Dr. John Vervaeke

John Vervaeke

Booking Overview

An interview-led philosophy and cognitive science show focused on meaning, wisdom, consciousness, spirituality, and the meaning crisis, featuring external philosophers, scholars, researchers, and contemplative-practice teachers. Credible pitches include academics and public intellectuals with substantive work on philosophy, consciousness, artificial intelligence, spirituality, metatheory, or wisdom—especially authors and established researchers; booking difficulty is high.

Metrics

Episodes: 250

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 131.0k subscribers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

eric@upfiredigital.com

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Host

John Vervaeke - Canadian philosopher and cognitive scientist known for his work on relevance realization, wisdom, consciousness, and the meaning crisis. He is a professor at the University of Toronto and creator o...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high

Typical Credentials:

Philosophers, cognitive scientists, scholars, authors, metatheory researchers, and experienced teachers of contemplative or relational practice with substantial original work in meaning, wisdom, consciousness, spirituality, or related fields.

Required Achievements:

Published books or substantial scholarly work, Leadership or research roles at recognized institutes, Established teaching or practice credentials, Public work addressing philosophy, spirituality, consciousness, or meaning

Recent Guest Discussions

Guy Sengstock - Sacredness, Phenomenology, Relational Practice, Philosophy As Contemplation, Wonder, Spiritual Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, Consciousness, Personhood, And The Meaning Crisis.

William Desmond - Wonder, Astonishment, Scientism, Philosophy, Insight, Intelligibility, Artificial Intelligence, Spiritual Practice, Religion, Trust, Forgiveness, And Cultural Transformation.

Brendan Graham Dempsey - Applied Metatheory, Meaning-making, Complexity, Developmental Models, Metamodern Thought, Spirituality, Worldview, Artificial Intelligence, And Wisdom.

Recent Topics

Philosophy, Cognitive Science, Meaning, Wisdom, Spirituality

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Dr. John Vervaeke

Parenting, Meaning, and Reconnecting with the Real

July 16, 2026

Is civilization making us smarter while disconnecting us from what matters most? In this episode, John Vervaeke speaks with Kyle Koch, a deep nature connection practitioner and new father living in an intentional community in northern British Columbia, about applying Vervaeke's work to raise children with belonging and connectedness. Together they explore cognition as a dynamical developmental process, how culture increasingly "raises" children through screens, and how capitalism functions as...

John Vervaeke & Guy Sengstock: Why Modernity Can't See the Sacred Anymore

July 10, 2026

What does it mean to "see God again" after modernity has taught us to look for the sacred in all the wrong ways? In this special Lectern conversation, John Vervaeke is joined by Guy Sengstock for a deep reflection on John's three-part course trilogy, Seeing God Again for the First Time. John invited Guy to watch the courses and respond not only to their arguments, but to the way the courses enact a philosophical, phenomenological, and spiritual exercise. Guy begins from his own background as ...

Live Q&A with Brendan Graham Dempsey | Questions, Dialogue, and the Pursuit of Wisdom

June 26, 2026

What is applied metatheory - and why might it matter for ordinary people trying to make sense of reality, meaning, spirituality, and complexity? In this live Q&A from The Lectern, Ethan Hsieh speaks with Brendan Graham Dempsey about metatheory, meaning-making, complexity, and the spiritual task of learning to feel at home in the universe. Brendan introduces his work as Director of Research at the Institute of Applied Metatheory and Director at Sky Meadow Institute, where he explores developme...

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eric@upfiredigital.com

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