Flow Radio

About Flow Radio

Flow Research Collective Radio is a podcast dedicated to helping you unlock the upper edge of your potential. Join New York Times bestselling author Steven Kotler and Co-Founder of the Flow Research Collective, Rian Doris as they attempt to decode the science of peak performance and flow with world leading experts on the topic.

Publisher

Flow Research Collective

Category

science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Aug 2021

Latest episode

30 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

33 of 134 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Neuroscience of Flow, Reconsidered: The Brain Has No Switch

   Hosts Steven Kotler and Dr. Michael Mannino interview neuroscientist Dr. Richard Huskey about flow's brain-wide coordination and the surprising role of frustration in achieving this state.

2. 

   5 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Body Does Not Keep the Score

   Host Steven Kotler interviews neuroscientists Dr. Michael Mannino and Dr. Glenn Fox to challenge trauma psychology and reveal how systems neuroscience offers a new path to recovery.

3. 

   19 Jan 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Science of Team Synchrony: Why Most Teams Are Delusional About Performance

   High-performing teams are said to have chemistry. What's happening is synchrony—measurable patterns in brains, bodies, and behavior. In this episode, Steven Kotler speaks with Dr. Michael Mannino and Erwin Valencia about team synchrony—the biological alignment that underpins trust, psychological safety, and team flow. They explore why teams routinely overestimate their effectiveness, how synchrony predicts performance under pressure, and why remote work makes these signals harder to sense but more critical to measure. The conversation goes beyond theory, examining new tools that reveal the gap between perception and reality and help teams close it through subtle behavior-level shifts—without surveillance, micromanagement, or killing flow. At scale, cooperation is a serious competitive advantage. This episode shows how to build it deliberately. Guest Bios: Michael Mannino, PhD Dr. Michael Mannino is a neuroscientist, co-CEO of Syneurgy, and Chief Science Officer at Flow Research Collective. He works at the intersection of applied neuroscience, human performance science, and AI. Michael holds a PhD in neuroscience, has published research on cognition, consciousness, flow, and intuition, and brings a systems-level perspective shaped by work across academia, technology, and research institutions including NASA. Erwin Valencia Erwin Valencia is a behavior designer, executive coach, and co-CEO of Syneurgy. He integrates behavior design, applied neuroscience, flow science, and embodied learning to help teams improve trust, coordination, and performance. Erwin is one of only five hundred Executive and Organizational Coaches worldwide certified by Columbia University and an alum of Stanford University’s Behavior Design Lab. In This Episode: 00:02 From Wall Street to Applied Neuroscience 02:39 The Accidental Amazon Security Guard 05:42 What Is Team Synchrony? 10:20 The Remote Work Crisis 14:30 The 75% Delusion 21:04 19% Performance Boost in Six Weeks 30:26 The Future Is Already Here 36:11 What Kills Team Synchrony 45:03 Small Changes, Big Results 51:04 The One Thing Leaders Can Do Tomorrow Episode Resources: In their new book, We Are as Gods, Steven Kotler and Peter Diamandis explore a simple but urgent question: What cognitive skills do we need to survive—and thrive—in an age of abundance? The book is a practical guide to making better decisions, navigating uncertainty, and scaling opportunity in a world moving faster than human intuition evolved to manage. Pre-ordering the book includes an invitation to an exclusive no-holds barred AMA with Steven and Peter. → Pre-order your copy here. (http://www.stevenkotler.com/gods) Syneurgy is an AI-powered platform that reveals how teams communicate, align, and perform—turning hidden dynamics into actionable insight. By illuminating patterns of collaboration and interpersonal synchrony, Syneurgy helps teams build deeper connection, stronger alignment, and sustained high performance. → Explore Syneurgy here. (https://www.syneurgy.com/) Flow Radio Is Presented By Steven Kotler’s Flow Research Collective Flow Research Collective is a leading neuroscience research company. Follow Steven Koter: YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@TheStevenKotler (https://www.youtube.com/@TheStevenKotler) Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/stevenkotler/ (https://www.instagram.com/stevenkotler/) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenkotler/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenkotler/) Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/6RQY0d5rdlEiinHEtfWy6A⁠ (https://open.spotify.com/show/6RQY0d5rdlEiinHEtfWy6A%E2%81%A0) Website: ⁠https://www.stevenkotler.com/ (https://www.stevenkotler.com/) Flow Research Collective was founded by Steven Kotler, one of the world’s leading experts on human peak performance. He is an award-winning journalist and author with over ten bestselling books.

Inside a recent episode

The Neuroscience of Flow, Reconsidered: The Brain Has No Switch

Published 30 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So, um, nerd alert, I realized, but I'm saying all that to say, I think this is what they're doing is really important stuff. Um, am I convinced that it overturns 50 years of research? Not yet. Right? Like, two manuscripts with about nine studies is really a fantastic start, right? But I'm not so sure, you know, it takes a little bit more than that for me to be convinced that we need to throw everything out. And so, you know, I don't know if your readers are as big a nerd or your listeners are as big a nerds as I am. So, like, what's the idea that Melnikoff and colleagues have? Basically... they think that flow is a, um, an information theoretic problem. […]

Who has been a guest on Flow Radio

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Dr Richard Huskey
• Michael Mannino
• Glenn Fox
• Dr Scott Barry Kaufman
• Dr Sarah Sarkis

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

1,426,505

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

166 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

118 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 79 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

81

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

99

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