What’s happening to language right now? Words like “rizz” and “skibidi” can make it feel like you’re out of the loop, but are you actually getting older, or has the internet transformed language into something entirely new? What does the science of linguistics say about this shift?

Expect to learn why 6-7 was voted word of the year for 2025, why TikTok is becoming the most powerful linguistic engine on Earth, if there is a science to meme language, why funny language spreads and what makes it stick, why we should care about linguistics, and much more…

TImestamps:

(0:00) The Truth Behind “Word of the Year” (2:31) Is TikTok Rewiring How We Speak? (3:27) Do Social Platforms Create Their Own Dialects? (5:34) The Hidden Formula Behind Influencer Language (13:47) Why MrBeast Changes His Voice (17:01) Internet Subcultures and Their Unique Languages (18:33) How Newscasters Engineered Their Signature Voice (21:12) Why Sports Commentators Sound So Distinct (22:38) Is Distribution Is the Key to Going Viral? (26:44) Can You Hear Sexuality in Someone’s Voice? (33:38) Are Lesbian Accents Hard to Identify? (40:32) Should We Replace Words With Emojis? (43:37) The Surprising Evolution of Etymology (45:26) Are Young People Driving Language Change? (47:10) Why We Reject Forced Language (48:34) Where Do Filler Words Come From? (52:14) The Most Powerful Language Tricks Creators Use (54:58) How AI is Changing the Way We Speak (01:02:55) Can One Word Capture a Whole Idea? (01:04:17) Social Media vs AI: What’s Worse For Language Development? (01:08:20) How Language Shapes the Way We Think (01:10:41) What It Really Means to Be Gen Z (01:14:40) Why Teenagers Naturally Rebel (01:20:20) Rapid-Fire: The Origins of Everyday Words (01:24:37) The Power of Creating Your Own Language (01:28:21) Was QWERTY Designed to Be Inefficient? (01:31:57) Does ChatGPT Actually Speak English? (01:33:49) Is Language Evolving Faster Than Ever? (01:35:02) Where to Find Adam

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Why Roman History Still Matters Today
(05:18) Julius Caesar: Genius or Tyrant?
(09:58) The Origins of Caesar’s Ruthless Ambition
(25:48) The Pirate Story That Defined Caesar
(29:25) How Caesar Won the the People of Rome
(34:02) The Strategy Behind Caesar’s Loyal Following
(40:58) Caesar & Pompey: Allies or Enemies?
(47:32) When Did Caesar and Pompey Become Enemies?
(55:41) Was Crossing the Rubicon a Declaration of War Against the Senate?
(01:03:07) How Pompey’s Murder Led Caesar to Egypt
(01:16:13) Cleopatra’s Winning Tactics Over Caesar
(01:21:14) Were Caesar and Cleopatra Lovers?
(01:25:18) Inside the Final Day of Caesar’s Life
(01:38:25) The Bad Omens That Caesar Ignored
(01:49:50) The Decisions That Sealed Caesar’s Fate
(01:58:23) Where to Find Alex

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What will the future actually look like? With AI dominating the conversation, cutting through the noise matters more than ever. So what’s really coming, and what will it cost us?

Expect to learn why the future if going to be epic even if the cost is high, why the future of tech and AI might be overblown, why we should care about the moon, what AI will actually do to jobs despite Anthropic’s new report, what the future of longevity will look like, why California has turned into a failed state and if David is concerned about the rise of socialism, what David is most excited about right now and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) Why the Future Is Going to Be Epic
(6:20) Who Will Control AI: Big Tech or Everyone?
(12:25) Will Everyone Be Able to Use AI Effectively?
(21:38) Should We Build Factories on the Moon?
(26:53) How AI is Changing the Field of Fusion
(37:18) Could Manufacturing on the Moon Boost Earth’s Economy?
(41:46) The Fight For Power in Space
(44:33) The Science Behind Age Reversal
(54:11) How Close Are We to Age Reversal?
(56:15) Could Living Longer Unlock Human Potential?
(01:00:07) Why Controlling Superintelligence is Critical
(01:16:01) Is Embryo Selection the Next AI Arms Race?
(01:26:30) How Ohalo is Reinventing Agriculture
(01:36:25) What’s Driving California’s Political Decline?
(01:50:14) Is Socialism the Worst Idea Ever?
(02:06:18) Why Modern Society Feels So Pessimistic

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How does Elon Musk actually think? You can analyse him from first principles, but the closest thing to a blueprint is Eric Jorgenson’s The Book of Elon. So what’s really going on in his mind, and what makes him so extraordinary?

Expect to learn what the most misleading narrative about Elon’s success is, why Elon decides to move so fast and his obsession with speed, why Eric decided to document the mind behind Elon Musk, what he decided to leave out of the book, what Eric learned about Elon that other biographies missed, what the 69 core Musk methods are, if Elon’s worldview is closer to philosophy than business and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) What Can We Learn From Elon Musk?
(3:32) What Makes Elon So Unique?
(6:28) Is This Elon’s Formula For Success?
(10:23) Why Creating Things Is the Key to Wealth
(12:19) Is Urgency the Key to Success?
(17:43) Does Elon Have Time for Self-Care?
(20:03) Does Elon Create His Own Pressure?
(25:12) Does Elon Actually Sleep?
(28:39) Why You Should Feel the Cost of Your Decisions
(30:25) How to Compress Your Time Like Elon Musk
(32:00) Why Taking Risks Is Non-Negotiable
(33:11) The Biggest Myth About Elon Musk
(34:56) The Strategy Behind Elon’s Media Dominance
(37:55) What People Still Don’t Understand About SpaceX
(43:20) How Big Could SpaceX Actually Become?
(44:58) What’s Tesla’s Next Move?
(46:43) Are Humanoid Robots Actually the Future?
(53:05) Are Meta Glasses Always Watching?
(55:13) Elon’s Most Underrated Skill Explained
(57:40) How Elon Built an Machine-Like Memory
(01:01:04) What Biographies Miss About Elon Musk
(01:05:05) The “Idiot Index” That Slashes Costs
(01:06:58) Elon’s Biggest Cost-Saving Breakthroughs
(01:09:08) How Elon Crafted a World-Class Workforce
(01:11:49) Not Everything Needs to Be Optimised
(01:13:18) Great Leaders Always Lead From the Front
(01:16:26) Inside the Chaos of Elon’s Mind
(01:18:34) Why Humanity is at the Core of Elon’s Mission
(01:25:20) Has Eric Created a New Genre?
(01:27:03) How the Internet Supercharges Influence
(01:30:18) Using Elon's Playbook in Real Life
(01:34:48) What’s Next For Eric?

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Why do we assume kids will be okay after divorce? As separation becomes more common, the long-term impact on a child’s development is often overlooked. So what actually happens, and can divorce ever be done without damage?

Expect to learn what most adults misunderstand about how deeply divorce affects kids, why constant parental conflict causes damage to children so deeply and what it does to a child’s stress system and brain development, why 50-50 custody might be a terrible idea for children, what the long-term psychological consequences are from a neglectful parent and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) Why is Erica’s Work So Controversial? (1:22) The Hidden Impacts of Divorce on Children (4:19) How Stress Reshapes a Child’s Brain (11:05) Is a Friendly Divorce Still Damaging? (14:22) Is 50/50 Custody Always the Right Choice? (22:13) Should Fathers Take a Step Back After Divorce? (26:18) Is There Ever a Right Time to Divorce? (30:52) How Divorce Shapes a Child’s Future (33:04) Boys vs Girls: Who Does Divorce Hit Harder? (34:57) Is Separation During Pregnancy Dangerous? (42:02) Why Children Blame Themselves for Divorce (50:47) Divorce Feels Like Grief For Children (52:25) When Should You Tell the Kids? (54:26) The Worst Ways to Explain Divorce to Children (59:27) Why Promises Can Backfire (01:01:19) What Makes a Divorce “Good” or “Bad”? (01:05:22) Why Stability Matters More Than You Think (01:08:31) How Much Time Should Each Parent Get? (01:14:15) Why Babies' Needs Must Come First (01:19:06) How Parents Can Stay Emotionally Steady (01:21:36) What Secure Attachment Really Looks Like (01:27:58) How the Feminist Movement Left Children Behind (01:35:09) Is Daycare the Worst Place For Children? (01:38:21) We Can’t Ignore Early Attachment (01:40:13) Are Attachment Styles Inherited? (01:41:17) Are Babies Born Aggressive? (01:49:54) How Children Cope With Absence (01:53:25) The Hard Truth About Sacrifice in Parenting (01:59:34) The Toughest Realisations For Modern Mothers (02:09:16) Why Trust is the Foundation of Parenting (02:13:17) The Hidden Challenges of Female Breadwinners (02:23:26) Why Emotional Presence Matters Just as Much as Physical (02:29:33) Where to Find Erica

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At what point does self-awareness become self-sabotage? The more you analyze yourself, the easier it is to get stuck overthinking. So how do you improve your life without ruining it?

Expect to learn why self-awareness is a problem and the paradox of being too self-aware, if there is a way to be self-aware without becoming self-destructive, why aging is like a road trip, why regret is framed as a prison in which the prisoners are also the guards, if anxiety is just the natural consequence of seeing reality clearly, what makes life worth the trouble and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) Why is Self-Awareness a Problem? (5:48) The Tragedy of Being Human (8:13) How to Stay Self-Aware Without Self-Destructing (13:41) Is Regret Just An Illusion? (20:57) Why You Should Never Waste Adversity (36:24) The Curse of Living Inside Your Mind (38:59) How to Reduce Choice Anxiety (46:03) Truth vs Security: What Are We Really Chasing? (48:29) How to Come to Terms With Your Anger (58:57) Is Desire a Hidden Trap? (01:03:17) Can You Trust Your Own Mind? (01:05:04) What Actually Makes Life Worth Living? (01:06:58) Does Self-Awareness Make Love More Fragile? (01:09:55) Where to Find Robert

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Are we sleepwalking into disaster? AI is unlocking massive progress, but the dangers hiding beneath the surface are exactly what experts fear most. So what’s coming… and could it spiral beyond our control?

Expect to learn why AI is distinct from other kind of technologies, what the Ali Baba rogue AI catastrophe that should scare everyone is, how worried Tristan is about the impact of AI deepfakes and misinformation campaigns, what’s happening with the AI safety discussion, if we should be skeptical of AI companies pushing just as hard but pretending that they’re not, the end result that AI companies are looking for and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) Can Life With AI Have a Positive Outcome? (6:56) Is AI the Most Powerful Force Ever Created? (16:07) Powerful But Not Wise: AI’s Biggest Flaw (19:11) Could AI End Up Destroying Itself? (24:30) How Social Media Drifted Away From Human Flourishing (29:09) Are We Moving Towards an Anti-Human Future? (36:53) Who Funds AI Once It Replaces Us? (40:58) Why Best-Case Scenario is Still Concerning (53:33) The Alibaba Blackmail Scare Explained (01:04:01) Can We Really Stop AI Taking Over? (01:13:04) The Danger of Denial in the AI Era (01:20:19) Are AI’s Benefits Blinding Us to the Risks? (01:26:01) We Need to Face the Reality of AI (01:31:56) Are AI Companies Controlling the Narrative? (01:33:31) How Close are We to an AI Takeover? (01:35:39) Why Changing AI Feels Impossible (01:42:30) Total Control or Total Collapse: Where Are We Headed? (01:46:23) Can the World Coordinate on AI Safety? (01:52:40) Why Elon Musk Isn't in The AI Doc (01:59:18) Every Second Counts Now (02:03:58) How Do We Accelerate Meaningful Change in AI?

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To celebrate, I put together a new episode style. In this launch episode, we explore:

• The world’s worst phone call of all time
• If the act of self-improvement is problematic
• Tom Cruise stops by the new set
• and much more…

Guests:

• Michael Smoak is a podcast host, entrepreneur, and investor.
• Shaan Puri is an entrepreneur, former CEO, podcaster and an angel investor.
• George Mack is a writer, marketer and entrepreneur.

Timestamps:

(0:00) How Nikocado Trolled the Internet (1:51) The Worst Phone Call of All Time (9:04) How Sylvester Stallone Brute Forced Success (11:57) Are GLP-1s Killing Romance? (18:56) Did Novak Djokovic Take Discipline Too Far? (22:23) The Self-Help Trap (25:31) We’re Just Betting On Everything Now (36:29) The World’s Best Tom Cruise Impersonator (42:50) India’s Biggest Fetish (46:36) Why Insecurity Is Actually An Advantage (49:45) Gossip Is More Useful Than You Think (52:47) The Most Important 2 Seconds of Your Life (01:06:16) Have Adults Forgotten How To Play? (01:10:38) When People Take Stoicism Too Far (01:16:48) The Most Uncomfortable Mukbang Ever (01:25:01) 2 Beers, 2 Cigs, 2 Rubik’s Cubes World Record (01:31:10) Florida Man Does It Again (01:35:02) Ice Packs In The Sauna

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How do you make goals actually stick? We all want better for ourselves, but most goals fade. So how do you set goals that excite you—and actually follow through?

Expect to learn why some goals feel effortless and others feel like a chore, how the role of intentions plays into goal setting and how to stack them, what the practical differences are between default intentions and deliberate intentions, why SMART goals are overrated, what the big triggers of procrastination and aversion are and how to overcome them, how you can make your goals feel deeper and intention stickier and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) Why Do Your Goals Start to Feel Meaningless? (3:40) Goals vs Values: What Really Drives You? (9:06) How To Align Your Goals With What Matters (14:39) Why You Should Constantly Rewrite Your Goals (18:29) Default vs Deliberate Intentions: What’s the Difference? (20:35) Where Your Default Intentions Come From (28:14) Are “Realistic” Goals Holding You Back? (32:53) How Procrastination Destroys Your Goals (35:54) The Easiest Ways to Beat Procrastination (45:12) Are Ugly Goals Still Worth Pursuing? (48:55) Are Your Goals Actually Yours… Or Someone Else’s? (54:13) How to Build Deeper Goals (57:34) Designing Intentions That Actually Stick (01:04:50) The Biggest Thing You’re Overlooking (01:08:30) Where to Find Chris

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What does it take to become the world’s best restaurant? In an era of extravagant dining and over-the-top experiences, the answer might be simpler than you think. So what actually separates the best from the rest?

Expect to learn the biggest differences between service and hospitality, how Will went from #50 in the world to #1, how to operationalise magic and why most companies forget the human they are supposed to serve, which tricks of hospitality from well known restaurants most people probably overlook or don’t notice, what the one thing I should get right if you want to run a successful restaurant is and much more…

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(0:00) Would Your Younger Self Be Proud of Who You’ve Become? (5:17) How Will’s Father Shaped His Career (10:54) Building the Best Restaurant in the World (14:30) Why Experience is Everything in Hospitality (17:15) The Hot Dog That Changed Everything (24:15) Going the Extra Mile For Every Guest (29:01) Why Businesses Forget the Human Touch (31:21) The Power of Mastering Your Touch Points (42:26) The Smartest Marketing Moves That Work (48:11) When Taking Life Too Seriously Backfires (52:33) Think Big But Be Patient in Pursuit (54:00) The Cost of Becoming #1 (01:03:25) Where to Find Will

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Are men inherently more expendable from an evolutionary standpoint—and if so, has that dynamic helped drive innovation? If risk-taking outliers are often responsible for progress, what does that say about the role men play in shaping civilisation? And does this tradeoff come at the cost of higher failure, instability, and sacrifice along the way?

Expect to learn why cultures flourish when they exploit men and what that actually means, why men have ended up in higher positions in society and if civilisation runs on male competition, why men are so much more likely to take physical, financial, and social risks, if risk-taking men are necessary for progress, what people do not understand about self-destructive male behaviours and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) Why Men Are Seen as More Expendable (7:27) The Hidden Power of Intrasexual Competition (13:25) How Female Choice Drives Male Ambition (15:55) Why Men Vary More Than Women (22:12) The Real Driver of Differences Between the Sexes (29:21) Why Men Take More Risks Than Women (33:14) What is the Imaginary Feminist? (35:56) Is Modern Gender Discourse Broken? (45:36) Has Feminism Changed How We Protect Women? (51:55) What Happens When Male Sacrifice Isn’t Rewarded? (54:07) Why Ego Depletion is Under Attack (59:15) The Strongest Critiques of Willpower (01:05:47) How to Improve Willpower and Self-Control (01:10:53) Porn is Damaging Sexual Novelty (01:21:11) How Does Sexual Novelty Affect Female Desire? (01:29:00) Where to Find Roy

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Why Belief Shapes Everything You Do (7:43) Are Spirituals Beliefs Weaker Than Religious Beliefs? (11:32) The Power of Choosing What You Believe (16:34) Why You Shouldn’t Treat Beliefs as Fact (20:17) Can Belief Be Engineered? (28:58) Rumination: Helpful or Harmful? (30:57) How to Rebuild Belief After Failure (38:28) Can You Really Create Your Own Luck? (41:19) You’ll Always Find Negativity If You Look For It (46:24) How Beliefs Can Physically Affect Your Body (52:29) How to Break Free From Limiting Beliefs (01:03:38) The Challenge Behind Changing Health Beliefs (01:08:18) You Have More Agency Than You Think (01:13:05) Why the Brain Defaults to Helplessness (01:15:37) You Need to Believe in Your Potential (01:21:46) The Placebo Prayer Protocol (01:26:34) Where to Find Nir

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(0:00) Can Empathy Make You Cruel? (8:19) Does Diagnoses Actually Solve Anything? (20:09) Why So Many People Now Identify As Disabled (23:09) The Harmful Power of Slopaganda (25:34) Can Truth Survive the Information Overload? (33:00) Why Social Media Isn’t Real Life (36:41) The Rise of Red Pill Content (42:04) Can Stress Actually Make You Happier? (58:21) Do Standards Outweigh Capacity? (01:02:23) Why We Focus On Our Weaknesses (01:10:16) Is Main Character Syndrome Warping Reality? (01:17:28) Why You Should Argue Like Your Opponent Will Win (01:22:01) Will Everything Eventually Become Illegal? (01:24:46) The Hype Cycle of New Technology (01:31:32) Nature vs Nurture: What Really Shapes Us? (01:34:41) What Your Worldview Reveals About You (01:38:04) Is Optimistic Pessimism the Best Mindset? (01:43:29) Where to Check Out Gurwinder

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Why are we more connected than ever—but having less sex? Technology promised endless connection, but many people feel more isolated than ever. With sexlessness increasing, what’s causing the modern “sex recession,” and what can be done about it?

Expect to learn if people having less sex is a big deal or not, what the current state of modern sexual activity is, when the sex recession started and if rising hypergamy was a factor, if the role of porn attributed to the sex recession and the shocking new neuroscience of porn use, why looksmaxxing and plastic surgery are on the rise, the role of social media and smartphones had in growing sexlessness, what can be done top-down to fix the sex recession and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) Is Sex Really Declining? (4:13) When Did the Sex Recession Start? (7:24) Why Hypergamy Is Changing (16:26) Is Hypergamy Reshaping the Dating Market? (22:39) How the Pill Changed Female Sexual Choice (32:01) Life As a Romance Novel Model (33:27) How Modern Environments Disrupt Our Hormones (37:05) Porn’s Devastating Impact on Men (46:42) How Porn is Impacting Women (51:38) Is Porn Making Sex More Aggressive? (01:08:25) How Social Media is Rewriting Sexual Norms (01:14:10) The Beauty Standards Porn is Creating (01:25:04) Is Looksmaxxing Backfiring? (01:29:11) Is Sexlessness Destroying Marriages? (01:38:25) Is the Sex Doll Revolution Coming? (01:45:52) Why Connection Feels Harder Than Ever (01:47:48) Are We Opting Out of Having Children? (02:01:50) Can the Sex Recession Be Reversed? (02:05:36) Where to Find Debra

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#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠

#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠

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How do you find work you actually enjoy? So many people warn about the jobs they hate and the dreams they never chased. But turning passion into a career is harder than it sounds. So how do you reinvent yourself and build a life where work feels meaningful instead of miserable?

Expect to learn why most people end up having careers they regret, how to build a framework for regret minimisation, what people do that achieve success in their dream career, how to know when you’re plateauing versus when you’re just bored, what great mentors actually do that books and podcasts can’t, if someone can learn to love the grind or if it is something that’s innate, how you know if you’re in the wrong field versus just in the hard phase of the right field and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) What Career Regret Really Means (4:44) Why Uncertainty is So Uncomfortable (9:41) Why We Feel Obligated to Stick to One Career (15:05) Is Life Really “Use It or Lose It”? (23:04) How Some Of Us Successfully Pivot Careers (30:14) The Real Risk of Starting Over in Your 30s (38:42) Do Discipline, Motivation and Obsession Work Together? (41:54) Signs It’s Time to Change Your Career (48:30) Plateau or Boredom: How to Tell the Difference (50:12) Can You Upgrade Your Circle Without Losing Yourself? (54:49) Do Mentors Actually Make a Difference? (01:00:53) Can You Learn to Love the Grind? (01:07:37) The Pains and Pleasures of Reinventing Yourself (01:25:21) What Investors Look For in Founders (01:30:34) Founder vs Company: What Matters More? (01:42:01) Why You Should Lean into AI When Honing Your Craft (01:47:13) Which Careers Will AI Replace? (01:49:11) The Best Way to Start Your Career in Your 20s (01:50:56) Why Career Switchers Become Innovators (01:55:43) Where to Find Bill

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What is it really like inside the Manosphere? Online spaces for men have exploded in influence, shaping how millions of young men think about success, relationships, and masculinity. Supporters say it helps men improve their lives. Critics say it’s dangerous and toxic. So what’s the truth, and is the manosphere as harmful as mainstream media says it is?

Expect to learn why Louis is so interested in investigating the Manosphere and what’s driving the growing trend, if it’s possible to speak to issues that men face without being a part of the Manosphere, if Louis agrees to anything that Manosphere has to offer, why looksmaxxing is becoming a growing trend in the Manosphere, if more traditional gender roles are actually desired by women, what the future of the Manosphere and the route young men are going and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) Why Louis is Exploring the Manosphere (8:33) The Danger in Blurring Entertainment and Real Life (14:16) Why Men’s Issues Are Suddenly Everywhere (21:03) What the Manosphere is Really Trying To Do (34:40) How Childhood Shapes Manosphere Beliefs (40:36) How Algorithms are Influencing Young Men (51:36) The Pressure of Living on Camera (57:43) Can Men’s Issues Be Discussed Outside the Manosphere? (01:09:00) Is Looksmaxxing the New Red Pill? (01:16:13) Where Does Louis Agree With the Manosphere? (01:22:23) Why Men’s Issues Deserve More Empathy (01:40:07) Where to Find Louis

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Why does love make us do crazy things? Rom-coms make relationships look easy, but real love is far more complicated. So what actually makes a relationship work—and why does love make us act irrationally?

Expect to learn what science says about what people should do to recover from a breakup, if the Norwegian skier who confessed to cheating on his girlfriend was doing more harm than good to his relationship, what Dr Max wished more men and women knew about how to signal interest, why we ruminate so much and how to ruminate less, what healthy communication actually looks like and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) Did This Declaration of Love Backfire? (7:37) Why Grand Gestures are a Bad Idea in Dating (14:03) The Psychology of Breakups: How to Recover Faster (18:58) Is a Breakup Really Like Losing Someone? (20:31) Why Do We Ruminate So Much? (31:01) Does Rejection Actually Shape Us? (32:32) How to Signal Romantic Interest (37:52) Why Women Signal Beauty Through Clothing (44:30) Is She Actually Out of His League? (47:02) Relationship Red Flags You Shouldn’t Ignore (50:32) The Fascinating Evolutionary Approach to Relationships (56:36) Green Flags: What to Look for in a Healthy Relationship (01:03:51) The Power of a Psychological Reset (01:11:18) Does Direct Communication Improve Relationships? (01:16:27) The Hidden Role of Indirect Aggression (01:21:36) Why Intrasexual Competition is So Controversial (01:27:12) The Power of Healthy Communication in Relationships (01:38:33) What’s Next For Ben

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Why are narcissists so manipulative? At some point in your life, you’ve probably encountered a narcissist. They can take control of a situation so subtly that before you realize it, you’re caught under their influence. So how can you spot a narcissist early, and what can you do to protect yourself from their manipulation?

Expect to learn why people repeatedly tend to hurt others deliberately, which parts of the brain are actually involved in empathy and self-control, why the idea that “hurt people hurt people” is so attractive, why narcissists often pull someone close and then suddenly push them away, how to spot when flirting or drama turn into manipulation, if someone can be genuinely in emotional pain and still choose to hurt others and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) How Peter Discovered His Niche in Psychology (3:31) Which Personality Types Cause the Most Conflict? (10:05) What Causes Cluster B Personality Disorders? (12:54) Is Antagonistic Behaviour Genetic? (17:42) How Cluster B Traits Evolved Over Time (21:54) The Neuroscience Behind Personality Disorders (31:06) Do Narcissists Devalue Everything? (39:48) Are Personality Disorders a Choice? (43:48) What Are The Other Cluster Disorders? (46:50) Why “Hurt People Hurt People” Is So Compelling (53:30) What Narcissism Really Is (01:02:00) Narcissists vs Psychopaths: Who Is More Dangerous? (01:04:55) Which Personality Disorders Commonly Occur Together? (01:09:21) The Hardest Personality Disorder to Treat (01:12:38) How Real Change Happens in Personality Disorders (01:18:58) Who Get Stuck in Toxic Relationships? (01:24:11) How Sexuality is Utilised in Personality Disorders (01:28:26) Things Cluster B Personalities Rarely Do (01:32:43) How Cluster B Personality Traits Develop (01:38:15) How Likely Are We to Be Histrionic? (01:40:16) The Biggest Sex Differences in Personality Disorders (01:44:53) Where to Find Peter

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Has AI “workslop” damaged our ability to focus? When AI entered the workplace, many thought it would replace knowledge workers. Instead, we’re flooded with AI-generated noise that feels productive but often isn’t. In this new era, is the real competitive advantage simply the ability to focus?

Expect to learn what the future of work will be with major advancements in AI, what most people’s relationship with productivity is like at the moment, why your ability to focus is becoming increasingly more important, how people should deal with a lot of work messages, if new AI tools actually have been as transformative as they have claimed to be, if AI in the workplace has been a huge disappointment so far and why and much more…

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(0:00) Did Cal Predict the Attention Crisis? (3:57) Why Distraction Is Exploding Right Now (9:56) Can You Actually Retrain Your Attention Span? (14:30) Cal’s Top Focus Strategies (22:56) Should We Have Shorter Work Weeks? (33:29) Is Workslop Destroying Productivity in the Workplace? (48:53) Can AI Reliance Create More Opportunities For Us? (01:00:31) Why AI Should Push Us Toward Hard Thinking (01:03:33) You Need to Work Smarter, Not Harder (01:13:27) Why Organisations Obsess Over Busyness (and How to Stop It) (01:27:53) Is Quantum Computing Actually Useful in AI? (01:32:46) Why Reading is More Important Than Ever
(01:44:08) Where to Find Cal

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Are people born evil, or does evil emerge from circumstance? While we tend to blame genetics for humanity’s darkest behaviors, science and psychology suggest a far more complicated picture. If biology, environment, and experience all shape behavior, how should society judge, or punish, those who may never have had full control over who they became?

Expect to learn what Kathryn learned from her first 4 million-person study, what the evolutionary roots of aggression, dominance, and impulsivity are, if there is a heritability of antisocial behaviour, why punishment is a useful tool for responding to harm, what Kathryn makes of the looksmaxxing movement, and much more…

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(0:00) Why Kathryn’s Last Book Was So Controversial (5:28) What Drives Risk-Taking Behaviour? (9:21) What Drew Kathryn to the World of Antisocial Behaviour? (11:59) How Humans Have Evolved to Become Deviant (20:48) Should You Wait Until 30 To Try Drugs? (25:02) Is Punishment More About Circumstance Than Crime? (31:02) How Genetic is Deviance? (35:14) Why Bad Behaviour in Kids Makes Us So Uncomfortable (43:01) When Do You Become Responsible For Your Actions? (47:43) Is Addiction Genetic? (53:47) Are Men More Prone to Antisocial Traits? (1:03:24) If Behaviour is Genetic, How Do We Justify Punishment? (1:11:09) Should Genetic Behaviour Affect Criminal Sentencing? (1:26:52) Why Do We Crave Retribution? (1:32:05) Do We Enjoy Judging Others? (1:43:15) Does Prison Actually Work? (1:51:49) We Need to Question Our Own Moral Instincts (1:58:14) The Top Reasons Epigenetic Inheritance So Controversial (2:04:50) Does Environment During Pregnancy Shape a Child’s Genes? (2:10:11) How Much of Motherhood is Just Luck? (2:13:46) Kathryn’s Ethical Stance on Embryo Selection (2:29:37) Can Embryo Selection Prevent a Crumbling Genome? (2:36:45) Is It Fair to Suppress Genetic Behaviour in Men? (2:49:25) Is Looksmaxxing Damaging Our Genetics? (2:59:55) Where to Find Kathryn

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Since the earliest days of science fiction, we’ve wondered what it would mean to live on Mars. Today, that question is no longer hypothetical. As humanity moves closer to becoming an interplanetary species, a new question emerges: what happens when humans are born and raised on another world? How would Mars change our bodies, our minds, and the future of evolution?

Expect to learn if it is possible for humans to live on Mars, how humans who were born on Mars will evolve with their new environment, if there have ever been any astronauts who have had sex in space, what being on Mars could do to morph the human brain, and how living in space will change our Biology and much more…

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(0:00) Could We Really Live on Mars? (3:44) Is Space Exploration Part of Human Evolution? (13:17) What Space Travel Really Does to the Body (21:46) The Dangers of Space Radiation (25:14) What Living on Mars Would Do To Your Body (30:52) Will Mars Accelerate Genetic Mutations? (33:39) Would Humans Face a Genetic Bottleneck on Mars? (38:15) The Personality Traits Needed to Survive on Mars (42:59) Who Should Be in Charge of a Mars Colony? (46:37) The Psychological Effects of Isolation in Space (56:26) Can Humans Reproduce in Space? (01:06:44) How Long Until Humans Evolve on Mars? (01:15:00) The Ethical Problems of Living on Mars (01:21:51) Where to Find Scott

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Female intrasexual competition is more ruthless than most people realize. Just when we think we understand how women compete with one another, the rules shift—and the limits move. So how intense is female intrasexual competition really, and what has social media done to amplify it?

Expect to learn what female intrasexual competition is trying to achieve and how it differs from males, why Vogue Magazine said having a boyfriend is cringe now and Dr Sulikowski’s response to that, if reproductive suppression works against men, what some of the more under recognised methods of intrasexual competition that women engage in are, if there are any societal shifts that people are pinning on men that you think are more due to female intrasexual competition and much more…

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(0:00) Do All Women Compete With Each Other? (8:14) Why Women Judge Each Other’s Looks So Harshly (12:23) Male vs Female Competition: What's the Difference? (21:36) Why Is Female Competition So Taboo? (24:54) The Dating Advice War: What Are Women Saying? (35:53) Is Having a Boyfriend Cringe Now? (49:12) Do Reproductive Suppression Strategies Work Against Men? (55:37) Why Evolution Hasn’t Saved Us From Falling Birth Rates (01:00:30) Why Declining Birth Rates Are So Controversial (01:04:33) Is the Modern Workplace Reducing Reproductive Rates? (01:13:10) Are Single Women Less Happy? (01:14:51) How Toxic Masculinity is Shaping Female Competition (01:26:00) Why Modern Men Are Pulling Back From Dating (01:31:45) Has Gender Politics Broken Dating? (01:49:33) Where to Find Dr Dani

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Why does life tend to teach its hardest lessons just as we think we’ve arrived? We chase the goals, build the lifestyle, tick the boxes, only to discover that emptiness and insecurity still follow us. Ancient philosophers and writers wrestled with this long before we did, encoding the problem into myths that have endured for thousands of years. So what were they trying to show us? And how can those old stories help us reclaim a sense of identity when we feel most lost?

Expect to learn what Charlie’s personal growth journey has been over the past few years, why people feel so disconnected to success when they achieve it, how to balance societal and spiritual fulfillment, what the lessons of history and the power of mythology can teach us about modern problems, how charisma led Charlie to a spiritual breakthrough, what the future of Charisma on Command will look like and much more…

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(0:00) The Core Themes Behind Charlie’s Personal Growth (4:49) Why Avoiding Mistakes Keeps You Stuck (14:03) The Hard Truth About the Lonely Chapter (24:47) Why Men Struggle With Emotional Control (35:46) What You Gain From the Hero’s Journey (41:50) The Dark Side of Chasing Success (47:04) The Leap Most People Are Too Afraid to Take (54:56) How to Navigate Life Transitions Without Losing Yourself (01:11:30) Why Men Fear Their Feminine Side (01:21:43) Where Does Success Lie For Chris? (01:34:21) Why Sensitivity Feels So Hard in a Noisy World (01:44:37) Can Mythology Help Modern Men Find Purpose? (01:52:20) The Journey Behind Charlie’s Charisma (01:56:46) What’s Next For Modern Wisdom? (02:06:31) Is There Room For Emotion in the Manosphere? (02:16:14) What’s Next For Charlie?

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How does someone genuinely find meaning in their life? We’re often told that when things feel empty, uncertain, or painful, the answer is to “find more meaning”. But what does that actually mean? Is meaning something we discover, like a hidden truth waiting to be uncovered? Or is it something we construct through choice, responsibility, and attention?

Expect to learn what people actually mean when we’re talking about meaning, the problem people are actually trying to solve when they say they want meaning, how to engineer more meaning into your life, what the difference between the problem-solving world and the meaning-making world is, what the red herrings are in terms of meaning, why so many people become objectively successful and subjectively miserable and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) How to Figure Out What You Want in Life (5:30) What Does Meaning Really Mean? (15:34) Making Sense of Life’s Changes (21:05) Reframing Fulfilment to Fully Enjoy Life (22:43) Are We Confusing Meaning With Feeling Alive? (28:41) Has Optimisation Killed the Magic of Meaning? (39:31) The Hidden Power of Wonder (42:52) The Best Ways to Inject Wonder into Life (47:03) Does Coherence Create Purpose? (50:46) Can You Be Balanced and Coherent? (52:32) The Secret to Finding Your Flow State (57:06) Is Multitasking Killing Your Flow? (01:02:40) How to Engineer Flow into Your Life (01:09:59) The Biggest Mistakes High Achievers Are Making (01:19:25) How to Strive Without Missing Your Life (01:25:43) Why Community is Essential (01:33:18) The Signs It's Time to Redesign Your Life (01:47:05) Where to Find Dave

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How does the insecure overachiever evolve? You think success will quiet the doubt, then you hit 30, and it’s still there. More achievement, more stress. So how do you feel proud of what you’ve built without always fearing it’s not enough?

Expect to learn if it possible to be the best in the world and relaxed at the same time, how to deal with uncertainty more effectively, the biggest changes insecure overachievers will face as they age, the cost of constantly asking, “Am I living my best possible life?“, how to know when it’s a good time to settle and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) The Hidden Trap of Tying Your Worth to Success (6:31) How to Accept You Can't Control Everything (15:25) Why Nothing Going Your Way Might Be a Gift (19:04) The Real Cost of Trying to Control Everything (24:27) Why You Should Do It Anyway (30:41) Can You Actually Design Fun? (41:03) Is AI Just Another Control Fantasy? (46:26) The Insecure Overachiever Paradox Explained (55:14) Is Optimising Your Life Making You Miserable? (58:41) Do High Performers Create Their Own Problems? (01:05:19) How to Handle Criticism and Let Go of Control (01:21:22) Does Settling Lead to a Better Life? (01:26:12) What Is Oliver Working On Now? (01:31:25) Where to Find Oliver

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Why do humans act so complicated? We’re simple creatures — farts are funny, everyone does awkward stuff, yet we all pretend we don’t. Maybe life gets better when you lean into the weird instead of hiding it. So how do you embrace being different and find the fun instead of stressing about it?

Expect to learn how Rick’s brain works, what his favourite show and jokes are and how they shaped him, the top things that are difficult to look cool while doing, why using "condoms" with friends are useless, how to handle our people pleasing tendencies for good, why humans are so hard to interact with at times, the awkward feelings of becoming intimate with someone, the biggest message Rick Glassman wants to give out in the world and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) How to Set Boundaries (11:01) Should We Ask More Questions? (20:30) The Power of Being Honest About Who You Are (32:50) Self-Love vs Self-Improvement: Finding the Balance (44:40) Are People Pleasers Actually Being Selfish? (53:55) Is Farting Actually Funny? (01:06:06) Are You Honest About What You Really Want? (01:15:21) The Right Way to Approach Someone New (01:25:50) The Power of Reverse Charisma (01:29:20) Breaking Through the Confines of the Game (01:35:01) The Fastest Ways to Look Uncool (01:39:01) The Hidden Rules of Conversation We Ignore (01:49:01) How to Handle Flakiness (02:03:02) Why Being Included Feels So Good (02:13:26) How to Build a Top Podcast (02:25:00) Where to Find Rick

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#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠

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What does it actually take to avoid divorce? In a world where most marriages don’t last, it’s easy to assume you’ll be the exception, until reality hits. So how do you prepare for a great marriage… and, if things don’t work out, make sure you’re equipped to handle a clean separation?

Expect to learn what kind of marriages athletes and actors mostly have, the most difficult profession to navigate divorce with, the worst marriage advice to give someone, how prenups actually work, how to set your relationships up for success at the start, how to argue well as a couple, how to know when it's time to quit and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) Why Pro Athletes Make the Worst Divorce Clients (8:45) The Most Misunderstood Truths of Prenups (16:46) Do You Actually Need a Prenup? (25:43) Why Avoiding Hard Conversations Ruins Relationships (38:39) What Healthy Disagreement Looks Like (47:51) How to Set a Relationship Up for Success (53:55) Will Men Do Anything For Sex? (01:00:00) How to Help Your Partner Level Up (01:17:46) The Biggest Sign It’s Time to Leave a Relationship (01:31:08) How Children Shape Your Relationship Decisions (01:40:13) The Right (and Wrong) Way to Get Over Someone (01:51:56) Why Real Love Goes Deeper Than Appearances (01:56:31) Where to Find James

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To celebrate, I asked for questions from YouTube, X, and Instagram, so here’s another 90ish minutes of me trying to answer as many as possible.

Expect to learn if Chris ever tried the Carnivore Diet, advice for feeling lost in life, if being sober is really worth it in the long run, the current state of Chris’ health issues, the biggest issues with hustle culture, if there really is a secret forearm routine, if and when Chris will write a book and much more...

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(0:00) Chris’ Valentines Review (0:40) Uncomfortable Question to Ask When Aiming for Success (2:14) Has Chris Tried the Carnivore Diet? (3:37) What to Do When You Feel Lost in Life (6:51) Chris’ Latest Health Vlog Response (10:47) What’s in Store for 2026? (13:57) Is Sobriety Worth It? (16:28) How Chris Maintains a Good Mindset (21:36) Would Chris Go to University Again? (23:42) Chris’ Best Advice for Getting Through Hard Times (27:08) Tom Brady’s Shout Out (27:41) Will There Be More Big Music Artists on the Podcast? (29:29) Is Another Merch Drop Coming? (30:51) Advice for Battling Health Problems (33:35) The Reality of Dating in Australia (37:15) How to Stop Obsession Killing Enjoyment (40:00) Where to Find Your Ideal Partner (42:27) How to Avoid Building Bad Habits (47:13) What’s Wrong With Hustle Culture? (50:41) Potential vs Contentment: Finding the Balance (58:11) Why is Self-Awareness So Rare? (01:00:33) Chris’ Favourite Sleep Token Song (01:03:02) Chris’ Current Morning Routine (01:07:52) Why People Quit When Things Get Hard (01:11:59) Searching for a Cure for CFS (01:14:08) How Chris Built Massive Forearms (01:14:55) Why Making Friends Is Hard During Life Changes (01:20:05) When Does Optimisation Go Too Far? (01:23:50) Do You Need Money to Keep a Partner? (01:27:48) How to Pay Off Debt Fast (01:32:38) Is Chris Coming to Hamburg? (01:33:42) Chris’ Relationship With Joe Hudson (01:35:23) What Makes a Great Q&A Question? (01:36:08) What Grows Next After Pinocchio’s Nose? (01:37:15) Did Chris Stop Working Out? (01:37:59) Is Chris Writing a Book? (01:41:23) How Chris is Feeling Now

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How do you know if you’re with the right person — or if you're just telling yourself you are? If you’re questioning the relationship more than enjoying it, Matthew Hussey might have the clarity you need. So what does finding your person actually look like, and what signs should you pay attention to?

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(0:00) How to Know When a Relationship Is Over (12:23) Why You Should Stop Waiting to Leave (19:22) Why Chaos Feels Like Chemistry (26:29) 5 Questions To Ask Yourself About Your Relationship (32:08) When Relationships Make You Lose Yourself (40:24) You Shouldn’t Feel Shame for Your Emotions (53:12) Why Most Advice Doesn’t Actually Work (58:11) Realising You Are Already Enough (01:12:40) Why Being Truly Seen Feels So Threatening (01:22:06) The Strength of Vulnerability in Relationships (01:34:20) Is Compatibility the Biggest Problem in Dating? (01:48:58) What’s Next For Matthew?

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Much of what we think we know about relationships comes from an evolutionary psychology lens, but what if that framework is flawed? In his groundbreaking new research, Dr Paul Eastwock challenges long-held assumptions, turning evolutionary psychology on its head. So where did it go wrong, and what new models replace it?

Expect to learn where the Evo Psych community may have been wrong about mating and relationships, the biggest problem with the term “mating market”, how accurate people’s opinions are and ideas at their “type” or mate preferences, what men find appealing in women and visa versa, what Paul’s definition of attachment in adulthood via safe haven (support in adversity) and secure base (support in growth) is, why masculinity needs reimagining and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) What’s Really Broken in the Modern Dating Market (15:00) Is Romance Just a Hierarchy of Inequality? (25:01) Does Self-Improvement Boost Dating Success? (31:43) What Men and Women Really Find Attractive (42:56) How Online Dating Is Changing Relationships (47:07) The Biggest Traits We Misjudge in Men and Women (58:20) Does Waiting to Have Sex Improve Relationships? (01:14:54) Why Attachment Matters in Love (01:19:17) Why Breakups Hurt So Much (01:29:47) Are Humans Meant to Be Monogamous? (01:34:49) Where to Find Paul

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Why is spending money well a skill most people never learn? In a world obsessed with saving, why does saying “it’s okay to spend” still feel taboo? What can high performers teach us about investing not just money, but time, energy, and attention wisely?

Expect to learn why it’s important to talk about how to spend money well when learning about personal finance, why good financial ideas struggle to spread while bad ones travel effortlessly, what Morgan’s definition of success is, how much modern dissatisfaction comes from comparing ourselves to people we don’t actually want to be like, the real relationship between money and happiness with nuance, why it’s so hard to find people who have managed to be wealthy, successful, happy and peaceful, and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) What Your Spending Habits Say About You (6:28) Will a Big House Make You Happy? (10:22) The Surprising Truth About Money and Happiness (21:35) Is Wealth Actually Measurable? (28:11) Why We’re So Hard On Ourselves About Money (34:01) The Relationship Between Money and Status (39:59) Can You Train Yourself to Feel Financially Content? (49:46) What Really Makes People Happy? (54:13) Is Inheritance a Hidden Burden? (01:04:59) The Smartest (and Dumbest) Ways to Spend Your Money (01:12:03) The Transformative Power of Storytelling (01:24:51) Why Anger Makes You Feel Superior (01:32:29) Do Men and Women Build Wealth Differently? (01:37:28) The Biggest Money Mistakes Parents Make (01:42:49) How the Housing Crisis Shaped a Generation (01:52:25) Why People Are Afraid to Spend Money (01:59:34) Where to Find Morgan

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Is it possible for humans to never die? In recent years, Bryan Johnson has drawn global attention for the extreme experiments he’s running on his own body in pursuit of radical longevity. So what does the latest science actually say about his quest to live forever, and how close are we really to immortality?

Expect to learn why it is our human obligation to fight against death, the most life-changing pivots Bryan made that helped him the most, how to get perfect sleep, what it takes to build an anti-fragile routine, the most important treatments that help increase your changes of living longer, how to improve your vascular health, how Bryan deals with complex emotions life grief, Bryan’s strange prediction on how he might die and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) Is Morning Wood a Sign of Good Sleep? (11:14) How Will AI Change Longevity Science? (17:11) Are We Entering a New Moral Framework? (29:13) Why Longevity Fails Without Behaviour Change (35:46) How to Stop Optimisation Becoming Self-Sabotage (41:48) Is Existence the Highest Moral Virtue? (56:18) The One Tool Bryan Can’t Live Without (01:05:11) Does HBOT Actually Work? (01:20:32) Bryan’s Top Longevity Tips (01:26:12) Why We Need to Focus on Testosterone (01:30:08) Can a 15-Second Call Improve Relationships? (01:38:59) Does Bryan Wish He Started Longevity Earlier? (01:48:26) What’s Next For Bryan?

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How do billion-dollar brands actually do it? From genius marketing tactics that make them instantly memorable to some of the funniest mistakes you’ve ever seen, there’s a psychology behind why certain brands stick. What are the principles top brands use, and how do they create content that people remember long after they’ve seen it?

Timestamps:

(0:00) How Five Guys Manipulated the Market (7:43) Is Price Relativity the Best Marketing Trick? (18:51) The Illusion of Effort in Marketing Psychology (25:00) Is AI About to Change the Market Forever? (29:30) The Genius Behind Splitting the G (34:09) How Liquid Death Built Killer Branding (42:38) Why Reducing Frequency Increases Enjoyment (48:54) Does Influencer Marketing Actually Work? (55:01) KFC's Secret of Scarcity (01:02:25) Positive vs Negative: Why Framing is Everything (01:08:21) Hacking the Smart Consumer (01:20:25) Why Taglines are So Effective (01:24:57) Are Marketers Still Fighting the Semmelweis Reflex? (01:31:54) Where to Find Richard

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What is it actually like to live a real-life Indiana Jones adventure? From surviving the Amazon, encountering dangerous animals, and coming face-to-face with uncontacted tribes, what makes this place worth protecting, and what’s the smartest way to save the Amazon and everything it holds?

Expect to learn what it’s like being stung be a stingray, why Paul tried to get eaten by an anaconda, the most afraid Paul has ever been in the jungle, the biggest mistakes people make when trying to move through the jungle, the strangest nights Paul has ever had out on the Amazon river, Paul’s story of encountering an un-contacted Amazonian tribe, why conservation tourism probably won’t scale and much more…

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(0:00) What Stingray Venom Really Does to the Body (5:06) What It’s Really Like in the Jungle (13:57) How Almost Losing Everything Led Paul to His Purpose (26:19) What Drives Paul to Protect the Planet (39:33) Can We Actually Stop Deforestation? (48:47) Why Humans are the Scariest Thing in the Jungle (52:40) What Scares Paul the Most? (01:00:11) How Relentlessness Steered Paul Toward Success (01:15:37) Coming Face to Face With An Uncontacted Tribe (01:26:06) What is the Most Powerful Animal in the World? (01:34:06) Why We Need to Save the Planet for Future Generations (01:46:31) Why are Uncontacted Tribes Notoriously Violent? (02:04:43) Can National Parks Save the Amazon Rainforest?

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Odds are, your favorite country song wasn’t written by the person singing it; it was probably written by HARDY (or someone in his writing circle, maybe). So how did a Mississippi country boy become one of Nashville’s most powerful behind-the-scenes writers and producers?

Expect to learn what HARDY’s philosophy for his career and life is, what most people do not understand about how the Nashville scene works, how to balance the unique tension between being a songwriter and an artist, the story of the bus crash that almost killed HARDY, how to use vulnerability and turn it into a strength and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) The Trait That Takes You Further Than Talent (8:37) Inside Nashville’s Songwriting Machine (12:57) Behind the Scenes of HARDY’s Creative Process (19:39) The Pain Behind Country Music (30:45) The Crash That Changed HARDY’s Life (41:54) Why Trauma Takes Time to Process (49:56) Why Vulnerability Isn’t a Weakness (01:01:57) What’s Next For HARDY?

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Why are we so anxious in the safest time in human history? Our brains evolved for real danger, predators, hunger, survival, not notifications and deadlines. So what are the modern tools for calming our primitive nervous system in a modern world? And is the answer something our ancestors already knew?

Expect to learn what Donald wishes more people knew about anxiety, how it works and what causes it, how CBT might be the best therapy to combat chronic anxiety, what the main problem with the major psychoanalytic theorists is, why CBT is just a modern extension of Stoicism, why modern American culture has become extraordinarily passive aggressive, how people can keep their life in alignment with their values and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) How Anxiety Actually Works (15:40) Is Self-Help Actually Helpful? (25:55) Why Avoidance Makes Anxiety Worse (39:22) Useful Skills to Tackle Your Anxiety (48:47) Top Down vs Bottom Up: What’s the Best Approach? (01:03:08) Were the Stoics the Original Psychotherapists? (01:11:14) Why People Fear Exposure Therapy (01:26:42) Should We Prioritise Targeting Anger? (01:41:01) Why Donald Quit Psychodynamic Therapy (01:52:24) Where to Find Donald

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HRV is the new health flex, but is it lying to you? Everyone’s comparing HRV scores, but what does HRV really mean for your health? How do you raise it, and should you actually care if yours is lower than your friends'?

Expect to learn what HRV actually measures and what it doesn’t, why everyone suddenly cares about HRV, how fast the vagal system responds to changes in HRV and how it adapts, why resonance breathing is different than slow breathing, what to improve first when optimizing HRV, the big picture takeaway you should look out for, for HRV and much more...

Timestamps:

(0:00) Why Should We Be Looking at HRV? (14:54) Why Everyone’s HRV is Different (19:56) Do Men and Women Have Different HRV? (28:44) State vs Trait: Understanding Nervous System Change (38:14) How Fast Your Nervous System Really Reacts (44:16) Can You Train Your Nervous System to Adapt Over Time? (53:08) Does Resonance Breathing Actually Work? (01:10:24) How Ohm is Rethinking Breathwork (01:19:31) Does Feeling Calm Mean You’re Regulated? (01:24:41) How to Reduce Physiological Stress (01:41:06) The Top Signs Your Resonance Breathing is Working (01:47:15) The Best Ways to Improve Your HRV (01:51:27) How Breath Connects the Mind and Nervous System (01:56:03) Why Sleep is the Most Important Factor (02:04:32) Is There a Limit to Improving HRV? (02:08:12) Where to Find Jay

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What does going viral actually feel like? If you’re Trevor Wallace, it’s just another week. From Celsius kids to Zyn bros, Cybertrucks to Monster Energy and "Kyle's", Trevor turns internet chaos into comedy gold. So what’s the method behind his madness, and how does he keep winning the internet

Expect to learn why Autism is the new stolen valour, Trevor’s thoughts on the new Charlie Sheen documentary, how Trevor gets ideas to create his content, Trevor’s thoughts on Celcius, ZYN culture, and Cybertrucks, how it feels to go viral on the internet, why dating is so hard now, why most of your fears are a waster of time and much more...

Timestamps:

(0:00) Are Men Attracted to Autism? (11:12) What Trevor Really Thinks of Charlie Sheen (22:48) How Much is Too Much Caffeine? (26:23) Trevor's Hacks to Staying At Peak Performance (38:23) Why We All Need a Healthy Obsession (45:45) How Creativity Helps Beat Self-Doubt (51:50) Why Do We Tie Self-Worth to Performance? (01:01:18) Simple Ways to Boost Your Creativity (01:17:45) Why You Need Something to Look Forward to (01:25:50) Are These the Golden Years (01:31:47) Are We Overwhelmed by Too Many Choices? (01:39:29) Why Your Goals Change Over Time (01:52:34) How to Create Space and Reduce Noise (02:01:27) What’s Next for Trevor?

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What if instead of using extra money to buy things, you used it to buy time? Delegation has never been easier, and with AI, you can 10× your productivity without working more. So what does smart delegation actually look like, and which tools make it possible?

Expect to learn why buying hours is more important than buying things, why delegating your tasks is so important and the Cardinal sins of delegation, what Jonathan's top themes of being good at delegation are, what it would take to build your best life using assistants and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) Why is Time So Important? (8:12) How to Make More of Your Time (16:15) The Biggest Mistakes of Delegation (22:08) How to Build Your AI Assistant’s Algorithm (28:40) Ambition vs Leverage: What Drives Success? (36:39) How to Start Delegating to Your Assistant (42:48) Are There Any Downsides to Delegation? (47:03) The Assistants Who Shaped History (52:54) The Neuroscience Behind Delegation (56:41) The Best Ways to Reduce Phone Use (01:04:19) How to Overcome the Fear of Delegation (01:11:18) Where to Find Jonathan

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Is obsession a gift or a choice? If you want to do something truly great, the idea of balance can start to feel like a comforting lie. So what does it actually cost to win? How did Russ go from an independent producer to a Billboard-winning artist by sacrificing almost everything else in his life, and was it worth it?

Expect to learn why you have to stop blaming your parents for you life eventually, how to take your life seriously and why that is okay, why your fear of embarrassment is killing your dreams and how to get over it, the verse that Russ resonates most deeply with, what the darkest side of the music industry is right now, how legit the Spotify charts actually are, the moment Russ learned being an independent musician was a non-negotiable and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) Why It’s So Hard to Reach the Top (13:25) What Makes Appreciating Success So Hard? (22:18) Why Do We Blame Our Parents For Our Flaws? (30:50) Never Dismiss Your Internal Struggle (40:55) Who Really Controls Your Reputation? (50:49) Who Decides the Reputation You Deserve? (59:36) The Fear of Embarrassment (01:17:11) Is Male Worth Tied to Competence? (01:23:32) You Don’t Need to Fight Your Emotions (01:29:45) How to Balance Vulnerability and Strength (01:44:41) Will We Chase Success Forever? (02:01:43) Why Surrendering to Creativity Changes Everything (02:12:08) What’s Next for Russ?

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Episodes You Might Enjoy:

#577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠

#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠

#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠

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Why do we struggle to feel our emotions fully? A rich life requires openness, but that openness comes with the risk of pain. So how do we embrace the full spectrum of human emotion, even when it leaves us vulnerable to being hurt?

Expect to learn why it’s hard to live in the real world with an open heart, why so many people struggle to make good decisions and how to make better ones, how to break the loops of rumination, how to develop a good relationship with your intuition, what the largest misconceptions about overwhelm is, why people struggle to let go of imposter syndrome and how to break free from it, and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) Is Living With an Open Heart Too Difficult? (11:12) How Does Heartbreak Change Us? (19:07) Why Does Pain Make Us Resist? (26:10) Learning to Accept Unconditional Love (36:04) Are You Angry or Just Sad? (40:02) What Healthy Boundaries Really Look Like (46:03) Why Do We Suffer in Silence? (52:53) Aligning Your Heart and Actions (01:03:02) How to Build Real Self-Confidence (01:10:45) Why You Should Trust Your Emotions (01:26:52) How Joe Has Switched Up His Content (01:32:19) Does Loving Your Work Lead to Success? (01:37:11) What All Arguments Really Come Down To (01:44:57) Efficiency vs Awareness: What Matters More? (01:50:34) What’s Next for Joe?

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#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠

#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠

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In just a few weeks, Nick Shirley has gone from relative obscurity to the center of one of the largest political fraud scandals in recent history. By uncovering tens of millions of dollars in alleged fraud in Minnesota, his work has forced immediate reactions from both state and federal officials, something no journalist has accomplished this fast before. So what’s behind this fraud scandal, and how deep does the corruption run at the state and federal levels?

Expect to learn how Nick ended Tim Walz upcoming gubernatorial run, the inside story of how Nick Shirley uncovered the child-care fraud scheme in Minnesota, why Minnesota is a prime state to commit fraud in, the places and states Nick wants to uncover fraud in next, what Nick’s new security concerns are since uncovering the scandal, what part 2 to his major expose will look like, some live breaking news during the ep and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) How Did Nick End Tim Walz? (4:10) How Nick Uncovered $10B of Fraud (15:31) The Business Model Behind Fraudulant Daycares (23:09) Where is the Funding Actually Going? (29:43) Are Holes in the System Inevitable? (34:52) Is Nick’s Work Fuelling Xenophobia? (50:50) Why is the Media So Against Nick? (59:02) Does Nick Feel Safe Anymore? (01:08:22) What to Expect in Part 2 (01:16:48) What It’s Actually Like in CECOT (01:23:21) What’s Next for Nick? (01:29:21) Breaking News (01:33:59) Chris’ Advice For Nick

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#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠

#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠

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What does it really take to live a fulfilling life? With endless advice on how to boost or sabotage happiness, what does science actually say about feeling better and living well?

Expect to learn if men need marriage more than women do, why women tend to leave bad relationships faster than men, why falling in love makes us do crazy things, what the brain chemistry of love is, if we should be careful about who we let ourselves fall in love with, how you can tell if you’re a compatible romantic partner, but not a compatible best friend, how to overcome contempt and insecurity in a relationship and much more...

Timestamps:

(0:00) Is Wellbeing Physical or Mental? (8:37) Why Privilege Can Fuel Addiction (18:30) The Key To Managing Yourself More Effectively (35:51) How to Rewire Anxiety and Uncertainty (42:25) How Biology Shapes Our Relationships (50:33) Why Growth Stems From Pain (59:08) Designing the Optimal Morning Routine (01:08:55) The Physiology of Staying Fit as You Age (01:18:49) Engineering the Optimal Evening Routine (01:24:31) Can You Over-Optimise Your Wellbeing? (01:29:45) What Causes Us the Most Pain? (01:33:01) The Neuroscience of Heartbreak (01:39:57) Has Modern Freedom Backfired on Happiness? (01:47:27) Where to Find Arthur

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#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠

#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠

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Timestamps:

(0:00) How Cortisol Programs Our Day (9:22) Understanding Stress & Burnout (14:16) The Silent Cost of Sleep Debt (21:47) Breakthrough Secrets for Better Sleep (36:19) Should We Sleep With Our Head Raised? (51:44) The #1 Hack for Deep Focus (01:08:08) The Science of Spirituality (01:25:28) How Much Can We Control Our Internal World? (01:33:38) Why Understanding People Changes Everything (01:46:35) Healthy Media Habits (02:06:28) The Next Breakthrough Supplement (02:25:09) The Nutrient That Heals Your Second Brain (02:31:24) Hacking Your Mitochondrial DNA (02:39:55) Making Sense of Complex Health Issues (03:04:02) Andrew’s Upcoming Book

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#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠

#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠

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Why don’t we feel sexual attraction toward our siblings or close family? Evolution seems to have hard-wired the brain to prevent inbreeding, a pattern shared with many other animals. So how does this mechanism work, and what are the moral or ethical arguments surrounding incest?

Expect to learn why evolution has designed you to not want sex with your sister, how animals actually detect who their relatives are, what the high level explanation is for why humans don’t want sex with their kin, the moral argument if it is okay if two adult siblings had consensual sex, how big the actual genetic risk is for first cousins, what crying adn tears actually communicate from an evolutionary perspective and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) Why Don’t We Want to Have Sex With Our Siblings? (7:57) What Triggers Our Incest Avoidance Mechanism? (19:04) Is Incest Disgust a Moral Pressure? (27:19) How Only Children Make Sense of Incest (31:11) Why Is Incest P**n So Popular? (37:19) Why Do We Cry? (52:53) What Happens When No One is Watching (58:07) Why We Use Tears to Convey Emotions (01:06:30) Where to Find Debra

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Episodes You Might Enjoy:

#577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠

#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠

#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠

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To celebrate, I asked for questions from YouTube, X, and Instagram, so here’s another 90ish minutes of me trying to answer as many as possible.

Expect to learn what’s new with my new haircut, how much longer until the new studio is built, if or when an Andrew Tate episode will be released, the most recurring thoughts I have when I feel sad and or disappointed sometimes, and why I think this occurs, the most favourite thing about myself, and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) Intro (0:32) What’s With the Haircut? (2:37) Are Alpha Males Misunderstood? (5:07) Best Question from Tour (7:59) Favourite Fiction Book (9:09) Update on the New Studio (10:28) Does Chris Feel Like He’s in His Prime? (12:22) Will the Andrew Tate Episode Be Released? (15:47) Chris’ Episode Prep Routine (18:29) What is the Podcast Sphere Missing? (23:11) Are More Fun, Chill Podcasts on the Cards in 2026? (25:22) Live Show in Newcastle (26:11) What Inspired the MW Merch? (28:11) The Meaning Behind the Red Bracelet (29:23) Has Chris Visited Iceland? (30:43) How Much Self-Discovery is There Left to Do? (34:33) What is the Minimum Level of Effort to Make Progress? (37:13) Remedies for Sadness and Disappointment (41:14) Health Journey Update (43:46) Chris’ Recurring Thoughts (46:55) How Ego and Success Work Together (49:42) Advice on Feeling Lost in Life (51:42) Is the Met/Met Gene an Advantage or Hinderance? (56:11) Would Chris Do University Again? (57:07) How Chris Would Improve Middlesbrough (59:50) Chris’ Favourite Personal Trait (01:02:04) The Reach of Modern Wisdom (01:04:04) Push Ups on Stage (01:04:24) Does Chris Get Jealous? (01:05:38) The Biggest Accomplishment of 2025 (01:06:47) Understanding External Perfectionism (01:11:29) Why are You Avoiding Things? (01:15:30) How to Stay Anchored in the Present (01:21:03) Knowing When You’ve Found True Love (01:24:42) Here’s to 2026

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Episodes You Might Enjoy:

#577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠

#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠

#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Why do so many men struggle with their own inner world? Many grow up believing they must handle life alone, stay tough, and hide their emotions. What helps men become emotionally stable, and how can they learn to work through challenges in healthier, more honest ways?

Expect to learn why so many high-functioning men self-destruct in private, why so many men feel “emotionally safe” at work but not at home, the most misunderstood thing about men’s emotional life, what’s an addiction that doesn’t look like addiction, but absolutely behaves like one is, how men can build their self-worth, the traits of an emotionally safe man, why there is a trend to desexualise your brain and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) Why Successful Men Self-Destruct (10:35) Is It Toxic to Use Pain as Fuel? (27:01) Why Men are Scared to Look Inward (36:33) The Absence of Modern Male Role Models (45:42) What Emotional Safety Actually Looks Like (01:03:26) Why Emotional Numbness Isn’t Empty (01:10:38) How Men Can Develop Worth Beyond Performance (01:20:48) Coping Mechanisms That Border on Destructive (01:29:05) Understanding the Madonna Whore Complex (01:40:29) Why Desire Collapses in Relationships (01:44:03) How to Keep Attraction Alive (01:57:42) Where to Find Connor

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Episodes You Might Enjoy:

#577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠

#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠

#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠

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The most overlooked aspect of health optimisation might be hiding in plain sight. Your environment shapes your health far more than you probably realise. So how exactly does your environment affect your body, and what practical steps can you take to regain control and move toward better health?

Timestamps:

(0:00) How the World Around You is Shaping Your Health (6:40) The Terrifying Reality of Living With Parasites (12:42) Why Mould is More Dangerous Than We Think (23:50) How Your Genes Can Determine Your Illness (32:17) The Environmental Exposures Doctors Keep Missing (37:35) Why Everything Seems to Come Back to the Gut (47:08) How Emotional Stress Can Inhibit Your Recovery (53:17) Why We Need Unification and Collaboration to Move Forward in Medicine (01:06:56) What Dr Gabrielle is Working On

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Why Meditation Can Change Your Life in 2026 (11:01) Uber is Revolutionising How We Book Flights (17:49) The Chess Clock Procrastination Buster (22:32) Brick Your Phone to Boost Productivity (29:59) Don’t Overestimate the Attribution Error (34:48) Everyone Needs an Owala Bottle (40:03) The Beauty of Documenting Everyday Life (50:21) Chasing the Difficult Things in Life (01:01:17) Unteachable Lessons are Unteachable (01:09:56) Call of Duty vs War (01:14:17) Focusing on Feelings in 2025 (01:22:11) The Journey from Head to Heart (01:32:23) How to Find New Goals That Challenge You (01:36:03) Just Because You Can Lift Heavy Doesn’t Mean You Should (01:41:13) Has Deep Work Become Overhyped? (01:48:00) Is Life the Best It’s Ever Been? (01:54:35) Yusef’s Quick Fire Hacks (01:57:57) Chris’ Quick Fire Hacks (01:59:57) George’s Quick Fire Hacks

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Expect to learn Naval Ravikant's advice for overcoming self-esteem issues, Tom Segura on why Gen Z isn't a fan of drinking alcohol. The 3 most important decisions you make every day, according to Tony Robbins, Alex Hormozi's best advice for struggling entrepreneurs, Mel Robbins on how to overcome crippling anxiety, Sam Sulek's top 10 exercises and much more...

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(0:00) Intro (1:52) Naval Ravikant (10:36) Tom Segura (17:13) Tony Robbins (21:38) Sam Sulek (34:58) Alex Hormozi (44:39) Jimmy Carr (52:51) Chris Bumstead (01:01:01) Arthur Brooks (01:07:37) Freya India (01:15:38) Matthew McConaughey (01:21:17) Alain De Botton (01:28:17) Dave Ramsey (01:35:30) Dr Shannon Curry (01:43:41) Andrew Schulz (01:50:22) Louise & Mary (02:01:17) George Mack (02:08:44) Alex Hormozi (02:17:40) Rick Hanson (02:26:02) Dr Rhonda Patrick (02:36:15) Joe Hudson (02:45:29) Ty Tashiro (02:52:33) Bernie Sanders (02:59:54) Mel Robbins

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Expect to learn what it was like to wor on the Mars Rover for NASA, how NASA rewired the way Mark thinks, what Mark’s relationship with failure is like, which engineering heuristics transfer best to everyday life, how can grown-ups rebuild the natural curiosity that gets pruned out of them, how you can avoid losing the curiosity when you need to deliver views, and much more…

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(0:00) Lessons From the Mars Rover (10:02) Gamifying Life (19:11) How to Harness Your Obsession (28:21) The Reality of a Virtual Road (33:22) Why You Can’t Change a Conspiracy Theorist (40:05) Why We Lose It Behind the Wheel (48:25) The Impending Robotics Revolution (59:46) The Catalyst for the Glitter Bomb Series (01:11:25) Engineering How We Approach Life (01:18:04) Why School is Failing Curious Minds (01:23:05) The Problem with Growing Up (01:32:20) Is an AI Apocalypse Imminent? (01:52:26) Learn Before We Burn

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This year has had over 10,000 minutes of episodes produced so there was a lot to choose from but I ended up settling on 23 insights from some of my favourite conversations, both inside and outside of the podcast.

Expect to learn why I try to stay out of internet drama, how not to care about what other people think of you, why you shouldn't have shame in small fears, how to use vulnerability to your advantage and show true strength, why procrastination is often about fear, what the Atlas Complex, Input-Output Delusion and The Anorexic Hermit Crab is, and much more...

Timestamps:

(0:00) Reflecting on 2025: Gratitude and Annual Review (1:15) The Parental Attribution Error (10:55) Advice Hyper-Responders (19:53) We Need to Embrace Our Vulnerabilities (34:56) How to Overcome Procrastination (50:27) The Input-Output Delusion (56:30) 7 Key Lessons for a Strong Relationship (01:06:42) The Shame of Small Fears (01:15:20) The Atlas Complex (01:19:43) Hopes for 2026

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The movies that shaped so many of us were unapologetically funny and often pushed boundaries. As the culture has changed and concerns around political correctness and cancellation have grown, how has that affected modern comedy, and what still feels possible?

Expect to learn how to have gratitude for pain, how comedy saved Judd and why “you only learn by not being funny”, why bombing on stage is just R&D, how to keep your ego in check when being friends with someone whose career is suddenly outpacing your own, what it takes to harness more creativity, if the “comedy collective” model still works or if social media ended the long-table-read era, why comedy movies aren’t funny anymore and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) Turning Trauma into Material (12:01) Does Comedy Carry Higher Stakes Than Music? (19:33) Confidence, Doubt and the Fear of Not Knowing (23:49) When the Room Turns Against You (35:12) Success, Comparison and Holding Your Own (46:02) Why Being Funny and True is So Hard (59:02) How Streaming is Reshaping Movies (01:09:24) Do People Still Say No? (01:17:43) The Importance of Shaping New Careers (01:25:39) Trusting Yourself When the Stake are High (01:33:38) Keeping Up to Date with Judd

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We’ve all doom-scrolled our fair share of online politics, some of it funny, some unsettling, and some surprisingly insightful. But which internet subcultures are actually shaping political ideas, how serious are they, and do they truly influence real-world policy?

Expect to learn what’s happening with young people and politics at the moment and why it’s qualitatively different than the past, the weirdest subcultures on the internet that move politics, how online redicalisation actually happens, how internet subcultures actively produce or accelerates political beliefs and identity formation, why Joshua thinks “conservatism is the new punk rock” and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) The Impressionable Minds That Decide Our Destiny (5:31) The Radicalisation Train is Speeding Up (19:04) How Radicalisation Evolves (26:13) How Small, Strange Communities Control Beliefs (37:33) What Memes Reveal About Modern Ideology (49:06) The Most Important Ideas to Watch Out For (53:24) How Dark Does the Left Go? (01:04:14) Power, Authority and the Trump–Mamdani Showdown (01:09:08) Do Environmental Protests Do More Harm Than Good? (01:20:15) Does the Left Have Space for Men? (01:31:55) How Chris’s Health Has Impacted His Worldview (01:52:38) Staying Informed in Uncertain Times

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Modern dating is in the middle of a cultural reset. Attraction science is evolving, men and women are changing how they show up, and everyone is trying to build healthier relationships. What does the data actually say, and is a more balanced way of dating within reach?

Timestamps:

(0:00) Does Size Really Matter? (14:37) Shocking Celebrity Body Transformations (29:05) Why the ‘Dad Bod’ Debate Goes Deeper Than We Think (37:34) What Music Can Teach Us About Intrasexual Competition (45:43) Do Men Care More About Looks Than Body Count? (01:05:56) How a High Body Count Can Affect Your Relationship (01:18:59) The Tension Between Ambition and Attraction (01:34:55) The Danger of Turning a Passion into a Career (01:46:16) How Evolving Preferences Shape Healthier Connections (02:01:46) Do Unattractive People Have Less Successful Relationships? (02:17:20) The Emotional Reality of Non-Monogamy (02:30:58) Exploring the Rich Gay Uncle Hypothesis (02:39:57) Where to Find Macken

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What’s happening to the political Right? With promises kept and broken, the Left regaining momentum, internal fractures deepening, and young voters growing more disengaged than ever. What does this mean for the real state of politics, and how serious is the dysfunction underneath it all?

Expect to learn Brett’s thoughts on the Conservative civil war that seems to be happening and if there should there be unity on The Right, what conservatives and Republicans are missing in how can they better compete for Gen Z, what conservatives feel about trump’s performance so far, why The Left is obsessed with assassination culture, the biggest lie young women are being sold right now, why GenZ is having a hard time handling adulthood and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) Is the MAGA Movement Dying? (8:14) Do the Right Think Trump is Succeeding? (22:38) What Mamdani’s Win Means for the US (33:27) How Can Politicians Win Over Gen Z? (44:39) How Immigration is Reshaping Politics (50:32) Why Optimism Feels Outdated (56:42) Has Ozempic Shown Body Positivity as a Scam? (01:04:21) Why Changing Your Beliefs is So Hard (01:14:01) Do Women Regret Choosing a Career Over Family? (01:26:04) How Parenthood Changes You (01:38:01) The Hidden Battle of Postpartum Motivation (01:46:56) What’s Next for Brett?

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Do contagious diseases, memetic epidemics, and drug epidemics spread through the same underlying pathways? The answer may explain why society keeps falling into the same contagious patterns, and how we might prevent future memetic epidemics before they happen.

Expect to learn what the history of the death penalty is in the United States, what the “Tipping Point” means and what happened when we reached it, how epidemics of ideas differ from epidemics of drugs, what makes someone a “super-spreader” of social change, the “tipping point” dynamic of trans athletes in sports, if we are responsible for the epidemics we start and much more…

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(0:00) Does the Death Penalty Reflect America’s True Values? (6:36) Why the US Still Clings to Capital Punishment (13:37) How Social Influence Has Shifted Since Malcolm’s First Book (26:37) What Spreads Faster: Drug Epidemics or Dangerous Ideas? (35:29) How Parental Behaviours Shape Who We Become (43:28) Why We’re So Quick to Blame Our Parents (48:00) Why are Stories More Infectious Than Fact? (55:51) Is the Trans Athlete Debate Worthy of Headlines? (01:02:34) Should College Athletes Get More Academic Flexibility? (01:11:32) Keep Up to Date With Malcom

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What does the next decade really hold? Beneath every forecast about the future, one thing quietly determines everything else: energy. From globalization to warfare to artificial intelligence, how will the world be reshaped in the years ahead?

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(0:00) Is China Really on the Brink? (6:19) Has China Been Lying About Their Data? (11:08) Can AI Save Us From Population Decline? (17:21) Can We Survive Demographic Collapse? (25:19) How Politics is Impacting Population Data (34:23) The Future of Global Energy (41:03) Are Electric Vehicles Truly Sustainable? (51:24) Where the Green Movement is Really Headed (01:03:40) How Technology is Impacting Modern Warfare (01:08:40) Could China Ignite the Next Global Conflict? (01:15:09) The Power Alliances Reshaping the World (01:18:50) Where to Find Peter

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If motivation can’t be trusted, what should you rely on instead? Bestselling author and top podcaster Mel Robbins explains why discipline and emotional control are the real keys to success, and how to build the mindset needed to follow through when it counts.

Expect to learn why we cling to control even when we know it makes us miserable and why we focus on things we can't control, how to better deal with the judgment of others, where self-compassion comes from, how to get a grip on your anxiety and ADHD, what "Let Them" theory means and how to employ it, where self-compassion actually comes from and much more...

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(0:00) Why Is Everyone So Stressed Out? (7:03) The Triggers Fuelling Our Anxiety (19:50) How To Be Okay with Uncertainty (34:25) How to Tap into Your Instincts More (46:15) The Real Story Behind Mel’s Success (56:11) Choosing Acceptance and Compassion Over Criticism (01:08:14) Why the "Let Them" Theory Frees Your Mind (01:19:25) How to Choose The Right Partner (01:25:37) How to Help Others Flourish (01:36:08) The Strange Weight of Ambient Guilt (01:46:12) Returning to Gratitude and What Truly Matters

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Are modern gender dynamics leaving men feeling ‘castrated’? While men are often blamed for today’s social problems, far less attention is given to how shifting expectations of women and relationships may also shape male identity. What role do women play in this dynamic—and how can it be improved?

Expect to learn how important it is for women to seem impressed or giddy or appreciative of their partner, how women can appear more receptive or appreciative, why men are being emasculated by women, how women can stop castrating men and much more…

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(0:00) The Search for Heaven on Earth (5:28) Are Men Really As Simple As They Seem? (14:53) Why Safety Shapes Women’s Choices (25:14) The Twelve Foundations of True Compatibility (31:03) The Four Traits That Make Women Irresistibly Charming (40:02) Why Men Thrive on Being Needed (52:04) Are Independent Women Emasculating Men? (01:02:57) Surrender vs. Submission: The Trust Dilemma (01:14:42) When Your Needs Begin to Break the Relationship (01:24:08) How Women Accidentally Teach Men to Shut Down (01:36:22) The Hidden Triggers That Make Men Feel Small (01:56:54) Should Women Prioritise Taking Care of Men? (02:01:39) The Three Energies of the Attractive Man (02:15:41) Do All Babies Really Look Like Their Fathers? (02:26:37) The Actions That Earn Men the Most Love (02:38:36) Why Women Want Men Who Think Like Them (02:45:23) What's Next for Alison?

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Why do so many of us struggle with perfectionism? For some, it started in childhood—but its impact as an adult can be exhausting. So how do you actually break the cycle and get comfortable with things being imperfect?

Expect to learn what they archetypal perfectionist is and how they became themselves, the bevaviour of a perfectionist and how to differentiate between productive and toxic perfectionism, if perfectionism is related to burnout, why having high standards might not be a great thing, how to get out of the perfectionism trap, and much more…

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(0:00) The Traumas That Create Perfectionists (7:11) Inside Their Minds: An Imperfect Nightmare (16:30) Will Anything Ever Be Enough? (27:10) The Three Levels of Perfectionist Hell (32:51) The Link to Depression (38:23) The World Sees Through Your Mask (45:49) Performance Enhancer or Toxic Fuel? (54:08) The Standards That Kill Healthy Relationships (59:58) Why Imperfection Feels Like Failure (01:08:48) The First Steps to Healing (01:19:00) If You Have a Perfectionist in Your Life... (01:23:55) Dive Deeper

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Fame has a gravity of its own, and once you’re in the spotlight, leaving it isn’t easy. Yet Jon Bellion found more truth in stepping behind the scenes to focus on creating. Now, as a new father and a renewed artist, what gives his life meaning, and what message does he want to share with the world

Expect to learn why Jon Bellion is not touring when he has a new album out, why Jon Bellion stepped back from social media and why he has a fake Instagram account, if Jon prefers producing for other people or performing more, how becoming a father has changed Jon and what it means to be a good father figure for young children, what the current direction of pop-music is right now, what Jon would tell his younger self back in college about the future of his career and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) Why Did Jon Stop Touring? (6:17) How to Trust Your Instincts (20:04) Finding Balance In Your Chaotic Life (38:49) How to Find Joy In Small Things (48:11) Why Your Career Doesn’t Define Who You Are (01:03:26) How To Become A World-Class Producer (01:08:39) Why The Most Talented People Don’t Make the Best Music (01:16:55) The Hidden Spark Behind Jon’s New Album (01:23:33) The Most Important Job in Your Life (01:39:34) How Does Generational Trauma Work? (01:49:07) The Truth About Real Inequality (01:55:52) Why Is Everyone Afraid To Take Risks? (02:10:43) How To Boost Your Creativity (02:22:27) Why Jon Walked Away From a Multi-Million Dollar Touring Deal (02:29:19) What are Life’s Unteachable Lessons?

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Gabe Helguera is a drummer, and co-founder of Drum Beats Online (DBO), and a member of the band I Prevail

From the outside, the life of a heavy-metal band seems larger-than-life. But behind the scenes, the truth is far more raw. Eric and Gabe of I Prevail share what touring is really like and how the metal/rock scene is shifting right now.

Expect to learn what’s happening with the rock & metal scene is music right now, what the process of writing records which deal with deeply emotional personal topics as a group is, the biggest misconceptions about being a “heavy” band in 2025, how worried the guys are about the future of streaming and AI music, what life is actually like on the road for a touring successful band, whats next for I Prevail and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) The Comeback: Why Rock & Metal are Rising from the Ashes (11:14) Why Does Metal Resonate So Deeply? (19:35) Turning Chaos into Connection: How Bands Tell Personal Stories Together (27:41) Are AI Music Artists Taking Over? (47:56) Why the Creative Process Feels So Freeing (59:56) Why We Turn to Music When Life Gets Overwhelming (01:07:50) The Hidden Costs of Success (01:26:08) Coping with the Guilt of Living Your Dreams (01:35:18) How to Stay Grounded When Your Identity Keeps Shifting (01:41:00) What Goes into Crafting an Unforgettable Live Show? (01:52:50) How Can Perfectionism Hurt You? (02:03:35) Does Obsession Destroy the Variety in Life? (02:12:50) Why Relationships are What Really Matters (02:29:07) How to Keep Morale High When Tour Life Gets Tough (02:41:49) Where to Find I Prevail

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Why does modern life feel so devoid of beauty? For decades, efficiency has beaten out elegance. Cheap has replaced meaningful. When did we stop creating things built to last and meant to move us, and what would it take to return?

Expect to learn why contemplation is a luxury, or a necessity for sanity in the modern age, why we lost when architecture became more functional than beautiful, if Is there such a thing as objective beauty in architecture or if it’s purely cultural and subjective, which city or structure best captures the balance between progress and timelessness, if sterile architecture is one of the reasons the students of today are so bored and uninspired, and much more…

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(0:00) Why the World Desperately Needs More Charm (14:26) The Surprising Origins of Sheehan's Cultural Education (27:58) Is the Mona Lisa Actually Boring? (34:50) Why Liberals Shouldn't Ignore Traditional Architecture (54:07) Is Consumerism Quietly Killing Beauty? (58:19) Which is the Most Beautiful Place on Earth? (01:06:31) Why Modern Life Makes Romance Feel So Hard (01:22:02) How Does Online Content Shape Us? (01:32:21) Is Poetry Too Hard to Understand? (01:45:43) What Would You Be Willing to Die For? (01:49:08) Sheehan’s Vital Cultural Lesson (01:54:17) Where to Find Sheehan 01:54:17 Where to Find Sheehan

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Mary Harrington is a writer, columnist and author.

Why are young people having less sex than ever? Has something in our evolution shifted, or has modern life become so confusing that we can’t even tell what we’re attracted to anymore? What’s really happening to relationships today, and is there anything we can do to fix it?

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(0:00) Could Taylor Swift’s Engagement Shift the Declining Birth Rate? (14:06) Are We Underestimating the Power of ‘the Auntie’? (22:44) The Rise of the Labubu Man (32:37) Do Women Prefer Labubu Men or Himbos? (49:18) Will the English Flag Start a Culture War? (01:01:30) Is Lifestyle BDSM Just Princess Treatment in Disguise? (01:13:20) What Does It Take to Form Good Men? (01:23:19) How #MeToo Changed the Way Men Approach Women (01:40:14) How Can Men Walk the Line Between Masculine and Feminine Energy? (01:46:04) Did #MeToo Kill Schlub Feminism? (01:54:31) Do Women Really Want a Shredded Man? (02:03:38) Are Progressive Women Turning to the Right? (02:13:23) Where to Find Louise and Mary

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What does it actually take to feel safe in a relationship? If you’ve had chaotic partners or a past where you never knew where you stood, safety can feel like work instead of something natural. So how do you rebuild that sense of security, and what steps help you learn to feel safe with someone again?

Expect to learn what the best definition of safety in a relationship is, what some of the signs for someone feeling unsafe in a relationship from their nervous system is, the common protection strategies and inner protectors people develop, why we confuse independence with strength, why romantic relationships reflect early attachment wounds, why anxious and avoidant people find each other so magnetic, how to retrain the body to feel safe after chaos and much more…

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(0:00) How Can We Create a Sense of Safety? (4:53) Are Independent Women Becoming Disconnected with Their Bodies? (13:26) The Power of Slowing Down: Why Our Nervous Systems Needs It (19:18) Why We Confuse Familiarity with Safety, Even When It Hurts Us (36:47) Why Feeling Safe Feels So Vulnerable (41:11) Anchoring, Co-Regulation and Reaching the Ventral State (47:11) Healing the Wounds You Inherited (54:02) Practical Tools For Building Safety in Your Relationship (58:42) Why Rupture and Repair is the Foundation of a Healthy Relationship (01:04:23) Should You Stay, or Should You Leave? (01:10:36) Where to Find Jessica

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What was it like playing in the Premier League alongside some of football’s most intense personalities? In an era where a goal celebration, whether it was the robot or a knee slide, showed your confidence as much as your skill, what was life like for Peter Crouch back then, and what’s he up to now

Expect to learn why so many ex-footballers started doing podcasts, what the common psychological archetype of top flight football players are, what being inside Premier League dressing rooms taught Peter about masculinity, why there are still no publicly gay premier league players, how Peter dealt with anxiety and the adrenaline whilst being a footballer, what worst part of the job that the general public don’t understand and much more…

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(0:00) Why Do Ex-Footballers Turn to Podcasting? (8:39) What Archetype Shapes Most Footballers? (18:37) The ‘Man-Up’ Mentality of Changing Rooms (24:25) Why Don’t Players Want to Come Out? (35:40) Does Success Breed Toxicity in Elite Sport? (43:21) The Importance of Enjoying the Journey (01:00:55) How Peter Used Nerves and Anxiety as Fuel (01:09:48) Why Do Ex-Footballers Go Bankrupt? (01:13:16) The Silent Cost of Heading the Ball: What is it Doing to Players Long-Term? (01:21:19) How British Football Became a Religion (01:25:38) The Key to a Thriving Relationship in the Spotlight (01:34:06) Where to Find Peter

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What if you could design your own “super baby”? Imagine erasing genetic diseases, removing inherited conditions, and even selecting traits for beauty or intelligence. How close are we to making this possible, and what unintended consequences could this unleash?

Expect to learn why embryo selection will be the next frontier of fertility planning, why screening for traits beyond disease is a slippery slope toward eugenics, what the moral, ethical and realistic arguments are for embryo selection and how big of a societal gap this will create, if you can return the super baby if it didn’t yield desired results, if there were regulations in this space, what red lines would be drawn and what would be left to the market and much more…

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(0:00) When Does Health Screening Turn Into Human Engineering? (7:08) Does Embyro Selection Risk Deepening Inequality? (14:30) How Can We Soften the Conversation on Genetic Selection? (21:13) Inside Herasight: The Algorithm Powering Polygenic Selection (26:56) Should Parents Drive Embryo Selection During IVF? (33:09) How Can We Tell If Genetic Screening Companies Actually Know What They’re Doing? (46:45) Does Herasight’s Algorithm Work? (51:38) Is Buyer’s Remorse a Risk of Embryo Selection? (01:01:20) Where Do We Draw the Line with Trait Selection? (01:05:15) Could Genetic Selection Lead to Wrongful Life Lawsuits? (01:13:07) How Genetic Selection Impacts Personhood and Identity (01:25:36) Are Genetics Blueprints of Our Lives? (01:36:57) Does Embryo Screening Increase Stigma? (01:45:22) Will Embryo Selection Become a Marketing Race? (01:53:15) What Does the Next Five Years Look Like? (01:58:29) Where to Find Jonathan

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When did having a boyfriend become cringe? For as long as men have been men and women have been women, finding a partner to share life with has been one of humanity’s oldest goals. So what changed? Why has wanting connection become something to mock, and what can be done to reverse it?

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(00:00) Is Having a Boyfriend Considered Cringe? (13:15) The Vicious Rise of Female Intrasexual Competition (26:40) How is Modern Culture Affecting Fertility? (35:43) The Difference Between Male and Female Intrasexual Competition (46:09) Are Successful Women Limiting Other Women’s Reproduction? (54:04) The Reason Women are More Against Abortion Than Men (01:01:01) The Swag Gap: How Confidence and Status Shape Modern Dating (01:16:22) Is Female Solidarity an Illusion? (01:23:25) Where to Find Rob

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How can we truly understand ourselves? Most of us either ignore our emotions or overthink them, turning simple feelings into complex puzzles. So how do we navigate the minefield of emotion to grow and become better?

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(0:00) The Hidden Trap of Self-Esteem (9:52) Discovering What We’re Actually Capable Of (16:43) How Friendship Protects Us From External Criticism (23:30) Why Men Need to Be Vulnerable with Each Other (31:08) The Deeper Need Behind Status-Seeking (45:35) How Can We Find Meaning in Art? (50:43) Why Thinking Deeply Feels So Uncomfortable (54:28) The Importance of Letting Fleeting Thoughts Breathe (01:01:43) Are We Trapping Our Emotions Through Intellectualisation? (01:13:53) Relearning the Skill of Hope (01:18:17) What Modern Society Really Teaches Us About Love

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Why is it so hard to actually feel our emotions? In a world that tells us to “be more vulnerable,” many of us don’t even know what that really means. Are we being unregulated when we express emotion, or are we finally being human? How can we reconnect with what we feel so we can actually understand ourselves better?

Expect to learn why only 1 in 5 adults can name more than three emotions they feel regularly, what emotional intelligence actually is, why we were taught such few emotional skills, how we can tell the difference between real regulation and repressed emotion, if it is possible to be too self-aware, how you can learn to reframe uncomfortable emotions—like anxiety or envy—into signals instead of shame and much more…

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(0:00) How Can We Recognise What We’re Feeling? (5:02) What Does it Mean to Regulate Emotion? (10:21) Why Were We Never Taught How to Regulate Our Emotions? (18:56) Why Does Emotional Suppression Come So Naturally? (24:40) Are People Truly Anxious? (34:14) How to Build Emotional Regulation (47:54) The Real Advantage of Becoming Emotionally Intelligent (01:01:32) The Difference Between Feeling Emotions and Processing Them (01:05:13) Why Being ‘Too Sensitive’ Is a Myth (01:19:15) Is It Possible to Be Too Self-Aware? (01:24:02) The First Step Toward Mastering Emotional Regulation (01:26:58) Where to Find Marc

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Why are so many young men struggling today? In a world that often focuses on the oppression of others, it’s easy to forget that men are part of that story too. What’s actually being done to address men’s challenges, and how can both society and men themselves help turn things around?

Expect to learn why men struggling is actually affecting women too, why the left haven't recognised the problems men face and deal with, what is broken in manhood for the current generation, the 4 variables every man should be solving for, the one stat the keep Scott up at night about the state of young men, what boys lose when men don’t have a father figure, the best kind of risks that build men, what healthy masculinity actually looks like and much more…

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(0:00) Why are We Inserting Women into Men’s Issues? (15:03) The Quiet Return of Soft Bigotry (25:47) Are Progressives Finally Ready to Talk About Men’s Issues? (33:23) Are Men More Emotionally Fragile Than Women? (44:41) How #MeToo Movement Rewired Male Behaviour Around Women (55:16) Why Male Friendships are So Hard to Build (01:03:23) What is Broken in Modern Manhood? (01:11:56) Why Women Seek a Provider and Protector (01:22:01) How Sex Motivates Men (01:31:06) Kindness is a Man’s Secret Weapon

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Joe Folley is a philosopher, writer, and host of the Unsolicited Advice YouTube channel.

Philosophy has spent thousands of years trying to teach us how to live well. But the deeper you go, the darker it gets. So what’s the point? What can we take from all that heaviness, and how do we find beauty in the darkness to make our own lives better?

Expect to learn if philosophy always meant to be practically applicable, or if that is that a modern reinterpretation, which ancient schools have been most unfairly ignored, which branches of philosophy should be jettisoned entirely, why everyone hate philosophy of mind, the differences between academic and practical philosophy, the darkest philosophies you’ve probably never heard of, why modern discourse always feel ironic and why no one speaks earnestly any more and much more…

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(0:00) Can Philosophy Actually Help You Live Better? (6:04) Is Modern Philosophy Trying to Be Too Intellectual? (11:44) What Do Philosophers Often Overlook? (22:35) Why Philosophy Can Feel a Bit Depressing (33:41) Is Life Worth Living? (44:47) Why Context Matters in Understanding Philosophers (54:24) Why is There Growing Interest in Panpsychism? (01:08:40) Is Consciousness Unified? (01:23:59) Emotivism 101: The Morality of Emotion (01:29:03) Is Morality Just Vibes? (01:40:59) Emotivism and the Incest Question (01:49:05) Do Philosophy Influencers Have a Moral Duty?

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Is AI our greatest hope or our final mistake? For all its promise to revolutionize human life, there’s a growing fear that artificial intelligence could end it altogether. How grounded are these fears, how close are we to losing control, and is there still time to change course before it’s too late

Expect to learn the problem with building superhuman AI, why AI would have goals we haven’t programmed into it, if there is such a thing as Ai benevolence, what the actual goals of super-intelligent AI are and how far away it is, if LLMs are actually dangerous and their ability to become a super AI, how god we are at predicting the future of AI, if extinction if possible with the development of AI, and much more…

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(0:00) Superhuman AI Could Kill Us All

(10:25) How AI is Quietly Destroying Marriages

(15:22) AI is an Enemy, Not an Ally

(26:11) The Terrifying Truth About AI Alignment

(31:52) What Does Superintelligence Advancement Look Like?

(45:04) Are LLMs the Architect for Superhuman AI?

(52:18) How Close are We to the Point of No Return?

(01:01:07) Experts Need to be More Concerned

(01:15:01) How Can We Stop Superintelligence Killing Us?

(01:23:53) The Bleak Future of Superhuman AI

(01:31:55) Could Eliezer Be Wrong?

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What happened to the Democratic Party? After a brutal defeat to Trump in 2024, the Left looks lost, divided, leaderless, and unsure of its future. Bernie Sanders breaks down what went wrong, how Democrats are trying to recover, and whether they’ve learned from their mistakes or are doubling down on them, repeating the very ideas that cost them the election.

Expect to learn what the future of the democratic party could look like, Bernie’s thoughts on Kamala’s presidential run in 2024, how much of an own goal identity politics was for the Democrats, why the Democratic party turned their back to the working class, how the Democrats can fix their messaging to men and young men after abandoning them completely, if ICE should be abolished, how worried Bernie and the Left is about the birth rate crisis and much more…

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(0:00) Income Inequality is at an All-Time High

(8:35) Why Trump Needs to be Challenged

(14:03) Does Trump Deserve the Nobel Peace Prize?

(19:36) Can Democracy Be Bought?

(27:23) What Really Divides the American People?

(32:12) Can Billionaires Improve the Way We Live?

(49:51) Have Democrats Turned Their Backs on Economic Issues?

(58:37) Democrats Need to Start Talking About Men’s Issues

(01:05:58) What Keeps Bernie Up at Night

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From gang life to greatness, Bugzy Malone’s rise is a story of struggle, survival, and self-belief. As one of the most defining voices in UK rap, his journey is equal parts pain and power.

Expect to learn why being a role model takes it’s toll on some people, the life altering accident that changed Bugzy forever, how Bugzy deals with pressure, fame and his recent tussle with his ego, how to stay hungry even after you achieved your goals, the story of Bugzy’s upbringing and how it shaped him as a person and an artist, what it was like for Bugzy to work with Guy Ritchie, how Bugzy survived an armed robbery and lived to tell about it, and much more…

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(0:00) Pressure is the Secret to Unlocking Your Potential (6:48) Bugzy's Key to Staying Grounded (14:38) Why You're Never Truly Alone (19:28) The Accident That Changed Everything (31:07) Rebuilding Yourself from the Ground Up (37:03) What Actually Keeps You Going (49:01) Why Resilience is Power (58:23) Life Lessons from Guy Ritchie (01:01:24) Does Money Equal Success? (01:13:54) Is Fame a Cage? (01:25:04) What Really Matters in Life (01:29:57) How Fame Warps Reality (01:37:10) Inside the Robbery That Nearly Destroyed Everything (01:50:28) How to Push Through When Life Keeps Throwing Punches (01:55:21) Where Bugzy Finds Inspiration (02:01:32) The Turning Point That Changed Everything (02:14:55) Is Rap Beef Genuine? (02:19:21) Everything Starts with Self-Belief

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Why does life sometimes feel like it’s lost its meaning? Everyone hits moments where optimism fades and the world starts to look a little darker. You’re not broken for feeling that way; it happens to the best of us. But why does this quiet pessimism seem to be growing, and how do we find our way back to meaning?

Expect to learn what the state of modern world of self help advice on the internet is, where self-belief actually comes from, how to work though what to do when you feel lost in life and how lost people can find direction, why there is such a rhetoric of doubt and irony right now, how pain makes some men great, why more and more young people are having less sex and getting into relationships, why teachers didn’t like Angelo growing up and why Angelo wrote a book about happiness when he was 13, the secret to living a well and fulfilled life, and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) Where Does Self-Belief Stem From?

(9:41) Does Dissatisfaction Come from Complacency?

(14:45) Who We are is Constantly Changing

(25:52) Why We Follow Internet Advice

(41:55) Coming Face to Face with Self-Destruction

(55:47) We Can Find Hope in Other’s Experiences

(01:03:28) How Do We Identify Who We Really are?

(01:11:26) The Pain of a Lack of Self-Belief

(01:21:28) Why You Should Start Giving Yourself Credit

(01:30:28) Why We Fear Inferiority

(01:38:46) Does Anyone Know What They’re Doing?

(01:42:02) Red Pill Culture Causes Struggles with Masculinity

(01:53:56) Will We Always Feel Dissatisfied?

(02:00:54) Why We Look for Modern Wisdom

(02:08:42) Where to Find Angelo

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Why are we driven by what destroys us? Using anger or jealousy can spark our motivation, but when it goes too far, it consumes us. What are healthier ways to stay motivated, and how do we find peace instead of pressure

Expect to learn why mean have become less dangerous and more useless, why toxic motivation is on the rise and how to not fall into it’s trap, why incel violence is not a bad as it could be, how to structure your motivation so it’s actually healthy, why so many men are obsessed with penis size, what women actually find attractive in a man, if having a dad-bod makes you a better dad, the dangers of bro science, why men cry at certain point in weddings and much more… Timestamps:

(0:00) Toxic Fuel Motivates Us

(11:29) Why Men Go from Sad to Mad

(22:24) Are Porn and Video Games Making Men Useless?

(30:16) Why We Need Different Fuel at Different Stages

(40:09) The Benefits of Beginning Again

(50:04) Harnessing the Power of Meditation

(01:04:18) Why We Should Stretch Ourselves

(01:17:06) Does Muscle Mass Lead to Unsuccessful Relationships?

(01:33:27) Why are Dad Bods Attractive?

(01:39:17) Are Acts of Kindness Motivated by Toxic Fuel?

(01:48:55) Sl*t-Shaming and Simp-Shaming are Mostly Intrasexual

(01:59:21) Why We Use Boundaries as Protection

(02:07:42) How Do Men and Women Differ in Relationships?

(02:17:46) What Makes Grooms Cry?

(02:22:36) ChatGPT Tells You What You Want to Hear

(02:30:50) How to Find Your True Self

(02:45:01) Chris’ Journey With His Sense of Self

(02:51:07) Where to Find Dr K

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From 6× Mr. Olympia to full-time business owner and stay-at-home dad, it’s safe to say Chris Bumstead’s been enjoying retired life. So what’s he been up to this past year, what’s changed most for him, and what’s he looking forward to next?

Expect to learn how retirement is going for Cbum, if Cbum would have retired last year even if he didn’t win, how Chris learned to sit and process his emotions, if Cbum regrets retirement and if he misses the competing yet, how Chris plans on leveling up for baby Bumstead number two, he hardest part of losing that “Mr. Olympia structure” in daily life, if Chris ever plans on returning the stage again, and much more…

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(0:00) Life After Olympia

(6:58) The Addiction to Progress

(11:25) What Makes Retirement Difficult?

(15:27) It’s All About Rise, Not the Result

(22:01) What If Chris Hadn’t Won?

(28:57) Choosing Which Path to Follow

(34:30) How Retirement Has Impacted Motivation

(43:41) How to Work Through a Loss of Direction

(47:16) Where Does Chris Find Self-Worth?

(55:54) Deciding How to Step Away on Your Own Terms

(01:04:39) Unteachable Lessons You Have to Experience First-Hand

(01:13:04) How to Hold Onto the Olympia Physique

(01:25:01) Chris on Being a Good Dad

(01:34:02) Why Do Grooms Cry at Weddings?

(01:44:17) Don’t Let the Voice in Your Head Win

(01:52:02) Don’t Let Expectation Control Your True Self

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If freedom of speech can be shouted down, does it really exist? When every debate turns into partisan noise, what does honest discourse even look like? If we can’t talk about our problems without resorting to anger or violence, how can we ever solve them?

Expect to learn why J.K. Rowling has become such a lightning rod for cultural backlash and why she’s back in the news, why limiting conversation only makes problems worse, whether free speech can truly exist if it can be shouted down, whether young people’s growing support for political violence stems from conviction or desensitization, the fine line between correct and incorrect behavior, what William thinks about today’s rising tribalism, and much more…

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(0:00) Why is JK Rowling Back in the News? (7:57) Hardship Shapes Who You Are (11:53) Do Actions Speak Louder Than Words? (15:48) Should We Be Worried About Violence Escalating? (23:37) Are the Left More Violent Than the Right? (29:51) Free Speech is Under Attack (40:04) Why Are Young People Supporting Political Violence? (46:23) Violent Media is Shaping Violence Tolerance (51:56) When Does Behaviour Cross the Line? (01:01:37) Ego is Driving a Loss of Humanity (01:09:03) Warren’s View on Communication in the Future

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What’s really happening inside the U.S. government? For the first time, a DOGE insider exposes the chaos, corruption, and dysfunction plaguing Washington. How did America’s most powerful system lose its way, and can we climb out of this financial and technological free fall?

Expect to learn what is currently happening inside DOGE, why Sam decided to step into a political position, Sam’s biggest misconceptions he had about the government before he went inside, how the government actually operates internally, why it’s so hard to make change in the government, how to scam the US government, how to solve the government contract problem, how the IT in the government got so dysfunctional and how we might get out of this, what the IRS actually does and if tax collection is actually viable to help the debt problem, and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) Becoming Chief Information Officer of the Treasury Department

(6:22) The Politics of Working in Politics

(11:19) What It’s Really Like Working for the US Government

(25:05) How Do You Change the System?

(37:46) What Has Sam Sacrificed for the Government?

(43:51) The Procurement Process is Broken

(53:47) How Much Money Does the Government Really Spend?

(01:01:28) Why is Finding Engineers Proving Difficult?

(01:10:56) Are Young People Favoured for Government Jobs?

(01:15:54) US Media is Fuelling Federal Mistrust

(01:25:55) DOGE is More Than a Meme

(01:30:04) How Does DOGE Save Money?

(01:38:05) Why Spending Cuts are So Important

(01:43:02) Modernisation Isn’t the Answer

(01:48:55) Is Data Security at Risk?

(01:55:09) The Reduction in Force Process is Brutal

(02:00:58) What Sam Would Go Back and Change About DOGE

(02:10:06) What Does the IRS Actually Do?

(02:16:32) How are Tax Policies Really Enforced?

(02:25:52) People are at the Core of DOGE

(02:35:26) How Long Will It Take to Fix IT Systems?

(02:42:14) What Have Been the Biggest Changes in Sam’s Work?

(02:52:32) How Will Systematic Changes Stick?

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Is the UK facing its breaking point? Once the world’s greatest empire, the UK now finds itself engulfed in political chaos and cultural upheaval. From leadership crises to deep divisions, what’s really happening on the front lines, and can Britain be saved from itself?

Expect to learn why the UK is in a major crisis right now, why the border operates differently in the UK versus other countries, what Konstantin learned from being on the frontlines of the migrant hotel crisis, if multiculturalism is a failed experiment in the UK, what it means to hold traditional British values, why the UK doesn’t have freedom of speech, if the root cause of the UK’s issues are actually economical, and much more...

Timestamps:

(0:00) Will Immigration Be the Death of the UK?

(7:31) Immigration in UK vs the US

(12:50) We Can’t Let Immigration Become a Moral Issue

(16:37) Why are Immigrants Choosing the UK?

(25:20) Has Multiculturalism Failed?

(32:34) Konstantin’s View on Immigration as an Immigrant

(36:30) Cultural Assimilation Needs to Improve

(41:52) Are the Left Over-Organising Protests?

(50:16) What are the Left Trying to Achieve?

(01:00:16) Negativity is Breaking the UK

(01:07:41) Why is the UK So Depressed?

(01:13:02) Have Racists Hijacked the English Flag?

(01:18:06) Did Tony Robinson Predict the Migrant Crisis?

(01:21:09) Free Speech is Under Attack

(01:39:31) Is the Economy the Problem?

(01:44:39) Why We Combine Beliefs

(01:48:43) The Super-Rich are Not the Problem

(02:01:43) Left-Leaning Content is Rising in the UK

(02:06:56) Is the Right Fracturing?

(02:15:07) New Media Needs to Head Important Conversations

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The world has shifted dramatically over the past few years, and the pace of change has only accelerated in recent months. Ideas that once lived outside the mainstream have quickly entered the Overton Window, while others have been pushed out. So what does the future hold for “woke”? Is it fading, primed for a resurgence, or simply mutating into the next cultural battleground? And more importantly, what new culture war is waiting just over the horizon?

Timestamps:

(0:00) Are Liberals Becoming More Violent?

(9:42) Why Out-of-Context Clips are So Damaging

(14:44) Was Charlie Kirk a Future President?

(18:50) Wokeness is Dying

(35:28) The Dangers of Pushing Too Hard

(45:40) Andrew’s Stance on the Wokeness

(55:22) Does Environmentalism Fit into the Woke Movement?

(01:00:48) The Woke Movement is Homophobic

(01:16:09) Why Queers for Palestine is So Juxtaposing

(01:22:41) Authoritarianism in the UK

(01:36:18) The Attack on Free Speech

(01:45:06) Activist Judges Need to Be Removed from Government

(01:49:53) Steven’s Views on Unite the Kingdom

(01:53:15) Should Jimmy Kimmel Have Been Cancelled?

(02:03:50) Cancel Culture is Going Too Far

(02:14:25) We Shouldn’t Feel Threatened By Disagreement

(02:21:19) What Happens Next?

(02:26:26) Where to Find Andrew

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Why We Need to Push Outside Our Comfort Zone

(5:13) Banning Books Isn't Ethical

(16:41) Does Learning Keeps Us Humble?

(27:48) Why We Learn Lessons from Old Tales

(33:41) Literally True, Figuratively False

(50:33) Do the Work Now to Build Your Wisdom

(57:55) Stoic Advice for When You’re Lost in Life

(01:03:45) How Stockdale Remained Unbroken

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Expect to learn why Matthew says life often “rhymes”, why it’s okay if you do everything right and still not get the result you want, how Matthew views the role courage plays in his life, how to learn to deal with failure, the difference between a nice guy and a good man, the most important principle Matthew refuses to compromise on, the appropriate balance of running toward a life you want vs. away from one that you fear, how to balance self-confidence with humility, the difference between “being” and “acting”, what it means to be more impressed with the wow instead of the how, rumors on Matthew’s return to the True Detective franchise, and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) What It Means When Life “Rhymes”

(9:34) How Forgiving Betrayal Can Free You

(20:32) Hope, Faith, and How To Become Your Own Hero

(25:47) This Approach to Success is Everything

(31:57) The Mindset That Will Change Your Outlook on Life

(41:11) How To Find Significance in the Noise

(53:30) The Power of Courage and Conviction

(01:00:31) How To Find Balance Between Life and Work

(01:10:31) The Difference Between a Nice Guy and a Good Man

(01:17:17) Principles Matthew Refuses To Compromise On

(01:29:15) Why We Need to Stop Cancelling Men

(01:34:31) Why Living Better Outweighs Living Longer

(01:40:55) How to Build Confidence

(01:47:10) How to Stop Worrying & Trust the Process

(01:52:16) On the Road with Matthew

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Expect to learn how 999 episodes of Modern Wisdom have reshaped my understanding of happiness, success and relationships, what i've learned on losing points from Naval Ravikant & Roger Federer, the best isnights on self-belief from Vincent van Gogh, what Viktor Frankl’s paradox of meaning versus pleasure means to me, the biggest insights I've gained over 7 years and 1 billion plays, why lowering your threshold for joy makes you stronger, how busyness can act as an emotional gastric band, the paradox men face between ambition and self-acceptance, how our culture rewires romantic attraction around emotional unavailability, and much more...

Timestamps:

(0:00) Ringing in 999 Videos

(4:39) Why We Need to Take Pleasure in the Small Things

(11:08) Productivity is the Same as Gastric Band Surgery

(20:59) Every Man Needs Love to Thrive

(31:16) How Can We Find Balance in Meaning and Pleasure?

(39:22) Uncertainty is a Roadblock to Happiness

(46:22) Is Modern Romance Culture Pushing Woman to Pick Emotionally Unavailable Men?

(01:03:25) Is Declining Birth Rate the Newest Cassandra Complex?

(01:18:42) 7 Lessons About Worrying and Overthinking

(01:29:07) How Can We Slow Down Time?

(01:38:24) We Need to Escape Our Old Self to Embrace Our New One

(01:45:27) Errors in Hesitation are Equal to Errors in Action

(01:50:41) Onwards and Upwards

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Why are we so afraid of being cringe? If being cringe online is the price of success, why don’t more people pay it? So how do you train yourself past criticism and actually do what needs to be done in your life, whether people are watching you or not?

Expect to learn why getting over being cringe is the key to unlocking the things you want in life, what it actually means to be “cool”, why using irony may be an overrated conversational tool, the importance of taking pleasure in the little things in life, Zack’s reflections on what it was like running for 100-days straight, the reason the health community pushes back on GLP-1's so much, why so many grifters drive critique online, and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) Why Being Cringe is So Ironic

(10:51) We Need to Take More Pleasure in the Little Things

(18:17) How Has the Comments Section Changed Us?

(23:18) Zack’s Opinion on Getting Out Over Your Skis

(37:25) Grifters are Driving Critique Online

(42:43) Does Trying to Be Cool Make You Cringe?

(55:22) Why Zack Thinks It’s Becoming Harder to Be Your Authentic Self

(01:03:51) Performance Massively Enhances GLP-1 Use

(01:12:33) What Zack Learnt From Running For 100 Days

(01:20:52) Chris’ Thoughts on What Makes Sport Compelling

(01:29:15) Why Chris Wishes He Cared Less About Judgement

(01:38:49) Human Connections Fill Us With Gratitude

(01:45:15) Zack’s Gratitude Towards Chris

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Bonnie Blue is a British pornographic actress and online content creator.

Louise is the author of The Case Against The Sexual Revolution and Bonnie is the world’s most extreme example of the sexual revolution in action, so I figured it might make for an interesting discussion. I wasn’t disappointed. It’s a calm, regulated, deep dive into modern sex culture and feminism.

Expect to learn whether Louise thinks Bonnie’s work should be illegal, whether British women are being given a bad name to potential immigrants, whether Bonnie’s fertility problems contributed to her trajectory in life, whether the sexual revolution made women freer or more vulnerable, if Louise thinks that Bonnie is a psychopath, the difference between sex work and performance art and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) Why Does Bonnie Do Sex Work?

(10:50) Bonnie’s Thoughts on What It’s Really Like Sleeping With Lots of Men

(16:34) What Motivates Bonnie?

(21:37) Why Bonnie Doesn't Mind Women Hating Her

(27:42) Louise’s Opinion on Bonnie’s Work

(38:53) Is Bonnie’s Fame Culturally Damaging?

(52:06) Is Bonnie Teaching Men Safe and Consensual Sex?

(01:00:40) Should We Watch More Porn?

(01:07:46) What Has Bonnie Lost Through Sex Work?

(01:14:49) Bonnie’s Approach to Criticism

(01:25:06) How Does Bonnie’s Work Affect Her Family Life?

(01:33:14) Why is Bonnie Sensitive About Pregnancy?

(01:43:39) What Makes Bonnie So Interesting?

(01:52:52) Why Do People Think Bonnie is a Victim?

(01:58:36) Louise’s Analysis of Bonnie

(02:02:55) Louise and Bonnie’s Steelman Arguments

(02:11:19) What Happens Next?

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Birth rates in Western countries are collapsing, a trend even Elon Musk calls an existential threat. But what’s the true cause? Is it economics, fear of the future, cultural shifts, or something deeper? And more importantly, can anything actually reverse the decline?

Timestamps:

(0:00) Global Birth Rate Decline is Keeps Stephen Up at Night

(6:47) Why We Should Care About Birth Rates

Why are Falling Birth Rates So Concerning?

(18:29) What Will the Population Look Like in 50 Years?

What Stephen Thinks the Population Will Looks Like in 50 Years

(30:07) Why It’s Now Harder to Become a Parent

(35:25) Why Women Over 30 are Less Likely to Become a Mother

(44:55) What Factors are Causing Drops in Birth Rate?

(59:50) Stephen Thoughts on Involuntary Childlessness

(01:15:14) The Clash Between Those Who Want Children and Those Who Don’t

(01:22:58) Are Antinatalists Evil?

(01:30:02) What are the Macro Impacts on Birth Rate Decline?

(01:46:59) Does Stephen Think Discussing Birth Rates is Right Wing Coded?

(01:59:47) Stephen’s View on the Societal Half-Life

(02:04:15) Would IVF or Adoption Stop Declining Birth Rates?

(02:18:31) What Interventions Don’t Work?

(02:24:44) Young People Want to Put Themselves First

(02:41:56) How We Can Learn Start Boosting Birth Rates

(02:49:27) Find Out More About Stephen

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Why is human communication so complicated? For something we rely on every day, you’d think it would be simple, but language, tone, and context make it one of the most complex skills we have. So what makes communication so difficult, and what are some practical ways to get better at it?

Expect to learn just how much of our lives are filled with strategic games, what most people do not understand when they think about human reasoning, why human communication is so complex, why we rely so heavily on ambiguity and innuendo, if coalitions and social connection are so important why do some people feel tension socially, if democracy is better understood as a coalition game than a truth-seeking exercise, and much more…

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(0:00) What Do We Use Reason For?

(5:13) Why Do We Deceive Ourselves?

(15:11) Does Deception Damage Our Reputation?

(24:33) Why Social Games are Hard to Navigate

(34:05) The Sydney Sweeney Controversy

(39:37) How Venting Masks Judgement

(46:41) Communicating is More Complicated Than a Chess Game

(01:01:33) Why We Feel the Need to Belong

(01:13:49) Using Coalition Psychology to Understand Politics

(01:26:40) Are We Aware We’re Playing Psychological Games?

(01:39:38) Find Out More About Lionel

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From zero to millions of fans, Sam Sulek’s rise has been nothing short of explosive. In just a few years, he’s become one of social media’s most-watched and talked-about creators. Sit back as we dive into the story of the man behind some of the internet’s most beloved vlogs, fueled by hefty scoops of chicken and rice.

Expect to learn what Sam would be doing if he wasn’t doing fitness and bodybuilding, why so many people are drawn to Sam’s content and if he expected at all to become an ASMR channel, if there are any pressures to brand himself as anything different than his most authentic self, what Sam’s relationship with the mirror is like, if Sam has any concerns over longevity in his current pursuits, how to keep pushing even when motivation is low, Sam’s thoughts on science based lifting, Sam’s top 10 exercises of all time, and much more…

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(0:00) Where Would Sam Be Without Bodybuilding?

(6:56) Where Sam Finds His Inspiration

(17:56) How Sam Deals with Online Criticism

(27:39) How to Be Comfortable Living a Simple Life

(33:06) Why It’s Important to Stay Hungry for Success

(43:55) Sam’s Opinion on the Rise of Male Body Dysmorphia

(01:00:23) How Sam’s Perspective on Bodybuilding Changes

(01:11:20) How Sam Stays Driven and Disciplined

(01:26:56) Optimising Your Diet to Build Muscle

(01:36:43) What Diets Did Sam Follow to See Progress?

(01:45:24) Sam’s Thoughts on Evidence-Based Lifting

(01:55:37) If Sam Could Only Keep 10 Exercises

(02:08:57) What’s Next for Sam?

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What does it take to get sober in today’s world? From traditional paths like AA to the grit of going cold turkey, the old methods of sobriety may no longer be enough. But what if counterintuitive, cutting-edge approaches, backed by modern science, offer new ways to manage alcohol use? And what does that say about the value of the old ways?

Expect to learn why drinking might be a viable route to going sober, why white knuckling alcohol isn’t a great option, If AA were invented today what methods would be its first step, the difference between getting sober and living sober, the different reasons people drink and the underlying reasons why people tend to drink more than others, advice for people who need to quit but don’t want to stop, and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) How Relationships to Alcohol Can Vary

(18:36) How Does Alcohol Addiction Manifest in the Brain?

(26:58) Building Good Habits to Break Bad Habits

(33:53) The History of Addiction Treatment

(47:58) Is Medication the Modern Cure for Alcohol Addiction?

(01:01:16) Why are Medical Professionals Still Hesitant About Addiction Medication?

(01:09:27) Changing Your Relationship to Alcohol

(01:22:03) Drinking Cultures are Changing Globally

(01:31:53) Find Out More About Katie

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Each month, women experience hormonal changes that go far beyond the clichés of PMS. These shifts can influence mood, stress response, and even how women relate to others. So how can recognizing these patterns make it easier for both men and women to navigate relationships when things don’t feel normal?

Expect to learn why hormones play such a role in psychological function, what actually happens to women during their time of the month and what a PMS brain is, if women understand what their cycle does to them, what men can learn about women’s hormonal cycles and how birth control changes the brain, if oral contraceptives could be the biggest unexamined mental health experiment currently playing out, if PMS is actually a design feature rather than a flaw, and much more…

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(0:00) Introducing the Menstrual Cycle

(5:30) What Women Experience During Their Cycle

(20:29) The Ovulatory Shift Hypothesis: Researching the Cycle

(44:05) How Do Men and Women Differ Hormonally?

(56:27) How Does the Pill Effect Women on Their Cycle?

(01:05:58) Does Female Hormone Suppression Effect Male Hormone Levels?

(01:11:31) Are Career-Driven Women Going to Burn Out Faster Than Women Listening to Their Cycle?

(01:17:50) Biological Sex is So Important in Research

(01:22:56) Is Feminism Making Women Feel Insufficient?

(01:27:26) Why are Periods So Understudied?

(01:35:50) Find Out More About Sarah

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How you we build a thriving relationship in the modern world? With constant distractions and endless options at our fingertips, trust between partners can feel harder than ever. So what does it really take to create a relationship rooted in trust, intimacy, and growth in today’s world?

Timestamps:

(0:00) Should Your Spouse Know Your Passwords?

(10:53) Why is Safety So Important in Relationships?

(20:21) How Can We Solve for Peace?

(28:42) Why Do Men Not Feel Good Enough?

(32:44) How Can Women Make Their Partners Feel More Worthy?

(35:33) Using Truth and Accountability to Build a New Relationship

(39:16) What are the Biggest Female Dilemmas?

(44:41) Can Infidelity Be Forgiven?

(57:30) The Greatest Parenting Advice

(01:01:16) Making Head vs Heart Decisions in a Relationship

(01:04:30) How to Live Through Grief

(01:09:11) Why Should We Live an Optimistic Life?

(01:13:19) Do Kids Fix Everything?

(01:25:47) How to Be a Better Version of Yourself

(01:37:06) The Most Important Decision You’ll Ever Make is Your Spouse

(01:47:20) Find Out More About John

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What is intuition? We’ve all heard the phrase “trust your gut,” but where does that feeling actually come from? Is it grounded in neuroscience or something more mysterious? And most importantly, can you rely on it, and how do you get better at listening to it?

Expect to learn what it means to trust your instincts and what really mean “trust your gut” actually means and comes from, how to tell the difference between anxiety-driven thoughts and genuine intuitive insight, what role inflammation plays when it comes to brain function, why you should be focusing on the importance of connective fascia tissue, if there really is a metaphysical element to intuition and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) Why Do We Ignore Our Instincts?

(2:05) Choosing What Feels Right Over What is Right

(6:14) Is There a Difference Between Instincts and Intuition?

(8:11) What is the Serotonin Hypothesis?

(11:53) How Can We Determine What Feels Right?

(21:27) When Logic, Intuition and Emotion Clash

(23:34) Which Archetypes Struggle with Intuition?

(28:35) The Effect of Brain and Gut Health on Intuition

(36:21) How Do Relationships Impact Our Intuition?

(43:18) The Benefits of Gratitude Practice

(51:13) How to Train Yourself to Listen to Your Intuition

(59:04) How Much Does Chris Trust His Intuition?

(01:01:52) What is the Difference Between Being Psychic and Trusting Your Intuition?

(01:04:43) Receiving Signs from ‘Beyond’

(01:13:14) Can Signs Be Explained by Psychology?

(01:16:44) What Might We Discover?

(01:20:43) Find Out More About Tara

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Why are we drawn to revenge? From playground grudges to epic betrayals, the urge to strike back is universal. But is it a survival mechanism, or an ancient drive that no longer fits the modern age?

Expect to learn why the feeling of revenge exists and how it is adaptive, what the biggest triggers of the desire for revenge is, why revenge and revenge fantasies make us feel good, the difference between revenge seeking and self defence or boundary setting, if some people happen to be more vengeful than others, if you should be lauding to forgive rathe than seek revenge, the steps to move through forgiveness, and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) Choosing to Not Choose Revenge

(7:57) Why Do We Feel Desire for Revenge?

(11:39) What are the Biggest Drivers of Revenge?

(15:06) How Do We Recover from Revenge Seeking?

(21:40) Is There a Connection Between Addictive Behaviour and Revenge?

(24:47) The Difference Between Revenge-Seeking and Self-Defence

(33:17) The Muddling of Justice and Revenge

(43:46) Revenge Isn’t Evil, It’s Retribution

(50:35) What Outcomes Drive Revenge?

(56:48) The Legal System is a Professional Revenge Business

(58:36) The Cycle of Revenge on Social Media

(01:06:50) What is Social Justice?

(01:09:10) Are Certain Groups More Susceptible to Revenge?

(01:14:55) Warning Signs for Revenge Desire

(01:19:12) Strategies to Stop Revenge Desire

(01:21:13) What Does Modern Revenge and Forgiveness Culture Look Like?

(01:34:43) Find Out More About James

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Why do we dream? For centuries, people have debated their meaning. Are they hidden messages, random brain activity, or something else entirely? Today, modern neuroscience is uncovering how the brain creates, processes, and remembers dreams, and what they may reveal about the inner workings of the mind.

Expect to learn why we dream and the evolutionary importance of dreaming, what predicts a good or bad dream, and if there are any types of universal dreams we al have, what fuels erotic dreams and what effects does porn have on our dreaming abilities and content, if there is any practical science behind lucid dreaming, the biggest myths about the brain and the best diets and exercises to keep your brain healthy, what role lifestyle really plays in cognitive decline and how much is genetic, and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) The Importance of Comfort in Your Working Environment

(5:09) Things You Believe are True But Can’t Prove

(10:13) Did Freud Get Anything Right About Dreams?

(13:41) Why Do We Dream?

(20:50) Why are We Conscious of Our Dreams?

(28:22) Why Do We Have Nightmares?

(35:51) Should We Remember Our Dreams?

(39:21) Do Our Dreams Correlate to Our Overall Health?

(41:20) How Real is Dream Interpretation?

(44:54) What Do We Know About Erotic Dreams?

(57:54) How Does Porn Effect Our Dreams?

(01:01:40) Where Does Inspiration for Dream Material Come From?

(01:05:47) How Can We Activate Our Imagination?

(01:09:07) Transcranial Electric Treatments

(01:14:39) The Benefits of Awake Brain Surgery

(01:20:29) How Dreams Differ in Brain Injuries

(01:22:42) Can Thoughts in Dreams Be More Real Than Waking Thoughts?

(01:26:12) Brain Myth-Busting

(01:30:53) Is the Neuroscience Industry Overselling Tech?

(01:34:07) The Contributing Elements of Cognitive Decline

(01:45:22) The Impact of Stress on Brain Aging

(01:57:29) Mind-Blowing Scientific Scenarios

(02:00:51) Lessons Learnt from Terminal Patients

(02:04:36) Find Out More About Rahul

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Why do we feel emotions? From happiness and joy to anger, anxiety, and sorrow, emotions shape how we experience life. But what purpose do they serve, and how can we learn to manage them more effectively?

Expect to learn the unique way each of us experience emotions and if the emotions like anxiety, anger and joy feel the same as everyone else’s, why we have emotions at all and what their functions are, how much of our life is actually experienced versus anticipated, how often people are mistaking dehydration, low blood sugar, or lack of sleep for ’being in a bad mood, what actually happens in an anxious brain, how to rebuild your psychological function after a period of chronic stress, and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) Are Our Emotional Experiences Unique?

(5:19) What is the Role of Meaning in Emotion?

(10:46) Lisa’s Views on Objective Perception

(19:26) Our Emotional Experiences Shouldn’t Control Our Agency

(23:16) The Relationship Between Our Internal Conversation and Our Emotions

(30:21) Should We Be Looking Back or Investing in the Future ?

(39:13) Can Memories Be Lost?

(49:21) What Drives Anxiety?

(01:05:56) What is the Impact of Toxic Relationships on Our Health?

(01:10:54) What Does Chronic Stress Look Like?

(01:16:17) How to Rebuild After a Period of Stress

(01:20:39) What Can't We Control About Our Emotional State?

(01:25:23) We are the Architects of Our Experiences

(01:28:11) Find Out More About Lisa

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Why do modern relationships feel so difficult? Even the happiest couples on the outside often hide unspoken rules and silent expectations that slowly erode intimacy. Resentment grows, trust fractures, and love feels harder to sustain. So how can men and women build partnerships that endure in today’s ever-changing world?

Expect to learn what the “Mankeeping” trend is that is going on with women right now, how women can support emotional openness in men without mothering or emasculating them, why there is an adversarial and tribal dynamic between men and women in the modern world, why women get bored with monogamy more quickly than men, if companies should rethink their approach to workplace romance and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) Red Flags Don’t Look Like Red Flags Through Rose Coloured Glasses

(6:57) Why We Should Avoid Polarising Attachment Discourse

(12:12) The Difficulties Behind Male Friendships

(20:23) What is Driving Male Loneliness?

(37:53) What is Pushing Men and Women Apart?

(44:39) The Growing Separation of Societal Groups

(50:47) Why Do We Cheat?

(55:28) What are the Early Signs of Deadness?

(01:01:32) Do Women Get Bored of Monogamy More Quickly Than Men?

(01:09:37) How Do Men and Women Relate in the Workplace?

(01:21:12) Find Out More About Esther

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What exactly is hypnosis? Most of us picture it as a magician’s trick, when someone dangles a watch, your eyes get heavy, and suddenly you’re suggestible. But that barely scratches the surface. The real question is, what’s the true purpose of hypnosis? And what if we aren’t just hypnotized during those sessions, but in some sense all the time, walking through life under subtle trances we don’t even notice?

Expect to learn what Dr. Speigel thinks most people misunderstand about what hypnosis is or how it works, what’s actually happening in the brain when we enter a hypnotic state, if anyone can be hypnotized or is there a specific “profile” of someone more likely to respond, the neurobiological difference between someone pretending to be hypnotized vs. someone actually in a trance state, how effective hypnosis is for improving sleep, the role hypnosis could play in reducing our reliance on pharmaceuticals, and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) The Biggest Misunderstandings About Hypnosis

(6:00) Why Can We Be Hypnotised?

(22:44) What is Hypnosis?

(25:24) Why are Some People Hypnotisable and Others Not?

(34:04) Predicting Hypnotisability Through Genes

(38:54) Can You Train Hypnotisability?

(41:28) Is In-Person Hypnosis More Effective?

(54:21) Training Your Brain to Tolerate Pain

(01:04:51) How to Use Self-Hypnosis to Maximum Effect

(01:07:08) What Areas Could Hypnosis Be Combined With?

(01:11:57) The Positive Effects of Breath Work

(01:15:15) David’s Stand Out Hypnosis Cases

(01:24:31) Overcoming Resistance with Hypnosis

(01:30:29) Why Has Hypnosis Been Sidelined in Modern Medicine?

(01:32:42) Find Out More About David

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Why are humans so curious about death? From car accidents to scary stories, roller coasters, and horror movies, some people are fascinated while others are repulsed. What draws us toward the very things we should naturally want to avoid?

Expect to learn why humans are drawn to dark or morbid content and the evolutionary logic behind watching something that disturbs us, why there is a gender gap of who is more interested in morbid curiosity, why some people find serial killers fascinating while others are repulsed, the biggest differences between terror and horror & the connection between disgust and fascination, what horror can teach us about emotional self-regulation, and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) Why are We Drawn to Dark Content?

(7:20) The 4 Domains of Morbid Curiosity

(15:25) Morbid Curiosity in Evolution

(22:51) Individual Difference in Morbid Curiosity

(34:05) What is So Attractive About Serial Killers?

(37:46) Why are Certain Groups Attracted to Certain Types of Morbid Content?

(47:17) The Perfect Ingredients for a Horror Movie

(57:14) Why is There Increasing Desensitisation to Morbid Content?

(01:02:59) Find Out More About Colton

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Conscious loving is about more than just romance, it’s about clarity, commitment, and growth. With endless advice on the internet on how to optimize your love life, what if the real answer is aligning your expectations and evolving together?

Expect to learn what conscious loving is and the difference from unconscious loving, why its important to feel your feeling and tell the truth in a relationship, what good commitment looks like, how to be more proactively benevolent in their relationship and stop “keeping score” in a culture that constantly teaches people to expect the even 50/50 split every level, what co-commitment is and the steps to building a co-commitment relationship, and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) The Key to Conscious Loving

(12:54) 10 Seconds of Sweaty Conversation

(16:02) Why You Should Be Truthful in a Relationship

(21:54) What are the Main Practical Obstacles in a Relationship?

(26:43) Creating a Safe Environment to Receive Truth

(37:41) Navigating Your Sense of Self in Conscious Relationships

(46:40) What is Co-Commitment?

(58:47) Breaking the Victimhood Pattern

(01:06:25) Men and Women Bring Different Things to the Table

(01:15:45) You are the Common Denominator in Your Life

(01:27:02) Find Out More About Gay

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For nearly a century, UFOs have captured our imagination as one of humanity’s greatest mysteries. Are they secret technology, alien visitors, or something else entirely? Who is behind them, what has been concealed, and what has been revealed about them? After decades of unanswered questions, are we any closer to uncovering the truth about these unknown objects in the sky?

Expect to learn why learning about UFOs is maladaptive to some people, how we know if UFOs are real or just a psy-op, if there are underground hidden bases with aliens scattered across the US, the connection with UFO sightings and nuclear sites, if UFOs might be just man made crafts or if there are other unknown technologies at play, if there is any evidence for antigravity currently and where it might come from, and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) Why is an Interest in UFOs Maladaptive?

(1:36) What Does a Modern UFO Investigator Look Like?

(12:03) Why is There So Little Evidence of UFOs?

(20:24) How Do We Know UFOs Aren’t a PSYOP?

(27:47) Are UFOs a Global Phenomenon?

(29:28) The Threat of Nuclear Sites

(35:57) Why are Non-Human Intelligences on Earth?

(38:56) Nuclear Site Interference by UFOs

(46:56) Are the Department of Energy Involved?

(55:58) How Far Can Civilians Go With UFO Research?

(01:00:19) What Physics are Behind UFOs?

(01:10:36) Where are We Currently in Physics?

(01:16:25) Why Was Townsend Brown’s Experiment Never Replicated?

(01:23:01) Why are Renegade Scientists So Highly Criticised?

(01:37:02) Where Elon Musk is Going Wrong with Space Exploration

(01:43:15) Are We Heading Towards an AI Takeover?

(01:48:40) Assessing the Probabilities of Non-Human Intelligence

(01:53:23) Consciousness in Quantum Physics

(02:09:37) Find Out More About Jesse

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Just how broken is education? For fifty years, lofty promises in education have yielded dismal results. Now, with AI, infinite knowledge at our fingertips, and personalized one-on-one learning, how radically different could the school of the future look?

Expect to learn what is fundamentally broken about the current education and school system, what kills motivation to excel in school for kids the most, if the issue with addiction to screen time and technology is to blame for lack of performance, how AI will revolutionize the education sector and which schools are already ahead of the curve, How Alpha school convinces skeptical parents that this radically different system will benefit their child, and much more…

Timestamps:

(0:00) Why is the School Model Broken?

(8:54) Why Has the Education System Resisted Innovation?

(11:23) Why We Need to Reinvent Our Education System

(18:58) How We Can Reimagine the School Day

(25:54) A Day in the Life at Alpha Schools

(35:08) Using AI in Education

(38:43) The Effectiveness of Using Technology in School

(43:29) How Learning is Measured at Alpha Schools

(51:20) Criticisms of Alpha Schools

(01:02:05) Where Will the Education System Be in 5 Years?

(01:06:28) Find Out More About Mackenzie

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Everything is bullshit. Your opinions, your arguments, even your thoughts. Most of it’s manufactured, borrowed, or absorbed without question. So if all that’s fake, what’s real? And if we can’t trust our own minds, or anyone else’s, what can we trust?

Expect to learn how we can use incentives more efficiently and how to look at incentives more accurately, if other-thinking and worrying is complete bullshit, why we have opinions, and if our preferences are just even more bullshit, why arguing is bullshit, why most arguments are actually pseudo arguments, why so much advice mostly bullshit and why we take it and why we give it, and much more…
Timestamps:

(0:00) Is Happiness Bulls**t?

(7:48) Incentives are Key to Human Behaviour

(12:33) Why Do We Have Opinions?

(19:36) Exposing the Status Game

(35:08) Are Opinions a Way to Test Loyalty?

(40:50) How Does Arguing Relate to Opinions?

(46:44) What’s the Difference Between an Argument and a Pseudo-Argument?

(52:43) What is a Deepity?

(01:01:14) The Differences Between Vague Bulls**t and Deep Bulls**t

(01:08:18) Find Out More About David

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The rise of AI marks the next great technological revolution, one that could reshape every aspect of our lives in just a few years. But how close are we to its golden age? And what warnings does the global AI race hold about the double-edged nature of progress?

Expect to learn what Dwarkesh has realised about human learning and human intelligence from architecting AI learning, if AGI is right around the corner and how far away it might be, if most Job Displacement Predictions right or wrong, why recent studies show that tools such as ChatGPT make our brains less active and our writing less original, what Dwarkesh’s favourite answer to AI’s creativity question, what he biggest things about America/West that China doesn’t understand, the best bull case for AI growth ahead and much more…

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(0:00) Has AI Accelerated Our Understanding of Human Intelligence?

(6:59) Where Do We Draw the Line with Plagiarism in AI?

(12:13) Does AI Have a Limit?

(17:29) Is AGI Imminent?

(21:26) Are LLMs the Blueprint for AGI?

(30:15) Retraining AI Based on User Feedback

(34:57) What Will the World Be Like with trueAGI?

(39:32) Are Big World Issues Linked to the Rise in AI?

(46:06) Is AI Homogenising Our Thoughts?

(51:10) How Should We Be Using AI?

(56:17) Should We Be Prioritising AI Risk and Safety?

(01:01:14) Why are We So Trusting of AI?

(01:11:09) The Importance of AI Researchers

(01:12:09) Where Does China's AI Progression Currently Stand?

(01:26:26) What Does China Think About the West?

(01:37:34) The Pace of AI is Overwhelming

(01:42:42) What is Ignored by the Media But Will Be Studied by Historians?

(01:50:41) Growing for Success

(02:06:40) Dwarkesh’s Learning Process

(02:09:28) Follow Your Instincts

(02:22:29) Digital-First Elections

(02:28:02) Becoming Respected by Those You Respect

(02:45:29) Find Out More About Dwarkesh

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How much does IQ really matter? Most of us have met people on both ends of the spectrum and wondered where we stand and what that means for our future. But is IQ truly fixed, or can it be shaped in some very surprising ways?

Expect to learn how much IQ matters in all areas of your life, what the pubic misunderstands about IQ, if we should be treating intelligence more like a skill than an inherent trait, why the obsession with IQ might just be a form of intellectual status-signaling, why imposter syndrome is shockingly common and some counterintuitive benefits to imposter syndrome, if traits like narcissism or sociopathy can ever be adaptive or useful, the most common misinterpretations of the Dunning-Kruger effect, and much more…

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(0:00) The Intelligence Test

(3:25) What is IQ?

(7:19) The Main Claims Around IQ

(12:35) How Important is IQ?

(17:50) More Claims Around IQ

(19:52) Can a High IQ Be a Disadvantage?

(22:25) Are IQ and Happiness Correlated?

(35:20) What Does the Future of IQ Research Look Like?

(36:31) - Deep Dive into Imposter Syndrome

(55:07) Re-examining the Dunning-Kruger Effect

(01:02:22) Deciding Your Own Attractiveness Level

(01:06:14) Misunderstandings About Personality Disorders

(01:16:56) The Differences Between Sociopaths and Psychopaths

(01:17:56) Are Narcissism and Sociopathy Adaptive Traits?

(01:23:27) Are We Over-Pathologizing Unpleasant People?

(01:25:02) Find Out More About Spencer

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What makes the female orgasm so mysterious? For generations, men across the globe have sought to decipher it, and many women share their curiosity as well. So why does the female orgasm even exist? What’s its evolutionary purpose? And have scientists like Dr. Robert King finally cracked the code?

Expect to learn what most people don’t understand about the female orgasm, why women have multiple orgasms and men don’t, the biggest predictors of the female orgasm, how much female desire of men is driven by other female’s desire of those men, what women want in men sexually, if penis size and length are as bog of factors as men tend to think, if there are similarities in reproductive anatomy across males and females, and much more…

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Timestamps:

(0:00) How Do You Get into Studying the Female Orgasm?

(2:23) What Does Sex Research Look Like?

(4:42) Misconceptions About the Female Orgasm

(11:16) How is the Female Orgasm Adaptive?

(24:38) What are the Biggest Predictors of Female Orgasms?

(28:26) Intrasexual Competition

(46:27) Catherine Salmon and the Dark Romance Genre

(52:42) Romanticisation of the Lesser Man

(54:45) Does Size Matter?

(58:59) Why is Ease of Orgasm So Varied?

(01:11:22) Do Orgasms Differ Depending on Sexual Relationships?

(01:16:19) Characterising Modern Sex Culture

(01:27:23) Find Out More About Dr Robert

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How do countries actually go broke? In a world of abundance, it’s easy to think the good times will last. But with global debt soaring, we may be nearing an unprecedented economic reckoning. History shows these cycles repeat; the question is, can we escape collapse and find a path to prosperity before it’s too late?

Expect to learn why Ray got interested in how and why countries go broke, how money and debt actually work, the 5 major forces that shaped history, how the debt cycle works to make the rich richer, how politics impact they global world order, what AI will do to disrupt the world as we know it, what most people get wrong about how countries actually fall apart, and much more…

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Moving from Macro Investing to Predicting Currency Fluctuations

(8:00) The Five Big Forces

(15:35) How Does the Debt Cycle Work?

(22:39) What Does It Mean for a Country to Not Pay Its Debts?

(29:24) To What Extent Do Economic Cycles Affect Politics?

(38:32) Why are Our Policies So Push and Pull?

(43:29) We're On the Brink of an Economic Downturn

(48:08) How Can We Understand the External Geo-Political Order?

(53:26) How China’s Ascension Relates to the First Two World Orders

(57:16) What Role Does Active Nature Have in the Modern World?

(01:02:03) The Predicted Impact of AI

(01:08:25) Is Anyone Safe From AI?

(01:13:15) Are Financial Cycles Worse Than Kinetic Wars?

(01:21:03) Is Ray Onto Something?

(01:23:56) Find Out More About Ray

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The manosphere isn’t what you think. Even though it is often labeled as toxic and extreme, the truth is a bit more complicated. So what’s really going on with men, dating, and masculinity as of today?

Expect to learn what the current state of the “manosphere” is, what constitutes being a part of it and what most people get wrong about it, what the rise and fall of the pickup community tell us about what men actually want versus what they’ve been told they should want, why the manosphere got harder and more political as started to grow, why gyms now serve as sanctuaries for disempowered men, what a truly male-inclusive progressive politics would look like, and much more…

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Is the Manosphere the New Toxic Masculinity?

(5:45) Did Adolescence Revive the Conversation?

(7:39) From the Pickup Artist to the Red Pill Guy

(15:05) How Male Judgement is Shaping the Manosphere

(18:00) The Influence of Influencers

(28:33) Who are the Lost Boys?

(35:42) Should We Be Worried About Our Consumption of Manosphere Content?

(42:51) The Recalibration of Traditional Male Roles

(53:20) Why is There No Left-Wing Manosphere?

(56:41) Is Progressivism is Harming Masculinity?

(01:01:19) Women are Not Status Objects

(01:07:10) Withholding Emotional Connections Due to Image is Destroying Relationships

(01:16:26) Find Out More About James

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Philosophy has a way of finding us in one form or another, sometimes in a book, sometimes in a moment of crisis. Thinkers like Nietzsche and Camus have helped shape how we see life, death, and everything in between. But can these ideas truly help us live better, or are we just dressing up our confusion in big words?

Expect to learn why so many people are attracted to the idea of existential philosophy and why its so seductive and alluring, why we have an obsession with the idea of authenticity, the ideas and works of Nietzsche and his philosophy, if existentialism aligns with religion or if it is anti-God in nature, what the great philosophers like Camus believe about romance, if there is such a thing as too much reflection, and much more…

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Timestamps:

(0:00) The Mind is a Collection of Modules

(7:03) Why is Existential Philosophy So Alluring?

(16:50) Why are Resentment and Resistance So Important?

(22:47) Looking for Joy When Overcoming Resistance

(35:27) What is the Role of the Ubermensch?

(37:01) Learning Lessons from Classic Fiction

(46:06) What is the Danger of Hyperconsciousness?

(52:34) Is Existentialism Intellectualised Depression?

(54:48) Why Wasn't Camus an Existentialist?

(01:04:39) Walking the Line Between Meaningfulness and Meaninglessness

(01:09:53) How to Keep Philosophy Down to Earth

(01:14:17) Is There Such a Thing as Too Much Reflection?

(01:21:36) Find Out More About Joe

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The world is evolving at an unprecedented pace. With the rise of AI, we're witnessing a collision between the old world and the new. As technology advances, the question becomes: how can innovation repair outdated systems and shape the future in marketing and beyond?

Expect to learn about Rory’s first experience to Buccee’s, what Rory’s thoughts are on Waymo, Autonomous driving and the current experience of going through airports, what are some unknown gems in the UK to visit that no one knows about, how Rory would improve food delivery apps, the future of AI in marketing and AI wearables, Rory’s advice for what people should do to optimise for attention, and much more…

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#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp

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To celebrate, I asked for questions from YouTube, X, and Instagram, so here’s another 90 minutes of me trying to answer as many as possible.

Expect to learn all about my new hairstyle, how to best deal with procrastination, which people are up next on my "Mount Rushmore" of podcast guests, what the current state of my health is, the best tips to manage stress, when podcast merch will be coming to a closet near you, which future music guests I want on the pod, the real power of money, and much more...

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Timestamps:

(0:00) - Go See Chris Live

(1:19) - What’s Up with the Curly Hair?

(3:28) - How To Deal with Procrastination

(5:39) - Chris’ Go-To Shorts

(6:58) - Future Musical Guests

(8:09) - Why Won’t She Commit?

(11:42) - Who’s in the Next ‘Infinity Gauntlet’?

(13:34) - Will James Sexton and Sadia Khan Be Back?

(13:56) - The Impact of the Male Sedation Hypothesis on Masculinity

(18:15) - Chris’ Medical Updates

(23:53) - The Negative Effects of Reality Shows

(28:47) - How Money Can Change Your Life

(32:49) - Top Tips on Stress Management

(36:36) - Where Will We Be in 10 Years?

(42:30) - Is Chris a Deano?

(44:04) - Cool Kids Names

(45:05) - How to Get Over Ghosting

(49:17) - Modern Wisdom Merch

(50:20) - A Love Life Catch-22

(56:58) - Dating in Your 30s

(01:00:24) - How the Modern Wisdom Team was Built

(01:02:19) - Are 20-Year-Olds Still Partying?

(01:04:39) - The Art of Drifting

(01:05:50) - How to Tackle Regret

(01:07:53) - Reading List

(01:09:38) - Being Loved for Being Your Authentic Self

(01:14:37) - The Benefits of Having Siblings

(01:16:07) - Thoughts on Travelling Alone

(01:17:06) - The Rise of Hybrid Athletes

(01:18:26) - Don’t Ruin Your Phone with a Phonecase

(01:19:15) - Comfort Over Style