Healing Octopus Radio
Making sense of a world that usually doesnât.
A calm place to examine the patterns we live inside, and what happens when we actually look at them.
Most of us hold on to explanations we never bothered to question.
What becomes possible once that starts to change?
Why This Podcast Exists
Everywhere you look, someone is loudly explaining how the world works.
Very few people are actually thinking.
Most are just defending whatever framework they inherited from their culture, their politics, their profession, or their fear.
If youâve ever paused and thought, âWait⊠does any of this actually add up?â youâre not alone.
A Different Way to Look
The problem isnât a lack of information.
Itâs that almost nobody stops long enough to question the frame theyâre standing in.
When you look underneath an explanation instead of arguing inside it, things get clearer fast. Not because youâve found Truth, but because youâve removed the parts that don’t make sense.
That shift changes how you relate to health, authority, technology, and each other.
How This Podcast Works
Most conversations happen inside a story.
Iâm interested in what happens when you look at the structure underneath the story.
Across episodes, I explore recurring patterns that show up in different domains:
- Terrain-based health (the body without rulers)
- Voluntaryism (society without rulers)
- Technology as tools, not dependencies
- And how we think, decide, and relate as humans
Different topics. Same underlying logic.
What Changes When You Question the Pattern
When you examine the pattern instead of defending a position, something subtle shifts.
You stop getting pulled around by other peopleâs assumptions.
You think more clearly.
You react less.
You make choices without needing certainty first.
The result isnât a new belief system.
Itâs a way of living that feels coherent instead of borrowed.
Who This Is For
This podcast is for people who feel the mismatch between what theyâre told and what they actually observe.
For people whoâve stepped outside the mainstream explanations but donât want to replace them with dogma, gurus, or doom.
For people who care more about intellectual honesty than being right, and more about morality than politics.
If youâve ever felt like youâre the only one noticing that something doesnât quite add up, youâll feel at home here.
What Youâll Hear
Each episode starts with a question, an observation, or an assumption worth examining.
The topics vary:
health, freedom, technology, attention, thinking, meaning.
The intention stays the same.
Look underneath the explanation.
See whatâs actually there.
Behind the Mic
Iâm David Barbarisi.
I spent years as a software engineer, inside the health, tech, and institutional systems I was told were normal.
When the explanations Iâd been given stopped lining up with reality, I started questioning the assumptions underneath them. About health, authority, technology, and what it means to live well.
This podcast is where I share what Iâve noticed, what Iâm still figuring out, and the questions that keep the inquiry honest.
What This Is Not
This isnât a news show, a self-help podcast, or a place to get confirmation for whatever team youâre on.
If you need agreement, you might get frustrated here.
If something here helps you think more clearly, great.
If not, thatâs fine too.
The Rhythm
Episodes come out when I have something worth exploring.
Most are solo.
Some include guests whose perspective adds something useful.
You can listen in any order. Each episode stands on its own.
Start Listening
If this resonates, subscribe and join whenever youâre curious.
Extras
Occasionally, Iâll share updates from my own life, projects, or whatever Iâm exploring at the moment.
Once in a while, Iâll bring someone on if their perspective adds something useful to the conversation.
Nothing formal. Nothing required. Just context when it helps.