Ep 22 // Rubyisms Vol. 1: Desire, Inertia, Tension, Prayer, and Drugs vs. Medicine

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07/06/23 • 20 min

Matt collects aphorisms, mantras, and other brief thoughts that represent lessons he’s learned throughout his life. In this episode, he and producer J. McVay discuss a handful of these so-called “Rubyisms,” the stories behind them, and the deeper truths they’re connected to:

When we ran out of needs to fulfill, they started manufacturing desire.
Never underestimate the power of inertia.
We call our medicine “drugs” and our drugs “medicine.”
Tension is a form of prayer.

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When we ran out of needs to fulfill, they started manufacturing desire.
Never underestimate the power of inertia.
We call our medicine “drugs” and our drugs “medicine.”
Tension is a form of prayer.

Produced by Stereoactive Media

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Ep 21 // Something's off with how we talk about psychedelics.

On the heels of the recent psychedelics conference in Denver organized by the MAPS organization – the largest such conference ever held – Matt shares how he thinks psychedelics should actually be treated as they gain wider acceptance as a therapeutic treatment. Maybe it doesn't have to be all microdosing, mental health, and big business. Maybe there should also be room for a little bit of “wild.”

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Ep 23 // Rubyisms Vol. 2: Romantic Cynics, Traditions, Beautiful Violence, and Illegal vs. Wrong

Cynics are just disappointed romantics.
Tradition makes you focus on the wrong things. Want people to remember your wedding? Skip the cake and spend that money on a choreographer for your first dance. No one cares about cake anyway.
Make your violence beautiful. Make your violence, beautiful.
Just because something is illegal doesn't mean it's wrong. Laws often have an ulterior motive.

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