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Shifting The Paradigm - Mike Brancatelli (Mikeadelic) - Episode 31 May 28, 2020

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Mike Brancatelli is the host of The Mikeadelic Podcast. Mikes mission with the show is to create a space for inspiring and unconventional conversations, that provoke interesting and unique explorations of deep thoughts and big ideas. He brings on guests in the space from scientists, researchers and other thought leaders in the space of self-exploration.

Mike and I discuss our psychedelic experiences and how certain localities and municipalities are fighting back against prohibition. Check out Mike's show below as well as his website and social media.

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I created The Bus Driver Experience as a way to gain a new perspective from the unique lives of other people - Olympic athletes, monks, porn stars - to not just learn, but EXPERIENCE what it’s like to be in their shoes for a day.

And do it in a way unlike how every other travel/interview show does it. Most other shows merely talk with these individuals.

But talking with these people isn’t enough for me.

I want to live their unique story. To understand not only what they go through in their day to day, but also why they’re doing it. Follow me on YouTube for videos of the experiences with my guests, and other content.

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The League That No One Wants To Be In - Arinze Onuaku - Ep. 30 May 21, 2020

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Arinze Onuaku is from the legendary Prince George's County, Md. that since 2000 has spawned some 25 NBA players. AO and I time at Syracuse overlapped and we played on the legendary 2009-2010 Syracuse Men's Basketball Team.

After college Arinze went undrafter in 2010 draft however he has signed contracts with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Oralndo Magic, Cleveland Cavaliers, and the New Orleans Pelicans. Being an NBA and professional basketball journeyman AO and I discuss the hardships on a lot of young men including himself to try and make it in the NBA. Arinze is still playing professionally and preparig to head to Puerto Rico after Covid-19 restricitions ease up.

"The D-League is a league where no one wants to be there, the players, the coachers, even the trainers"

Aside from being a professional athlete Arinze has his own found and clothing line that was established to teach local youth the importance of education, health, and the value they have in their own community. The AO foundation strives to assist adolescents with developing a disciplined mindset and interpersonal skills that will lead to a promising future.

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All Sources Are Not Equal - James Underdown - Bus Driver Experience - Ep. 29 May 18, 2020

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James Underdown has been the executive director of The Center for Inquiry (CFI) Los Angeles since 1999. The Center for Inquiry is a non-profit educational organization with headquarters in Amherst, New York, whose primary mission is to foster a secular society based on science, reason, freedom of inquiry, and humanist values. CFI Los Angeles is the largest branch in the organization outside Amherst.

Underdown founded the Independent Investigations Group (IIG), a volunteer-based organization, in January 2000 at the Center for Inquiry-West (now Center for Inquiry-Los Angeles) in Hollywood, California. The IIG investigates fringe science, paranormal and extraordinary claims from a rational, scientific viewpoint, and disseminates factual information about such inquiries to the public. There are Independent Investigation Groups in Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Atlanta, Denver, and Alberta, Canada. Altogether, the Independent Investigations Groups are the largest paranormal investigations team in the world.

The IIG offers $250,000 to anyone who can prove paranormal or supernatural ability under test conditions, and has in the past administered preliminary demonstrations for the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF) $1,000,000 Paranormal Challenge.

James and I discuss why you shouldn't form conclusions and biases before you do your research, how CFI combat religion and anyone else using the government as leverage to control groups of people and many more skeptical topics.

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Shaun Belbey - Bus Driver Experience - Ep. 28 May 15, 2020

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Shaun Belbey is now a former Syracuse varsity basketball player. Shaun's season ended abruptly this year due to the global pandemic brought on from Covid-19. Shaun joined the exclusive #24 jersey club at Syracuse University that is only dawned by a very select group of players.

As a now graduate of the Syracuse University basketball program, Shaun has decided to take the route to be an NBA skill and development trainer. He's learned under one of the best coaches and programs in the country and he's even had the opportunity to work with NBA point guard Isiah Thomas.

Shaun and I talk about how the NCAA and professional sports are both being impacted due to the pandemic and how he and graduates like himself or pivoting in these very interesting times.

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Nolan Hart - Bus Driver Experience - Ep. 27 May 13, 2020

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Nolan Hart is former Syracuse University Basketball player. He played from 2010-2014 and even took a trip to the final four in his tenure.

Nolan is currently attending Northwestern's Kellogg Business School. Nolan has been a close friend since we played together in college. He's got some great hot takes on content creation, society, civilization and politics.

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Alex Epstein - Bus Driver Experience - Ep. 26 May 07, 2020

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Alex Epstein is a philosopher who argues that “human flourishing” should be the guiding principle of industrial and environmental progress.

He founded Center for Industrial Progress (CIP) in 2011 to offer a positive, pro-human alternative to the Green movement.

Epstein is the author of The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels (Penguin, 2014), a New York Times bestseller arguing that if we look at the whole picture, human flourishing requires that humanity use more fossil fuels not less. (WSJ review here.) The book has been widely praised as the most persuasive argument ever made for our continuing use of fossil fuels, winning Epstein the “Most Original Thinker of 2014” award from The McLaughlin Group.

Alex has some hot takes on the issues of climate change and science but why are they so controversial. If we are to completely step away from fossil fuels how much energy output would we use? What would our lives look like without fossil fuels?

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Matt Leifer - Quantum Mechanics, Quantum Theory and Embracing Uncertainty - Ep. 25 May 07, 2020

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Matt Leifer is an Assistant Professor of Physics at the Schmid College of Science and Technology at Chapman University, and a member of the Institute for Quantum Studies

Matt takes me on a deep dive into the quantum world helping me take a part the basics as well as black holes, gravitational waves and a few of Einsteins theories. Enjoy this show on quantum mechanics, quantum theory and embracing uncertainty with Matt Leifer.

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What Do You Do When Your Game is Gone - AJ Rompza - Ep. 24 Apr 30, 2020

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What do you do when all you know is taken away from you?

You could be a basketball player, a coal miner, or a banker when you cant perform all you know or your job doesn't exist next what do you next?

AJ Rompza was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. AJ was recruited to play basketball at The University of Central Florida in 2008. AJ had an amazing four-year career at UCF which led to memorable shots and is arguably the most beloved player in UCF history.

On his first pro tryout, AJ suffered a broken leg and was sidelined for a few months. He was still afforded the option to play basketball in Venezuela and in 2012. Now since AJ has stepped away from playing basketball he coaches, trains and speaks on achieving great success on and off the basketball court through pure passion and incredible practice.

AJ currently lives in LA where I have had the chance to connect and work with him over the past few months.

Enjoy the show and be sure to subscribe and leave a thumbs up below!

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Eric Devendorf - More Than Basketball - Ep. 23 Apr 24, 2020

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Today I am joined by college basketball legend Eric Devendorf. Eric played at Syracuse from 2005 to 2009. He averaged 15.7 points per game in his final season at Syracuse. He ranks 14th on the school's all-time scoring list with 1,680 points. Despite having one more year of eligibility remaining, Devendorf decided to leave Syracuse and embark on a pro career. He spent the next seven years playing professionally in the NBA D-League and in foreign countries such as Ukraine, Israel, Greece and New Zealand. In October 2016, he returned to Syracuse after being appointed to head coach Coach Boeheim's staff as assistant strength coach.

Eric joins me on Episode 23 of The Bus Driver Experience. Eric and I catch up on where he's been on what he's doing now. Some of he and I's crazy basketball experiences college and professionally, meditation and mindfulness and of course everything going on with hoops today.

Eric is a skills trainer in Syracuse today and be sure to check out his page below to find out how you can learn from his skills and connect with him online.

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Scott Solomon - The Evolution of Viruses and Infectious Diseases - Ep. 22 Apr 20, 2020

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Are we still evolving? If we are evolving what factors do you look at in people to determine if we are still evolving? What historical trends are likely to continue? Why can single-celled organisms evolve so much quicker or mutate at least? Is a mutation an evolution?

Scott Solomon is a biologist, professor, and science communicator. He teaches ecology, evolutionary biology, and scientific communication as an Associate Teaching Professor at Rice University in Houston. He has a Ph.D. in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior from the University of Texas at Austin where his research examined the evolutionary basis of biological diversity in the Amazon Basin. He has taught field biology at Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory in Gothic, Colorado and developed a complete digital lecture series on the modern science of evolution with The Great Courses. Before coming to Rice, he worked as a visiting researcher with the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC and São Paulo State University in Rio Claro, Brazil. His current research examines the interactions between native and non-native ants, the impacts of extreme flooding on ant communities, ant foraging behavior, and the co-evolution between ants and microbes. He is currently a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Tropical Ecology. Dr. Solomon often speaks and writes about science at schools, museums, churches, science cafés, TEDx events, and other venues and has appeared on radio broadcasts on NPR and the BBC World Service and television series such as NASA’s Unexplained Files and Life 2.0. His writing and photography have appeared in publications such as NBC News, Slate, Aeon, Nautilus, and Wired and his first book, Future Humans: Inside the Science of Our Continuing Evolution was published by Yale University Press and was included on the 2017 Best Book List by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Of course, our conversation was heavily oriented around COVID-19. Because COVID-19 is a virus it is a unique parasite that can only be combated with a vaccine. YES A VACCINE! Scott brings a wealth of knowledge to the show and we explore the evolution of viruses, humans and why we humans are a prime target for these diseases.

The Evolution of Viruses and Infectious Diseases

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