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# Podcast: EB on Medicine, Bitcoin, & Purpose.
- URL: https://www.zenmedicine.co/video-eb-on-medicine-bitcoin-life/
- Published: 2025-07-05T14:39:08.000Z
- Updated: 2025-07-05T14:39:07.000Z
- Description: A 3-hour hero's journey into the life, practice, and philosophy of EB.
- Author: Eric Brown

Spotify video podcast.

## A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure to get back behind the mic with my friend Alex Barth...

We went on an *adventure*. A 3-hour gauntlet.

**His conversational wit, ability, and guidance brought out the best in both of us.** 

It starts slow, like all good things, but once we got running, we covered incredible ground. Alex has a beautiful opening, but if you know a bit about me already, we jump in fully \~11 mins in. [It's live on Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/1QySGaQMOkWCpbdTV584NQ?si=b68b7d7642e445e0&ref=zenmedicine.co). 

We cover my past, present, future, thoughts on medicine, psychedelic therapy, bitcoin, culture change, narrative restructuring, my upcoming apprenticeship, behind-the-scenes of running retreats, you name it. 

The Bitcoin riff starts 1:31:00\. 😉 We laid out one of the greatest philosophical, psychological, and socio-cultural frames for *"Why Bitcoin?"* that I've articulated yet.

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## Things We Cover:

- Creating Zen Medicine & a new philosophy of medicine.
- Interconnectivity & wholeness in human health.
- Custom psychedelic stacks and personalized medicine plans.
- Pursuing a path of purpose in the face of uncertainty.
- My relationship to risk, finances, ethics, and self-authorship.
- *"Why the psychedelic community needs physiotherapy."*
- Calling vs. Conscience—Triggers vs. Glimmers.
- Bitcoin is the crystallization of human life force energy.
- *"I'd rather be financially bankrupt than morally bankrupt."*
- How a sound money standard elevates human civilization.
- The two major narrative schisms of the modern generation.
- *"Part of dharma is paying the bills."*
- Behind-the-scenes logistics & finances of running high-ticket medicine retreats.
- & a ton more: tea, divination, metabolic health, lifestyle setups, etc.

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Go give the homie some love. He's doing the hard work of building something beautiful in public. I'd love to see this community rally in support of him.

Enjoy,  
EB. 🐉