Johnathan's Dialogues

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Podcast by Johnathan Bi

Johnathan Bi

  • Oct 24, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • monthly NEW EPISODES
  • 1h 24m AVG DURATION
  • 8 EPISODES


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#6 Worldly Meditators with Soryu Forall

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2020 47:30


Soryu is the founder of Monastic Academy, an organization that is dedicated to train meditators who also remain engaged with and impact the world. During my visits, I've been impressed by the rigor of their practice as well as their engagement in society: politics, economics, technology. Me and Soryu sit down to discuss one central question: How can one both develop a serious meditation practice while remaining engaged with the world.

#5 The Age of Online Writing with David Perell

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 106:00


I chat with good friend and prominent internet writer David Perell on online writing as a new media platform: what this medium is uniquely suited to do, whether the truth-seeking ends of online writing is in contradiction with the performative means, and the psychological dangers of publishing one’s work online.

#4 The Uses and Abuses of Heroism with Francis Pedraza

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 108:17


I chat with Francis Pedraza, CEO of Invisible technologies, about what it means to live the heroic life in the 21st century and its many pitfalls.

Episode #5 Examining The Market Economy With Dr.Thimo Heisenberg

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2020 91:23


In this episode, I chat with Thimo Heisenberg, Philosophy PHD @ Columbia, about a pressing contemporary issue: “which direction to take the market economy?” In his research, Thimo has taken a historical-philosophical approach to this problem by examining the arguments offered by prominent thinkers in 19th-century Germany when this system of production began to proliferate. We discuss the relevance of such a historical approach, dive into a defense offered by Hegel, before circling back to the contemporary debate.

#4 Inside The Mind Of A Brilliant 17-Year-Old with Marion Deal

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2019 68:51


17 year old Marion Deal sits across me with a half shaved head. She grew up in a renaissance fair, travelled to China to study Kungfu, has already published her first book, is starting her career as a neuroscience researcher, and is one of the most well-read people I know. Today, I chat with Marion about her fascinating upbringing, the importance of creating spaces for weirdos, and her relentless drive for artistic and academic achievement. I must warn you, Marion speaks in a dense, academic manner that is hard to decipher, but if you slug it through, I promise that you will be just as intrigued by how this brilliant 17-year-old sees reality as I am.

#3 How To Self-Actualize without Alienation with Marguerite TM

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2019 84:41


Marguerite has seen shit. The London/New York it-girl lifestyle, Columbia grad, prestigious Kristy’s, California hippies, marijuana plantations, an indian farm, Asian nunneries, and a deep engagement with Buddhism — she is one of the few who have went off the well-trodden road and fearlessly pursued her own values. And she managed to do so while cultivating a deep love for the world. I chat with Marguerite about her journey, and try to figure out how she pursues her own values without being alienated.

#2 Delusion and Heroism in Career and Romance with Francis Pedraza, CEO Invisible Tech.

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2018 80:08


“Google is like casual sex…Yes.” I chat with Francis Pedraza, CEO of invisible technologies, on selecting a meaningful career out of college and why he warns most people against entrepreneurship. We talk about how Romanticism manifests as heroism in his work life and how the same philosophy can bring one trouble in the romantic domain.

#1 Ethics, Romanticism, and Culture with Francis Pedraza, CEO Invisible Technologies

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2018 86:12


Welcome to the inaugural episode of Johnathan’s Dialogues. I chat with Francis Pedraza, CEO of Invisible technologies and prominent medium writer on culture and business about his education, worldview, and the cultural state of our society through the lens of romanticism.

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