Surprise Me, Joel

Surrendering to the Slog After a Psychedelic Journey with Justin Baker - SMJ 007

What happens when your first psilocybin experience delivers pure joy – Beach Jesus moments, cosmic amplification with a lifelong friend, sun worship by Lake Superior – and then drops you into days of unexplained heaviness? Joel and his integration guide, Justin Baker, trace the path from post-journey fog through a guided session with Trish Blain that recovered something primordial and profound.

The Tripod That Reconnects You to Source with Justin Baker - SMJ 006

What is consciousness? How does intuition work – and can it be trained? What are the three disconnections quietly pulling modern humans apart from themselves, each other, and the natural world? Dr. Justin Baker joins Joel for a wide-ranging, grounded, and genuinely illuminating conversation about expanding awareness and coming back to what makes us whole.

When Craft Paper Dreams Become Real Life with Emilie Wapnick - SMJ 005

Joel and Emilie Wapnick – champions of multipotentialites everywhere – wander through a conversation about trusting your intuition, designing an intentional life with a partner, and the tricky art of parenting without pushing too hard. From island life and quests sketched on craft paper to the fear of being discredited for believing in astrology or quantum biology, they explore what it means to show up fully – as a parent, a neighbor, a weirdo, and a friend.

Belonging, Honesty, and the Art of Radical Peopling with Becca Campbell - SMJ 004

Joel and Becca Campbell get into the deep end fast and swim without the backpack. They explore how building a life around your brain's actual design – not a borrowed one – unlocks honesty, evolving relationships, and joy in the smallest things. The goo in the meat sack has never been more relatable.

Bring It In: How to Give a Great Hug - SMJ 003

What if the handshake is a dominance ritual and the hug is the antidote? Joel breaks down the energetics, mechanics, and cultural context of giving truly great hugs in 15 surprisingly nuanced tips. From the five-second rule to the one last squeeze, this episode might just change how you wrap your arms around the world.