If you strive to live your best life you're in the right place. Your host, Bryan D'Alessandro questions everything in the name of growth. In an endless pursuit to connect with teachers and teachings from all walks of life, none more important than another. In this way, we honor them and put these learnings into practice. Get ready for deep conversations with astronauts, designers, entrepreneurs, yogis, healers, doctors, futurists, artists and so much more. The goal is to pull back the curtai ...
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Jim Gale – Free The Food, Free The People
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My guest today is Jim Gale, the founder of Food Forest Abundance. Jim has a simple belief, if we Control our food, we control our freedom. And the way to do so is simple too. Fun fact, do you know what the largest and most destructive monoculture crop is? It’s grass. And there is a wild history around how we were duped into believing that it was a …
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George H Lewis, Astrologer - The Myth of The Solar Eclipse
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George H Lewis back on the show to share about the upcoming total solar eclipse in Aries sweeping across the United States on April 8th. It's effects will be felt before and after the event and it will set the tone for the year ahead. Eclipses happen in an 18 year cycle and bring the same energetic story with them. This event happens on the new moo…
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Steven Haynes - Founder, CEO Fjord | Cold Plunging & Longevity
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My guest today is Steven Haynes, founder of Fjord, a Norweigen-inspired cold water therapy company. Based out of Austin, They sell premium cold plunges to bring cold water immersion to high-performers and busy professionals looking for a physical and mental edge. By now just about everyone has heard about the cold plunge trend, from the likes of Wi…
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Gareth Higgins – Author "How Not To Be Afraid"
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Today, we're embarking on a journey into the heart of our fears and discovering the paths that lead us out of the shadows. My guest is Gareth Higgins, a writer from Belfast, who grew up during the northern Ireland Troubles. Gareth is a masterful storyteller, a peace activist, and a guide who walks us through the landscape of our fears, not by bypas…
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Dylan Scott "Hybrid Raccoon" – The US HYROX Champion
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My guest today is Dylan Scott, AKA The Hybrid Raccoon. Dylan is the 2024 HYROX US Champion. If you haven’t heard of Hyrox no sweat, I only did about 3months ago. This fast growing fitness racing sport combines running and functional movement exercises. Here’s a quick overview of the format of a Hyrox race: 1k Run -> 1,000 meter ski erg -> 1k Run ->…
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Matt McGregor-Mento, The Journey of 100 Kilometers
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On this episode speak with Matt Mcgregor-Mento who just completed his first 100k ultra marathon- and he did it in barefoot sandals at that. If you’re at all like me, this feat sounds inconceivable. The thing is, it was for Matt too. At the age of 52 he’d never ran a distance even close to this before. While I will say from knowing Matt that he has …
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David Comfort, Founder: Rise Costa Rica - Live Life To The Fullest
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My guest today is a visionary leader, a champion of freedom, and a conscious living advocate - David Comfort. David is the founder of Rise, a conscious living community nestled in 800 acres of the lush landscapes of Costa Rica. Rise serves as a beacon of hope in upside down times. This family-focused residential community is consciously building an…
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Ari Weinzweig - Zingermans CEO on Visioning
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Today, we're diving into the world of visionary leadership with a remarkable guest, Ari Weinzweig. Ari isn't your typical restaurateur. He's the driving force behind Zingerman's Delicatessen, where he serves up mouthwatering dishes and a unique philosophy. This goes far beyond food; it's about vision, community, values, and outstanding business. So…
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Marine Sélénée - Family Constellations Therapy
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My guest today is Marine Selenee, the author of the book, “Connected Fates, Separate Destinies: Using Family Constellations Therapy to Recover from Inherited Stories and Trauma”. For anyone who isn’t familiar with Family Constellations therapy, this modality is mind-blowing. Before I intro Marine, Here’s some backstory, there was a German Psychothe…
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Lizz Bierman - Embodiment Architect | Aligning to Your Truth
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Lizz Bierman, a gifted activator, a dear friend, and as I see it, a modern-day witch. Lizz does ancestral work which she fittingly refers to as remembrance. This work activates deep purpose in her clients. The alignment she restores allows for witnessing life from a more grounded, secure and centered space. Lizz is a lifetime learner devoted to cur…
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Griff Green | The Hack Heard Round The World
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Join us for an insightful and thought-provoking conversation with Griff Green, the Founder of Giveth and a leading expert in the world of digital currency. In this episode of the Growth Guide podcast, Griff shares his journey and vision for building a world where people who produce value for society are rewarded fairly for the value they create. We…
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Dr. Paul Canali | You've Got To Feel It, To Heal It
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My guest today is Dr. Paul Canali. Dr. Canali has been involved in trauma and stress research for over 30 years. During that time, he has researched, developed, and practiced some of the most reproducible and effective forms of trauma therapy. When it comes to trauma- we often think it only refers to huge tragic events like experiencing physical vi…
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Dietmar Kasper | Waldorf & The Neverending Story
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In this episode, we discuss mental health in the classroom. Our students are experiencing an epidemic, suffering from anxiety, panic attacks, depression, body image disorders, and ADHD. We are losing our kids, and they are losing their imagination, creativity, and connection to their individuality, their peers, and the natural world. We are more ob…
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Steve Faktor | The McFuture
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Join me with the bitingly funny Steve Faktor. Steve brings a sharp and witty perspective to the field of innovation. Steve does things. He’s a sought-after key-note speaker given the stage by the likes of CFO Magazine, NYU, and Harvard. He’s the author of Econovation, and as Managing Director of IdeaFaktory, he consultants w/ companies like America…
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George H. Lewis | The Modern Mystic
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Today’s guest is George H. Lewis whose life has unfolded in a very enchanted way, as if off the pages of an old novel. George is a true polymath- a professional artist, speaker, astrologer, healer, that seems to herald from a different era. He’s a romantic and a modern-day mystic. We discuss how Italy awoke his wanderlust and took him as an artist …
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Justin "JB" Bolognino | The Synchronicity Architect
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In this episode, I sit with creative powerhouse Justin Bolognino. JB’s ground-breaking work is threaded by technology, real-time design, and evolutionary immersive experiences focused on revealing hidden human connections. Sometimes known as the “Synchronicity Architect" JB is the founder and CEO of META, an immersive experience studio that special…
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Bradley Olson, Ph.D. | The Hero with a Thousand Faces (Part 2)
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On this episode, I return with Bradley Olson, a Depth Psychologist with a Ph.D. in Mythological Studies with an emphasis in Jungian Analytical Psychology. Bradley is the host of the Joseph Campbell foundation's flagship podcast, Pathways With Joseph Campbell. Bradley is also the editor of the MythBlast Series and a leading expert on Joseph Campbell…
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Bradley Olson, Ph.D. | The Hero with a Thousand Faces (Part 1)
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On this episode, I speak with Bradley Olson, a Depth Psychologist with a Ph.D. in Mythological Studies with an emphasis in Jungian Analytical Psychology. Bradley is the host of the Joseph Campbell foundation's flagship podcast, Pathways With Joseph Campbell. Bradley is also the editor of the MythBlast Series and a leading expert on Joseph Campbell’…
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Monte Farber: Astrologer, Psychic, Author | The Pluto Return
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Monte Farber is a one-of-a-kind character. He’s an acclaimed astrologer, psychic and author of over 40 books published around the world in fourteen languages. Monte was the resident psychic for Jim Cramer's popular financial website TheStreet.com, where he made bi-monthly economic and stock predictions with uncanny accuracy. It’s fitting that I met…
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Laura McIntosh | Chef & Host of TV Series Bringing It Home
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Chef Laura Mcintosh is the host of PBS’s Bringing It Home, a cooking show that combines recipes from innovative chefs with farm-fresh food. McIntosh travels the country, bringing viewers to the farms that produce the most-abundant crops and then brings them together with culinary wizards who turn their bounty into fresh and healthy gourmet meals fo…
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Morag Gamble | Life Lessons From Permaculture
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I have a deep love for nature and systems thinking, that is why I resonate so deeply with the permaculture approach to farming and gardening. Morag Gamble, is an incredible permaculture ecologist, and educator out of Australia. If we go by the metric of goosebumps per episode, this one is leading the pack. Hearing Morag discuss the principles of na…
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Keith Garde | Love, Drugs, & Rock 'N' Roll
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Keith Garde is a successful entrepreneur, artist advocate, author, and a total mensch. His story is one of love, drugs, and rock n roll, though not necessarily in that order. Trauma and addiction have been half nemesis and half teacher throughout. Keith has won his battle with trauma and addiction every day for over 30yrs and now channels it all in…
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Dr. Rich Blundell: Scientist, Big History | The Cosmic Story
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Dr. Rich Blundell is a scientist, trained in Big History which is the story of the cosmos and our place in it. His latest work "Oika", focuses on Ecological intelligence. Ecological intelligence allows us to comprehend systems in all their complexity, as well as the interplay between the natural and man-made worlds. It offers a way of seeing and be…
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Lubomir Arsov: Director, Storyteller | In Shadow
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Dr Matthew Tunney | Green Bitcoin Mining
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John Richards, KEXP Radio | You Are Not Alone. Music Heals.
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John Richards (he/him) is the Director of Programming, On Air | Host of the Morning Show. KEXP is an independent radio station that bucks the entire system. No DJ is ever asked or forced to play any song at all. They play what they love, they have direct lines of communication with the listeners and the artists. For most of his adult life John’s be…
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Amy Richards | Feminism in the non-binary age
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My guest this week is Amy Richards, a tour de force and a longtime pillar in the feminism community. Amy is an author, producer and organizer, most recently authoring We Are MAKERS, a book based on the PBS documentary series MAKERS. She produced the Emmy nominated series WOMAN for Viceland and executive produced The Glorias, among other stage and v…
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Chief Jake (Black Bear) Singer | The Native Journey
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Chief Jackie (Black Bear) Singer has devoted his life to one of service, as a Navajo Sundance Chief (Brave Eagle) and traditional healer, and as a US Veteran and commander of Walk With The Warriors. Jake offers us an opportunity to learn from the traditions and wisdom of the Navajo people. Despite a long history of being wronged by the US governmen…
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Christopher Lindstrom | The Regenerative Generation - A Young Rockefeller's Mission
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Christopher Lindstrom's long passion for alternative monetary systems and local currencies led to his work at the Schumacher Center for a New Economics, where he organized a major international conference, called “Local Currencies in the 21st Century,” in '06 he co-founded BerkShares, a local currency for use in the southern Berkshires of western M…
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Marc Meyers | Storytelling in A Distracted World
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Let's step into the world of feature-film director and screenwriter Marc Meyers. Marc's body of work is diverse in genre but always reveals and honors the deeper emotional truth. Marc seamlessly moves from dramas like the critically-acclaimed cult hit My Friend Dahmer to romances like All My Life all the way to heavy metal slasher- We Summon Darkne…
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Pitango Trotoush | Servant of The Rings
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Today we speak with the acclaimed jeweler Pitango Trotoush. To label Pitango a jeweler is like calling the grand canyon a big hole. He’s an enigma, an artist, a mystic, and in many ways a guru. Acquiring a Pitango ring is typically accompanied by a tea ceremony, a reading where he seemingly looks into your soul while he describes the powers of the …
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Rebecca Gordon | Demystifying Astrology
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Muys Snijders | An Inside Look at The Art World - Past, Present, Future
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Muys Snijders is a powerhouse in the art world, but what makes her even more special is her deep intentions for honoring the artists and making art so accessible to everyone. In our discussion, we pull back the curtain on the art world’s past, present and future. I am incredibly passionate about this topic. I've always been an artist at heart and s…
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94yrs of life... and still growing
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Kathleen Nagy is an orchestral musician, Bio Acoustic specialist, and author. Sound healing has no doubt hit the mainstream in recent years yet it’s for from new. Music and sound has as long a history as we do. All cultures have their own versions of sounds, music, and instruments as well as sound healing modalities. Whether it be Kototama from Jap…
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Bella Gaia - A Love Affair Between Humans & Nature
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Visionary Kenji Williams is a composer, filmmaker, performer, and creator of the Bella Gaia experience. You may have heard him on TED, or seen him perform somewhere in the world. BELLA GAIA is an immersive performance unlike any other. It combines live cultural dance and music from around the world with awe-inspiring NASA footage of our planet from…
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Frank Shamrock - The Man, The Dad, "The Legend"
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My guest this week is Frank "The Legend" Shamrock, retired 4x undefeated UFC Middleweight Champion. Frank pioneered the sport as one of the first to successfully mix various disciplines. During his reign he was the No. 1 ranked pound for pound UFC fighter in the world. But all of that is a tiny part of his story. Frank's journey is nothing short of…
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Finding Self Bliss - Atmananda Yoga
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Jhon T is the founder of the Atmananda Yoga Sequence and inventor of the Atmananda alignment mat. His yoga system combines 71 poses rooted in Hatha and Ashtanga. I studied with Jhon T for my teacher training after ten years of practicing with him. I’ll say first hand that no other yoga teacher I’ve experienced gets more directly to the underlying i…
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Foraging The Path of Purpose
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Nathaniel Whitmore is an herbalist, mycologist, & Shiatsu-shi specialist. His knowledge and bag of tricks go deep pulling from many modalities that he’s been schooled in, from herbology to shiatsu, macrobiotics to martial arts, native traditions to quantum consciousness. We walk his serendipitous path talking about some of his teachers like spiritu…
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Financial Planning for Living on Purpose
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Jude Boudreaux is a financial planner that helps others live their lives on purpose. His approach uniquely pairs living in the present with planning for the future. Weaving together finance, personal growth, psychology, and positive thinking, Jude breathes new life into a topic that typically makes my eyes glaze over. You may have heard Jude quoted…
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Awaken the Kundalini Within
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Hari Kaur Khalsa is a Master Kundalini and Meditation Instructor. The thing about Hari’s power is that I’ve never witnessed one so great yet without having any airs about her. She has been practicing for over 40yrs and running NY’s beloved studio Hari NYC The Treehouse. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Kundalini yoga, you are in for a real …
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Angell Deer - From CEO to Medicine Man
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This episode is for everyone looking to heal their inner patterns, limits, and traumas to live a more fulfilling life. Whether you are experienced with plant medicine, have been curious or never heard about it, this conversation will open your eyes to an ancient practice of healing through living in connection to the natural world. After a career t…
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Sacred Birth within The Birth Industrial Complex
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Today’s guest is Mary Esther Malloy joined by my lovely wife, Navah D’Alessandro. Birth stories are a right of passage that every person on this planet experiences yet no two are the same. You think you know how babies are made? You are in for a big surprise. Mary Esther is the owner of Mindful Birth in New York City. It’s no secret that our curren…
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Ayurveda - The Science of Longevity
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Today we discuss the ancient field of Ayurveda and how to heal your own imbalances using it with a gifted practitioner Damin Hagglund. I've experienced Damian's work first hand and it's been a key asset for maintaining my health. We'll cover gut wellness, mind-body connection, martial sciences and his incredible journey. Damian's story begins like …
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The Vagus Nerve - The Pathway to Healing
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Whether or not you have heard of the Vagus Nerve prior, prepare to have your mind blown. For such a big and important topic, I’ve brought in the powerhouse, Dr. Eva Detko. Dr Detko is a natural healthcare practitioner, author and speaker who has studied natural medicine and the human mind for over 20 years. She has extensive knowledge and experienc…
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Designing Happiness
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When it comes to the design world, the name Stefan Sagmeister billows across the land. You've seen his work with a diverse body spanning the Rolling Stones, HBO, the Guggenheim Museum and Time Warner. Along with winning almost every prestigious design award out there, Stefan has a Grammy award, for the limited edition set he designed for The Talkin…
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Aikido - The Martial Art of Peace
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Sharon has found herself training under some remarkable masters throughout her life. From direct students of Ōsensei: Nakazono Sensei, Sugano Sensei, and Yamata Sensei to name a few. Sharon teaches Aikido at NY Aikikai under Yamata Sensei. Yamata Sensei studied as a live in student directly under the founder of Aikido, Morihei Ueshiba - Ōsensei. It…
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What’s your earliest memory of music? For certain, the first thing we all heard was our Mom’s heartbeat while nestled in the womb. That’s rhythm and that symbolizes love, as Keith explains, rhythm at its core IS Love. Native New Yorker Keith “WildChild” Middleton is a 20yr veteran of the global hit show Stomp. After a tragic car accident that almos…
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An Astronaut's Take on Saving Our Planet
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Outer space is something that has fascinated us since our earliest ancestors walked this planet. The awe of looking up into the sky and seeing our sun, moon, stars, and planets. The wonder and awe this provokes to this day. Today we are blessed with speaking with one of the few people that have visited the international space station logging 178 da…
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The first episode is unlike the rest. It's me, your host, Bryan D'Alessandro (sans guest) giving context to how Growth Guide came to be and why you should care. Growth Guide explores the depths of curiosity finding growth in all areas of life from all walks of life. We'll get into deep conversations with some incredible humans sitting around the mo…
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