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11/11 Nov 11, 2020
Recorded on a microdose of mushrooms just after the 2020 election, this solo riff closes the book on Trump-vs-Biden and reframes political anxiety as an inner civil war projected outward.
We're All Dead with Ramin Nazer Oct 8, 2020
Artist Ramin Nazer returns to unpack the Neville Goddard-flavored idea that we're all already dead — that dream worlds are the higher-dimensional real reality and waking life is a stubborn place we keep haunting until we remember…
Taking Hits with Jessa Reed Sep 30, 2020
Comedian and Soberish host Jessa Reed treats her tick-borne illness as a clue to hack with playful curiosity rather than a war to fight, opening a conversation about faith healing, Louise Hay-style body metaphysics, and why…
CANNASYNC + SYNCTAPE #01 May 2, 2019
A guestless, two-part episode: Noah reads and expands on his own tweet storm about cannabis policy, arguing that anti-legalization campaigns like Smart Approaches to Marijuana run on Koch-funded fear, tiny sample sizes, and the…
Magic, Reality and Volatility + EP Release Oct 4, 2018
A solo episode marking the release of Noah's debut EP, Kykeon, named for the psychedelic sacrament of the Eleusinian Mysteries, alongside a candid look at the perfectionism and creative resistance that kept his music unreleased…
Don't Turn A Blind Eye with Zach Leary Jun 26, 2018
Zach Leary, host of "It's All Happening" and the MAPS podcast and the show's very first guest, returns amid the 2018 border family-separation crisis for a conversation that doubles as Noah's challenge to the spiritual scene: if…
Lean In Jun 20, 2018
A solo bonus episode devoted entirely to the Trump administration's 2018 border policy of forcibly separating migrant children from their families.
Ep. 96 - Spiritual Politics with David Silver Aug 2, 2017
Returning guest David Silver joins Noah Lampert to read the 2017 political landscape through a spiritual lens — Trump, the Trumpcare repeal fight, John McCain's swing vote, US-Russia paranoia, and Jeff Sessions' war on cannabis —…
Ep. 73 - Tim Heidecker Mar 8, 2017
Comedian Tim Heidecker (Tim and Eric, On Cinema, Decker) traces how his best work bubbles up through instinct and collaboration rather than conscious planning, from prank videos in film school to a movie-review podcast that grew…
Ep. 70 - High Times with Sean Dunne Feb 15, 2017
Documentary filmmaker Sean Dunne (VeryApe.tv) returns for a stoned, in-person conversation at his Greenpoint apartment ranging from music as sacred vibration (Hazrat Inayat Khan's mysticism of sound) to learning instruments in…
Ep. 69 - Dark Times with Randy Cohen Feb 8, 2017
Randy Cohen, the former New York Times "Ethicist" columnist and host of the podcast Person Place Thing, joins for a cordial but pointed debate recorded days into the Trump administration's first Muslim-ban executive orders.
Ep. 68 - Fear as an Ally with Mel Stephens Feb 1, 2017
Comedian Mel Stephens, host of the podcast Fear-Based Life, traces her all-consuming fear of death to a honeymoon dream of dying alone in a black void where she couldn't find her husband, and Noah Lampert answers with Tibetan…
Ep. 62 - Staying Positive with Vic Berger Dec 21, 2016
Recorded weeks after the 2016 election, video editor Vic Berger (of Super Deluxe, returning after his Episode 7 debut) and Noah wrestle with how to stay funny and hopeful when the bully wins and an alt-right figure has unleashed…
Ep. 60 - Empathy Rising with Bard Azima Dec 8, 2016
Bard Azima, the writer behind empathyrising.com, traces how the British boarding-school system severs children from their emotions and funnels them into the elite positions from which they govern out of unhealed trauma, a lens he…
Ep. 59 - Jay Weingarten Redux Nov 30, 2016
Absurdist comedian Jay Weingarten returns to unpack the heartfelt, out-of-character Facebook post he wrote in the days after the 2016 election, a plea to keep hearts wide open and relieve the suffering of marginalized people.
Ep. 57 - Michael Phillip [Third Eye Drops] Nov 17, 2016
Third Eye Drops host Michael Phillip joins Noah for a wide-ranging "mind melt" on whether psychedelic states are endogenous, using the Maharaj-ji/Ram Dass LSD story to argue no substance is required to reach them.
Ep. 56 - Donald Trump + The Future Nov 10, 2016
A guestless bonus episode recorded days after Donald Trump's 2016 election win, offering solace to shocked and grieving listeners.
Ep. 43 - Habits with Hugh Byrne Aug 18, 2016
Meditation teacher Hugh Byrne, author of "The Here-and-Now Habit," explains why habits are so hard to break: once repeated often enough, a behavior gets reassigned to the fast, instinctive brain system (Daniel Kahneman's system…
Ep. 42 - David Silver Redux Aug 11, 2016
Filmmaker David Silver, the show's first repeat guest, returns for a sprawling conversation that pairs Tibetan Buddhist teaching on death with the 2016 US election.
Ep. 34 - Allen St. Pierre [NORML] Jun 16, 2016
NORML executive director Allen St.
Ep. 23 - Marijuana and More with Davis Clayton Kiyo Mar 30, 2016
Davis Clayton Kiyo, co-founder of the cannabis lifestyle brand Meister, recounts a federal smuggling indictment and a Montgomery County police raid that seized his CBD shop's inventory and drained its bank accounts through civil…
Ep. 21 - Politics with Danny Goldberg Mar 22, 2016
Music-industry veteran Danny Goldberg returns for a spiritually grounded take on the 2016 primaries, unpacking the Bernie Sanders vs.
Ep. 7 - Vic Berger Dec 9, 2015
Video editor and songwriter Vic Berger walks through how he turns unsettling public figures into viral satire, from his darkly funny Chubby Checker vines to condensed 'highlight reels' of Republican announcement speeches and his…
Ep. 6 - David Silver Dec 2, 2015
David Silver, host of the Mind Rolling podcast and a co-founder of MindPod Network, joins Noah to work out how to stay on the spiritual path while remaining fully engaged with the world.