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Lyt når som helst, hvor som helst 

Chris Williamson

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.

Modern Wisdom

Peter Santenello is an independent journalist, YouTuber, & author.

Who are the forgotten people of rural America? The country’s political and moral divisions may stem not only from disagreement, but from distance, countless communities and subcultures living entirely separate lives, with little understanding of one another. So what is life really like in these overlooked towns, who still calls them home, and do they represent a version of the “real America” the rest of the country has forgotten?

Expect to learn what Peter learned about America from traveling to 85 different countries, what’s actually going on in rural America nobody really sees or has forgotten about, what’s actually going on in the drug crisis in America, Peter’s biggest lessons from the Amish, the most misunderstood community in America and much more…

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#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠

#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠

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

Bill Thompson is a retired U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer and a former military intelligence specialist.

Is your private life actually private? As AI rapidly outpaces our privacy protections, everything from your personal data to your deepest vulnerabilities is becoming easier to exploit. So what can be hacked, how exposed are you, and is even your mind still safe?

Expect to learn what the government can and can’t actually see of yours, why companies actually try to hack their own systems, how AI is supercharging espionage in various nation states, who the most surveyed people in the world are, if there is any hope for real privacy in the age of AI and much more…

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Why Bill Doesn’t Trust Apple
(03:35) How Is Information Collected and Distributed?
(09:13) Can Humans Keep Up With Technology?
(11:21) Why Companies Hack Their Own Systems
(17:05) The Biggest Exploitation Hack
(20:48) Why Threats Are Constantly Changing
(25:17) Is DOGE Really a Mess?
(32:03) How AI Is Supercharging Hacking
(36:58) Do Intelligence Operators Know You Better Than You Do?
(47:15) Who Is the Most Surveilled Person in the World?
(54:39) Is the Bad Outgrowing the Good?
(01:03:59) How Bill Built Spartan Forge
(01:13:16) Where to Find Bill

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#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠

#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠

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

Jett Franzen is a writer and YouTuber.

What holds people back? Is it their mindset, environment, or circumstances? One overlooked factor is the ability to be alone. Solitude can build clarity and resilience, but too much can be destructive. So when is being alone a superpower, and when does it become dangerous?

Expect to learn the pitfalls of taking too much medication, why being lonely and/or isolated for a period of time is a superpower, why the most dangerous are ambitious but lazy people, the mentality that is keeping people stuck in a terrible mindset, how to escape the hedonic treadmill, why the incel community came after Jett and much more…

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Why You Need to Confront Your Shadows
(10:09) Make It Until You Believe It
(22:19) Why Success Demands Real Work
(34:36) Can Anyone Go From Nothing to Something?
(39:19) Don’t Let Empathy Hold You Back
(52:39) Are We Addicted to the Next Win?
(56:31) Progress vs Position: What Matters More?
(01:08:59) Why Happiness Comes From Acceptance
(01:14:05) Escaping the Victim Mindset
(01:19:54) Protect What Makes You Unique
(01:29:40) How to Use Ego as a Strength
(01:36:57) Don’t Let the Fear of Having Self-Belief Hold You Back
(01:51:31) Does True Authenticity Really Exist?
(01:58:00) Where to Find Jett

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#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠

#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠

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Proof That The Lonely Chapter Works - Jett Franzen - #1130

Dr Darby Saxbe is a clinical psychologist, professor at USC, and author.

Do dads get postpartum depression? Mothers face enormous physical and emotional changes after childbirth, but fathers can struggle too, often in silence. So what happens to men when they become dads, why does it affect some so deeply, and how can they adapt to a new life that nature has thrust upon them?

Expect to learn what actually happens to dads after moms give birth, the physiological changes that happen to dads after birth, which behaviors create the effect known as “dad brain”, the biggest upsides and downsides of fatherhood for men, why postpartum depression in fathers goes unrecognized, the worst advice dads get, and much more…

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Timestamps:

(0:19) What is Dad Brain?(2:18) How Fatherhood Has Changed Over Time(8:18) What Happens to Men During Pregnancy?(12:57) Should Fathers Be in the Delivery Room?(13:47) Are Sympathetic Pregnancies Real?(15:17) What Couples Should Focus on During Pregnancy(17:56) The Real Cause of Dad Brain(24:18) The Top Behaviours That Trigger Dad Brain(31:31) Biology or Choice: What Makes a “Hands-On” Dad?(33:48) The Truth Behind the Deadbeat Dad Narrative(36:44) Can Fathers Bond at Any Age?(38:50) How Fatherhood Changes Male Hormones(46:44) Why Becoming a Father Is the Ultimate Masculine Role(50:25) Does Dad Brain Get Worse With More Kids?(53:19) How Daughters Change Fathers(1:00:48) Does Housework Ruin Cortisol Recovery?(1:03:43) Do Dads Experience Postpartum Depression?(1:15:29) Why Postpartum Depression Happens in Women(1:18:55) How to Support a Partner Through Postpartum Depression(1:31:09) The Worst Advice New Dads Hear

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#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠

#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠

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

Dr Stephen Porges is a neuroscientist & psychologist.

Why does your nervous system always feel on edge? When everything feels like a threat, your body may be stuck in survival mode. So what keeps your nervous system on high alert, and how can you finally teach it to feel safe again?

Expect to learn why your nervous system is in a state of fight or flight all of the time, what the Polyvagal Theory is and how to attain a calmer state of mind, why dogs calm humans so effectively, what the biggest myth about anxiety is and the role of metabolic support for the nervous system, how the gut, inflammation and chronic stress play in nervous system regulation and much more…

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Timestamps:

(0:00) What is Polyvagal Theory?

(5:54) Why It’s So Important to Focus On How We Feel

(12:04) How the Nervous System Adapted Over Time

(18:08) Is Safety Our #1 Goal?

(19:59) What Feeling “Safe” Really Means

(21:28) The Most Powerful Signals of Safety

(23:31) Can You Ever Truly Feel Safe?

(25:21) Why Safety Feels Different for Everyone

(30:05) What Stephen’s Work Means to Chris

(39:20) What Causes Nervous System Dysregulation?

(44:00) Are Humans on the Same Frequency As Animals?

(50:49 Don’t Hack Your Nervous System, Challenge It

(54:05 Does Resonance Breathing Actually Work?

(57:15) How Does the Safe and Sound Protocol Work?

(59:43) What Your Body Language Reveals About You

(01:04:11) The Biggest Myth About Anxiety

(01:05:06) What Unlocks Your Full Capacity?

(01:10:28) Low vs High Tolerance: Understanding Your Nervous System

(01:12:31) How to Build a Sense of Safety

(01:16:59) How Important is Metabolic Support?

(01:19:49) What Causes Shifts Between Shutdown and Overdrive?

(01:23:07) Why Tinnitus Can Signal Nervous System Issues

(01:27:21) The Link Between the Vagus Nerve and the Gut

(01:29:47) Are Male and Female Nervous Systems Different?

(01:34:44) Why We Need More Humility and Compassion

(01:41:13) Do Stellate Ganglion Blocks Actually Work?

(01:44:50) The Strongest Criticisms of Polyvagal Theory

(01:49:54) Can Your Nervous System Be “Too Safe”?

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Episodes You Might Enjoy:

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#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠

#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠

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

Annie Jacobsen is a journalist, investigative reporter and an author.

For decades, nuclear war has been humanity’s greatest existential fear. But the next global catastrophe may not arrive with a mushroom cloud—it could begin inside a laboratory. What would a biological attack actually look like, how quickly would it spread, and could humanity survive it?

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Nuclear vs Biological War: Which Is Worse?
(01:08) Why No One Is Talking About Bioweapons
(04:23) Is Genetic Engineering a Good Thing?
(07:14) What COVID Really Taught Us
(13:25) Who Created the First Biological Weapon?
(21:25) What Makes the Perfect Biological Weapon?
(26:44) The Soviet Bioweapons Ambition
(27:50) How the Soviet Program Was Exposed
(34:38) How Many Bioweapons Are Man-Made?
(37:30) The Biggest Mistakes in Bioweapons History
(45:04) What Happens in the First 24 Hours of a Leak?
(56:02) Bacteria vs Virus: Which Is More Dangerous?
(57:19) Does Dose Responsiveness Determine Survival?
(59:21) Are Incubation Time and Lethality Correlated?
(01:02:19) How the Soviets Created a Euphoric Plague
(01:08:39) Six Days: From Outbreak to Anarchy
(01:23:37) How Close COVID Came to Social Breakdown
(01:36:24) Where to Find Annie

Extra Stuff:

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Episodes You Might Enjoy:

#577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠

#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠

#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠

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Something Scary Is Happening In Biolabs - Annie Jacobsen - #1127

David Senra is the host of Founders podcast and an investor.

What separates successful founders from everyone else? Luck and timing matter, but they’re not the whole story. The best founders share repeatable patterns in how they think, work, and handle pressure. You can’t control the hand you’re dealt, but you sure can control how you play it.

Expect to learn the work habits behind the genius of Rick Rubin, the 3 different types of founders with 3 specific traits who find unparalleled success, the simple advice most founders abide by when building their ideas into companies, why making mistakes is actually a badge of honour, how to have an obscene level of focus and much more…

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Get 160+ lab tests for just $365 and save an extra $25 at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom

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Timestamps:

(00:00) The Mindset Behind “Lazy Workaholics”
(04:26) Why You Have to Bet on Yourself to Find Success
(13:42) Feed Your Mind or Fall Behind
(24:19) The Power of One Simple Idea
(30:51) Failure Is a Privilege of Progress
(37:30) Why Listening Is the Real Advantage
(41:14) Don’t Solve Problems, Avoid Them
(47:37) Why You Should Create for Yourself First
(50:08) Be Ruthless With Your Life
(56:49) Are Entrepreneurs Bad at Relationships?
(01:12:15) The One Biography Every Ambitious Person Should Read
(01:19:13) Is Respect the End Goal?
(01:27:11) Don’t Let Others Define Your Success
(01:30:56) Where to Find David

Extra Stuff:

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Episodes You Might Enjoy:

#577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠

#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠

#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠

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

Alex Petkas is a historian, writer, and podcaster.

What’s the real story behind The Odyssey? As the ancient epic returns to the big screen, a historian reveals the original tale, the world that shaped it, and the timeless lessons hidden within it.

Expect to learn why The Odyssey is such an important story, what type of person and writer Homer was, who the important women of The Odyssey were and which ones were benevolent, heroic, or dangerous, why revenge and justice are the key underlying themes in the story, what a real historian thinks of Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey and much more...

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Why The Odyssey Still Matters Today
(06:19) What Happens in The Odyssey?
(09:41) Did Homer Write The Iliad First?
(15:20) How Much of The Odyssey Is Just Retelling?
(16:31) Why Is Penelope the Ultimate Prize?
(21:43) Telemachus’ Quest to Live Up to His Father
(36:19) How Order Can Slip into Anarchy
(37:21) Why Odysseus Walked Away From a Goddess
(54:13) The Power of Cunning
(01:01:09) How Odysseus Outsmarted the Cyclops
(01:07:35) The One Mistake That Cursed Odysseus
(01:09:23) Is Family the True Heart of The Odyssey?
(01:24:57) How Odysseus Finally Returns Home
(01:27:48) The Reunion of Odysseus and Telemachus
(01:29:57) The Fall of the Suitors
(01:42:12) Is Penelope the Real Hero of the Story?
(01:46:25) Why Divine Favour Changes Everything
(01:49:02) The Hidden Role of Oral Storytelling
(01:53:24) Why Nolan’s Films Divide Audiences
(01:57:52) Is Emily Wilson’s Translation Accurate?
(02:01:26) Has the Classic Hero Disappeared?
(02:11:09) Why We Need to Beware Modern Sirens
(02:19:48) Where to Find Alex

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Episodes You Might Enjoy:

#577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠

#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠

#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠

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

George Mack is a writer, marketer and entrepreneur.

What are the most important questions of our time? Some search for the meaning of life. Others wonder how to leverage California’s gay subsidy. Both are equally valid, but one is definitely more interesting. So what are today’s biggest questions, and do any of the answers actually matter?

Expect to learn if AI-generated stories can win awards, what qualifies for California’s gay certification program, who the chicken farmer who fooled Hitler was, why men aren’t great at receiving and expressing their emotions, why George is obsessed with Gymshark’s finances, the best lessons Chris and George have learned from this past year and much more…

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Who Is Cristiano Ronaldo Named After?
(03:13) Is This the Worst Walkout Song?
(07:41) Should AI Be Winning Writing Awards?
(12:46) Beckham vs Pitt: Who Do Women Prefer?
(17:43) Do Trends in the East Always Translate to the West?
(27:24) The Truth Behind California’s “Gay Certification”
(32:02) How a Chicken Farmer Defeated Hitler
(38:52) Is This the Greatest Civilian Hero Story?
(45:37) Why We Experience Survivor’s Guilt
(55:53) Are Men Homophobic or Femmephobic?
(01:04:05) Why Cash Flow Cycles Matter More Than You Think
(01:09:27) The Life Lessons You Come Back to Most
(01:22:08) Where to Find George

Extra Stuff:

Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: ⁠https://chriswillx.com/books⁠

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Episodes You Might Enjoy:

#577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠

#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠

#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠

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

Caleb Hammer is a personal finance YouTuber.

Are we in a financial crisis or spending our way into one? Rising prices, growing debt, and shrinking savings are putting every generation under pressure. But what’s really to blame? A broken economy, bad money habits, or both? The answer could determine whether we’re headed for disaster, or still have time to turn things around.

Expect to learn if it is actually harder to make an manage money than ever before, what the hidden costs of bankruptcy are that nobody wants to talk about, why Gen Z is in more debt than any other generation, if most financial problems are psychological in nature, if lifestyle inflation has become a bigger problem than inflation itself, what the biggest financial red flags are when dating and much more…

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Does Caleb Really Get Death Threats?
(05:44) Does Gen Z Actually Have It Harder Financially?
(18:02) The Hidden Costs of Bankruptcy
(21:03) Why People Fall Into Debt
(24:13) The Personality Traits Behind Financial Success
(25:36) How Debt Impacts Your Identity
(27:28) The Trap of Lifestyle Inflation
(36:14) The Best Way to Handle Anxious Guests
(39:23) Knowledge vs Discomfort: What Makes the Biggest Impact?
(44:26) Why Behaviour Is the Real Fix for Money Problems
(49:24) What Financial Milestone Makes People Happiest?
(52:14) UK vs US: Who’s Better Off Financially?
(01:07:36) What Real Financial Education Should Look Like
(01:16:38) The Dangerous Consequences of the Gender Wars
(01:21:32) The Economic Risks of a Declining Population
(01:26:37) Should a Trillionaire Exist?
(01:31:37) The Biggest Financial Red Flags in Dating
(01:34:19) How Money Problems End Relationships
(01:36:53) How Mental Health Shapes Spending Habits
(01:40:19) The Dumb Purchases That Make People Broke
(01:42:40) How Damaging Is Financial Over-Optimisation?
(01:44:56) Is Property Still a Smart Investment?
(01:53:43) Is Raising Kids Cheaper Than You Think?
(01:55:53) Where to Find Caleb

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Episodes You Might Enjoy:

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#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠

#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠

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

Nick Bare is the founder of Bare Performance Nutrition, an endurance racer, YouTuber and a podcaster.

Being consistently good will beat being occasionally great. But consistency is hard to find when life throws setbacks, business failures, injuries and babies at you. However, Nick has found a way to balance everything and today we get to discover how.

Expect to learn why doubters shouldn't affect your performance, why Go One More is a useful rule for everything in life, how Nick avoids burnout when juggling lots of projects, where the drive to get up at 5am every day comes from, how gut instinct can beat brain-power and much more...

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro
(00:43) Nick’s Marathon Progress
(08:46) Preparations for Fatherhood
(14:04) Choose What to Suck At
(18:29) How to Avoid Burnout
(22:18) Hiring the Right People
(34:15) Framework for Being Consistent
(41:04) Modern Definition of Success
(49:16) Consistency in Hard Times
(1:02:40) Define Personal Success
(1:08:14) Moving Towards Intentional Parenting
(1:18:18) The Price Paid for Success
(1:23:41) Where to Find Nick

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Episodes You Might Enjoy:

This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠

How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠

The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠

Get in touch.

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Consistently Good Not Occasionally Great - Nick Bare - #488

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