Love Conquers Fear
Brett Alexander Hurt and guests
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- 2025
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About Love Conquers Fear
In an era of exponentially evolving AI and robotics, one question looms large: Will humanity make it? Love Conquers Fear is a podcast where leadership meets love, technology serves humanity, and vision becomes action. Host Brett Alexander Hurt—tech entrepreneur and investor—sits down with some of the world’s most influential people to ask: Will we unite to create the Age of Abundance for All? These conversations are calls to action, awakening leaders everywhere to rise and help humanity choose the Light.
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- Brett Alexander Hurt and guests
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- 23 Sept 2025
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- 27 Oct 2026
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27 Oct 2026
#85: The Deep Tech Future: Why the Biggest Opportunities Are in the Physical World — Pablos Holman
Order the Book! ► http://loveconquersfear.org/book (http://loveconquersfear.org/book) What you’ll hear in this episode: - Why tech’s next frontier is energy, manufacturing, construction, and atoms over bits - How “invention capital” will turn 10x breakthroughs into companies built for global impact - Why abundant energy will unlock clean water, better health, economic growth, and a more peaceful world - How fear has warped our relationship with nuclear power, psychedelics, and now AI - Why we need positive, practical visions of the future instead of treating dystopia as inevitable - How technological abundance will free us to rebuild community and create better societies About Pablos Holman: Pablos Holman is a hacker, inventor, investor, and bestselling author who leads Deep Future, an invention capital firm backing breakthrough technologies designed to transform the physical world. His career spans early work in cryptocurrency and AI, building spacecraft at Blue Origin, and helping launch Intellectual Ventures Lab, where teams developed advanced nuclear energy, malaria diagnostics, vaccine cooling, and mosquito-killing lasers. He is the author of “Deep Future: Creating Technology That Matters”, and his TEDx Talks have been viewed more than 30 million times. Timestamps: 0:00:00 — Preview 0:01:36 — Intro: Pacing frontier AI, the Age of Abundance for All 0:03:21 — Welcome Pablos Holman: Deep Future, fast-fashion waste, 3D printing 0:09:07 — Invention capital, 10x breakthroughs, deep-tech financing 0:22:48 — Positive visions, coding without AI, early hacker culture 0:30:57 — Deep Fission IPO, nuclear fear, regulatory breakthroughs 0:40:20 — Nuclear waste as fuel, limits of renewables, global energy access 0:49:28 — Energy abundance, human progress, exploitative capitalism 0:56:01 — Technology’s growing pains, AI breakthroughs, better storytelling 1:05:43 — AI warnings, expert overreach, doomsday scenarios, cybersecurity lessons 1:19:42 — AI fear narratives, cultural attitudes, practical AI agents 1:29:30 — Open-source AI, fear-driven tradeoffs, roots of violence 1:38:18 — Rebuilding community, rethinking work, abundance for all 1:49:12 — User-controlled AI, technological optimism, shaping our future 2:04:20 — Closing Books mentioned in this episode: - Deep Future — Pablos Holman - The Diamond Age — Neal Stephenson Links: “Love Conquers Fear” a USA TODAY bestseller: https://tinyurl.com/4u9fmwdd (https://tinyurl.com/4u9fmwdd) Deep Future: https://deepfuture.tech/ (https://deepfuture.tech/) “We Must Pace the Frontier” by Dario Amodei: https://tinyurl.com/277e3m57 (https://tinyurl.com/277e3m57) LCF ep. #63 (Doug Merritt): https://youtu.be/NSwtORgPkwQ (https://youtu.be/NSwtORgPkwQ) LCF ep. #73 (Jason Ballard): https://youtu.be/zcOzgiCiJYo (https://youtu.be/zcOzgiCiJYo) ICON: https://www.iconbuild.com/ (https://www.iconbuild.com/) Contract w/NASA to develop lunar construction system: https://tinyurl.com/3mj69kft (https://tinyurl.com/3mj69kft) Atlas Building Composites: https://atlsinc.com/ (https://atlsinc.com/) LCF ep. #26 (CK Chin): https://youtu.be/fY0gJyUPArE (https://youtu.be/fY0gJyUPArE) Capital Factory: https://capitalfactory.com/ (https://capitalfactory.com/) LCF ep. #75 (Christine L. Peterson + Madeleine Parker): https://youtu.be/dJflmIO5kq8 (https://youtu.be/dJflmIO5kq8) Foresight Institute: https://foresight.org/ (https://foresight.org/) TerraPower: https://www.terrapower.com/ (https://www.terrapower.com/) Nuclear agreement w/China: https://tinyurl.com/htmve3eb (https://tinyurl.com/htmve3eb) “The China Syndrome” film: https://tinyurl.com/5bjerevf (https://tinyurl.com/5bjerevf) Three Mile Island: https://tinyurl.com/55jfb8pd (https://tinyurl.com/55jfb8pd) Deep Fission + U.S. Department of Energy sign reactor pilot agreement: https://tinyurl.com/2mykbrr7 (https://tinyurl.com/2mykbrr7) “The Social Dilemma” documentary: https://tinyurl.com/2334c65h (https://tinyurl.com/2334c65h) LCF ep. #83 (Kim Polese): https://youtu.be/_BLu606ir9s (https://youtu.be/_BLu606ir9s) Bill Gates’ essay on preparing for the AI era: https://tinyurl.com/2s3dcxjh (https://tinyurl.com/2s3dcxjh) Trump announces $500B “Stargate” joint venture: https://tinyurl.com/2nd4ctht (https://tinyurl.com/2nd4ctht) March 2023 letter calling for pause in AI development: https://tinyurl.com/42se6998 (https://tinyurl.com/42se6998) Brett + whurley on the “Austin Next” podcast: https://tinyurl.com/4hfuk7fw (https://tinyurl.com/4hfuk7fw) LCF ep. #6 (whurley): https://youtu.be/HCDfGirmhn0 (https://youtu.be/HCDfGirmhn0) “The Grasshopper” by Kira Omanyte: https://tinyurl.com/y4vsavhd (https://tinyurl.com/y4vsavhd) Subscribe to Brett’s newsletter “The Superfecta Signal”: LinkedIn: https://tinyurl.com/2fzwfmtk (https://tinyurl.com/2fzwfmtk) Substack: https://tinyurl.com/mr8rxsz3 (https://tinyurl.com/mr8rxsz3)
20 Oct 2026
#84: More Than Medicine: Veteran Trauma, Psychedelic Healing, and Reclaiming Purpose — CJ LoConte
Order the Book! ► http://loveconquersfear.org/book (http://loveconquersfear.org/book) What you’ll hear in this episode: - How the veteran suicide crisis reshaped CJ’s mission around mental health and healing - Why leaving the military can mean losing purpose, identity, and a sense of belonging - CJ’s mental health crisis and the psilocybin experience that changed his life - How psychedelics can help people confront trauma, grief, guilt, and shame - Why preparation, integration, and community are critical to responsible psychedelic-assisted care - What psychedelic, near-death, and meditative experiences suggest about consciousness and spirituality About CJ LoConte: CJ LoConte is the Founder and CEO of Truxtun, a human performance and consciousness research company advancing psychedelic-assisted care. A former U.S. Army infantry officer, CJ’s difficult transition out of military service and healing through psychedelics helped shape Truxtun’s mission. Today, the company works with veterans, founders, executives, and former professional athletes through programs focused on preparation, psychedelic therapy, integration, and long-term support. Timestamps: 0:01:01 — Preview 0:01:39 — Intro: “Soul Boom”, suffering, growth, leaving the cave 0:07:05 — Welcome CJ LoConte: Truxtun, West Point, deployment, veteran transition 0:14:37 — Wharton, VA crisis, nine prescriptions, his turning point with psilocybin 0:26:17 — Psychedelics, alcohol, social programming, changing norms 0:33:10 — CJ’s first psilocybin journey, family repair, releasing trauma 0:43:45 — Truxtun’s origins, Goldilocks care, integration model 0:52:21 — Modern wisdom schools, psychedelic policy, Harvard Divinity, science meets spirituality 1:06:03 — Retreat healing stories, transformational care, nature of consciousness 1:18:00 — Love, fear, soul guidance, signs from nature 1:30:06 — Agency, algorithms, ancient spirituality, choosing abundance 1:39:11 — Closing reflections Books mentioned in this episode: - Soul Boom — Rainn Wilson - Bhagavad Gita — Stephen Mitchell (tr.) - The Immortality Key — Brian C. Muraresku - Medicine Song — Joseph Tafur - The Great Divorce — C. S. Lewis Links: “Love Conquers Fear” a USA TODAY bestseller: https://tinyurl.com/4u9fmwdd (https://tinyurl.com/4u9fmwdd) Stephen Fry on God: https://tinyurl.com/mpcjar3r (https://tinyurl.com/mpcjar3r) Truxtun: https://www.truxtun.com/ (https://www.truxtun.com/) Henry Crown: https://tinyurl.com/3f7awp2e (https://tinyurl.com/3f7awp2e) LCF ep. #30 (John Mackey): https://youtu.be/NUnkEuZwC4I (https://youtu.be/NUnkEuZwC4I) LCF ep. #66 (Decoding Psychedelics): https://youtu.be/Z0TF71mN3MU (https://youtu.be/Z0TF71mN3MU) UT Dell Medical Center: https://tinyurl.com/33pd2fue (https://tinyurl.com/33pd2fue) Michael and Susan Dell giving over $1B to UT Austin: https://tinyurl.com/yd8zcfyz (https://tinyurl.com/yd8zcfyz) Charmaine & Gordon McGill Center for Psychedelic Research & Therapy: https://tinyurl.com/4kdkndwe (https://tinyurl.com/4kdkndwe) Texas investing $50 million in ibogaine research: https://tinyurl.com/3ffnfn2r (https://tinyurl.com/3ffnfn2r) LCF ep. #78 (Mary Olivar + Vance McMurry): https://youtu.be/8gW0pK6ZjRw (https://youtu.be/8gW0pK6ZjRw) Texans for Greater Mental Health: https://www.t4gmh.com/ (https://www.t4gmh.com/) LCF ep. #48 (Brian C. Muraresku): https://youtu.be/CapnbGuxMQE (https://youtu.be/CapnbGuxMQE) Americans for Ibogaine: https://tinyurl.com/27yhvjcs (https://tinyurl.com/27yhvjcs) LCF ep. #53 (Bryan Hubbard): https://youtu.be/MNaBF6Ej2UQ (https://youtu.be/MNaBF6Ej2UQ) Executive order to fast-track psychedelic research: https://tinyurl.com/33by6ynm (https://tinyurl.com/33by6ynm) Gracias donation to Harvard for psychedelic research: https://tinyurl.com/48u8z99t (https://tinyurl.com/48u8z99t) About Josh Baer’s legacy: https://tinyurl.com/mr2cfefc (https://tinyurl.com/mr2cfefc) LCF ep. #69 (Jeff Cardenas): https://youtu.be/hKA3dEbi_vk (https://youtu.be/hKA3dEbi_vk) LCF ep. #73 (Jason Ballard): https://youtu.be/zcOzgiCiJYo (https://youtu.be/zcOzgiCiJYo) LCF ep. #74 (Gay Gaddis): https://youtu.be/7oayuoZcVMo (https://youtu.be/7oayuoZcVMo) The Telepathy Tapes: https://tinyurl.com/4wcdk3dm (https://tinyurl.com/4wcdk3dm) Anil Seth’s TED Talk: https://tinyurl.com/465a9jyt (https://tinyurl.com/465a9jyt) LCF ep. #76 (Lizzi Cutler): https://youtu.be/GNnkT3kZ_1g (https://youtu.be/GNnkT3kZ_1g) LCF ep. #2 (Mark Gober): https://youtu.be/p5xCJw_Yo1M (https://youtu.be/p5xCJw_Yo1M) “Fed Up” documentary: https://tinyurl.com/ymzdwzjb (https://tinyurl.com/ymzdwzjb) “UNKNOWN: Cosmic Time Machine” documentary: https://tinyurl.com/mw58x5vm (https://tinyurl.com/mw58x5vm) Pillars of Creation: https://tinyurl.com/5a2p8fh8 (https://tinyurl.com/5a2p8fh8) Subscribe to Brett’s newsletter “The Superfecta Signal”: LinkedIn: https://tinyurl.com/2fzwfmtk (https://tinyurl.com/2fzwfmtk) Substack: https://tinyurl.com/mr8rxsz3 (https://tinyurl.com/mr8rxsz3)
13 Oct 2026
#83: Collective Intelligence: How AI Can Help Us Think Together and Find Common Ground — Kim Polese
Order the Book! ► http://loveconquersfear.org/book (http://loveconquersfear.org/book) What you’ll hear in this episode: - How generative collective intelligence could combine human reasoning and AI to solve problems at massive scale - Why today’s AI excels at learning from data but falls short on judgment, collaboration, and foresight - How human wisdom, creativity, and agency can remain central as AI becomes more powerful - How technology could optimize for common ground and constructive disagreement instead of attention, outrage, and polarization - Why AI could help reinvent democracy, diplomacy, and collective decision-making - Why Kim sees intelligence as distributed across people and nature, and spiritual awakening as recognizing our interconnectedness About Kim Polese: Kim Polese is a Silicon Valley pioneer who helped launch Java at Sun Microsystems before co-founding Marimba and leading it through IPO and acquisition. Today, she is executive chairman and co-founder of CrowdSmart and founder of Common Good AI, building collective intelligence tools to improve decisions, strengthen democracy, and help people solve complex problems together. Kim is also an Aspen Institute Henry Crown Fellow and board member of the Long-Term Stock Exchange and the Long Now Foundation. Timestamps: 0:01:00 — Preview 0:01:35 — Intro: San Francisco, non-duality, unconditional forgiveness, reality as illusion 0:08:42 — Welcome Kim Polese: collective intelligence, Common Good AI, global challenges 0:13:58 — Eliza, expert systems, Java, Marimba, entrepreneurial persistence 0:19:24 — Long Now, 10,000-year clock, exponential change, positive futures 0:27:03 — “The Lattice II”, Web 1.0 ideals, human judgment, AI for common ground 0:34:07 — Fear-based platforms, democracy, AI tools for collective reasoning 0:41:00 — Collective intelligence in companies, NATO, citizen assemblies, Team Humanity 0:51:57 — Global cooperation, venture diligence, organizational transparency, collective participation 1:05:04 — AI consciousness, nature’s intelligence, interconnected universe 1:15:46 — Humanity’s next decade, new social tools, agency, collaborative co-creation 1:27:54 — Closing Books mentioned in this episode: - The Disappearance of the Universe — Gary Renard - A Course in Miracles — Helen Schucman - The Tao of Willie — Willie Nelson, Turk Pipkin - Tao Te Ching — Stephen Mitchell (tr.) - Elon Musk — Walter Isaacson Links: “Love Conquers Fear” a USA TODAY bestseller: https://tinyurl.com/4u9fmwdd (https://tinyurl.com/4u9fmwdd) Aspen Institute’s Henry Crown Fellowship Program: https://tinyurl.com/3f7awp2e (https://tinyurl.com/3f7awp2e) LCF ep. #15 (Vishal Vasishth): https://youtu.be/SnyMeBqisy4 (https://youtu.be/SnyMeBqisy4) LCF ep. #20 (Mike Maples Jr.): https://youtu.be/3yTyAyweLe8 (https://youtu.be/3yTyAyweLe8) LCF ep. #30 (John Mackey): https://youtu.be/NUnkEuZwC4I (https://youtu.be/NUnkEuZwC4I) Vedanta: https://tinyurl.com/ydxzyc5c (https://tinyurl.com/ydxzyc5c) LCF ep. #76 (Lizzi Cutler): https://youtu.be/GNnkT3kZ_1g (https://youtu.be/GNnkT3kZ_1g) CrowdSmart Labs: http://crowdsmart.ai/ (http://crowdsmart.ai/) Common Good AI: https://commongoodai.org/ (https://commongoodai.org/) Steve Jobs’ Stanford commencement speech: https://tinyurl.com/2dcxf33n (https://tinyurl.com/2dcxf33n) Lawrence Hall of Science: https://tinyurl.com/yvsyuayz (https://tinyurl.com/yvsyuayz) Human Genome Project: https://tinyurl.com/43p4cbxu (https://tinyurl.com/43p4cbxu) Sabre: https://tinyurl.com/msv6664k (https://tinyurl.com/msv6664k) Whole Earth Catalog: https://wholeearth.info/ (https://wholeearth.info/)Long Now Foundation: https://longnow.org/ (https://longnow.org/) “The Millennium Clock” by Danny Hillis (Wired): https://tinyurl.com/mryrtbec (https://tinyurl.com/mryrtbec) Reid Hoffman’s “Possible” podcast: https://www.possible.fm/ (https://www.possible.fm/) Citizen assembly documentaries: “Goodbye Politicians, Hello Democracy”: https://tinyurl.com/mry8ywhw (https://tinyurl.com/mry8ywhw) “9/11: Reclaiming Ground Zero”: https://tinyurl.com/2dyvz9v7 (https://tinyurl.com/2dyvz9v7) Akron Civic Assembly (forthcoming): https://tinyurl.com/24kznm59 (https://tinyurl.com/24kznm59) “Write Once. Run Forever” documentary: https://tinyurl.com/5xtd6nws (https://tinyurl.com/5xtd6nws) “Inner Worlds Outer Worlds” documentary: https://tinyurl.com/yd8ae57h (https://tinyurl.com/yd8ae57h) “UNKNOWN: Cosmic Time Machine” documentary: https://tinyurl.com/mw58x5vm (https://tinyurl.com/mw58x5vm) “Love, Fear, and the Connected Cosmos” by Brett Hurt: https://tinyurl.com/yyzw4wt4 (https://tinyurl.com/yyzw4wt4) Subscribe to Brett’s newsletter “The Superfecta Signal”: LinkedIn: https://tinyurl.com/2fzwfmtk (https://tinyurl.com/2fzwfmtk) Substack: https://tinyurl.com/mr8rxsz3 (https://tinyurl.com/mr8rxsz3)
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