The Best Podcast

Today’s podcast is a reading of my newest article on my blog, which you can find at mattbest.net/theplatform . This article is undoubtedly the most significant one I’ve written to date. I hope you enjoy listening. As always, I hope you find some value in this. And specifically for this episode, I hope you take the final remarks into serious consideration. Much Love ❤️.

Today’s podcast is a recording of a poem I wrote when I was seventeen which I recently revisited. Through the poor audio quality, I hope that you find some value in the message inherent in the poem. It brought me joy and insight when I read it again. I wish this same effect for you. As always, Much Love ❤️. I’ll be back with a new and quite meaningful episode in a few days.

Today’s podcast is a brand new topic for me. Loneliness is something I never dealt with much when I was young, as I seemed to be always connected with others in one way or another. Whether it be my family, classmates, or sports, I seemed to always be with others. But recently, this has changed significantly. In today’s episode, I talk about this change, how I deal with loneliness, and the way I ma...

Today’s podcast is centered on one of my favorite quotes. It is Theodore Roosevelt’s “The Man in the Arena.” This is admittedly a selfish episode. In recording it, the sole purpose was to reinforce the value of my day-to-day efforts and the path I have chosen to walk. Nevertheless, I think that this quote can be so useful for anyone who is putting in the efforts, experiencing the toils, and active...

Today’s podcast is a brief, stream of consciousness narrative on siblings. If you have a sibling or see someone in your life as a sibling, you will undoubtedly resonate with this. I hope you enjoy it and that is inspired reflection and gratitude. As always, Much Love ❤️. PS - Happy birthday, Tim. I love you unconditionally.

Today’s podcast is a reflection on a short journal entry I wrote last week. I got to thinking quite a bit about parenting, passing lessons down, and the best ways to do so. In this episode, I expand on that brief reflection with some thoughts on the ever changing world in which we live, and our capabilities of adapting to it to guide others to living well. I hope you find this to be valuable. Than...

Today’s podcast is quite raw, but I really enjoyed recording it. I discuss the importance of understanding our world and having mental frameworks. To discuss this, I engage in an exercise of thinking through the way in which I see myself and the world and the frameworks I use to do so. I found this to be quite a fun, intriguing, and challenging exercise which has already proved to be valuable for...

Today’s podcast is a recording of my new blog article, which you can find at mattbest.net/theplatform/reflection . It’s distinct from other articles and podcasts in that it’s a very personal reflection on where I think my life and my deeper happiness is right now. I ask that you please try asking yourself these questions that I reference in the episode. I will be so grateful for it, and I think th...

Today’s podcast is particularly meaningful for me, as it cuts deep into both my work and my personal life. Mental health is a critical topic, and the way in which we understand it and conceptualize it carries great weight for all of us. In this episode, I talk through how the field of psychology discusses mental health and the ways in which I think it’s most adaptive and pragmatic to understand it...

Today's podcast is a reflection on my experience doing a full-day dopamine fast. A dopamine fast is a day in which you avoid that which produces an increase in dopamine in the brain. That means no phone, no TV, no computer, no food, no exercise. Just you and your mind. This dopamine fast was totally unique from anything I have ever experienced before, and I discuss the details of the experience in...

Today’s podcast is about a topic that has been floating around my head for some time now. The distinction between intimacy and romance is quite a nuanced and challenging one to break down. Nevertheless, it is an ever present topic in almost all of our lives. We all have experienced intimacy to some degree, and most of us are pursuing or cultivating deeper intimacy and romance in our relationships....

“Death is a natural part of life. Rejoice for those around you who transform into the force. Mourn them, do not. Miss them, do not. Attachment leads to jealousy. The shadow of greed, that is. Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose.” - Yoda | Today’s podcast is deep. In it, I discuss and reflect on this quote from Yoda in Episode III of Star Wars, which I believe carries an incredi...

Today’s podcast was a fun one for me. The topic of personality tests and types is one that comes up frequently in our everyday lives. Tests that come up on social media of “What The Office character are you?” and comments we hear in conversation like “I’m an introvert” are quite common. However, are we talking about personality the right way? I tackle this question in today’s episode, along with p...

Today’s podcast is a personal reflection, mostly for myself. I’ve realized that in certain situations and contexts, I am significantly less productive and efficient in my work and personal projects. As strong as my personality factors may be in determining my output, the environment is clearly a very strong influence. In this podcast, I talk through my experiences with my environment shaping my “l...

Today’s podcast is a continuation of the last episode about my social media detox. Instead of focusing on the outcomes, this episode focuses on the more qualitative learnings that I had. Of those learnings, the biggest and most salient ones had to do with what truly matters. I hope you find value in this dialogue. This experience was very meaningful for me, and I hope that comes out clearly in the...

Today’s podcast is a deep reflection on my time away from social media. Spending the past 4 and a half months away has been one of the most impactful decisions I’ve ever made in my young life. My life changed significantly in my time away from social media, and this episode is dedicated to that experience and the learnings I have taken from it. I hope you find value in this and that it makes you t...

Today’s podcast is a recording of my newest article on my blog. You can find the article at mattbest.net/theplatform/judgement. This topic of judgement is one that is enthralling for me. Instead of discussing the judgement of others, I devoted this article and podcast to how we judge ourselves. I sincerely believe that this is an area in which we all would benefit from additional reflection. I hop...

Today's podcast is a small part of my aforementioned conversation with Nick and Nico from some time ago. This segment was focused on authenticity and the importance of being authentic. I would put authenticity at the top of the list of reasons why Nico, Nick, and I have a strong friendship and are able to have conversations like the ones I have posted on this podcast. Like I frequently say, I...

Following up on two past episodes with Nico and Nick, this podcast is a segment of our conversation in which we discuss a big long-term decision that Nico is currently weighing. In our lives, we all will face decisions that carry significant consequences for our futures. Talking through these decisions with dear friends and thinking about them in creative ways can provide great benefits. This conv...

Today's podcast is quite a meaningful one for me. Nick and Nico are two really great guys with whom I have enjoyed building some great friendships filled with vulnerability, sincerity, and a lack of judgement. In this conversation, you'll first learn about Nico and his background, which leads us into conversations about a number of intriguing topics. I hope that this vulnerability, sincerity, and...

Today's episode is a conversation I had with Hayden, a dear friend and recurring guest of the podcast. It was a fun talk about the holiday season which brought us in many directions, including topics such as nostalgia, alcohol, the arbitrary nature of holidays, skiing, turning things around in the new year, and much more. Hayden always brings a lot to the table in our conversations, so I hope that...

Today's podcast is a segment of a long conversation I had with two good friends of mine - Nick and Nico. In this conversation, we discuss various topics, including therapy, psychedelics, meditation, fasting, dopamine, sugar, oatmeal, and coming to terms with oneself. This episode is the first of a few which will be coming over the rest of the month, so stay tuned for more. Thanks for taking the ti...

Hey! Coming in with a really brief episode here. Just wanted to jump in and let you know that something big is coming and I’m really excited about it. It’s coming soon! As always, Much Love ❤️.

Love. What a topic. We all love talking about love it seems. We all love trying to find love as well, as the overwhelming majority of us seems to come back to it, even if it may have torn us apart in the past. In today’s podcast, I talk about love, and whether we can really “fall” into it. I hope you enjoy my thoughts on the topic and find them to be useful in some way. I loved talking about it (h...

Today’s podcast is a tough one to address. It is something that we all do at some point or another and it is ingrained within each of us. We make quick judgements of others to organize our conceptions of the world. Most of us do this frequently, and it makes sense for that to be the case. However, this is not always advantageous. In fact, it can be quite detrimental. Tune in to find out why I beli...