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. 5d ago

    #85: The Deep Tech Future: Why the Biggest Opportunities Are in the Physical World — Pablos Holman

    Order the Book! ► http://loveconquersfear.org/book What you’ll hear in this episode: - Why tech’s next frontier is energy, manufacturing, construction, and atoms over bits - How “invention capital” will turn 10x breakthroughs into companies built for global impact - Why abundant energy will unlock clean water, better health, economic growth, and a more peaceful world - How fear has warped our relationship with nuclear power, psychedelics, and now AI - Why we need positive, practical visions of the future instead of treating dystopia as inevitable - How technological abundance will free us to rebuild community and create better societies About Pablos Holman: Pablos Holman is a hacker, inventor, investor, and bestselling author who leads Deep Future, an invention capital firm backing breakthrough technologies designed to transform the physical world. His career spans early work in cryptocurrency and AI, building spacecraft at Blue Origin, and helping launch Intellectual Ventures Lab, where teams developed advanced nuclear energy, malaria diagnostics, vaccine cooling, and mosquito-killing lasers. He is the author of “Deep Future: Creating Technology That Matters”, and his TEDx Talks have been viewed more than 30 million times. Timestamps: 0:00:00 — Preview 0:01:36 — Intro: Pacing frontier AI, the Age of Abundance for All 0:03:21 — Welcome Pablos Holman: Deep Future, fast-fashion waste, 3D printing 0:09:07 — Invention capital, 10x breakthroughs, deep-tech financing 0:22:48 — Positive visions, coding without AI, early hacker culture 0:30:57 — Deep Fission IPO, nuclear fear, regulatory breakthroughs 0:40:20 — Nuclear waste as fuel, limits of renewables, global energy access 0:49:28 — Energy abundance, human progress, exploitative capitalism 0:56:01 — Technology’s growing pains, AI breakthroughs, better storytelling 1:05:43 — AI warnings, expert overreach, doomsday scenarios, cybersecurity lessons 1:19:42 — AI fear narratives, cultural attitudes, practical AI agents 1:29:30 — Open-source AI, fear-driven tradeoffs, roots of violence 1:38:18 — Rebuilding community, rethinking work, abundance for all 1:49:12 — User-controlled AI, technological optimism, shaping our future 2:04:20 — Closing Books mentioned in this episode: - Deep Future — Pablos Holman - The Diamond Age — Neal Stephenson Links: “Love Conquers Fear” a USA TODAY bestseller: https://tinyurl.com/4u9fmwdd Deep Future: https://deepfuture.tech/ “We Must Pace the Frontier” by Dario Amodei: https://tinyurl.com/277e3m57 LCF ep. #63 (Doug Merritt): https://youtu.be/NSwtORgPkwQ LCF ep. #73 (Jason Ballard): https://youtu.be/zcOzgiCiJYo ICON: https://www.iconbuild.com/ Contract w/NASA to develop lunar construction system: https://tinyurl.com/3mj69kft Atlas Building Composites: https://atlsinc.com/ LCF ep. #26 (CK Chin): https://youtu.be/fY0gJyUPArE Capital Factory: https://capitalfactory.com/ LCF ep. #75 (Christine L. Peterson + Madeleine Parker): https://youtu.be/dJflmIO5kq8 Foresight Institute: https://foresight.org/ TerraPower: https://www.terrapower.com/ Nuclear agreement w/China: https://tinyurl.com/htmve3eb “The China Syndrome” film: https://tinyurl.com/5bjerevf Three Mile Island: https://tinyurl.com/55jfb8pd Deep Fission + U.S. Department of Energy sign reactor pilot agreement: https://tinyurl.com/2mykbrr7 “The Social Dilemma” documentary: https://tinyurl.com/2334c65h LCF ep. #83 (Kim Polese): https://youtu.be/_BLu606ir9s Bill Gates’ essay on preparing for the AI era: https://tinyurl.com/2s3dcxjh Trump announces $500B “Stargate” joint venture: https://tinyurl.com/2nd4ctht March 2023 letter calling for pause in AI development: https://tinyurl.com/42se6998 Brett + whurley on the “Austin Next” podcast: https://tinyurl.com/4hfuk7fw LCF ep. #6 (whurley): https://youtu.be/HCDfGirmhn0 “The Grasshopper” by Kira Omanyte: https://tinyurl.com/y4vsavhd Subscribe to Brett’s newsletter “The Superfecta Signal”: LinkedIn: https://tinyurl.com/2fzwfmtk Substack: https://tinyurl.com/mr8rxsz3

  2. Oct 20

    #84: More Than Medicine: Veteran Trauma, Psychedelic Healing, and Reclaiming Purpose — CJ LoConte

    Order the Book! ► http://loveconquersfear.org/book What you’ll hear in this episode: - How the veteran suicide crisis reshaped CJ’s mission around mental health and healing  - Why leaving the military can mean losing purpose, identity, and a sense of belonging - CJ’s mental health crisis and the psilocybin experience that changed his life  - How psychedelics can help people confront trauma, grief, guilt, and shame  - Why preparation, integration, and community are critical to responsible psychedelic-assisted care - What psychedelic, near-death, and meditative experiences suggest about consciousness and spirituality About CJ LoConte: CJ LoConte is the Founder and CEO of Truxtun, a human performance and consciousness research company advancing psychedelic-assisted care. A former U.S. Army infantry officer, CJ’s difficult transition out of military service and healing through psychedelics helped shape Truxtun’s mission. Today, the company works with veterans, founders, executives, and former professional athletes through programs focused on preparation, psychedelic therapy, integration, and long-term support. Timestamps: 0:01:01 — Preview 0:01:39 — Intro: “Soul Boom”, suffering, growth, leaving the cave 0:07:05 — Welcome CJ LoConte: Truxtun, West Point, deployment, veteran transition 0:14:37 — Wharton, VA crisis, nine prescriptions, his turning point with psilocybin  0:26:17 — Psychedelics, alcohol, social programming, changing norms 0:33:10 — CJ’s first psilocybin journey, family repair, releasing trauma 0:43:45 — Truxtun’s origins, Goldilocks care, integration model 0:52:21 — Modern wisdom schools, psychedelic policy, Harvard Divinity, science meets spirituality 1:06:03 — Retreat healing stories, transformational care, nature of consciousness 1:18:00 — Love, fear, soul guidance, signs from nature 1:30:06 — Agency, algorithms, ancient spirituality, choosing abundance 1:39:11 — Closing reflections Books mentioned in this episode: - Soul Boom — Rainn Wilson - Bhagavad Gita — Stephen Mitchell (tr.) - The Immortality Key — Brian C. Muraresku - Medicine Song — Joseph Tafur - The Great Divorce — C. S. Lewis Links: “Love Conquers Fear” a USA TODAY bestseller: https://tinyurl.com/4u9fmwdd Stephen Fry on God: https://tinyurl.com/mpcjar3r Truxtun: https://www.truxtun.com/ Henry Crown: https://tinyurl.com/3f7awp2e LCF ep. #30 (John Mackey): https://youtu.be/NUnkEuZwC4I LCF ep. #66 (Decoding Psychedelics): https://youtu.be/Z0TF71mN3MU UT Dell Medical Center: https://tinyurl.com/33pd2fue Michael and Susan Dell giving over $1B to UT Austin: https://tinyurl.com/yd8zcfyz Charmaine & Gordon McGill Center for Psychedelic Research & Therapy: https://tinyurl.com/4kdkndwe Texas investing $50 million in ibogaine research: https://tinyurl.com/3ffnfn2r LCF ep. #78 (Mary Olivar + Vance McMurry): https://youtu.be/8gW0pK6ZjRw Texans for Greater Mental Health: https://www.t4gmh.com/ LCF ep. #48 (Brian C. Muraresku): https://youtu.be/CapnbGuxMQE Americans for Ibogaine: https://tinyurl.com/27yhvjcs LCF ep. #53 (Bryan Hubbard): https://youtu.be/MNaBF6Ej2UQ Executive order to fast-track psychedelic research: https://tinyurl.com/33by6ynm Gracias donation to Harvard for psychedelic research: https://tinyurl.com/48u8z99t About Josh Baer’s legacy: https://tinyurl.com/mr2cfefc LCF ep. #69 (Jeff Cardenas): https://youtu.be/hKA3dEbi_vk LCF ep. #73 (Jason Ballard): https://youtu.be/zcOzgiCiJYo LCF ep. #74 (Gay Gaddis): https://youtu.be/7oayuoZcVMo The Telepathy Tapes: https://tinyurl.com/4wcdk3dm Anil Seth’s TED Talk: https://tinyurl.com/465a9jyt LCF ep. #76 (Lizzi Cutler): https://youtu.be/GNnkT3kZ_1g LCF ep. #2 (Mark Gober): https://youtu.be/p5xCJw_Yo1M “Fed Up” documentary: https://tinyurl.com/ymzdwzjb “UNKNOWN: Cosmic Time Machine” documentary: https://tinyurl.com/mw58x5vm Pillars of Creation: https://tinyurl.com/5a2p8fh8 Subscribe to Brett’s newsletter “The Superfecta Signal”: LinkedIn: https://tinyurl.com/2fzwfmtk Substack: https://tinyurl.com/mr8rxsz3

  3. Oct 13

    #83: Collective Intelligence: How AI Can Help Us Think Together and Find Common Ground — Kim Polese

    Order the Book! ► http://loveconquersfear.org/book What you’ll hear in this episode: - How generative collective intelligence could combine human reasoning and AI to solve problems at massive scale - Why today’s AI excels at learning from data but falls short on judgment, collaboration, and foresight - How human wisdom, creativity, and agency can remain central as AI becomes more powerful - How technology could optimize for common ground and constructive disagreement instead of attention, outrage, and polarization - Why AI could help reinvent democracy, diplomacy, and collective decision-making - Why Kim sees intelligence as distributed across people and nature, and spiritual awakening as recognizing our interconnectedness About Kim Polese: Kim Polese is a Silicon Valley pioneer who helped launch Java at Sun Microsystems before co-founding Marimba and leading it through IPO and acquisition. Today, she is executive chairman and co-founder of CrowdSmart and founder of Common Good AI, building collective intelligence tools to improve decisions, strengthen democracy, and help people solve complex problems together. Kim is also an Aspen Institute Henry Crown Fellow and board member of the Long-Term Stock Exchange and the Long Now Foundation. Timestamps: 0:01:00 — Preview 0:01:35 — Intro: San Francisco, non-duality, unconditional forgiveness, reality as illusion 0:08:42 — Welcome Kim Polese: collective intelligence, Common Good AI, global challenges 0:13:58 — Eliza, expert systems, Java, Marimba, entrepreneurial persistence 0:19:24 — Long Now, 10,000-year clock, exponential change, positive futures 0:27:03 — “The Lattice II”, Web 1.0 ideals, human judgment, AI for common ground 0:34:07 — Fear-based platforms, democracy, AI tools for collective reasoning 0:41:00 — Collective intelligence in companies, NATO, citizen assemblies, Team Humanity 0:51:57 — Global cooperation, venture diligence, organizational transparency, collective participation 1:05:04 — AI consciousness, nature’s intelligence, interconnected universe 1:15:46 — Humanity’s next decade, new social tools, agency, collaborative co-creation 1:27:54 — Closing Books mentioned in this episode: - The Disappearance of the Universe — Gary Renard - A Course in Miracles — Helen Schucman - The Tao of Willie — Willie Nelson, Turk Pipkin - Tao Te Ching — Stephen Mitchell (tr.) - Elon Musk — Walter Isaacson Links: “Love Conquers Fear” a USA TODAY bestseller: https://tinyurl.com/4u9fmwdd Aspen Institute’s Henry Crown Fellowship Program: https://tinyurl.com/3f7awp2e LCF ep. #15 (Vishal Vasishth): https://youtu.be/SnyMeBqisy4 LCF ep. #20 (Mike Maples Jr.): https://youtu.be/3yTyAyweLe8 LCF ep. #30 (John Mackey): https://youtu.be/NUnkEuZwC4I Vedanta: https://tinyurl.com/ydxzyc5c LCF ep. #76 (Lizzi Cutler): https://youtu.be/GNnkT3kZ_1g CrowdSmart Labs: http://crowdsmart.ai/ Common Good AI: https://commongoodai.org/ Steve Jobs’ Stanford commencement speech: https://tinyurl.com/2dcxf33n Lawrence Hall of Science: https://tinyurl.com/yvsyuayz Human Genome Project: https://tinyurl.com/43p4cbxu Sabre: https://tinyurl.com/msv6664k Whole Earth Catalog: https://wholeearth.info/Long Now Foundation: https://longnow.org/ “The Millennium Clock” by Danny Hillis (Wired): https://tinyurl.com/mryrtbec Reid Hoffman’s “Possible” podcast: https://www.possible.fm/ Citizen assembly documentaries: “Goodbye Politicians, Hello Democracy”: https://tinyurl.com/mry8ywhw “9/11: Reclaiming Ground Zero”: https://tinyurl.com/2dyvz9v7 Akron Civic Assembly (forthcoming): https://tinyurl.com/24kznm59 “Write Once. Run Forever” documentary: https://tinyurl.com/5xtd6nws “Inner Worlds Outer Worlds” documentary: https://tinyurl.com/yd8ae57h “UNKNOWN: Cosmic Time Machine” documentary: https://tinyurl.com/mw58x5vm “Love, Fear, and the Connected Cosmos” by Brett Hurt: https://tinyurl.com/yyzw4wt4 Subscribe to Brett’s newsletter “The Superfecta Signal”: LinkedIn: https://tinyurl.com/2fzwfmtk Substack: https://tinyurl.com/mr8rxsz3

  4. Oct 6

    #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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

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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
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
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    89
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