Open Loops with Greg Bornstein: Conversations That Bend

Greg Bornstein

Are you ready to embark on an intellectual adventure? Look no further than Open Loops, the podcast that will take you on a journey of the mind. Join host Greg Bornstein and a variety of expert guests as they explore a wide range of thought-provoking topics such as magic, art, hypnosis, secrets, psychology, spirituality, conspiracy theories, the supernatural, and our true selves. Each episode is a destination that will challenge and expand your mind. But be warned, the journey does not end here, the truth is yet to be uncovered, the secrets yet to be revealed, and the mysteries yet to be unraveled. Tune in to Open Loops and discover the unlimited possibilities of the human mind.

  1. "She's So (Other)worldly" Part Two: Proof Stranger Than Fiction with Forensic Paranormal Scientist Carol Malone

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    "She's So (Other)worldly" Part Two: Proof Stranger Than Fiction with Forensic Paranormal Scientist Carol Malone

    Ghosts, ghouls, goblins, aliens, millennials-dressing-up-weird-because-they-can't-afford-homes-but-they-can-splurge-on-hair-dye, and candy corn... It’s that time of year again — October 2025, when brainrot meets toothrot on All Hallow’s Eve. And this week, we’re concluding our two-part special that’ll keep you shivering in your skivvies. Carol Malone, a forensic paranormal scientist, has been featured on the Travel Channel and consulted for television and film. Known as the godmother of forensic science in the paranormal world, Carol bridges the gap between laboratory precision and the unexplained. She’s spent three decades applying forensic methodologies - from blood-spatter analysis to environmental baselining - to haunted locations, turning ghost stories into data points and cold cases into energy maps.   She's no run-of-the-mill "paranormal investigator" or "ghost hunter" or "Jack Osbourne." (RIP Ozzy btw. We love your stuff).   No no...she is a seeker of proof!   And since she was friends with Ed and Lorraine Warren (see: The Conjuring or The Demonologist or The Amityville Horror or....The Conjuring 2...) and they let you into the inner circle, she's gotta be doing something right!   In Part Two, she speaks with Greg about:   -Why paranormal apps are mostly junk science (and dangerously misleading). -How the Mind Machine triggered a glowing cross witnessed by 50 people. -The forensic evidence that consciousness interacts with physical matter. -Why mainstream science fears paranormal proof more than ghosts themselves. -The moment reality stopped behaving like… reality. And did we mention it's scary?!?! Happy Halloween, Loopers. This is the perfect spoooooky listen while you're stuck in the upside-down and your only two choices for podcasts are this or Joe Rogan....good luck.  Find Carol on her Facebook page at FPI Unsolved: https://www.facebook.com/fpi.unsolved Let Greg know how you like the show. Write your review, soliloquy, Haiku or whatever twisted thoughts you want to share at https://ratethispodcast.com/openloops

    1 hr
  2. "She's So (Other)worldly" Part One: The Science of Spirits with Forensic Paranormal Scientist Carol Malone

    OCT 16

    "She's So (Other)worldly" Part One: The Science of Spirits with Forensic Paranormal Scientist Carol Malone

    Ghosts, ghouls, goblins, aliens, questionable Taylor Swift lyrics, and candy corn... It’s that time of year again — October 2025, when brainrot meets toothrot on All Hallow’s Eve. And this week, we’re kicking off a two-part special that’ll have you shivering in your skivvies. Carol Malone, a forensic paranormal scientist, has been featured on the Travel Channel and consulted for television and film. Known as the godmother of forensic science in the paranormal world, Carol bridges the gap between laboratory precision and the unexplained. She’s spent three decades applying forensic methodologies - from blood-spatter analysis to environmental baselining - to haunted locations, turning ghost stories into data points and cold cases into energy maps.   She's no run-of-the-mill "paranormal investigator" or "ghost hunter" or "Jack Osbourne." (RIP Ozzy btw. We love your stuff).   No no...she is a seeker of proof!   And since she was friends with Ed and Lorraine Warren (see: The Conjuring or The Demonologist or The Amityville Horror or....The Conjuring 2...) and they let you into the inner circle, she's gotta be doing something right!   In Part One, she speaks with Greg about:   -The secret behind why energy and life after death are almost certainly real. -How brain trauma can open new channels of perception. -The science behind psychic ability and consciousness transfer. -What those TV ghost hunters keep getting wrong (and why Carol’s real fieldwork since the late ’90s is nothing like it). -One eerie detail about the human body that might just prove the soul IS REAL?!? And did we mention it's scary?   Happy Halloween, Loopers. This is the perfect spoooooky listen while you're rush delivering that costume piece from Amazon.... Find Carol on her Facebook page at FPI Unsolved: https://www.facebook.com/fpi.unsolved Let Greg know how you like the show. Write your review, soliloquy, Haiku or whatever twisted thoughts you want to share at https://ratethispodcast.com/openloops

    50 min

  3. SEP 8

    Greg Hypno Travels on the Magical Psyche Highway with Jason Gobeli and Xcott Privette

    Greg took a magical road-trip* (he was interviewed) on the psychedelic Superhighway (on another podcast)..... Hypno-Travelers on the Magical Psyche Highway!!! Show Description: "Jason Gobeli and Xcott Privette have created this podcast in order to develop a community of like minded individuals with interest in the mysteries of the mind, the secrets of magic and the metaphysical nature of our spirits. They will delve into topics such as hypnotism, hypnotherapy and magic. They will also explore matters of an esoteric nature regarding alternative and spiritual healing techniques. In addition, they will interview extra-ordinary guest that travel along various avenues into the realm healing the body, mind and spirit." Delightful and delicious derailment, twists, turns, tangents, and tales...it was a loopy old time.   Here, in full, is Greg Bornstein, Creator of Open Loops, on episode 94 of their show.  Find the Hypno Travelers on the Magical Psyche Highway at this link! Let Greg know how you like the show. Write your review, soliloquy, Haiku or whatever twisted thoughts you want to share at https://ratethispodcast.com/openloops

    40 min

  4. SEP 8

    Prince Greggy, Fabulous He, Greggy of Mindf***s

    A tragic tale of karaoke, a meditation on failure as social connection, and other ways you can brainwash yourself into having positive experiences on the reg.  Let Greg know how you like the show. Write your review, soliloquy, Haiku or whatever twisted thoughts you want to share at https://ratethispodcast.com/openloops

    18 min

  5. SEP 6

    Open Loops 300th Episode Special with....

    Greg calls this podcast, "a late-nite talk show for the shamelessly fringe." But for Episode 300, he's waited to bring on one guest.   Just one.   And it might be his weirdest episode yet.  Let Greg know how you like the show. Write your review, soliloquy, Haiku or whatever twisted thoughts you want to share at https://ratethispodcast.com/openloops

    19 min

  6. SEP 5

    ....Listen to the Episode Before This One Instead

    Hey, it's up to you. Throw that lucky pair of decibel dice and listen in.  Let Greg know how you like the show. Write your review, soliloquy, Haiku or whatever twisted thoughts you want to share at https://ratethispodcast.com/openloops

    10 min
  7. Downward Facing Dogma: Fascist Yoga and the Grandiose Grifters of "Wellness” with Stewart Home

    SEP 4

    Downward Facing Dogma: Fascist Yoga and the Grandiose Grifters of "Wellness” with Stewart Home

    Stewart Home, writer, artist, man who can literally stand on his head and recite hia work (which includes cultural commentaries, poems, short stories, essays, and well, if it involves the written word and a radically political bent...Stewart's done it). He's been at it since the early 1980s, born and raised in London, and.... Let's cut to the chase. His book is called "Fascist Yoga: Grifters, Occultists, White Supremacists, and the New Order In Wellness." Yes, an accomplished human being that Greg had never heard of (there are many) wrote a book with that title and if you're under any impression Greg isn't going to interview that guy on his show, you've been listening to too much Jay Shetty. To quote Stewart's description: "In this he sweeps away the lies to tell a new origin story of the world's first modern yogi – a Californian escapologist who added some Hindu fairy dust to gym and circus exercises. ​Ever since the world of yoga has been full of grifters, occultists and white supremacists, all out to exploit and recruit via the medium of exercise." You've just finished saluting the sun and in return, it flipped you the bird. Breathe in, breathe out. A tall glass of truth will do a lot better for you than sniffing that essential oil... Stewart's Links:  Purchase the book here - Fascist Yoga: Grifters, Occultists, White Supremacists, and the New Order In Wellness http://www.stewarthome.co.uk/   Let Greg know how you like the show. Write your review, soliloquy, Haiku or whatever twisted thoughts you want to share at https://ratethispodcast.com/openloops

    59 min

  8. SEP 3

    ...But Don't NOT Follow My Substack

    More words, less meaning, less doing, more being. How to become an infinite bounty of ideas! Let Greg know how you like the show. Write your review, soliloquy, Haiku or whatever twisted thoughts you want to share at https://ratethispodcast.com/openloops

    24 min
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Are you ready to embark on an intellectual adventure? Look no further than Open Loops, the podcast that will take you on a journey of the mind. Join host Greg Bornstein and a variety of expert guests as they explore a wide range of thought-provoking topics such as magic, art, hypnosis, secrets, psychology, spirituality, conspiracy theories, the supernatural, and our true selves. Each episode is a destination that will challenge and expand your mind. But be warned, the journey does not end here, the truth is yet to be uncovered, the secrets yet to be revealed, and the mysteries yet to be unraveled. Tune in to Open Loops and discover the unlimited possibilities of the human mind.

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