The Vancrux Podcast - Host Jeevan Matharu
by Jeevan Matharu
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Freedom, desire and is consumerism modern slavery - with Kamran…
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About this podcast
The Vancrux Podcast explores the ideas, experiences, and turning points that shape who we become. From psychology and philosophy to success stories, history, spirituality, and even conspiracies, this podcast is for thinkers, seekers, and those questioning the world around them.
We feature a mix of in-person guest conversations, virtual interviews, and solo episodes that break down powerful ideas around mindset, identity, meaning, and personal transformation.
Our Guests come from all walks of life—sharing raw insights, hard-won lessons, and perspectives that challenge conventional thinking.
Vancrux is a coined word:
• “Van” — to rise, go beyond, or overcome
• “Crux” — a critical moment or turning point
To Vancrux is to vanquish at the crucial time—when challenge meets choice.
This podcast blends self-improvement with deep philosophical inquiry, grounded in freedom of thought and intellectual honesty. It’s not about motivation alone—it’s about clarity, courage, and becoming your best self when it matters most.
Welcome to The Vancrux Podcast. Your turning point starts here.
Formerly known as The Vanquish Podcast.
Episodes
The newest 50 of 417 episodes
- Freedom, desire and is consumerism modern slavery - with Kamran Changizian · 58 min · Season 1 Episode 419In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, I speak with Kamran Changizian about freedom, desire, consumerism and the idea that modern society has created a new form of slavery. We…
- Tragic choices, The Repugnant conclusion, and Dirty Hands · 29 min · Season 1 Episode 418What happens when every available choice involves a moral cost? From impossible decisions in organ transplants and lifeboat scenarios to the trolley problem, self-driving cars…
- Stoicism and the myth of Sisyphus - with Shermin Kruse · 50 min · Season 1 Episode 417What does Stoicism teach us about dealing with life's challenges, developing the right mindset, and becoming better leaders? In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, I sit down…
- When does science cross the line into ideology and politics? · 26 min · Season 1 Episode 416Is science always objective, or can political agendas, personal beliefs and institutional pressures influence what we accept as scientific truth? In this episode, we explore the…
- Is Wanting Heaven Selfish? Morality, God, and the Problem of Evil with Dr Peter Kreeft · 60 min · Season 1 Episode 415In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, we explore morality, God, and the problem of evil with Dr Peter Kreeft. We discuss the Book of Job, Pascal’s Wager, Schopenhauer’s concept…
- How do we really know anything at all? · 31 min · Season 1 Episode 414In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, we explore the philosophical problem of knowledge, from Descartes’ “I think, therefore I am” to the Brain in a Vat, scepticism and the…
- What happens if we imagine Earth as a game? · 10 min · Season 1 Episode 413In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, we explore life as a game we never chose to enter, with rules we didn’t create and starting positions we couldn’t control. From genetics…
- The Psychological Techniques Spies Use — with Trenton Miguez · 1 h 9 min · Season 1 Episode 412How do spies gain information, influence people's behaviour, and persuade others to reveal things they would normally keep secret? In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, I sit…
- The current Landscape of Judo - with Jimmy Pedro · 1 h 17 min · Season 1 Episode 411In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, I’m joined by Jimmy Pedro — judo world champion, Olympic bronze medallist, renowned coach and CEO of Fuji Sports — to discuss the sport’s…
- Does time disprove everything in the end? · 15 min · Season 1 Episode 410In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, we explore what the passage of time reveals about the limits of human knowledge and whether any of our beliefs can ever be considered…
- The Mandela Effect, synchronicities, and the multiverse - with Cynthia Sue Larson · 1 h 20 min · Season 1 Episode 409What if some of our memories don’t match the reality we’re living in? In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, we speak with Cynthia Sue Larson about the Mandela Effect…
- Where are the aliens — and what does the Fermi paradox imply? · 18 min · Season 1 Episode 408In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, we explore one of the biggest questions in science and philosophy: if the universe is so vast and potentially full of habitable worlds…
- Are we living in a simulation — and if so, should it change how we live? · 23 min · Season 1 Episode 407In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, we explore the simulation hypothesis, from Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, Descartes’ evil demon and Kant’s unknowable reality to Nick…
- Why do some problems seem impossible to solve? · 23 min · Season 1 Episode 406Why do some problems seem impossible to solve? In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, we explore why certain questions appear to resist every attempt at an answer. Is a problem…
- Society, Science and Hydrogen — with Alex Tarnava · 1 h 19 min · Season 1 Episode 405What happens when we start questioning not just what we know, but how we know it? In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, I sit down with Alex Tarnava for a wide-ranging…
- What do we mean by 'real'? · 22 min · Season 1 Episode 404What do we mean by “real”? In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, we question one of the most basic assumptions we make about the world: that we know what reality is. Is…
- Why is there something rather than nothing? · 12 min · Season 1 Episode 403Why is there something rather than nothing? In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, we tackle one of the biggest questions in philosophy: why does anything exist at all? Is…
- Trump, Time Travel and God: The Trump Code, Tesla & Prophecy with Troy Anderson · 1 h 3 min · Season 1 Episode 402In this fascinating episode of The Vancrux Podcast, I speak with author Troy Anderson about his books The Trump Code and Trump vs. the Beast, and the extraordinary ideas…
- What Is the Moon, Are Nuclear Weapons Fake, and Critical Thinking — with Commander Davenport · 1 h 36 min · Season 1 Episode 401What if two of the most fundamental assumptions about our world are completely wrong? In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, I sit down with Commander Davenport for a…
- Agenda 2030 and an Inevitable War? – with Brandon Conceicao · 1 h 23 min · Season 1 Episode 400In this episode, I sit down with Brandon Conceicao for a wide-ranging conversation exploring some of the biggest forces shaping the modern world. We discuss Agenda 2030, the…
- Totalitarianism, Secret Societies and JFK - with Sean Stone · 54 min · Season 1 Episode 399In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, I sit down with filmmaker, author and media host Sean Stone for a fascinating conversation exploring totalitarianism, secret societies…
- Remote Viewing, Science and Philosophy with Fabian Bush · 1 h 30 min · Season 1 Episode 398What if consciousness can access information beyond the limits of our ordinary senses — and what would that mean for science? In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, I sit down…
- The Secret Language of Faces with Adrianne Carter aka The Face Whisperer · 1 h 33 min · Season 1 Episode 397What can your face reveal about you — and can your body language give away what your words are trying to hide? In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, I sit down with Adrianne…
- Fauci, covid and a perpetual pandemic - with Dr Peter A McCullough · 1 h 30 min · Season 1 Episode 396What really happened during the COVID-19 pandemic — and what have we learned from it? In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, I sit down with Dr. Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH…
- Anthropic are copying then destroying books by the millions · 9 min · Season 1 Episode 395They didn’t burn the books—they consumed them. In this episode, we explore how Anthropic and others are scanning and destroying millions of books to train AI—and what that means…
- Astronomy, Astrology, Flat Earth, Religion and Lies – with Santos Bonacci · 1 h 14 min · Season 1 Episode 394What if everything you’ve been taught about the cosmos—and your place in it—is wrong? In this episode, we sit down with Santos Bonacci to explore the clash between astronomy and…
- The State’s System of Control · 13 min · Season 1 Episode 393What if control isn’t forced… but quietly built into the systems you live inside every day? In this episode, we break down how power operates beneath the surface—through money…
- Living on Two Timelines — Die Tomorrow vs Live to 100 · 8 min · Season 1 Episode 392What if you lived every day like it mattered… because it does—but also planned like you’ll be here for a century? In this episode, we explore the powerful mindset of living on…
- It Should Offend You That Someone Else Could Use Your Day Better · 11 min · Season 1 Episode 391What if someone else could take your exact day—your work, your gym session, your conversations, your opportunities—and simply use it better? In this episode, we explore a…
- The Dead Sea Scrolls, Jesus, and the End Times Prophecy” with Karin Anderson · 1 h 11 min · Season 1 Episode 390In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, “The Dead Sea Scrolls, Jesus, and the End Times Prophecy” with Karin Anderson, I sit down with researcher and author Karin Anderson to…
- Parkinson’s Law — Why Time Expands to Fill the Space You Give It · 6 min · Season 1 Episode 389In this episode, we break down Parkinson’s Law and how work, stress, and even ambition quietly expand to consume all the time you allow them. You’ll learn why deadlines create…
- A New Way to Value Businesses · 8 min · Season 1 Episode 388What if we’ve been measuring businesses completely wrong? For decades, success has been defined by one simple equation: profit. Revenue minus costs. And in that equation, people…
- Wisdom Through Stories and Metaphors – with Tom Murphy · 1 h 7 min · Season 1 Episode 387In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, “Wisdom Through Stories and Metaphors” with Tom Murphy, we explore how deep truths are often best communicated through storytelling rather…
- The Gracies Didn’t Create the Ground System – with Chadi · 1 h 18 min · Season 1 Episode 386In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, I sit down with Chadi—a second dan black belt judoka and YouTuber—to break down the truth about Judo and grappling. We dive into…
- Consciousness Relativity · 9 min · Season 1 Episode 385What if you’re not seeing reality as it is… but only as much as you’re capable of perceiving? In this episode, we explore the idea that consciousness is relative—just like time…
- The Butterfly Effect & The Tyranny of Small Decisions · 8 min · Season 1 Episode 384What if your life isn’t shaped by the big moments… but by the small decisions you barely notice? In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, we explore two powerful ideas that…
- Consciousness, God and Time - With Raymond Tallis · 1 h 0 min · Season 1 Episode 383In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, I sit down with Raymond Tallis to break down three profound topics—one by one: Consciousness God Time Each idea is explored separately…
- Parts of the Brain and Brain wave types · 9 min · Season 1 Episode 382What if everything you feel… every decision you make… every moment of clarity or chaos… isn’t random at all? What if it’s all being controlled—moment by moment—inside your own…
- Nietzsche's version of Pity - is it making you weak? · 8 min · Season 1 Episode 381What if pity isn’t kindness… but weakness in disguise? In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, we break down Nietzsche’s controversial belief that pity doesn’t help people — it…
- Have humans progressed too far? - with James Van Lanen · 1 h 42 min · Season 1 Episode 380We dive deep into anthropology and human evolution, unpacking how rapid development and modern systems may be creating more problems than they solve. From the rise of AI to the…
- Thinking clearly in high pressure situations - With Trevor Fortner · 1 h 24 min · Season 1 Episode 379In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, I sit down with Trevor Fortner — a former U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal specialist and lead trainer for the UAE Presidential…
- The Stranger's Advantage - Seeing What Others Can’t · 8 min · Season 1 Episode 378What if the biggest advantage in life comes from not fully belonging to the system? In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, we explore how familiarity blinds us, why outsiders…
- Palantir - The Company That Sees Everything · 9 min · Season 1 Episode 377What if one company could map wars, predict threats, and track systems across the world? In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, we break down Palantir — the data intelligence…
- Fate, Destiny & Divine Timing · 8 min · Season 1 Episode 376What if your life isn’t off track… but perfectly timed? In this episode, we break down the real difference between fate, destiny, and divine timing—and why the delays, setbacks…
- A BJJ Champ who says it's ok to lose - With Robert Drysdale · 52 min · Season 1 Episode 375In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, I sit down with Robert Drysdale — one of the most respected figures in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. An ADCC World Champion, IBJJF World Champion…
- Interstellar Travel, or Align with Earth Correctly- with Tom Murphy · 1 h 29 min · Season 1 Episode 374In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, “Interstellar Travel, or Align with Earth Correctly” with Tom Murphy, I sit down with a self-described “recovering astrophysicist” to…
- Reclaiming Life from Overperformance - with Pippa Grange · 1 h 44 min · Season 1 Episode 373In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, “Reclaiming Life from Overperformance” with Pippa Grange, I sit down with a renowned psychologist, leadership expert, and former Head of…
- Neurath’s Boat- You Can’t Start Again · 9 min · Season 1 Episode 372What if the reason you feel stuck… isn’t your effort, but the structure you’re building from? In this episode, we break down one of the most powerful ideas in…
- What You Can’t See From The Top - Standpoint Epistemology · 7 min · Season 1 Episode 371What you see depends on where you stand. In this episode, we break down a powerful idea from philosophy—standpoint epistemology—and explore why people at the top often miss…
- The 4 Burners Theory vs The Wheel of Life – Balance or Sacrifice? · 9 min · Season 1 Episode 370What if you can’t have everything at once? In this episode of The Vancrux Podcast, we break down the brutal truth behind success: The 4 Burners Theory says you must sacrifice…
