Love Conquers Fear

In an era of exponentially evolving AI and robotics, one question looms large: Will humanity make it? Love Conquers Fear is a podcast where leadership meets love, technology serves humanity, and vision becomes action. Host Brett Alexander Hurt—tech entrepreneur and investor—sits down with some of the world’s most influential people to ask: Will we unite to create the Age of Abundance for All? These conversations are calls to action, awakening leaders everywhere to rise and help humanity choose the Light.

Love Conquers Fear is a society podcast hosted by Brett Alexander Hurt and guests, with 85 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Brett Alexander Hurt and guests hosts Love Conquers Fear, a society show with 85 episodes published.

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  Episode #81

  #81: Solving Women’s Wealth Gap: Breaking Into Venture Capital and Systems-Change — Joanna Rees

  Sep 29, 20261h 33mS1

  Order the Book! ► http://loveconquersfear.org/book What you’ll hear in this episode: - How Joanna broke into venture capital after hundreds of investor meetings and repeated rejection - Turning professional success into greater impact through listening, service, and leadership - Why women need more access to investment opportunities and more freedom to talk about money - Preparing workers for AI without deepening inequality or leaving communities behind - Why changing business, wealth, and other systems starts with personal agency and inner work - Rebuilding self-trust after betrayal by reconnecting with the body and healing trauma - How psychedelics and somatic work can deepen healing with the right care and integration About Joanna Rees: Joanna Rees is an entrepreneur, investor, and systems-change leader whose career spans venture capital, education, workforce development, and social impact. She helped launch and capitalize Endeavor Catalyst, has served on more than 25 venture-backed company boards, and ran for mayor of San Francisco in 2011. Today, she runs CP Capital and chairs the California Workforce Development Board. Like Brett, she is a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute. Timestamps: 0:01:00 — Preview 0:01:33 — Intro: Obvious Ventures, new friends, Renaissance Weekend 0:03:29 — Welcome Joanna Rees: book events, Henry Crown, Josh Baer 0:09:39 — Joanna’s career path, venture capital, Aspen leadership, changing systems 0:19:57 — Women, wealth creation, venture access, CP Capital 0:30:41 — AI investment, AGI competition, Silicon Valley cycles, workforce disruption 0:39:54 — Energy abundance, economic inequality, jobs, education, AI tools 0:52:00 — AI creativity, poetry, consciousness research, science meeting spirituality 1:06:16 — Inner work, inherited trauma, wisdom schools, psychedelics, women’s voices 1:15:05 — Betrayal, self-trust, intuition, safety, learning to live fully 1:28:47 — Women’s financial agency, investor education, transparency 1:32:03 — Closing Books mentioned in this episode: - The Secret of Secrets — Dan Brown - The Immortality Key — Brian C. Muraresku - The Prince — Niccolò Machiavelli Links: “Love Conquers Fear” a USA TODAY bestseller: https://tinyurl.com/4u9fmwdd LCF ep. #23 (Satyen Raja): https://youtu.be/rTCEpP1mbBI Renaissance Weekend: https://tinyurl.com/2xn5ynmc Aspen Institute: https://tinyurl.com/9kr4ae29 Henry Crown: https://tinyurl.com/3f7awp2e Health Innovators: https://tinyurl.com/5n6cb5kc Global Changemakers: https://tinyurl.com/ykzxshr7 Capital Factory: https://capitalfactory.com/ Steve Jobs’ Stanford commencement speech: https://tinyurl.com/2dcxf33n Endeavor Catalyst: https://tinyurl.com/3nesa9jk Joanna Rees on Carla Piñeyro Sublett’s “Let’s Go There” podcast: https://tinyurl.com/43muuwyr The Representation Project: https://therepproject.org/ Trump announces $500B “Stargate” joint venture: https://tinyurl.com/2nd4ctht California Workforce Development Board: https://cwdb.ca.gov/ Subscribe to Brett’s newsletter “The Superfecta Signal”: LinkedIn: https://tinyurl.com/2fzwfmtk Substack: https://tinyurl.com/mr8rxsz3 BCG report on AI’s impact on jobs: https://tinyurl.com/3efkjk7r LCF ep. #63 (Doug Merritt): https://youtu.be/NSwtORgPkwQ LCF ep. #43 (Peter Wang): https://youtu.be/036KjyuudWE Austin STEM Center: https://tinyurl.com/yxxav3yv Brett speaking at Do More Good’s conference: https://tinyurl.com/4xazj2yy Ode Poetry: https://odepoetry.ai/ Mustafa Suleyman on the deep philosophy of AI: https://tinyurl.com/yc259cw9 LCF ep. #11 (Aneil Mallavarapu): https://youtu.be/dXuLsRyIl9k “After the Thaw of ‘Two AI Winters’, a Spiritual Spring Heats Up Our ‘Consciousness Winter’” by Brett Hurt: https://tinyurl.com/bdhe6hdj Pope Leo’s first encyclical: https://tinyurl.com/3s9u2dwk LCF ep. #48 (Brian C. Muraresku): https://youtu.be/CapnbGuxMQE Executive order to fast-track psychedelic research: https://tinyurl.com/33by6ynm LCF ep. #53 (Bryan Hubbard): https://youtu.be/MNaBF6Ej2UQ

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  Episode #80

  #80: The AI Prisoner’s Dilemma: Competition, Coordination & Creating Better Outcomes — Eric Bradlow

  Sep 22, 20262h 3mS1

  Order the Book! ► http://loveconquersfear.org/book What you’ll hear in this episode: - How a baseball statistics lecture launched Eric’s career in data science and AI - What humans contribute when AI can solve problems once reserved for experts - How Wharton is rethinking teaching, research, and learning for the AI era - How AI could reshape careers, entrepreneurship, and access to opportunity - Why AI cooperation is so difficult, and how game theory can point toward better outcomes - Why consciousness, synchronicity, and intuition may reveal forms of intelligence AI can’t replicate About Eric Bradlow: Eric Bradlow is the K.P. Chao Professor and Vice Dean of AI & Analytics at the Wharton School. An applied statistician and entrepreneur, he specializes in using advanced analytics, machine learning, Bayesian methods, and marketing research to solve practical business problems. Eric co-founded Wharton Customer Analytics and has published more than 100 academic articles, while advising companies on data, consumer behavior, and decision-making. Timestamps: 0:01:01 — Preview 0:02:37 — Intro: AI warnings, Rainn Wilson’s “Soul Boom” 0:05:19 — Welcome Eric Bradlow: Wharton, statistics, old AI 0:07:29 — Baseball statistics, probability, Eric’s path to data science 0:22:36 — Academia, startups, CEO partners, staying in your lane 0:34:40 — Wharton’s AI major, business analytics, applied learning 0:42:13 — AI tutoring, student preparation, future of research 0:54:47 — AI acceleration, the Superfecta, responsibility in tech 1:01:47 — Chad, solar energy, global development, abundance 1:07:47 — Game theory, AI competition, global coordination 1:15:43 — AI objectives, AlphaFold, healthcare, robotics 1:26:52 — AI ethics, conscious capitalism, data science for all 1:33:54 — Consciousness, AI rights, machine intelligence 1:48:50 — A statistically improbable baseball catch, AI risk, what does slowing frontier AI mean 2:01:21 — Closing Books mentioned in this episode: - Soul Boom — Rainn Wilson - The Celestine Prophecy — James Redfield - Tao Te Ching — Stephen Mitchell (tr.) - Who Moved My Cheese? — Spencer Johnson - Abundance — Peter H. Diamandis - Why Buddhism Is True — Robert Wright Links: “Love Conquers Fear” a USA TODAY bestseller: https://tinyurl.com/4u9fmwdd “We Must Pace the Frontier” by Dario Amodei: https://tinyurl.com/277e3m57 Bill Gates’ essay on preparing for the AI era: https://tinyurl.com/2s3dcxjh LCF episode #79 (Payam Zamani): https://youtu.be/XvxlYwSSPpg Payam Zamani on the “Soul Boom” podcast: https://tinyurl.com/yeyywehw “How the IPO-driven Melt-up Will End in a Meltdown… and then Abundance for All” by Brett Hurt: https://tinyurl.com/329unrj3 “AI for All Americans” by Reid Hoffman: https://tinyurl.com/yu43x7ja LCF episode #17 (Brett interviewed by Kirk Dando): https://youtu.be/Tf3DgsfD_SE Ethan Mollick: LinkedIn: https://tinyurl.com/5n6s2e8n Substack: https://tinyurl.com/572z8jnb Wharton/UPenn’s wide-ranging initiatives: AI & Analytics Initiative: https://tinyurl.com/3cumze5e Generative AI Labs: https://tinyurl.com/4bjmh32z “Artificial Intelligence for Business” major: https://tinyurl.com/4bw5h9ek Kevin Werbach’s “The Road to Accountable AI” podcast: https://accountableai.net/ Accountable AI Lab: https://tinyurl.com/yc4h7w9x AI for Society Research Lab: https://tinyurl.com/rkfyzxak South Park episode: https://tinyurl.com/yu7cd6ke March 2023 call for pause in AI development: https://tinyurl.com/42se6998 LCF episode #69 (Jeff Cardenas): https://youtu.be/hKA3dEbi_vk LCF episode #11 (Aneil Mallavarapu): https://youtu.be/dXuLsRyIl9k “Facing Up to the Problem of Consciousness” by David J. Chalmers: https://tinyurl.com/ytyzkz7a Trump announces $500B “Stargate” joint venture: https://tinyurl.com/2nd4ctht Demis Hassabis calling for US-led body to oversee frontier AI models: https://tinyurl.com/3434b4mp Pope Leo’s first encyclical: https://tinyurl.com/3s9u2dwk Brett speaking at Do More Good’s conference: https://tinyurl.com/4xazj2yy

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  Episode #79

  #79: From Persecution to Purpose: Faith and the Call of Spiritual Capitalism — Payam Zamani

  Sep 15, 20261h 15mS1

  Order the Book! ► http://loveconquersfear.org/book What you’ll hear in this episode: - Payam’s journey from religious persecution in Iran to refugee, entrepreneur, investor, and mission-driven leader - How the Bahá’í faith shaped his belief in one God, one humanity, and the common spiritual foundation of the world’s religions - Building businesses around purpose, human betterment, and values - Why AI’s greatest risk is the intentions and values of the people building it - Why accelerating AI and science must be matched by a spiritual transformation in humanity - Consciousness, the soul, God, interconnectedness, and the deeper nature of reality About Payam Zamani: Payam Zamani is an entrepreneur, investor, author, and founder of One Planet Group. After fleeing Iran at 16 because of persecution for his Bahá’í faith, he received asylum in the United States. He later co-founded AutoWeb and took it public in 1999. His memoir “Crossing the Desert” explores his journey and mission to use business as a force for humanity. Timestamps: 0:01:00 — Preview 0:01:38 — Intro: The Lattice II, forgiveness, love, and the Bhagavad Gita 0:05:50 — Welcome Payam Zamani: Bahá’í faith, film, writing, and entrepreneurship 0:10:43 — Childhood persecution in Iran, courage, faith, and coming full circle 0:22:34 — The tearful story of saying goodbye to his mother and escaping Iran at 16 0:28:34 — Investing for humanity in the age of AI 0:32:42 — AI, values, nuclear risk, scarcity, and humanity’s adolescence 0:42:44 — UFOs, disclosure, cosmic scale, and The Order of Time 0:53:43 — Youth mental health, unethical technology, politics, and greed 0:57:43 — Why are we here? Consciousness, illusion, and the purpose of life 1:06:12 — Payam’s mother’s final days, interconnected reality, and spiritual awakening 1:10:17 — Purified by fire, AI as an accelerant, and the golden age ahead 1:13:20 — Closing reflections Books mentioned in this episode: - Crossing the Desert — Payam Zamani - The Disappearance of the Universe — Gary Renard - A Course in Miracles — Helen Schucman - Bhagavad Gita — Stephen Mitchell (tr.) - The Alchemist — Paulo Coelho - The Order of Time — Carlo Rovelli - LSD and the Mind of the Universe – Chris Bache Links: “Love Conquers Fear” a USA TODAY bestseller: https://tinyurl.com/4u9fmwdd LCF episode #70 (Doyt Conn): https://youtu.be/zHdK0zkYR20 LCF episode #52 (Neil Blumofe): https://youtu.be/QEc_67Sehy0 One Planet Group: https://tinyurl.com/4vknuxpe Buyerlink: https://www.buyerlink.co/ BahaiTeachings.org: https://bahaiteachings.org/ “Cast Aside the Clouds” film: https://tinyurl.com/fycpsfzz LCF episode #64 (Pardis Mahdavi): https://youtu.be/-AdUQ5xjNrc Demis Hassabis on “60 Minutes”: https://tinyurl.com/3hu2jdwm “UNKNOWN: Cosmic Time Machine” documentary: https://tinyurl.com/mw58x5vm LCF episode #16 (Joel Schafer): https://youtu.be/fcbWqwdIabI “The Age of Disclosure” documentary: https://tinyurl.com/szkpvxvn U.S. government publishes UAP images: https://www.war.gov/UFO/release/05/ Pope Leo’s first encyclical: https://tinyurl.com/3s9u2dwk Encyclical infographics: https://tinyurl.com/42bfchk7 Xi Jinping calling for global governance of AI: https://tinyurl.com/ycys2t2v “Love, Fear, and the Connected Cosmos” by Brett Hurt: https://tinyurl.com/3h4at823 Donald Hoffman’s TED Talk: https://tinyurl.com/nhf69w25 LCF episode #30 (John Mackey): https://youtu.be/NUnkEuZwC4I LCF episode #36 (Chris Bache): https://youtu.be/424meKDrZ2M The Telepathy Tapes: https://tinyurl.com/4wcdk3dm Subscribe to Brett’s newsletter “The Superfecta Signal”: LinkedIn: https://tinyurl.com/2fzwfmtk Substack: https://tinyurl.com/mr8rxsz3

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  Episode #78

  #78: The New Mental Health Frontier: Psychedelics, Policy & The Soul — Mary Olivar + Vance McMurry

  Sep 8, 20261h 32mS1

  Order the Book! ► ⁠http://loveconquersfear.org/book What you’ll hear in this episode: - Psychedelic therapy for trauma, PTSD, addiction, and mental health - Vance’s journey from combat trauma and survivor’s guilt to healing through psilocybin - Mary’s path from Whole Foods and cannabis advocacy to plant medicine, Indigenous wisdom, and psychedelic policy - Why veterans are helping push psychedelic medicine into the mainstream - Texas’s growing role in psychedelic policy and the push for safe, legal, affordable access - Consciousness, the soul, God, Oneness, and what transcendent experiences may reveal about reality About Mary Olivar: Mary Olivar is Co-Executive Director of Texans for Greater Mental Health, helping lead psychedelic policy, public education, and safe, legal access to emerging treatments. Her career spans nutrition, natural foods, cannabis advocacy, and nonprofit leadership, including Whole Foods Market and the Center for Shamanic Education and Exchange. Mary’s work centers on healing, access, Indigenous wisdom, and the connection between plant medicine and consciousness. About Vance McMurry: Vance McMurry is Co-Executive Director of Texans for Greater Mental Health. A U.S. Army veteran, he served in the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions and at the White House. He later spent decades in business, technology, operations, and social entrepreneurship. Vance’s own experience with resurfacing combat trauma drew him into psychedelic advocacy. Today, he focuses on expanding access to mental health treatments, especially for veterans and others living with trauma. Timestamps: 0:01:00 — Preview 0:01:37 — Intro: Lizzi Cutler, psychedelics 0:05:59 — Welcome Mary Olivar and Vance McMurry 0:09:15 — Psychedelic policy, veteran PTSD, safe legal access, opioids, addiction recovery 0:23:42 — Mission-driven work, healthy eating, cannabis, plant medicine, Indigenous wisdom, consciousness 0:36:08 — Psychedelic approval, state policy, public education, harm reduction, national coordination 0:57:44 — AI consciousness, ultimate reality, soul growth, animism, interconnectedness 1:17:11 — Brain-computer interfaces, embodiment, quantum sentience, intentionality, spiritual humility 1:30:11 — Closing reflections Books mentioned in this episode: - The Disappearance of the Universe — Gary Renard - Mind Magic — James R. Doty - Into the Magic Shop — James R. Doty - The Dawn of Everything — David Graeber, David Wengrow - The Celestine Prophecy — James Redfield - Sand Talk — Tyson Yunkaporta - Journey of Souls — Michael Newton Links: “Love Conquers Fear” a USA TODAY bestseller: https://tinyurl.com/4u9fmwdd LCF episode #76 (Lizzi Cutler): https://youtu.be/GNnkT3kZ_1g Executive order to fast-track psychedelic research: https://tinyurl.com/33by6ynm LCF episode #66 (Decoding Psychedelics): https://youtu.be/Z0TF71mN3MU Foresight Institute: https://foresight.org/ Heroic Hearts Project: https://tinyurl.com/3crt9zvw Texans for Greater Mental Health: https://www.t4gmh.com/ Americans for Ibogaine: https://tinyurl.com/27yhvjcs LCF episode #53 (Bryan Hubbard): https://youtu.be/MNaBF6Ej2UQ LCF episode #30 (John Mackey): https://youtu.be/NUnkEuZwC4I Subscribe to Brett’s newsletter “The Superfecta Signal”: LinkedIn: https://tinyurl.com/2fzwfmtk Substack: https://tinyurl.com/mr8rxsz3 COMP360 psilocybin treatment: https://tinyurl.com/5n84wtsu Xi Jinping calling for global governance of AI: https://tinyurl.com/ycys2t2v Pope Leo’s first encyclical: https://tinyurl.com/3s9u2dwk Encyclical infographics: https://tinyurl.com/42bfchk7 Brett speaking at Do More Good’s conference: https://tinyurl.com/4xazj2yy Texas first state to pass psychedelic research legislation: https://tinyurl.com/2uc29m4k LCF episode #11 (Aneil Mallavarapu): https://youtu.be/dXuLsRyIl9k Anil Seth’s TED Talk on consciousness: https://tinyurl.com/465a9jyt LCF episode #31 (Piraye Beim): https://youtu.be/cgjv-4aAdYA “Inside the Mind of a Dog” documentary: https://tinyurl.com/nh9sb838

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  Episode #77

  #77: BookPeople Presents: Brett Hurt In Conversation with Mark Gober — August 23, 2026 in Austin, TX

  Sep 3, 20261h 6mS1

  Order the Book! ► ⁠http://loveconquersfear.org/book A special conversation with Brett Hurt and Mark Gober — recorded live in collaboration with BookPeople in Austin, TX on August 23, 2026 What you’ll hear in this episode: - The spiritual experiences behind “Love Conquers Fear”, including Brett’s psychedelic journey and studying Vedanta - Moving from fear to hope, and using human agency to shape a more abundant future - Why humanity’s consciousness must evolve alongside increasingly powerful technology - How AI, quantum computing, robotics, and other exponential technologies could transform life at scale - Conscious capitalism and building systems that put people ahead of profit ––– About Love Conquers Fear: In an era of exponentially evolving AI and robotics, one question looms: Will humanity make it? Love Conquers Fear is where leadership meets love, technology serves humanity, and vision becomes action. Host, Brett Alexander Hurt, tech entrepreneur and investor, sits down with some of the world’s most influential people to ask: Will we unite to create the Age of Abundance for All? These conversations are calls to action, awakening leaders everywhere to rise and help humanity choose the Light. Watch on: YouTube: http://tiny.cc/LCF-YT Spotify: http://tiny.cc/LCF-Spotify Listen on: Apple Podcasts: http://tiny.cc/LCF-Apple Amazon Music: https://tinyurl.com/LCF-Amazon ––– About Mark Gober: Mark Gober is an award-winning author, business strategist, and consciousness researcher. He is the author of the seven-book “Upside Down” series, including the IPPY Award-winning “An End to Upside Down Thinking”. Previously, Mark was a partner at Silicon Valley’s Sherpa Technology Group and was named to IAM’s “Strategy 300” list of the world’s leading intellectual property strategists. He also serves on the board of the Institute of Noetic Sciences. Timestamps: 0:01:00 — Preview 0:01:30 — Intro: Interview with Mark Gober at BookPeople 0:03:09 — Brett and Mark's backgrounds, Brett’s soul quest, Vedanta, spiritual awakening 0:12:55 — AI, cultural programming, nuclear risk, fear states, abundance 0:21:43 — Quantum computing, novel science, solar energy, AI jobs, food systems 0:36:44 — Bhutan, spirituality, writing process, punching down, hope, consciousness 0:49:15 — Energy, material breakthroughs, leveraging AI 0:55:04 — Patents, open-source AI, innovation, responsibility Books mentioned in this episode: - An End to Upside Down Thinking — Mark Gober - An End to Upside Down Living — Mark Gober - If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies — Eliezer Yudkowsky, Nate Soares - Why Buddhism Is True — Robert Wright - The Hero’s Journey — Joseph Campbell - Deep Future — Pablos Holman - Abundance — Peter H. Diamandis, Steven Kotler - The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy — Douglas Adams Links: “Love Conquers Fear” a USA TODAY bestseller: https://tinyurl.com/4u9fmwdd LCF episode #2 (Mark Gober): https://youtu.be/p5xCJw_Yo1M BookPeople: https://bookpeople.com/ Institute of Noetic Sciences: https://noetic.org/ Aspen Institute’s Henry Crown Fellowship Program: https://tinyurl.com/3f7awp2e LCF episode #31 (Piraye Beim): https://youtu.be/cgjv-4aAdYA Vedanta: https://tinyurl.com/ydxzyc5c LCF episode #43 (Peter Wang): https://youtu.be/036KjyuudWE Xi Jinping calling for global governance of AI: https://tinyurl.com/ycys2t2v Pope Leo’s first encyclical: https://tinyurl.com/3s9u2dwk Hartmut Neven’s TED Talk: https://tinyurl.com/535w253c Subscribe to Brett’s newsletter “The Superfecta Signal”: LinkedIn: https://tinyurl.com/2fzwfmtk Substack: https://tinyurl.com/mr8rxsz3 Demis Hassabis on “60 Minutes”: https://tinyurl.com/3hu2jdwm Foresight Institute: https://foresight.org/ Peter Diamandis’ “Moonshots” podcast: https://tinyurl.com/43j2rvja Jensen Huang’s first post on X backing open-source models: https://tinyurl.com/48f4pk8r

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