Alessi Allaman Podcast

Ayush Garg is a student at the University of California, Davis, studying computer science in a joint program with cognitive science. Ayush can be described as a constant thought leader with a thirst for knowledge and self-development who rips the guitar in his free time. He indulges in doing parkour, backpacking, discovering old/new music, a whizz on the computer, and triumphs in being a great listener.

Check him out at https://www.instagram.com/ayushgvrg/
***TIMESTAMPS***
2:40 - Why Ayush canceled on me to come on the podcast (last week), Chicago and the Lollapalooza Music Festival and getting sick from festival-goers, and the history of Chicago and the music scene
9:05 - Chicago the place where Blues music got urbanized; what genre of music Elvis Presley killed/ended; Beatnik movement (Jack Kerouac/On The Road/Rock’n’Roll) and evolution from Blues to Pop
27:20 - Flow state within music and what is IT? Ayush gives a rundown on the Grateful Dead and what they have done and the CULTURE they have created
39:00 - Jerry Garcia and the culty aspect of the Grateful Dead movement; the War on Drugs in the ’60s, CIA, psychedelics, hippie experimentation, and Charles Manson Cult leadership rise
51:50 - Psychedelics and treating people with mental health illnesses; Big Pharma being unruly; and why hasn’t the government OPENLY promoted decriminalization and legalization?
1:02:50 - Recent book Ayush is reading by E.F. Schumacher (A Guide for the Perplexed: https://www.amazon.com/Perplexed-Harper-Perennial-Modern-Thought/dp/006241481X); Andy Norman’s (Mind Parasite)/mental immune systems and how they become compromised
1:41:00 - What going with Santa Cruz, CA; living in a Liberal bubble and Group Think mentality coming from our small high school;
1:57:00 - The Woke Culture and the ME TOO movement and where they go too far; Aziz Ansari and Kevin Hart scandals; White Guilt for slavery and why it's not okay; Media Today and the great independent news source, Breaking Points: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/breaking-points-with-krystal-and-saagar/id1570045623
2:17:50 - Peoples lack of wanting to develop their owns ideas and how easy it is to piggie back/take other peoples point on the internet and regurgitate it to people; philosophy, religion, and science talk
2:51:50 - Why the internet will always win but when it is a place cultivating a hateful environment it goes into the question of its benefit
3:02:40 - The value for having time for yourself; creativity and ideas; and remembering to SOAK IT UP
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YouTube EPISODES
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyLKzv5fKxGmVQg3cMJJzyQ/videos
~Song provided by: Ooyy, Come 2gether

Pat Ford is an avid fisherman, especially in fly fishing, and has held over two dozen IGFA world records. At present, he is a founding member of the Bonefish Tarpon Trust and is on their Advisory Board. For a few years, he served on the Board of Trustees of the American Fly Fishing Museum in Vermont. He is the author of two fly fishing books, and his tarpon photography has been featured in Andy Mill’s, A Passion for Tarpon.
Check out his website at https://www.patfordphotos.com/
***TIMESTAMPS***
3:03 - Getting into fishing and how that lead to traveling across the world; Key West story (navigating without modern-day equipment and using compasses and high likelihood of getting lost)
12:36 - Evolution of fishing and the new technology that makes fishing almost too easy; the importance of not over fishing-specific spots and issues with commercial fishing
21:07 - Tarpon fishing and why they are a challenge to catch; aggressiveness and speed make catching a tarpon an unbelievable experience
25:40 - World’s best fishing location; finding different spots every day, being lost in the wilderness, and being one with nature
32:30 - Holding multiple IGFA world records and what he did to gain so much recognition; entering lots of tournaments and then running tarpon tourneys
37:30 - Almost getting eaten by a Hippo in Zambia and issues with hunting in the US (lions), and the commercial fishing taking place today (pros and cons)
46:25 - Overpopulation of sharks and what that means is the top predator across the oceans and how it's leading to less fish in lower trophic levels
51:35 - Fishing in Africa, North America, and South America and the quality of fishing and a quick tip on where to go
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YouTube EPISODES
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyLKzv5fKxGmVQg3cMJJzyQ/videos
~Song provided by: Ooyy, Come 2gether

Robert Campbell is a professor of business ethics at the University of California, San Diego, and was once a highly successful chief executive officer of turnarounds. He is also a conservative scholar.
***TIMESTAMPS***
6:55 - Teaching a business ethics class for 10 years and the importance of ethics being played in all business endeavors and life decisions; Titanic Case
10:30 - Seeking the truth; issues with the mainstream media and when did journalism start becoming biased in its “reported” news
18:32 - Political polarization within California that is left-leaning and causing a tribalistic environment
25:05 - How well did the Trump administration handle COVID compared to the Biden administration; the medias wild propaganda
38:55 - His selection process of voting for the President and why he voted for TRUMP
49:25 - Understanding where conservatives come from; the compelling FINANCIAL point of view from a conservative
1:02:25 - Why there is such a great divide between the Left and Right and what we are all failing to accomplish
1:04:32 - Coach Campbell being an open conservative at a UC school and having one of the most popular classes on campus
1:11:42 - One of the UC’s testaments that they are failing to uphold and what that should tell college students what we need to do
1:19:37 - Coach Campbell’s closing remarks on the controversial conversation from today and what to strive for in the future as a young leader
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YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyLKzv5fKxGmVQg3cMJJzyQ/videos
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_2mktRli1yyQ1mBNB_7PXg
~Song provided by: Ooyy, Come 2gether

Sarah Goody is a 16-year-old climate activist and the founder of Climate Now. Sarah has been featured for her activism from news outlets such as NBC, LA Times, and Good Morning America from the time she was in 8th grade. Climate Now is an organization focused on providing young people with an introduction to crises of climate change and what actions one can take in changing the current trajectory.
Check her out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarah.goody4/
Check out Climate Now's website: https://www.climatenow.solutions/
***TIMESTAMPS***
3:14 - Sarah getting involved as a climate activist; finding the intersection between education and climate change
10:44 - Santa Cruz CZU wildfire and its affect on California; is fire season all year long
12:30 - Starting the Climate Now organization; being a young entrepreneur and saying YES to all opportunities
20:16 - Educational system in place that creates a false image of success; falling off the traditional 9-5 path and creating your own lane
30:20 - reality of climate change isn’t going to happen in the future, but how it’s happening NOW; educational tactics
35:31 - What positive actions are taking place to change the trajectory of this crises
41:06 - The plant-based diet; continued conversation on the subject of education and funding YOUR calling; going against the grain
51:48 - Why YOUR voice matters and the importance of taking action; not following the tribe and taking matters into your own hands
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YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyLKzv5fKxGmVQg3cMJJzyQ/videos
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_2mktRli1yyQ1mBNB_7PXg
~Song provided by: Ooyy, Come 2gether

Tammy Peterson is a mother of two, a massage therapist, an artist, and the beloved wife of the famous author and professor Jordan B. Peterson, a man who is perhaps the western world’s most influential intellectual of our time. Tammy is a cancer survivor and has well-thought-out and creative opinions on many diverse topics: death, meditation, massage therapy, relationships, humility, gratitude, and beauty.
Check her out on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tammymoropete/
***TIMESTAMPS***
4:43 - Tammy’s background: school, art, relationship with Jordan Peterson, and motherhood
9:39 - Tammy’s daughter’s illness and the major toll it had on the family and collective response to the traumatic event
15:59 - Significant life decisions and why it needs to be YOU to make that; not society, not your family, not your friends, etc.
21:54 - The importance of FINISHING your college degree and following through; why not give up or learning to pivot
26:49 - Spirituality vs Religion; Tammy’s view on religion and dealing with the sudden kidney cancer diagnosis
37:29 - Meditation discussion; how to utilize this form of medicine for ones own mental clarity and well being
43:34 - Hallucinating and Meditating the relationship between the two; the visions that occur during open eye meditation
52:22 - Understanding is LOVE the answer; breaking down her relationship with Jordan and their successful marriage
1:03:25 - Resentment, how this ruins marriages and why there needs to be a level of INDEPENDENCE within relationships
1:09:34 - Raising kids and the important qualities YOU need and THEY need instilled; what is friendship and the importance of having clarity of where they stand; advice?
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YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyLKzv5fKxGmVQg3cMJJzyQ/videos
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_2mktRli1yyQ1mBNB_7PXg
~Song provided by: Ooyy, Come 2gether