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Ep 624 - Big Boy (feat. Nate Marshall)
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Brian Johnson: Healthy Vamp, Blood Drinker, Mushroom Scientist
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Talk of psilocybin therapy leads to Brian Johnson, the tech entrepreneur who turned his fortune into a radical anti-aging project. The optics are undeniably weird — swapping blood serum with his teenage son is, as Matt puts it, 'mirror mirror on the wall' stuff straight from a fairy tale. But Matt gives him a partial pass: Johnson publishes all his findings, which makes him more credible than the average biohacker. The detail that breaks the guys is the umbrella — Johnson reportedly won't go in direct sunlight and carries a parasol, which Matt calls 'acceptable for Asian ladies and pasty Irish people only.' More substantively, Matt mentions Johnson strapped himself to advanced brain monitoring gear while taking large doses of psilocybin, finding major neurological benefits — and potentially relevant for Nate, whose dad is developing dementia. [1] — Matt McCusker "Brian Johnson drained his son's blood plasma to inject into himself and wears an umbrella from the sun — but he also publishes all his bioh…" 24:20 Nate shares his dad's origin story: a Black Deadhead from Reading, PA who sold weed and rode motorcycles he didn't know how to ride. The crew plots a microdose intervention for the old man, with a Grateful Dead soundtrack.
Brian Johnson drained his son's blood plasma to inject into himself and wears an umbrella from the sun — but he also publishes all his biohacking data transparently. Matt McCusker coins the term 'healthy vamp' and admits he respects the hustle even if the optics are terrible.
Biohacker Brian Johnson reportedly conducted a large-dose psilocybin experiment while hooked up to advanced brain-monitoring equipment, finding significant neurological benefits.
Nate Marshall's dad was a Black Deadhead who rode motorcycles he didn't know how to ride, sold weed in Reading, PA, and was apparently the coolest dude at the Catholic school. Now he has dementia, and Nate is considering slipping him a microdose while playing the Dead.
