Choice Conversations

While the Reboot Your Kids website lives on, it no longer hosts the podcasts I recorded with Kevin Geary last year. For posterity's sake, I'm putting those shows into the Choice Conversations feed. In this episode, Kevin and I have a discussion with Miro Siegel from the Raising Miro on the Road of Life blog. Miro tells us about his life style as an unschooler/world schooler. What are the pros and cons of his nomadic lifestyle? How did Miro and his mother Lainie obtain financial freedom? Where does Miro stand on freedom, liberty, and culture? All this and more in today’s show!   Find more from Miro here: http://www.raisingmiro.com/ Find more from Kevin here:http://rebootyourkids.com/http://rebootedbody.com/ Please subscribe, rate and review on itunes:https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/choice-conversations/id315666764?mt=2 Like me on facebook and share with your friends:https://www.facebook.com/ChoiceConversationsPodcast Follow me on twitter and please retweet: https://twitter.com/ChoiceConvo Subscribe to my y

Chad Walding from SittingSolution.com joins me for a great discussion. We talk about why sitting is the new smoking, linked with poor health, disease, and premature aging.  Chad explains how by simply correcting your posture you can improve your appearance, health, mood, confidence, self esteem, and influence. I tell Chad about my experience implementing his program, the Sitting Solution, and how it was life changing for me. We get into many details, like how to eliminate back pain, why switching to a standing desk or a walking desk doesn't solve the problem, the proper posture for sleeping, and much more! Purchase The Sitting Solution here: http://www.lxntracker.com/rd/r.php?sid=79&pub=240237&c1=xxsubid1xx&c2=xxsubid2xx&c3=xxsubid3xx   Find more from Chad here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLliFtpFjHj-GebkKEFwQxg https://www.facebook.com/SittingSolution/?fref=ts   Please subscribe, rate and review on itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/choice-conversations/id315666764?mt=2 Li

While the Reboot Your Kids website lives on, it no longer hosts the podcasts I recorded with Kevin Geary last year. For posterity's sake, I'm putting those shows into the Choice Conversations feed. In this episode, Kevin and I have a discussion with Pete Gerlach about how to raise psychologically healthy children. This episode was never previously released, so this is the first time the world will get to hear this enlightening interview. In addition, since the time of its recording in 2014, Pete Gerlach has passed away, making this a posthumous release. Find more from Pete here:http://sfhelp.org/http://choiceconversations.libsyn.com/in-honor-of-pete-gerlach-with-antony-sammeroff Find more from Kevin here:http://rebootyourkids.com/http://rebootedbody.com/ Please subscribe, rate and review on itunes:https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/choice-conversations/id315666764?mt=2 Like me on facebook and share with your friends:https://www.facebook.com/ChoiceConversationsPodcast Follow me on twitter and please retweet:

Mary Maddux from the Meditation Oasis podcast joins me for a discussion. What are the benefits of meditation? What different types of meditation are there? Is there a right and wrong way to meditate? How did Mary, and her husband Richard, grow the brand Meditation Oasis to what it is today? All of this and more in today's fun discussion! Find more from Mary here: http://www.meditationoasis.com/ Please subscribe, rate and review on itunes:https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/choice-conversations/id315666764?mt=2 Like me on facebook and share with your friends:https://www.facebook.com/ChoiceConversationsPodcast Follow me on twitter and please retweet: https://twitter.com/ChoiceConvo Subscribe to my youtube channel and like my videos:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3po4LKObROu3EoieVGdaFQ Bumper music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIh_AxO2m4M&list=PLoe-H2xJOW57M60JJT0mMl8gwp1MazHdP

Anotony Sammeroff joins me as we pay tribute to Pete Gerlach. Pete Gerlach was taken from us on on October 22 2015, after a long bout with a degenerative disease (inclusion body myocitis). Pete was a therapist, author, and founder of the Break the Cycle Website. Pete was passionate about helping others and bringing healing to the world. He was especially concerned about the little ones, that they be provided a nurting, holistically healthy environment to grow up in. Pete was a guest on both my show, Choice Conversations, and Antony's youtube channel, Enrich Your Life. Antony and I share some of our personal experiences with Pete and do our best to honor his memory. We close out the podcast by inserting Antony's last interview with Pete -> "How to choose the Right Partner for the Right Reasons at the Right Time!" Gone but not forgotten, the gifts you gave the world continue to bring healing. Rest In Peace Pete. Find more from Pete here: http://sfhelp.org/http://choiceconversations.libsyn.com/five-personal-mari

Wes Bertrand is back for more analysis of Stefan Molyneux and Freedomain Radio. Wes and I detail several contractions and double standards that abound on Freedomain Radio these days. In addition, did Stef change his message for increased money or downloads? Does Stef automatically reject competing ideologies like Non-Violent Communication? What would be required from Stef for restitution? Are IQ studies important?  Why did we change the title of the series? And of course more on that Donald Trump fellow! Part 1 in the series:http://choiceconversations.libsyn.com/the-fall-of-stefan-molyneux-there-will-be-no-recovery-part-1   Find more from Wes here: http://completeliberty.com/   FDR 3103 The Truth About Illegal Immigrants: Was Donald Trump Right?https://soundcloud.com/stefan-molyneux/fdr-3103-the-truth-about-illegal-immigrants-was-donald-trump-right Why Trump’s Wrong on Immigration By Benjamin W. Powell:http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=8519 Powell's interview on Free Talk Live:https://www.fre

While the Reboot Your Kids website lives on, it no longer hosts the podcasts I recorded with Kevin Geary last year. For posterity's sake, I'm putting those shows into the Choice Conversations feed. In this episode, Kevin and I have a discussion about Kevin's popular and controversial article, 12 Absurd Arguments Peaceful Parents Are Sick of Hearing. Our discussion was quite long, so we broke it up into two parts. Enjoy! 12 Absurd Arguments Peaceful Parents Are Sick of Hearing Part 1: http://choiceconversations.libsyn.com/12-absurd-arguments-peaceful-parents-are-sick-of-hearing-part-1-reboot-your-kids-recast-008 The article discussed in the show:http://rebootyourkids.com/sick-of-hearing/ Find more from Kevin here:http://rebootyourkids.com/http://rebootedbody.com/ Please subscribe, rate and review on itunes:https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/choice-conversations/id315666764?mt=2 Like me on facebook and share with your friends:https://www.facebook.com/ChoiceConversationsPodcast Follow me on twitter and please r

Hunter Clarke-Fields returns to the show for a discussion about parenting. Hunter is a big proponent of Parent Effectiveness Training by Thomas Gordon. We talk about how we've both implemented P.E.T. in our lives, and the struggles and joys along the way. The conversation has some fun tangents, including Montessori schooling, restorative justice, and the Oregon Prison Project. Find more from Hunter here:http://www.hunteryoga.com/https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/yoga-stories-project-podcast/id716979718?mt=2http://choiceconversations.libsyn.com/mindfulness-yoga-and-self-care-with-hunter-clarke-fields Please subscribe, rate and review on itunes:https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/choice-conversations/id315666764?mt=2 Like me on facebook and share with your friends:https://www.facebook.com/ChoiceConversationsPodcast Follow me on twitter and please retweet: https://twitter.com/ChoiceConvo Subscribe to my youtube channel and like my videos:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3po4LKObROu3EoieVGdaFQ Bumper music: ht

While the Reboot Your Kids website lives on, it no longer hosts the podcasts I recorded with Kevin Geary last year. For posterity's sake, I'm putting those shows into the Choice Conversations feed. In this episode, Kevin and I have a discussion about Kevin's popular and controversial article, 12 Absurd Arguments Peaceful Parents Are Sick of Hearing. Our discussion was quite long, so we broke it up into two parts. Enjoy!   12 Absurd Arguments Peaceful Parents Are Sick of Hearing Part 2: http://choiceconversations.libsyn.com/12-absurd-arguments-peaceful-parents-are-sick-of-hearing-part-2-reboot-your-kids-recast-009 The article discussed in the show:http://rebootyourkids.com/sick-of-hearing/ Find more from Kevin here:http://rebootyourkids.com/http://rebootedbody.com/ Please subscribe, rate and review on itunes:https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/choice-conversations/id315666764?mt=2 Like me on facebook and share with your friends:https://www.facebook.com/ChoiceConversationsPodcast Follow me on twitter and please

Wes Bertrand joins me to discuss a couple emails he recently sent to Stefan Molyneux and Mike DeMarco from Freedomain Radio. Those emails are reprinted below:   From: Wes Bertrand Subject: Ominous parallelsDate: September 4, 2015 at 8:41:45 PM EDTTo: Michael DeMarco Hello, Michael, and by extension, Stefan. I’ve appreciated the many helpful and insightful messages FDR has sent its listeners and viewers over the years. Thank you for all the time and effort you’ve expended to inspire individuals in so many enriching and enlightened ways. Though this is not a fan email, I hope you note the vital significance of it, so that your show is able to gain more respect from those who value truth. Basically, I’m writing to express my grave concerns about the ideas that have been promoted on your podcast, particularly in this episode:FDR3052 Donald Trump’s Immigration Plan: An Honest Conversationhttp://cdn.freedomainradio.com/FDR_3052_Trump_Immigration.mp3 I realize that both of you believe in the efficacy and morality of

Walter Hendricks had me back on his show on UCY.TV, Solvinur Event. Again the discussion centered on Non-Violent Communication, with this dive going deeper than the last. Points discussed included: Using NVC to talk about politics How domination systems are rooted in the family The nature of voluntarysm NVC and the trivium Is NVC mind control? All of this and more! Check out the Solvinur Event: ucy.tv/se Please subscribe, rate, and review on itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/choice-conversations/id315666764?mt=2 Like me on facebook and share with your friends: https://www.facebook.com/ChoiceConversationsPodcast Follow me on twitter and please retweet: https://twitter.com/ChoiceConvo Subscribe to my youtube channel and like my videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3po4LKObROu3EoieVGdaFQ Bumper music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=istkkdEO2Ts&index=1&list=PLoe-H2xJOW56v_XOx1oJnZXOfCIr4YfSy

While the Reboot Your Kids website lives on, it no longer hosts the podcasts I recorded with Kevin Geary last year. For posterity's sake, I'm putting those shows into the Choice Conversations feed. In this episode, Kevin and I welcome Judy Pardo on the show. Judy is a certified Parent Effectiveness Training instructor and a psychologist in private practice for over 20 years. Judy, Kevin, and I discuss: The Behavior WindowActive and Passive ListeningUsing I-Messages for Healthier CommunicationNo-Lose Conflict ResolutionHow Power and Influence Are Negatively CorrelatedAnd much more… Find more from Kevin here:http://rebootyourkids.com/http://rebootedbody.com/ Find more from Judy here:http://www.villageparenting.nyc/ Please subscribe, rate and review on itunes:https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/choice-conversations/id315666764?mt=2 Like me on facebook and share with your friends:https://www.facebook.com/ChoiceConversationsPodcast Follow me on twitter and please retweet: https://twitter.com/ChoiceConvo Subscribe

I was recently invited to call into the show Solvinur Event on UCY.TV. The host of the show, Walter Hendricks, was skeptical that Non-violent Communication (NVC) was a form of mind conotrol known as Neuro-linguistic programming. I provided an introduction to NVC, talked about its relationship to the trivium, and answered a number of NVC-related questions. There were four different people on the show, each going in varying directions, so it was difficult to address each concern raised as thoroughly and succinctly as I would have liked. Having said that, I still found value in the conversation. Check out the Solvinur Event: ucy.tv/se Please subscribe, rate, and review on itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/choice-conversations/id315666764?mt=2 Like me on facebook and share with your friends: https://www.facebook.com/ChoiceConversationsPodcast Follow me on twitter and please retweet: https://twitter.com/ChoiceConvo Subscribe to my youtube channel and like my videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/U

Jeffrey Tucker joins me for a discussion about Donald Trump.  Is Trump a fascist?  Why is "The Donald" so popular?  Is racism rampant in America?  Does Hillary Clinton stand a chance against Trump?  What does Jeffrey think of Stefan Molyneux’s support for Trump?  Why is a corrupt politician a good thing?  Is a demoralized Obama the perfect president?  What does Rand Paul have against Libertarians? We cover all of this and more in this interesting and entertaining discussion!   Find more from Jeffrey here: liberty.me fee.org   Here is Jeffrey’s brilliant News Week article that was discussed on the show: http://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-fascist-354690   Please subscribe, rate, and review on itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/choice-conversations/id315666764?mt=2   Like me on facebook and share with your friends: https://www.facebook.com/ChoiceConversationsPodcast   Follow me on twitter and please retweet: https://twitter.com/ChoiceConvo   Subscribe to my youtube channel and like my videos: https://

Wes Bertrand is back to discuss his wonderful new book Complete Liberty Inside Out: Honoring Yourself and Others for Optimal Enrichment.  We take a hard look at not only the philosophy of liberty, which has been thoroughly covered by those who have come before us, but also the psychology of liberty, which has been not so much.  How does culture damage our minds, lessening our lives?  Religion, school, and the family are systems of domination, not unlike the state?  Sacrifice isn't a virtue?  What are the four stages of liberty?  Can this book build a bridge between the liberty community and the Non-Violent Communication community, two groups which each have half of it right?  We cover all this and more during this enlightening and entertaining discussion!   Get the book here:  http://completeliberty.com/pdf_and_ebook_downloads.html   Find more from Wes here:  http://completeliberty.com/   Here is the interview with Kevin Koskella discussed during the show:  http://choiceconversations.libsyn.com/the-mental-sid

While the Reboot Your Kids website lives on, it no longer hosts the podcasts I recorded with Kevin Geary last year.  For posterity's sake, I'm putting those shows into the Choice Conversations feed. In this episode, Kevin and I have a great discussion with Darrell Becker.  We cover parenting, the trivium, critical thinking skills, and non-violent communication.   Find more from Kevin here: http://rebootyourkids.com/ http://rebootedbody.com/ http://choiceconversations.libsyn.com/chasing-greatness-with-kevin-geary   Find more from Darrell here:  http://voluntaryvisions.com/   Please subscribe, rate and review on itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/choice-conversations/id315666764?mt=2 Like me on facebook and share with your friends: https://www.facebook.com/ChoiceConversationsPodcast Follow me on twitter and please retweet:  https://twitter.com/ChoiceConvo Subscribe to my youtube channel and like my videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3po4LKObROu3EoieVGdaFQ   Bumper music: https://www.youtube.com/

For the fifth installment of the Artificial Intelligence Series, Darrell Becker and I interview James Barrat.  James is a film maker, public speaker, and an author.   His book, Our Final Invention, masterfully presents the case for why you should be worried about the singularity.    How is AI different from other multi-use technologies?  What are the basic drives that an AI will have?  Can't we just program ethics into AIs and alleviate our worries?  How does James feel about AI depictions in popular media?  We cover all of these questions and more in this delightful conversation!   Click here for the rest of the Artificial Intelligence Series: http://choiceconversations.libsyn.com/her-movie-review-artificial-intelligence-series-part-1 http://choiceconversations.libsyn.com/the-moon-is-a-harsh-mistress-book-review-artificial-intelligence-series-part-2 http://choiceconversations.libsyn.com/transcendence-movie-review-artificial-intelligence-series-part-2 http://choiceconversations.libsyn.com/real-agi-with-peter-

While the Reboot Your Kids website lives on, it no longer hosts the podcasts I recorded with Kevin Geary last year.  For posterity's sake, I'm putting those shows into the Choice Conversations feed. In this episode, Kevin and I tackle the gargantuan topic of alternative education and the problems with modern schooling. The conversation explores: The proposed purpose of schooling.  The underlying purpose of schooling. Where did “the system” come from? Are public and private schools the same thing? The toxicity of an environment filled with broken people, be they teachers or students.  All of this and more! Find more from Kevin here:  http://rebootyourkids.com/ http://rebootedbody.com/ http://choiceconversations.libsyn.com/chasing-greatness-with-kevin-geary   Please subscribe, rate and review on itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/choice-conversations/id315666764?mt=2 Like me on facebook and share with your friends: https://www.facebook.com/ChoiceConversationsPodcast  Follow me on twitter and please ret

I had the privelege to talk with Vít Jedlička, President of the new libertarian nation The Free Republic of Liberland.  President Vít goes into detail about how things typically handled by governments will work in a country where state power is limited and taxes are voluntary. Who will build the roads?  How will the justice system work?  Can a crypto-currency be a nation's legal tender?  How do I become a citizen?   We talk about the Liberland constitution, covering topics like how citizens are granted the right to veto any new bills.  Public works will be paid for through croudfunding, and shares for public works will be traded on the Liberland Stock Market.   We discuss all this and more in this fascinating look at the birth of the Libertarian homeland.     Find more about Liberland here:   https://liberland.org/           Please subscribe, rate, and review on itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/choice-conversations/id315666764?mt=2       Like me on facebook and share with your friends:  https://www

While the Reboot Your Kids website lives on, it no longer hosts the podcasts I recorded with Kevin Geary last year.  For posterity's sake, I'm putting those shows into the Choice Conversations feed.   In this episode, Kevin and I explore the challenges parents face in the areas of exercise, play and sleep for their children.     Find more from Kevin here: http://rebootyourkids.com/ http://rebootedbody.com/ http://choiceconversations.libsyn.com/chasing-greatness-with-kevin-geary     Please subscribe, rate and review on itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/choice-conversations/id315666764?mt=2   Like me on facebook and share with your friends: https://www.facebook.com/ChoiceConversationsPodcast   Follow me on twitter and please retweet: https://twitter.com/ChoiceConvo   Subscribe to my youtube channel and like my videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3po4LKObROu3EoieVGdaFQ   Bumper music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpzW4rVKrfw&index=1&list=PLoe-H2xJOW56v_XOx1oJnZXOfCIr4YfSy