Welcome to Midwest Real Podcast
Midwest Real is a consciousness-expanding podcast hosted by Michael Phillip, featuring deep-dive conversations with visionary artists, philosophers, sound researchers, and consciousness explorers. With an unquenchable lust for rabbit holes, the show delves into philosophy, sound therapy, visionary art, and knowledge nuggets from the nether regions of the multiverse.
๐๏ธ About the Podcast
Midwest Real emerged as a platform for authentic dialogue about consciousness, reality, and the nature of existence. Host Michael Phillip creates space for extended conversations that go beyond surface-level discussion, exploring the depths of human experience through multiple lenses including philosophy, sound healing, psychedelics, visionary art, and fringe science.
๐จ Featured Topics and Themes
The podcast explores consciousness through diverse perspectives: philosophical inquiry into the nature of mind and reality, sound therapy and vibrational healing modalities, visionary and psychedelic art as portals to expanded awareness, mystical experiences and altered states of consciousness, ancient wisdom traditions meeting modern science, and the multiverse's nether regions where conventional understanding dissolves.
๐ Notable Guests and Conversations
Midwest Real has featured remarkable conversations with visionary artists like Michael Garfield, musicians including Liam Wilson of The Dillinger Escape Plan, philosophers like Daniele Bolelli, sound researchers like Alexandre Tannous, and many other pioneering thinkers exploring consciousness, creativity, and the nature of reality itself.
๐ Sound Healing and Vibrational Medicine
A cornerstone of Midwest Real's exploration involves sound therapy, cymatics, frequency healing, and the relationship between vibration and consciousness. Episodes examine how sound affects consciousness, healing applications of specific frequencies, ancient sound healing traditions, and cutting-edge research in psychoacoustics and vibrational medicine.
๐ง Philosophy and Consciousness Studies
The podcast engages deeply with philosophical questions about consciousness, reality, and existence. Topics include the hard problem of consciousness, theories of mind and self, quantum consciousness and reality, simulation theory and multiverse concepts, free will and determinism, and the nature of subjective experience.
๐ง Listen and Subscribe
Midwest Real episodes are available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and the Midwest Real website. Follow on Instagram for episode updates, guest announcements, and visual content exploring consciousness and visionary perspectives. Join the conversation and explore the nether regions of the multiverse with Michael Phillip.
๐ Recent Episodes
๐ The Nether Regions of the Multiverse
Midwest Real's unique approach embraces the mysterious, the paradoxical, and the ineffable aspects of consciousness and reality. The show's tagline about exploring "the nether regions of the multiverse" reflects a willingness to venture into uncomfortable territories, question established narratives, and sit with uncertainty while pursuing genuine understanding through authentic dialogue and experiential wisdom.