Michael Garfield returns to the show for another dip into the conversational ectoplasm!LISTEN | ITUNES YOUTUBE ARCHIVE STITCHERThese mind melds are brought to you by YOU! Find out how to support us and receive rewards in the process at our Patreon page. michael-garfield-jpg In addition to being debonair and a brain-melting conversationalist who can talk about basically anything, Michael Garfield is an Austin-based writer, speaker, musician and visionary artist. For more on him, hop through this portal.Musings in this mind meld include -

Virtual reality will need a failsafe to remind you you’re in it
What happens when technology is so advanced we can no longer tell what’s real?
Yes we’re being lied to, but don’t reject mainstream narratives just to embrace wacky ones
More has "happened" in the last few months than the entire 16th century
Information fatigue and navigating "truth" claims
Internal authority versus external authority
The rational age has wrestled us away from believing we exist within meaning.
Subjective experiences can be just as valid as objective ones.
Is religion just a more primitive version of science, or is it measuring something else?
There may be no absolute beginnings, but humans think in terms of stories
Rest in peace, Paul Laffoley
Personal breakthroughs that reveal hidden worlds
The scientifically-proven hyper-charged shroom-brain
Supreme court ruling that people’s technology is a part of them and can’t be unlawfully searched seized
If we can ever create a hive mind, what would happen to society?
Being successfully nomadic
Is the definition of success are changing?
Is the internet age killing monogamy?

Rollie Peterkin is an author, former Wall Street bond trader, professional MMA fighter and current world-traveler. His book, The Cage, Escaping the American Dream is available now.

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Most of the countless "what-ifs” that rattle around our noggins from day to day don’t amount to much. But sometimes, an especially persistent one sucks you right into it’s orbit to the point where it dominates your thoughts.

rollie Even if you trust your gut, acting on those big "what-ifs" requires tremendous courage. Big what-ifs, by definition, demand risk and abandonment of the status quo. There are a thousand ways you could find yourself on your ass.

This whole conversation with Rollie Peterkin is about a wonderfully tumultuous example of abandoning comfort for the rugged unknown.

As a bond trader on Wall Street, Rollie was well on his way to (what most would consider) success. But there was a dormant, primal part of himself that was also an accomplished athlete. Then one day, he woke the beast, fed it and before he knew it, he was fighting professional MMA in Peru.

Wild, poetic stuff.

For the full tale, you'll have to listen to our chat and read his excellent book, The Cage, Escaping the American Dream.