Gwen Zywicke is my guest this episode. She is an ultra runner and an Instructor at Louisiana State University and a writer. Her book, Ultrarunning Mysticism:  Mind, Body, Spirit and the Sacredness of Overcoming Suffering, explores the relationship between ultrarunning and mysticism. She is working on a new book focusing on the science of the brain in relation to ultra running.

Devin and Jonathan are both returning podcast guests. They are both part of the Buckle-Heads running group in Topeka, KS. They have trained and raced together and supported each other in pursuing their running adventures. Their next big race is the Bighorn 100 on 16 June 2023.

Running is great for keeping both your body and your mind feeling great. But sometimes you need to take some time to look at how you are really doing inside yourself. And sometimes you will get an "aha" breakthrough when you spend some time working on what is inside of you. My friend, Renita, joins me this episode to talk about running long distances, being in the woods, and personal transformation.

Artificial Intelligence -- AI -- has come to the mainstream. All the movies about what might happen when humans have to interact with AI are playing in the back of our minds. I asked ChatGPT to write a 10-minute speech about goal setting. It was a textbook speech. And the content was good. But if good content was able to change our lives, we'd be super-human by now. There's no shortage of good content. I dive into a couple of comments ChatGPT made in conclusion. Will AI ever be able to...

There are things you know that you don’t know that you know. You might have experienced this before. When you’re looking for the right word. When you see a familiar face and try to remember the name. Or you have a sudden memory from your past. Psychologists believe that you and I are only aware of 5 - 10% of our own thoughts. The rest is what they call the subconscious.