23:3322K views · 6h ago · 23:33
Chris and The Fat Electrician discuss the most badass fighting preacher of WWII. Get a Free Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular flavours with your first purchase at Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here
2:28:1370K views · 1d ago · 2:28:13
Guest: Rob Kurzban
Rob Kurzban is a psychologist and an author. 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...
Topics: How Evolution Explains Our Emotions · Why Do Humans Need Emotions at All? · How Emotions Measure and Motivate · The Hidden Intelligence of Body Maintenance · Why Humans Are So Good At Pooping · How the Body Uses Nausea As a Tactical Response
35:04109K views · 2d ago · 35:04
Join me on tour as I traverse the UK without going full Bonnie Blue on my bus. Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here Get in touch in the comments below or head to...
13:26140K views · 3d ago · 13:26
John Kiriakou breaks down why the biggest threat to American sovereignty might be from China. Get a Free Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular flavours with your first purchase at Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here
2:08:18120K views · 4d ago · 2:08:18
The strange crypto honey traps that people are falling for. 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.
Topics: Why Britain Is Android and America Is iOS · Is Jean Phil An AI Crypto Scam? · Can You Really Trust Prediction Markets? · What Power Laws Make All Other Laws Irrelevant? · Why Competition Only Exists When You Believe You Can Win · Why TV Shows Have to Keep Repeating the Plot
9:52196K views · 5d ago · 9:52
Chris and Daniel Cox discuss the cheating double standard that applies to men but not women. Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here Get in touch in the comments below or head to...
1:21:06145K views · 6d ago · 1:21:06
Guests: Martin Seligman, Positive Psychology Founder
Dr. Martin Seligman is a psychologist, professor at the University of Pennsylvania, pioneer of positive psychology, and author. 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…
Topics: Has Martin Always Been a Scientific Rebel? · Why Martin Chose Mastery and Agency · The Epiphany That Changed Martin’s Career · Can You Train Your Brain to Be Optimistic? · Optimism vs Agency: What’s the Difference? · Is Agency the Biggest Predictor of Success?
11:55168K views · 1w ago · 11:55
Dr K recounts the story of when he reached the lowest point in his life. Get the brand new Whoop 5.0 and your first month for free at Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here
1:54:19273K views · 1w ago · 1:54:19
Guest: Daniel Cox
Daniel Cox is a researcher, pollster and Director of the Survey Center on American Life. 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...
Topics: Do Men and Women Understand Each Other? · What the Man vs Bear Debate Really Revealed · Why Do Women Feel So Unsafe? · Does the Internet Bring Out the Worst in Us? · What Men Get Wrong About Women · How Financial Independence Changed Relationships
14:59941K views · 1w ago · 14:59
The Fat Electrician shares the insane story of Pappy Gunn. Get 160+ lab tests for just $365 and save an extra $25 at Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here
11:33216K views · 1w ago · 11:33
Why do we stop allowing ourselves to want things we can’t have? Why does truly wanting something make so many feel uncomfortable? Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here
2:47:54900K views · 1w ago · 2:47:54
The Fat Electrician is a military veteran, comedian and YouTuber. Get 160+ lab tests for just $365 and save an extra $25 at Get up to $350 off the Eight Sleep Pod 6 at Get a Free Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular flavours with your first purchase at
Topics: What Does the Fat Electrician Actually Do? · Where Have America’s War Heroes Gone? · What Do History’s Greatest Heroes Have in Common? · The Forgotten Heroism of Logan Weston · How Logan Weston Became a Green Beret · Does Modern Warfare Have Room For Heroes?
12:2383K views · 1w ago · 12:23
Guest: Shaan Puri
Chris and Shaan Puri discuss the habits that are unknowingly holding most people back from living the life they really want. Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here
1:11:34167K views · 1w ago · 1:11:34
Guest: David Deutsch
David Deutsch is a British physicist, a pioneering researcher in quantum computation, and author. 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...
Topics: How is Knowledge Created? · Do We Misunderstand Being Wrong? · Why We Should Never Aspire to Be Certain · Will We Ever Solve the Fermi Paradox? · Is Optimism the Most Rational Worldview? · Why Does Pessimism Masquerade As Sophistication?
14:361.4M views · 2w ago · 14:36
The robots are coming for our voices... Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here Get in touch in the comments below or head to...
1:38:10141K views · 2w ago · 1:38:10
Guest: Shaan Puri
Shaan Puri is an entrepreneur, former CEO, podcaster and an angel investor. 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...
Topics: How the Economy Targets Vulnerability · Why You Should Adopt the ABZ Method · Is Asking for Advice Just Asking for Permission? · The Battle Between Courage and Fear · Is Your Environment Holding You Back? · Why You Should Listen to Your Obsessions
12:40308K views · 2w ago · 12:40
Guest: Robert Greene
Feel like you're not where you should be for your age? Well, neither did Robert Greene, who felt he didn't amount to much in his life until the ripe old age of 39. Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here
11:14218K views · 2w ago · 11:14
Guest: John Kiriakou
John Kiriakou discusses the secret hypnosis trick the CIA actually used to gather intel from unsuspecting people. Get a Free Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular flavours with your first purchase at Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here
2:20:55496K views · 2w ago · 2:20:55
Guest: Robert Greene
Robert Greene is an author and historian. 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...
Topics: Why Write About the Sublime? · Did Our Ancestors Experience Life Differently? · What is the Sublime? · The Mind-Blowing Probability of Human Life · Is Your Ego Blocking the Sublime? · What Is Your Daemon Trying to Tell You?
42:11589K views · 2w ago · 42:11
Guest: Sam Sulek
Join me for an arms & vocal cords workout with Sam. Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here Get in touch in the comments below or head to...
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