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Ep 289 - Way Back Wednesday: Jonathan Haidt Enters The Dojo Nov 29, 2017

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As a professor at the University of Virginia, Jonathan Haidt uses the scientific method to study human morality…which leads to asking people some pretty screwed up questions. On the show, Bryan, Jonathan and Hunter discuss everything from why Washington is broken to why 1% of men give the rest of us a bad name to tribes in Papua New Guinea that believe a little homosexuality is essential for becoming a man. It's an hour-long journey through the weird and wonderful world of human nature that will leave you with time-tested and science-tested wisdom for how you can be happier and more fulfilled. Follow Jonathan Haidt on twitter at @JonHaidt. For more on his work check out The Happiness Hypothesis, The Righteous Mind and the following websites: www.RighteousMind.com www.YourMorals.com #repost of episode 53. Don't playa hate.

Ep 288 - Way Back Wednesday: Joseph Henrich Enters The Dojo Nov 29, 2017

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Wonder why Hunter name drops Joseph Henrich all the time? Who is Joseph Henrich anyway? Today, we talk to the man himself about his book: The Secret Of Our Success: How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us Smarter. #repost of episode 208. Don't playa hate.

Ep 287 - Refilwe Ledwaba: What Does it Take to Help Kids Soar? Nov 27, 2017

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Like many kids throughout history, and across the world, Refilwe Ledwaba grew up not knowing what she was capable of. Growing up on the border of Zimbabwe during the apartheid era, it had literally never occurred to her that she could be an airline pilot because she'd never seen anyone who looked like her doing that job. Through a series of chance encounters and the right encouragement, she found her way to a career in aviation. Now, through the Girls Fly Program in Africa, she provides relatable role models for children just like she once was. As Mixed Mental Arts builds a path to ikigai for the entire global village, creating relatable role models for kids everywhere is a crucial component. What Refilwe has done is something we can do everywhere and in every field of human activity.

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Ep 286 - Find Your Ikigai: Stepping Stones To The Trades With Jon and Jenni Aguilar Nov 20, 2017

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Nope. It's not a typo. Everyone has Ikigai - especially you. Finding it requires a deep and often lengthy search of self. But, first, you should probably Google it. Or: "Hey Siri, search the web for Ikigai (ee-kee-guy)." Be sure to share what Siri thought you said. Just type Mixed Mental Arts into the search bar on Facebook, or tweet us @mixedmentalarts Until next time!

Ep 285 - Mixed Mental Arts Is On Fire: Daniele Bolelli Enters The Dojo Nov 15, 2017

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If you're into podcasts, you've probably heard the name Daniele Bolelli. Hunter and Bryan heard it a thousand times. Then, one momentous day, Scott Weigand of Los Angeles Valley College told Hunter he HAD to listen to Daniele Bolelli's course on Taoism. That did it! Hunter had to know more - who was this wizard? Hunter went to Bolelli's website, paid ten bucks and listened to the course. It blew his mind. And just like that another deep thinker was brought before the Emperor. Bolelli's crime? He had taken lots of books and whittled them down to the most powerful mental tools: great anecdotes.

Daniele Bolelli hosts two podcasts, The Drunken Taoist and History on Fire. He's a member of the Mixed Mental Arts Facebook group and can be found there. You can find the serendipitous lectures here or (www.danielebolelli.com/downloads/taoist-lectures/) Until next time!

Ep 284 - MMA Meetup: The Second Columbian Exchange Nov 13, 2017

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The first ever Mixed Mental Arts Meetup was in Columbus, Ohio. Drew Sample was amazing enough to come pick Hunter up from the "historic" Detroit neighborhood he was staying in and whisk him away to Columbus to meet the founders of MMA Meetups. This is the podcast they laid down.

Ep 283 - Don't Tell Big Mike: Bryan Is Fraternizing With The Enemy Nov 09, 2017

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Michael Brooks co-hosts The Majority Report AND hosts his own show because Michael Brooks is a boss.

Michael Brooks is also a self-professed socialist and yet Bryan a self-professed libertarian actually enjoys talking to him because Michael brings a different perspective. Woah! This idea sex is way better than idea incest. Imagine if we got more of humanity into leaving their echo chambers and practicing Mixed Mental Arts...or Michael Brooksiness.

You can follow him on Twitter at @_michaelbrooks and try and convert him from socialism by sending him money at https://www.patreon.com/TMBS.

Ep 282 - Life Post Success: Lessons From Recovering Libertarian and Singularitarian KMO Nov 06, 2017

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As an early employee at Amazon.com, KMO made a fortune on stock options then spent it all. This change in personal circumstances has led to a massive evolution in KMO's thinking from "a recovering libertarian and Singularitarian." KMO's C-Realm podcast provides, as he describes it, "an unintended look into KMO's evolving worldview."

KMO beautifully represents a feature of the white belt, yellow belt, the orange belt and the green belt. KMO has found himself in many cult(ure)s. None of them having anything to do with a supernatural deity. Moreover, his personal experiences have created feeeeeeelings that have shaped his thinking. The difference is that unlike some people, KMO is not only aware of this but honest and open about it.

You can find more about KMO at https://c-realm.com and https://www.youtube.com/c/outtamyhead

Ep 281 - Who Gets a Voice? The Contextual Podcast With Chris Nov 03, 2017

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The media prophet Marshall McLuhan famously said "The Medium is the Message." While broadcast television created superstars who spoke to us while we patiently listened, the many technologies that make up the internet send a different message. We live in what Marshall McLuhan called the global village. And this means, we need to think very differently about how we interact with each other and be very careful about putting everything we see and consume in the right context for the younger generation. Who better to talk with then than Chris, the host of The Contextual Podcast? Who is Chris? I don't know. We met on the internet, struck up a conversation and decided to do a podcast. Coming from the world of traditional media, you wouldn't interview Chris. Why? Because Chris isn't famous. In the endless quest for attention, you're supposed to ally yourself with people who have lots of it. However, that celebrity culture is a massively dysfunctional one. It is an abuse of kids' awe and sets up celebrities to be isolated from the rest of humanity. How do you subvert that? Treat everyone like one of your fellow humans who deserves a voice. Revolutions are not made by playing by the existing rules. They are made by insisting that the rules are the ones which fit your view of the world. Mixed Mental Arts believes that the key to making humanity's first family dinner go well is building a culture in which everyone is heard.

Ep 280 - Outsmart Your Instincts: How Cognitive Biases Can Get In The Way Of Innovation With Adam Hansen Oct 25, 2017

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Adam Hansen is an #ideasex professional. At Ideas To Go, an innovation consultancy to the biggest companies in the world, Adam helps teams innovate. His great passion is to let everyone know that innovation isn't some magical thing that only some people can do. It's something humans are born doing. We love to play and experiment but most of us get that creativity trained out of us.

In his book, Outsmart Your Instincts, Adam teaches people the cognitive biases that can get in the way of innovation.

We're incredibly lucky to have Adam as a member of the Mixed Mental Arts community and to be able to help give him a platform to help teach the world how to rediscover the confidence to innovate. #ideasex is the Brown Belt of the Mixed Mental Arts Belt System and we could ask for no better brown belt master than Adam Hansen.

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