Flow Radio

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• The Neuroscience of Flow, Reconsidered: The Brain Has No Switch

  September 30, 2026 · 1 hr 32 min

  In this episode of Flow Radio, hosts Steven Kotler and Dr. Michael Mannino sit down with neuroscientist Dr. Richard Huskey to ask a deceptively simple question: what is actually happening in the brain during flow? There's no flow neuron…

• The Body Does Not Keep the Score

  August 5, 2026 · 1 hr 17 min

  In this episode of Flow Research, host Steven Kotler sits down with fellow neuroscientists Dr. Michael Mannino and Glenn Fox to unpack their viral opinion paper, "The Body Does Not Keep the Score." Taking direct aim at popular trauma…

• The Science of Team Synchrony: Why Most Teams Are Delusional About Performance

  January 19, 2026 · 47 min

  High-performing teams are said to have chemistry. What's happening is synchrony—measurable patterns in brains, bodies, and behavior. In this episode, Steven Kotler speaks with Dr. Michael Mannino and Erwin Valencia about team…

• When Learning Becomes Procrastination: How Brilliant Minds Delay the Work That Matters

  November 29, 2025 · 51 min

  Why do the smartest people get stuck the fastest? Recorded live in New York at the closing panel of our Alliance mastermind, this conversation brings together three of the sharpest minds in human performance—Steven Kotler, Dr. Sarah…

• Scaling Flow: What Google and Summit Know About High-Speed Teams

  September 30, 2025 · 57 min

  When I think about the fastest, most creative teams I’ve ever seen, they all share the same blueprint: trust creates safety, safety fuels risk, risk sparks creativity, and flow binds it all together. That’s why I brought two of my favorite…

• How Your Brain Predicts Reality | Flow, Intuition & Mental Flexibility

  August 29, 2025 · 1 hr 24 min

  Karl Friston is one of the most influential neuroscientists alive. He pioneered the methods that underpin modern brain imaging and developed the Free Energy Principle—considered by many neuroscientists to be the closest thing we have to a…

• Flow in the AI Age: Your Last Human Advantage

  July 30, 2025 · 1 hr 30 min

  AI is moving faster than most of us can comprehend. But what if our edge isn’t in outthinking machines—but in outflowing them? In this episode, Steven Kotler sits down with two of the sharpest minds shaping our technological future: Peter…

• Gut Instinct, Hard Science: The New Neuroscience of Intuition

  June 30, 2025 · 1 hr 1 min

  What if your gut instinct was more than a hunch? What if it was your brain’s first navigation system—designed to reduce uncertainty, minimize surprise, and keep you alive? In this episode of Flow Radio, Steven Kotler and neuroscientist Dr…