Psychedelics & Corporate BS with Comedian Tom Fell (#297)

Religion on the Mind

Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Spirituality

4.7 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2024

⏱️ 80 minutes

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We're back with another comedian episode of YHP, this time featuring Tom Fell, whose brilliant social media videos skewer corporate speak and existential themes with painful accuracy. Our conversation centers on psychedelics and consciousness, where Tom demonstrates what I'd call "materialist wonder" - particularly in his story about encountering a whale shortly after taking mushrooms. Rather than viewing it through a supernatural or New Age lens, Tom finds deeper meaning in understanding the scientific factors that make this coincidence possible. This approach, which sees wonder in natural causes rather than divine intervention, reflects the same balance found in his comedy: a critical yet playful perspective that serves as a pressure release valve for processing life's profound and absurd aspects. And yes, we laugh a lot! Tom's Linktree | linktr.ee/tomfell Highlights: 09:11 Truth in Comedy: The Power of Humor 29:58 Existential Themes in Comedy 42:16 Navigating Drug Culture and Personal Choices 53:18 The Intersection of Science and Spirituality 01:05:10 Spirituality Beyond Religion: Personal Revelations Dan's New Substack | Religion on the Mind ___________________________________________ Follow Dan on IG: www.instagram.com/dancoke/ Or Twitter: twitter.com/DanKoch Faith deconstruction resources: www.soyouredeconstructing.com/ Edited by Josh Gilbert (joshgilbertmedia.com -- he is accepting more work!) Join the Patreon for exclusive episodes (and more) every month: patreon.com/dankoch Email about the "sliding scale" for the Patreon: youhavepermissionpodcast@gmail.com YHP Patron-only FB group: tinyurl.com/ycvbbf98 Website: www.dankochwords.com/yhp.html Join Dan's email list: www.dankochwords.com/ Artwork by sprungle. co/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What I've dedicated my life to is revenge.
0:04.7	A brand new drama based on the best-selling novel.
0:07.5	They think they're better than us.
0:08.5	Who do you think you are?
0:09.8	I'm going to prove to them that they're wrong.
0:11.5	She's punishing me.
0:13.0	You destroyed my family.
0:14.3	I will not rest until I've destroyed yours.
0:17.0	A woman of substance on Channel 4 starts tonight at 9.
0:24.4	All right, welcome back, everybody, to you have permission, the show that aims to take both
0:28.4	Christianity and the modern world of science and culture very seriously.
0:32.5	I'm Dan Koch.
0:33.2	I'm a licensed therapist, a post-evangelical, and what I would call a liberal Christian these days.
0:39.1	They say, the best way to make God laugh is to make a plan.
0:42.5	And my plan is to talk about all things, religion and spirituality with comedians.
0:48.0	I am joined today by someone I am very excited to talk to.
0:51.9	I would call you an Instagram comedian.
0:54.3	Is that a fair term? Yeah, I think so. to talk to you. I would call you an Instagram comedian. Is that a fair term?
0:55.7	Yeah, I think so.
0:57.0	Yeah, for sure.
0:58.4	Tom Fell, Instagram comedian.
1:00.7	I'm going to play one of your reels here, one of the short videos from Instagram,
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