Modern Wisdom
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.
Episodes
August 9, 2025 • 88 mins
Spencer Greenberg is a mathematician, founder, CEO & creator of ClearerThinking.org
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 treat...
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August 7, 2025 • 92 mins
Dr Robert King is a psychologist, professor at University College Cork, and researcher on the evolutionary function of female orgasm.
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?
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August 4, 2025 • 86 mins
Ray Dalio is the founder of Bridgewater Associates, billionaire investor, philanthropist and an author.
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 l...
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August 2, 2025 • 78 mins
James Bloodworth is a journalist reporting on working-class life and society, podcaster, and an author.
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 wron...
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July 31, 2025 • 85 mins
Joe Folley is a philosopher, writer, and host of the Unsolicited Advice YouTube channel.
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 man...
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July 28, 2025 • 113 mins
Rory Sutherland is one of the world’s leading consumer behaviour experts, the Vice Chairman of Ogilvy Advertising and an author.
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 e...
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July 26, 2025 • 92 mins
I hit 3.7 million Subscribers on YouTube!!
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 ...
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July 24, 2025 • 85 mins
Adam Lane Smith is a psychotherapist and an author.
Are men the problem? In a time when blame is easily assigned, it’s worth asking whether men need to re-examine how they show up in the world, including their values, behavior, & accountability. In doing so, they might uncover surprising ways to help heal much of what’s broken.
Expect to learn why so many high performing men have avoidant attachment styles, why choosing the wron...
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July 21, 2025 • 139 mins
Dr Mike Israetel is a Professor of Exercise and Sport Science at Lehman College and the Co-Founder of Renaissance Periodization.
How do you boost motivation and actually follow through on the things you know you should do, but don’t feel like doing? The answer isn’t more stimulants, thankfully, it’s something far more grounded in neuroscience and behaviour. Today, Dr Mike Israetel breaks down the science of willpower in a way that...
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July 19, 2025 • 64 mins
Dr Michael Eisenberg is a professor of Urology at Stanford, a urologic surgeon, and a leading expert in male fertility and reproductive medicine.
It's no secret that global population decline is accelerating, but what's driving it? Male fertility might be a major piece of the puzzle. So why are so many men struggling with infertility and low testosterone, and what can be done to reverse it?
Expect to learn why global sperm counts...
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July 17, 2025 • 99 mins
Dr. Rick Hanson is a psychologist, speaker, and an author.
How often do you find yourself stuck replaying a situation you wish you could just forget? No matter how much you want to move on, your mind keeps circling back. So what are the practical strategies to break free from rumination, quiet the mental noise, and finally reclaim control of your thoughts?
Expect to learn how you can develop more self-compassion, why its so hard ...
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Jeffrey Katzenberg is a media mogul, film producer, and co-founder of DreamWorks.
Hari Ravichandran is a serial entrepreneur, founder, and CEO of Aura.
From bringing joy to millions of childhoods through beloved Disney films to now addressing the digital challenges facing today’s youth, Jeffrey Katzenberg has partnered with Hari Ravichandran to lead a new revolution focused on safeguarding the mental health and online safety of t...
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July 12, 2025 • 76 mins
Dr. Scott Eilers is a clinical psychologist, mental health coach, and an author.
Depression gets thrown around a lot these days. Feeling off for a day or two, and suddenly it’s labeled as depression. But what does real depression actually feel like? And more importantly, how do you claw your way out when it feels like there’s no light at the end of the tunnel?
Expect to learn what the difference between feeling sad and actually b...
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July 10, 2025 • 121 mins
Rick Beato is a multi-instrumentalist musician, YouTuber, and a music producer.
Music and the industry around it have changed dramatically over the past few decades. With the rise of AI, the dominance of streaming platforms like Spotify, and the fading relevance of traditional Popstars, the old model of making and producing music is on its last breath. So what comes next? And who or what will shape the future of music?
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July 7, 2025 • 103 mins
Simon Sinek is a speaker, founder, and an author.
We live in an age of uncertainty, where finding purpose in your life feels harder than ever. So, how do you find a purpose that moves you and trust that it’s worth pursuing? How can you be sure your purpose serves both yourself and the world? In a world starved for meaning, finding yours might be the most important thing you ever do.
Expect to learn if we are in a crisis of purpo...
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July 5, 2025 • 79 mins
John Lisle is a historian and an author.
The government’s history of secret experiments feels stranger than fiction. Covert projects, UFOs, mind reading, even studies of the occult. But no operation is more infamous than MKUltra. What really happened inside the CIA’s most notorious mind control experiment, and how much of its legacy still shapes our world today?
Expect to learn where the CIA got their interest in mind control fro...
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July 3, 2025 • 107 mins
Lyman Stone is a demographer, researcher, and a writer.
It’s no surprise that birth rates are plummeting; raising kids feels harder than ever. Life is expensive, the future feels uncertain, and chaos is everywhere. So how do we reverse course? What would actually convince people to have more children and pull us back from a looming population crisis?
Expect to learn why fertility rates are falling off a cliff, why many young adul...
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June 30, 2025 • 131 mins
Mark Manson is a writer, entrepreneur, and a New York Times best-selling author.
Mark is one of my favorite thinkers. His blog, books, and X account are packed with timeless lessons I come back to again and again. Today, we get to go through some of his best lessons on life, love, and everything that makes us human.
Expect to learn how to actually stand up for yourself, what the real process of personal growth looks like, what i...
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June 28, 2025 • 81 mins
Dr Jerry Coyne is an evolutionary biologist, professor at the University of Chicago, and an author.
Has ideology hijacked academia? In fields like evolutionary biology, the data should speak for itself, but what happens when scientific findings clash with cultural taboos? How do researchers navigate this minefield, and what can be done to protect science from political pressure moving forward?
Expect to learn how Dr Coyne views e...
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June 26, 2025 • 165 mins
Aaron Gillespie is the drummer, vocalist, and songwriter for Underoath.
Tim McTague is the lead guitarist, backing vocalist, and songwriter for Underoath.
Sex, drugs, and rock & roll, the dream every young man grows up hearing about. But is it all it’s made out to be? Aaron and Tim, from one of Metal’s most legendary bands, Underoath, have lived that life. The shows, the parties, the chaos, but also the sleepless nights, the fra...
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