Midwest Real
A podcast and blog with an unquenchable lust for rabbit holes and open-minded inquiry. Each week, host Michael Phillip and fascinating guests dig into new and novel knowledge nuggets from the nether regions of the multiverse.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 79 minutes
- Episodes
- 92
- Years Active
- 2013 - 2016
053. Pursuing Passions, Chasing Justice Through Filmmaking, Hot Dog Related Altercations. Featuring Filmmakers Spencer Chumbley and Erik Ljung of VICE.
The show is joined by filmmakers Spencer Chumbley and Erik Ljung. They've shot for a variety of organizations including VICE, Al Jazeera and more.
Head to midwestreal.net for a full write-up and lin…
052. The Undying Stars - Author David W. Mathisen, Michael Phillip
David W. Mathisen's latest work, The Undying Stars dances comfortably where traditional historians wouldn't dare tread. The book ties together ancient megalithic structures with star myths and a holo…
051. Simulation Theory, Quantum Mechanics and the Nature of Reality with Physicist Tom Campbell, Michael Phillip
Tom Campbell has had an impressive career in applied physics. He has worked in military intelligence, he has reverse-engineered the weapons technology of rival governments, he has worked in national …
050. Randall Carlson of Sacred Geometry (Part 2)
Randall finishes the brain melting he started in the second part of our conversation. Head to MidwestReal.net for the full write-up!
049. Randall Carlson of Sacred Geometry International (Part 1)
Every night we go to bed taking it for granted that tomorrow will come. Worst case scenario, our heart will give out and we won't wake up.
But, what if that wasn't the worst case scenario?
As we spea…
048. Liam Wilson of Dillinger Escape Plan. Set your good vibe blasters on high.
Liam Wilson is best known for playing bass in the spastic, technical, AMAZING progressive metal mainstay, Dillinger Escape Plan. If you're a fan of heavy music and you somehow haven't heard of them o…
047. Marty Leeds and Michael Phillip in Math Magic Land.
Ancient languages like Hebrew had a numerical values embedded into every character. This added levels of meaning and allegory to the bible that gave people like Sir Isaac Newton and many other schola…
046. Closure in Moscow - The Nuggets that Lay Beyond.
I spoke with Closure in Moscow about their highly intelligent, psychedelic, satyrically lased new masterpiece of a record, Pink Lemonade. Go buy it right now on iTunes or your local record store.
Se…
043. Jeffrey Tucker, Will Pangman, Michael Phillip. A Digitally Fueled Utopia, Bitcoin and a Little Bit of Gin.
People are evil, violent, greedy, hopeless bastards. Even as a prepubescent flesh ball that would experience withdrawal symptoms if you took away his Super Nintendo controller for more than f…
042. Unleashing Your Hidden Potential with Erwan Le Corre, Adam Von Rothfelder, Michael Phillip
041. Author, Mason and Brain Melter Robert W. Sullivan IV, Michael Phillip
I remember it well- the first time I heard the phrase “Freemason”. Sure, it came from an uneducated mouth at a college party, but it was enough to make me rush to Google for enlightenm…
040. Comedian Lee Camp, Michael Phillip
All comedy is not created equal. Don’t get me wrong, I’m always ready for (and often partaking in) some cheap chuckles facilitated by potty humor, but I have a deeper appreciation for th…
039. The Bulletproof Executive- Dave Asprey, Adam Von Rothfelder, Michael Phillip
This bag of meat we drive around sure is complicated. We’ve had millions of years to figure it out, yet we still don’t know all the ins and outs of caring for this body we’ve got. To…
038. Author Gabriel D. Roberts, Michael Phillip
Life can be a bastard. It has a way of sucker-punching you in the nethers just when you least expect it, leaving you confused and scrambling for answers. Life gets nasty, period. …
036. The Higherside Chats' Greg Carlwood, Michael Phillip
There’s a stupid old expression that says “time is the coin of life, be careful how you spend it.” I’m not sure if there’s a soul on Earth that reads that and thinks “yes, I’m definitely spe…
035. Filmmaker Adam Scorgie, Michael Phillip
Compared to the rest of the world, the west has reached a very cushy state, but things haven't always been all corn, beef and football. Getting to this warm, chubby place required revolution…
034. Author/Philosopher Tim Freke, Michael Phillip
We humans have an amazing amount of rational knowledge; painstakingly poking, prodding and measuring basically everything we can get our hands on for generations has brough…