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    Explore " road less traveled" with insightful episodes like "FAR OUT #71 ~ What's the deal with French people and food?!", "FAR OUT #70 ~ Coronavirus: chaos and transformation", "FAR OUT #69 ~ Chocolate Shaman Keith Wilson on Cacao: the food for the shift", "FAR OUT #68 ~ You are NOT the average of the five people you spend the most time with" and "FAR OUT #67 - Stepping sideways: a trail guide to finding your path with Ryan Benz" from podcasts like ""FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning Home", "FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning Home", "FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning Home", "FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning Home" and "FAR OUT: Adventures in Returning Home"" and more!

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    FAR OUT #71 ~ What's the deal with French people and food?!

    FAR OUT #71 ~ What's the deal with French people and food?!

    Listen and explore:

    • How to drink less wine and not know it
    • What it means to have "your ass surrounded in noodles"
    • The crazy shit the French do with cheese in the Alps called  Raclette
    • What it means to be "buttered"
    • French insults -- why are they so crass?
    • The difference between French and American habits toward food

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    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    FAR OUT #70 ~ Coronavirus: chaos and transformation

    FAR OUT #70 ~ Coronavirus: chaos and transformation

    Listen and explore:

    • What's going on here in Guatemala
    • The three stages of initiation and transformation
    • Do we perceive objects first in the world, or meaning?
    • The oscillating temptation we've experienced between control and distraction
    • Are we in a "portal" moment?

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    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    FAR OUT #69 ~ Chocolate Shaman Keith Wilson on Cacao: the food for the shift

    FAR OUT #69 ~ Chocolate Shaman Keith Wilson on Cacao: the food for the shift

    Listen and explore:

    • How Keith Wilson became the Chocolate Shaman
    • The surprisingly wide range of benefits and uses for cacao
    • How cacao differs from psychedelics
    • The unique way Keith makes his cacao
    • The spiritual power of this plant medicine
    • How Keith uses cacao as an ally in inner processing and shadow work

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    Credits:

    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    FAR OUT #68 ~ You are NOT the average of the five people you spend the most time with

    FAR OUT #68 ~ You are NOT the average of the five people you spend the most time with

    Listen and explore:

    • Why the words we choose matter
    • How this popular trope  might ring more true for extraverts than introverts
    • How this slogan can mislead us in the search for our gifts
    • What makes this idea particularly toxic for building true community
    • The hidden assumptions underlying this slogan and why it leaves little room for the feminine way of life
    • The narrow idea of success this popular motto promotes and what it suggests about the health of our society

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    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    FAR OUT #67 - Stepping sideways: a trail guide to finding your path with Ryan Benz

    FAR OUT #67 - Stepping sideways: a trail guide to finding your path with Ryan Benz

    Listen and explore:

    • The trigger in Ryan's life that led him to finding his path
    • The role mindfulness has played in Ryan's journey
    • The biggest lesson Ryan learned thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail
    • Ryan's experience walking in nonstop rain for seven straight days
    • What Ryan felt during his last steps on the Appalachian Trail
    • How his time walking in the wilderness influenced the journey he's on now

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    Credits:

    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    FAR OUT #66: Communication breakdown: talking about loaded topics

    FAR OUT #66: Communication breakdown: talking about loaded topics

    Listen and explore:

    • An unconscious pattern that prevents communication in relationship
    • Alasdair's Mr. Fix It persona and the trouble it causes
    • How being a hero makes the other person a victim
    • A common but wrong assumption we often make when trying to "fix" someone else
    • The innate wisdom of feeling
    • How we can transcend this energy trap and how our relationship benefits when we do

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    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    FAR OUT #65: Creativity, courage and the imposter syndrome with Lou Redmond

    FAR OUT #65: Creativity, courage and the imposter syndrome with Lou Redmond

    Listen and explore:

    • How comparison stifles creativity
    • Beginners mind as an antidote to imposter syndrome
    • Two types of gifts: gifts of the soul and gifts of the spirit
    • The courage required and the fears we face when we give
    • When you shouldn't accept a gift
    • The importance of boundaries in giving 

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    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    FAR OUT #64: The power of gathering w/ Kelly Margerum

    FAR OUT #64: The power of gathering w/ Kelly Margerum

    Listen and explore:

    • Why Kelly Margerum started leading travel retreats
    • Alasdair's experience joining a secret society
    • The magic that can happen when we gather with intention
    • The difference between gathering virtually and in-person
    • Critical components to a successful gathering
    • The gatherings Kelly, Alasdair and Julie-Roxane leading this year and who they are for
    • How to start your own gathering today

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    Credits:

    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    FAR OUT #63: The shadow work of marriage

    FAR OUT #63: The shadow work of marriage


    Listen and explore:

    • The surprising role community played in Alasdair and Julie-Roxane's wedding
    • How getting married has felt like plugging into a high voltage socket
    • The dark and light of being married
    • What being married has forced us to confront
    • The three stages of initiation
    • The tension between being an  individual and being in relationship
    • The freedom and responsibility of being married

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    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    FAROUT #62: Culture shock

    FAROUT #62: Culture shock

    Listen and explore:

    • Alasdair's experience of culture shock in Kathmandu
    • Stories from Alasdair and JR's travels around the world
    • What it means to be culture shocked 
    • What culture shock does to our sense of self
    • Reverse culture shock: what Alasdair and JR noticed when they returned to the West after a year in Asia
    • Asia's and the West's different attitudes toward death
    • Alasdair and JR's feeling of being a stranger in their own land

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    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    What does work mean to us?

    What does work mean to us?

    Listen and explore:

    • Alasdair & Julie-Roxane's definitions of work and how they differ
    • How the English and French language effect JR's definition of work
    • The trappings of "finding your purpose"
    • The importance of working on your idea of work
    • What some people are secretly looking for when they talk about "finding balance" 
    • A spiritual vision of work and how it relates with our living

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    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    The spirituality of podcasting

    The spirituality of podcasting

    Listen and explore:

    • 3 bullshit reasons not to start a podcast
    • 4 reasons why Alasdair and Julie-Roxane believe in the power of podcasting
    • The revolutionary power of telling our story
    • Why our society needs podcasting more now than ever
    • Why podcasting can be spiritual

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    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    5 Money Mantras for building real wealth (Part 2)

    5 Money Mantras for building real wealth (Part 2)

    Listen and explore:

    • The 3 financial buckets for a better life
    • The importance of developing a system that puts you first
    • Moving the meter: how feedback loops can make real change
    • The power of cumulative decisions and compounding interest

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    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    5 Money Mantras for building real wealth

    5 Money Mantras for building real wealth

    Listen and explore:

    • The financial system isn't serving you
    • Why you need to build your own personal finance system
    • Why money management is spiritual
    • Where we get our money stories and how they effect us
    • The importance of moving from no to yes and finding your why
    • The magical power of attention
    • How to reduce anxiety and make better financial decisions

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    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    2019 Highlight Reel

    2019 Highlight Reel

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    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    The uncertainty of a self-directed life

    The uncertainty of a self-directed life

    Listen and explore:

    • How our life really looks and feels most days
    • The fantasy every self-employed person has but won't tell you about
    • Three types of identity crises every entrepreneur faces
    • Creating inner structure and becoming a chaos warrior
    • When Alasdair truly learned that the only way out was through
    • The time when JR was working until 5:00 AM a week before her wedding

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    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    What it means to be highly sensitive

    What it means to be highly sensitive

    Listen and explore:

    • DOES: The four parts of being a highly sensitive person (HSP)
    • Why Alasdair no longer drinks coffee and how understanding, recognizing and managing overstimulation can change your life and work
    • Julie-Roxane's journey with trauma and how the role it plays in the being a highly sensitive person
    • What happens when HSPs realize they are not innately flawed
    • The strengths of HSPS and why HSPs are adept at creating and holding sacred space
    • HSP's unique relationship with their vocation
    • Why we sorely need more highly sensitive leaders

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    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    How we prevent life from getting too good

    How we prevent life from getting too good

    Listen and explore:

    • How your cohosts are handling their transition to Guatemala
    • The different ways Alasdair and Julie-Roxane tried to sabotage their experience when things were going a little too well.
    • How we all "upper limit" ourselves and how this directly effects the quality of our lives
    • How long it typically takes to "upper limit" ourselves and what we can do about it
    • Getting out of zero sum games

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    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    Moving to Guatemala: Travel 2.0

    Moving to Guatemala: Travel 2.0

    Listen and explore:

    • Our excitement about moving to a new country
    • The difference between how we travel now and how we used to travel
    • What Alasdair found in the kitchen sink on his second day in Guatemala
    • A travel hack Alasdair and JR used that made all the difference in their trip to Guatemala
    • Adapting to a new culture (and how we're doing)

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    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

    Exploring intuition w/ Karina Antonopoulos

    Exploring intuition w/ Karina Antonopoulos

    Listen and explore:

    • Karina's spooky story about meeting Hawaii's fire goddess while exploring the island's volcanoes.
    • How Karina defines intuition
    • How the Meyers Briggs Personality Indicator (MBTI) can help us think about intuition 
    • The difference between extraverted intuition and introverted intuition and some of the ways it shows up in people
    • Four different analogies for thinking about intuition
    • The universe's role and our role in creating our reality
    • The role space plays in listening to our intuition

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    • Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
    • Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)
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