- 207. The Journey Home: Remembering Who We Are Through The Primordial Code with Brian Costello
In this closing episode of The Great Unlearn, Brian Costello, author of The Primordial Code, joins us for an intimate conversation about the dark night of the soul — the place where we meet our deepest truths and remember who we really are beneath the roles, expectations, and conditioning of the world around us. We explore themes from Brian's novel and the journey of awakening it portrays. This episode is a potent reflection on the very heart of The Great Unlearn: finding our way back to ourselves.
Thank you for being here. It's been an honor to share this journey with you, and I'm excited for all that we get to create onward.
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1h 52m - Jun 16, 2026 - 206. The Nature of Authentic Power with Lennie Moreno
Lennie Moreno, founder and designer of Place of Elms, speaks to the importance of exercising our critical thought and trusting our own discernment in a world constantly guiding us toward what to think, consume, and believe.
Through Place of Elms, Lennie created an embodied expression of “wearing” his values. As both a creative and a seeker of truth, he built this brand as a daily practice of integrity.
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2h 27m - May 29, 2026 - 205. The Life I Built Stopped Making Sense: The Journey Behind My New Book, UNLEARN
UNLEARN isn’t about fixing yourself. It’s about freeing yourself. It’s about meeting your life with honesty and realizing that even in the messy, uncertain, uncomfortable seasons, you may not be broken at all; you may simply be remembering who you are.
In this conversation, led by my close brother Adam Schell, I share the deeply personal process behind my first book, UNLEARN: Letting Go Of Who You Never Were To Become Everything You Already Are, and the emotional and relational repercussions of placing impossible expectations on myself and chasing external success in order to feel worthy. I share what it looked like to peel back the identities, patterns, and beliefs I didn’t even realize I was carrying — and what happened when the life I had built stopped making sense.
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1h 26m - May 20, 2026 - 204. Human Connection and the Modern Loneliness Pandemic with Michael Trainer
Michael Trainer, author of Resonance: The Art and Science of Human Connection, illuminates one of the greatest pandemics of our time: loneliness. Michael shares his deeply healing journey with human connection after being jumped by a gang early in life and developing an intense fear of others — a wound that eventually became one of his greatest gifts in learning how to truly relate.
In a world filled with technology and endless approximations of connection, we explore why loneliness is actually intensifying. We unpack the quality of online relationships, the importance of long-term connection, and the growing body of research showing that our happiness is deeply tied to the quality of our closest long-term relationships.
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1h 49m - May 12, 2026 - 203. Behavior Expert Chase Hughes on Materialism, Meaning, and the Stories That Influence Us
Chase Hughes returns for another round, joined by Adam Schell, for a wide-ranging conversation on what “awakening” actually points to. We’ve come to realize that maybe it’s less about feeling better and more about seeing clearly once illusions fall away. We explore how much of our suffering comes from taking too seriously what was meant for play, reflect on parenting in an age of conflicting information, question the idea that the news is more theater than truth, and touch on the edges of human potential that science can’t yet fully explain.
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1h 49m - Apr 27, 2026 - 202. Emotional Mastery: From Understanding to Embodiment with David Sutcliffe
We’ll always have blind spots. We won’t reach some final state of being healed. But we can continue to see more clearly, relate more honestly, open ourselves to new ways of connecting, and live more fully in our body.
David Sutcliffe, emotional and relational mastery guide, speaks to the idea that transformation isn’t about fixing or arriving, but rather about becoming more fully embodied over time.
At the heart of this episode is an invitation. To simply inhabit your experience more fully and honestly you.
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1h 38m - Apr 20, 2026 - 201. The Coming World Nation with Philosopher Alex Sachon
Alex Sachon is an esoteric philosopher who is deeply attuned to the rhythms shaping geopolitics. In this conversation, we explore the core ideas behind his book The Coming World Nation: Why Global Government is Inevitable. We’re living through a period of global transition. As systems shift, so does our understanding of reality itself. From the emergence of UFO phenomena to a broader reorientation toward spiritual law, Alex invites a deeper question: are we being guided out of purely material frameworks and into something far more expansive and supportive?
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2h 5m - Apr 13, 2026 - 200. The Body Knows: Rethinking Viruses and the Body’s Intelligence with Alec Zeck
Alec Zeck, host of The Way Forward, joins for a deep dive exploring the nature of viruses and the body’s innate intelligence to adapt and heal in relation to our state of wellbeing, something that is ultimately our responsibility and can be deeply empowering. We unpack what it actually means to “catch” a virus in light of current research, and why understanding the body’s self-regulating, self-healing capacity is essential to true vitality.
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2h 8m - Apr 6, 2026 - 199. Hapa Lomi: A 10-Hour Deep Reset with Kyle Coursey and Luke Storey
Hapa Lomi is a high-touch bodywork experience designed by Kyle Coursey to help the body process pain and restore coherence between mind and body. Rooted in the belief that we are the architects of both our suffering, and our healing, Kyle’s work focuses on feeding integrity over distortion through extended sessions with consistent touch lasting up to 10 hours. In this episode, Luke Storey and I share our personal experiences and transformations from this deeply immersive work.
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2h 35m - Mar 25, 2026 - 198. Listening to Your Inner Rhythm: Staying True in the Noise with Singer-Songwriter Bo Staloch
Bo Staloch is a 20-year-old singer-songwriter exploring the highs and lows of being alive. From failing a songwriting course to seeing that same song reach over 4 million listens, he shares how trusting his inner pull matters more than external opinion.
In a raw conversation about coming down from touring and success, Bo reflects on the quieter, in-between moments — and how music becomes a way to heal, process emotion, and stay connected to what’s real. By staying true to himself within the industry, he lets the rhythm of real life guide both his art and the work he offers the world.
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1h 21m - Jan 21, 2026 - Best of 2025: Unlearning Moments (Part 2)
As we step into a new year, I wanted to pause and pay gratitude to the incredible guests who joined me on The Great Unlearn in 2025. Each conversation carried depth from lived experience, from truth-telling and vulnerability to curiosity and courage, each guests showed up fully to share their unlearning moments.
I also want to thank you, our Unlearn community, the ones who return week after week, who sit with these conversations and reflect just as deeply. Thank you for walking this path with me. Excited to see what we create in 2026!
[1:28] 181. One Month Alone in the Dark: A Journey into Presence with Andrew Holecek
[14:04] 184. The Upside Down Paradigm: Turning Science Inside Out with Mark Gober
[27:26] 185. Story as Reality: Reclaiming Your Inner Authority with Filmmaker Ben Stewart
[38:04] 188. The Ammortal Chamber: Science and Spirit of Healing with Co-Founder Brian Le Gette
[51:31] 189. Moving Beyond Your Blocks: Emma Dunwoody on Transformational Human Design
[59:16] 190. HRV: The Key to Slow Aging and Increase Vitality with Salim Najjar
[01:16:21] 193. Awakening to the Dream: Toltec Teachings for Life in Flow with Joel Schafer
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1h 45m - Jan 12, 2026 - Best of 2025: Unlearning Moments (Part 1)
As we step into a new year, I wanted to pause and pay gratitude to the incredible guests who joined me on The Great Unlearn in 2025. Each conversation carried depth from lived experience, from truth-telling and vulnerability to curiosity and courage, each guests showed up fully to share their unlearning moments.
I also want to thank you, our Unlearn community, the ones who return week after week, who sit with these conversations and reflect just as deeply. Thank you for walking this path with me. Excited to see what we create in 2026!
[1:28] 166. Training for Life with Opscotch Founder & RBC GranFondo Runner Matt Christopherson
[25:12] 169. The 90-Day Alcohol-Free Blueprint: James Swanwick on 15 Years of Clarity & Health
[52:16] 171. Christ Over Doctrine: Alex Wolfe on Reclaiming a Heart-Led Path
[1:07:02] 172. The Midlife Male MAP: Mastering the Middle Years with Greg Scheinman
[1:17:10] 173. Unraveling the Victim, Villain, Hero Loop: Tah and Kole Whitty of The Condor Approach
[1:36:33] 179. 110 Days Through Antarctica: Akshay Nanavati on Fearvana & the Sacred Path of Suffering
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1h 45m - Jan 9, 2026 - Unlearning the Man I Thought I Was: Cal as Guest on Liquid Life
I recently joined Preston Douglas Boyer on his Liquid Life podcast for a wide-open, deep dive into my experience of waking up to what truly matters in my life. It gave me the chance to share my unfiltered truth in a big way.
We explore my evolution and lessons as a father, my path through psychedelics, and how all of it weaves together to support a new way of being in the world. So if you’re unlearning the roles you once held and feeling the pull toward a new identity, I hope you’ll listen in.
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1h 11m - Dec 8, 2025 - 197. Brainwashing & Influence: What Breaks the Human Will, What Restores It & The Future of Ethical Persuasion with Chase Hughes and Adam Schell
Chase Hughes has spent decades studying human behavior, influence, profiling, and covert mind-control tactics — working at the intersection of psychology, military intelligence, and persuasion science.
We explore what makes someone easy to influence, manipulate, or control, and how can we flip that script. Because the same blueprint used to break down a person’s will can also be used to rebuild sovereignty and create healing instead of harm.
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Unrestricted Warfare: China's Master Plan to Destroy America
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2h 11m - Nov 25, 2025 - 196. The Body Wants to Heal Itself: Fasting and Self-Experimentation with Mike Cardamone
Mike Cardamone is a former corporate comedic writer who worked with major household brands, known for bringing unconventional thinking into traditional marketing spaces. Ultimately, his misalignment with the health-propaganda ecosystem and his growing curiosity about alternative healing led him to leave the corporate world in pursuit of deeper truth and personal sovereignty.
In this episode, Mike opens up about his journey of radical self-experimentation and what he’s learned by stepping outside conventional frameworks of health and wellness.
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1h 44m - Nov 17, 2025 - 195. Why Are We Here? A Roundtable on Consciousness, Choice, and The Human Experiment with Alec Zeck, Joel Schafer, and Mark Gober
A roundtable journey into the nature of reality and the purpose of being human. Alec, Joel, Mark and I explore Toltec perspectives on dream-making and choice, the sacred initiation of parenthood, and what it truly means to build relationships that are awake.
Join us as we dive into why we attract the experiences we do and how we reclaim our role as conscious creators.
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3h 9m - Nov 10, 2025 - 194. Spiritual Investing with Elizabeth Ralph: Turning Strategy into Energy and Effortless Wealth
Elizabeth Ralph is a high-level wealth strategist and intuitive investor who, after retiring at 39 as a financial executive and energy trader, founded The Spiritual Investor — a platform where entrepreneurs transform from unsure investors into effortless wealth creators.
Blending grounded financial strategy with energetic mastery, Elizabeth helps people cultivate an empowered relationship with money and understand it as energy in motion.
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2h 4m - Nov 3, 2025 - 193. Awakening to the Dream: Toltec Teachings for Life in Flow with Joel Schafer
Joel Schafer has spent more than thirty years apprenticing with shamanic guides, learning and embodying Toltec-inspired practices that reveal our deeper energetic nature. Today, as a teacher and mentor, Joel shares these tools to help others reconnect with the flow of life and remember the dream we’re all living in.
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2h 11m - Oct 27, 2025 - 192. Quest Nutrition Co-Founder Tom Bilyeu on Living in Growth Mindset and The Only Belief That Matters
Quest Nutrition co-founder Tom Bilyeu shares how changing his internal narrative and living in a growth mindset transformed everything for him. From building and exiting a billion-dollar company to now creating Impact Theory, he explores the outdated beliefs that keep people stuck and reveals “the only belief that matters.”
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1h 4m - Oct 21, 2025 - 191. The Convergence of Sound and Creativity with Frankko Vivo
Frankko Vivo, sound and visual artist, joins us again to explore what it means to let frequency lead the way in art and in life. This conversation will invite you to surrender control and discover the beauty of living and creating in alignment. For an even richer experience, be sure to check out the YouTube episode, filmed with Frankko’s art as the backdrop.
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