Mind Meets Machine

Mind Meets Machine is a video podcast by Avik where mental health, AI, and business collide in the most human way. Real conversations with founders, therapists, doctors, and creators. Practical tools, clear insights, and zero fluff. Learn to think clearer, work smarter, and live better in a tech-driven world.

Podcasting since 2025 • 139 episodes

Mind Meets Machine

Latest Episodes

What If Honesty Is The Most Faithful Act with Jeff Dalton

There’s a kind of loneliness that only shows up in religious spaces: you’re surrounded by songs about freedom, but you’re carrying a weight you’ve been told not to name. We slow down and look closely at what happens when faith communities strug...

September 17, 2026 • Season 1 • Episode 135 • 20:59

Stop Editing Yourself And Start Living with Ellen Edmondson

The word “individual” gets thrown around like it means independence and separation, but we think that definition quietly breaks people. Avik sits down with Ellen Edmondson to ask a better question: how do we stand firmly in who we are while sta...

September 17, 2026 • Season 1 • Episode 134 • 22:47

Congratulations, You’re On The Wrong Mountain with Tim Kelly

You can do everything “right” and still feel off. That quiet emptiness after the promotions, the deals, the applause, the perfect-looking life is what we call the wholeness gap, and it’s more common in high performers than most people admit.

September 16, 2026 • Season 1 • Episode 133 • 29:53

How To Become A Top Recommendation In AI Search with Shanzila Ahmed

ChatGPT can recommend three brands and quietly erase everyone else. If your company is not in that shortlist, it is not always because you are worse, it is often because the machine cannot clearly “see” you yet. We talk with Shanzila Ahmed, co-...

September 15, 2026 • Season 1 • Episode 132 • 21:24

AI Works When Your Data And Security Are Ready with Brian Beck

AI is everywhere right now, and a lot of it feels like selling you something before you even know what you’re buying. So we slow down and ask the question most leaders carry quietly: is this real, or is it just another wave we’re supposed to ri...

September 15, 2026 • Season 1 • Episode 131 • 20:59