What if the digital revolution that’s “changing the world” is actually draining it?
In this eye-opening solo episode, Darin pulls back the curtain on the massive, often-ignored energy and environmental costs of artificial intelligence. From water-hungry data centers to electricity loads that rival entire nations, Darin breaks down how our reliance on AI is colliding with our fragile global infrastructure—and what it means for humanity’s future.

But this isn’t a fear-fest. It’s a wake-up call and a rallying cry. Darin reveals why he’s more optimistic than ever about the clean energy technologies already being deployed—technologies that could power the future without destroying it. If you care about the planet, your health, and what kind of world we’re building, this one’s for you.

00:00 – What’s powering AI? Not magic—massive electricity
01:45 – Are we building a smarter world… or a less livable one?
03:15 – Why most modern systems are imploding by design
04:30 – The overlooked energy load behind AI and data centers
06:45 – 1,287 megawatts… to train just one AI model
07:30 – Global data centers are using 2% of all electricity
08:10 – Water: AI’s other resource you didn’t think about
09:30 – 700,000 liters of water to train a model?!
10:45 – The moral dilemma: Should AI take priority over food and water?
12:00 – Communities paying the price as bills and emissions rise
13:30 – Are we spending billions to make machines smarter while humans suffer?
15:45 – This isn’t about bashing AI—it’s about using it right
17:00 – Darin’s personal friends in real clean energy innovation
18:30 – Infinite power sources exist—we just need to scale them
20:00 – Why you don’t see these real innovators on social media
21:45 – AI is here to stay—but what kind of AI will we build?
23:30 – Clean power, social justice, environmental restoration—all possible
25:00 – The systems are failing, but we don’t have to
26:30 – You don’t have to sell your soul to technology
27:30 – Darin’s ultimate message: optimism, agency, and alignment

• Our Place: Toxic-free, durable cookware that supports healthy cooking. Use code DARIN for 10% off at fromourplace.com.

• Bite Toothpaste: Go to trybite.com/DARIN20 or use code DARIN20 for 20% off your first order.

🌱 Instagram: @darinolien
🎙️ Podcast: SuperLife with Darin Olien
📘 Book: Fatal Conveniences
💻 Website: Superlife.com

“The future isn’t being built by machines. It’s being built by our choices. We can use these tools to accelerate justice, wellness, and restoration—or we can watch the old systems collapse. Either way, the choice is ours.” – Darin Olien

In this deeply personal solo episode, Darin Olien unpacks one of the most ancient and powerful healing practices known to humanity: fasting. From the perspective of cutting-edge science, Ayurveda, and traditional Chinese medicine, Darin breaks down how abstaining from food—done correctly—can reset your biology, boost longevity, and unlock your body’s natural healing intelligence.

Drawing on the work of pioneers like Paul Bragg and modern fasting experts like Dr. Valter Longo, Darin shares his own experiences with water-only fasting and explains how it’s helping him prepare for stem cell treatments. But this isn’t just about calories—it’s about sovereignty. Whether you’re new to fasting or already practice intermittent or prolonged fasts, this episode will expand your understanding and help you align your fasting approach with your unique body type and season of life.

00:00 – Why fasting is powerful and why this isn’t medical advice
01:15 – Fasting meets Western science, Ayurveda, and Chinese medicine
02:00 – Darin’s personal fasting journey and stem cell preparation
03:20 – The legacy of Paul Bragg and the ancient roots of fasting
05:00 – "You are what you eat, breathe, drink, think, say, and do"
06:00 – Fasting as a return to ancestral healing
07:30 – How fasting affects digestive fire in Ayurveda
09:00 – Chinese medicine’s take on fasting and chi balance
10:45 – What is intermittent fasting? Scientific and spiritual benefits
12:15 – Body type considerations: kapha, pitta, vata & circadian rhythms
14:00 – Alternate-day fasting: who it works for and who it doesn’t
15:20 – Seasonal fasting and syncing with nature
16:30 – 36-hour fasts, 5:2 protocols, and fasting mimicking diets
17:30 – Ketosis, autophagy, stem cell activation & longevity boosts
18:40 – Women and fasting: why it must be tailored to your cycle
19:45 – Fasting as a spiritual reset, not a punishment
21:00 – Sometimes doing nothing is the most powerful healing

• Therasage: Go to www.therasage.com and use code DARIN at checkout for 15% off

• Our Place: Toxic-free, durable cookware that supports healthy cooking. Use code DARIN for 10% off at fromourplace.com.

Instagram: @darinolien
Podcast: The Super Life Show
Book: Fatal Conveniences
Website: superlife.com

“Fasting isn’t just biohacking—it’s bio-returning. It’s returning to the rhythms that governed our ancestors. It’s giving your body permission to heal, rest, and remember its natural intelligence.”

In this soul-expanding episode of the SuperLife podcast, Darin sits down with Dr. Alysa Conger—a psychic medium, intuitive coach, and somatic therapist—to explore a radical truth: we all have the ability to access intuition and psychic gifts—if we’re willing to listen. Alysa shares her powerful story of personal loss, her father's suicide, and how it became the catalyst for her life’s mission to reconnect people to their deepest selves.

Together, Darin and Alysa unravel the societal disconnection from intuition, how modern life has numbed our innate abilities, and why we’re more capable of profound connection than we’ve been led to believe. They dive into the importance of movement, breathwork, shadow work, and how even your greatest fears might hold the key to your freedom. This conversation will inspire you to pause, listen, and trust the quiet voice inside you. You just might realize you’re more intuitive than you ever imagined.

00:00 – Darin introduces Alysa and the journey into psychic connection
03:11 – The real reason most people feel disconnected from intuition
06:24 – Alysa’s origin story: The trauma that catalyzed her psychic awakening
10:30 – Darin and Alysa’s emotional parallel: Their fathers, addiction, and unfulfilled dreams
17:42 – The undeniable moments that proved Alysa’s psychic gifts
20:58 – The role of movement and breathwork in accessing intuition
24:16 – Why surrender and stillness are the true gateways to inner knowing
28:33 – Learning to interpret the “language” of intuitive downloads
33:12 – Alysa’s practical tools to help clients reconnect with their own guidance
37:27 – Why shadow work is essential for intuitive living
41:04 – Facing fear and stepping into your most vulnerable dreams
45:51 – Darin and Alysa’s on-air commitment to overcoming their creative fears
49:29 – Collective shifts: Why more people are waking up to their true power
53:04 – Alysa’s warning: How harming children impacts the collective energy
56:39 – Why some people will never see the truth—and why that’s okay
59:15 – The ultimate starting point: Getting quiet and trusting yourself

• Therasage: Go to www.therasage.com and use code DARIN at checkout for 15% off

• Fatty15: Get an additional 15% off their 90-day subscription Starter Kit by going to fatty15.com/DARIN and using code DARIN at checkout.

Find More From Dr. Alysa Conger:

• Instagram: @alysamconger

• Website: hellowhosaidthat.com

• Instagram: @darinolien

• Podcast: SuperLife Podcast

• Website: superlife.com

• Book: Fatal Conveniences
  

“You’re not broken—you’ve just been disconnected. Intuition is your birthright. It’s not some mystical gift reserved for a few—it’s a muscle that you can choose to strengthen, right here, right now.”
— Dr. Alysa Conger