Tales from an Animator | Grant Lindahl

Today we have 2 of the co-founders of Meow Wolf on the show! Meow Wolf is a unique art collective that started as a small group of artists in Santa Fe, New Mexico, dumpster diving for materials and creating immersive art installations in temporary spaces. Over the years, the group grew and evolved into a permanent business, creating an immersive art empire that has captivated audiences around the world. We explore the origins of Meow Wolf and how they grew from a small group of artists to a massive art collective that spans multiple locations and has hundreds of employees. We also learn about the unique culture of Santa Fe and how it attracts artists and creatives from around the world. We delve into the psyche of the city and explore why it has become a hub for fringe thinkers, psychonauts, and transients. https://meowwolf.com/about Thanks so much for listening, watching, and supporting the show!

Creator of Comedy Central's 'Tales From The Trip' Grant Lindahl is back on the show.  In this second installement, Shane and Grant try to write a new Tales From The Trip together. Hear about Grant's first psychedelic experience and how psychedelics made him less trippy.  Then enjoy Shane hashes out some new stories with Grant and they talk about what it might look like. Follow this psychedelic gremlin on instagram at @artschoolacid and check out http://grantdraws.com/  Stay up to date with my tour: https://www.shanemauss.com/

Pete Holmes is the host of the fantastic podcast 'You Made It Weird'.  Shane owes many of his fans to his appearances on his show. Pete has combined spirituality and comedy like no one else.  If you have not seen Pete's show 'Crashing' on HBO, it is absolutely amazing! Always fun to talk about comedy, philosophy, wild stories, and pee-holes with ole Petey Boy. If you ever get a chance to see Pete live, he is one of the very best in the business https://peteholmes.com/  Listen anywhere you pod.  Watch on YT or Spotify Subscribe to my mailing list for tour updates! https://www.shanemauss.com/

Happy International MUM Day!! Today I'm hanging out with the incredibly talented and funny animator behind Tales from the Trip! Grant shares his story of how he got started with art, growing up in an isolated environment, and how Tales from the Trip was born. Check out the latest Tales from the Trip featuring Shane and Ramin! https://youtu.be/6VBMXKSSQUs

Happy Valentine’s Day! Myq Kaplan joins Minds Under Matter as the first guest Ramin to talk all about love! Myq is Shane’s oldest friend in comedy joins the show to talk about love of career, friends, and significant others. Myq is one of the most clever, thoughtful, prolific comedians in the business.  You check out all of his stand up on https://myqkaplan.com Listen in to hear two old friends have fun philosophical conversations about life.

Tune into this announcement episode to hear Shane discuss all that is new with the show. This short episode will give some context for the MUM expansion. Then enjoy the new Valentine’s Day Episode!

The Offsprung Boys of Comedy reflect on some of the generational and regional anomalies between humans and most other life on the planet. We're one of the few species that care for our children's children, even after we are unable to reproduce. We discuss some of our own relationships with our grandmothers and share some fun memories. Watch The OBC™ on YT or Spotify or listen wherever you podcast to get the answers to life’s most important questions.

The Catnip Boys of Comedy™ explore the evolution of (lack of) domestic of our toxoplasmic friends. Most domesticated animals have been drastically shaped by humans.  Livestock has been bred to our tastes.  We selected the best horses and donkeys to lug us around.  Humans domesticated wolves into hundreds of unrecognizable dogs with looks, traits, and personalities to suit our specific preferences.  Yet, in the thousands of years that cats have lived with humans, they have stubbornly remained unchanged. Cats are independent creatures who seem to be able to take or leave us.  It seems we may need them more than they need us.  That is certainly the cast with the one cat that The CBC™ cannot live without.  MUM mascot Yoshi recently used up his first of 9 lives and there is a vet bill to prove it.  To raise funds, we are running a merch sale for Ramin’s cat. Enter code YOSH to get 17% off the best merch in podcasting https://mindunderpod.com/pages/store Check out this week’s episode to learn more!

The Psychedelic-Assisted Boys of Comedy™ go to The California Center for Psychedelic Therapy to talk with Dr. Cole Marta about ketamine. This week we are serving scoops of the history, neurochemistry, and uses of ketamine as well as its modern accessibility.  How does it help depression and how is it different from a psilocybin experience?  How does one become a psychedelic-assisted therapist and what is it like to grow up on Terence McKenna? This is only the second time we have had a guest on the show and this one was a real treat! Watch on YouTube or Spotify or listen on whatever app you prefer.  If you enjoy the show, consider checking out our Patreon where we have endless scoops of bonus content.

The Moody Boys of Comedy™ introduce a new episode format to share different highlights about their week. Void – Something bad that happened to you Visionaire – Something you are looking forward to Honey – Something good that happened to you Buffon – The fanciest thing you have done lately Lunatic – The craziest thing that has happened to you recently