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In this episode we look at one of the most revealing psychological patterns in modern politics. The conservative obsession with trans people.

In 1996 psychologist Henry Adams at the University of Georgia conducted a study measuring the physical responses of men who scored high on homophobia scales while watching different types of adult content. The results were extraordinary. Over half the men who scored highest on homophobia showed a measurable physical response to gay content. Less than a quarter of non-homophobic men did the same.

Psychologists call this reaction formation. When people feel shame about something inside themselves they don't confront it. They attack it in others. The louder the outrage the deeper the shame.

This episode explains why the most anti-gay politicians keep getting caught in airport bathrooms. Why Grindr crashes every time the Republican convention comes to town. And why the men screaming loudest about trans people cannot stop thinking about trans people.

They are not protecting their values. They are terrified you will see their search history.

           

4 Dark Psychological Traits of the Trump Cult.

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In this episode we break down the Dark Tetrad, a cluster of four dark personality traits identified by psychologists Erin Buckels, Daniel Jones, and Delroy Paulhus at the University of British Columbia in 2013. These four traits, narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and everyday sadism, are disproportionately drawn to authoritarian movements and leaders who deliver cruelty on demand.

We look at how each trait explains a specific behavior pattern inside the MAGA movement. Why facts don't work on them. Why the lying doesn't bother them. Why they feel nothing for the people getting hurt. And why the cruelty isn't a side effect of the movement. It's the whole point.

We also look at where these traits come from, how childhood abuse and neglect wire a brain for cruelty, and why Trump didn't accidentally attract these people. He built something specifically designed for them.

This is not a political episode. It is a psychology episode. And once you understand these four traits you will never look at this movement the same way again.

 

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Today I sit down with Jonathan Butterworth.

Jonathan is a former fortune 200 executive turned entrepreneur. In this episode we unpack what it really means to redefine success, face fear, and build a life on your own terms. From selling his first business in college to rediscovering his purpose after corporate life, Jonathan shares raw lessons on leadership, courage, life, meaning, purpose and the psychology of fulfillment.

Key Topics Covered:

• Breaking free from fear and societal conditioning

• Lessons from climbing the corporate ladder

• Managing people vs. truly leading them

• Turning layoffs into life-changing opportunities

• How confidence and curiosity drive success

• The underrated power of relationships and mentors

I Love this episode and I'm happy to call Jonathan a friend. 

Enjoy everyone. 

 

He is a renowned security researcher and writer, and an award-winning public speaker.   Josh has a master's degree in IT concentrating in Internet Security. He has also taken doctorate-level coursework in Information Security.   Josh has conducted cybersecurity research for well over 25 years. Apple has publicly acknowledged Josh for discovering an Apple ID authentication vulnerability. Josh’s research is often featured in Forbes and other major news outlets worldwide.   Josh is a great guy, we had a great conversation. 

Today we chat with Tarik DiDomenico a friend an AI Specialist at RedHat. He's Ex-Sony, MUFG, EY works in AI for Enterprise, former Exec Media, Entertainment and Fintech Exec. 

He previously worked with me at Sony Pictures and he's just a very smart guy. 

We chat about:  working at Sony Pictures  Building Products  Running companies  Moving to Montana 

This is an amazing conversation with a wicked smart guy and all around good dude. 

Today we chat with Tibo Louis-Lucas founder of the amazing popular apps TweetHunterPro and LinkedIn Automation app Taplio. 

We chat about how he built these two products with rapid iteration. During the pandemic he was building a new product every week for months until he found a hit (or two). 

He went through 7 failed products before he found Tweet Hunter Pro and it was a slow steady climb to success. Taplio also became wildly successful as LinkedIn content creation took off. 

 

This is an amazing conversation with a wicked smart founder and all around good guy. 

 

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Today we chat with Matt Burke video game executive who worked at

Nintendo and Wizards of the Coast.  

 

We talk James Bond Evolution of movies, Matt's history at Nintendo, Nintendo games, E3 James Bond Golden Eye, Super Smash Brothers, Zelda, N64, Wii, Nintendo Cube, Nintendo Switch, Counter Strike, Unreal Tournament 2, Starwars, Pedro Pascal, Pablo Hidalgo, Playstation and Pioneering costs of adding something new to a market and training consumers on the new thing.

 

We chat about so much. 

 

You'll want to listen to this one. 

 

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In todays episode we talk with Khe (Khemaridh) Hy the youngest managing partner at BlackRock in history. 

We discuss:

- Khe's origin story - Getting the job at BlackRock - Khe's Networking style (double breakfast) - Khe leaving BlackRock to become a creator - The leap from high paid executive to creator - Personal Burn rate (treat it like a business)  - Exercise routine - What he does now - The future  What a great discussion we had. We also found out we live 1/2 mile from each other. 

Are we going surfing soon? Listen to find out. 

 

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On todays episode we chat with Maika Isogawa who has a fascinating past, present and future. 

She's an ex Cirque Du Soleil Aerialist (flying around in the air) went to school at Standford and started her new career as a tech founder of Webacy. Webacy is a startup focused on security on the Web3 space. 

 

Very interesting conversation conversation. 

 

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On Todays episode I speak with Marlon Holden and amazing artist and outdoorsman. He also has a unique talent of being great at business before he was any of these other things.

 

We talk about:

• How he grew up
• Self sufficiency 
• building a tech startup in the fintech space
• becoming an outdoorsman 
• art creation and photography 
• bow hunting 
• all around philosophy on life 
• building on social media (254,000 followers on instagram) 

He's also my friend. You don't want to miss this episode. 

 

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Today I had the pleasure to chat with Matt Higgins about his book "Burn the Boats" A guide to abandon self doubt and commit fully to your goals. 

Matt's background includes:

• Former Shark from Shark Tank
• Harvard Business School Teacher
• Founded his own Venture Capital firm RSE ventures
• Worked New York Jets
• Worked for Miami Dolphins
• Best selling author of "Burn the Boats"

Matt's resume reads like a modern day super hero. 

Matt is definitely one of the nicest guys and was generous

with his time. 

 

You won't want to miss this one. 

 

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Today we were lucky enough to chat with Video game Pioneer and Creator and CEO of Beamable Jon Radoff. 

 

We chat about: 

• Games
• Founder & CEO at Beamable
• His Amazing career of success
• What are his favorite games 
• Web3

We go into so much more. Jon is a great guy, he's wicked smart and I'm happy to call him a friend. 

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A reading from a section of Chapter 13 of "They Thought They Were Free" by me. 

Please listen and re-listen to this over and over again until you understand it all. 

This is how Fascism rolls in. 

On todays episode we chat with Award winning Actor, Director Producer Mark Gantt. 

It's hard to make it in Hollywood but Mark did. Had an amazing successful web series and movie The Bannen Way which won 5 streamy awards. He's Directed amazing independent films and produced countless other films and shows.

Mark is now a professional coach helping people navigate difficult relationships and communicate better. 

I'm also lucky enough to call my friend. 

 

 

On todays episode we chat with Austin Hurwitz BD lead for the Doodles team.

• We dig into Austins story
• How he got into the web3 space
• What he was doing previously 
• Why Doodles 
• Whats in store for The Doods?
• Hot Doodle Summer 

Listen in, great episode. 

 

100th episode celebration. 

 

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On todays episode we chat with Robin Barton Banksy's self proclaimed arch rival. Yes you heard that right the Banksy. We are also joined by Jim and the team from Shiller.    You need to listen to this episode.    Follow me: https://twitter.com/Luke360

On todays episode we chat with founders of Shiller Sam Jones, Fitzy.eth and Snoop Dogg. Shiller is a new creator first content platform that helps creators monetize their content with the help of blockchain technology. 

 

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Todays episode i drop some advice on how to sell something, how to increase reach and tell a story. 

On todays episode we talk with Jake from Mintify about his journey and Tim Cook stops bye to talk business, success, football and making small bets on yourself. 

1. make small bets on yourself
2. diversify your income 
3. believe in yourself even when its tough

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You don't need self-care, you need purpose. Be at war with something. 

To be successful you need to be obsessed with your craft. Be obsessed or be average. 

Don't worry about people ignoring you. Make so much Noise they can't ignore you anymore. 

 

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On Todays episode I get to chat with Keith Berry. I've known Keith for about 3 years and hung out with him in real life. He's just an all around great guy. Amazing MMA fighter, logical take on life and just a smart guy. 

in this episode we go over:

• Keiths origin story
• Fighting as part of life
• His podcast with Mike Tyson
• How he got into fighting
• What he is doing now (currently in Talum MX training)
• Drugs and psychedelics
• Legalization
• Deep conversations about drugs
• His fears
• Amazing drug induced stories 

What a great episode. I am lucky enough to call Keith a friend. This episode you don't want to miss. 

 

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Sycophancy Bias

On Todays episode we chat about the web3 space, whats going on with Doge and if people are going to NFT NYC. 

 

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On todays episode we chat with Girl in The Verse @girl_intheverse

 

Melina has spent 10 years on radio and as a TV on-air personality. 

She makes video content on her spare time on TikTik, twitter and Instagram and she is absolutely killing it. She is also an amazingly kind person and love that she is here. 

We don't agree on everything but it still a great conversation between intellectuals. 

 

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On Todays episode we chat with Spasta Founder, CEO of Chibi Labs.

Spasta is seasoned entrepreneur, operator & tech thought leader. Mat has launched several startups, including one successfully acquisition. 

We chat about Chibi Labs, Mat's Origin story and whats in store Chibi Labs future. 

We celebrate when people quit smoking

We celebrate when people quit doing drugs. 

If we decide we don't want to drink anymore we're looked as if we have a problem. 

 

What a strange paradigm this is. 

On todays episode we chat with Mariana Makwaia. Mariana is an amazing singer who has been minting her songs on chain and selling out. 

She has an amazing voice and she is an all around amazing person. You don't want to miss this one. 

On todays episode we chat with MichaelK.eth and Wallet Guard which keeps you safe from getting hacked. 

MichaelK is a heavy Decentraland maxi and a member of the last slice collective. Wallet Guard is a chrome plugin that helps you not get hacked by telling you what a smart contract is trying to do. 

On todays episode we chat with founder of Lazy Lions NFT Ashur about the new Lazy Lions Bitcoin Ordinals drop. 

Bitcoin Ordinals is the new meta in the Web3 space.  The lore the team has put together for this drop is amazing. Follow along and listen to this discussion. You'll love it. 

The future of crypto might be like the Gold Exchange that happened in 1933 when FDR asked for people to turn their gold in specifically these gold coins. Look back in history and you can tell the future. 

 

Listen in to here a quick story about gold. 

On Todays episode we chat with @Yrn1ck about his game Retro Hunters. an Ai powered programmable fighting game and community. 

He's built a number of micro-games as retention tools and will have his free-to-play game available in 90 days or less. He's a wicked smart guy but do your own research on this. 

I am looking forward to seeing what he delivers to his community. 

This is in not a paid promotion and I do not endorse anything my guests say as truth or financial advice. 

 

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On todays episode we chat with Susan Cummings on mint day of her Petaverse an AR Cat experience using technology you just don't see in this space. 

Susan is a real one in this space and I am glad to know her. 

Guests on my audio cast does not mean I support their message or their project.

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Conservatives Have Less Empathy. 

I was on a panel discussing marketing and how to simply your message. Listen all the way through. I won this company new business while I was on the panel by clarifying and simplifying his message. 

 

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On Todays episode we chat with Patrick Ollila about being head of Art at Discord. 

We go over his origin story, where he first started his career making CPG art for the Star Wars franchise games, how he got a job at discord. 

Discord was a game company that turned into the mega gamer chat company it is today. Who would have thought. 

We talk about new features on discord such as integrated games which is a huge feature people just don't know about yet. 

Olly also talks about Reddit Art and his new collection launching on in the next 6 months as reddit avatars. 

Great conversation with a great guy. You need to hear what Olly has to say. 

 

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On Todays episode we chat with Futurist Keynote Speaker & Brand Evangelist

@iSocialFanz or Brian Fanzo. He hosts the NFT 365 Podcast which has garnered over 1.5mil+ listens and downloads. The Creator of #Mint365 which minted 365 NFTs in 365 days. and is a new AI Artist: now challenging himself to mint 365 Ai Art pieces of his creation in 365 days.    Mental health advocate ADHD and just an all around great guy.    This is my best episode I have ever done, hands down.    follow Fanzo here: https://twitter.com/iSocialFanz   follow me here: https://twitter.com/Luke360  

On todays episode we chat with world famous Vinnie Hager @VinnieHager   We chat about his Origin story, how he's always been an artist even from a young age from chalk on pavement, to graffiti, canvas, murals and amazing digital art of all kind including art on the blockchain.    VInnie's breakout collection Letters is an amazing collection of art.    Loved this conversation with Vinnie as he is ultra humble and just all around a really great guy.    follow me here: https://twitter.com/Luke360   follow Vinnie: https://twitter.com/VinnieHager    

Be consistent or be average. Take extreme action. 

If you want extreme results you have to take extreme action.

90% of everything is just showing up.

 

Show up everyday, be consistent, take extreme action and watch how your life changes in 365 days. 

a story about building communities and why they are stronger then any influencers audience in the world. 

so a plumber and hedge fund manager walks into a bar.

On todays episode we chat about the new wallet standard ERC4337, ETHDenver and 'experts' in the web3 space. 

 

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On todays episode we chat with Susan Cummings founder of 2K games. She has an amazing background in gaming from Rockstar to 2K games. 

 

We chat about:

• Rockstar Games and how it came about (inside scoop)
• Building games like Bioshock, System Shock, GTA, Borderlands, Civilizations and more. 
• 2K games 
• How do AAA and indie games get funded
• Devolver
• Her new project Petaverse Network (think crypto kitties on Steroids)

We chat about so much more. You don't want to miss this episode. Susan is a genius in the space and it shows. 

 

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On todays episode I give my take on the future of marketplaces

• marketplaces are a race to the bottom
• decentralized company owned marketplaces are the future
• Cryptopunks did this first so its not new
• A search protocol that indexes all decentralized marketplaces is the future
• The Google for decentralized marketplaces is the future

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My take on solving digital ownership, wallets, important documents on-chain (car titles, deed to your house, medical records etc). 

• Medical Records HIPA compliance 
• Car Titles 
• Home Deeds 

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If you Have Empathy It's Normal to Be overwhelmed Right Now.  They are flooding the zone. 

On Todays episode we chat with @BoredElonMusk who has 1.7 mil followers on twitter for good reason; He's a genius.

1. Ex-Game Exec / Veteran
2. Web3 company founder
3. Game curator
4. and overall a "wicked smart" guy who remains completely anonymous, for now at least.

This was an amazing interview with an amazing person. 

We go through his:

• origin story
• why he's anon
• his loot box like NFT project BoredBox
• his thoughts on NFTs
• Web3 as a whole

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On todays episode we chat with Daniel Moncada one of the stars of Breaking Bad & Better Call Saul (he and his brothers played the "The Cousins" Salamanca 🪓🪓 ). 

• We go over his origin story 
• How his first role was Breaking Bad
• Better Call Saul 
• His brother who is 3 years older than him played his twin
• Bad kid turned Celebrity 
• Being Grateful for everything we have no matter where we are at in life

Daniel personifies positivity in life and should be a true inspiration to us all. 

 

On todays episode we chat with @bearsnake_21 co-founder & COO of Forgotten Ruins. 

He has an amazing background from pro drummer in a rock band, to Marker Studio and now in web3. Let's just say he drops amazing alpha in this episode and tells a great story. 

A great guy with an amazing amount of experience. A must listen. 

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On Todays episode we chat with Trevor Farbo CEO of Humanoids and Crookz Digital Collectibles. From a race car driver, to sports marketing to his jump into the NFT space.

Trevor is a great guy, a great leader, is building an amazing community and something substantial in the space. I also consider him a friend. 

Great episode, a must listen. 

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