Episode 38: The Spirit of the Senses Session
Host Pete Mandik switches roles and becomes Guest Pete Mandik in order to answer questions from members of the Spirit of the Senses Salon in Phoenix, Arizona. Topics covered include the brain’s role in conscious experience, competing definitions of “consciousness,” hypnosis, near-death experiences, psychedelic drugs, cognitive behavioral therapy, the “self” and much much more.
Video discussion from which this episode’s audio is taken: https://youtu.be/b_oRS7nIujg
Webpage for the Spirit of the Senses Salon: http://spiritofthesenses.org/moreaboutus.htm
Additional info and credits:
Intro narration: Rachelle Mandik rachellemandik.com
Movie clip quote from: War of the Satellites (1958) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Satellites
SpaceTimeMind Theme Song, Intro Version: Richard Brown on Drums and Pete Mandik on everything else.
Mid-episode break music: Spring Theory by Pete Mandik
SpaceTimeMind Theme Song, Outro Version: Pete Mandik