://tinyurl.com/2fzwfmtk Substack: https://tinyurl.com/mr8rxsz3 Swamiji Parthasarathy: https://tinyurl.com/4swp946w Lizzi Cutler’s online course on how to increase your intuition: https://tinyurl.com/ycyk855f LCF episode #66 (Decoding Psychedelics): https://youtu.be/Z0TF71mN3MU

  8. Aug 25

    #75: Existential Hope: Choosing Possibility Over Panic — Christine L. Peterson + Madeleine Parker

    Order the Book! ► ⁠http://loveconquersfear.org/book What you’ll hear in this episode: - How Foresight has spent 40 years anticipating breakthrough technologies and steering them toward human flourishing - Why AI could accelerate nanotechnology, longevity, molecular engineering, and scientific discovery - What abundance could mean for economics, energy, identity, and human potential - Why “existential hope” offers a more constructive way to think about AI risk and the future - How consciousness, meditation, psychedelics, quantum physics, and spirituality may point to a deeper reality and human Oneness Watch on: YouTube: http://tiny.cc/LCF-YT Spotify: http://tiny.cc/LCF-Spotify Listen on: Apple Podcasts: http://tiny.cc/LCF-Apple Amazon Music: https://tinyurl.com/LCF-Amazon About Christine L. Peterson: Christine L. Peterson is the co-founder and former president of Foresight Institute, which she helped launch with Eric Drexler in 1986 to advance transformative science and technology for the benefit of life. A longtime futurist, she writes and speaks on nanotechnology, AI, longevity, and emerging technologies, and co-authored “Unbounding the Future”. She is also credited with coining the term “open source software” in 1998. About Madeleine Parker: Madeleine Parker is Program Director of Strategy & Development at Foresight Institute, where she leads fundraising, partnerships, global strategy, and prizes. Her work spans frontier AI, decentralized systems, multi-agent networks, and new models for human agency in a rapidly changing technological landscape. She brings an entrepreneurial and interdisciplinary perspective to questions of sovereign AI, consciousness, intentionality, and building more hopeful technological futures. Timestamps: 0:01:15 — Preview 0:01:56 — Intro: Ancient spiritual texts, The Great Divorce, Jamie Metzl and the Aspen Action Forum 0:09:44 — Welcome Christine L. Peterson and Madeleine Parker 0:13:04 — Foresight’s origins, nanotech, molecular machines, repairing the world, cultures of help 0:35:26 — Sovereign AI, Foresight nodes, AI-accelerated science, solar abundance 1:03:57 — Environmental restoration, AI risk, transhumanism, identity, post-scarcity 1:24:31 — Quantum reality, ancient spirituality, open happiness, wealth as energy, global cooperation 1:50:18 — Closing reflections Books mentioned in this episode: - Tao Te Ching — Stephen Mitchell (tr.) - Bhagavad Gita — Stephen Mitchell (tr.) - The Gospel According to Jesus — Stephen Mitchell (tr.) - The Great Divorce — C. S. Lewis - The AI Ten Commandments — Jamie Metzl, GPT-5 - The Diamond Age — Neal Stephenson - Engines of Creation — K. Eric Drexler - The Celestine Prophecy — James Redfield - The Tao of Willie — Willie Nelson, Turk Pipkin - Abundance — Peter H. Diamandis, Steven Kotler - Pure Human — Gregg Braden Links: “Love Conquers Fear” a USA TODAY bestseller: https://tinyurl.com/4u9fmwdd LCF episode #72 (Brett and Jamie Metzl speaking at the Aspen Institute): https://youtu.be/LLSeOdJvcO8 Foresight Institute: https://foresight.org/ Sam Altman’s interview with Chris Anderson at TED: https://tinyurl.com/bd86ztt9 Steve Jobs on calling HP co-founder Bill Hewlett: https://tinyurl.com/dsps5xdz The Nobelity Project: https://www.nobelity.org/ Xi Jinping calling for global governance of AI: https://tinyurl.com/ycys2t2v Pope Leo’s first encyclical: https://tinyurl.com/3s9u2dwk Eliezer Yudkowsky’s TED Talk: https://tinyurl.com/5e5nryth “Love, Fear, and the Connected Cosmos” by Brett Hurt: https://tinyurl.com/3h4at823 Demis Hassabis’ X post about the quest for the nature of our reality: https://tinyurl.com/yc4fcfnw Cosmos Institute: https://tinyurl.com/49yvvhka Subscribe to Brett’s newsletter “The Superfecta Signal”: - LinkedIn: https://tinyurl.com/2fzwfmtk - Substack: https://tinyurl.com/2vpvs8ec

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In an era of exponentially evolving AI and robotics, one question looms large: Will humanity make it? Love Conquers Fear is a podcast where leadership meets love, technology serves humanity, and vision becomes action. Host Brett Alexander Hurt—tech entrepreneur and investor—sits down with some of the world’s most influential people to ask: Will we unite to create the Age of Abundance for All? These conversations are calls to action, awakening leaders everywhere to rise and help humanity choose the Light.

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    Brett Alexander Hurt and guests
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    2025 - 2026
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