The Lucas Vos Podcast
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Sunday Apr 21, 2024
Sunday Apr 21, 2024
Today I sat down with G.P. Xavier to have an open conversation about death, mortality, immortality, transcendence, and much more. I've said this a small number of times, but I'll definitely say it here: this was one of my favorite talks thus far. I'm lucky to have shared my time with G.P. yesterday.
(0:00) Introduction(1:55) How do you relate to death?(11:55) Afterlife(22:00) Can the vertical influence the horizontal(26:25) The resurrection(42:40) Trinity, Sophia, and the Vedic view(49:55) Western fascination with Eastern spirituality and religion(57:05) Immanence and transcendence(1:06:41) Faith(1:09:17) Life extension and pioneers(1:25:10) Mystery and meditation(1:29:40) God's will and participation(1:37:25) Thanks and finishing thoughts
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LucasVous Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lucasvoz/ Find the show on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCez1fzMRGctojfis2lfRYug
Sunday Apr 14, 2024
Sunday Apr 14, 2024
Paul VanderKlay is a pastor, a husband, a father, and one of the most truly Christian people I've had the pleasure of meeting. And that last point is an absolute compliment.
Paul's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PaulVanderKlay
Timestamps:
(0:00) Introduction(1:51) How are you able to stay grounded?(11:30) Lucas' background(20:45) Paul's experience of the Netherlands(26:06) Brendan Graham Dempsey and Meta Modern Christianity(34:17) Will you ever quit Youtube?(39:02) Psychedelics and fear of death(47:00) Paul's personality - Peterson's Understand Myself(54:04) Favorites and the lost sheep(59:08) Christianity's exclusivity(1:14:42) Vervaeke's practices(1:21:00) D.C. Schindler and trusting John Vervaeke(1:29:38) Do gods exist? (1:39:00) Do you understand atheists?(1:40:38) Is Jordan Peterson a Christian?(1:41:34) Truth, Goodness, and Beauty(1:44:18) Lord of the Rings & Dune(1:58:20) Jordan Peterson as Moses(2:05:58) Outro
Youtube link for this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc_AMsexJ_Y&t=5021s
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LucasVousInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lucasvoz/Find the show on your favorite podcast app: https://pod.link/1704624799
Sunday Apr 07, 2024
Sunday Apr 07, 2024
Join Stephan, Aron, and myself on yet another intuitive episode. We speak about many topics, to the point that making the title and timestamps seemed impossible. These conversations are very dear to me, as I hold both of these two gentlemen in high regard. Not so much because of their (gigantic) brains, but much more for their truly beautiful hearts.
(0:00) Catching up with Stephan and Aron(9:45) Films(12:31) Dune 2(44:15) Speaking about my latest episodes, meta modernism, and God probably knows what elseBrad and Karen on Implicit vs. Explicit and LOTR, Space Trilogy and Dunehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXAF1U4bC8E&t=2970s
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LucasVous
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lucasvoz/
Find the show on your favorite podcast app: https://pod.link/1704624799
Sunday Mar 31, 2024
Sunday Mar 31, 2024
Ken Lowry is the host of the "Climbing Mt. Sophia" channel. Today we speak about Ken's life, the art of listening, death, faith, humility, and much more. Please find Ken's channel below:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk9O91WwruXmgu1NQrKZZEw
Timestamps:
(0:00) Introduction(7:58) Faith and struggling with Church life(17:09) Ken's wife(20:35) Working in a hospital(26:17) Death(29:57) Ken's role in TLC and where this is going(35:03) Carrying the Cross and letting the Cross carry you(38:20) Having faith that we are where we are supposed to be(49:33) Flow and play(55:36) Story, ideas, and reality(1:09:47) What is John Vervaeke's path?(1:12:55) Vedanta(1:16:32) Neoplatonism(1:21:40) David Schindler and outro
Youtube link of this episode: https://youtu.be/J7gAtKnK_ro
Sunday Mar 24, 2024
Sunday Mar 24, 2024
D.C. Schindler is a professor of metaphysics and anthropology at the John Paul II Institute, Washington, DC. David is wonderful in conversation and one of the best authors I've ever read. Please find his books here: https://www.amazon.com/Books-D-C-Schindler/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AD.+C.+Schindler
(0:00) Introduction: David's background and upbringing(07:08) Pirsig and connections between David and myself(12:46) Charles Péguy and getting beyond words(15:14) Is reality by necessity paradoxical? Reference: G.K. Chesterton "Orthodoxy" (17:27) Is the Good equivalent to God? (23:37) Is Christ a symbol? reference: Hans Urs von Balthasar(26:39) Wolfgang Smith: East vs. West, Gibson, Corporeal vs. Physical. (33:21) The Meaning Crisis and John Vervaeke(37:39) Grasping things in light of the good(40:19) Should we return to or go to the church?(42:40) Are John's practices an answer to the meaning crisis?(44:48) "Perfect freedom is (thus) identical to absolute obedience to what is absolute"(47:42) What are gods?(50:45) Have you had spiritual experiences that inform your thinking?(52:26) Philosophy requires an intrinsic need for writing(54:03) Thanks and outro
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Curt Jaimungal is a filmmaker, a husband, and the host of the "Theories of Everything" channel. I think this conversation is going to go down as one of my all time favorites, do give it a full listen if you have the time.
Curt's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheoriesofEverything
Timestamps:
(0:00) Introduction (1:36) What was your childhood like?(5:26) Distrust yourself and trust others(10:22) Were your parents religious when you grew up(11:54) How did you meet your wife?(12:50) Ground to stand on(13:45) Sleep problems(15:49) Egypt and gods(23:17) What grounds you?(27:55) Fasting(33:23) Truth, Suspicion, and Beauty(36:58) Individuation and Family(41:27) Two hemispheres and vicious abstractionism(47:25) Buzzwords and directions(50:22) UFO's, always wanting more and truth(55:46) What role does love play in reality(1:00:04) Love is not someting to have(1:01:03) Curt's rules(1:02:34) Criticism and biases(1:06:35) What is your relationship to God?(1:10:20) Faith(1:13:45) Thanks and outro
Video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gvzwUY8I1M
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Robert Breedlove is the host and creator of the "What is Money" show. This podcast is centered around money, yet it dives into numerous topics and disciplines that are surprisingly intertwined with this very question: "what is money?".
Today, we explore the depths of reality, money, language and more. Please enjoy.
You can find Robert's work below:
https://whatismoneypodcast.com/ (His Youtube and other mediums are linked here)
Timestamps:
(0:00) Robert's story and "What Is Money?"(14:08) Philosophy and the self referentiality and rationality of words and language(22:55) The map is not the territory and metaphors(31:00) Is a theory of everything possible? + Fundamental axioms(46:20) How does love fit into your worldview?(56:20) Is reality relational?(1:01:30) Fractality of reality and aligning our world with absolute reality(1:08:40) Outro
Books referenced:
Where Mathematics Comes From - George Lakoff & Rafael E. Nuñez
Metaphors We Live By - George Lakoff & Mark Johnson
Human Action - Ludwig von Mises
Economic Science and the Austrian Method - Hans Herman Hoppe
Zero, The Biography of a Dangerous Idea - Charles Seife
Heidegger, Neoplatonism, and the History of Being: Relation as Ontological Ground - Nathan Filler https://a.co/d/8gyV9N6
Youtube link including video for this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt-4PZAUc9M&t=150s
Sunday Mar 03, 2024
Sunday Mar 03, 2024
Karen Wong is an artist, a mother, a wife, and the host of the endlessly fascinating show "The Meaning Code". Find links to her work, her first talk, and links to an upcoming event below:
Karen's art: karenwongart.com
Karen's first online conversation with PVK: https://youtu.be/HlMgGkwWUNY?si=JAFSVpRWcNWQjr5q
Event: https://brownpapertickets.com/event/6255485 https://twitter.com/klwong43/status/1762328403209011275
Timestamps:
(0:00) Introduction
(1:20) Childhood
(3:09) College and political career
(9:18) Teaching English and missionary work in Japan
(15:32) Loss, loneliness, and the power of God and community
(17:59) Job opportunity and ending up in California
(21:35) Meeting her husband and having a second child
(33:24) Dating life
(41:28) Divorce is not an option
(43:39) Improving art and creativity
(47:20) The Meaning Code, art, Jordan Peterson
(1:09:47) Modern art
(1:17:40) The mother daughter painting and God sightings
(1:23:28) Estuary
Find the show on your favorite podcast app: https://pod.link/1704624799i
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Lucasvoz
Sunday Feb 25, 2024
Sunday Feb 25, 2024
Brad Bilski is a machine designer, a (grand)father, a husband, and he has insightful experience training horses. I had a great time talking with Brad about story, relationships, chaos, and how these three relate to each other. If you enjoyed this talk don't hesitate to participate through the comments. We are happy for you to join the conversation.
Find this episode (including video) on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DpyU0No-vM
Timestamps:
(0:00) Introduction(04:19) Anthology and building relationships(08:22) How to align our stories to the true, the good, and the beautiful(20:52) How chaos impacts relationships(30:28) Being in relationship with nature(37:55) Cleaning up our stories and aiming to act like a saint(43:26) The 3D printer story and is chaos necessary for growth?(53:59) Were you raised as a Christian?(56:13) Humor as a forcefield, a curse, and a blessing(1:02:00) Fear, failure, pride, and humility(1:05:32) Martin Shaw and storytelling(1:10:48) Neuralink, AI, and the relationship to technology(1:19:28) Fear of rejection(1:22:34) Born from above(1:29:00) Relationships in our body(1:30:45) Thanks and outro
Monday Feb 19, 2024
Monday Feb 19, 2024
Would you like to live forever? Today we speak about that and more with Levi Hart. If you enjoyed this, or if you didn't, let us know in the comments. Have a beautiful week people.
Disclaimer: the first half of this talk is more personal, the second is more intellectual/philosophical. If you strongly prefer one or the other you can start at the beginning or skip to the second half.
Find the video version of this episode on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCDDka7xNi8&feature=youtu.be