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The Metagame

Daniel Kazandjian
Emotional Regulation
Spirituality
Jhanas
Meditation
Artificial Intelligence
Personal Development
Attachment Theory
Psychedelics
Nervous System Mastery
Breathwork
Core Transformation
Agency
Predictive Processing
Secure Attachment
Vibecamp
Resonance
Trauma Release
Anger
Emotional Processing
Chronic Pain

Practical philosophy for playing with life. themetagame.substack.com

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Kati Devaney is a neuroscientist and meditation teacher with over 25 years of practice. She earned her PhD in 2018 using fMRI to study attention and prediction updating in experienced Vipassana meditators and completed a postdoc at Harvard Medical Sc... more

Elena Lake is a bodyworker and former mathematician. After studying math, CS, and physics at MIT and two years doing ML at Meta, she left tech to study touch. When her early massage sessions started producing results she couldn't explain, she trained... more

Alex Olshonsky is a coach, somatic therapist, and writer. After a polysubstance addiction nearly killed him during his Silicon Valley years at Twitter, Salesforce, and Slack, he found freedom in somatic psychology and contemplative practice. He now c... more

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Richard Ngo is one of a handful of people who've worked on AGI safety at both DeepMind and OpenAI. After three years as a futurist on OpenAI's Governance team, he left to pursue independent research on coalitions, virtue ethics, and the foundations o... more

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Recent Guests

Elena Lake
Nondual Bodywork practitioner and coach
Self-employed
Episode: #51 - Elena Lake | Nondual Bodywork, Fascia, and Somatic Healing
Richard Ngo
Philosopher with background in computer science; former DeepMind/OpenAI researcher
Cambridge/Oxford (education); DeepMind; OpenAI
Episode: #49 - Richard Ngo | The Case For Virtue Ethics In The Age of AGI
Matt Southey
Leading expert on Nick Land, founder editor of Latecomer Magazine
Latecomer Magazine
Episode: #48 - Matt Southey | A Gentle Introduction to Nick Land
Michael Smith
Co-founder of CFAR, Center for Applied Rationality
CFAR
Episode: #47 - Michael Smith | Hostile Telepaths: Why Your Brain Deceives Itself to Survive Social Reality
Jake Orthwein
Filmmaker and thinker featured in the conversation; talks about psychedelics, meditation, and the brain
Episode: #46 - Jake Orthwein | Unraveling the Dream: Psychedelics, Meditation, and the Brain
Romeo Stevens
Episode: #45 - Alex Zhu & Romeo Stevens | Debating the Perennial Philosophy
Pranab Sachi
Founder of Attention Copilot, a coaching service blending meditation, therapy and real-time productivity support
Attention Copilot
Episode: #44 - Pranab Sachi | Getting Things Done by Feeling Your Feelings
Max Shen
Researcher and coach focusing on chronic pain
MIT background (computer science focus)
Episode: #43 — Max Shen | How Trapped Emotions Create Physical Pain
Connirae Andreas
Creator of Core Transformation and proponent of Wholeness Work
Andreas NLP
Episode: #42 - Connirae Andreas | The Origins of Core Transformation

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Daniel
Host of The Metagame

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 84 ratings
  • Engaging and Entertaining

    Daniel is a highly intelligent individual that brings on engaging guests. He had a great voice to listen to and the content of this podcast has had me engaged and entertained from the first episode onward! I would recommend anyone to take the time to listen to this podcast!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Calamazooooo
    Canada4 years ago
  • Good in every way that matters

    Great variety of guests and dense topics are discussed in a way that are much more approachable.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    JP2049
    Canada4 years ago
  • Just epic

    The best new podcast, by a long shot.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    not ari
    United States4 years ago
  • Something for everyone

    I’m not even too deep into philosophy but I really love this podcast. If you’re even a remotely curious person about the world and the human existence, then you’ll find these conversations incredibly valuable. Daniel is also surprisingly handsome for such a smart dude

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    thiccer boi
    Canada4 years ago
  • The podcast you’ve been looking for

    Listen to Metagame to have your mind stretched and infused with vibrant and vital new ideas for living better. Daniel skillfully elicits fascinating perspectives and insights from his guests on topics spanning metamodernity, the meaning crisis, and more. Highly recommended!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    A. Simon FF
    Canada4 years ago

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The show is seen as thought-provoking and intellectually inspiring for curious professionals.

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#51 - Elena Lake | Nondual Bodywork, Fascia, and Somatic Healing
Q: How does Elena describe her regenerative touch modality?
Regenerative touch is a distinct bodywork modality where clients enter an oceanic rejuvenative trance, allowing deep relaxation and tissue unwinding that often includes emotional release, facilitated by a unique balance of consciousness and anatomical awareness.
#51 - Elena Lake | Nondual Bodywork, Fascia, and Somatic Healing
Q: What sparked Elena's transition from math and computer science to bodywork?
She encountered health issues that challenged the reliability of purely quantitative knowledge, leading her to seek a healing path that acknowledges the body and personal experience as central to understanding health.
#49 - Richard Ngo | The Case For Virtue Ethics In The Age of AGI
Q: How do you see the role of institutions and governance in managing AI risk?
By focusing on trusted cross-border cooperation between bureaucracies, creating trustworthy mechanisms, and avoiding over-reliance on any single country or actor, the conversation argues for robust, cooperative governance at the coalition level.
#49 - Richard Ngo | The Case For Virtue Ethics In The Age of AGI
Q: What makes virtue ethics central to AI alignment in your view?
Virtues are framed as traits that help coalitions of agents function healthily, balancing integrity, patience, and courage to sustain cooperation over time, which is essential for safe and ethical AI development.
#38 - Jeff Lieberman | Rites of Passage, Emotional Healing & A Map of Consciousness
Q: What might you suggest to them for how to maybe apply this practically, or what they might do with this map?
Getting aware of the flow of thought and the constant flow of sensation in the body is life-changing. Exploring spiritual traditions and attending programs like Sleepawake can deepen this practice.

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What is The Metagame about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A thoughtful blend of philosophy, personal development, and modern tech ethics, this show consistently probes how inner life intersects with outer action. Episodes explore happiness, anxiety, and identity through discussions of Buddhism, psychology, learning science, spirituality, and AI alignment, often pairing rigorous ideas with practical applications for everyday living and leadership. Listeners can expect deep, often transformative conversations with guests who challenge conventional thinking, grounded by a clear invitation to apply insights to real-world work and decision-making. A standout is the host's ability to map complex, abstract concepts onto tangible life improvements, making dense topics approachable for curious, educated au... more

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