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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

I spent a really long time putting this together, I really hope you enjoy it! In this second episode of Mostly Wise, we explore:

 Hunter's true version of the laptop story

 The best conspiracy theories that are (maybe) real.

 If it was Hunter's bag of cocaine that was found in the White House.

 What the next two years for the Democratic Party will look like.

 Hunter's unfiltered thoughts on the Trump family.

 Matt gifts a ceremonial "pipe" to Hunter

 And much more...

Guests

 Hunter Biden is an artist, former attorney, and the son of former US President Joe Biden.

 Matt McCusker is a comedian, writer, author and podcaster.

 Duncan Trussell is a comedian, actor, writer and podcaster.

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Is Peter Thiel in League With the Anti-Christ?
(03:10) Are Robot Dogs and Delivery Drones Taking Over?
(06:50) Shaking the Shame of Addiction and a Leaked Laptop
(15:37) How Much Power Does a President Really Have?
(23:38) Living Through the Hunter Biden Laptop Controversy
(33:40) What Stopped Hunter From Relapsing?
(38:07) Would Hunter Be Pardoned If His Dad Had Won?
(40:00) Was Joe Biden Fit to Run Again?
(50:17) Was Joe Biden America’s Poorest President?
(52:56) Is Hunter Cage-Fighting Donald Jr. and Eric Trump?
(54:00) The Secret Doors in the Presidential Residence
(56:58) Is the White House Actually Haunted?
(59:57) How to Hide Drugs in the White House
(01:05:37) Why Hunter Packs His Bags With a Witness
(01:09:26) Will Hunter Ever Run for President?
(01:10:24) What’s Next for Hunter?
(01:13:10) Why Are Crack Addictions So Shocking?
(01:17:52) Was the CIA Behind JFK’s Assassination?
(01:26:10) The Flex of Avoiding the Epstein Files
(01:27:00) How Hunter Joined the Board of Burisma
(01:36:42) Don’t Let Addiction Define You
(01:43:56) We Need to Get Money Out of Politics
(02:00:45) What’s Driving Political Violence?
(02:10:23) When Did Politics Become So Confrontational?
(02:13:56) Are We Ready for Superintelligence?
(02:25:02) Is AI Creating Viruses?
(02:28:51) Why Anthony Fauci Keeps Pleading the Fifth
(02:32:18) Is Trump America’s Most Dangerous President?
(02:39:18) Why Trump Chose to Strike Iran
(02:51:12) What If Hunter Had Never Been Pardoned?
(02:55:33) What It’s Really Like Talking to Nick Fuentes
(03:01:21) You Have to Play the Game to Win

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

Jimmy Carr is a comedian, television host and an author.

From razor-sharp jokes to hard-earned life wisdom, Jimmy Carr can do it all. Whether he’s explaining how he’d fix Britain or revealing the secrets it takes to become a better comedian, Jimmy is back with brilliant insights, unforgettable one-liners, and a few laughs along the way.

Expect to learn why your life doesn’t need to be easier but simpler, if you’re actually depressed or your life is just depressing, why favourable conditions never come and you should probably act now, how to use your unfair advantages to your benefit, what to do when you catch yourself overthinking, if Jimmy Carr will run for PM and much more…

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Timestamps:

(00:00) How Many Shows Has Jimmy Done This Year?
(00:43) Why Jimmy Never Gets Stressed on Tour
(03:57) Why We’ve Become So Anxious
(18:47) Is Optionality Making Us Miserable?
(23:52) Why Broken Promises Keep Costing You
(27:45) The Power of Unshakeable Self-Confidence
(29:43) Jimmy’s Relationship With Gratitude
(33:29) Give Your Brain Better Problems to Solve
(39:53) How Comedy Shows Expand Conversations
(48:14) Is Social Media Stealing Our Souls?
(52:52) Stop Waiting for the Perfect Conditions
(57:22) Are We Living in the Good Old Days?
(01:00:17) Can the UK Be Fixed?
(01:06:53) Address the Problems Whilst They’re Small
(01:14:08) Why Anyone Can Be a Comedian
(01:20:27) The Science of Why Jokes Work
(01:22:34) Why Great Comedy Breaks the Rules
(01:24:12) Can You Teach Someone to Be Funny?
(01:26:23) The Oldest Joke Formula Still in Use
(01:27:27) How Podcasting Is Influencing Comedy
(01:33:17) Let Your Obsession Become Your Advantage
(01:43:27) How Do We Solve the Drug Crisis?
(01:56:33) What British People Still Don’t Understand

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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“We’re At The Beginning Of A Revolution” - Jimmy Carr - #1135

I hit 4.3 million YouTube subscribers! 

As usual, I celebrated by collecting questions from across social media and answering them directly. 

Expect to learn my thoughts on having kids in the near future, what my time with the Night Wolf Hawk was like, a quick health update, why I keep changing my hairstyle, reflections from a one-week silent meditation retreat, and much more...

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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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Q&A: Becoming A Dad, Favourite Peptides & Red Rising - #1134

In this evolutionary psychology roundtable, we explore:

- If 20% of the men actually get 80% of the attention.
- The biggest red and green flags to look out for in the dating pool.
- Why women's sexual desire fades faster than men's. 
- and much more…

Guests:
- Macken Murphy is an evolutionary biologist at the University of Melbourne, a writer and a podcaster.
- Steve Stewart-Williams is an evolutionary psychologist, a professor, and an author.
- Rob Henderson holds a PhD in psychology from the University of Cambridge and is a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute.

Sponsors:

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Is This the Most Attractive Dance Move?
(3:14) Does Looksmaxxing Give Women the Ick?
(13:07) Why Do We Get the Ick?
(16:52) Are Chads Stealing All the Women?
(25:23) Is Marriage Affirmative Action for Men?
(31:00) Are Humans Meant to Be Serial Monogamists?
(34:52) How Rich Women Change Men’s Resourcefulness
(44:18) Abundance vs Scarcity: What’s More Attractive?
(55:34) Do High-Earning Women Have Higher Standards?
(01:05:03) Can Surveys Accurately Measure Sex Differences?
(01:10:36) Are Dating App Users Worse Partners?
(01:16:53) What Matters More: Height or Looks?
(01:20:46) Why Male Beautification Is Exploding
(01:31:27) Do Women Prefer Formidable Men?
(01:35:22) The Rise of Female Teacher Sex Scandals
(01:42:56) Is Being Desired What Women Want Most?
(01:47:32) The Dangers of Minimising Sex Differences
(01:50:46) The Latest Evidence on Mate Switching
(01:52:20) Why Marriage Kills Women’s Sex Drive
(01:56:40) How Do We Determine Human Nature?
(02:03:34) What Do Lesbians Find Attractive?
(02:05:57) Where to Find the Guys

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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The New Science Of Female Attraction - Psychology Roundtable - #1133

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…

Sponsors:

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Peter's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/petersantenello

Peter's Website: https://petersantenello.com/

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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Who You Meet Down America’s Forgotten Backroads - 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

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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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…

Sponsors:

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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

Extra Stuff:

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

Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: ⁠https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom⁠

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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Twitter: ⁠https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx⁠

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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

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 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…

Sponsors:

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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”?

Extra Stuff:

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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

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

Sara Saffari is a fitness model, influencer, athlete and a YouTuber.

Many young people dream of being young, fit, and famous. Lots of us are seduced by the idea of the attention this brings, but what's the reality of being so exposed in a world filled with scrutiny, stalkers and haters?

Expect to learn what Sara thinks about the muscle mommy movement, what makes women genuinely attractive, the biggest problem with dating Gen Z boys, Sara’s thoughts on the Bradley Martyn vs Logan Paul fight, Sara’s top 10 exercises to build muscle, whether she would ever start an Only Fans and much more...

Timestamps:

(00:00) The Muscle Mommy Movement
(03:51) Sara’s Experience of Rapid Growth
(09:20) TikTok Girls Catching Guys Watching Them in the Gym
(16:50) What Are Gen-Z Guys Like to Date?
(22:10) Do Girls Have Many Positive Role Models?
(25:16) Sara’s Brad V Logan Prediction
(32:57) If Sara Could Only Keep 10 Exercises
(37:10) How Exercise Can Help with Mental Health Difficulties
(44:16) Dealing with Business as a Fitness Influencer
(51:43) Is There a Temptation to Post Over-Sexualised Content?
(1:03:14) What’s Next for Sara?

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What Is It Like Trying To Date Gen Z Guys? - Sara Saffari - #679

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