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TRUE LIFE is a long-form descent into the questions that become impossible to ignore once the surface of reality starts to crack. Hosted by George Monty, TrueLife moves through consciousness, psychedelics, neuroscience, artificial intelligence, language, technology, power, culture, philosophy, spirituality, trauma, addiction, human transformation, and the strange future of being human. These are not simply interviews. They are encounters with people who have gone far enough into a subject to discover that the subject changes them. Scientists meet mystics. Artists meet technologists. Researchers meet rebels. The personal collides with the planetary. The central question: What happens when we stop treating reality as fixed? Across hundreds of conversations, TrueLife follows recurring territories — consciousness → perception → language → technology → power → transformation → the future of humanity. For seekers, rebels, researchers, creators, entrepreneurs, and anyone who suspects the official story is incomplete.

  1. 1 day ago

    Eight Arms, No Cage: Perry "Dr. Octopus" Knoppert and the Architecture of Nonlinear Thought

    Support the show: https://www.paypal.me/Truelifepodcast?locale.x=en_US One on One Video Call W/George https://tidycal.com/georgepmonty/60-minute-meeting The structure was always the cage. Somewhere between the eight radiating arms of an octopus and the single load-bearing column of a linear thought, there is a third thing — a way of moving through ideas that has no center, no hierarchy, no beginning that obligates an end. Perry Knoppert calls it the Octopus Movement. He has also been called, by people who love him and by people who feared him, Dr. Octopus. This is not a conversation about an animal. It is a conversation about the skeleton we build inside our own skulls without ever being asked if we wanted one — the linear chain of cause, sequence, and conclusion that we mistake for reality itself, and what happens to a mind that never fully accepted the architecture. George Monty sits down with Perry to take the load-bearing wall out of thinking. What's left when a thought doesn't have to lead anywhere? What is a connection that happens without thinking — the thing Perry calls nonlinear thinking, the space between thoughts, one awareness distributed across many arms instead of one command issued from a single head? Is that dangerous, or is the real danger the tidy hallway of linear cognition we've all agreed to walk down single-file? Threaded through: growing up gifted and unlicensed for a school system built for hallways, not oceans. The unwritten social architecture that autistic minds are handed blueprints for but never taught to read. Why "it's not working" might be the most linear sentence in the language. Love without thought. Focus as a fault line, not a spotlight. And the moment Perry names the thing he's building — not an organization, not a brand, an uncaged way of connecting minds — the Octopus Movement. This episode is TrueLife's own structure put under the same pressure it studies: no single spine holding the conversation up. Rupture as method, not metaphor. In this episode: What nonlinear thinking actually is — and why Perry argues linear thinking is the more dangerous of the twoThe Octopus Movement: connecting people "without thinking"One awareness vs. one mindAutism, giftedness, and the unwritten rules nobody hands you a copy ofWhy "it's not working" is a trap built out of languageLove, focus, and attention as structural — not emotional — phenomenaGuest: Perry "Dr. Octopus" Knoppert — founder of the Octopus Movement Learn more / connect: octopusmovement.org TrueLife is hosted by George Monty. The structure was always the cage. One on One Video call W/George https://tidycal.com/georgepmonty/60-minute-meeting Support the show:https://www.paypal.me/Truelifepodcast?locale.x=en_US 🚨🚨Curious about the future of psychedelics? Imagine if Alan Watts started a secret society with Ram Dass and Hunter S. Thompson… now open the door. Use Promocode TRUELIFE for Get 25% off monthly or 30% off the annual plan For the first year https://www.district216.com/ Legal Disclaimer / Release of Liability for Podcast:This  content  is for educational and informational purposes only. Nothing in this transmission constitutes legal, financial, or professional advice. I am not your lawyer, financial advisor, or telling you what to do. This podcast documents historical events, analyzes publicly available information, and explores hypothetical scenarios. Any actions discussed are presented as educational examples of how systems work—not as instructions or recommendations. You are solely responsible for your own decisions and actions. Any application of information presented here is at your own risk. I assume no liability for consequences of actions you choose to take. By continuing to listen, you acknowledge that this content is educational commentary, that you’re responsible for researching applicable laws in your jurisdiction, and that you’ll consult appropriate professionals before taking any action that could affect your legal, financial, or personal situation.

    Eight Arms, No Cage: Perry "Dr. Octopus" Knoppert and the Architecture of Nonlinear Thought

  2. 7 Aug

    One Last Hit: Addiction, Recovery, Trauma & the Fight for a Different Life | Austin Rampt

    Support the show: https://www.paypal.me/Truelifepodcast?locale.x=en_US One on One Video Call W/George https://tidycal.com/georgepmonty/60-minute-meeting What does it take to break the cycle of addiction? Austin Rampt joins TrueLife for an unfiltered conversation about addiction, recovery, trauma, identity, relapse, shame, redemption, incarceration, and rebuilding a life after the consequences of substance use. This episode explores the psychology and neuroscience of addiction alongside the human story behind recovery: dopamine, compulsive behavior, trauma, agency, free will, identity, and the difficult process of transformation. We also talk about fugitive life, cartel involvement, Mexico, morality, suffering, resilience, and what happens when a person reaches the point where the old life can no longer hold. Topics include: addiction recovery, addiction neuroscience, trauma recovery, relapse, sobriety, substance abuse, dopamine, compulsive behavior, identity, free will, human behavior, criminal justice, incarceration, resilience, redemption, psychedelics, altered states, and personal transformation. One on One Video call W/George https://tidycal.com/georgepmonty/60-minute-meeting Support the show:https://www.paypal.me/Truelifepodcast?locale.x=en_US 🚨🚨Curious about the future of psychedelics? Imagine if Alan Watts started a secret society with Ram Dass and Hunter S. Thompson… now open the door. Use Promocode TRUELIFE for Get 25% off monthly or 30% off the annual plan For the first year https://www.district216.com/ Legal Disclaimer / Release of Liability for Podcast:This  content  is for educational and informational purposes only. Nothing in this transmission constitutes legal, financial, or professional advice. I am not your lawyer, financial advisor, or telling you what to do. This podcast documents historical events, analyzes publicly available information, and explores hypothetical scenarios. Any actions discussed are presented as educational examples of how systems work—not as instructions or recommendations. You are solely responsible for your own decisions and actions. Any application of information presented here is at your own risk. I assume no liability for consequences of actions you choose to take. By continuing to listen, you acknowledge that this content is educational commentary, that you’re responsible for researching applicable laws in your jurisdiction, and that you’ll consult appropriate professionals before taking any action that could affect your legal, financial, or personal situation.

    One Last Hit: Addiction, Recovery, Trauma & the Fight for a Different Life | Austin Rampt

  3. 18 Jul

    Unburdened by Belief: Faith, Doubt, Spirituality & the Freedom to Question | Joshua Pritikin

    Support the show: https://www.paypal.me/Truelifepodcast?locale.x=en_US One on One Video Call W/George https://tidycal.com/georgepmonty/60-minute-meeting What happens when you stop needing certainty? Joshua Pritikin joins TrueLife for a conversation about belief, doubt, spirituality, meaning, identity, and what it means to live without being trapped by inherited answers. We explore the psychological and philosophical tension between faith and skepticism, how beliefs shape identity and perception, and whether questioning what we think we know can become a form of freedom. This is a TrueLife conversation about consciousness, spirituality, meaning-making, personal transformation, and the uncomfortable territory between certainty and curiosity. One on One Video call W/George https://tidycal.com/georgepmonty/60-minute-meeting Support the show:https://www.paypal.me/Truelifepodcast?locale.x=en_US 🚨🚨Curious about the future of psychedelics? Imagine if Alan Watts started a secret society with Ram Dass and Hunter S. Thompson… now open the door. Use Promocode TRUELIFE for Get 25% off monthly or 30% off the annual plan For the first year https://www.district216.com/ Legal Disclaimer / Release of Liability for Podcast:This  content  is for educational and informational purposes only. Nothing in this transmission constitutes legal, financial, or professional advice. I am not your lawyer, financial advisor, or telling you what to do. This podcast documents historical events, analyzes publicly available information, and explores hypothetical scenarios. Any actions discussed are presented as educational examples of how systems work—not as instructions or recommendations. You are solely responsible for your own decisions and actions. Any application of information presented here is at your own risk. I assume no liability for consequences of actions you choose to take. By continuing to listen, you acknowledge that this content is educational commentary, that you’re responsible for researching applicable laws in your jurisdiction, and that you’ll consult appropriate professionals before taking any action that could affect your legal, financial, or personal situation.

    Unburdened by Belief: Faith, Doubt, Spirituality & the Freedom to Question | Joshua Pritikin

  4. 11 Jul

    7 Lenses to See Reality: Trauma, Coherence, Consciousness & How We Make Meaning | Charla Pitre

    Support the show: https://www.paypal.me/Truelifepodcast?locale.x=en_US One on One Video Call W/George https://tidycal.com/georgepmonty/60-minute-meeting What if changing the way you look at reality changes the reality you experience? Charla Pitre joins TrueLife to explore seven lenses for understanding lived experience, including trauma, coherence, consciousness, relationships, self-awareness, systems thinking, and meaning-making. We explore the heart-brain connection, nervous system regulation, radical accountability, observer perspective, spirituality and science, and the ways our internal models influence how we interpret the world. Topics include: trauma healing, consciousness, coherence, nervous system regulation, systems thinking, metacognition, perception, spirituality, self-awareness, relationships, and personal growth. One on One Video call W/George https://tidycal.com/georgepmonty/60-minute-meeting Support the show:https://www.paypal.me/Truelifepodcast?locale.x=en_US 🚨🚨Curious about the future of psychedelics? Imagine if Alan Watts started a secret society with Ram Dass and Hunter S. Thompson… now open the door. Use Promocode TRUELIFE for Get 25% off monthly or 30% off the annual plan For the first year https://www.district216.com/ Legal Disclaimer / Release of Liability for Podcast:This  content  is for educational and informational purposes only. Nothing in this transmission constitutes legal, financial, or professional advice. I am not your lawyer, financial advisor, or telling you what to do. This podcast documents historical events, analyzes publicly available information, and explores hypothetical scenarios. Any actions discussed are presented as educational examples of how systems work—not as instructions or recommendations. You are solely responsible for your own decisions and actions. Any application of information presented here is at your own risk. I assume no liability for consequences of actions you choose to take. By continuing to listen, you acknowledge that this content is educational commentary, that you’re responsible for researching applicable laws in your jurisdiction, and that you’ll consult appropriate professionals before taking any action that could affect your legal, financial, or personal situation.

    7 Lenses to See Reality: Trauma, Coherence, Consciousness & How We Make Meaning | Charla Pitre

  5. 1 Jul

    My Twin the Murderer: MK-Ultra, Psychedelics, Twin Identity & the Dark Side of Transformation | Lindsay Kent

    Support the show: https://www.paypal.me/Truelifepodcast?locale.x=en_US One on One Video Call W/George https://tidycal.com/georgepmonty/60-minute-meeting What happens when identity, psychedelics, family history, and a fictional story collide? Lindsay Kent joins TrueLife to discuss My Twin the Murderer, MK-Ultra, the history and mythology surrounding psychedelics, twin identity, altered states, and the use of fiction to explore difficult psychological and cultural territory. The conversation moves through Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters, psychedelic history, cognitive liberty, ego dissolution, psychedelic integration, consciousness expansion, and the relationship between storytelling and transformation. Topics include: MK-Ultra, psychedelics, psychedelic history, twin identity, altered states, cognitive liberty, ego death, psychedelic integration, consciousness, fiction as medicine, and the psychedelic renaissance. One on One Video call W/George https://tidycal.com/georgepmonty/60-minute-meeting Support the show:https://www.paypal.me/Truelifepodcast?locale.x=en_US 🚨🚨Curious about the future of psychedelics? Imagine if Alan Watts started a secret society with Ram Dass and Hunter S. Thompson… now open the door. Use Promocode TRUELIFE for Get 25% off monthly or 30% off the annual plan For the first year https://www.district216.com/ Legal Disclaimer / Release of Liability for Podcast:This  content  is for educational and informational purposes only. Nothing in this transmission constitutes legal, financial, or professional advice. I am not your lawyer, financial advisor, or telling you what to do. This podcast documents historical events, analyzes publicly available information, and explores hypothetical scenarios. Any actions discussed are presented as educational examples of how systems work—not as instructions or recommendations. You are solely responsible for your own decisions and actions. Any application of information presented here is at your own risk. I assume no liability for consequences of actions you choose to take. By continuing to listen, you acknowledge that this content is educational commentary, that you’re responsible for researching applicable laws in your jurisdiction, and that you’ll consult appropriate professionals before taking any action that could affect your legal, financial, or personal situation.

    My Twin the Murderer: MK-Ultra, Psychedelics, Twin Identity & the Dark Side of Transformation | Lindsay Kent

  6. 16 Jun

    The Laws of Reality Are Being Rewritten: Psychedelics, AI, Transhumanism & the Future of Humanity | Eric Postow

    Support the show: https://www.paypal.me/Truelifepodcast?locale.x=en_US One on One Video Call W/George https://tidycal.com/georgepmonty/60-minute-meeting What happens when psychedelics, artificial intelligence and transhumanism collide? Eric Postow joins TrueLife to explore changing ideas about consciousness, technology, law, human enhancement, and the future of humanity. We examine how emerging technologies and altered states challenge assumptions about identity, autonomy, reality, and what it means to be human. Topics include: psychedelics, artificial intelligence, AI and humanity, transhumanism, consciousness, emerging technology, human enhancement, legal change, cognitive liberty, and the future of society. One on One Video call W/George https://tidycal.com/georgepmonty/60-minute-meeting Support the show:https://www.paypal.me/Truelifepodcast?locale.x=en_US 🚨🚨Curious about the future of psychedelics? Imagine if Alan Watts started a secret society with Ram Dass and Hunter S. Thompson… now open the door. Use Promocode TRUELIFE for Get 25% off monthly or 30% off the annual plan For the first year https://www.district216.com/ Legal Disclaimer / Release of Liability for Podcast:This  content  is for educational and informational purposes only. Nothing in this transmission constitutes legal, financial, or professional advice. I am not your lawyer, financial advisor, or telling you what to do. This podcast documents historical events, analyzes publicly available information, and explores hypothetical scenarios. Any actions discussed are presented as educational examples of how systems work—not as instructions or recommendations. You are solely responsible for your own decisions and actions. Any application of information presented here is at your own risk. I assume no liability for consequences of actions you choose to take. By continuing to listen, you acknowledge that this content is educational commentary, that you’re responsible for researching applicable laws in your jurisdiction, and that you’ll consult appropriate professionals before taking any action that could affect your legal, financial, or personal situation.

    The Laws of Reality Are Being Rewritten: Psychedelics, AI, Transhumanism & the Future of Humanity | Eric Postow

  7. 7 Jun

    The Library of Altered States: Psychedelic Culture, Plant Medicine, Storytelling & the Psychedelic Renaissance

    Support the show: https://www.paypal.me/Truelifepodcast?locale.x=en_US One on One Video Call W/George https://tidycal.com/georgepmonty/60-minute-meeting What happens when psychedelic culture becomes a living library of human experience? This TrueLife conversation explores Psychedelic Pathways Magazine and the stories, ideas, practices, and communities shaping the modern psychedelic renaissance. We discuss plant medicine, psychedelic integration, Indigenous wisdom, trauma healing, sacred masculinity, psychonaut experiences, cultural transformation, and the importance of responsible psychedelic storytelling. This episode is for anyone trying to understand the rapidly changing landscape of psychedelic culture beyond the hype. One on One Video call W/George https://tidycal.com/georgepmonty/60-minute-meeting Support the show:https://www.paypal.me/Truelifepodcast?locale.x=en_US 🚨🚨Curious about the future of psychedelics? Imagine if Alan Watts started a secret society with Ram Dass and Hunter S. Thompson… now open the door. Use Promocode TRUELIFE for Get 25% off monthly or 30% off the annual plan For the first year https://www.district216.com/ Legal Disclaimer / Release of Liability for Podcast:This  content  is for educational and informational purposes only. Nothing in this transmission constitutes legal, financial, or professional advice. I am not your lawyer, financial advisor, or telling you what to do. This podcast documents historical events, analyzes publicly available information, and explores hypothetical scenarios. Any actions discussed are presented as educational examples of how systems work—not as instructions or recommendations. You are solely responsible for your own decisions and actions. Any application of information presented here is at your own risk. I assume no liability for consequences of actions you choose to take. By continuing to listen, you acknowledge that this content is educational commentary, that you’re responsible for researching applicable laws in your jurisdiction, and that you’ll consult appropriate professionals before taking any action that could affect your legal, financial, or personal situation.

    The Library of Altered States: Psychedelic Culture, Plant Medicine, Storytelling & the Psychedelic Renaissance

  8. 16 May

    Night Priests of the Casino - Liminal Spaces

    Support the show: https://www.paypal.me/Truelifepodcast?locale.x=en_US One on One Video Call W/George https://tidycal.com/georgepmonty/60-minute-meeting The Casino Just Spoke — And It Knows Your Name. The house doesn’t just win. It waits. It feeds. It has swallowed every desperate dream, every shattered prayer, and every soul that ever stumbled across its blood-soaked carpet. In Episode 3 of Soft Count, the casino finally reveals itself to Bruce — alone, broke, and wide awake at 3am. What happens next isn’t just another bad night at the tables. It’s something ancient, patient, and hungry waking up. This isn’t your average gambling story. Soft Count dives headfirst into the psychological darkness of addiction, obsession, and the supernatural underbelly of the casino floor — where the lights never dim, the machines never sleep, and the house always has one more game rigged in its favor. In this episode: •  Bruce’s raw confrontation with the living entity that is the casino itself •  The brutal intersection of desperation, fate, and self-destruction •  Atmospheric storytelling that blurs the line between psychological horror and real-life vice If you’ve ever felt the pull of the slots at 3am, lost more than money, or wondered what’s really watching you from behind the felt — this episode will crawl under your skin and stay there. Perfect for fans of dark fiction, gambling addiction stories, psychological thrillers, and gritty nocturnal noir. Soft Count Episode 3: The House Introduces Itself. Hit play… if you dare. The casino is patient. The casino is waiting. And now it has your attention. One on One Video call W/George https://tidycal.com/georgepmonty/60-minute-meeting Support the show:https://www.paypal.me/Truelifepodcast?locale.x=en_US 🚨🚨Curious about the future of psychedelics? Imagine if Alan Watts started a secret society with Ram Dass and Hunter S. Thompson… now open the door. Use Promocode TRUELIFE for Get 25% off monthly or 30% off the annual plan For the first year https://www.district216.com/ Legal Disclaimer / Release of Liability for Podcast:This  content  is for educational and informational purposes only. Nothing in this transmission constitutes legal, financial, or professional advice. I am not your lawyer, financial advisor, or telling you what to do. This podcast documents historical events, analyzes publicly available information, and explores hypothetical scenarios. Any actions discussed are presented as educational examples of how systems work—not as instructions or recommendations. You are solely responsible for your own decisions and actions. Any application of information presented here is at your own risk. I assume no liability for consequences of actions you choose to take. By continuing to listen, you acknowledge that this content is educational commentary, that you’re responsible for researching applicable laws in your jurisdiction, and that you’ll consult appropriate professionals before taking any action that could affect your legal, financial, or personal situation.

    Night Priests of the Casino - Liminal Spaces
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TRUE LIFE is a long-form descent into the questions that become impossible to ignore once the surface of reality starts to crack. Hosted by George Monty, TrueLife moves through consciousness, psychedelics, neuroscience, artificial intelligence, language, technology, power, culture, philosophy, spirituality, trauma, addiction, human transformation, and the strange future of being human. These are not simply interviews. They are encounters with people who have gone far enough into a subject to discover that the subject changes them. Scientists meet mystics. Artists meet technologists. Researchers meet rebels. The personal collides with the planetary. The central question: What happens when we stop treating reality as fixed? Across hundreds of conversations, TrueLife follows recurring territories — consciousness → perception → language → technology → power → transformation → the future of humanity. For seekers, rebels, researchers, creators, entrepreneurs, and anyone who suspects the official story is incomplete.

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  • Creator
    George Monty
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    878
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © TrueLife media 2021
  • Show Website
    TrueLife