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Life is hard. This podcast will help. Lessons from the greatest thinkers on the planet with Chris Williamson. Including guests like David Goggins, Dr Jordan Peterson, Naval Ravikant, Sam Harris, Jocko Willink, Dr Andrew Huberman, Dr Julie Smith, Steven Bartlett, Ryan Holiday, Robert Greene, Matthew McConaughey, Alain de Botton, Alex Hormozi, Tony Robbins, Chris Bumstead, Mark Manson and more.

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Ex-Gang Member: What Makes A Violent Man Change? - Johnny Chang - #1140

Aug 22, 2026

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Ex-Gang Member: What Makes A Violent Man Change? - Johnny Chang - #1140

Jocko Willink, Matt McCusker & Jeff Dye - Mostly Wise #3 - #1139

AI DEBATE: What Will the World Actually Look Like in 2040? - #1138

Harvard Professor: “I Tried Every Diet. This Is By Far The Worst.” - Daniel Lieberman - #1137

Hunter Biden, Matt McCusker & Duncan Trussell - Mostly Wise #2 - #1136

You’re Not Depressed, You’re Living The Wrong Life - Jimmy Carr - #1135

Q&A: Becoming A Dad, Health Update & Favourite Peptides - #1134

The Biggest Myths About Dating (debunked) - #1133

Skid Row To Appalachia: The Forgotten People Of Rural America - Peter Santenello - #1132

Ex-Military Hacker: The Secret World Of Government Surveillance - Bill Thompson - #1131

Why Almost Nobody Gets the Life They Want - Jett Franzen - #1130

The Painful Psychological Cost Of Becoming A Dad - Darby Saxbe - #1129

Polyvagal Theory: Why You Feel So Anxious All The Time - Dr Stephen Porges - #1128

The Secret Government Playbook For A Bioweapon Attack - Annie Jacobsen - #1127

14 Patterns Behind the World’s Greatest Minds - David Senra - #1126

The True Story Of The Odyssey (and why it matters) - Alex Petkas - #1125

The Most Important Questions Of Our Time - George Mack - #1124

Why Everyone Is Drowning In Debt (and how to get out) - Caleb Hammer - #1123

Is AI The Next Stage Of Human Evolution? - Robert Wright - #1122

Why You Feel Overwhelmed All The Time (and how to fix it) - David Epstein - #1121

The Uncomfortable Science Of Sex Differences - Steve Stewart-Williams - #1120

“My Autism Keeps Upsetting People” - Vittorio Angelone - #1119

Black Holes, Denny’s Fist Fights & Japanese Handjob Culture - Rabbit Hole #4 - #1118

33 Brutal Truths To Stop Wasting Your Potential - Alex Hormozi - #1117

How UFC Star Ben Askren Cheated Death - #1116

Why You Don’t Feel Loved (even when you are) - Sonja Lyubomirsky - #1115

Inside The Democratic Party Civil War - Ezra Klein - #1114

The Career Trap That Makes Women Miserable - Suzanne Venker - #1113

Navy SEAL: “Not Killing People Is Hard” - DJ Shipley - #1112

The Hidden Cost Of Overthinking Everything - George Mack - #1111

How The Partner You Choose Reveals Your Self-Worth - Quinlan Walther - #1110

Harvard Professor: Why Nothing Feels Real Anymore - Arthur Brooks - #1109

The Art of Unstoppable Self-Belief - Joe Santagato - #1108

The Brutal Side of Making It In Show Business - Zach Braff - #1107

Something Strange Is Happening To Gen Z - Isabel Brown - #1106

Rabbit Hole: Who Will Survive The AI Era? (cats, mostly) - #1105

4.2M Q&A - Harambe, Sleeping With An Ex & Settling Down #1104

Psyop Expert: Secret Techniques For Psychological Power - Chase Hughes - #1103

Mostly Wise: Matt McCusker, Andrew Huberman & Tom Segura - #1102

The New Way Of The Superior Man - David Deida - #1101

19 Lessons From 1100 Episodes - #1100

Birth Rate Debate: Why Is No One Having Kids? - #1099

The Health Crisis Of Office Jobs - Bob King - #1098

"They Wanted A Bad Guy, So I Became One" - Ryan Garcia - #1097

21 Harsh Truths About Why You’re Still Lost - Mark Manson - #1096

Nik Nocturnal - How TikTok Hijacked the Future of Music - #1095

DEBATE: Why Do Gen Z Women Hate Men So Much? - #1094

How To Have The Hardest Conversations of Your Life - Jefferson Fisher - #1093

Why You’re Obsessed, Anxious, & Still Single - Mercedes Coffman - #1092

Kratom Addiction, Naked Justice & The Uber Eats To OF Pipeline - #1091

The Extreme Crisis of Young Women - Freya India - #1090

No One is Ready for This Coming War - Navy SEAL Andy Stumpf - #1089

How to Steal Thoughts Out of Anyone’s Head - Oz Pearlman - #1088

The Masculinity Debate Is A Huge Mess - Richard Reeves - #1087

Inside The Viral Words That Make You Click - Etymology Nerd - #1086

The Rise of History’s Greatest Emperor: An Untold Story - Alex Petkas - #1085

#1084 - David Friedberg - Everything You Know is About to Collapse

#1083 - Michael Smoak - 16 Brutal Life Lessons for Ambitious People

#1082 - Eric Jorgenson - The Wild Psychology of Elon Musk

#1081 - Erica Komisar - The Permanent Impact of Divorce on Children

#1080 - Pursuit of Wonder - The Terrible Paradox of Self-Awareness

#1079 - Tristan Harris - AI Expert Warns: “This Is The Last Mistake We’ll Ever Make”

#1078 - New Studio Launch Party - Indian Fetishes, Betting on Wars & Tom Cruise

#1077 - Chris Bailey - Why Some Goals Feel Effortless (and others hurt)

#1076 - Will Guidara - The Hotdog Effect: Secrets of the World’s #1 Restaurants

#1075 - Roy Baumeister - Why Men Are At The Top Of Society (and the bottom)

#1074 - Nir Eyal - A Masterclass in Changing Your Limiting Beliefs

#1073 - Gurwinder Bhogal - 19 Uncomfortable Truths About Human Nature

#1072 - Dr Debra Soh - Why Nobody is Having Sex Anymore (& why it matters)

#1071 - Bill Gurley - If You Hate Your Job, This is How to Start Over

#1070 - Louis Theroux - Is The Manosphere Really That Dangerous?

#1069 - Dr Max Butterfield - How Love Turns You Insane

#1068 - Dr Peter Salerno - How Narcissists Hijack Your Brain

#1067 - Cal Newport - The collapse of modern attention (and how to get it back)

#1066 - Dr Kathryn Paige Harden - The Genetics of Evil: Are People Born Bad?

#1065 - Scott Solomon - The Insane Biological Cost of Living on Mars

#1064 - Dr Dani Sulikowski - The Brutal Tactics of Female Sexual Competition