The Kidd & Friends Podcast | Mindset, Consciousness & the Unexplained

What is it like to grow up knowing you’re different, long before the people around you understand why?Awakened Zen Master Thich Dieu Thien returns to The Kidd & Friends Podcast for our fourth conversation. This time, we explore the life behind the teachings—from early childhood and feeling disconnected from others to entering the monastery at thirteen, traveling in search of answers, and ultimately experiencing awakening.After reading an advance copy of the Master’s life story, I wanted to understand the determination, loneliness, and searching that shaped that journey. We discuss family, life inside the monastery, and what it meant to keep searching for “home.”We also explore ego, compassion, changing friendships, finding purpose, and what happens during a meditation retreat at Universal Door Meditation Center.I came into this conversation feeling disconnected. Learning more about the Master’s journey gave me plenty to reflect on—and a reset I needed.LinksUniversal Door Meditation Center — Sessions, Retreats and EventsAbout Awakened Zen Master Thich Dieu Thien🔗 Stay connected & join the journey:📍 TikTok: @thekiddandfriendspodcast📍 Instagram: @dynamokidd | @thekiddandfriendspodcast📍 X (Twitter): @dynamokidd📍 LinkedIn: Christopher Perry💥 Support the podcast & explore these awesome resources:AMENTARA — https://www.amentara.comAmentara is an ethnobotanical marketplace and education hub focused on ethical sourcing, transparent info, and helping you make informed choices. Explore botanicals like Blue Lotus, Kanna, Kava, and more.💥 10% off: use code KIDD10 at checkout.🎬 World of Literature and Film Festival – Explore groundbreaking films & literature:🔗 Wolf Media Festival🍄 Cultivating Wisdom – Microdosing & mushroom-inspired apparel (use code Perry for 20% off!):🔗 Shop Now🎶 MuseFlow – Learn how to sight-read music & play piano (use code Kidd50 for a special discount!):🔗 Start Playing Today25% OFF All ETHA Kratom ProductsCode: KIDD25Shop: https://www.ethanaturals.com/discount/kidd25Premium, lab-tested kratom.If you enjoyed this conversation, please Like, Subscribe, Share, and leave a review. It helps us continue bringing you fascinating guests exploring consciousness, health, spirituality, science, and the mysteries of being human.#TheKiddAndFriendsPodcast#ThichDieuThien #BornKnowing #TheKiddAndFriends #SpiritualAwakening #ZenBuddhism #Meditation #InnerPeace #Compassion #FindingPurpose #UniversalDoorMeditationCenter

What if an encounter with extraterrestrials carried a message about how we live on Earth?Samuel Chong returns to the Kid and Friends Podcast for a deeper conversation about Thiaoouba Prophecy, Michel Desmarquet’s account of a claimed nine-day journey to another planet in 1987.After reading the book, Christopher explores its biggest questions with Samuel: Why was Michel chosen? What is the significance of the number nine? What does the book say about reincarnation, Jesus, ancient civilizations, and humanity’s future?Samuel also shares his experiences meeting Michel and discusses the information the author said he was instructed to leave out of the book.Along the way, we explore spiritual growth, community, technology, media influence, and why Samuel believes the book’s message remains relevant today.What part of this conversation stood out to you? Share your thoughts in the comments, and subscribe for more conversations exploring the unexplained.BOOK & GUEST LINKS📖 Thiaoouba Prophecy — Inner Traditions🌐 About Samuel Chong❓ Book FAQs📝 Samuel’s article: The Second Coming of Jesus Christ🔗 Stay connected & join the journey:📍 TikTok: @thekiddandfriendspodcast📍 Instagram: @dynamokidd | @thekiddandfriendspodcast📍 X (Twitter): @dynamokidd📍 LinkedIn: Christopher Perry💥 Support the podcast & explore these awesome resources:AMENTARA — https://www.amentara.comAmentara is an ethnobotanical marketplace and education hub focused on ethical sourcing, transparent info, and helping you make informed choices. Explore botanicals like Blue Lotus, Kanna, Kava, and more.💥 10% off: use code KIDD10 at checkout.🎬 World of Literature and Film Festival – Explore groundbreaking films & literature:🔗 Wolf Media Festival🍄 Cultivating Wisdom – Microdosing & mushroom-inspired apparel (use code Perry for 20% off!):🔗 Shop Now🎶 MuseFlow – Learn how to sight-read music & play piano (use code Kidd50 for a special discount!):🔗 Start Playing Today25% OFF All ETHA Kratom ProductsCode: KIDD25Shop: https://www.ethanaturals.com/discount/kidd25Premium, lab-tested kratom.If you enjoyed this conversation, please Like, Subscribe, Share, and leave a review. It helps us continue bringing you fascinating guests exploring consciousness, health, spirituality, science, and the mysteries of being human.#TheKiddAndFriendsPodcast#ThiaooubaProphecy #SamuelChong #KidAndFriendsPodcast #AlienEncounters #Spirituality #Consciousness #Reincarnation #AncientMysteries #UFO

What do you do when 25 years of work earns you a $100 company-store coupon? Take the vacation—and start saying yes.The KiDD reunites with Mike and Phil to share stories from a 2,500-mile motorcycle adventure and an RV trip through the Southwest with his son, including a UFO convention and a strange encounter under the desert sky. Along the way, the conversation turns to disconnecting from work, making memories, and why capes might deserve a comeback.Road stories, good friends, and plenty of laughs on The Kid and Friends Podcast.🔗 Stay connected & join the journey:📍 TikTok: @thekiddandfriendspodcast📍 Instagram: @dynamokidd | @thekiddandfriendspodcast📍 X (Twitter): @dynamokidd📍 LinkedIn: Christopher Perry💥 Support the podcast & explore these awesome resources:AMENTARA — https://www.amentara.comAmentara is an ethnobotanical marketplace and education hub focused on ethical sourcing, transparent info, and helping you make informed choices. Explore botanicals like Blue Lotus, Kanna, Kava, and more.💥 10% off: use code KIDD10 at checkout.🎬 World of Literature and Film Festival – Explore groundbreaking films & literature:🔗 Wolf Media Festival🍄 Cultivating Wisdom – Microdosing & mushroom-inspired apparel (use code Perry for 20% off!):🔗 Shop Now🎶 MuseFlow – Learn how to sight-read music & play piano (use code Kidd50 for a special discount!):🔗 Start Playing Today25% OFF All ETHA Kratom ProductsCode: KIDD25Shop: https://www.ethanaturals.com/discount/kidd25Premium, lab-tested kratom.If you enjoyed this conversation, please Like, Subscribe, Share, and leave a review. It helps us continue bringing you fascinating guests exploring consciousness, health, spirituality, science, and the mysteries of being human.#TheKiddAndFriendsPodcast#TheKiddAndFriends #Podcast #RoadTrip #MotorcycleAdventure #UFOs #Utah #RVTravel #SayingYesToLife

Particle physicist Daniel Whiteson joins me for a wide-ranging conversation about CERN, the Large Hadron Collider, the Higgs boson, quantum physics, special relativity, aliens and how much of what we call “physics” may actually reflect the way humans think.Daniel is a professor of physics and astronomy at UC Irvine and a member of the ATLAS collaboration at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider. His book Do Aliens Speak Physics? asks a deceptively simple question: if intelligent extraterrestrial life exists, would they understand the universe using anything resembling our science? We get into the search for unexpected discoveries at the LHC, how the Higgs boson was found, and why some of the most exciting moments in science happen when the universe basically tells us, “You thought A — turns out it’s B.” We also talk about whether aliens could arrive at the same physical truths through a completely different scientific history, the difficulty of ever decoding an extraterrestrial message, and the possibility that we could recognize an alien signal without having any idea what it actually says. And yes — we get into the wilder CERN theories too: alternate timelines, portals, demons and the misinformation Daniel constantly hears about the collider versus what scientists there are actually trying to understand about the universe. Daniel Whiteson: Official WebsiteDo Aliens Speak Physics?: Official Book SiteUC Irvine: Daniel Whiteson Faculty ProfileX: @DanielWhiteson🔗 Stay connected & join the journey:📍 TikTok: @thekiddandfriendspodcast📍 Instagram: @dynamokidd | @thekiddandfriendspodcast📍 X (Twitter): @dynamokidd📍 LinkedIn: Christopher Perry💥 Support the podcast & explore these awesome resources:AMENTARA — https://www.amentara.comAmentara is an ethnobotanical marketplace and education hub focused on ethical sourcing, transparent info, and helping you make informed choices. Explore botanicals like Blue Lotus, Kanna, Kava, and more.💥 10% off: use code KIDD10 at checkout.🎬 World of Literature and Film Festival – Explore groundbreaking films & literature:🔗 Wolf Media Festival🍄 Cultivating Wisdom – Microdosing & mushroom-inspired apparel (use code Perry for 20% off!):🔗 Shop Now🎶 MuseFlow – Learn how to sight-read music & play piano (use code Kidd50 for a special discount!):🔗 Start Playing Today25% OFF All ETHA Kratom ProductsCode: KIDD25Shop: https://www.ethanaturals.com/discount/kidd25Premium, lab-tested kratom.If you enjoyed this conversation, please Like, Subscribe, Share, and leave a review. It helps us continue bringing you fascinating guests exploring consciousness, health, spirituality, science, and the mysteries of being human.#TheKiddAndFriendsPodcast#DanielWhiteson, #DoAliensSpeakPhysics, #CERN, #LargeHadronCollider, #HiggsBoson, #ParticlePhysics, #Physics, #QuantumPhysics, #SpecialRelativity, #PlanckScale, #DarkMatter, #Antimatter, #Aliens, #ExtraterrestrialLife, #WOWSignal, #ATLASExperiment, #Science, #ScienceCommunication, #Consciousness, #Universe, #Reality, #UC Irvine, #TheKiddAndFriendsPodcast

Barna is a professor of Communication and Media Studies at Saint Peter’s University, an author, and a researcher whose work explores conspiracy theory culture, film, media, audiences, and persuasion.We dig heavily into Project Blue Beam and its alleged four-stage plan, including fake archaeological discoveries, projected events in the sky, electronic messaging, and a simulated global crisis. We also get into the very real question underneath the theory: How difficult would it be to manipulate what millions of people believe in the age of AI and social media?We also talk about Project Blue Book, Roswell, UFO crash stories, UAP whistleblowers, AI-generated misinformation, War of the Worlds, the moon-landing conspiracy, JFK, Hollywood conspiracy films, government secrecy, media distrust, Disclosure Day, The X-Files, and why people desperately want to feel like they know something everyone else doesn’t.Barna also explains how he teaches students to recognize cherry-picked information, false connections and other techniques used to make weak evidence feel convincing.The takeaway isn’t “believe everything” or “trust the government.” It’s much simpler: be skeptical of everybody—including the people telling you they have the secret truth.🎙️ THE KIDD & FRIENDS PODCASTAvailable on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, TuneIn and wherever you get your podcasts.👽 DR. BARNA DONOVANOfficial Website: BarnaDonovan.comSaint Peter’s University: SaintPeters.edu🔗 Stay connected & join the journey:📍 TikTok: @thekiddandfriendspodcast📍 Instagram: @dynamokidd | @thekiddandfriendspodcast📍 X (Twitter): @dynamokidd📍 LinkedIn: Christopher Perry💥 Support the podcast & explore these awesome resources:AMENTARA — https://www.amentara.comAmentara is an ethnobotanical marketplace and education hub focused on ethical sourcing, transparent info, and helping you make informed choices. Explore botanicals like Blue Lotus, Kanna, Kava, and more.💥 10% off: use code KIDD10 at checkout.🎬 World of Literature and Film Festival – Explore groundbreaking films & literature:🔗 Wolf Media Festival🍄 Cultivating Wisdom – Microdosing & mushroom-inspired apparel (use code Perry for 20% off!):🔗 Shop Now🎶 MuseFlow – Learn how to sight-read music & play piano (use code Kidd50 for a special discount!):🔗 Start Playing Today25% OFF All ETHA Kratom ProductsCode: KIDD25Shop: https://www.ethanaturals.com/discount/kidd25Premium, lab-tested kratom.If you enjoyed this conversation, please Like, Subscribe, Share, and leave a review. It helps us continue bringing you fascinating guests exploring consciousness, health, spirituality, science, and the mysteries of being human.