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Ep. 452: The Guru Comes Up for Air

Published: 2023-06-26 09:00:00
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Steve Rinella talks with Scott CarneyBrody Henderson, and Corinne Schneider.

Topics include: On the road for the Catch a Crayfish, Count the Stars live tour; watch “The Rise and Fall of the Wim Hof Empire” and read the print story now; ambulance chaser lawyer billboards; how touching a bison calf doesn't lead to rejection from its mother; a correction on freeze drying; harvesting organs; meditating a whole lot; being cast from the womb; Steve being called a Calvinist; ice baths and breathing techniques; when hyperventilating makes you do more push ups; filling your scro with air; shallow water black outs; hiking Mount Kilimanjaro quickly and shirtless; What Doesn't Kill Us, a New York Times Best Seller; proving that you've turned off your immune response; saving the practice from the man; how you must never hyperventilate and then submerge in water; shallow water blackouts; all of the deaths from drowning; how fame accentuates your negative aspects; galimatias, or gobbledygook; Steve's new fake book cover, Lard Man; say "no" to gurus; listen to Scott’s investigative podcast; and more.

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Referenced Books

The Red Market: On the Trail of the World's Organ Brokers, Bone Thieves, Blood Farmers, and Child Traffickers
by Scott Carney
Scott Carney describes his first book about organ trafficking, which involved interviewing people involved in buying and selling human body parts globally.
Referenced at 00:10:14
The Enlightenment Trap
by Scott Carney
Scott's second book investigating charlatan gurus and Tibetan Buddhism, focusing on people who declare themselves enlightened and the dangers of spiritual seeking.
Referenced at 00:14:52
What Doesn't Kill Us: How Freezing Water, Extreme Altitude, and Environmental Conditioning Will Renew Our Lost Evolutionary Strength
by Scott Carney
Scott's New York Times bestseller about Wim Hof and cold exposure methods, which sold 250,000 copies and helped spread Wim Hof's message.
Referenced at 00:28:31
The Wim Hof Method
by Wim Hof
Mentioned as Wim Hof's international bestselling book that has been reprinted in 21 languages.
Referenced at 00:29:00
The Wedge
by Scott Carney
Scott's book exploring the concept of using external stress and strong stimuli to achieve mental resilience and physiological changes.
Referenced at 00:43:07
Power, Speed and Endurance
by Brian McKenzie
Referenced when discussing Brian McKenzie as a breath work expert who uses the term 'galimatias' to describe Wim Hof's scientific vocabulary.
Referenced at 01:27:17
Why We Sleep
by Matt Walker
Recommended by Scott when discussing the connection between sleep deprivation and dementia, describing it as containing 'so much science' on the topic.
Referenced at 01:54:43
The Vortex
by Scott Carney
Listed among Scott Carney's published books at the end of the conversation.
Referenced at 01:57:12