Episode 56: Campout Festival

Episode 56: Campout Festival

The Excited Boys of Comedy™ are officially launching The Mind Under Matter Campout Festival Raleigh, NC Sep 9-12 (Patreon Day on the 8th) Lakeside Retreats (20 minutes from downtown) Camping is included in the ticket, and if you don't like camping there are plenty of hotels and other accommodations nearby.  If you don't have your own gear, we can also help you arrange tents, glamping, RVs, and more. This is the first-ever live Mind Under Matter event! Comedy, Music, Live Podcasts, Art, Science Talks, Book Signings, Mysticism, Nature,  Community, Silliness, Games, Camping and more There are only 222 tickets available...


Episode 55: Dark Triad

Episode 55: Dark Triad

Psycho, Con, or Egomaniac? The Dark Boys of Darkness™ take a Dark Triad survey to find out how that rate on psychopathy, Machiavellianism, and narcissism. You can take the survey along with Shane and Ramin here: https://www.idrlabs.com/dark-triad/test.php Be sure to share your results (in the comments below/ at @mindunderpod) Is lying ever OK?  Have you been in trouble with the law?  Are you prone to flights of fancy?  How is your temper?  Are you impulsive?  How are your relationships with family?  Do you think most people are lazy?  Do you have a grand sense of self-importance? The DBD™ had such...


Episode 54: Advice Column

Episode 54: Advice Column

How do you decide what to do with your life? The Guidance Counseling Boys of Comedy™ answer your questions for their first Advice Column episode. Shane and Ramin offer some thoughts on choosing a life path, overcoming pointlessness, recovering from injury, overthinking, functional anxiety, and building an audience.  Saddle up to hear heavy topics lightened with laughs on the road to self-discovery. The GCBC™ love to experiment with new themed episodes and find more ways to involve listeners.  They received so many great questions from MUMies on Patreon and Instagram that they decided to make the Advice Column a reoccurring...


Episode 53: Bicycle Day

Episode 53: Bicycle Day

Come celebrate the discovery of LSD with The Kaleidoscopic Boys of Comedy™ On April 19th 79 years ago, Albert Hofmann had the first semi-intentional dose of Lysergic acid diethylamide. He then famously hopped on a bicycle, and the rest is dilated history. Since that bizarre day, it has changed the lives of countless people including Shane and Ramin’s. Oh yeah, it works!  But experiences vary. Hear how The KBC’s™ experience with acid differs from mushrooms.  Despite such positive impacts on our lives, Shane has learned from his 'A Good Trip Tour' that not everyone has a good trip. We explore...


Episode 52: Easter Egg Hunt

Episode 52: Easter Egg Hunt

The Literally Resurrecting Literal Bunnies of Literal Comedy™ literally spring from their literal nests to literally celebrate literal Easter. After some fun updates about our MUF, we send you on an Easter egg hunt!  Check out Shane’s documentary ‘Psychonautics’ on Prime and find the hidden shot to win a free T-shirt.  The movie is also a good primer for next week’s Bicycle Day Episode! We don’t know if JC literally rose from the dead, but there are entire species that metaphorically have.  As nature is blooming, we jump down a rabbit rabbit hole to see if rabbits disserve their reputation...