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557 | The Context
21 September 2026

557 | The Context

The Minimalists

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​​T.K. Coleman speaks with Zach Bush, MD, about why context matters more than content, why relationships are more important than possessions, how we learn to be dissatisfied, what disconnection from nature has to do with addiction and disease, how social media distorts our sense of enough, and much more.

Discussed in this episode:

What is antibiosis? (3:09)

How did boxed apple juice compromise the last remaining indigenous culture? (7:41)

What have we really lost in our loss of ancient technologies? (29:06)

What's it like to watch a cancer cell under a microscope? (45:14)

Listen to the full Maximal episode on Patreon: patreon.com/theminimalists

Detailed show notes: minimalists.com/podcast