ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
Beyond 80 Percent is a podcast that delves into critical thinking, shifting perspectives, and deeper discussions around self-growth and societal narratives.
Join us as we interview interesting, everyday people who share their personal journeys, the experiences that shaped them, and the missions that drive them today. We invite you to awaken your consciousness and explore the world with a deeper perspective.
Each episode encourages you to think critically, push beyond the surface, and engage with the ideas that shape our consciousness. Ready to awaken your mind? Let’s evolve together.
Join us as we interview interesting, everyday people who share their personal journeys, the experiences that shaped them, and the missions that drive them today. We invite you to awaken your consciousness and explore the world with a deeper perspective.
Each episode encourages you to think critically, push beyond the surface, and engage with the ideas that shape our consciousness. Ready to awaken your mind? Let’s evolve together.
Hosts:
Update frequency:
weekly
Average audio length:
38 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
51 episodes
since April 2, 2025
episodic
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
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Beyond the Brain is officially a Signal Awards finalist for Most Inspirational Podcast in the Limited Series category.
In this special episode, Ryan shares what the recognition means …
PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
In the finale of the Waking Up season, Ryan sits down solo to connect the dots across four very different conversations: Scott & Heidi, Marc Defant, D. Paul, and Chris Baron and finds the same thread running under all of them: we've forgotten how to connect with each other. Weaving in the data …
Food has become something we rush through, outsource, and barely think about.
But what if food isn't just nutrition? What if it's one of the deepest expressions of being human?
In this episode, Ryan sits down with chef, educator, and father Aran Goldstein to explore why cooking is about so much m…
What happens when someone's spiritual experiences don't fit neatly inside a single belief system?
In this episode of Beyond 80%, Ryan sits down with D. Paul—a Navy veteran, Native American holy man, author, and spiritual investigator—to explore a lifetime of experiences that challenged conventiona…
Why do so many couples end up feeling more like roommates than partners?
In this episode of Beyond 80%, Ryan sits down with marriage experts Heidi and Scott Hastings to explore the hidden patterns, assumptions, and relationship "scripts" that shape how couples interact—often without realizing it.
…
What happens when evolutionary biology collides with modern cultural narratives?
In this episode of Beyond 80%, Ryan sits down with geologist, researcher, and author Marc Defant to explore one of today's most controversial conversations: the relationship between biology, culture, feminism, and hum…
What happens when curiosity becomes your way of moving through the world?
In this episode of Beyond 80%, Ryan sits down with filmmaker, science communicator, and adventurer Chris Baron. From living inside a cave for a week and rappelling into an active volcano to filming wildlife across Africa and…
As the Waking Up season enters its final chapter, this short episode introduces the themes that connect the last four conversations: love, meaning, and the search for a bigger picture.
Throughout this season, we've explored the stories, assumptions, fears, and identities that shape how we experien…
What happens when the story society tells no longer matches the reality people are living?
In this solo episode, Ryan reflects on three recent conversations with Damon Cassidy, Doug Cardell, and Diana Colleen, exploring the growing gap between cultural narratives and everyday experience.
From sta…
In this episode of Beyond 80%, Ryan sits down with psychologist and creator of the Divine Intelligence Process, Dr. Jayne Gardner, to explore how childhood experiences, attachment patterns, and emotional memories shape the subconscious beliefs people carry into adulthood. Together, they unpack the …
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