x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick

Dr. JC Doornick "The Dragon"

Hello and welcome to Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick. We discuss the things that make you go "Hmm?" — the most pressing topics of contemplation in your mind as you interface with the reality of your day-to-day life. Are you open, curious, and ready to solve the mysteries of why stuff happens? Welcome to the uprising of the sleepwalking masses.

education self-improvement

All Episodes

00:36:04

F_ck Fitting In - The end of Approval Seeking -...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2025/12/24

F*ck Fitting In is a deep dive into one of the most invisible forces shaping our lives: approval-seeking. In this episode, Dr. JC Doornick exposes how most of us unknowingly construct an internal A.I., an Artificial Identity, a learned algorithm designed to gain acceptance, avoid conflict, and perform appropriately. Over time, this identity edits our words, tones, decisions, and even our sense of self, until we forget where the real us ends and the performance begins.Through sharp insight, cultural

en

00:46:43

Facing Your Dragons: Interview with Dr. JC Doornick...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2025/12/22

Enjoy a recent Podcast Interview I had the honor of doing with the Amazing Anika Jackson with the Your Brand Amplified Podcast, where we discussed Self-Mastery and Authentic Living. Check out Anika's Podcast below! Central to Dr. JC Doornick’s philosophy is the belief that genuine success arises from a harmonious alignment between internal values and external actions. His own journey of transformation—moving from struggle and self-doubt to lasting change—demonstrates that lasting fulfillment begins

en

00:28:55

My Ayahuasca Trip to Peru - Part Five - The Finale -...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2025/12/19

One of the greatest surprises of this journey wasn’t the visions, the purging, or even the revelations; it was the people. In just four days, strangers became family. Not metaphorically. Literally. People from different countries, histories, and wounds trusted one another with their tears, their truths, their breakdowns, and their rebirths.This episode explores one of the most important distinctions of the entire experience: the environment is not secondary to the medicine—the people are the

en

00:14:47

My Ayahuasca Trip to Peru - Part Four - The Mountains...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2025/12/15

The Ruins, the Return, and the Realignment After two intense nights with Ayahuasca, Day Five brought a different kind of teacher: the Sacred Valley itself. In the ancient terraces of Pisac and the colossal stones of Ollantaytambo, I found a quiet wisdom that didn’t speak in visions—but in presence, humility, and perspective. As I walked among mountain-carved ruins, burial sites, and engineering miracles we still can’t explain, I began to understand my own “deaths” from the ceremonies as

en

00:49:12

My Ayahuasca Trip to Peru - Part Three - This too...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2025/12/08

After the massive breakthrough of Night One—two funerals, the collapsing skyscraper, the dissolving of old fears—I walked into Night Two believing the work was done. I felt complete, emptied, reborn. I even considered not drinking at all. But Ayahuasca loves to laugh at certainty, and the shamans gently suggested a tiny “check-in” dose. Just a sip. Just enough to see if anything remained.Fifteen minutes later, the medicine hit me with the force of a spiritual hurricane. What followed was not

en

00:37:12

My Ayahuasca Trip to Peru - Part Two - Night One With...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2025/12/05

My Ayahuasca Experience – Part Two: Night One With GrandmotherThere’s a moment before every first ceremony when fear tightens, identity resists, and truth begins to breathe. Night One starts long before the cup touches your lips, on the plane, in the tension between who you’ve been and who you’re afraid to become. By the time the sun drops behind the Andes and your name is called in the maloca, you realize there is no turning back. In this episode, I take you into that moment… the doorway between

en

00:12:51

My Ayahuasca Trip to Peru - Part One - Dying to Know...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2025/12/04

Episode 1 of 4 Part Series — Dying to Know: My Ayahuasca Experience Into the Sacred Valley of Peru This opening episode marks the true beginning of a five-part, raw, unfiltered account of my time working with plant medicine in the Sacred Valley of Peru at the Arkana Spiritual Center. Before any medicine was poured, before the visions or revelations, there was the quiet ache. The inner calling. The fear beneath the fear. The deep, restless sense that something in life still feels unfinished. Most

en

00:23:01

Flow Burglars - The Uninvited Guests that make you...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2025/11/24

It’s no secret and plain to see what the true cause of disease and most of all the problems we face today comes from Emotional Mismanagement. Our inability to control the only thing we actually have control over. Our response to the inconvenient obstacle course of challenges life throws at us..Today, we’re talking about one of the most critical skills in emotional self-mastery: protecting your peace by recognizing the people who quietly drain it. These people and their patterns show up so subtly

en

00:28:48

The Paradox of Friendship - Episode 122

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2025/11/19

This week, I want to explore something most people overlook: the paradox of friendship. I wrote a piece for a new podcast episode called “The Friendship Frequency” - The Paradox of Friendship: How Not Needing Friends Draws the Right Ones CloserReflecting on the previous conversation on “Validation,” I see a strong correlation between seeking and obtaining friends and the desire for validation. This can get sticky as we find ourselves seeking friends for the wrong reasons, which means getting

en

00:44:13

Are we living in a Simulation? with Guest Rizwan Virk...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2025/11/14

In this insightful episode, we sit down with Rizwan Virk - MIT-trained computer scientist, video-game pioneer, entrepreneur, and bestselling author of The Simulation Hypothesis - to explore one of the most provocative ideas of our time: could our reality itself be a simulation?Rizwan brings a uniquely broad background to the table. At MIT and Stanford, he studied the fundamentals of computation and management, then went on to found and lead game- and VR-related ventures, incubate startups at MIT’s

en

00:57:14

Imposter Syndrome and Procrastination - with Guest...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2025/11/11

Great morning, world—welcome back to Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick, where confusion dies and progress thrives. Today, I’m joined by someone who has changed the way thousands of people think about motivation, achievement, and the stories we tell ourselves about success—Nic Voge. Nic is a Senior Lecturer at Princeton University and one of the foremost voices on Self-Worth Theory, a framework first developed by Dr. Martin Covington. His work brings this theory to life, helping students,

en

00:42:48

The Rise and Fall of AI? - Hmmm? - Episode 119

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2025/11/07

In this episode, I explore the paradox of Artificial Intelligence, not as a hero or a villain, but as a mirror. What’s really rising or falling isn’t AI itself—it’s us, the humans holding the prompt. Together, GPT-5 and I unpack how this technology can awaken creativity or quietly erode it, depending on how consciously we engage with it. Make Sense?What you’re about to hear is not just a conversation between man and machine. It’s a collaboration between awareness and automation, a real-time

en

00:10:12

Wanting Vs. Having - One from the Vault - Episode 118

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2025/11/03

Welcome to another One From The Vault episode of the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Podcast — where we revisit timeless insights from the original Rise Up With Dragon series. In this powerful throwback, Dragon explores the subtle yet life-changing difference between wanting something and having it. You’ll dive into the mechanics of motivation, belief, and urgency — and discover how most people stay stuck in the wanting phase because they never fully align their identity and actions with the state of

en

00:28:00

Right vs. Kind - What do you think people think about...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2025/10/31

In this episode of Makes Sense with Dr. JC, we explore one of the most transformative questions ever asked:“What’s more important to you — to be right, or to be kind?” Dr. JC shares the true story of the moment his mentor, Dr. Larry Markson, shattered his ego with that single question — a moment that became a turning point in his life and the foundation of the Interface Response System (IRS). You’ll discover why the human brain is wired to defend its sense of rightness, how that instinct often

en

00:29:31

Noise Dissociation – The Cure for Impostor Syndrome -...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2025/10/27

In this episode, Dr. JC Doornick explores how the modern world’s constant noise fuels Imposter Syndrome—that nagging voice whispering, “Who do you think you are?”—and introduces his concept of Noise Dissociation, a conscious practice for stepping back from distraction, quieting self-doubt, and tuning back into the clear signal of who you really are. Alright... let’s make sense of Imposter Syndrome. Listen now to learn how to reclaim your will to power, rise above victimhood, and rediscover your

en

00:07:49

More Than You Bargained For - One from the Vault-...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2025/10/20

Great Morning World, this is Dr. JC Doornick, a.k.a. The Dragon.Welcome to One From The Vault, where we bring back one of your favorite episodes from my very first podcast, Rise Up With Dragon.These short, straight-to-the-point 10 to 15-minute sessions are designed to give you a snackable shift in perspective — the kind that helps you reclaim control of your thinking, align with your purpose, and turn a good morning into a great morning. So sit back, breathe, and get ready to rise up, because this

en

01:02:45

The Climb - The Personal Legend Story of Maddye Trew...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2025/10/17

Welcome back to *Makes Sense with Dr. JC Podcast. Where confusion dies and Progress thrives. Today, we’re making sense of the climb, the personal legend story of Maddye Trew. This is not a story of just her climb up the charts, but the climb every dreamer faces on the way to building their personal legend story. My two very special guests are Miss Maddye Trew and Jeff McMahon. Maddye Trew is an up-and-coming country recording artist whose latest single, “Single of the Year,” is quickly climbing

en

00:31:55

The Greatest Love Story Ever Told - The Dream...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2025/10/13

Synchronicity – Love and MiraclesWhat if the people you meet, and even the dreams that visit you, aren’t coincidences at all? In this episode of Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick, The Dragon takes you inside a true story from his upcoming book Makes Sense, where fate, love, and the mysterious “Omen Frequency” converge in a moment that defies logic.After seven years alone, JC meets the woman who will change everything, and discovers that the daughter he’s been dreaming of for years already exists in

en

00:13:44

What if life and reality were just one big game?...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2025/10/09

It's called a GAME STATE REALITY. Many brilliant people believe we are living in a simulation. More specifically, some sort of video game. What's interesting is that we can't prove we are not, so the Dragon is all over that!!! Let's examine our game state reality. Welcome to the Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast. ►Follow the Dr. JC Doornick and the Makes Sense Academy: Instagram: / drjcdoornick Facebook: / makessensepodcast YouTube: / drjcdoornick These episodes get edited and cleaned up

en

00:31:27

Finding Superman - How did humanity get so fot? -...

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick ·

2025/10/07

Finding Superman: How Did Humanity Get So Soft? Somewhere along the way, humanity traded its hunger for comfort—and in doing so, tamed the tiger within. In this episode, Dr. JC Doornick (The Dragon) takes you on a journey from the streets of post-earthquake Haiti to the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche, exploring how society, culture, and convenience have softened our edge, silenced our will to power, and lulled us into complacency. Through stories, philosophy, and reflection, you’ll rediscover

en

125 results

Similar Podcasts

Science Talk

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

五分钟心理学

柠檬心理

Daily Facts

Amalia Dupray and Montgomery Jones.

Les dents et dodo

BFMTV

Veterinary Clinical Podcasts

The Royal Veterinary College