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Daniel Whiteson - Are We Discovering Reality or Inventing It?

Dr. Daniel Whiteson is a theoretical physicist at CERN, a professor at University of California, Irvine, and a contributor to the discovery of the Higgs boson. He is also the co-host of the podcast “Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe” and author of popular science books exploring the limits of human understanding.
What if physics isn’t actually “real”… but just the way humans happen to describe reality?
In this conversation, we explore whether our understanding of the universe is objective truth or a human-centered framework. We talk about alien intelligence, the limits of human cognition, why the Big Bang is widely misunderstood, and whether we might encounter truths we’re simply incapable of understanding. This is less about answers—and more about questioning the assumptions we didn’t even realize we were making.
GUEST LINKS"Do Aliens Speak Physics?" https://www.amazon.com/Do-Aliens-Speak-Physics-Questions/dp/1324064641
Podcast: https://www.danielandkelly.org
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Mark Sargent - Life As A Flat-Earther

Mark Sargent  ⁨@markksargent⁩  is a leading figure in the Flat Earth movement. Rather than focusing on proving or disproving claims, this conversation dives into the experience of belief - what leads someone there, what keeps them there, and what it costs relationally.
From frustration and fear to community and identity, this is a conversation about how humans make sense of the world, even when that world stops making sense.
Mark's Channel and Flat-Earth Clues: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5IsLBMjhtI&list=PLltxIX4B8_URNUzDE2sXctnUAEXgEDDGn
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Joshua Bowen - Where the Bible Really Came From

In this conversation, I sit down with Dr. Joshua Bowen to explore- Where the Bible came from.- Whether the Bible actually endorses slavery- How ancient people thought about morality- Why stories like the flood appear across multiple cultures...and why the Bible might become more interesting after belief, not less
Guest Links:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DigitalHammurabiWebsite: https://digitalhammurabi.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/DigitalHammurabiBook: An Atheist's Guide to the Old Testament https://www.amazon.com/Atheist-Handbook-Old-Testament/dp/1736592068
Misquoting Jesus https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmutpnyeVQcrRNOzPWdEothXcCVo2Npfv&si=bK0I4rcut__8_iJ8
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Jonathan Rauch - Do We Need Religion?

Jonathan Rauch and I explore:*What happens when we lose religion… but still need meaning*Why truth feels harder to find right now*Whether Christianity is helping or hurting society*The role of religion in sustaining democracy*What deconstruction actually costs...And whether it’s possible to keep the values of a belief system… without believing it’s literally true
Cross Purposes: https://www.amazon.com/Cross-Purposes-Christianitys-Democracy-Politics-ebook/dp/B0DQXF7L7P
Denial - My 25 Years Without A Soul: https://www.amazon.com/Denial-My-Years-Without-Soul/dp/1949450015
Kindly Inquisitors: https://www.amazon.com/Kindly-Inquisitors-Attacks-Thought-Expanded-ebook/dp/B00FLO0F78
The Constitution of Knowledge: https://www.amazon.com/Constitution-Knowledge-Defense-Truth-ebook/dp/B0BL841MK1
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Michael Shermer – Truth, Religion, and the Limits of Reason

Michael Shermer joins me to talk about truth - what it is, how we know it, and why so many of us get it wrong.
We explore the difference between empirical truth and religious truth, why conspiracy theorists are often wrong (but sometimes right) and what actually causes people to change their minds. Along the way, we get into Bayesian reasoning, the role of emotion in belief formation, and whether religion is helping or hurting society.
Book - Truth https://www.amazon.com/Truth-What-Find-Still-Matters/dp/142145372X
Skeptic Magazine: https://www.skeptic.com/
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Eduardo Briceño – Growth Mindset (What People Get Wrong)

In this conversation, I sit down with Eduardo Briceño to unpack what’s really going on there—and why that instinct might be the very thing holding us back. We talk about:
*The hidden cost of “pretending” instead of being curious
*How growth mindset actually works (and what people get wrong about it)
*The role of gratitude in learning, resilience, and emotional stability
*What it means to live a life where you’re not sure you’re right
The Performance Paradox: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0593356926
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Michael Langone - How Cult Influence Actually Works

Psychologist Michael Langone, longtime executive director of the International Cultic Studies Association, discusses manipulation, shame, recovery, religion, psychopaths, and the complicated psychology of influence.
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Adam Zeman - The Mind Without a Mind's Eye

In this episode of If I’m Really Honest, I sit down with neurologist Adam Zeman, the researcher who coined the term aphantasia — the inability to form voluntary visual mental imagery. We explore what it means to lack a “mind’s eye,” how it affects memory and emotion, why many people with aphantasia dream visually, and what this reveals about consciousness itself.
We also dive into Global Workspace Theory, Integrated Information Theory, psychedelics, PTSD, creativity, imagination, and whether imagery shapes attachment, nostalgia, and even spiritual experience.
Adam Zeman books: https://www.amazon.com/Books-Adam-Zeman/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AAdam%2BZeman
Aphantasia test and blog post: https://ifimreallyhonest.great-site.net/2026/02/27/adam-zeman-the-mind-without-a-minds-eye/
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Derek Lambert - Integrity At Any Cost

Derek Lambert (host of MythVision) joins If I’m Really Honest for a candid conversation about myth, meaning, and why the “Historical Jesus” debate makes so many people lose their minds. We get into mythicism vs historicism, why stories feel true in the body before they’re true on paper, and what to do when certainty dies but curiosity doesn’t.
@MythVisionPodcast https://www.youtube.com/mythvisionpodcast
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Mary Roach - The Joy of Curiosity

In this episode of If I’m Really Honest, Jamin talks with bestselling science writer Mary Roach about curiosity, writing, research, and the surprising human stories behind science reporting. Mary’s books combine humor, science, and storytelling in a way that makes complex topics accessible without oversimplifying them. This conversation explores the mindset behind that work, and why curiosity might be one of the most important traits a person can develop.
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Mary Roach: https://maryroach.net
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