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The Human Experience Podcast: Xavier Katana
Since 2014, Xavier Katana has hosted 195 long-form conversations with scientists, physicians, philosophers, authors, and explorers—following the questions at the edge of consciousness, health, culture, and what it means to be human.
Featuring guests including: Bruce Lipton, Gabor Maté, Graham Hancock, Wim Hof, Avi Loeb, Rupert Sheldrake, Bernardo Kastrup, John Gray, Mark Manson, and more.
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Scientists, philosophers, explorers.
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Episode guideBruce LiptonDr. Bruce Lipton is a world famous author, researcher and scientist. His work has been internationally recognized and honored. In 2009 he was rewarded the Goi Peace Award, an award given to individuals felt to have made an outstanding contribution towards realizing a harmonious and peaceful…
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Episode guideGabor MatéGabor Maté M.D. is a world renowned speaker and bestselling author. He is highly sought after for his expertise on a range of topics including addiction, stress and childhood development. Rather than offering quick-fix solutions to these complex issues, Dr. Maté weaves together scientific…
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Episode guideGraham HancockGRAHAM HANCOCK is the author of the major international bestsellers The Sign and The Seal, Fingerprints of the Gods, and Heaven’s Mirror. His books have sold more than five million copies worldwide and have been translated into 27 languages. His public lectures, radio and TV appearances,…
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Episode guideWim HofWim Hof is a world-famous extremophile. He is internationally renowned for his countless ice endeavors that range from being up to his neck in a cylinder filled with ice cubes for over 90 minutes, swimming long distances under polar ice, running a marathon barefoot to climbing the Everest in…
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Episode guideAvi LoebAvi Loeb is a theoretical physicist He is the Director of the Institute for Theory and Computation at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. He received a PhD in Physics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel, and was a long-term member of the Institute for Advanced Study at…
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Episode guideRupert SheldrakeDr. Rupert Sheldrake is one of the highest regarded scientists of our time. He is a biologist and author of more than 85 scientific papers and 9 books, many of his books have gone bestseller worldwide. He was voted among the top 100 Global Thought Leaders in the world for 2013. It took us 7…
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Episode guideBernardo KastrupDr. Bernardo Kastrup is a scientist, philosopher and author who enjoys questioning the elements that make up our reality. He has Ph.Ds in both philosophy and computer engineering, and has worked in such prestigious places as the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and the Philips…
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Episode guideJohn GrayJohn Gray is the author of the most well-known and trusted relationship book of all time, Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus. USA Today listed his book as one of the top 10 most influential books of the last quarter century. In hardcover, it was the #1 bestselling book of the 1990s. Dr.…
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Episode guideMark MansonMark Manson is a bestselling author, blogger and internet entrepreneur. He specializes in "personal development advice that doesn’t suck". He writes on how people can improve their emotional and dating lives, as well as social commentary and various life experiences. Manson has worked with…
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EPISODE 197 – Dr. Judson Brewer: The Anxiety Trap. How to Break the Loop of Worry and Stress
Previously: Episode 196 with Waqas Ahmed on polymathy, AI, and human creativity. Why does worrying feel like solving a problem—even when it keeps you stuck? Dr. Judson Brewer joins Xavier Katana to explore the anxiety loop: how uncertainty triggers worry, why the brain learns to repeat it, and how curiosity can help…Play59:15
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