Mind Under Matter
Comedy
Two comedians explore their favorite big ideas with absurdity and openness to unravel the meanings of life. Shane Mauss is an adventurer and award-winning stand-up who interviews scientists about the workings of life for The Here We Are Podcast. Ramin Nazer is a multi-talented artist and viral illustrator who interviews creatives about the transcendental for The Rainbow Brainskull Hour. After a decade of friendship and philosophical discussions, these two autodidacts have turned their conversations into a show that is equal parts thought-provoking, therapeutic, and hilarious. @mindunderpod
Location:
United States
Genres:
Comedy
Description:
Two comedians explore their favorite big ideas with absurdity and openness to unravel the meanings of life. Shane Mauss is an adventurer and award-winning stand-up who interviews scientists about the workings of life for The Here We Are Podcast. Ramin Nazer is a multi-talented artist and viral illustrator who interviews creatives about the transcendental for The Rainbow Brainskull Hour. After a decade of friendship and philosophical discussions, these two autodidacts have turned their conversations into a show that is equal parts thought-provoking, therapeutic, and hilarious. @mindunderpod
Language:
English
Website:
https://shanecomedy.podbean.com
Episodes
"Meow Wolf" | With Emily Montoya and Vince Kadlubek
4/4/2023
Today we have 2 of the co-founders of Meow Wolf on the show!
Meow Wolf is a unique art collective that started as a small group of artists in Santa Fe, New Mexico, dumpster diving for materials and creating immersive art installations in temporary spaces. Over the years, the group grew and evolved into a permanent business, creating an immersive art empire that has captivated audiences around the world.
We explore the origins of Meow Wolf and how they grew from a small group of artists...
Duration:00:53:59
More Tales | Grant Lindahl
3/8/2023
Creator of Comedy Central's 'Tales From The Trip' Grant Lindahl is back on the show. In this second installement, Shane and Grant try to write a new Tales From The Trip together.
Hear about Grant's first psychedelic experience and how psychedelics made him less trippy. Then enjoy Shane hashes out some new stories with Grant and they talk about what it might look like.
Follow this psychedelic gremlin on instagram at @artschoolacid and check out http://grantdraws.com/
Stay up to date with...
Duration:01:13:55
"Show Me Nothingness" | Pete Holmes
2/28/2023
Pete Holmes is the host of the fantastic podcast 'You Made It Weird'. Shane owes many of his fans to his appearances on his show.
Pete has combined spirituality and comedy like no one else. If you have not seen Pete's show 'Crashing' on HBO, it is absolutely amazing!
Always fun to talk about comedy, philosophy, wild stories, and pee-holes with ole Petey Boy.
If you ever get a chance to see Pete live, he is one of the very best in the business https://peteholmes.com/
Listen anywhere you...
Duration:01:29:43
Tales from an Animator | Grant Lindahl
2/22/2023
Happy International MUM Day!!
Today I'm hanging out with the incredibly talented and funny animator behind Tales from the Trip! Grant shares his story of how he got started with art, growing up in an isolated environment, and how Tales from the Trip was born.
Check out the latest Tales from the Trip featuring Shane and Ramin!
https://youtu.be/6VBMXKSSQUs
Duration:01:13:50
Mind Under Myq
2/14/2023
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Myq Kaplan joins Minds Under Matter as the first guest Ramin to talk all about love!
Myq is Shane’s oldest friend in comedy joins the show to talk about love of career, friends, and significant others.
Myq is one of the most clever, thoughtful, prolific comedians in the business. You check out all of his stand up on https://myqkaplan.com
Listen in to hear two old friends have fun philosophical conversations about life.
Duration:01:17:01
MUM 2.0 | Solo Episode
2/14/2023
Tune into this announcement episode to hear Shane discuss all that is new with the show.
This short episode will give some context for the MUM expansion.
Then enjoy the new Valentine’s Day Episode!
Duration:00:27:06
Grandmas!
11/29/2022
The Offsprung Boys of Comedy reflect on some of the generational and regional anomalies between humans and most other life on the planet.
We're one of the few species that care for our children's children, even after we are unable to reproduce. We discuss some of our own relationships with our grandmothers and share some fun memories.
Watch The OBC™ on YT or Spotify or listen wherever you podcast to get the answers to life’s most important questions.
Duration:01:11:55
Time Meowchine
11/22/2022
The Catnip Boys of Comedy™ explore the evolution of (lack of) domestic of our toxoplasmic friends.
Most domesticated animals have been drastically shaped by humans. Livestock has been bred to our tastes. We selected the best horses and donkeys to lug us around. Humans domesticated wolves into hundreds of unrecognizable dogs with looks, traits, and personalities to suit our specific preferences. Yet, in the thousands of years that cats have lived with humans, they have stubbornly remained...
Duration:01:19:43
Flavors of Healing
11/15/2022
The Psychedelic-Assisted Boys of Comedy™ go to The California Center for Psychedelic Therapy to talk with Dr. Cole Marta about ketamine.
This week we are serving scoops of the history, neurochemistry, and uses of ketamine as well as its modern accessibility. How does it help depression and how is it different from a psilocybin experience? How does one become a psychedelic-assisted therapist and what is it like to grow up on Terence McKenna?
This is only the second time we have had a guest...
Duration:01:07:02
Multitudes
11/8/2022
The Moody Boys of Comedy™ introduce a new episode format to share different highlights about their week.
Void – Something bad that happened to you
Visionaire – Something you are looking forward to
Honey – Something good that happened to you
Buffon – The fanciest thing you have done lately
Lunatic – The craziest thing that has happened to you recently
Duration:01:12:26
Time Travel
10/25/2022
If you had the chance for a major do-over, what would you want to remind yourself as you build a whole new life?
What time period from the past would you be most interested in experiencing for one week?
Watch The ADBC™ on YT or Spotify or listen wherever you podcast to get the answers to life’s most important questions.
Like, share, subscribe and watch out for flamingos!!!
Salivating for more? Check out Patreon where you can get the weekly series Mind Under ART, a monthly bonus MuM, a...
Duration:01:09:46
International Sloth Day
10/18/2022
The Metabolically Efficient Boys of Comedy™ celebrate International Sloth Day!
A couple of years ago Shane spent a couple of months in a slothfully time obsessing over sloths instead of doing actual work. This week the boys sit around and discuss sloth mysteries to prepare you for all of your International Sloth Day (Oct 20) gatherings and festivities.
How have sloths been able to survive for millions of years in a seemingly cutthroat world? Not only have they been able to hang in there,...
Duration:01:29:26
Personal Growth
10/12/2022
Salivating for more?
Check out Patreon where you can get the weekly series Mind Under ART, a monthly bonus MuM, a comedy special from each of us, a custom straight jacket, group Zoom hangs and more! https://www.patreon.com/MindUnderPod
The Growing and Showing Boys of Comedy™ take The Personal Growth Initiative Scale.
This week Shane and Ramin attempt to assess their inclination toward self-improvement in four categories.
Readiness for Change: Aspects of preparedness for making specific...
Duration:01:26:23
Wedding History
10/5/2022
The Officiating Boys of Comedy™ marry a couple!
At the Campout Festival Shane and Ramin were asked to marry soft rockin’ Honey Bears Brittney Conklin and Andrew Havok and we wanted to share the ceremony with you.
This week we look through the history of marriage to find out how these traditions came to be. Come to find out, marriage traditions have many horrifying origins. How can The Church of MUM turn the dark oddities of past into fun absurdity for the future?
Skip the overpriced...
Duration:02:00:30
Ocsober
9/27/2022
The Sober Boys of Comedy™ discuss their definition of sobriety as they gear up for Sober October.
Shane has always had plenty of vices. Ramin has never had any. This October Shane is going to attempt to live completely vice-free as Ramin tries to find his vice.
Do you think Shane can go a month without alcohol, cigarettes, TV, or other hedonic addictions? What vices should Ramin try out? Leave a comment below.
Subscribe to The SBC™ on YT or wherever you podcast to keep updated on their...
Duration:01:32:03
MUMFest Recap
9/20/2022
The Festival Throwing Boys of Comedy™ reflect on an incredible first year of the Mind Under Matter Campout Festival.
Thank you so much to everyone who came out!
Please check out the Mindunderpod.com website to see all the bands, comedians, scientists, and artists that made our first year a success! We will be sharing pictures and footage soon!
Duration:01:33:08
Let's Go Places
9/6/2022
The Flying Boys of Comedy™ booked you a first-class ticket on the MUM Rocketship! Humans have invented so many ways to explore this world that we take so many human marvels for granted. It wasn’t that long ago that flying was something you would get dressed-up for and bring back a pathogenic bird as a souvenir to impress all your friends. Now when you fly, you just get pathogens and friends trying to get out of giving you a ride to the airport. This is the last episode before The Mind Under...
Duration:01:33:05
Existential Dread
8/30/2022
What is the difference between existentialism and nihilism?
The Existential Boys of Comedy™ answer your questions for another advice episode.
In this episode, we discuss stage fright and pursuing dreams, what to do when you wake up from nightmares and working through cosmic nihilism and existential dread. George Carlin even makes an appearance!!!
The Mind Under Matter Campout is just around the corner! Looking forward to seeing everyone at Lakeside Retreats in Raleigh Sep...
Duration:01:32:32
Highlight Episode
8/24/2022
The Clipping and Shipping Boys of Comedy™ put together a highlight episode.
Listen back to some of our favorite moments of the show. Share with friends who are new to Mind Under Matter.
You may have seen many of our highlights on social media, but there are a bunch of great moments that we never posted. Social media rewards shorter clips so we have also extended some of our favorite moments with more context.
Watch a nice mix of B-sides and highlights this week on YouTube or Spotify or...
Duration:01:28:12
In-Group Favoritism
8/17/2022
This week The In Boys of Comedy™ discuss out-group bias.
Implicit association tests try to determine our gut reactions to others. How much can they tell us about our biases? Are we determined by our instincts to discriminate against others? Or are they a biased way of detecting bias?
Our minds categorize and make snap judgments to navigate life, but these efficiencies in the brain are sometimes a source of human suffering. Cooperation, forming groups, and relating with others close to us...
Duration:01:34:01