A narrated essay reflecting on minimalism: owning only what adds value and meaning to your life and removing the rest.Find more essays at brandonstover.comWant the essays and podcasts delivered directly to you? Subscribe: brandonstover.substack

On Content Creation: Rage, Rage Against the Content Machine

Sep 18th, 2023 16m 8s

A narrated essay reflecting on the dark side of consistently creating content, what a content creators intention should be, and how to create content that is both sensational and valuable.Find more essays at brandonstover.comWant the essays and

On Relationships: A Partner in Life is a Partner in Pursuing Purpose

Sep 11th, 2023 18m 8s

A narrated essay reflecting on the five stages of relationships for both monogamists and non-monogamists, delineating when a romantic interest should move to the next stage.Find more essays at brandonstover.comWant the essays and podcasts deliv

On Self Development: Perfection is Not Reality, It's an Ideal You Work Towards

Sep 4th, 2023 17m 15s

A narrated essay on how to strive towards perfection, an ideal state of being, without feeling shame or guilt when we fall short as flawed human beings.Want the essays and podcasts delivered directly to you? Subscribe: brandonstover.substack.co

On the Metaverse: Metaverse vs Reality, Enhancing Evolution, & Running Simulations to Solve Climate Change | On Life 083

Oct 24th, 2022 20m 55s

A narrated An essay reflecting on how the Metaverse can either supplement or replace reality, simulation theory, evolution of humans, and the decisions each of us will have to make as the Metaverse unfolds. Brandon shares how he believes the Me

On the Body: Using the Body to Access the Mind, Your Body is Your Responsibility, and Who Has Decisive Power Over Your Body | On Life 082

Sep 30th, 2022 21m 20s

A narrated essay reflecting on how to access the mind using the body, your responsibility for your body, and who has the power to make decisions about our bodies. Brandon shares how he began a better connection with his body and his views about

On Goals: Joy of Goals, Finite Games vs Infinite Games, and The Fear of Ambition | On Life 081

Sep 9th, 2022 29m 58s

A narrated essay reflecting on what the true joy of a goal is, what to do when you are not reaching goals fast enough, goals in finite vs infinite games, and how to share your ambition with others. Brandon shares his struggles with not reaching

On Marriage: Marriage as a Social Contract, Greek Love, Divorce, and Monogamy vs Polygamy | On Life 080

Aug 27th, 2022 33m 15s

A narrated essay reflecting on marriage as a contract, whether love should be a part of this contract, what other types of marriage exist, and if monogamy is the best form of partnership for marriages. Brandon elaborates on his 4 year marriage

Introducing: On Life (Formerly the Evolve Podcast)

Aug 26th, 2022 9m 32s

Introducing the On Life podcast. Through narrated essays and intellectual interviews, this podcast will equip you with practical philosophies, new perspectives, and modern understandings of global issues so that change can start with you. It wi

Ben Jeffreys on Solving Clean Cooking for 4 Billion People, Carbon Credits, and Impact Flywheels | Evolve 079

Aug 1st, 2022 55m 41s

Ben Jeffreys is the CEO of ATEC International, which supports households across Asia & Africa to transition to modern, decarbonized cooking through its patented IoT stove products - delivering cost efficiency to households, data-validated carbo

Yael Joffe on Genetics for Personalized Healthcare, Problems with Modern Medicine, and Going from Scientist to Entrepreneur | Evolve 078

Jun 6th, 2022 1h 13m

Dr. Yael Joffe is Founder and Chief Science Officer of 3x4 genetics, which is brining the future of personalized healthcare by make use of the power of your unique genetics. This digital health company is pioneering the application of genomics

Sibongani Kayola on Ending Global Poverty, GivingDirectly Cash Transfers, and Finding Meaningful Careers | Evolve 077

May 16th, 2022 50m 30s

Sibongani Kayola is Country Director of GiveDirectly Liberia, and someone deeply interested in the interaction between psychosocial factors and financial behavior. GiveDirectly is a nonprofit that lets donors like you send money directly to the

Robbie Bent on Breathwork for Mental Health, 8 Day Cave Retreats, and Overcoming Failure and Addiction | Evolve 076

May 2nd, 2022 1h

Robbie Bent is Co-founder of Othership, a physical location and an on-demand Breathwork platform featuring the world's best facilitators in the space. Years ago, breathwork, plant medicine, and hot/cold therapy helped Robbie turn away from a l

Brandon Stover on Changing Higher Education, Finding Purpose, & Being a Podcaster | Evolve 075

Feb 7th, 2022 1h 7m

Want the top 3 lessons and premium, detailed deep-dive show notes for this episode for FREE? Subscribe at evolvepodcast.substack.comBrandon Stover it the founder of Plato University, an alternative, online university that turns your passions in

H.D. Lee on Using Education to Connect Students to a Higher Self, Finding Meaning & Purpose, & Building a New School | Evolve 074

Jan 24th, 2022 52m 40s

Want the top 3 lessons and premium, detailed deep-dive show notes for this episode for FREE? Subscribe at evolvepodcast.substack.comH.D. Lee is Founder of Nomadic School, which is dedicated to adolescents’ and young adults’ exploration of the b

Vriti Saraf on Web3 for Education, Breaking Educators into the Metaverse, & Education Silos | Evolve 073

Jan 10th, 2022 57m 7s

Want the shownotes & resources delivered to your inbox? Subscribe at evolvepodcast.substack.comVriti Saraf is Founder & CEO of k20, the social learning community for global educators. They offer programs to engage educators, like masterminds, t

Victoria Ransom on Education, Personalized Learning in Online Networks, & Starting A Company During A Pandemic | Evolve 072

Jan 3rd, 2022 1h 8m

Want the shownotes & resources delivered to your inbox? Subscribe at evolvepodcast.substack.comVictoria Ransom is the Founder & CEO of Prisma, the world's first connected learning network for K-12 that fully replaces regular school. Victoria's

Carla Marschall & Elizabeth Crawford on Education, Creating a Just, Sustainable Future, and Finding a Coauthor on Twitter | Evolve 071

Dec 27th, 2021 1h 2m

Want the shownotes & resources delivered to your inbox? Subscribe at evolvepodcast.substack.comCarla Marschall & Elizabeth Crawford are educators, curriculum designers, and authors of Worldwise Learning: A Teacher′s Guide to Shaping a Just, Sus

Raya Bidshahri on Education, Creating a School of Humanity, and Being an Education Entrepreneur | Evolve 070

Dec 20th, 2021 1h 14m

Want the shownotes & resources delivered to your inbox? Subscribe at evolvepodcast.substack.comRaya Bidshahri is a serial education entrepreneur, keynote speaker, and award-winning educator, and the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Sc

Zoe Weil on Education, Creating Solutionaries to Solve World Problems, and Systems Thinking | Evolve 069

Dec 13th, 2021 1h 12m

Want the shownotes & resources delivered to your inbox? Subscribe at evolvepodcast.substack.comZoe Weil is the co-founder and president of the Institute for Humane Education (IHE), and is considered a pioneer in the comprehensive humane educati

How to Solve the Education Crisis | Evolve Research Documentary

Dec 6th, 2021 1h 31m

Want the shownotes & resources delivered to your inbox? Subscribe at evolvepodcast.substack.comDespite the transformation of our world in every context, education has not updated it's models to address the needs our current world. Education has

Celine Halioua on Solving Longevity, Building Biotech, and Going from Academia to Startups | Evolve 068

Nov 15th, 2021 39m 58s

Celine Halioua is the CEO and Founder of Loyal, a biotech startup developing drugs to extend dog lifespan. BUT with a twist! If this life-extension research and drug development works for canines, her theory is that it could lead to breakthroug

Claire Schmidt on Making All Voices Heard in a Safe Workplace, Combatting Bias and Harassments, & Founder Challenges | Evolve 067

Nov 1st, 2021 1h 4m

Claire Schmidt is the CEO and Founder of AllVoices: A technology platform that enables employees to anonymously report bias, discrimination or sexual harassment to their company's leadership. By equipping companies with transparent data, leader

Rodney Campbell & Keith Richardson on Compassionate Conversations to Heal Society, Discussing Tough Topics, & Podcasting as a Social Experiment | Evolve 066

Oct 11th, 2021 1h 8m

Rodney Campbell & Keith Richardson are Co-Founders of More In Common and creators of the More In Common Podcast, a social experiment to prove that we have more in common than that which divides us and prove its beneficial to have conversation w

Andrea Malone on Education to Dismantle Oppression, Finding One's Self, and Liberating Society | Evolve 065

Aug 16th, 2021 49m 56s

Andrea Malone is the Founder of Humble Teacher, a full-service online course platform centering liberation and anti-oppression work. Originally launching with only 5 courses, they quickly received over a hundred course signups within a month an