Modern Wisdom Transcripts

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

How TikTok Hijacked The Future Of Music - Nik Nocturnal - #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 - Why Children of Divorce Grow Into Broken Adults

#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 - 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

#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

#1063 - Charlie Houpert - How to Survive the Death of Your Old Self

#1062 - Dave Evans - It’s time to rethink your entire life plan

#1061 - Oliver Burkeman - Why You Can’t Stop Your Productivity Addiction

#1060 - Rick Glassman - The Case Against Condoms & Fake Friendship

#1059 - James Sexton - Divorce Lawyer: “Give her a prenup on the 3rd date”

#1058 - 4.1M Q&A - Health Update, Sobriety & Finding The One

#1057 - Matthew Hussey - How to Know When to Leave a Relationship

#1056 - Dr Paul Eastwick - Did Evolutionary Psychology Get Dating All Wrong?

#1055 - Morgan Housel - Mastering the Art of Spending Money

#1054 - Bryan Johnson - The 2026 Immortality Protocol

#1053 - Richard Shotton - 11 Psychology Tricks From the World’s Best Brands

#1052 - Paul Rosolie - Uncontacted Tribes, Jungle Warfare & Being Eaten Alive

#1051 - HARDY - The Personal Pain of Country Music

#1050 - Donald Robertson - Practical Tools for a Less Anxious Life

#1049 - Dr Jay Wiles - A Masterclass in Improving Your HRV

#1048 - Trevor Wallace - Why Autism is the New Stolen Valor

#1047 - Jonathan Swanson - The Obvious Strategy to Take Back Your Time

#1046 - Russ - Can Ambitious People Ever Have Balance?

#1045 - Joe Hudson - How to Take Control of Your Emotions

#1044 - Nick Shirley - Inside Minnesota's $10B Childcare Fraud Scandal

#1043 - Arthur Brooks - 14 Habits for an Optimised Morning & Evening Routine

#1041 - Dr Debra Lieberman - Why Don’t You Have Sex With Your Sister?

#1040 - 4M Subscriber Q&A

#1039 - Connor Beaton - Why Successful Men Always Self-Destruct

#1038 - Dr. Gabrielle Lyon - The Environmental Toxins Killing Your Health

#1037 - Life Hacks: A Christmas Special (2025)

#1026 - Alison Armstrong - How to Treat Men Better