30. Decoding Ancient Scripture, with Dr. Yoram Hazony

Tom Holland is an award-winning historian, author and broadcaster, co-host of The Rest Is History podcast, and the author of In the Shadow of the Sword and Dominion.(00:00:00) In this episode(00:04:39)  Intro(00:04:59) Chapter 1: Chiselling the Marble of Dominion(00:18:01) Chapter 2: The Roman Reality(00:31:39) Chapter 3: The Protestant Influence(00:51:21) Chapter 4: Break with Tradition?(01:03:24) Chapter 5: The Holy Culture War(01:17:03) Outro For more podcasts, check out https://fredpinto.com/podcast or subscribe to Fred's Substack. 

Dr. Yoram Hazony is the President of the Herzl Institute, Chairman of the Edmond Burke Foundation, and the award-winning author of The Virtue of Nationalism and The Philosophy of Hebrew Scripture.(00:00:00) In this episode(00:01:28) Chapter 1: The Cultural Revolution in the 21st Century(00:24:20) Chapter 2: The Old Testament as Philosophy(00:32:38) Chapter 3: Learning through Metaphors(00:47:43) Chapter 4: The Ethics of Shepherds(01:02:36) Chapter 5: The Virtue of Nationalism(01:17:19) OutroFor more podcasts, check out https://fredpinto.com/podcast or subscribe to Fred's Substack. 

Dr. Rupert Sheldrake is a biologist, public speaker, and author of The Science Delusion and Science and Spiritual Practices, among other books.(00:00:00) In this episode(00:00:19) Intro(00:03:47) Chapter 1: One Free Miracle(00:11:45) Chapter 2: Living in a Material World(00:17:10) Chapter 3: A Trinitarian Metaphysics(00:26:33) Chapter 4: Nature’s Purposes(00:40:10) Chapter 5: Why Does Spirituality Work?(01:01:08) Chapter 6: Breaking Dogmas For more podcasts, check out https://fredpinto.com/podcast or subscribe to Fred's Substack. 

Coleman Hughes is a writer, podcast host and musician. He is the author of The End of Race Politics, and is a regular contributor to The Free Press.(00:00:00) In this episode(00:00:22) Intro(00:05:50) Chapter 1: Making Sense(00:11:14) Chapter 2: The New Race Politics(00:36:18) Chapter 3: Identity: Race or Values?(00:46:05) Chapter 4: Race Politics in Corporate America(01:02:41) Chapter 5: The Victimhood Trap(01:09:23) Chapter 6: Rationalizing ReligionFor more podcasts, check out https://fredpinto.com/podcast or subscribe to Fred's Substack. 

Dr. Steven Pinker is Johnstone Professor of Psychology at Harvard University, whose books include The Language Instinct, The Blank Slate, Enlightenment Now, and Rationality. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, and one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People in the World. (00:00:00) In this episode(00:00:11) Intro(00:03:17) Chapter 1: Revisiting the Blank Slate (00:11:53) Chapter 2: Ideology, Progress, and Intellectual Resistance(00:21:11) Chapter 3: Is Rationality Uncool? (00:36:28) Chapter 4: Reason as a Moral Virtue(00:45:30) Chapter 5: Our Mismatch with the Modern World(00:52:12) Chapter 6: AI, Music, and Constructive OptimismFor more podcasts, check out https://fredpinto.com/podcast or subscribe to Fred's Substack. 

Dr. Jean Twenge is a professor of psychology at San Diego State University, and the best-selling author of The Narcissism Epidemic and Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers and Silents – and What They Mean for America’s Future.(00:00:00) In this episode(00:00:12) Intro(00:05:36) Chapter 1: Today’s Mental Health Epidemic(00:13:51) Chapter 2: The Rise of Individualism(00:24:43) Chapter 3: The Silent Generation(00:29:50) Chapter 4: The Baby Boomers(00:33:43) Chapter 5: Generation X(00:43:10) Chapter 6: Millennials(00:50:27) Chapter 7: Gen ZFor more podcasts, check out https://fredpinto.com/podcast or subscribe to Fred's Substack. 

Dr. Michael Mannino teaches at the Institute for Data Science and Computing at the University of Miami and is the Chief Science Officer at the Flow Research Collective.(00:00:00) In this episode(00:00:06) Intro(00:04:30) Chapter 1: Neuroscience and Philosophy(00:18:40) Chapter 2: Mind Body Connection(00:28:26) Chapter 3: Levels of Embodied Consciousness(00:46:17) Chapter 4: The Cognitive Benefits of Movement(01:04:27) Chapter 5: Achieving Group Flow(01:21:37 ) Chapter 6: The Neuroscience of SpiritualityFor more podcasts, check out https://fredpinto.com/podcast or subscribe to Fred's Substack. 

Steven Kotler is a New York Times best-selling author, an award-winning journalist, and the executive director of the Flow Research Collective. His books include Stealing Fire, The Rise of Superman, and The Art of Impossible. - Chapters - (00:00:00) In this episode (00:00:11) Intro(00:02:58) Chapter 1: What is Flow? (00:24:11) Chapter 2: Calibrating Challenges (00:33:47) Chapter 3: Purpose and Flow (00:41:14) Chapter 4: Chapter 4: The Neurobiology of Wisdom  For more podcasts, check out https://fredpinto.com/podcast or subscribe to Fred's Substack. 

James Altucher is an entrepreneur, investor, best-selling author, and host of The James Altucher Show.- Chapters - (00:00:00) In this episode…(00:00:15) - Intro(00:06:27) Chapter 1: Entrepreneurship: a Series of Experiments(00:23:21) Chapter 2: Reinvention and Problem-Solving(00:46:49) Chapter 3: The Spokes and Wheel Approach(01:02:02) Chapter 4: AI’s Creativity Revolution(01:11:03) Chapter 5: The Decline of Cities (01:19:29) Chapter 6: The Chess Game of LifeFor more podcasts, check out https://fredpinto.com/podcast or subscribe to Fred's Substack. 

Claude Silver is the Chief Heart Officer at VaynerX.- Chapters - (00:00:00) In this episode…(00:00:16) Intro(00:02:31) Chapter 1: Queen of Hearts(00:16:32) Chapter 2: Caring with High Standards(00:28:18) Chapter 3: Purpose and Grit(00:38:05) Chapter 4: Empathetic truth-telling(00:43:43) Chapter 5: Of Chops and Culture(00:54:08) Chapter 6: The Balanced LifeFor more podcasts, check out https://fredpinto.com/podcast or subscribe to Fred's Substack.