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AI, Cognitive Overload, and Peak Performance with Steven Kotler Jun 18, 2026

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We have godlike technology running on brains that haven't had an upgrade in millions of years. In this episode, Jeff sits down with Steven Kotler, peak performance expert and founder of the Flow Research Collective, to explore how exponential technology is reshaping our minds, our food systems, and the planet.

Drawing on his new book with Peter Diamandis, We Are As Gods, Steven explains why so many of us feel overwhelmed, why he's most hopeful about the planet's wild places, and how flow states can restore focus and creativity in the age of AI.

Why technological change went from linear to exponential
Information overload, cognitive overload, and burnout
How flow restores focus, creativity, and lateral thinking
Cultured meat, vertical farming, and rewilding the planet
Truth filters and first-principle thinking for the attention economy
Finding meaning and purpose as AI reshapes work

This episode is for anyone who feels stretched thin by technology and wants practical tools to think clearly, perform better, and reclaim their attention.

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Phoebe, Once Nadia: My Introduction to Fatherhood & Home Birth (Dispatch 1) Jun 16, 2026

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Jeff Krasno didn't expect to become a home birth convert. When his wife Schuyler handed him a pregnancy test on Christmas morning 2003, everything changed.

In this episode, Jeff shares the birth story of their eldest daughter, tracing the unlikely path from a cramped Manhattan seminar with midwifery legend Ina May Gaskin to a blustery August delivery at the old family cottage in Fenwick, Connecticut, and the two weeks it took to finally name her.

This is the first episode of Diaries of a Dance Dad, an audio memoir series in Jeff's own words. It spans the full arc of parenthood: the inhale of birth and early chaos, the grind of no sleep and travel with kids, the gut-punches of failure, and the slow exhale of letting go.

Order Diaries of a Dance Dad audiobook & hear the tales that bookend my paternal journey from cradle to empty nestdom at ⁠onecommune.com/dancedad⁠.

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Introducing Diaries of a Dance Dad: Life Lessons From the Clutter of Parenthood Jun 15, 2026

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Parenthood can feel like a never-ending carpool. But every so often, buried somewhere in the immense haystack of putrid adolescent laundry, you step on a spiritual needle… and experience a satori.

Diaries of a Dance Dad is a podcast about raising three daughters, Jeff Krasno's beloved estrogen footprint. These essays are harrowing and hilarious in equal measure. They will make you laugh. They will make you cry. And they will remind you that the mundane is, in fact, miraculous.

Each week, Jeff reads directly from his collection stories excavated from the deepest rough, polished into something worth carrying. Fatherhood, marriage, the slow surrender of control, the shock of being loved - all of it lives here.

Jeff Krasno is the co-founder of Commune and host of the Commune podcast. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife Schuyler and three daughters who do not listen to him but never fail to imitate him.

Order Diaries of a Dance Dad audiobook & hear the tales that bookend my paternal journey from cradle to empty nestdom at onecommune.com/dancedad.

Menopause, Hormones, and Spiritual Healing with Gabby Bernstein Jun 11, 2026

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Gabby Bernstein, #1 New York Times bestselling author and spiritual teacher, spent years in perimenopause without ever naming it, until menopause hit at 44 and she came out the other side in what she calls a kind of resurrection. In this episode, she and Jeff trace that path: the unraveling, the hormones, the strength training, and the spiritual reckoning underneath all of it.

They get specific about the physical and the spiritual at once: hormones, muscle, and the inner work that made the rest possible.

Perimenopause symptoms that often go unrecognized in your 30s and 40s
Hormone optimization, HRT, and microdosing testosterone for women
Strength training, protein, and protecting muscle as you age
Internal Family Systems and healing core wounds through transition

This episode is for anyone navigating menopause, rethinking women's hormone health, or looking for a grounded spiritual practice to move through a hard season.

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Is This Right for Me? Cold Plunges: Mood, Metabolism & the Wim Hof Method, Decoded Jun 09, 2026

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Cold water immersion went from niche ritual to wellness status symbol in about five years. But what does putting your body in an ice bath actually accomplish?

In this episode, Jeff weighs cold plunge benefits with enthusiasm and skepticism both fully switched on, from the catecholamine surge to brown fat to the Wim Hof method.

The cold shock response, the dopamine surge, and why cortisol drops
Brown fat, metabolism, and the truth about cold for fat loss
The Wim Hof method and what the famous immune study really showed
Why a plunge right after lifting can blunt muscle growth
How cold affects women's bodies differently, from the Haenyeo divers to estrogen and iron
Who should never plunge without medical clearance

This episode is for anyone curious about cold plunge benefits, weighing an ice bath habit, or trying to tell the practice apart from the pitch.
Referenced in this episode: Dr. Amy Killen, "Oh, The Places You'll Go" (cold water, female strength, and the Haenyeo divers of Jeju): https://dramybkillen.substack.com/p/oh-the-places-youll-go

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The Menopause Gut: How Hormones Shape Your Microbiome with Cynthia Thurlow Jun 04, 2026

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What happens to your gut when estrogen declines?

In this episode, Jeff sits down with Cynthia Thurlow, nurse practitioner and author of The Menopause Gut, to explore the overlooked connection between hormones and digestive health.

How declining estradiol impacts the microbiome and increases inflammation
What is the estrobolome and estrogen processing in the gut
Why 80% of autoimmune conditions affect women
Sleep, stress, and their cascading effects on gut health
Practical protocols for nutrition, movement, and hormone optimization

This episode is for women navigating perimenopause and menopause, anyone curious about the gut-hormone connection, and those seeking science-backed strategies for midlife health.

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Is This Right for Me? NAD+: Why the "Longevity Molecule" Story Just Got Complicated Jun 02, 2026

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NAD+ has become the longevity industry's favorite molecule, sold as as a supplement and as a four-hour IV that promises sharper thinking, more energy, and slower aging. But a new 2026 paper complicates the very story it was built on.

In this episode, Jeff breaks down what NAD+ actually is, what the human trials really show, and why the gap between a $40 oral supplement and a $1,200 IV drip matters more than the marketing admits.

You’ll learn about:

What NAD+ does in the body and why it got tied to aging
The new research questioning whether NAD+ truly declines with age
Oral NR and NMN versus IV infusions, and what the evidence supports
The risks rarely mentioned, including the cancer question
Why the saline, B vitamins, and forced rest may explain how good people feel

This episode is for anyone weighing NAD+, longevity supplements, or an IV drip, and who wants to tell real science from wellness hype first.

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Waking Up with Sam Harris: Mindfulness, Non-Duality, and the Illusion of the Self May 28, 2026

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How do you regulate your nervous system in a world built to hijack it?

In this episode, Jeff sits down with Sam Harris, neuroscientist, author, and creator of the Waking Up meditation app, for part two of a two-part conversation. After diagnosing the political chaos in part one, they pivot to the practice of meeting it with clarity, exploring mindfulness, non-duality, and what's prior to thought.

They discuss:

Why almost no one can hold attention for 30 seconds
The real root of psychological suffering
Dualistic vs. non-dualistic meditation practice
Psychedelics and meditation compared
The social construction of the self, from childhood to Sartre
The hard problem of consciousness and the mystery of awareness

If you want to learn Sam’s approach to staying engaged with the world without losing your mind to it, go to https://onecommune.com/sam to get 30 days of his Waking Up app for free.

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Is This Right for Me? Liver Detoxes: Milk Thistle, Juice Cleanses, and the Real Evidence May 26, 2026

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Liver detoxes are a $10 billion industry. The liver is also the most regenerative organ in the body, running its own continuous cleanse without your help.

In this episode of The Commune Podcast, Jeff Krasno walks through what's actually known about liver health, from juice cleanses to gallbladder flushes to the supplements lining every wellness aisle.

How the liver actually metabolizes and clears toxins
Why the green "stones" in popular flushes are just solidified olive oil
Fatty liver disease, fructose, and the irony of fruit-heavy cleanses
The evidence for coffee, cruciferous vegetables, exercise, and fiber
Which supplements have real research: milk thistle, berberine, NAC, sulforaphane

This episode is for anyone considering a cleanse who wants to know what works, what doesn't, and what's worth their money.

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Making Sense of the Chaos with Sam Harris: Politics, Tribalism, and the Outrage Machine May 21, 2026

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Sam Harris has two brains. One is making sense of the political chaos. The other is waking up from it.

In this episode, Jeff sits down with Sam Harris, neuroscientist, author, and host of the Making Sense podcast, for part one of a two-part conversation on surviving the modern world with your sanity intact. They unpack the outrage machine, political tribalism, and what it actually takes to stay clear-headed inside the noise.

They discuss:

Why Sam finally quit Twitter after 12 years, and what changed
How the attention economy fuels hyper-partisanship and authoritarianism
The moral panic around race, and how it radicalized the center
Immigration policy, deportation, and the abandonment of Afghan allies
Free speech, Orbán's defeat, and the future of liberal democracy

If you want to learn Sam’s approach to staying engaged with the world without losing your mind to it, go to https://onecommune.com/sam to get 30 days of his Waking Up app for free.

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