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How War Shaped Human Evolution - David Geary - #1172
5 november 2026 · 1 uur 12 min
Dr David Geary is an evolutionary psychologist, cognitive scientist, professor at the University of Missouri, and author. Lees meer
Expect to learn the disturbing reasons why humans are so intelligent, why men are obsessed with status, money, and power, the biggest differences between male and female competition, why human progress comes at the cost of bloody battles and war, why violence is an inevitability of man, and much more…
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Timestamps:
(00:00) What Makes the Human Mind So Unique?
(08:58) Where Did All the Men Go 7,000 Years Ago?
(16:45) How Evolution Shaped Male and Female Reproductive Competition
(18:47) Is Male Ambition Driven by Reproductive Competition?
(21:11) Why Men and Women Compete Differently
(26:31) Did War Help Build Civilisation?
(29:38) How Civility Keeps Humanity From Chaos
(31:42) Why Humans Evolved to Imagine the Future
(37:40) Does Thinking About the Future Make Us Miserable?
(40:37) What Makes Human Babies So Unusual?
(43:49) The Modern Behaviours Only Evolution Can Explain
(49:05) Why Humans Crave Control
(53:20) Will We Ever Be Satisfied With the Control We Have?
(59:21) Would Modern Success Attributes Make Us Successful in the Past?
(01:06:05) The Most Important Principle for a Better Life
(01:08:21) Where to Find David
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How To Make Better Decisions (with way less uncertainty) - Joe Hudson - #1171
2 november 2026 · 1 uur 43 min
Joe Hudson is a coach, entrepreneur and a podcast host. Lees meer
Expect to learn how important it is to develop the skill of decision-making, why intelligent people often struggle the most with making decisions, how to spot the biggest indicators you are about to make a terrible decision, the things that separate someone who makes decisions quickly from someone who agonises over everything, how to distinguish genuine intuition from fear masquerading as intuition, and much more…
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Timestamps:
(00:00) How Your Decisions Shape Your Life
(02:27) Can You Train Yourself to Be More Decisive?
(03:34) Why Some People Struggle to Make Decisions
(04:30) Emotion vs Information: What Drives Our Decisions?
(11:03) The Secret to Making Great Decisions
(16:52) How Fear Holds Us Back
(25:43) Why You Should Trust Your Brain’s GPS
(29:27) Is Courage the Key to Better Decisions?
(32:36) The Hidden Trap of Audience Capture
(39:31) Why Your Principles Matter More Than You Think
(44:04) The Emotions That Control Your Decisions
(53:27) How to Make Conscious Choices
(01:03:43) How to Face the Biggest Decision of Your Life
(01:09:44) Why Change Feels So Scary
(01:12:47) What Actually Makes a Decision Bad?
(01:18:16) Is Seeking Reassurance a Form of Self-Abandonment?
(01:20:46) Is Decisi…
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The Art Of Growing Up (just enough) - James Smith - #1170
31 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 20 min
James Smith is a podcaster, author, personal trainer, and co-founder of the world's greatest clean energy drink, Neutonic. Lees meer
Expect to learn why solving your problems never leaves you with fewer of them, why more money buys less happiness than you’d expect, how James got arrested at 13 for shooting a stranger, why it's important to gamify your life, and much more…
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Timestamps:
(0:00) Why You’ll Never Have Fewer Problems
(5:34) You Can’t Speed-Run Hedonism
(8:00) The Danger Of Waiting To Have Kids
(12:41) Why You Still Feel Like A Teenager
(14:12) Crazy Experiences In Asia
(24:25) Manipulative But Loving Dating Advice
(30:21) Getting Kicked Out Of School
(34:31) When James Shot Someone In The Face
(44:36) Mumps, Parties & Dropping Out Of Uni
(51:16) Early Outcomes Don’t Predict Your Future
(58:28) Why You Can’t Speed-Run Success
(1:07:52) Your Worth Is Not About Performance
(1:12:37) The 3 Paths For People Who Still Aren’t Happy
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35 Emotions Explained By Evolutionary Psychology - Rob Kurzban - #1169
29 oktober 2026 · 2 uur 28 min
Rob Kurzban is a psychologist and an author. Lees meer
Expect to learn why we should view emotions through the lens of evolution, the hidden reason why humans aren’t filled with existential anxiety at all times, what happens to your brain when you don’t express gratitude often, the secret message depression might be trying to communicate to your subconscious, what the most difficult emotions to explain are, and much more…
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Timestamps:
(00:00) How Evolution Explains Our Emotions
(01:21) Why Do Humans Need Emotions at All?
(03:44) How Emotions Measure and Motivate
(08:09) The Hidden Intelligence of Body Maintenance
(11:17) Why Humans Are So Good at Pooping
(13:24) How the Body Uses Nausea as a Tactical Response
(17:31) The Evolutionary Reason We Fear Small Spaces
(21:21) Why You’re Not Attracted to Your Siblings
(30:59) The Most Surprising Thing About Anxiety
(35:46) How Much Anxiety Is Actually Normal?
(39:37) Why Everyone Feels Overstimulated
(40:44) Can Panic Actually Be Useful?
(42:53) Are Aesthetic Pleasures Different From Sensory Pleasures?
(45:10) Why Humans Love Grooming Each Other
(51:57) Where Does Our Spice Tolerance End?
(55:40) What Is Fun and Excitement?
(58:01) Is Music Just Sexual Signalling?
(01:03:35) How Hunger Can Work Against Us
(01:09:44) Which Emotions Are Uniquely Human?
(01:18:01) Nature vs Culture: Where Do Emotions Come …
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Crypto Scams, Dopamine Websites, Tasteful Slop & Vape Shop Energy - Rabbit Hole #6 - #1168
26 oktober 2026 · 2 uur 8 min
In this episode, we explore: Lees meer
The strange crypto honey traps that people are falling for.
The rise of South Korea's fake shopping dopamine websites
How to develop good taste in a world of slop.
and much more…
Guests
Jack Butcher is an entrepreneur, designer, and digital artist.
Shaan Puri is an entrepreneur, former CEO, podcaster and an angel investor.
George Mack is a writer, marketer and entrepreneur.
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Why Britain Is Android and America Is iOS
(02:11) Is Jean Phil an AI Crypto Scam?
(12:32) Can You Really Trust Prediction Markets?
(18:50) What Power Laws Make All Other Laws Irrelevant?
(28:52) Why Competition Only Exists When You Believe You Can Win
(36:46) Are Dopamine Websites Just Shopping Porn?
(39:54) Why TV Shows Have to Keep Repeating the Plot
(41:13) Why Detailed Movie Commentary Is So Popular
(45:34) Could You Win Scrabble in a Language You Don’t Speak?
(48:03) Do All Chickens Come From Just Two Types?
(50:18) Is the Story Behind Art Better Than the Art Itself?
(56:50) The Marketing Genius of Grey Goose
(01:00:35) Can We Define ‘Taste’ and ‘Slop’?
(01:06:36) Can AI Ever Be High Effort?
(01:14:20) Is Everything Porn or a Casino?
(01:20:02) Should Kids Be Allowed to Use Devices?
(01:31:28) Are Brain Gyms on the Horizon?
(01:34:03) Will Stupidity Become a Status Symbol?
(01:36:13) Is the Moderate Left Becoming Less Cringe?
(01:41:44) Are Heaven and Hell Like We Imagine?
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Positive Psychology Founder: How To Stop Your Negative Thoughts - Martin Seligman - #1167
24 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 21 min
Dr. Martin Seligman is a psychologist, professor at the University of Pennsylvania, pioneer of positive psychology, and author. Lees meer
Expect to learn why some people experience exactly the same adversity and come out more resilient; which traits matter the most in life: efficacy, optimism, or imagination; what people 2,000 years from now possess psychologically that we don’t possess today; if you can be highly competent but still have very little agency, what actually makes life worth living and much more…
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Has Martin Always Been a Scientific Rebel?
(03:07) Why Martin Chose Mastery and Agency
(09:24) The Epiphany That Changed Martin’s Career
(17:50) Can You Train Your Brain to Be Optimistic?
(27:50) Optimism vs Agency: What’s the Difference?
(29:16) Is Agency the Biggest Predictor of Success?
(32:04) How Our Understanding of Agency Has Evolved
(38:55) How to Inject Agency Into Your Life
(42:22) Is AI the Key to Unlocking Human Creativity?
(54:41) Does Our Environment Shape Our Understanding of Agency?
(57:08) Were Humans Conscious 3000 Years Ago?
(01:02:04) Why Agency Is Double-Edged
(01:04:39) Are Optimists More Successful?
(01:13:48) What Actually Makes a Good Life?
(01:15:04) Martin’s Most Underrated Work
(01:18:48) Why Being Boring Is a Choice
(01:19:34) Where to Find Martin
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Why Men & Women Are Giving Up On Each Other - Daniel Cox - #1166
22 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 54 min
Daniel Cox is a researcher, pollster and Director of the Survey Center on American Life. Lees meer
Expect to learn why men and women understand each other less than they used to, why young women feel less safe despite so much progress, what parents should do differently if they want their children to eventually have successful relationships, what young men incorrectly believe about women because of the internet, why political compatibility became romantic compatibility and much more…
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Do Men and Women Understand Each Other?
(05:53) What the Man vs Bear Debate Really Revealed
(08:48) Why Do Women Feel So Unsafe?
(14:23) Does the Internet Bring Out the Worst in Us?
(17:45) What Men Get Wrong About Women
(27:07) How Financial Independence Changed Relationships
(30:38) Are Smaller Families Making Us Less Community-Minded?
(42:07) Is AI Making Us More Antisocial?
(46:35) Why Are More People Staying Single?
(56:30) Why Men and Women See Cheating Differently
(01:05:03) Is Modern Education Failing Boys?
(01:12:26) What Are Young Men Supposed to Aspire To?
(01:15:54) Is Monk Mode Helping or Hurting Men?
(01:22:12) How Loneliness Differs Between Men and Women
(01:26:34) Are Women Better at Emotional Support?
(01:32:35) How Politics Is Driving Men and Women Apart
(01:46:37) Can We Reverse the Rise of Uncoupling?
(01:53:…
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The Most Hardcore Military Stories In History - The Fat Electrician - #1165
19 oktober 2026 · 2 uur 48 min
The Fat Electrician (aka Nic Palmer) is a military veteran, comedian and YouTuber. Lees meer
Expect to learn why we don’t promote war heroes anymore and what most heroes have in common, behind the stories of Logan Westin, Pappy Gun, and other not well-known heroes of past wars, what the most hardcore animals in military history were, whether it is possible to have war heroes anymore, and much more…
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Timestamps:
(00:00) What Does the Fat Electrician Actually Do?
(01:50) Where Have America’s War Heroes Gone?
(09:46) What Do History’s Greatest Heroes Have in Common?
(13:57) The Forgotten Heroism of Logan Weston
(33:49) How Logan Weston Became a Green Beret
(37:07) Does Modern Warfare Have Room for Heroes?
(41:39) Why Did WWII Veterans Stay Silent?
(53:12) The Rebellious Pappy Gunn
(01:07:52) Why WWII Heroes Were Built Different
(01:10:48) Why Britain Refuses to Embrace Air Conditioning
(01:18:20) Britain’s Craziest Military Inventions
(01:22:48) Did the Allies Try to Feminise Hitler?
(01:28:06) The Most Hardcore Animals Ever Used in Warfare
(01:39:12) Why the Battle of Trenton Changed America
(01:44:25) What Everyone Gets Wrong About Bravery
(01:47:42) Why America Really Wants Greenland
(01:51:32) The Forgotten Jobs That Win Wars
(01:55:55) The Incredible Story of Sniper Ed Eaton
(02:11:32) Is It Intimidating to Cover Someone Who’s Still Alive?
(02:18:42) Why the Fat Electrician Is …
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Why Pessimism Makes Dumb Ideas Sound Smart - David Deutsch - #1164
17 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 12 min
David Deutsch is a British physicist, a pioneering researcher in quantum computation, and author. Lees meer
Expect to learn how David has changed his views on the limits of human potential in recent years, why people should have an optimistic view of the world, which current problem most people are unnecessarily pessimistic about right now, what the largest issues are in modern education, why AGI will not pose a great threat to humans, what makes for a good life and much more…
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Timestamps:
(00:00) How Is Knowledge Created?
(04:19) Do We Misunderstand Being Wrong?
(10:01) Why We Should Never Aspire to Be Certain
(21:29) Will We Ever Solve the Fermi Paradox?
(23:53) Is Optimism the Most Rational Worldview?
(28:41) Why Does Pessimism Masquerade as Sophistication?
(31:42) Should We Be Afraid of AI?
(37:27) Why LLMs Can’t Take Over the World
(44:08) What Is Creativity?
(48:05) Is Our Education System Built on a Mistake?
(53:35) How Should We Reinvent Education?
(55:27) Can Too Much Discipline Hold You Back?
(01:03:24) The Philosophy Behind a Good Life
(01:09:16) What Is David Working On?
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9 Harsh Truths No One Wants To Admit - Shaan Puri - #1163
15 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 38 min
Shaan Puri is an entrepreneur, former CEO, podcaster, and angel investor. Lees meer
Expect to learn why the economy is basically run on insecure people, why it's better to ask for forgiveness rather than permission, what’s holding most young people back from achieving more, why you should follow your obsessions, the importance of leaving your hometown at some point in your life, why greatness is the most overrated trait we tend to admire, and much more…
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Timestamps:(00:00) How the Economy Targets Vulnerability
(05:42) Why You Should Adopt the ABZ Method
(12:06) Is Asking for Advice Just Asking for Permission?
(20:26) The Battle Between Courage and Fear
(24:17) Is Your Environment Holding You Back?
(33:15) Why You Should Listen to Your Obsessions
(42:21) Don’t Keep Your “Iron John” in the Cage
(55:51) How to Go From Good Boy to Great King
(59:21) Why Finding Success Creates More Work
(01:12:26) The Hidden Cost of Greatness
(01:24:25) The Ultimate Test of a Successful Relationship
(01:36:49) What’s Next for Shaan?
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“This Is The Most Important Subject I’ve Ever Covered” - Robert Greene - #1162
12 oktober 2026 · 2 uur 21 min
Robert Greene is an author and historian. Lees meer
Expect to learn why Robert chose to write about the ‘Sublime’, why you feel so miserable all of the time, and how to make life feel magical again, if we’re mistakenly trying to recover childhood through novelty, travel, drugs and stimulation, how you can access the sublime more readily, Why it’s so difficult for us to comprehend how people in the past genuinely experienced reality differently and much more…
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Why Write About the Sublime?
(09:54) Did Our Ancestors Experience Life Differently?
(13:40) What Is the Sublime?
(20:11) The Mind-Blowing Probability of Human Life
(27:40) Is Your Ego Blocking the Sublime?
(32:00) What Is Your Daemon Trying to Tell You?(
40:24) The Arc of Transcendence
(47:12) Is It Your Daemon or Just Impulsivity?
(53:21) How to Know You’re on the Right Path
(01:00:52) Don’t Let Fear Hold You Back
(01:06:00) Why Understanding Scale Changes Everything
(01:10:23) How History Changes Your Perspective
(01:18:54) Does History Repeat Itself?
(01:24:06) Has Science Made It Harder to Access the Sublime?
(01:28:57) What We Get Wrong About Paganism
(01:33:41) Are Supernatural Abilities Just Senses We Can’t Access Anymore?\
(01:44:16) How Your Environment Awakens Your Senses
(02:01:39) How to Rediscover Your Sense of Wonder
(02:08:59) The Biggest Lesson From The Law of the Sublime
(02:19:31) Where to Find Robert
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The Only 12 Lessons Buried In Every Self-Help Book - Spencer Greenberg - #1161
10 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 27 min
Spencer Greenberg is a mathematician, founder, CEO & creator of ClearerThinking.org Lees meer
Expect to learn the most valuable lessons from over 500+ personal development books, why understanding values are so hard, which popular self-help advice turned out to have surprisingly little substance behind it, why intelligent people seem particularly vulnerable to overthinking, how people tell the difference between hype and legitimate effective strategies or innovation and much more…
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Why Have We Become So Disillusioned With Self-Help?
(05:00) Is Self-Help Just Old Advice Repackaged?
(06:55) The Biggest Self-Development Strategies That Aren’t Backed Up
(08:59) How to Find the Right Self-Help Strategy
(12:56) Should We Focus on Intrinsic Values?
(18:18) How to Work Out What You Actually Value
(20:47) The Science of Building Habits That Stick
(25:42) Are You Setting Goals the Wrong Way?
(27:42) Why Is Focusing on Fear So Important?
(38:13) How Your Mental State Controls Your Performance
(40:36) The Relationship Between the Mind and Body
(42:27) The Best Ways to Combat Overthinking
(50:22) Can Anyone Rewire Their Thinking?
(55:25) The Peak Productivity Formula
(01:00:07) How to Become More Efficient
(01:03:05) Why Everyone Needs ‘Glad You Did It’ Activities
(01:08:26) Is Willpower Enough to Solve Your Problems?
(01:12:16) The Power of Positive Thinking
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CIA Whistleblower: Who Actually Runs The US Government? - John Kiriakou - #1160
8 oktober 2026 · 2 uur 36 min
John Kiriakou is a former CIA counterterrorism officer, intelligence whistleblower, journalist, and author. Lees meer
Expect to learn who’s actually controlling the US government, what John thinks of the new Paramount/Warner Bros. Skydance Merger, why we should be worried about and taking China more seriously, if brainwashing is real in CIA interrogation techniques, the most impressive CIA operations they pulled off, why John plays Angry Birds every morning and much more…
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Why Should We Believe an Ex-CIA Agent?
(00:44) Will John Ever Receive a Presidential Pardon?
(03:25) Who Really Controls America?
(11:32) Inside the CIA’s Levels of Security
(15:26) The CIA’s Most Classified Operations
(16:44) Does the CIA Classify Embarrassing Information?
(17:54) Could Big Tech Become More Powerful Than the CIA?
(20:37) Is the CIA Spying on American Citizens?
(25:54) Why We Should Be Worried About China
(30:53) How Foreign Spies Infiltrate the US Government
(39:50) What Will CIA Whistleblowers Be Leaking in 10 Years?
(43:18) Is Mass Surveillance the Price of Safety?
(47:51) Is Brainwashing Real?
(58:45) The Chicken Farmer Who Brought Down Hitler
(01:03:30) Inside Operation Grim Beeper
(01:06:03) The Greatest Intelligence Operations Ever
(01:11:41) Can America Legally Kidnap Foreign Nationals?
(01:17:20) Was 9/11 the Most Complex Intelligence Operation Ever?…
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4 Men Share How They Hit Rock Bottom (and got out) - Dr K, Joe Hudson & Connor Beaton - #1159
5 oktober 2026 · 2 uur 21 min
Expect to learn: Lees meer
What it takes to climb the mountain of success as a man.
The catalysts that propel people forward to make real and lasting change.
How to come back from rock bottom.
and much more…
Guests:
Joe Hudson is a coach, entrepreneur and a podcast host.
Dr K is a psychiatrist, Harvard Medical School instructor, co-founder of Healthy GamerGG, Twitch streamer and a YouTuber.
Connor Beaton is a men’s life coach, founder of ManTalks and an author focusing on men’s wellness and personal growth.
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Timestamps:
(00:00) How Can Men Actually Win the Game?(11:33) Do We Choose When We Hit Rock Bottom?(25:01) Was Love Island Chris’ Rock Bottom?(33:53) The Moment Joe Knew He’d Hit Rock Bottom(43:18) How Karma Led Dr K to Rock Bottom(54:56) When Self-Hatred Becomes Rock Bottom(01:03:10) The Beauty of Knowing You’ve Made It(01:15:13) What Does Karma Actually Mean?(01:23:59) Is the Work Ever Done?(01:32:33) Why You Need a Mountain to Climb(01:40:18) Is Awareness the Key to Conquering Desire?(01:54:22) Why Confronting Your Shame Changes Everything(02:11:54) Is Rock Bottom Really About Shame?
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Willpower Expert: The Secret To Effortless Discipline - Angela Duckworth - #1158
3 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 41 min
Angela Duckworth is a psychologist, professor at the University of Pennsylvania, and an author. Lees meer
Expect to learn what Angela has learned about her worldview since writing GRIT, if removing friction from your life is making you weaker, how important physical environments are and when to change them, how to know whether you have an environmental problem or a willpower one, how to engineer your environment to enhance grit and much more…
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Timestamps:
(00:00) How Has Angela’s Worldview Changed?
(01:46) When Does Grit Stop Being Useful?
(08:37) Should You F**k Your Feelings and Just Work Harder?
(11:07) Discipline: Is It Willpower or Engrained?
(18:25) How Does Environment Impact Success?
(24:03) The Most Underrated Environment Design Hacks
(28:03) Why Groups Make Goals Easier
(35:15) Why Modern Life Is Making Us More Isolated
(38:56) Do You Really Need a Mentor?
(46:11) Can Grit Lead to Burnout?
(52:37) The Best Way to Recover From Burnout
(56:37) Chris’ Experience With Burnout
(01:05:45) Why Alignment Changes Everything
(01:09:15) How Angela Redesigned Her Environment
(01:12:16) Does Removing Friction Make Life Weaker?
(01:24:04) When to Push Harder and When to Change Direction
(01:27:28) How to Engineer a Culture of Excellence
(01:38:45) What’s Next for Angela?
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How To Go Hard, Even When You Don’t Want To - Sam Sulek - #1157
1 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 41 min
Sam Sulek is a professional bodybuilder and YouTuber. Lees meer
Expect to learn Sam’s thoughts on evidence-based exercises, how Sam is balancing married life with his career ambitions, how to lock in on your diet and exercise for the upcoming Winter, why Sam chose to coach himself instead of hiring coaches, what to do if you’re feeling lost and not where you want to be in life, and much more…
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Timestamps:
(00:00) How Sam Keeps Raising the Bar
(09:40) Why Mastering the Basics Beats Over-Optimisation
(15:05) Is Boy Kibble Better Than It Looks?
(20:04) The Art of Managing Your Exposure
(23:07) How Has Married Life Changed Sam?
(33:42) How to Boss Your Winter Arc
(42:04) Why Changing Direction Is a Superpower
(48:25) The Best Way to Enter 2027 With Momentum
(52:40) How to Escape a Downward Spiral
(57:31) The Trailblazers of Bodybuilding Culture
(01:05:41) What Has Sam Learnt From Chris Bumstead?
(01:16:27) The Benefits of Coaching Yourself
(01:24:44) Whose Bodybuilding Advice Would Sam Trust?
(01:26:36) Why Sam Is Invested in Peptides
(01:36:39) Would Sam Ever Try GLP-1s?
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James Sexton, Matt McCusker & Rick Glassman - Mostly Wise #4 - #1156
28 september 2026 · 3 uur 2 min
In the fourth episode of Mostly Wise, we explore: Lees meer
If there is any sexual tension between clients and divorce lawyers.
Why Rick can't hook up with someone he isn't in love with.
Where all the hot goth girls up and disappeared to.
The craziest clauses found in James' clients' prenuptial agreements.
How to talk to your partner about gaining weight.
Gen Z's big problem with being the most sexless generation.
And much more...
Guests
James Sexton is a New York-based divorce attorney and author, known for his expertise in family law and insights on marriage and divorce.
Matt McCusker is a comedian, writer, author and podcaster.
Rick Glassman is a comedian, actor, and podcaster.
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Timestamps:
(00:00) The Problem With Blowjobs and Granola
(08:16) Why Being a Divorce Lawyer Is Surprisingly Sexy
(13:39) Who Is Fred Rogers?
(17:07) Do People Hide Their Friendship With James?
(20:29) Why James Tailors Every Case to the Judge
(26:28) Does James Ever Feel Guilty About Winning?
(30:06) Does Rick Need to Have More Casual Sex?
(42:13) Why Funny and Attractive Is So Hard to Find
(54:31) Are Modern Dating Standards Getting Ridiculous?
(58:50) The Craziest Prenup Clause James Has Ever Seen
(01:04:31) What Are Women Demanding in Prenups?
(01:13:42) Can You Tell Your Partner They’ve Gained Weight?
(01:17:06) Are Personal Politics Ruining Relationships?
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How To Make Your Creativity Beat The Algorithm (Live Performance) - Dylan Gossett - #1155
26 september 2026 · 1 uur 29 min
Dylan Gossett is a country singer, songwriter, and music producer. Lees meer
Dylan's breakout hit 'Coal' took him from an aspiring musician in Austin, Texas, to a rising name in country music. But what did that seemingly overnight success actually take, how has it changed his life, and what has he learned about making a living doing what he loves?
Expect to learn the creative process behind Dylan’s hit ‘Coal’ and the decisions he made to engineer it for max virality, what it was like being an overnight success, how Dylan’s writing process differs from the typical Nashville music machine, the impacts of AI on songwriting and the music industry as a whole, how to not be captured by your audience and let your creativity thrive, and much more…
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(00:00) The Story Behind Dylan’s Breakout Song ‘Coal’
(09:56) How to Avoid Getting Lost in the Music Industry
(18:11) Why Being Unpolished Feels More Authentic
(20:50) Is Country Music Having a Renaissance?
(22:47) Is the Song Actually Good or Just Viral?
(28:07) Why Staying Successful Is Harder Than Getting There
(32:29) Inside Dylan’s Songwriting Process
(37:28) Do Artists Still Write Their Own Songs?
(51:02) Why We Shouldn’t Always Take Shortcuts
(01:01:16) Is Emotion the Secret to Dylan’s Music?
(01:03:08) Why Sad Men Are Taking Over Country Music
(01:09:24) The Hardest Emotions to Turn Into Music
(01:14:52) Don’t Lose Yourself Chasing an Audience
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“This Will Be The Most Violent Election Of Our Lifetime” - Robert Pape #1154
24 september 2026 · 1 uur 43 min
Robert Pape is a political scientist, professor at the University of Chicago, and author. Lees meer
Why is political violence on the rise in America? With the midterm elections approaching, could this be one of the most consequential elections of our lifetime? What’s driving the hostility, what’s actually at stake, and how could the outcome shape America for years to come?
Expect to learn why we’ve entered into a new era of violent populism, why January 6, 2027, will be a major breaking point for both political parties, why the upcoming midterms might be the most dangerous election of our lifetimes, how normal people become radicalised on both sides of the spectrum, why Trump is at the center of political violence for both the left and right, and much more…
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Is Political Violence America’s #1 Threat?
(05:28) Populism vs Violent Populism: What’s the Difference?
(06:49) How Much Do Americans Support Political Violence?
(14:44) Is Political Violence Coming From the Right or Left?
(20:28) Violent Populism Across the Political Spectrum
(23:52) How Peaceful Protests Turn Violent
(36:06) How Widespread Is Violent Populism?
(43:27) What Does a Political Violence Supporter Look Like?
(48:57) How Do Ordinary People Become Radicalised?
(56:01) Does Supporting Political Violence Make It More Likely?
(01:03:24) Are Violent Extremists or Their Sympathisers Worse?
(01:06:14) Is Violent Populism E…
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The New Way For Ordinary People To Build Wealth - Tony Robbins - #1153
21 september 2026 · 1 uur 30 min
Tony Robbins is a life and business coach, entrepreneur and #1 New York Times Bestselling author. Lees meer
Christopher Zook is an investor, founder and chairman.
How do you protect and grow your money when the markets feel so unpredictable? Tony Robbins has written extensively about money and investing, and he’s back with practical advice for everyday investors. So which strategies hold up in turbulent times, what costly mistakes should you avoid, and how can you make smarter decisions today to build a more secure financial future?
Expect to learn the new strategies of investing from some of the nation's most successful funds, what Tony’s new philosophy and formula on investing is, which investing advice people still repeat today that is completely outdated, how normal people can get investing access to some of the world's fastest-growing companies, if we are in a genuine market bubble and much more…
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Tony’s Rules for Building Wealth
(11:07) Is the S&P 500 Still a Smart Investment?
(15:08) What Does Real Diversification Look Like?
(20:03) The Investment Opportunities Everyone Overlooks
(32:33) Which Investments Are Riskier Than They Seem?
(36:09) Why Risk-Averse Investors Need More Diversification
(41:22) How a Scarcity Mindset Shapes Your Investments
(46:10) Can an Abundance Mindset Make You Reckless?
(51:22) Why Everyone N… -
Why Sydney Sweeney Has Two Big Targets On Her Chest - William Costello - #1152
19 september 2026 · 1 uur 8 min
William Costello is a psychology researcher and Ph.D. student specialising in evolutionary psychology. Lees meer
Expect to learn why the internet is in an uproar of Sydney Sweeney's latest ad campaign, why so many women vehemently hate Sydney Sweeney and not other creators who do similar stunts, why Sydney became so polarising in the feminist movement, what the double standard Sydney Sweeney is held to says about the modern feminist agenda and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Has Sydney Sweeney Set Women’s Sports Back 40 Years?
(11:36) Is the Backlash Worse Than the Ad?
(12:53) Why Do Women Hate Sydney Sweeney?
(23:12) Sydney vs Sabrina: Who Are They Performing For?
(28:34) Why Do Women Downplay Themselves?
(34:53) Would a Man Have Received the Same Backlash?
(37:08) Can You Trust a “Guy’s Girl”?
(39:52) Does Sydney Sweeney Challenge the Victim Narrative?
(41:45) What Body Types Do Men Actually Prefer?
(46:16) What Connects Sydney Sweeney and the Lindsay Clancy Case?
(48:05) Do Women Resent Natural Beauty?
(55:14) Should Gambling Ads Be Banned?
(01:03:29) Is Sydney Sweeney Distracting Us From Bigger Stories?
(01:04:40) Is Calling Out Hypocrisy Actually Persuasive?
(01:07:30) Where to Find WilliamExtra Stuff:
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The Brutal Reality For Most Men Today (& how to fix it) - Dr K HealthyGamer - #1151
17 september 2026 · 3 uur 4 min
Dr K is a psychiatrist, Harvard Medical School instructor, co-founder of Healthy GamerGG, Twitch streamer and a YouTuber. Lees meer
Why do so many young men feel stuck? From porn and gambling to video games, distractions and instant gratification seem harder to escape than ever. So how do you break free from the habits holding you back? And can you find a healthy balance between enjoying the moment and building a more fulfilling life?
Expect to learn what actually happens to your brain when you gamble, watch porn and play video games, why so many men are addicted to these vices, what prediction markets are doing to the minds of the younger generation, if AI therapy is actually good enough for most people's problems, what everyone got wrong about the Lindsay Clancy case and much more…
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Why Young Men Are So Vulnerable to Addiction
(04:55) Are Video Games Actually Bad for You?
(13:59) Why Gambling Is a Terrible Success Strategy
(22:45) Are AI and GLP-1s Doing More Harm Than Good?
(28:21) The Binge Eating to Eating Disorder Pipeline
(38:01) What Gambling Does to Your Brain
(43:54) Why We Get Hooked on Dopamine Hits
(50:16) How to Rebuild Your Tolerance for Boredom
(57:44) Can Addictive Behaviours Ever Be Safe?
(59:40) Is Addiction a Choice or a Compulsion?
(01:04:07) Have We Been Lied to About GLP-1s?
(01:13:36) Should Men Retrain Their Penis?
(01:33:18) How Social Anxiety Impacts Your Sex Life
(01:37:17) Are Sex Toys Making Women Harder to Satisfy?
(01:43:33) Can AI Companions Actually Cure Loneliness?
(01:47:52) Can AI Trigger Psychosis?
(01:50:23) Is AI Therapy the Future of Mental Health?
(01:52:49) Are Therapists Turning Parents Into the Villain?
(02:11:26) Was Lindsay Clancy Experiencing Psychosis?
(02:27:35) Can Psychosis Involve Premeditation?
(02:33:31) Did Lindsay Clancy’s Medication Lead Her to Murder?
(02:34:49) Was Lindsay Failed by the Healthcar… -
“This Is The Culmination Of Everything I Know” - Dr Andrew Huberman #1150
14 september 2026 · 2 uur 32 min
Dr Andrew Huberman is a neuroscientist, Associate Professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine, podcaster and author. Lees meer
What does it take to live a healthy, thriving life? In his upcoming book, Dr Andrew Huberman brings together his defining work on health and wellness, covering everything from exercise and supplements to sleep and morning sunlight. So which protocols make the biggest difference, and how can we put them into a daily practice?
Expect to learn how to detox from microplastics, how to get rid of your brain fog, the tips and tricks to help focus better, what the best ways to feel present are without meditation, the 4 steps to break any bad habit, Andrew’s thoughts on nicotine and its pros and cons, if we are in the midst of an overoptimisation wave and much more…
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Timestamps:
(00:00) The Cortisol Hack to Unlock Your Day
(07:16) Can You Actually Train Your Willpower?
(18:21) The Hidden Formula for Better Learning and Focus
(30:47) What Are the Best Protocols to Manage Stress?
(39:06) The Optimal Mindset for Learning
(42:34) Is Presence the Secret to Happiness?
(53:21) Why Men Reevaluate Everything in Their Late 20s
(58:20) How to Make Sense of Life’s Contradictions
(01:15:14) Do We Already Have the Tools to Be Healthy?
(01:20:11) Is This the Ultimate Detox Protocol for Microplastics?
(01:29:45) The Devastating…
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Raccoon Wars, Lindsay Clancy, NFL Scammers & Past Crimes - Matt McCusker #1149
12 september 2026 · 1 uur 37 min
Matt McCusker is a comedian, writer, author and podcaster. Lees meer
Expect to learn what Chris’ raccoon wars are all about, Matt reacts to Tolstoy’s diary entries and the Lindsay Clancy trial, what Matt’s former life as an ethical drug dealer was like, the great joys of becoming a father, Matt’s thoughts on the fake 49ers football player, why Matt would make for a poor private investigator and much more…
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Do Raccoons Love Urkel Cereal?
(04:09) Bourgeois vs Bosh: Who Is the Epitome of Britain?
(10:20) The Vicious Farts That Wake Up Your Partner
(14:32) Can You Get More American Than Bull Riding?
(20:39) Is Line Dancing the Next Big Cult?
(28:37) Is This the Biggest NFL Scam?
(31:47) How Lindsay Clancy Divided America
(40:32) Why Support After Birth Is So Important
(45:45) Why Having Kids Makes Getting Hit in the Nuts Worth It
(56:20) Are We All Natural Pessimists?
(01:10:02) Was Matt a Bad Drug Dealer?
(01:18:36) Are Life’s Clichés Actually Right?
(01:25:19) Ending Up in the Same Spot Isn’t the Same as Having Never Left
(01:33:34) Was Matt a Private Investigator?
(01:36:40) Where to Find Matt
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Best Peptides, Stem Cells, Testosterone & Exercise Hacks - Biohacking Roundtable - #1148
10 september 2026 · 2 uur 50 min
In this Biohacking Roundtable, we explore: Lees meer
What the best peptides for health & muscle building are.
The latest biohacking tech that is real but sounds like science fiction.
Which longevity supplements offer the most bang for your buck & are worth your time.
The best diet and foods to eat to maximise longevity.
and much more…
Guests:
Dr Gabrielle Lyon is a functional medicine physician and Founder of the Institute of Muscle-Centric Medicine.
Ben Greenfield is a biohacker, coach, author, speaker, and Ironman Triathlete.
Brigham Buhler is a healthcare entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Ways2Well, and co-founder of ReviveRx Pharmacy.
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Science-Backed Peptide Regimes
(06:24) The Health Hacks Scientists Actually Swear By
(21:14) Do Heat Shock Proteins Really Matter?
(23:39) Why Resonance Breathing Is So Powerful
(26:54) Are MUSE Stem Cells the Next Big Breakthrough?
(36:01) Are GLP-1s Causing Too Much Muscle Loss?
(45:00) How GLP-1s Could Be Changing Desire
(53:49) Why Has Testosterone Become So Demonised?
(01:06:44) Should We Be Prioritising Testosterone?
(01:12:20) The Fight Against the Peptide Ban
(01:23:56) Health Freedom vs Protection: Where’s the Line?
(01:29:14) Is Plasmapheresis the Next Longevity Breakthrough?
(01:35:53) The Best Cost-Free Longevity Interventions
(01:44:21) Is Proteinmaxxing Overhyped?
(01:49:09) Is Fibre the Next Big Health Trend?
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The Hidden Psychology Of Highly Sensitive People - Dr Sasha Hamdani - #1147
7 september 2026 · 1 uur 24 min
Dr Sasha Hamdani is a psychiatrist, ADHD specialist and author. Lees meer
Why are some people more emotionally sensitive than others? If you feel things more deeply, you’re not alone, and emotional sensitivity can be both a gift and a challenge. So, how can highly sensitive people manage intense emotions, and how can those close to them better understand and support them?
Expect to learn what being a highly-sensitive person feels like, what Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria is and why social rejection hurts so much, why some people are more emotionally sensitive than others, why some people need constant reassurance, if you can build self-esteem without external validation, the benefits of being emotionally fragile, if emotional dysregulation is central to ADHD and much more…
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Inside the Mind of an Emotionally Sensitive Person
(02:28) Is Rejection at the Heart of Emotional Sensitivity?
(05:14) Why Social Rejection Hurts So Much
(06:41) What Actually Causes Emotional Sensitivity?
(13:19) Do Some People Feel Emotions More Intensely?
(16:28) How Hormones Shape Emotional Sensitivity
(19:43) Why Have Humans Evolved to Be So Sensitive?
(20:58) Are Men Just as Emotionally Sensitive?
(31:33) The Hidden Strengths of Emotional Sensitivity
(35:23) Do Sensitive People Need More Validation?
(37:55) How Rejection Dysphoria Affects Rel…
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Couples Therapist: Why Your Brain Turns Your Partner Into An Enemy - Stan Tatkin -#1146
5 september 2026 · 1 uur 9 min
Dr Stan Tatkin is a psychologist, couples therapist, researcher and author. Lees meer
How can couples effectively navigate and repair emotional wounds? While many believe it’s best to sleep on a conflict, could repairing the rupture quickly actually be healthier? What other habits help a relationship not only survive conflict, but flourish?
Expect to learn why romantic attachment relationships are neurochemically the hardest ones to navigate, if love is enough to maintain a relationship, what the most important agreements couples should make are, why it’s important to have the ability to repair disagreements quickly, why resentment tends to accumulate in relationships, if we learn to truly love ourselves even if no one else ever truly has and much more…
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Are Great Relationships Design or Desire?
(01:09) Why Are Relationships So Hard to Navigate?
(03:09) Is Love Alone Enough to Make Relationships Last?
(09:23) Why Relationship Practicalities Can Be Romantic
(12:49) The Importance of Agreements
(14:56) You Don’t Have to Just Prioritise Your Partner
(16:29) How Memory Shapes Your Threat Response
(27:39) Why Your Partner Can Suddenly Feel Like the Enemy
(32:28) Don’t Let Bad Memories Ruin Your Future
(41:50) The Impact of Distance on Rupture and Repair Conversations
(47:12) Conflict or Incompatibility: How Can You Tell?
(49:21) The “I Can’t Quit You” Biology
(01:02:26) The Top Principles…
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Why Working Harder Won’t Make You Rich - Codie Sanchez - #1145
3 september 2026 · 1 uur 33 min
Codie Sanchez is an entrepreneur, investor and author. Lees meer
How do you make your business work for you instead of constantly working for your business? Stepping back is often mistaken for putting in less effort, but what if your company could operate better with less dependence on you? How do you build a business that runs smoothly without your constant involvement, and what steps can you take to make that possible?
Expect to learn the truth about getting rich, why most business owners need to step back rather than dive in more, how to get the most out of your staff, whether you will be able to trust AI to run your business or not, why suffering feels so productive, how to relinquish control of your business for the best outcomes and much more…
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Timestamps:
(00:00) The Biggest Lie About Getting Rich
(02:45) Should You Start Your Own Business?
(05:37) Why Codie Turned Down Richard Branson
(07:35) When Responsibility Is Really Just Ego
(08:44) The Evolution Every Business Owner Goes Through
(15:45) How to Get the Best From Your Staff
(19:49) When Does an Owner Know to Relinquish Control?
(28:40) Is AI Important for Small Businesses?
(37:42) The Secret to Finding Great Employees
(41:59) The Biggest Hiring Mistakes to Avoid
(43:24) The Best Questions to Ask Candidates
(56:53) How Does… -
WW3 DEBATE: “We’re On the Brink of Global Collapse” - #1144
31 augustus 2026 · 3 uur 10 min
In this geopolitical debate, we explore: Lees meer
What the biggest threats to global peace are.
Whether America will lose its hegemony in 20 years or less.
How big of a deal the Iran War actually is for global stability.
How future historians will view Trump's legacy.
And much more...
Guests
Professor Jiang Xueqin is an educator, geopolitical commentator, and YouTuber.
Robert Pape is a political scientist and professor at the University of Chicago.
George Friedman is a geopolitical forecaster, strategist, and author.
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Is America the Biggest Threat to Global Peace?
(09:52) Will America Still Be a Superpower in 20 Years?
(23:22) What Does America’s Relationship With China Look Like?
(32:21) Who Will Be the Biggest Superpower in 20 Years?
(37:16) Is America Heading for Civil Unrest?
(42:45) The Rise of Violent Populism
(47:57) Is Internal Violence in America Inevitable?
(57:09) What the 1960s Teach Us About Civil Unrest
(59:36) Would Trump Really Invade Greenland or Canada?
(01:12:22) How Serious Is the Iran War?
(01:21:17) Can Economic Pressure Actually Win a War?
(01:31:12) Is the Iran War Becoming a Forever War?
(01:45:23) Why Did Trump Bomb Fordow?
(02:03:21) Is Israel at the Centre of the Iran War?
(02:11:13) Why Does Israel Have So Much Influence Over the US?
(02:22:43) How Can Trump Win the Iran War?
(02:30:37) Is Trump Really Willing to Leave NATO?
(02:32:18) Could Brita… -
Mexican Batman, Britain’s Downfall, Mr Bean’s Comeback & Jimmy Carr - Rabbit Hole #5 - #1143
29 augustus 2026 · 2 uur 10 min
In the fifth installment of this new experimental format, we explore: Lees meer
- Inside the antics of a real-life Mexican Batman.
- Why George chooses to wear AirPods during his massages.
- If Jimmy Carr will run for Prime Minister of the UK.
- and much more…Guests:
- Jimmy Carr is a comedian, television host and an author.
- George Mack is a writer, marketer, and entrepreneur.
- Harry Dry is a marketer, copywriter and writer
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Who Is the Batman of Lagos De Moreno?
(02:17) Is the British Pound Overvalued?
(06:32) Jimmy Carr for Prime Minister?
(08:30) Can You Guess This Victorian Slang?
(12:40) Why Word Choice Makes or Breaks a Joke
(17:47) Are All Relationships Transactional?
(33:42) The Unexpected Upside of Being Cancelled
(36:21) Why We’ve Forgotten How to Build Friendships
(42:18) Why Are Americans More Optimistic Than Brits?
(44:41) The Secret to Truly Original Writing
(54:28) Which Industry Will Disappear Next?
(59:36) Is AI Killing Conspiracy Theories?
(01:06:02) Are Smartphones the Real Epidemic?
(01:08:26) Why We Need to Learn to Be Bored Again
(01:11:49) Do Meditation Retreats Need AI Chatbots?
(01:17:01) Are Mental Health Problems Really Societal Problems?
(01:20:03) Is Gambling More Popular Than Reading?
(01:31:18) Is Belief the Secret to Great Writing?
(01:37:44) How GLP-1s Are Killing Gastric Band Surgery
(01:38:46) Is Mr Bean the World’s Bigges… -
Female Psychopath Explains How She Manipulates Men - Kanika Batra - #1142
27 augustus 2026 · 1 uur 52 min
Kanika Batra is an Australian content creator and author. Lees meer
What goes on inside the mind of a sociopath? Can they feel love and empathy, or are they truly emotionless? Diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder, Kanika Batra reveals how sociopaths actually think, feel and relate to others.
Expect to learn how Kanika deals with being a diagnosed sociopath, what emotions she strongly feels or is absent of, why Kanika loves revenge, what friendships are like for sociopaths, the best pieces of advice for women in the dating world, if psychopaths can ever feel true love, if sociopaths ever wish to feel normal and care for people and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Should We Trust the Word of a Sociopath?
(01:00) Is Sociopathy Actually Real?
(04:07) What is Antisocial Personality Disorder?
(04:45) When Kanika Realised She Was Different
(08:38) Are Sociopaths Born Or Made?
(09:39) Does Mental Illness Run in Families?
(14:12) How Kanika Reached Her Diagnosis
(20:01) Do Sociopaths Actually Feel Emotions?
(26:54) Why Kanika Turned to Christianity
(31:24) How Far Would a Sociopath Go for Revenge?
(35:19) Are Sociopaths Obsessed With Status?
(37:52) Has Kanika Ever Wanted to Kill Someone?
(46:58) Why is Kanika Fascinated By Rodney Alcala?
(49:24) What Is It Like Dating a Sociopath?
(55:44) Why Kanika Struggles With Male Power
(01:00:30) Is This the Best Dating Advice For Women?
(01:06:05) How Kanika Met He…
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“Age Reversal Is Coming.” Everything You Need To Know - Dr David Sinclair - #1141
24 augustus 2026 · 2 uur 6 min
Dr David Sinclair is a geneticist, professor at Harvard Medical School, and author. Lees meer
Can human aging actually be reversed? What happens if we treat aging as a disease rather than an inevitability? And how close are scientists to turning age-reversal experiments into medicines that could radically extend our lives?
Expect to learn how scientists can reset the age of cells without causing cancer, whether resveratrol and NAD supplements actually work, why three meals a day plus snacks might be marketing, the best exercise protocol for longevity, whether GLP-1s are legitimate longevity drugs, and much more...
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Timestamps:
(0:00) How David’s Work Has Evolved(0:58) Can Scientists Actually Reverse Blindness?(5:53) How Does ER100 Work?(8:57) Is Aging a Disease?(10:14) What’s Next in Age Reversal?(14:00) How to Reverse Aging Without Going Too Far(17:10) What Most Longevity Experts Secretly Believe(20:48) The Biggest Levers for Reversing Aging(22:53) Can We Survive 2 Weeks Without Food?(32:55) The Most Effective Way to Fast(36:10) Does Calorie Restriction Actually Extend Human Life?(40:52) Is the Proteinmaxxing Movement Overhyped?(44:41) Could Sex Help You Live Longer?(47:57) Why Quality Sleep Is Essential for Longevity(51:01) Can Overthinking Shorten Your Lifespan?(55:05) What Longevity Drugs Does David Take Every Day?(56:48) The Truth Behind Contro…
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Why Violence Is Safer Than Vulnerability - Johnny Chang - #1140
22 augustus 2026 · 2 uur
Johnny Chang is a former gang member and inmate turned Christian pastor, speaker, and podcaster. Lees meer
What happens when a boy enters prison at 12 and doesn’t emerge until 25? That was Johnny Chang’s reality. Raised amid violence and gangs, he eventually found God. But does a violent past define a man forever, or can he choose to become someone better?
Expect to learn how Johnny was brought into gang life when he was 12 years old, why Juvie is more violent but less lethal than prison, what life is like in prison and what it takes to survive, the hardest things to unlearn after prison, how Johnny found god and started preaching the gospel, what twelve-year-old Johnny would think if he could see himself now and much more…
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Timestamps:
(00:00) How Johnny Got Pulled Into Gang Life
(08:44) Surviving California’s Youth Prison System
(16:08) How Prison Politics Reshapes Gang Mentality
(20:43) The Hidden Status Hierarchy Inside Prison
(22:54) Why Prison Violence Is So Manipulative
(29:26) Johnny’s Most Dangerous Moment Behind Bars
(33:57) The Prison Habits That Are Hardest to Unlearn
(39:04) Why Life After Prison Is So Difficult to Rebuild
(43:01) Why Johnny Feared Life Outside Prison
(57:04) How Johnny Found Purpose Through Christianity
(01:11:41) The Courage of Forgiveness
(01:16:26) Why Finding Peace Can Feel Like a Battle
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Jocko Willink, Matt McCusker & Jeff Dye - Mostly Wise #3 - #1139
20 augustus 2026 · 2 uur 33 min
In the third episode of Mostly Wise, we explore: Lees meer
If Matt and Jeff could survive Navy SEAL selection, training and hazing.
Whether the Navy actually has trained animals like killer assassin kamikaze dolphins.
How the guys deal with their own versions of sobriety.
Why Love on The Spectrum is potentially problematic.
What it was like for Jocko to be in the Military on 9/11.
The story of the gun no manufacturer dared to make after testing it.
And much more...
Guests
Jocko Willink is a retired United States Navy officer in SEAL Team 3, an author and a podcaster.
Matt McCusker is a comedian, writer, author and podcaster.
Jeff Dye is a comedian, actor, television host and podcaster.
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Can You Be Openly Gay in the Military?
(02:26) Are Women’s Sports as Good as Men’s?
(08:19) What It Really Takes to Become a Navy SEAL
(20:17) The Most Uncontrollable Navy SEALs
(24:35) Do Dolphins Work for the Navy SEALs?
(37:08) Could You Run a Marathon in Wheelies?
(38:34) Is Climbing Everest a Good Idea?
(44:32) The Privacy Problem With High-Rise Living
(51:14) How Embarrassment Pushed Jeff Into Sobriety
(01:01:12) Why Men Can’t Win During Labour
(01:05:32) Why Jocko Didn’t Have a Batchelor Party
(01:07:39) Is Sober Dating Like Love on the Spectrum?
(01:17:47) Do Single Guys Go Crazy After 7pm?
(01:23:00) Why Social Dating Is Too Complicated
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AI DEBATE: “Most People Have No Idea What’s Coming” - #1138
17 augustus 2026 · 2 uur 43 min
In this AI debate, we explore: Lees meer
Whether humans will exist in 2040.
What will happen once we reach AGI.
Whether AI gets smart enough to act malevolently or benevolently towards humans.
If AI will grow powerful enough to be out of human control.
and much more...
Guests
Zack Kass is an AI futurist, advisor, speaker, and author.
Liv Boeree is a physicist, science communicator, podcaster and former professional poker champion.
Aric Floyd is an AI writer, and video producer.
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Will Humans Still Be Around in 2040?
(08:20) What Jobs Will Be Protected From AI?
(14:22) Finding Meaning in a Post-Work World
(23:13) Technology Is Pulling Us From Our Purpose
(27:12) Where Do We Draw the Line With Outsourcing Thinking?
(39:58) Is AI Unlocking Human Potential?
(42:28) Refusal or Obedience: What’s More Dangerous?
(46:01) The AI Attack That Should Worry Everyone
(54:44) Should We Slow Down Advanced AI?
(56:41) Does Recursive Research Actually Work?
(01:10:52) How Safe Is AI?
(01:14:01) Can We Reach a Peace Deal for a Superintelligent World?
(01:22:38) Why AI 2040 Got So Much Right
(01:26:21) Is AGI Inevitable?
(01:30:39) Could Techno-Pastoralism Be the Future?
(01:37:16) Is AI Replacing Human Connection?
(01:45:36) How Do We Navigate the Purpose-Friction Problem?
(02:00:50) Why Data Centre Policy Matters More Than Ever
(02:05:56) The Concentration of Power Concern
(02:11:39) Is the Frontier Strategy the Winning Condition?
(02:18:17) Will AI Weaken Democracy?
(02:29:11) How We Can Limit the Concentration of Power
(02:31:45) Is ChatGPT Pessimistic About the Future?
(02:37:54) What Should We Be Focused On?Extra Stuff:
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Harvard Professor: “I Tried Every Diet. This Is By Far The Worst.” - Daniel Lieberman - #1137
15 augustus 2026 · 2 uur 8 min
Daniel Lieberman is a Harvard professor of human evolutionary biology, paleoanthropologist, and author. Lees meer
What is the best diet for peak human health? From vegan and carnivore to Mediterranean and raw food, how do you know which approach is right for you? And are diet and exercise still the keys to good health—or does modern science offer another solution?
Expect to learn why nutrition and diet feel much like a religion, which diet is healthier: Vegan or Carnivore, why the Blue Zone science might be one big scam, what the best and worst diets are for your health, why most diets stop working after a certain period, if GLP-1s are the artificial solution to a real problem and much more…
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Timestamps:
(00:00) How Diet Shapes the Way You Think About Food
(02:12) Diet Through the Lens of Human Evolution
(02:55) Do We Look for Meaning Through Diet?
(05:56) Are Plant-Based Diets Actually Better?
(11:30) Why the Carnivore Diet Is Taking Off
(14:04) The Truth About Proteinmaxxing
(19:50) Is There Really One “Best” Diet?
(24:00) Can We Trust Epidemiological Studies?
(31:46) Why the Mediterranean Diet Keeps Winning
(34:36) The Blue Zones Myth Explained
(42:18) Can You Lose Weight Without Cutting Carbs?
(51:57) Why Dieting Is Simpler Than You Think
(54:00) Is Calorie Restriction Worth It?
(01:02:35) What’s Special About Intermittent Fasting?
(01:06:15) Breaking Down the Paleo Diet
(01:11:13) The Truth About Antinutrients
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Hunter Biden, Matt McCusker & Duncan Trussell - Mostly Wise #2 - #1136
13 augustus 2026 · 3 uur 6 min
I spent a really long time putting this together, I really hope you enjoy it! In this second episode of Mostly Wise, we explore: Lees meer
Hunter's true version of the laptop story
The best conspiracy theories that are (maybe) real.
If it was Hunter's bag of cocaine that was found in the White House.
What the next two years for the Democratic Party will look like.
Hunter's unfiltered thoughts on the Trump family.
Matt gifts a ceremonial "pipe" to Hunter
And much more...
Guests
Hunter Biden is an artist, former attorney, and the son of former US President Joe Biden.
Matt McCusker is a comedian, writer, author and podcaster.
Duncan Trussell is a comedian, actor, writer and podcaster.
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Is Peter Thiel in League With the Anti-Christ?
(03:10) Are Robot Dogs and Delivery Drones Taking Over?
(06:50) Shaking the Shame of Addiction and a Leaked Laptop
(15:37) How Much Power Does a President Really Have?
(23:38) Living Through the Hunter Biden Laptop Controversy
(33:40) What Stopped Hunter From Relapsing?
(38:07) Would Hunter Be Pardoned If His Dad Had Won?
(40:00) Was Joe Biden Fit to Run Again?
(50:17) Was Joe Biden America’s Poorest President?
(52:56) Is Hunter Cage-Fighting Donald Jr. and Eric Trump?
(54:00) The Secret Doors in the Presidential Residence
(56:58) Is the White House Actually Haunted?
(59:57) How to H… -
“We’re At The Beginning Of A Revolution” - Jimmy Carr - #1135
10 augustus 2026 · 1 uur 59 min
Jimmy Carr is a comedian, television host and an author. Lees meer
From razor-sharp jokes to hard-earned life wisdom, Jimmy Carr can do it all. Whether he’s explaining how he’d fix Britain or revealing the secrets it takes to become a better comedian, Jimmy is back with brilliant insights, unforgettable one-liners, and a few laughs along the way.
Expect to learn why your life doesn’t need to be easier but simpler, if you’re actually depressed or your life is just depressing, why favourable conditions never come and you should probably act now, how to use your unfair advantages to your benefit, what to do when you catch yourself overthinking, if Jimmy Carr will run for PM and much more…
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Timestamps:
(00:00) How Many Shows Has Jimmy Done This Year?
(00:43) Why Jimmy Never Gets Stressed on Tour
(03:57) Why We’ve Become So Anxious
(18:47) Is Optionality Making Us Miserable?
(23:52) Why Broken Promises Keep Costing You
(27:45) The Power of Unshakeable Self-Confidence
(29:43) Jimmy’s Relationship With Gratitude
(33:29) Give Your Brain Better Problems to Solve
(39:53) How Comedy Shows Expand Conversations
(48:14) Is Social Media Stealing Our Souls?
(52:52) Stop Waiting for the Perfect Conditions
(57:22) Are We Living in the Good Old Days?
(01:00:17) Can the UK Be Fixed?
(01:06:53) Address the Problems Whilst They’re Small
(01:14:08) Why Anyone Can Be a Comedian
(01:20:27) The Science of Why Jokes Work
(01:22:34) Why Great Comedy Breaks the Rules
(01:24:12) Can You Teach Someone to Be Funny?
(01:26:23) The Oldest Joke Formula Still in Use
(01:27:27) How Podcasting Is Influencing Comedy
(01:33:17) Let Your Obsession Become Your Advantage
(01:43:27) How Do We Solve the Drug Crisis?
(01:56:33) What British People Still Don’t UnderstandExtra Stuff:
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Q&A: Becoming A Dad, Favourite Peptides & Red Rising - #1134
8 augustus 2026 · 1 uur 47 min
I hit 4.3 million YouTube subscribers! Lees meer
As usual, I celebrated by collecting questions from across social media and answering them directly.
Expect to learn my thoughts on having kids in the near future, what my time with the Night Wolf Hawk was like, a quick health update, why I keep changing my hairstyle, reflections from a one-week silent meditation retreat, and much more...
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The New Science Of Female Attraction - Psychology Roundtable - #1133
6 augustus 2026 · 2 uur 7 min
In this evolutionary psychology roundtable, we explore: Lees meer
- If 20% of the men actually get 80% of the attention.
- The biggest red and green flags to look out for in the dating pool.
- Why women's sexual desire fades faster than men's.
- and much more…Guests:
- Macken Murphy is an evolutionary biologist at the University of Melbourne, a writer and a podcaster.
- Steve Stewart-Williams is an evolutionary psychologist, a professor, and an author.
- Rob Henderson holds a PhD in psychology from the University of Cambridge and is a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute.Sponsors:
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Timestamps:
(0:00) Is This the Most Attractive Dance Move?
(3:14) Does Looksmaxxing Give Women the Ick?
(13:07) Why Do We Get the Ick?
(16:52) Are Chads Stealing All the Women?
(25:23) Is Marriage Affirmative Action for Men?
(31:00) Are Humans Meant to Be Serial Monogamists?
(34:52) How Rich Women Change Men’s Resourcefulness
(44:18) Abundance vs Scarcity: What’s More Attractive?
(55:34) Do High-Earning Women Have Higher Standards?
(01:05:03) Can Surveys Accurately Measure Sex Differences?
(01:10:36) Are Dating App Users Worse Partners?
(01:16:53) What Matters More: Height or Looks?
(01:20:46) Why Male Beautification Is Exploding
(01:31:27) Do Women Prefer Formidable Men?
(01:35:22) The Rise of Female Teacher Sex Scandals
(01:42:56) Is Being Desired What Women Want Most?
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Who You Meet Down America’s Forgotten Backroads - Peter Santenello - #1132
3 augustus 2026 · 1 uur 58 min
Peter Santenello is an independent journalist, YouTuber, & author. Lees meer
Who are the forgotten people of rural America? The country’s political and moral divisions may stem not only from disagreement, but from distance, countless communities and subcultures living entirely separate lives, with little understanding of one another. So what is life really like in these overlooked towns, who still calls them home, and do they represent a version of the “real America” the rest of the country has forgotten?
Expect to learn what Peter learned about America from traveling to 85 different countries, what’s actually going on in rural America nobody really sees or has forgotten about, what’s actually going on in the drug crisis in America, Peter’s biggest lessons from the Amish, the most misunderstood community in America and much more…
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Ex-Military Hacker: The Secret World Of Government Surveillance - Bill Thompson - #1131
1 augustus 2026 · 1 uur 16 min
Bill Thompson is a retired U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer and a former military intelligence specialist. Lees meer
Is your private life actually private? As AI rapidly outpaces our privacy protections, everything from your personal data to your deepest vulnerabilities is becoming easier to exploit. So what can be hacked, how exposed are you, and is even your mind still safe?
Expect to learn what the government can and can’t actually see of yours, why companies actually try to hack their own systems, how AI is supercharging espionage in various nation states, who the most surveyed people in the world are, if there is any hope for real privacy in the age of AI and much more…
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Why Bill Doesn’t Trust Apple
(03:35) How Is Information Collected and Distributed?
(09:13) Can Humans Keep Up With Technology?
(11:21) Why Companies Hack Their Own Systems
(17:05) The Biggest Exploitation Hack
(20:48) Why Threats Are Constantly Changing
(25:17) Is DOGE Really a Mess?
(32:03) How AI Is Supercharging Hacking
(36:58) Do Intelligence Operators Know You Better Than You Do?
(47:15) Who Is the Most Surveilled Person in the World?
(54:39) Is the Bad Outgrowing the Good?
(01:03:59) How Bill Built Spartan Forge
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Proof That The Lonely Chapter Works - Jett Franzen - #1130
30 juli 2026 · 1 uur 59 min
Jett Franzen is a writer and YouTuber. Lees meer
What holds people back? Is it their mindset, environment, or circumstances? One overlooked factor is the ability to be alone. Solitude can build clarity and resilience, but too much can be destructive. So when is being alone a superpower, and when does it become dangerous?
Expect to learn the pitfalls of taking too much medication, why being lonely and/or isolated for a period of time is a superpower, why the most dangerous are ambitious but lazy people, the mentality that is keeping people stuck in a terrible mindset, how to escape the hedonic treadmill, why the incel community came after Jett and much more…
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Why You Need to Confront Your Shadows
(10:09) Make It Until You Believe It
(22:19) Why Success Demands Real Work
(34:36) Can Anyone Go From Nothing to Something?
(39:19) Don’t Let Empathy Hold You Back
(52:39) Are We Addicted to the Next Win?
(56:31) Progress vs Position: What Matters More?
(01:08:59) Why Happiness Comes From Acceptance
(01:14:05) Escaping the Victim Mindset
(01:19:54) Protect What Makes You Unique
(01:29:40) How to Use Ego as a Strength
(01:36:57) Don’t Let the Fear of Having Self-Belief Hold You Back
(01:51:31) Does True Authenticity Really Exist?
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The Painful Psychological Cost Of Becoming A Dad - Darby Saxbe - #1129
27 juli 2026 · 1 uur 34 min
Dr Darby Saxbe is a clinical psychologist, professor at USC, and author. Lees meer
Do dads get postpartum depression? Mothers face enormous physical and emotional changes after childbirth, but fathers can struggle too, often in silence. So what happens to men when they become dads, why does it affect some so deeply, and how can they adapt to a new life that nature has thrust upon them?
Expect to learn what actually happens to dads after moms give birth, the physiological changes that happen to dads after birth, which behaviors create the effect known as “dad brain”, the biggest upsides and downsides of fatherhood for men, why postpartum depression in fathers goes unrecognized, the worst advice dads get, and much more…
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Timestamps:
(0:19) What is Dad Brain?(2:18) How Fatherhood Has Changed Over Time(8:18) What Happens to Men During Pregnancy?(12:57) Should Fathers Be in the Delivery Room?(13:47) Are Sympathetic Pregnancies Real?(15:17) What Couples Should Focus on During Pregnancy(17:56) The Real Cause of Dad Brain(24:18) The Top Behaviours That Trigger Dad Brain(31:31) Biology or Choice: What Makes a “Hands-On” Dad?(33:48) The Truth Behind the Deadbeat Dad Narrative(36:44) Can Fathers Bond at Any Age?(38:50) How Fatherhood Changes Male Hormones(46:44) Why Becoming a Father Is the Ultimate Masculine Role(50:25) Does Dad Brain Get Worse With More Kids?(53:…
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Polyvagal Theory: Why You Feel So Anxious All The Time - Dr Stephen Porges - #1128
25 juli 2026 · 1 uur 53 min
Dr Stephen Porges is a neuroscientist & psychologist. Lees meer
Why does your nervous system always feel on edge? When everything feels like a threat, your body may be stuck in survival mode. So what keeps your nervous system on high alert, and how can you finally teach it to feel safe again?
Expect to learn why your nervous system is in a state of fight or flight all of the time, what the Polyvagal Theory is and how to attain a calmer state of mind, why dogs calm humans so effectively, what the biggest myth about anxiety is and the role of metabolic support for the nervous system, how the gut, inflammation and chronic stress play in nervous system regulation and much more…
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Timestamps:
(0:00) What is Polyvagal Theory?
(5:54) Why It’s So Important to Focus On How We Feel
(12:04) How the Nervous System Adapted Over Time
(18:08) Is Safety Our #1 Goal?
(19:59) What Feeling “Safe” Really Means
(21:28) The Most Powerful Signals of Safety
(23:31) Can You Ever Truly Feel Safe?
(25:21) Why Safety Feels Different for Everyone
(30:05) What Stephen’s Work Means to Chris
(39:20) What Causes Nervous System Dysregulation?
(44:00) Are Humans on the Same Frequency As Animals?
(50:49 Don’t Hack Your Nervous System, Challenge It
(54:05 Does Resonance Breathing Actually Work?
(57:15) How Does the Safe and Sound Protocol Work?
(59:43) What Your Body Language Reveals Abou…
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Something Scary Is Happening In Biolabs - Annie Jacobsen - #1127
23 juli 2026 · 1 uur 37 min
Annie Jacobsen is a journalist, investigative reporter and an author. Lees meer
For decades, nuclear war has been humanity’s greatest existential fear. But the next global catastrophe may not arrive with a mushroom cloud—it could begin inside a laboratory. What would a biological attack actually look like, how quickly would it spread, and could humanity survive it?
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Nuclear vs Biological War: Which Is Worse?
(01:08) Why No One Is Talking About Bioweapons
(04:23) Is Genetic Engineering a Good Thing?
(07:14) What COVID Really Taught Us
(13:25) Who Created the First Biological Weapon?
(21:25) What Makes the Perfect Biological Weapon?
(26:44) The Soviet Bioweapons Ambition
(27:50) How the Soviet Program Was Exposed
(34:38) How Many Bioweapons Are Man-Made?
(37:30) The Biggest Mistakes in Bioweapons History
(45:04) What Happens in the First 24 Hours of a Leak?
(56:02) Bacteria vs Virus: Which Is More Dangerous?
(57:19) Does Dose Responsiveness Determine Survival?
(59:21) Are Incubation Time and Lethality Correlated?
(01:02:19) How the Soviets Created a Euphoric Plague
(01:08:39) Six Days: From Outbreak to Anarchy
(01:23:37) How Close COVID Came to Social Breakdown
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14 Patterns Behind the World’s Greatest Minds - David Senra - #1126
20 juli 2026 · 1 uur 32 min
David Senra is the host of Founders podcast and an investor. Lees meer
What separates successful founders from everyone else? Luck and timing matter, but they’re not the whole story. The best founders share repeatable patterns in how they think, work, and handle pressure. You can’t control the hand you’re dealt, but you sure can control how you play it.
Expect to learn the work habits behind the genius of Rick Rubin, the 3 different types of founders with 3 specific traits who find unparalleled success, the simple advice most founders abide by when building their ideas into companies, why making mistakes is actually a badge of honour, how to have an obscene level of focus and much more…
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Timestamps:
(00:00) The Mindset Behind “Lazy Workaholics”
(04:26) Why You Have to Bet on Yourself to Find Success
(13:42) Feed Your Mind or Fall Behind
(24:19) The Power of One Simple Idea
(30:51) Failure Is a Privilege of Progress
(37:30) Why Listening Is the Real Advantage
(41:14) Don’t Solve Problems, Avoid Them
(47:37) Why You Should Create for Yourself First
(50:08) Be Ruthless With Your Life
(56:49) Are Entrepreneurs Bad at Relationships?
(01:12:15) The One Biography Every Ambitious Person Should Read
(01:19:13) Is Respect the End Goal?
(01:27:11) Don’t Let Others Define Your Success
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The True Story Of The Odyssey (and why it matters) - Alex Petkas - #1125
18 juli 2026 · 2 uur 20 min
Alex Petkas is a historian, writer, and podcaster. Lees meer
What’s the real story behind The Odyssey? As the ancient epic returns to the big screen, a historian reveals the original tale, the world that shaped it, and the timeless lessons hidden within it.
Expect to learn why The Odyssey is such an important story, what type of person and writer Homer was, who the important women of The Odyssey were and which ones were benevolent, heroic, or dangerous, why revenge and justice are the key underlying themes in the story, what a real historian thinks of Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Why The Odyssey Still Matters Today
(06:19) What Happens in The Odyssey?
(09:41) Did Homer Write The Iliad First?
(15:20) How Much of The Odyssey Is Just Retelling?
(16:31) Why Is Penelope the Ultimate Prize?
(21:43) Telemachus’ Quest to Live Up to His Father
(36:19) How Order Can Slip into Anarchy
(37:21) Why Odysseus Walked Away From a Goddess
(54:13) The Power of Cunning
(01:01:09) How Odysseus Outsmarted the Cyclops
(01:07:35) The One Mistake That Cursed Odysseus
(01:09:23) Is Family the True Heart of The Odyssey?
(01:24:57) How Odysseus Finally Returns Home
(01:27:48) The Reunion of Odysseus and Telemachus
(01:29:57) The Fall of the Suitors
(01:42:12) Is Penelope the Real Hero of the Story?
(01:46:25) Why Divine Favour Changes Everything
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The Most Important Questions Of Our Time - George Mack - #1124
16 juli 2026 · 1 uur 23 min
George Mack is a writer, marketer and entrepreneur. Lees meer
What are the most important questions of our time? Some search for the meaning of life. Others wonder how to leverage California’s gay subsidy. Both are equally valid, but one is definitely more interesting. So what are today’s biggest questions, and do any of the answers actually matter?
Expect to learn if AI-generated stories can win awards, what qualifies for California’s gay certification program, who the chicken farmer who fooled Hitler was, why men aren’t great at receiving and expressing their emotions, why George is obsessed with Gymshark’s finances, the best lessons Chris and George have learned from this past year and much more…
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Who Is Cristiano Ronaldo Named After?
(03:13) Is This the Worst Walkout Song?
(07:41) Should AI Be Winning Writing Awards?
(12:46) Beckham vs Pitt: Who Do Women Prefer?
(17:43) Do Trends in the East Always Translate to the West?
(27:24) The Truth Behind California’s “Gay Certification”
(32:02) How a Chicken Farmer Defeated Hitler
(38:52) Is This the Greatest Civilian Hero Story?
(45:37) Why We Experience Survivor’s Guilt
(55:53) Are Men Homophobic or Femmephobic?
(01:04:05) Why Cash Flow Cycles Matter More Than You Think
(01:09:27) The Life Lessons You Come Back to Most
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Why Everyone Is Drowning In Debt (and how to get out) - Caleb Hammer - #1123
13 juli 2026 · 1 uur 56 min
Caleb Hammer is a personal finance YouTuber. Lees meer
Are we in a financial crisis or spending our way into one? Rising prices, growing debt, and shrinking savings are putting every generation under pressure. But what’s really to blame? A broken economy, bad money habits, or both? The answer could determine whether we’re headed for disaster, or still have time to turn things around.
Expect to learn if it is actually harder to make an manage money than ever before, what the hidden costs of bankruptcy are that nobody wants to talk about, why Gen Z is in more debt than any other generation, if most financial problems are psychological in nature, if lifestyle inflation has become a bigger problem than inflation itself, what the biggest financial red flags are when dating and much more…
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Does Caleb Really Get Death Threats?
(05:44) Does Gen Z Actually Have It Harder Financially?
(18:02) The Hidden Costs of Bankruptcy
(21:03) Why People Fall Into Debt
(24:13) The Personality Traits Behind Financial Success
(25:36) How Debt Impacts Your Identity
(27:28) The Trap of Lifestyle Inflation
(36:14) The Best Way to Handle Anxious Guests
(39:23) Knowledge vs Discomfort: What Makes the Biggest Impact?
(44:26) Why Behaviour Is the Real Fix for Money Problems
(49:24) What Financial Milestone Makes People Happiest?
(52:14) UK vs US: Who’s Better Off Financially?
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