131. Russell Brand: EXPOSING the Profit System & Why We're All Getting Sicker

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka

Gary Brecka

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🗓️ 14 January 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Most chase endless comfort and profit maximization, but the real path to impact is reconnecting with traditional wisdom while staying aware of modern challenges. In this paradigm-shifting conversation, Russell Brand shares how modern comforts led him from Hollywood chaos and addiction to profound spirituality and clarity. Russell and Gary also break down how major institutions like, Big Pharma and Big Food, have created systems that prioritize profit over human wellbeing. What comfort could you give up today to grow stronger tomorrow? Share your thoughts in the comments down below! Listen to "Stay Free with Russell Brand" on all your favorite platforms! YouTube: https://bit.ly/4gEhrRF Spotify: https://spoti.fi/4f2rizq Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4giJiGG Connect with Russell Brand: Website: https://bit.ly/3B4r5Ol Instagram: https://bit.ly/3OI5oqo Facebook: https://bit.ly/3Zf4uqc TikTok: https://bit.ly/3ZElFCT X.com:https://bit.ly/3OHdWh6 00:00 Intro of Show 01:24 Russell Brand’s Journey from Addiction to Success 07:43 Giant Companies’ Corruption and Maximization of Profit 10:23 Russell’s Message to the Masses 14:27 Gary’s Perspective on Religion 18:40 Who Do We Worship? 22:09 How Do We Fundamentally Make a Change? 25:34 Military Industrial Complex Companies 28:19 Advocates Helping to Make a Change 31:34 Globalism vs. Nationalism 32:45 Getting Back to the Basics 36:42 Ecosystem from Soil to Humans 42:18 Russell’s Daily Routine and Mindfulness Practices 44:48 Final Question: What does it mean to you to be an “Ultimate Human?” ECHO GO+ HYDROGEN WATER BOTTLE: https://bit.ly/3xG0Pb8 BODY HEALTH - USE CODE “ULTIMATE20” FOR 20% OFF YOUR ORDER: http://bit.ly/4e5IjsV BAJA GOLD - 91 ESSENTIAL MINERALS PER PINCH! 10% OFF USE CODE "ULTIMATE10": https://bit.ly/3WSBqUa EIGHT SLEEP - SAVE $350 ON THE POD 4 ULTRA WITH CODE “GARY”: https://bit.ly/3WkLd6E ELEVATE YOUR WORKOUTS WITH THE ULTIMATE HUMAN STRENGTH TRAINING EQUIPMENT: https://bit.ly/3zYwtSl COLD LIFE - BOOST RECOVERY & WELL-BEING WITH THE ULTIMATE HUMAN PLUNGE: https://bit.ly/4eULUKp WHOOP - GET 1 FREE MONTH WHEN YOU JOIN!: https://bit.ly/3VQ0nzW MASA CHIPS - GET 20% OFF YOUR FIRST $50+ ORDER: https://bit.ly/40LVY4y PARKER PASTURES - GET PREMIUM GRASS-FED MEATS TODAY: https://bit.ly/4hHcbhc AION - ACHIEVE 25% MORE OUTPUT!: https://bit.ly/4h6KHAD HAPBEE - FEEL BETTER & PERFORM AT YOUR BEST: https://bit.ly/4a6glfo GET GARY’S WEEKLY TIPS ON HEALTH AND LIFESTYLE OPTIMIZATION: https://bit.ly/4eLDbdU SHOP GARY’S TOP-RATED PRODUCTS & EXCLUSIVE DEALS: https://theultimatehuman.com/amazon-recs Watch the “Ultimate Human Podcast” every Tuesday & Thursday at 9AM EST on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3RPQYX8 Connect with Gary Brecka: Website: https://bit.ly/4eLDbdU Instagram: https://bit.ly/3RPpnFs TikTok: https://bit.ly/4coJ8fo X.com: https://bit.ly/3Opc8tf Facebook: https://bit.ly/464VA1H LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/4hH7Ri2 SUBSCRIBE TO: https://www.youtube.com/@ultimatehumanpodcast https://www.youtube.com/@garybrecka Download “The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka” podcast on all your favorite platforms: https://bit.ly/3RQftU0 The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka Podcast is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine, nursing or other professional health care services, including the giving of medical advice, and no doctor/patient relationship is formed. The use of information on this podcast or materials linked from this podcast is at the user’s own risk. The Content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should not disregard or delay in obtaining medical advice for any medical condition they may have and should seek the assistance of their health care professionals for any such conditions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Most of us, by default, become members of the biggest cult there is.
0:04.0	The cult of commodity and consumerism.
0:06.0	The cult of bad food and big farmer.
0:08.0	You're not offered the opportunity, unless you're born into a family of people who know what a score is.
0:12.0	Unless you're lucky enough to be born in that, the system will turn you into a lot of commodity.
0:16.0	The most powerful and most influential institutions now control that segment of the population.
0:22.6	We're a lot more sick and diseased and pathological than we really deserve to be.
0:26.6	If something is geared towards the continual maximization of profit, it will always be corrupting.
0:33.6	I know you've been very open about your history with addiction, how you solved that path.
0:38.3	How is that journey transform you?
0:40.3	What the culture is telling me is, if you are not famous, if you do not have money, you are not valuable.
0:45.3	Now, I might have other pathological reasons for not feeling valuable.
0:48.3	And one of the ways I best understand it is through the sort of rubric and lens of addiction.
0:52.3	Thankfully, I've been educated and now so I'm on a different path
0:56.1	to communicate a message of value to the maximum number of people.
1:00.1	If Russell Brand were to look back on his life,
1:02.5	humanity, public policy, what does that look like?
1:05.1	Sometimes a fractured society, so full of falsehoods and damnation.
1:10.0	And yet I have the sense that we're on the precipice of...
1:12.6	Okay,
1:13.6	Ultimate Human Podcast.
1:23.8	Hey guys, welcome back to the Ultimate Human Podcast.
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