Consciousness Prints Podcast with Jonathan M.W. Klassen

E18 | Copilot | A.I. & Future Of Work, Microsoft History, Forgiveness, "The Personal Is Political"

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Jonathan interviews another A.I. large-language-model guest in Consciousness Prints Podcast Episode 18 as a way to move forward, learn more about artificial intelligence and the Microsoft corporation, and as a public-relations-crisis-management strategy (a crisis he created himself in his last episode with Grok (xAI): https://youtu.be/s-HC5v5OoXo?si=wq3ODkYYEFbMeKDX).
The guest is Copilot, Microsoft's A.I. using its female British accent voice! Hours before Game 6 of the NHL Stanley Cup Final between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers, Jonathan and Copilot make some predictions about the hockey championship series, but mainly predict the future of A.I. and how it will affect work and workplaces positively and negatively. They also discuss gender relations in workplaces, the ethics of discussing public figures/powerful people's personal lives, bell hooks and more.
Recorded: 2025/06/17

E17 | Grok (xAI) | Jonathan's Insane Last 9 Months, Podcast Truth Culture, Free Speech, Who is Grok?

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(Mature subject matter discussed in this episode, YouTube episode has been set to be accessible to age 18+ only.)
As Jonathan mentions in this episode with the A.I. language-model Grok, it is better for dark or mature content to be externalized on the internet on places known to contain this kind of content such as X (formerly Twitter) and other places where age verification is explicitly required rather than anything goes in any setting at any time which can lead to people behaving in dark and evil ways in real, physical life or using online content to lead to real physical damage to other human beings.
The issue with the internet though is that it can be used to exploit people or unfairly expose people. Jonathan is trying his best to be as thoughtful and respectful as possible with his Consciousness Prints Podcast in telling the truth while protecting people who deserve protection and calling people out who have too much power and misuse it to control or exploit other human beings.
Recorded: 2025/06/08

E16 | Shane Claiborne | Jesus: God's Solidarity, Community, Privilege, Philadelphia: City of Love?

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Shane Claiborne & Related Organizations:
https://www.shaneclaiborne.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_C...
https://thesimpleway.org/
https://redletterchristians.org/
https://www.commonchange.com/
Books, Clothing, & Other Merchandise: https://thesimpleway.myshopify.com/?f...
 
Recorded: 2025/04/25

E15 | Maria A.W. Klassen | Student Life, Vancouver (Daily Life, Facts, Sightseeing), Family Memories

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On a family trip to Vancouver, Jonathan interviews his younger sister Maria who moved out to study there in 2021 and has lived there since. In a unique, "day-in-the-life" and sightseeing-style podcast episode, Maria talks about her experiences as a student in British Columbia, her thoughts on the education field which she is planning on working in, and reminisces with Jonathan about family trips out to Vancouver in the past.
Jonathan also shares his knowledge of facts and history of the Vancouver sports world including the NHL Vancouver Canucks (plus some digs at the NHL Toronto Maple Leafs‬), the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics and Alphonso Davies' time on the MLS Vancouver Whitecaps.
Maria and Jonathan also incorporate issues such as the housing market, regional accent differences, and political tensions in Canada into this fun episode and make a brief stop at the site of the tragic car attack in a neighbourhood very familiar to them in Vancouver that occurred just a few weeks before the recording of this episode to pay homage to the people who died and the many affected.
Recorded: 2025/05/22

E14 | Ben Carneiro | Transit: Public or Private?, Car Deaths, US/Canada Young Adult Struggles, China

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Ben Carneiro is a typical young adult in North America: working a low-wage job, living with friends, and not having his very meaningful and productive research and insight recognized by elite institutions such as colleges/universities and governments.
Like Jonathan, he is someone that does not drive a car because of how dangerous and counter-productive to developing healthy cities and communities it is, and is very frustrated by the lack of care city planners and governments have for people who do not buy into their car-loving ideology and planning.
Jonathan and Ben discuss their shared struggles as young men in their 20s despite Jonathan living in Ontario, Canada, and Ben living in Texas, United States of America.
Ben shares some of his research projects https://transit.observer and https://roadway.report and he and Jonathan ponder different economic and government structures that could lead to a better life for everyone including less deaths from transportation incidents and more caring, equitable communities and cities.
China is a case study with Ben advocating for its communist/free-market hybrid approach and Jonathan challenging that with ideas about how a similar city and transit planning could be achieved with a libertarian approach to governance and economic policy. They both agree from their knowledge of China and people they've talked to that China seems to be a safer and more fulfilling place to live for the average person than North America currently despite its flaws of authoritarianism and lack of free speech rights.
Recorded: 2025/04/21

E12 | Justin P.N. Weaver | Art, ADHD, Education, Chicago, Jesus, Mennonite Hymns

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Justin Paul Neufeld Weaver is a human being who shares his passions, joy, and love freely and unconditionally. His passions are many: artwork (mainly drawing and animation), soccer, music and musicals, social justice, teaching, and community-building which he learned through being part of Mennonite churches, colleges, and other related programs. He has lived in Mexico, Minnesota, Ohio, and most recently Chicago, Illinois. This is a podcast episode like no other, which includes attempts at hymn singing, sketchbook showcasing, and discussion on a very wide range of topics that many people should be able to relate to!
 
Recorded: 2024/12/12

E11 | Laura Loving | Spirituality, Intuition, Boundaries, Romance, Self-Love

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Laura Loving has had incredible life journey with unique experiences with family moves as a child, a love for reading and deep conversations, and has been inspired by many great teachers and educational programs.
In Consciousness Prints Episode 11, Jonathan video calls Laura in Los Angeles on Google Meet from his home city of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada and they both share their recent and past life experiences and insights around spirituality, love, feeling different (such as being "the new kid") and getting through challenging circumstances.
Recorded: 2025/03/19

E10 | Joel A.W. Klassen | Twins, Journaling, Running, Sports, Kitchener-Waterloo

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Jonathan's twin brother Joel who he has known since he was "-9 months old" and who was born only 6 minutes after Jonathan, discusses his impressive disciplines of journaling everyday since 2009 and running every day in the year 2024.
Being on a drive home from their Rouyn-Noranda/Val'd'Or, Quebec QMJHL/CHL trip in November 2024, you'll get a look into their typical sports road-trip-type of conversation as they also discuss their past minor sports championship success, their religious and philosophical learnings from life experiences they've had, and insight on what it's like having a twin brother.
They end by driving into the Waterloo Region where they were born and raised, specifically in the City of Kitchener. They discuss ideas for the future of the region such as amalgamating the 7 cities/townships and calling the new city "Kitchissippi" and Jonathan's bold vision for bringing an NHL team to the region.
Recorded: 2024/11/11

E9 | Sunny | Big 5/O.C.E.A.N., Jordan Peterson, Political Correctness, Carl Jung

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Suniel "Sunny" Aggarwal and Jonathan discuss their interesting and unique Big 5/O.C.E.A.N. personality test results, why they are inspired by  @JordanBPeterson  and his work, & discuss how they've grappled with the issues Dr. Peterson fights for such as free speech, and battling political correctness in universities and other settings in Canada & the U.S.A.
Recorded: 2025/01/15

E8 | Jeremy Martin | Old-Order Mennonites, Disabilities, School Flaws, Gen Z Looksmaxxing

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Jonathan's cousin Jeremy Martin, a native of Elmira, Ontario, Canada - home of the Elmira Maple Syrup Festival (2025 Festival is Saturday, April 5!), talks about his unique experience of growing up at an elementary school where half his class was Old-Order Mennonites, in addition to growing up with disabilities.
They also discuss flaws and bad experiences they had in the education system, the concept of "looksmaxxing" which is a word to describe the vanity of the generation that grew up with social media, Gen Z, and issues in dating culture in today's world.
They conclude by advocating for peace between genders and between generations.
Recorded: 2025/03/30