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Behind Greatness by Inspire North
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Bringing you curious minds and profound ideas. Your weekly dose of real conversations. We chat openly with industry and thought leaders from all walks of life, exploring the "what ifs" and "why nots".
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235. Alex Andersen – Animal Whisperer / Owner, Pet Talk – Seeing the Magic in the Middle
1w ago01:29:11Tap to summarizeToday we are chatting with Alex Andersen, owner of Pet Talk Communications. Alex has been honing her intuition to communicate with animals and is spending her life helping others to train themselves to do the same. We are charmed by her openness to discuss her life's work. She shows us how working with animals has (re)shaped her worldview, her philosophical stance and her ideas on the metaphysical. We head straight into mystical techniques, the limiting factor of the "should dos", animals as teachers and the staff meeting often going on in her head. We learn about the closing off of empathy, "multiple clairs", negative vs immature entities, fears, finding the magic in the middle and animals holding the line on oneness. Listen in on Alex's explicit breakdown on the difference between wolf-dog and cat communication and her understanding of their cosmic partnership with human beings. Past episodes referenced: Ep 31 - Tyson Yunkaporta Ep 97 – Natalie Sudman Ep 212 - Paco Calvo Ep 213 - Dave Salmoni Ep 222 - Cameron Scott Alex, - Website: https://pettalkwithalex.com/ & https://pettalkcommunications.com/home - IG & TikTok: @pettalkwithalex To give to the Behind Greatness podcast, please visit here: https://behindgreatness.org. As a charity, tax receipts are issued to donors
Transcribe →Dr. Carlos Eire – Yale Professor / Author / Podcast Host, Christian Mysticism – Flying into the Weird
3w ago01:23:32Tap to summarizeCarlos Eire is a Professor of History and Religious Studies at Yale University. At 11, during the height of the Cold War, he became one of the 14,000 unaccompanied children airlifted from the Soviet colony of Cuba to the US. He is now a historian of late medieval and early modern Europe who focuses on the Protestant and Catholic Reformations; the history of popular piety; the supernatural, and death. His book, They Flew, was awarded the prize for Best Book in the History of Religion by the American Academy of Religion and has been nominated for the Book Prize in Science and Religion awarded by the International Society for Science and Religion. All of his writings are banned in Cuba, where he has been proclaimed an enemy of the state. Carlos is also the Co-Host of the Christian Mysticism podcast. Lots of scintillating topics in this discussion: his Cuban parents, Santeria and the problem solving religion, "curses and cures", the malocchio (el mal de ojo), bringing your beliefs into the afterlife, exploring "the weird vs the Weird" and his personal Near Death Experience while on an operating table. Carlos, Profile: https://history.yale.edu/people/carlos-eire Book: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001HPHJRE The Christian Mysticism Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@christianmysticismpodcast Dio: The birth of the warding off of the evil eye at rock concerts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PXmSkLYMTI Sebastian Maniscalco: the pepper hanging from rear view mirror: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcSEeDoh-hA Episodes mentioned: Luis Zuniga ep 115 – Cuban political prisoner Rune Rasmussen ep 90 – Nordic Animism Father John Szada ep 174 - Exorcist Bayo Akomolafe ep 102 - Philosopher Dr. Iya Whitley ep 185 – Space Psychologist Dr. Kim Penberthy ep 209 – Clinical Psychologist To give to the Behind Greatness podcast, please visit here: https://behindgreatness.org. As a charity, tax receipts are issued to donors
Transcribe →233. Enrico Colantoni, part 2 - Veteran Hollywood, Broadway, TV Actor/ King Napper – Nothing … and Everything
Apr 1401:27:23Tap to summarizeEnrico is back! Our "Fairy Godfather", Enrico has been one of the earliest supporters of this podcast and our original format of our not-for-profit (since 2011). He was also our guest on our maiden voyage, in episode 2 - back in May 2020. We get started where we left off in Episode 2, exploring a ton of what-ifs and why-nots. Enrico is a veteran actor – starring in Hollywood films, in Broadway theatre productions and in internationally syndicated, culture-making TV series. And in this chat we sit with Enrico as we know him: a guy from the neighbourhood, always in movement and always in search of bigger answers. We discuss the important hold of belief systems on our actions and the untraining . We learn about an out of body experience on stage, realignment with the what is, embracing the original moment and the danger of tribalism without the actual purity of the tribe. We hear ultimately about his thoughts on his last words on earth --- and about a series of recent books that vaulted him into a different kind of question-making, including the questioning of his own beliefs and has had him crave more about the idea of mission and home. Untraining. Fault (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre), Enrico's upcoming theatre production Fault – April & May 2026, directed by Jason Alexander: https://www.chicagoshakes.com/productions/fault/ https://www.broadwayworld.com/chicago/article/Enrico-Colantoni-and-Teri-Hatcher-to-Star-in-FAULT-at-Chicago-Shakespeare-Theater-20260225 Enrico, IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0170186/ IG: @enricocolantoni_really The English teacher: https://tv.apple.com/ca/show/english-teacher/umc.cmc.459knzftbzgdjj4s5gyoxfsmj Working Class roots: https://www.cbc.ca/arts/q/enrico-colantoni-credits-his-working-class-mentality-for-his-success-on-the-screen-1.7467852 To give to the Behind Greatness podcast, please visit here: https://behindgreatness.org. As a charity, tax receipts are issued to donors
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232. Joe McMoneagle - Ret. US Army / Remote Viewer #001 / Author – Being Inordinately Curious
Mar 2601:26:58Tap to summarizeTHANK YOU TO THE JET PROPULSION LABORATORY [JPL] & NASA FOR PROVIDING THE NEGATIVES. Thanks again for joining us at Behind Greatness. This episode is part 7 in our series with Joe. Joe was a US Army intelligence veteran already before he was chosen to be a part of the psychic intelligence unit at Fort Meade, Maryland, in 1978. He became known as "Remote Viewer No. 1″ within Project Stargate. Project Stargate was the United States' first organized research into psychic phenomena via the Defense Intelligence Agency and contractor SRI International. He is an author and also founder of Intuitive Intelligence Applications Inc. Today, he also teaches Remote Viewing at The Monroe Institute, a leading center in exploring human consciousness. In this conversation: remote viewing Mars and its civilizations, sharks saving whales, the impossible archived, wearing masks, bombarded by prejudices, doing things because we can, foretelling in shark bites, being watched, weaponizing new inventions, gold prospecting amongst the trees – and lessons learned through donkeys. Honourable mention: Dr. Chris Lowe, ep 190 & Dr. Jeffrey Krypal, ep 118 & 189 Archives of the Impossible: https://impossiblearchives.rice.edu/ Previous episodes/discussions on Behind Greatness with Remote Viewers: · Russell Targ (ep 80) – Co-Founder, SRI Institute · Courtney Brown (ep 131) · Stephan A. Schwartz (ep 155, 156) · Lyn Buchanan (ep 163) · Nancy DuTertre (ep 167) · Paul H. Smith (ep 180) Joe, · Books: (via Amazon) · Parapsychological Association: https://www.parapsych.org/users/jmcmoneagle/profile.aspx · Monroe Institute: https://www.monroeinstitute.org/pages/trainer-joe-mcmoneagle · IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2140996/
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231. Dr. Susan Plunket – Clinical Psychologist / Author – Uncrushing
Mar 1701:01:57Tap to summarizeWelcome back to Behind Greatness. Today we have a Jungian chat with Susan Plunket. She has her own practise in the city that never sleeps --- fitting for a psychologist who works on dream interpretation . We talk about her dad's profound life changing experience in the Pacific during WWII and his fortifying parenting style, flying with her sister and basketball courts in space. We dive into the discussion of being crushed into 3D reality, death dreams of AIDS patients in NYC in the 80s and 90s, the ego-self and the greater-self, seeing beyond the illusion of separation and the lessons of her discarnate teacher. The psyche prepares you for death via dreaming. Let's go!! Episodes to check out: Dr. Jill Bolte-Taylor (ep 101), Dr. Thomas Verny (ep 121), Dr. Tony Cicora (ep 55) Susan, Website: https://www.susanplunket.com/
Transcribe →230. Dr. Rudolf Schild, continued (part 6) – Getting Over It
Feb 2400:56:32Tap to summarizeFor Rudy, part 1 to part 5 please visit episodes #179, #186, #192 , 195 and 196. Thanks for joining us again at Behind Greatness. We are back again with Rudy. Rudy is a pre-eminent expert on black holes and a world-renowned Astrophysicist from Harvard, practising in the field since the mid-1960s. He is also the co-Founder of FREE / CCRI (see co-Founder past guests Rey Hernandez & Mary Rodwell) and also the Editor in Chief of the Journal of Cosmology. With Rudy we explore and re-explore: the important research work of the FREE foundation, breeding programs and John Mack's work, fossilized critters in meteorites, his take on the "alien agenda", evidence of life in space, astrotheology, the purpose of the universe and his beloved car collection . "It's shocking, but you better get over it." Previous episodes/discussions referenced in this episode with Rudy: Dr. Kevin Knuth (ep 216, 226) Matthew Roberts (ep 188) Danny Sheehan (ep 169) Rey Hernandez (ep 153, 154) Dr. Robert Davis (ep 151) Mary Rodwell (ep 149) Rudy, Center for Astrophysics – https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/ Journal of Cosmology - https://thejournalofcosmology.com/About.html Personal website - http://www.rudyschild.com/ List of Published papers - https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/search/p_=0&q=author%3A(%22schild%2Cr%22)&sort=date%20desc%2C%20bibcode%20desc CCRI (Consciousness & Contact Research Institute) - https://agreaterreality.com/ Book (co-Author with Suzy Hansen) – Dual Soul Connection: The Alien Agenda for Human Advancement: https://www.amazon.com/Dual-Soul-Connection-Agenda-Advancement/dp/0473295644/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3J7YBLDXEL5H8&keywords=Dual+Soul+Connection%3A+The+Alien+Agenda+for+Human+Advancement&qid=1706573177&sprefix=dual+soul+connection+the+alien+agenda+for+human+advancement%2Caps%2C214&sr=8-1 Book: Beyond UFOs: The Science of Consciousness & Contact with Non Human Intelligence - https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-UFOs-Science-Consciousness-Intelligence/dp/1721088652/ctoc Edgar Mitchell Book: The Way of the Explorer: An Apollo Astronaut's Journey Through the Material and Mystical Worlds - https://www.amazon.com/Way-Explorer-Astronauts-Material-Mystical/dp/0399141618 NASA – Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy "SOFIA" - https://science.nasa.gov/mission/sofia/
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229. Dr. John W. Price – Psychotherapist / Musician / Myth-Maker – Navigating the Mush
Feb 301:08:14Tap to summarizeJohn is a Depth Psychotherapist, Jungian scholar, musician, podcast host (The Sacred Speaks) and the co-founder of The Center for the Healing Arts and Sciences. John sees the sacred in most things. We talk death, aging, decay … "human-ing", questioning our myths, nourishing the mundane, music, the multiplicity of the masculine, blood rites of passage, disrupting our filters and navigating the mush. A fun episode all the way through. "Give me the weird". Smoking in the Boys Room, https://youtu.be/PMXg_KAe5yc?si=xgGd2u62aWh1zX7r John, Website: https://www.drjohnwprice.com/ The Sacred Speaks Podcast YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/thesacredspeaks IG: @thesacredspeaks Centre for the Healing Arts and Science: https://www.thecenterforhas.com/ Album, Questionably Red: https://open.spotify.com/album/0bDYLBuKJ3PFBCh5rlUhdT?si=U3NoHo1iSg6wQo9_7HXOrw To give to the Behind Greatness podcast, please visit here: https://behindgreatness.org. As a charity, tax receipts are issued to donors
Transcribe →228. Joan Riera – Anthropologist / Africanist - Opening Windows
Jan 2001:11:11Tap to summarizeWelcome back to Behind Greatness. Joan (a Catalan name, pronounced "shwan") is an Anthropologist currently living in San Sebastian, Spain. He also owns a travel company called Last Places. This endeavour was born from his love of exploring the last places on Earth and living with its inhabitants – places where no tourists exist. He adopted his grandmother's gaze on the world, living in life's mystical rhythms – following by what you feel rather than by just what you see. In service to this gaze, Joan has focused his life's energy to investigating and researching decaying traditions around the world. We talk about the Amazon, Cameroon, startlink-ification effects on tribal culture, fruit-cracking fish, thinking less v feeling more, dancing with wolves and churches, supermarkets and tracksuits. We may have also discovered a new emotion. Joan, Website & Travel company: https://lastplaces.com/en/autor/joan-riera-travel-guide/ IG: @lastplacetravel YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4kN2qmf-Bh5BhUuT8rsOMw/featured Goonies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJ2j4oWdQtU Dances with Wolves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uc8NMbrW7mI To give to the Behind Greatness podcast, please visit here: https://behindgreatness.org. As a charity, tax receipts are issued to donors
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227. Robert Waggoner – Author / Speaker / Lucid Dreaming Expert - Following the Creativity
Jan 601:00:06Tap to summarizeWelcome back to Behind Greatness. We had loads of fun in this conversation. Robert Wagonner joins us from his home in the Midwest. He is a veteran lucid dreamer, having taught himself how to do it in the '70s and never looked back. Robert elaborates on the lucid state as being an educational system. He discussed "buzzing" while having an out of body experience as a young boy, his brother's book and the Monroe Institute, flying through his neighborhood, house cats and mountain lions. We hear about the mysterious "N4" (144), the mentally mediated realm, following the creativity and the blue light. We explore the magic of goofiness, fear, becoming an electron, the search for inherent evil, Daoist societies, "going the distance" and the voluntary death experience. What a trip. "Doubt is gravity". Robert, Website + Books: https://www.lucidadvice.com/ Other: https://www.lucid-dreaming-advice.com/about-robert Lucid Dreaming Foundation: https://www.luciddreamingfoundation.org/#1 [CORRECTION – The Monroe Institute initially helped Joe McMoneagle to control his OBEs] Episodes mentioned: Joe McMoneagle, ep 198, 199, 200, 210, 215, 218 and Athena Laz, ep 100 To give to the Behind Greatness podcast, please visit here: https://behindgreatness.org. As a charity, tax receipts are issued to donors
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226. Dr. Kevin Knuth (part 2) – Physicist / Former NASA scientist – Widening the Scope (for the Bigger Picture)
Dec 2401:16:26Tap to summarizeWe welcome back to the podcast our friend Kevin Knuth - of viking extraction ("Knud") … . Kevin is a Professor of Physics at the University at Albany. He is a former NASA research scientist designing artificial intelligence algorithms for astrophysical data analysis. His current research interests include the foundations of physics, quantum information, autonomous robotics, the search for and characterization of extrasolar planets, and unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP). Put on your seatbelts: angel hair, engineer-animals and chemist-plants, "curiosity band-width", extra terrestrial gardeners, lizards and spoons, 1954 incident above a soccer field in Florence, studying refractory time, remote viewing in the family, UAPx, levitation, caterpillar silk from barbell-shaped ufos, believing and seeing, physics we haven't studied yet, what Kevin figured out finally and a donation to Kevin's university and endowment to help him and his team study it all. Stickshifts and Safetybelts. https://youtu.be/qW9mZLnQ7Yc?si=-0od8M2LGZOLoLX3 Episodes mentioned: Kevin Day (ep 171), Stephan Schwartz (ep 155,156), Diana Pasulka (ep 142), Jeffrey Krypal (ep 118, 189) Kevin, UAP paper: · The new science of Unidentified Aerospace-Undersea Phenomena (UAP): http://knuthlab.org/papers/knuth+etal---2025--new-science-UAP.pdf · arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.06794 New Endowment Fund at University of Albany: https://www.albany.edu/news-center/news/2025-ualbany-receives-major-gift-advance-scientific-research-unidentified-aerial A Tear in the Sky: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15120486/ UAPx: https://www.uapexpedition.org/about 1954 incident in Florence: https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29342407
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