Ari In The Air

Spencer is a highliner, one of the best in the world. He's a freesoloist, walking across 1'' webbing thousands of feet in the air without a tether. He's also incredibly handy, building, modifying, engineering nearly anything with whatever is available. He's been telling us to 'get involved' for every second of 6 years. And this really is the secret that we need right now, to get involved in our own maturation, our own communities, our own food systems, our own shadows, our own cultures. Akira the Don told me yesterday, "politics are downstream of culture, culture is downstream of vibes". We gotta take our culture back by taking back our vibes. We gotta get involved in how we feel, how we act, how we think. We literally have to get involved in our own evolution as a species; each person growing up and taking responsibility and thus raising the tides, bringing all boats up into a new level of personhood, a new way of being, thinking and doing. If you like this podcast, SHARE, REVIEW AND DONATE! www.paypal.me/

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Have we overreacted to Covid? Have we given our power away to coronavirus? This is a genuine inquiry that I'm in. This episode I talk about what its like to use a tool like world governments to address social issues and our pandemic, I talk about the fact that where I live, there is no pandemic, and that what NYC needs to do to control their outbreak is very different than what we need to be doing here in Oregon to respond to our own situation. Please support this podcast by subscribing and sharing, leaving a review really helps, if you'd be so kind! Also, keep this show going by donating at www.paypal.me/ariintheair

Dr. Zak is a fucking saint. He's one of my biggest influences right now, which makes this episode truly special for me. He's an educational philosopher and author of ‘Education in a Time Between Worlds’ - a book that lays out how our education system went wrong, what wrong looks like today, what right might look like in the future and how we go about getting it right. It's an incredible book that has been so helpful and insightful lately. It's also somewhat prophetic, he lays out the essence of the metacrisis more than a year before covid brought the reality to a bigger audience’s doorstep. He is the Head of Academics at The Center for Integral Wisdom. His latest article, Covid19; A War Broke Out in Heaven went viral with its gentle but powerful proposition that we're in a battle over the future of human nature that is taking place in each of our hearts. A battle between the angel and devil that sits on each of our shoulders. In this episode, we talk about the role of intellectual mentorship, about fear of

Shane is a permaculturalist and agriculture consultant, and talking with him changed some of my perspectives on some big topics. In this episode he outlines that without a permanent system of agriculture, one that is truly sustainable, permanent civilization is impossible. We also talk about human nature and how it is typically misconstrued and weaponized against us. We talk about politicized science, the ecological impact of the coronavirus lockdown, which he argues that it is not big, because our agriculture has not been impeded or reformed in the midst of pandemic. Its an amazing talk I hope you enjoy it. Find Shane at www.actionecology.com Please support this show by sharing, subscribing and by leaving a review! It helps! Support by donating! 100% listener supported show. www.paypal.me/ariintheair From Shane's bio on Action Ecology's site - "Shane Ward is a regenerative land use & soil health consultant, speaker, teacher and communicator passionate about sustainable food production, ecosystem restor

Terry Patten is a lifelong anti-war and civil rights activist, turned spiritual teacher and philosopher. He's the co-author of Integral Life Practice and the author of A New Republic of the Heart. He's been a devotee, he's been a teacher. He's been an leader of peace movements and human potential movements. He's an OG, a legend, a wise mentor for a lot of us. This conversation is one of, if not the, most impactful conversations I've had on this show. Terry left me feeling seen and heard, loved and supported, empowered and encouraged. I hope you get similar effects from this episode. I am so so so grateful to have Terry on the show. Here's Terry's website, I encourage you to check it out. https://www.terrypatten.com Please support this show by sharing, subscribing and by leaving a review! It helps! Support by donating! 100% listener supported show. www.paypal.me/ariintheair From Terry's Website... "As a philosopher-activist, he has long been a leading voice for facing, examining, and healing our globa

Rich, co-founder of The Hum (a non-heirarchical business consultancy), is back to talk about the differences, both positive and negative, with virtual and physical relationships. We talk about how geographical location affects his work at Enspiral and how a 'home base' can alter our feelings. We talk about a ton of stuff in this episode, so tune in and enjoy. Here’s some of Rich's articles that we talk about. You can find him on Medium. https://medium.com/@richdecibels https://medium.com/microsolidarity/how-to-weave-social-fabric-9385a841559f Please support this show by sharing, subscribing and by leaving a review! It helps! Support by donating! 100% listener supported show. www.paypal.me/ariintheair Thanks so much for your time and insight Rich! Really fun interview and some really great things to think about. From Loomio's website about Rich "I have a background in open source hardware (as Rich Decibels) and creative community organising (with Concerned Citizens Collective). I got swept up in the O

There is a reality rarely seen, that shows the limits of our ability to understand the complexities that we live in. This concept, coined Hyperobjects by Timothy Morton, is a humble way of placing our own ability to understand complexity. This is coupled with the increasingly obvious reality that our old systems are simply not fit to address the problems and meet the needs of our global community, especially for the future which is unseen and unknowable. We're constantly solving for right where we are, which is leaving us a day late and a dollar short time and time again. My point in this episode is that there is a better way to think, a better way to frame the question, the problems. Instead of staying stuck in a Left/Right, Me/You, Us/Them battle where we're forced to take a multiple choice test (voting) between two futures that are bought and sold by greed and power by people who have never talked to us about it and who, frankly, don't give a fuck about us. This episode is an invitation into a global col

Howard wrote his first article studying virtual communities 1987. Yes, 1987. That's before the official internet and long before anything that resembled what we know of today as social media. In 2012 he authored the book, Net Smart; How to Thrive Online, which laid out 5 essential literacies for users of digital communication and networks. He’s got a ton of great insights and perspectives on our current situation with Facebook and Google and Youtube. He’s hopeful it seems, and he doesn’t bash the tech itself. Rather, he tries to empower its users to see it for what it is, and to make the most of it. Find Howard’s work online at www.rheingold.com and on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/howardrheingold Please support this show by sharing, subscribing and by leaving a review! It helps! Support by donating! 100% listener supported show. www.paypal.me/ariintheair Thanks to everyone who has listened, shared, donated and encouraged me on this podcast. It means a lot to me, I’m so grateful. So much good stuff

Peter is a philosopher and steward at The Stoa. He's got some really useful ideas about how we should be thinking right now, and more importantly, how we should be embodying our philosophies. We discuss stoicism, method acting, the memetic war, the culture war, his ideas about culture war 2.0, the difference between truth and truthfulness and why truthfulness is our only way to get through our current meta crisis. I really appreciate peter's work at the stoa and his time coming on the podcast. Read Peter's article "The Memetic Tribes of Culture War 2.0" here - https://medium.com/s/world-wide-wtf/memetic-tribes-and-culture-war-2-0-14705c43f6bb Find the Stoa at www.thestoa.ca

Sara founded Authentic Revolution, an organization spreading authentic relating toolkits (games, structures, ideas), to individuals, companies and groups. They also teach authentic leadership, which is a huge topic that we cover amidst coronavirus. She starts by sharing an authentic relating game with me, that we play together, that cuts straight into what we're both feeling. It was a vulnerable moment for me for sure. We then immediately go deep into why authenticity is important and powerful, why we lack it and what this lack does to our relationships. She shares a study about how authentic relating and emotional intelligence training on a Shell oil rig dropped the incidence of workplace accidents precipitously, and another about coal miners trapped in a mine and the unlikey emmergence of leadership. Through the episode, she invites me to share some of my own frameworks of thinking and my own thoughts on how her work relates to paragliding and the sports that I know and love. This was such a rewarding conve

Carl is a pro mountain bike racer, rally racecar driver and a tinkerer. He is very smart, has a quick wit and a dry sense of humor. In this episode we talk about his career (and his hilarious self-assesment of his place in biking), he tells an awesome story of racing rally cars in the Xgames(replacing Travis Pastrana!), racing his bike against Ebikes at the Seaotter Classic, and other hilarious tid bits of his mind. Please support this show by sharing, subscribing and by leaving a review! It helps! Support by donating! 100% listener supported show. www.paypal.me/ariintheair Thanks to everyone who has listened, shared, donated and encouraged me on this podcast. It means a lot to me, I’m so grateful. So much good stuff coming up. Stay tuned! "I grew up racing mountain bikes with Team Decker (Dad and brother Chris) from the age of nine. Ran XC and track in high school, earning a scholarship at University of Portland, where I ran for four years (specializing in XC and Steeplechase) and earned a BS in Crimina

Matt is a BASE jumper, Burning Man facilitator and stuntman. We talk about radical self reliance as it pertains to base jumping as well as emotional resilience and group dynamics. We also talk about mourning and death, we talk about considering all the possible outcomes, no matter how dark, as a means of preparation and protection. We also mention Sketchy Andy Lewis, GGBY, Turkey Boogie, Anson Fogel, Camp4Collective, When We Were Knights. This is a great episode, thanks for coming on Matt! You can find Matt on Instagram @mattblanket Please support this show by sharing, subscribing and by leaving a review! It helps! Support by donating! 100% listener supported show. www.paypal.me/ariintheair Thanks to everyone who has listened, shared, donated and encouraged me on this podcast. It means a lot to me, I’m so grateful. So much good stuff coming up. Stay tuned! "I grew up in Southern California skateboarding by day and racing BMX by night. Most mornings I spent at the beach surfing or bodyboarding before sc

Charles Post is an ecologist, a scientist and a storyteller. He joins me to talk about the ecological impacts of the Coronavirus lockdown, the dynamics and challenges of the climate change conversation and so much more. Ecology to psychology, this episode has a lot in it, thanks Charles! Follow Charles on Instagram @Charles_Post and find him on the web at www.charlespost.com Please support this show by sharing, subscribing and by leaving a review! It helps! Support by donating! 100% listener supported show. www.paypal.me/ariintheair Thanks to everyone who has listened, shared, donated and encouraged me on this podcast. It means a lot to me, I’m so grateful. So much good stuff coming up. Stay tuned! "Charles Post is an ecologist, storyteller and filmmaker drawn to stories anchored to the confluence of society’s relationship with wild and rapidly changing natural environments. After spending nearly a decade studying at U.C. Berkeley, Charles earned a B.S. and Master’s degree in ecology under the mentorsh

We need a collective action on Covid, but we're also afraid that what happened in Nazi Germany or Soviet Russia could happen here in America. We're afraid that the government will use this thing as a means to increase their power, to overreach into our lives and our liberties. We're afraid at the mere possibility that they created this entire fucking thing themselves. That they engineered the virus, released it in China, and didn't take early action deliberately. These are terrifying thoughts and I'm sympathetic of the people who have gone so far down this rabbit hole that they are disoriented, while still feeling certain that they know the truth of a massive cover up, a "plandemic". Some combination of legislative overreach, 5G cell phone towers, mandated vaccines and martial law make up their fears and their claims. I'm partial to these thoughts, honestly. The reality of tyranny and government propaganda goes back to the dawn of civilization, and we've seen it here in our own lives. We're at a critical time

In this episode, Rich, the co-creator of Enspiral and Loomio(complex collaborative systems) and I talk about about why people have such a hard time working together, from how we were raised, our cultures, our biases, all the way to how we think of ourselves. We talk about how systems change, from the individual then outward. We talk about non-hierarchical organizations, non-violence, small groups and the importance of group size, the dunbar number, microsolidarity, sovereignty, networks of trust and love, courage-how we get it and how we give it. We talk about some problems in the United States, scalability of tight night groups, the obsession of scalability, about rhythms instead of scheduling, practicing partner relationships, accepting all the parts of ourselves, self love and shadow work and so much more. Please support this show by sharing, subscribing and by leaving a review! It helps! Support by donating! 100% listener supported show. www.paypal.me/ariintheair Thanks for listening, thanks for shari

In this podcast episode with Dr. Annie, we talk about mental health, meditation and why it works, how our brains make meaning, how our brains make resilience, the importance of having space for sadness right now, anticipatory grief, some germ theory about covid-19, how a big bike crash cracked her open, curiosity and how it creates resilience, the unique vulnerabilities of a schizophrenic population, and so much more. This is a really practical episode and I think it provides great insight into how our brains work and how they’re likely working right now. Also, her insights help us understand how to make meaning and why that is so important. I really appreciate Dr. Annie’s work, (which seems daunting) her perspective, and her time coming on the podcast to help us all understand ourselves a little more. I also appreciate, most viscerally, her friendship and that light spunkiness that she has on tap. Love you Annie! Please support this show by sharing, subscribing and by leaving a review! It helps! Suppor

Matt is an experienced meditator and philanthropist. In this episode he gives some very unique perspectives from a decade of meditation and a life fully lived. Support the show by donating www.paypal.me/ariintheair Matt's NPO http://www.karmaflights.org "KarmaFlights is a Nepal-based non-profit organization. We strongly believe in each child’s immutable right to a safe and secure learning environment. In a land famous for its towering peaks and tumultuous rivers, the bright young minds of Nepal are the country’s greatest natural resource. Education is the key to unlocking that vast potential and solving the issue of poverty in Nepal. KarmaFlights was founded in 2011 by a small group of adventure athletes together with visionary local school teacher Prem Bahadur Kunwar. We initially came together with the shared objective of providing a safe home and educational support for a group of eight at-risk children. The scope of Karma Flights' activities has since expanded to encompass a range of activities inclu

Jeff Shapiro has been obsessed with birds and flight for his entire life. This obsession has manifested itself in many ways in his life. He started hanggliding in late adolescence, traveling the world competing and putting thousands of flight hours under his glider. But that was only the beginning, since then he’s become a falconer, training birds to hunt with him, a wingsuit base jumper, flying from tall cliffs high in the mountains with just his body, a mountaineer and ice climber, a paraglide pilot and now a proud owner and jockey of a bush plane. He’s also a husband and father. He’s been a lot of places, done a lot of things and has seen some shit. He’s a friend of mine, we were both sponsored by KEEN Footwear for a number of years. I was lucky enough to be with him during a base jump off the Monkey Face at Smith Rock years ago. He’s a mentor to me, he has a deep knowledge of the weather and free flight, risk and mitigation. He lives in Missoula Montana. In this episode we talk about bush planes and the

Welcome Daniel Staudigel to the podcast! Daniel is a physicist, computer programmer and adventure racer. He's also one of my closest friends. We talk about collective sense making, humanity's motivations and better ways to think of this whole coronavirus thing. Support the show by subscribing, sharing, reviewing and donating at www.paypal.me/ariintheair