The Athletic Philosopher Podcast - Episode 19 Know Thyself Through Sport with Dennis Michael Hynes

For this episode I welcome the excellent Dennis Michael Hynes (@HynesDm) onto the podcast for an open exploratory conversation. I'm inspired by Dennis' creativity in his golden years to use physical training as a place of creativity and growth. He provides deep takes on why we need to embrace challenge and I've enjoyed our online interactions immensely. This is our first time talking in person and it was like we've known each other for decades.

We spiraled deep around idea of presence, truth, effort, and intention in the broad world of sport. Notable conversations centered around Rene Descartes dualist conception of a human against the Classical Greek ideal of embodiment and a dissection of Marshall McLuhan quotes to understand how sports slow us down to rediscover the inner signal that reverberates inside each individual.

The main goal of this conversation was to explore ideas openly with curiosity and not put pressure to produce a 'conclusion' but instead to open up more questions and lines of interest. I want everyone who listens to see what it's like to engage in a philosophical discussion but also to inspire you to become open, creative, and courageous in exploring the meaning of movement to knowing yourself deeply and truly.