Soft + Savage Podcast

Louise Levin

The Soft and Savage podcast illuminates the great minds, great movements and great works across demographics that are actively shaping our futures. Hosted by Louise Levin, the Queen, a “woman of a certain age and raging dilettante,” this podcast is for those interested in the gray matter of global conversation, the space where challenges are defined and solutions devised. Soft and Savage seeks to both decode the modern moment and inspire listeners to action through dynamic conversations with leading visionaries, whose solution-oriented approach to the modern challenges we all face walks the razor’s edge–between Soft and Savage.

Episodes

  1. 3h ago

    Psychedelic Facilitator: Ayahuasca activates your personal agency. It was never just the medicine

    In this episode of Soft + Savage, Jessica Francis explores ayahuasca beyond myth and spectacle — into the body, the story, and the work of real healing.

    38 min

  2. 2d ago

    The most dangerous environments in America are built from people who were never given a language.

    In this episode of Soft + Savage, Sean Dino Johnson reflects on rehabilitation, performance, and what it means to restore dignity after the system has already written someone off.

    46 min

  3. 4d ago

    An artist hunted down everyone who wounded him and photographed them naked — Angelo Musco

    What does the body remember before the mind can explain it? In this episode of Soft + Savage, Louise Levin sits down with Angelo Musco, an Italian-born, New York-based contemporary artist whose work transforms the human body into large-scale living architectures. Angelo’s work uses bodies not simply as subjects, but as material — assembling thousands of human forms into nests, eggs, amniotic landscapes, cellular structures, and worlds that feel both ancient and futuristic. His art sits at the intersection of trauma, birth, confinement, nature, restoration, and collective human design. This conversation explores the forces that shaped Angelo’s artistic language: the body as memory, pain as structure, collaboration as precision, and the strange dignity of turning personal history into something vast enough to hold others. Soft + Savage is not interested in art as decoration. This is a conversation about the architecture of human experience — how the body carries what culture forgets, how beauty can emerge from rupture, and how one artist builds meaning from the raw material of being human. CONNECT WITH ANGELO MUSCO Website: https://angelomusco.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angelomuscostudio/ CONNECT WITH SOFT + SAVAGE YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SoftandSavagePodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/softandsavagepodcast/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0x9Af3IHHQNcBItNJ5jui0 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/c75e1401-d916-4aa0-ad12-ce4078abfc10/soft-savage-podcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/soft-savage-podcast/id1883783191 Website: https://www.softandsavage.com HOSTED BY Louise Levin https://www.linkedin.com/in/louise-levin-68b9949/ Subscribe for more conversations with the artists, thinkers, builders, and cultural forces shaping what comes next. Question for the comments: What do you think the body remembers that the mind tries to forget? #SoftAndSavage #AngeloMusco #ContemporaryArt #ArtAndTheBody #LouiseLevin #ArtistInterview #CultureAndSociety #HumanExperience #CreativeProcess #BodyMemory #ArtPodcast #ArchitectureOfExperience

    36 min

  4. 4d ago

    Beyond Manipulation: The Annihilation of Personal Agency with John Kirbow

    In this episode, Louise Levin sits down with John Kirbow—a former U.S. Army Psyops specialist—to unmask the tactics used to fracture societies from the inside out. From the warzones abroad to the algorithm-driven battlefields of social media, Kirbow breaks down how psychological operations, false binaries, and engineered outrage erode our ability to think, connect, and choose freely. With the calm of a therapist and the precision of a strategist, Louise and John explore how we reclaim agency in an age of manipulation. The conversation moves from critical thinking to compassion, from division to dialogue—urging listeners to look beyond the noise and interrogate the systems shaping their beliefs. This isn’t about left or right. It’s about waking up. His Book: Combating Domestic Extremism: A Post-9/11 War Veteran’s Perspective – How lessons from the warzone can help us confront radicalization, conspiracy, and civic decay.

    24 min

  5. 4d ago

    Dr. Michelle Holko: The Intersection of Biology and AI. The Race to Control Life.

    In this episode of Soft and Savage, Louise Levin speaks with Dr. Michelle Holko about the urgent crossroads at the intersection of biotechnology, AI, and national security. Holko explains how biology is shifting from discovery to design, unlocking new possibilities in medicine, food, energy, and defense. But she warns that while the U.S. pioneered breakthroughs like genome sequencing, China’s coordinated “whole-of-country” push in biotech now threatens American leadership. Together they explore chilling risks—biological weapons, super-soldier research, and food weaponization—alongside hopeful moonshot opportunities. The conversation is both soft in its humanity and savage in its recognition of high-stakes global competition. Instagram: @mholko The National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology: https://www.biotech.senate.gov/

    38 min

  6. Mar 26

    The Planet Earth Guide to Investing in Cryptocurrency with Sir John Hargave

    In this episode of Soft and Savage, John Hargrave—CEO of Media Shower and author of The Intelligent Crypto Investor—cuts through the confusion of crypto by reframing it in familiar terms: blockchains as shared spreadsheets, cryptos as companies, and tokens as stocks. Drawing on his own journey from early Bitcoin gains to devastating losses and recovery, Hargrave emphasizes disciplined, long-term investing over hype, advocating for diversification, dollar-cost averaging, and a maximum 10% allocation to crypto. He challenges conventional thinking by arguing that crypto is not just an asset class but a foundational technology poised to replace the global financial system, while also making a provocative case for a future global digital currency. Throughout, the conversation balances skepticism and clarity, transforming crypto from an intimidating abstraction into a practical, investable framework.  Show Notes Guest Sir John Hargrave – CEO, Media ShowerBooks & Publications The Intelligent Crypto InvestorBlockchain for EveryoneThe Intelligent Crypto Investor newsletterCompany & Platforms Media ShowerSocial Profiles LinkedIn: John HargraveX (Twitter): @sirjohnhargraveKey Concepts Covered Crypto as companies; tokens as stocksBlockchain explained as a “shared spreadsheet”Bitcoin as a volatile tech asset—not currency or goldStablecoins as a bridge between traditional finance and cryptoLong-term investing strategy (≤10% allocation, steady investing)The case for a future global digital currencyNotable Mentions Coinbase (retail investing platform)Circle Internet Financial (US stablecoin issuer) This content is for informational and educational purposes only and does not constitute financial, investment, or legal advice. We are not financial advisors. Always do your own research and consult with a qualified professional before making any financial decisions.

    37 min
  7. Narcissism: The Soup We’re Swimming In Sam Vaknin

    Mar 9

    Narcissism: The Soup We’re Swimming In Sam Vaknin

    Episode Summary: Dr. Samuel Vaknin unveils narcissism's dual nature: wounded children wearing masks of grandiosity. From love-bombing to discarding, they create psychological mazes for victims while their emptiness drives constant validation-seeking. Different types—overt, covert, somatic, cerebral—share childhood trauma origins, but their destructive patterns can captivate individuals and societies alike. Sam Vaknin  Malignant Self Love: Narcissism Revealed: https://www.amazon.com/Malignant-Self-Love-Narcissism-Sam-Vaknin/dp/8023833847 Youtube page:https://www.youtube.com/@samvaknin Instagram: @narcissismwithvaknin

    1h 31m
  • 7 Episodes

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The Soft and Savage podcast illuminates the great minds, great movements and great works across demographics that are actively shaping our futures. Hosted by Louise Levin, the Queen, a “woman of a certain age and raging dilettante,” this podcast is for those interested in the gray matter of global conversation, the space where challenges are defined and solutions devised. Soft and Savage seeks to both decode the modern moment and inspire listeners to action through dynamic conversations with leading visionaries, whose solution-oriented approach to the modern challenges we all face walks the razor’s edge–between Soft and Savage.

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  • Creator
    Louise Levin
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Soft + Savage Podcast
  • Show Website
    Soft + Savage Podcast

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