Modern Wisdom
Life lessons from the greatest thinkers on the planet with Chris Williamson. Including guests like David Goggins, Dr Jordan Peterson, Sam Harris, Jocko Willink, Dr Andrew Huberman, Dr Julie Smith, Steven Bartlett, Ryan Holiday, James Clear, Robert Greene, Balaji Srinivasan, Steven Pinker, Alex Hormozi, Douglas Murray, Chris Bumstead, James Smith, Dr David Sinclair, Mark Manson and more. Understanding the world is hard. This podcast will help.
Episodes
May 2, 2024 • 68 mins
Annie Jacobsen is a journalist, investigative reporter and an author.
The threat of nuclear war has loomed for over half a century now. But the question remains - just how close to nuclear armageddon are we and what would happen if the world went into a nuclear war.
Expect to learn how many nukes there are in the world right now, the most likely steps to an accidental nuclear war, what happens when a country fires the first nuke, w...
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April 29, 2024 • 115 mins
Gary Vaynerchuk is an entrepreneur, speaker and an author.
Most people would like to increase their reach online, to connect with people they respect and have access to a bigger audience. Which leaves two questions - is this something you actually want? And if you do, how can you grow your platform in 2024?
Expect to learn why attention is more valuable than ever, how to actually become relevant in 2024, what it takes to be authent...
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April 27, 2024 • 113 mins
I hit 2 million Subscribers on YouTube!!
To celebrate, I asked for questions from YouTube, Twitter and Instagram, so here’s another 90 minutes of me trying to answer as many as possible. As always there’s some great questions in here about my thoughts on Andrew Huberman's recent drama, the future of the podcasting industry and whether I'm becoming religious or not.
Expect to learn what I'd tell my 18 year old self, whether I'm afra...
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April 25, 2024 • 85 mins
Daniel Cox is a researcher, pollster and Director of the Survey Center on American Life.
Never before has the divide between left and right mirrored the split between men and women so closely. Women are increasingly leaning to the left, while young men are skewing towards the right. Daniel is the original analyser of this groundbreaking data and has a variety of explanations for exactly what we're seeing in the modern political wor...
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April 22, 2024 • 208 mins
MrBallen is a storyteller, YouTuber and a former United States Navy SEAL.
Why are we drawn to fear? This fascination often balances us the edge of life and death, infused with a dash of excitement. From his beginnings as a Navy SEAL to becoming a renowned YouTuber, Mr. Ballen possesses a unique storytelling talent. He captivates us with some of the most spine-chilling true stories, drawn both from his experiences and the lives of o...
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April 20, 2024 • 88 mins
Abigail Shrier is a journalist, a writer for The Wall Street Journal, and an author.
Therapy use is becoming more prevalent while mental health is getting worse. Are these two things causing each other? Or just happening at the same time? It's a lively one today as I try to get to the bottom of this.
Expect to learn what is happening with modern mental health, the typical timeline of mental health for young people, what the current...
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April 18, 2024 • 74 mins
Oliver Burkeman is a journalist, a writer for The Guardian and an author.
We often find ourselves caught in a productivity spiral, feeling as though we aren’t accomplishing enough and scalding ourselves when we fall short of impossibly high bars. What drives this constant pursuit of perfection? Is it truly beneficial to continuously seek efficiency?
Expect to learn why so many of us have a ruthless obsession with being productive, ...
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April 15, 2024 • 211 mins
Dr Peter Attia is a physician, longevity expert, podcaster and an author.
There is essentially an unlimited amount of health advice available on the internet. Working out what is legit science and what is broscience is difficult, but thankfully decades of experience means Peter can help cut through the noise about what is actually most effective to improve your fitness and longevity.
Expect to learn why a simple hospital visit can ...
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April 13, 2024 • 66 mins
David Brooks is a columnist for The New York Times and an author.
We’re often told to control our emotions, but is that actually what we want? Or do we want to be confident enough to feel them fully? Instead of becoming too detached, how can we reconnect with our feelings and actually embrace our experience and connections?
Expect to learn why men have been conditioned to be so emotionally cut-off, why being stoic or aloof is perce...
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April 11, 2024 • 87 mins
Dr. Shanna Swan is a Professor at the Icahn School of Medicine, an environmental and reproductive epidemiologist and an author.
Many of us have heard about about harmful chemicals in plastics, food and water that can mess with our hormones. But just how much truth is in this? How much of our health is disrupted by our modern environment?
Expect to learn what is happening to male and female reproductive health, how important testost...
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April 8, 2024 • 130 mins
Dr K is a psychiatrist, Harvard Medical School instructor, co-founder of Healthy GamerGG, Twitch streamer and a YouTuber.
Humans face a predicament that has never been seen before, a massive overload of stimulation. The effect of constant exposure to social media, video games, and porn is not good, but thankfully Dr K has developed a ton of powerful ways to finally take back control of your attention.
Expect to learn what social me...
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April 6, 2024 • 120 mins
Josh Szeps is a journalist and the host of "Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps".
What are the things you can't criticise? What about Gay Pride in Australia? What if you're a gay man? What about criticising the cringe of the anti-woke Right? Everyone is getting the heat today, including Josh's ex-employer the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Expect to learn what the difference is between getting cancelled by the left an...
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April 4, 2024 • 95 mins
Jonathan Haidt is a Professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business, social psychologist, and an author.
The kids are not alright. Mental health is plummeting while anxiety and depression is on the rise. Just what are the contributing elements? Is it social media? Helicopter parenting? 24 hour news? Or something else?
Expect to learn why every generation complains about the next one, what is so important about the devel...
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April 1, 2024 • 124 mins
Matthew Hussey is the world’s #1 dating coach, a YouTuber, public speaker and an author.
Navigating modern love can feel like solving an impossible puzzle, but in truth, there are specific skills and tips that can elevate your romantic life. Matthew has spent 15 years coaching millions of men and women through their relationship struggles, and today we get his best insights.
Expect to learn if dating coaches are actually any easier...
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March 30, 2024 • 114 mins
Cal Newport is a computer science professor at Georgetown University, a productivity expert and an author.
If you’ve ever felt that you’re not as productive as you could be, you’re not alone. But what if the goal isn't to be more productive, but to let go of the goals that aren't serving you? What if the power of saying no to more things is the most important skill you can develop?
Expect to learn what our current problem with bein...
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March 28, 2024 • 81 mins
Coleman Hughes is a writer, an author and a podcaster.
The state of race relations in America seemed to be improving for decades, then crashed and burned over the last 5 years. What's going on? Why is everyone so obsessed with race again and how can we move beyond race politics?
Expect to learn why anti-racism is just neo-racism, the difference between being colourblind and actually being racist, why your social class is more impor...
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March 25, 2024 • 120 mins
Mark Normand is a podcaster, actor and a comedian.
Is Hollywood a secret cabal of child-eating sorcerers? It might be. Mark has spent enough time in its orbit to know. And if nothing else he can riff on some good theories for 2 hours with me.
Expect to learn what Mark thinks of the downfall of NYC and Bail reform, why the resurgence of Shane Gillis on SNL might not be the death rattle for woke culture, how Mark remains positive in ...
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March 23, 2024 • 110 mins
Noah Kagan is an entrepreneur, founder of AppSumo and a YouTuber.
Does money make you happy? What about a lot of money? Like billions of dollars a lot of money. Noah has spent years around some of the richest people in the world and deconstructed some of their biggest regrets, thinking patterns and hacks for success.
Expect to learn the most common traits of super-rich people, the advice Noah wished people would stop talking about,...
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March 21, 2024 • 119 mins
George TheTinMen is a content creator, a writer and a pro-men’s advocate.
Men's mental health is in the toilet. 80% of 18-24 year old suicides are men and 15% of men say they have 0 close friends to call on in an emergency. So why does it seem like the world doesn't care and just thinks that men are still the benefactors of a patriarchy they no longer feel a part of?
Expect to learn why Drake's dick pic leak was such an important c...
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March 18, 2024 • 167 mins
Mike Baker is a former CIA officer and security expert, Co-Founder of global investigation company Portman Square Group and a podcaster.
We're told that the world is on the brink of a large scale war. That our domestic systems are fragile, and the people in charge are incompetent. After decades in the CIA, Mike should be able to tell us how much truth there is here.
Expect to learn the truth behind the AT&T outage, the problems wit...
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