Episódios
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In this episode, I talk with Brandon Goon, an ed-tech entrepreneur, and head of product at Prequel.
We discuss his own journey, the problems with education, and much more.
Timestamps for the episode:
00:45 - Dropping High School
10:47 - "Be anything" and Project-Based Learning
16:02 - Creating change in schools
18:34 - Distribution problem in Education
23:25 - What is Prequel?
32:46 - Having Ambition as a metric
37:40 - Modern Golden Age & Education
41:27 - Practices in a Modern Golden Age
46:32 - Where can you find Brandon?
Follow him here:
https://twitter.com/brandonisagoon
https://joinprequel.com/
Say hi! 👋
https://joaolmateus.com/
https://twitter.com/joaolmateus
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In this episode, I talk with Maria (Made in Cosmos) a producer at Interintellect and a deep thinker.
We talked about Spirituality, Beauty and traveling in an RV.
Here are the timestamps for the episode:
00:00 ~ Introduction
01:00 ~ 12 Favorite Questions
03:41 ~ Remixed Spirituality
09:08 ~ Why did Western Civilization abandon beauty?
12:27 ~ How does lack of Beauty affect us?
15:10 ~ What does it mean to be Educated?
21:53 ~ Principles to sustain a romantic relationship
24:17 ~ Changes after being a mother
30:15 ~ Traveling with an RV
35:22 ~ Favorite view while traveling
38:13 ~ The most beautiful place and the most beautiful object
40:12 ~ Interintellect
44:50 ~ What's a Modern Golden Age?
54:28 ~ Values in an MGA
58:55 ~ Where can you find Maria?
Here:
https://madeincosmos.substack.com/
Say hi! 👋
https://joaolmateus.com/
https://twitter.com/joaolmateus
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In this episode, I talked with my friend Jibran, a writer passionate about meaning and creativity.
He built the Creative Self-Assement and recently (after our conversation), the 100-Day Creative Challenge.
Here are the timestamps for the episode:
00:00 ~ Introduction and Jibran's Name
04:30 ~ How Jibran met his wife
11:20 ~ Principles for a meaningful long-term relationship
15:37 ~ Creativity Self-Assemment
20:05 ~ Patterns in the Assessment
24:40 ~ Life is like Legos
28:00 ~ Our relationship with symbols
33:00 ~ Narrative changes in Jibran's life
39:00 ~ Jibran's "Overthinking" Essay
48:12 ~ What's a Modern Golden Age?
54:00 ~ Principles and Values for an MGA
59:20 ~ Education in a Modern Golden Age
1:03:03 ~ Where can you find Jibran?
Here!
https://twitter.com/AskJibran
https://jibran.substack.com/
Say hi 👋
https://joaolmateus.com/
https://twitter.com/joaolmateus
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This week, I show you my conversation with Bryan, a philosopher, writer, and researcher.
He's a very thoughtful individual, with a fascinating mind. We talked about his work, writing, music, and much more.
Timestamps for the episode:
- 00:00 ~ Introduction
- 01:10 ~ Thomas Khun
- 05:55 ~ Bryan's relationship with ideas
- 11:02 ~ Note-taking
- 17:20 ~ Health model of Inquiry
- 20:41 ~ Bryan's current questions
- 26:00 ~ Meditation
- 33:00 ~ Change and Modern Golden Age
- 42:15 ~ Speaking, writing and thinking
- 50:43 ~ Original Sources and influences
- 55:20 ~ Intellectual and creative Humility
- 1:06:03 ~ Classical composers and jazz musicians
- 1:08:30 ~ Types of writing
- 1:10:00 ~ Practices in MGA
- 1:18:00 ~ The kind of person that allows for an MGA
- 1:21:00 ~ Values in a Modern Golden Age
- 1:23:12 ~ Where can you find Bryan?
Follow Bryan:
https://twitter.com/bryankam
https://bryankam.com/
https://open.spotify.com/show/2ltRwdSLHp7YpQV2d2S8Oe
Say hi! 👋
https://joaolmateus.com/
https://twitter.com/joaolmateus
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This week I talked with Austin Scholar, a high schooler! She hasn't had a teacher since her 4th grade and is building a newsletter helping parents understand their children better, while also providing meaningful tips to alternative models of education!
Time stamps for the episode:
- 00:00 ~ Intro
- 00:47 ~ Not having a teacher since 4th thread
- 05:39 ~ How preparation differs between Alpha School and regular education
- 08:00 ~ Principles of Alpha School
- 09:25 ~ Masterpiece
- 12:01 ~ Austin's masterpiece
- 19:02 ~ Example of other masterpieces
- 21:45 ~ How important is a community for learning?
- 27:41 ~ Why is writing important to her?
- 30:00 ~ Reading and Favorite Books
- 34:37 ~ WWKJD?
- 39:00 ~ Modern Golden Age
- 43:00 ~ Practices for a Modern Golden Age
- 45:00 ~ Where can you find Austin?
Subscribe to her newsletter here:
https://austinscholar.substack.com/
Say hi! 👋
https://joaolmateus.com/
https://twitter.com/joaolmateus
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This week I spoked with xiq, a Portuguese thinker from Twitter.
We discussed Magic, the unconscious and Comparative Computational Theology.
I hope you like this episode!
Timestamps:
00:00 ~Introduction
00:34 ~ Face reveal
02:53 ~ The one thread
05:52 ~ Magic
09:58 ~ Problem with Academia
11:45 ~ Comparative Computational Theology
22:00 ~ xiq's spiritual upbringing
25:05 ~ Unconscious as a problem-solving machine
28:53 ~ Bitterness emerging from the lack of tools
31:43 ~ Creating new institutions with friends
37:35 ~ Modern Golden Age
40:24 ~ Helping people understand that we're in an MGA
43:56 ~ Values and Practices in an MGA
53:36 ~ Playing with children
54:49 ~ Where can you find xiq?
Follow xiq:
https://twitter.com/exGenesis
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Étienne is the writer of Atlas of Wonders and Monsters, a blog where he explores topics such as science, philosophy, history and, Aesthetics. In this episode, we focused on the concept of Beauty and how it relates to a Modern Golden Age.
Timestamps:
00:00 ~ Intro
01:28 ~ Computer Science and Evolutionary Biology
03:51 ~ Definition of Beauty
06:08 ~ Layers in Beauty
08:45 ~ Interesting, Beautiful, Ugly and Boring
13:45 ~ A Taxonomy of Beauty
33:52 ~ Why Beauty?
38:19 ~ Modern Golden Age
42:39 ~ Progress in a Modern Golden Age
45:54 ~ Leadership in a Modern Golden Age
49:29 ~ What qualities should we look for in a Leader
51:49 ~ Practices to get to a Modern Golden Age
54:45 ~ Values
58:15 ~ Where can you find Étienne?
Here!
https://twitter.com/etiennefd
https://etiennefd.substack.com/
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In this episode, I talk with Eyal Shay, a friend, philosopher and podcaster.
We talk about Dialectics, friendship and being a Tour guide in Israel. I hope you like it!
Timestamps for the episode:
00:00 ~ Introduction
00:34 ~ Husband and a Father first
02:07 ~ Eyal's Journey to Tour Guiding
04:46 ~ A day as a Tour Guide
06:16 ~ The Deep Dive Podcast
12:08 ~ Why people prefer hacks over real transformation
15:39 ~ Dialectics
18:53 ~ Why is Dialectics somehow "underground"?
22:24 ~ A blueprint to Dialectics
26:15 ~ Modern Golden Age
30:46 ~ Harmonizing different views
34:22 ~ The Good
42:28 ~ Practices of a Modern Golden Age
46:14 ~ Why is Dialogue important?
49:34 ~ Why is Friendship important?
52:40 ~ Education System
55:36 ~ Answering vs Asking questions
57:58 ~ Where can you find Eyal?
Here:
https://twitter.com/EyalShay2
https://twitter.com/deep_dive_pod
https://eyalshay.podbean.com/
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Welcome to the 2nd season of the MGA Podcast!
We kick things off with my conversation with Tasshin Fogleman, an extremely online wandering quasi-monk on indefinite pilgrimage for the benefit of all beings.
We talked about his lifestyle, meditation, love, and the power of conversation!
Timestamps:
00:31 ~ Who is Tasshin?
02:03 ~ His lifestyle
07:22 ~ Relationship with Meditation
15:42 ~ Lessons from living in a Monastery
22:02 ~ How I met Tasshin's work
24:47 ~ The 3 pillars that guide him
26:38 ~ Love
33:16 ~ Curiosity
35:06 ~ Empowerment
38:12 ~ Vows
42:39 ~ A Modern Golden Age
50:33 ~ Magik
53:31 ~ Practices for a Modern Golden Age
1:01:21 ~ Conversations
1:04:19 ~ Where can you find Tasshin?
Here:
https://tasshin.com/
https://twitter.com/tasshinfogleman
https://www.patreon.com/tasshin
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Visa is a beacon of talent for the Modern Golden Age, a prolific writer (author of Friendly Ambitious Nerd and Introspect) and a great dude overall.
He's the mind behind the meme that started this podcast, so, it felt natural to have them as a guest in the last episode of the first season.
Timestamps for the episode:
00:00 ~ Intro
01:37 ~ Describe yourself in 1 tweet
03:49 ~ Haunted by the things that could be
10:18 ~ The old lady and the frying pan
13:56 ~ Visa's Thinking
23:23 ~ Dealing with others
33:57 ~ Thinking long-term
42:44 ~ Lessons from music
50:28 ~ Miles Davis and Leadership
1:04:57 ~ Modern Golden Age
1:18:15 ~ Being patient and slow
1:25:39 ~ Good Reply Game
1:37:25 ~ Common values in a Modern Golden Age
1:48:17 ~ Where can you find Visa?
Follow Visa:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/visakanv
Website: http://visakanv.com/
Buy his books: https://visakanv.gumroad.com/
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In this episode, I talk with José Gonçalves, an entrepreneur, co-founder of Hunchat and a fan of the whole concept of the modern golden age.
Timestamps for the episode:
00:00 ~ Intro
00:46 ~ Entrepreneurship and Startups
03:25 ~ Startups vs Corporate
06:35 ~ Hunchat
14:29 ~ Ingroup and Allineation
23:09 ~ Epistemology and Psychology
31:59 ~ Modern Golden Age
34:37 ~ Common Values in an MGA
37:14 ~ Promoting Cooperation
38:53 ~ Sharing "your thing"
42:55 ~ Dealing with Frustration
44:20 ~ Hunchat + MGA
45:38 ~ Where can you find José?
Find José here:
https://twitter.com/jose_goncalves_
Say hi! 👋
https://joaolmateus.com/
https://twitter.com/joaolmateus
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In this episode I have a phenomenal conversation with Daniel Golliher about our relationship with politics, being stuck to the anti-politics meme, how the politics in New York work and how does that relate to a Modern Golden Age.
Timestamps for the episode:
00:00 ~ Intro
01:37 ~ Going to Harvard to study Government
06:32 ~ The anti-politics meme
12:57 ~ Slaying your Political Gods
19:19 ~ Maximum New York
30:00 ~ Is Politics hard to change?
34:08 ~ The change Daniel hopes to see
39:52 ~ Does this approach work everywhere?
43:18 ~ Is Daniel an outlier?
47:49 ~ The role of politics in a Modern Golden Age
51:10 ~ What does an MGA Citizen looks like?
56:22 ~ Where can you find Daniel?
You should follow Daniel here:
https://twitter.com/danielgolliher
https://maximumnewyork.com/
Say hi! 👋
https://joaolmateus.com/
https://twitter.com/joaolmateus
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Tiago is one of my dearest friends, focused on solving sustainability and climate change problems while also promoting Circular Economy.
In this conversation we talked about his own journey through these areas, how It all started with a disastrous fire here in Portugal and how we can all help this cause.
Timestamps for the episode:
00:00 ~ Intro
01:40 ~ Why Tiago is a special guest in the podcast
04:30 ~ Gap Year Portugal
06:59 ~ Switching from Education to Sustainability
11:38 ~ What do we mean when we say Sustainability
15:13 ~ Creating sustainable change in Climate
21:39 ~ Sensibilizing people for something that doesn't concern them yet
27:57 ~ Climate change as a human problem
30:00 ~ Human's relationship with Nature
34:24 ~ What can we do to solve the problem?
42:23 ~ Circular Economy
53:17 ~ Modern Golden Age
57:38 ~ Love in a Modern Golden Age
1:11:07 ~ Where can you find Tiago
Follow Tiago here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiagofilipemarques/
Say hi! 👋
https://joaolmateus.com/
https://twitter.com/joaolmateus
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Andrew is a connector and an entrepreneur. In this episode, we talk about the Modern Golden Age, Scenius, and the kind of change we want to see in the world.
It was a phenomenal conversation and I had so much fun. I really hope you like this conversation.
Timestamps for the episode:
01:07 - How did Andrew start his journey in an MGA?
04:41 - Upstream problems
09:58 - What's a Modern Golden Age to Andrew?
15:46 - Scenius
28:03 - Andrew's Goals with Scenius
33:49 - Elements of Scenius
47:44 - Great Groups vs Great Contexts
55:21 - Values in MGA
1:00:46 - Beliefs in MGA
1:04:23 - What is Fractal?
1:07:45 - Where to find Andrew?
Follow Andrew:
https://twitter.com/__drewface
Say hi! 👋
https://joaolmateus.com/
https://twitter.com/joaolmateus
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Alexandra Heller is a crypto philanthropist and marketing director at Bitgreen.
In this episode, we talk about sustainability, solarpunk, and beauty.
Timestamps for the episode:
00:00 ~ Introduction
02:04 ~ Living in Portugal
07:30 ~ Solarpunk and Environmentalism
11:01 ~ Bitgreen and Sustainable Funding
16:42 ~ Psychedelics
19:15 ~ Altruism
29:28 ~ Crypto Philanthropy Club
31:44 ~ How to donate Crypto
33:27 ~ What's a Modern Golden Age to Alexandra
39:00 ~ Courage + Beauty
44:00 ~ Values in MGA
46:34 ~ Sustainable Practices
50:50 ~ Book recommendations
56:46 ~ Where can you find Alexandra
Follow Alexandra here:
https://alexandraheller.com/
https://twitter.com/alxheller
Say hi! 👋
https://joaolmateus.com/
https://twitter.com/joaolmateus
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In this episode, I talk with Rob Hardy, the founder of Ungated, a community focused on changing the practices associated with marketing, while promoting a Modern Golden Age.
We talked about Oasis, Vulnerability, and Courage.
Timestamps for the episode:
00:00 ~ Intro
00:46 ~ Rob's relationship with Guitars
08:36 ~ Ungated's visual style
10:59 ~ Rob's Journey and arrival at the concept of "Oasis"
15:10 ~ What made him go against the status quo
18:52 ~ Developing Self-Awareness
20:17 ~ Oasis 101
27:06 ~ Business Principles
33:27 ~ Top-Down and Bottom-up
41:27 ~ The goal for Ungated
45:08 ~ Introduction to the Modern Golden Age
47:16 ~ Love and Spirituality
52:45 ~ Extra commentaries on Modern Golden Age
53:54 ~ Different domains to get to a Modern Golden Age
58:43 ~ Vulnerability
1:09:03 ~ Non-coercion and Habits
1:15:05 ~ Courage
1:24:31 ~ Where can you find Rob
Follow him on:
https://twitter.com/ungatedcreative
https://ungated.media/
Say hi! 👋 https://joaolmateus.com/ https://twitter.com/joaolmateus
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Danny is one of my favorite podcasters and the host behind the Danny Miranda Show.
In this episode, we talk about conversations and their role in the Modern Golden Age as well as Danny's interview style.
You can follow Danny on The Danny Miranda Show, on Spotify, YouTube, or any other podcast platform.
Timestamps
00:00 ~ Introduction
00:49 ~ Andrew Schultz
02:03 ~ Bigger guests in Danny's show
03:49 ~ Danny's gift
04:42 ~ Being more in touch with yourself
05:53 ~ Danny's relationship with Personal Growth and School
09:51 ~ Danny's blog on NBA
12:14 ~ Bad days and Vulnerability
19:29 ~ Modern Golden Age
21:46 ~ Empathy
28:33 ~ Discipline and Habits
32:28 ~ Interviewing Style
39:49 ~ Twitter thread on Sahil Bloom
41:29 ~ Getting different answers from guests
45:19 ~ Spiritual Energy
48:50 ~ Danny's posture while being interviewed
51:15 ~ Where can you find Danny
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Ulkar is a biologist, a published researcher, and a composer.
In this episode, we talk about music's role in a modern golden age, some approaches to composing, and Mugham, traditional Azerbaijani music.
Timestamps for the show:
00:00 ~ Introduction
01:21 ~ The Interintellect community and Ulkar's Salon
07:17 ~ Samuel Barber's Summer of 1915
09:41 ~ Obsession with pieces of music
14:40 ~ Relationship between composers and musicians
19:20 ~ Composing
21:47 ~ A turning moment for Ulkar
24:24 ~ Mugham
29:14 ~ Ulkar's first composition
33:49 ~ Approaches to Composition
38:21 ~ What you listen to matters
39:28 ~ Sources of Inspiration
43:27 ~ Ulkar's compositions
45:54 ~ Elements for a Modern Golden Age
49:55 ~ The importance of Encouragement
51:10 ~ Education in a Modern Golden Age
54:12 ~ The role of music in Moder Golden Age
59:01 ~ Mixing 2 areas into 1 worldview
1:03:22 ~ What draws Ulkar to Sciences
1:06:23 ~ How to connect with Ulkar
You can follow Ulkar here:
https://www.ulkaraghayeva.com/
https://twitter.com/ulkar_aghayeva
You can also see the reference notes for this podcast on my website:
www.joaolmateus.com/mga-podcast-ulkar/
And say hi on Twitter! 👋
https://twitter.com/joaolmateus
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In this episode, I talk with Norman Chella, a polymath and prolific podcaster about thinking, sound and writing notes.
You can follow Norman on his website and Twitter:
https://thatsthenorm.com/
https://twitter.com/NormanChella
Reference Notes:
Andy Matuschack live stream - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGcs4tyey18
Joel Chan on Game Review - https://twitter.com/JoelChan86/status/1357387283259924483?s=20&t=rM01fMrIz5ARpuav3J2mfA
Thoughtmine - https://thatsthenorm.com/thoughtmine/
Norman's article on Memory - https://thatsthenorm.com/fear-of-forgetting/
Norman's YouTube Chanel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe3fgeZYaHrTmZ4ZovXXfKA/featured
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In this special episode, I'll share why I stopped my previous podcast, why did I create the MGA podcast, and what is the main focus of this show.
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