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Bram and Smitty are two open and curious minds who know they know nothing but still want to figure things out. They pitch big ideas, reflections and questions to each other, guests and random people from the internet, asking: what do you think?

Episodes

  1. 3d ago

    You Can't Be Good Until You Accept Your Evil | What do you think?

    In this episode Bram & Smitty discuss… the possibility that we all carry the potential for good and evil, and whether recognizing that could fundamentally change how we see ourselves and others. Starting with Joaquin Phoenix's portrayal of the Joker, we explore why understanding someone's circumstances doesn't necessarily excuse their actions, but might help us respond with more compassion and less judgment. The conversation takes us into Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov, the nature of consciousness, and the difficult question of why suffering exists. We also explore whether the Catholic Church could regain cultural influence by positioning itself as a defender of humanity in the age of artificial intelligence. Is the Pope's concern about AI-generated art an attempt to protect something fundamentally human, a question of authority, or both? And what would Jesus do if he had your day job? From the ordinary frustrations of work to Alan Watts' backwards law, we explore how chasing happiness, freedom, and control might be the very thing keeping us from experiencing them. What do you think? 🔔 SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFIED › https://youtube.com/@wdytnow?sub_confirmation=1 › https://x.com/bramk › https://x.com/444smittyj 🕑 TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - What Would Jesus Do at Work? 03:58 - Can You Find Peace Anywhere? 09:03 - Your Problems Follow You 14:27 - Dostoevsky on Freedom and Desire 20:10 - The Pope Against AI Art 24:37 - Can AI Restore Church Authority? 31:42 - The Market for Human Creativity 41:21 - The Joker and Human Evil 46:29 - Could You Also Become Evil? 53:25 - Dostoevsky and Compassion 56:30 - Can God Contain Evil? 01:01:47 - The Problem of Suffering 01:07:14 - Alan Watts' Backwards Law 01:10:00 - Stop Fighting the Water 01:12:46 - Acceptance in the Ambulance 01:17:18 - Learning to Meet Reality ℹ️ ABOUT WDYT PODCAST WDYT? (What Do You Think?) is a podcast where Bram and Smitty bring ideas, observations, theories and unfinished thoughts to each other, guests and interesting people from the internet, and ask one simple question: What do you think? There’s no fixed category. One thought might take us into money, technology, culture, consciousness, science, philosophy, human behavior or somewhere completely unexpected. We’re not here to debate, convince each other or pretend we have the answers. We explore the idea, question our assumptions, follow the rabbit holes and see what we discover. Come with a thought. Leave more curious.

  2. Oct 28

    The Life You Didn't Choose Doesn't Exist | What do you think?

    In this episode Bram & Smitty discuss… why making decisions can feel so difficult when we'll never know what would have happened if we'd chosen differently. Is regret just comparing our actual lives to imaginary alternatives? And what changes when we stop trying to control every possible outcome? Smitty shares a strange experience involving a dream about a lion-like creature and a golden retriever, followed by two remarkable encounters in waking life. This leads to a conversation about dreams, synchronicity, Carl Jung, the unconscious, and whether there's more to dreaming than we understand. Then Bram introduces Stuart Russell's gorilla problem: humans became Earth's dominant species largely through intelligence, so what happens when we create something smarter than ourselves? They explore AI safety, consciousness, the paperclip maximizer, and whether artificial intelligence might eventually see humanity very differently than we expect. Finally, they explore the hero's journey through stories like The Matrix, Star Wars, and The Lord of the Rings. What if your call to adventure isn't something you need to search for? What if life keeps presenting it to you, and your only decision is whether to answer? What do you think? 🔔 SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFIED › https://youtube.com/@wdytnow?sub_confirmation=1 › https://x.com/bramk › https://x.com/444smittyj 🕑 TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - The lives we never choose 04:49 - Stop waiting for perfect decisions 07:26 - Regret and attachment to outcomes 09:40 - The illusion of control 14:03 - Why the ego resists flow 18:09 - Choosing with intuition 22:11 - Can dreams predict reality? 25:44 - The lion and orange cat 27:24 - The golden retriever coincidence 32:00 - Lucid dreaming and other realities 37:53 - AI and the gorilla problem 43:38 - Intelligence versus consciousness 47:34 - The paperclip maximizer 52:38 - Why AI changes everything 58:20 - Different approaches to building AI 01:02:05 - Why humans love hero stories 01:04:46 - The hero's journey explained 01:09:29 - The adventure finds you 01:17:50 - Jung, fate and the unconscious ℹ️ ABOUT WDYT PODCAST WDYT? (What Do You Think?) is a podcast where Bram and Smitty bring ideas, observations, theories and unfinished thoughts to each other, guests and interesting people from the internet, and ask one simple question: What do you think? There’s no fixed category. One thought might take us into money, technology, culture, consciousness, science, philosophy, human behavior or somewhere completely unexpected. We’re not here to debate, convince each other or pretend we have the answers. We explore the idea, question our assumptions, follow the rabbit holes and see what we discover. Come with a thought. Leave more curious.

  3. Oct 21

    AI Might Be Why UFOs Are Back | What do you think?

    In this episode Bram & Smitty discusss UFOs showing up around humanity’s most dangerous technologies, whether AI could trigger something similar, synchronicities, collective attention, and the strange possibility that eight billion people are experiencing eight billion different versions of reality. They explore why it can be so difficult to hold two contradictory truths at once, whether ideas are created or received, and what happens when you “wake up” to the game but still need money, work and ordinary life to function. The conversation eventually turns to Rick Rubin, creativity as an offering rather than an outcome, AI as another creative tool, and what Van Gogh and the Trevi Fountain might teach us about how ideas, art and places become culturally important in the first place. What do you think? 🔔 SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFIED › https://youtube.com/@wdytnow?sub_confirmation=1 › https://x.com/bramk › https://x.com/444smittyj 🕑 TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - UFOs, intergalactic intervention, and nuclear technology 04:17 - Cyclic interest in UFOs and the connection to AI threats 08:40 - The multiverse and collective belief manifestation 16:18 - Synchronicities and meaningful coincidences 24:44 - Ideas as external phenomena, not internal possessions 36:45 - Reality as a shared, collective creation 55:04 - The act of creation as a spiritual offering ℹ️ ABOUT WDYT PODCAST WDYT? (What Do You Think?) is a podcast where Bram and Smitty bring ideas, observations, theories and unfinished thoughts to each other, guests and interesting people from the internet, and ask one simple question: What do you think? There’s no fixed category. One thought might take us into money, technology, culture, consciousness, science, philosophy, human behavior or somewhere completely unexpected. We’re not here to debate, convince each other or pretend we have the answers. We explore the idea, question our assumptions, follow the rabbit holes and see what we discover. Come with a thought. Leave more curious.

  4. Oct 14

    Reality Doesn't Care About Your Preferences | What do you think?

    In this episode Bram & Smitty discuss… what happens when reality doesn't match the version of it we have in our heads. Starting with a Ram Dass teaching about preferences, they explore whether suffering comes from arguing with reality, why rage bait can expose hidden expectations, why real conviction may reduce the need to convince other people, and whether children are naturally better philosophers before social judgment and identity narrow the questions they're willing to ask. The conversation eventually moves into meditation, mystical experiences, spiritual awakening and radical shifts in worldview — including whether some realizations can arrive faster than we're capable of integrating them. Is surrender the opposite of giving up? Can too much certainty close your mind? And is the goal somehow learning to stay in the middle while reality keeps pulling you toward either extreme? What do you think? 🔔 SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFIED › https://youtube.com/@wdytnow?sub_confirmation=1 › https://x.com/bramk › https://x.com/444smittyj 🕑 TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Stop arguing with reality 18:31 - Rage bait reveals your triggers 29:16 - The limits of control 37:17 - Faith, certainty and letting go 44:27 - Bitcoin and real conviction 52:36 - Children might be better philosophers 01:05:42 - Why social judgment changes us 01:17:46 - Can awakening happen too fast? 01:26:09 - Finding the golden middle ℹ️ ABOUT WDYT PODCAST WDYT? (What Do You Think?) is a podcast where Bram and Smitty bring ideas, observations, theories and unfinished thoughts to each other, guests and interesting people from the internet, and ask one simple question: What do you think? There’s no fixed category. One thought might take us into money, technology, culture, consciousness, science, philosophy, human behavior or somewhere completely unexpected. We’re not here to debate, convince each other or pretend we have the answers. We explore the idea, question our assumptions, follow the rabbit holes and see what we discover. Come with a thought. Leave more curious.

  5. Oct 7

    Trying Not to Die Might Stop You From Living | What do you think?

    In this episode Bram & Smitty discuss… whether trying to escape death might actually make us worse at living. Starting with Bryan Johnson and the longevity movement, they explore whether mortality, scarcity and surrender are essential parts of a meaningful life—and whether our obsession with extending the physical experience can pull us away from its spiritual dimension. They also explore whether believing you're lucky changes what you notice, Neville Goddard and manifestation, the ego as survival software, Rudolf Steiner's strange predictions about technology and machines, and whether freedom and equality inevitably pull in opposite directions. Across all of it sits one recurring question: how much of our experience comes from trying to control the world, and how much changes when we change the way we see it? What do you think? 🔔 SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFIED › https://youtube.com/@wdytnow?sub_confirmation=1 › https://x.com/bramk › https://x.com/444smittyj 🕑 TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Does belief create luck? 07:37 - Neville Goddard and manifestation 15:34 - Is the ego even real? 21:52 - Bryan Johnson and defeating death 27:34 - Surrendering control of death 31:15 - Does scarcity make life meaningful? 36:28 - When life forces you awake 40:45 - Rudolf Steiner's strange predictions 48:55 - Technology versus spirituality 50:44 - Doomerism shapes your reality 56:15 - Can we trust strange ideas? 01:01:26 - Freedom versus equality 01:09:34 - Control versus acceptance 01:14:06 - Does everyone awaken? ℹ️ ABOUT WDYT PODCAST WDYT? (What Do You Think?) is a podcast where Bram and Smitty bring ideas, observations, theories and unfinished thoughts to each other, guests and interesting people from the internet—and ask one simple question: What do you think? There’s no fixed category. One thought might take us into money, technology, culture, consciousness, science, philosophy, human behavior or somewhere completely unexpected. We’re not here to debate, convince each other or pretend we have the answers. We explore the idea, question our assumptions, follow the rabbit holes and see what we discover. Come with a thought. Leave more curious.

  6. Sep 30

    Doomers and the Awakened See the Same Thing | What do you think?

    In this episode Bram & Smitty discuss… simulation theory, nested realities, fractals, “as above, so below,” and whether humans creating artificial worlds might tell us something about the reality we live inside. From there they explore whether experience matters without memory, biological intelligence, Michael Levin, DNA, the complexity of the brain, and the strange human drive to keep building technology in search of deeper intelligence. The conversation then turns to doomerism, Carl Jung, the Age of Pisces and Aquarius, Hermetic rhythm, civilizational cycles, and a strange possibility: what if the apocalypse and the awakening are actually the same transition viewed from opposite sides? Finally, they question whether ideas like oneness and unconditional love help us understand reality—or sometimes give us a reason to stop looking deeper—and somehow end up asking where UFOs fit into all of it. What do you think? 🔔 SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFIED › https://youtube.com/@wdytnow?sub_confirmation=1 › https://x.com/bramk › https://x.com/444smittyj 🕑 TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Introduction and episode overview 01:38 - The universe as a fractal and simulation 04:10 - The emergence of God and patterns in history 07:24 - The search for truth and the limits of explanation 12:14 - The cycle of chaos and renewal in history 15:42 - The purpose of humanity and technological evolution 20:37 - Living in the now and the nature of memory 25:26 - Memory in biological systems and AI 30:00 - Complexity of the brain and the universe 35:44 - The end of cycles and the concept of unconditional love 41:29 - The idea of apocalypse and awakening 46:27 - Living with faith and acceptance 54:26 - The pursuit of knowledge and the infinite 01:00:10 - Love as the fundamental essence of existence 01:02:12 - The nature of reality and collective consciousness 01:04:42 - UFOs, consciousness, and the universe 01:05:09 - Closing thoughts and future directions ℹ️ ABOUT WDYT PODCAST WDYT? (What Do You Think?) is a podcast where Bram and Smitty bring ideas, observations, theories and unfinished thoughts to each other, guests and interesting people from the internet—and ask one simple question: What do you think? There’s no fixed category. One thought might take us into money, technology, culture, consciousness, science, philosophy, human behavior or somewhere completely unexpected. We’re not here to debate, convince each other or pretend we have the answers. We explore the idea, question our assumptions, follow the rabbit holes and see what we discover. Come with a thought. Leave more curious.

  7. Sep 23

    AI Doomers Couldn't Be More WRONG | What do you think?

    Bram & Smitty discuss whether health has become unnecessarily complicated, and whether things like sunlight, circadian rhythm, grounding, water, electrolytes, and our natural environment might matter more than massive supplement stacks. They follow that into the realization that nobody really knows what they’re doing, Socrates’ “I know that I know nothing,” Carl Jung, unearned wisdom, mental illness, shamans, consensus reality, Existential Kink, the unconscious mind, Alan Watts, and the idea that the life you’re living might reveal more about you than you realize. The conversation then turns to AI, authenticity, and what happens when everything online can be convincingly faked. Could original thought, physical presence, real-world experiences, and human connection become the ultimate luxury—and could AI ironically make us more human? What do you think? 🔔 SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFIED › https://youtube.com/@wdytnow?sub_confirmation=1 › https://x.com/bramk › https://x.com/444smittyj 🕑 TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Health, consciousness, and natural principles 02:50 - Quantum biology and the alternative to biochemistry 07:05 - Maximizing sunlight, grounding, and water for health 12:08 - Ancient principles and modern disconnection from nature 15:52 - The illusion of knowing and improvising in life 18:35 - The reality of everyone winging it and embracing uncertainty 21:16 - The awareness of reality as a constructed dream 24:31 - The perception of madness and evolved consciousness 27:48 - The value of original thought and AI-generated content 33:48 - The significance of the now moment and interconnectedness 37:01 - The importance of in-person experiences and community 50:21 - The future of in-person, human-to-human experiences 52:39 - Exploring the potential of technology to enhance consciousness ℹ️ ABOUT WDYT PODCAST WDYT? (What Do You Think?) is a podcast where Bram and Smitty bring ideas, observations, theories and unfinished thoughts to each other, guests and interesting people from the internet—and ask one simple question: What do you think? There’s no fixed category. One thought might take us into money, technology, culture, consciousness, science, philosophy, human behavior or somewhere completely unexpected. We’re not here to debate, convince each other or pretend we have the answers. We explore the idea, question our assumptions, follow the rabbit holes and see what we discover. Come with a thought. Leave more curious.

  8. Sep 16

    The Elites You See Are Just the Middle Class of Power | What do you think?

    In this episode Bram & Smitty discuss whether there’s always another elite above the one you can see, and what actually makes someone powerful: money, access, knowledge, influence, ability, or awareness. They follow the idea into manifestation, spirituality, Robert Monroe, the Gateway Experience, Gnosticism, consciousness, “loosh,” and the strange possibility that love and fear might play a much bigger role in reality than we understand. The conversation then turns to whether anything is actually viral, whether a true “mainstream” exists, whether NPCs are real, and what separates attention, influence, status, and actual power in the internet age. What do you think? 🔔 SUBSCRIBE TO GET NOTIFIED › https://youtube.com/@wdytnow?sub_confirmation=1 › https://x.com/444smittyj › https://x.com/bramk 🕑 TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Starting WDYT? 01:35 - There’s always another elite 05:36 - Status, knowledge and enlightenment 10:22 - Two kinds of elite 13:46 - Talent opens elite doors 15:20 - Manifestation and unique genius 21:09 - Faith, trust and consciousness 23:12 - Spirituality and the golden mean 28:22 - Robert Monroe and astral travel 29:40 - Is Earth an energy farm? 32:04 - Is love being harvested? 33:26 - Gateway, Bentov and reality 36:29 - Consciousness in everything 42:35 - Literal truth or allegory? 45:49 - Dreams and all is mind 48:12 - As above, so below 50:18 - Earth as North Sentinel Island 53:02 - Nothing is actually viral 57:44 - Everyone lives different realities 1:00:47 - Who decides what’s controversial? 1:02:36 - Are NPCs actually real? 1:04:27 - Does mainstream even exist? 1:08:36 - Why clichés survive 1:13:42 - Attention versus real power 1:15:56 - Closing thoughts ℹ️ ABOUT WDYT PODCAST WDYT? (What Do You Think?) is a podcast where Bram and Smitty bring ideas, observations, theories and unfinished thoughts to each other, guests and interesting people from the internet—and ask one simple question: What do you think? There’s no fixed category. One thought might take us into money, technology, culture, consciousness, science, philosophy, human behavior or somewhere completely unexpected. We’re not here to debate, convince each other or pretend we have the answers. We explore the idea, question our assumptions, follow the rabbit holes and see what we discover. Come with a thought. Leave more curious.

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Bram and Smitty are two open and curious minds who know they know nothing but still want to figure things out. They pitch big ideas, reflections and questions to each other, guests and random people from the internet, asking: what do you think?

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    WDYT Media
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © WDYT Media
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