The Best Podcast

Today’s podcast topic is one of the most important ones I’ve ever recorded. I strongly believe that bringing curiosity to the forefront is one of the best things that we can do for ourselves and for anyone we ever interact with. I will leave it to the episode for the nice anecdotes and deeper explanations. Thank you so much for tuning in to listen. It means more to me than you’ll ever know. And as...

Today's podcast is out of the ordinary. Hanging out with a couple of friends last night, we got to telling some jokes. Those jokes led to a great deal of laughter. Instead of a normal, more intense and serious dialogue, I leave you with this. Some very much not serious jokes, accompanied by my extremely dorky and nerdy laughter. I hope you enjoy this break from your regularly scheduled, super thou...

It’s December 8th. Why am I talking about New Year’s Resolutions now? Well, that’s what this podcast is about. I give my thoughts on New Year’s Resolutions, along with why December is such an important month for any potential New Year’s Resolution that you attempt to implement. I really had a blast recording this episode, which I hope you can sense in my voice. Thanks for listening once again. It...

Today’s podcast is the story of the 18th century French philosopher, Denis Diderot. His story is a fascinating one, and the lessons we can take from it apply so well in our current world. I’ll leave it to you to listen to the episode to hear the whole story. I hope you enjoy it. I’ll be back soon! Thanks so much for listening. As always, Much Love ❤️.

Over the last few days, I’ve been thinking about how I could talk about my Thanksgiving experiences and the time I’ve spent with my family on the podcast. That thinking has brought me to a bit of a different approach. Instead of telling you my thoughts and actively reflecting on my Thanksgiving, I think that it is more intriguing and thought provoking to give you my “Thanksgiving Leftovers.” And b...

Today’s podcast is dedicated to one of the most common criticisms that I receive in my life. “Matt, stop taking yourself so seriously” is something I’ve gotten used to hearing. Initially, I argued so much about it when people said this to me. But as I grew and started to take a harder look at myself, I realized that this criticism is 100% true. So in this episode, I detail the reasons why people g...

Today’s podcast is a short yet powerful one. In it, I detail the importance of having a set of rules in life, the importance of following them, the benefits of following them, and the perils of not having any. This dialogue also brings me to a brief and unexpected breakdown of the spectrum of liberalism and conservatism (yay for some fun bonus content). I really hope you enjoyed this one and found...

This is one of the most detailed and practical podcasts that I have recorded recently. In this episode, I walk you through 8 key questions to ask yourself to check in on your well-being. These are questions that I have frequently asked myself after learning about the psychological theories and research behind each. The impact that taking a step back to ask myself these questions has had on me is q...

This is one of the most challenging topics I’ve tried to tackle on this podcast (and on my blog, for that matter). This podcast is a reading of my article titled “Boxes”, which you can find on The Platform - mattbest.net/theplatform/boxes . This is a topic that I am deeply interested in and a topic about which I have had a ton of thoughts and internal debates. If you have any feedback on the conte...

On a walk through my old university the other day, I got to thinking about ways that we can describe life. The best way that I came up with was describing it as a set of choices. As I thought about this at a deeper level, I realized the magnitude of power that choices carry. We often don’t have a well developed framework for making choices either, even though making choices is the most important t...

Last week, I talked to my grandmother about my grandpa for an hour and a half. He died when I was 8 years old, so I only had a fairly basic and naive view of him and his life. We had plenty of nice experiences together, but I never truly got to know him as a man. In this podcast, I discuss what I learned about my grandpa from my grandmother in that conversation and the biggest lesson I can take fr...

We are often told to not settle for a certain relationship, for a certain job, or for anything of lower quality. These are certainly fair points to make. However, is there something of greater importance that we truly shouldn’t settle for? In this podcast, I argue that the answer to this question is yes. Tune in to find out what my answer is and how much weight that it carries. As always, Much Lov...

This episode is quite brief yet it is a bit more personal than most of my other episodes. It is a deeper look into my self-talk and the things I say to myself when nobody is watching. These two recordings are titled "Squeeze it" and "It's Time To Go." Both are focused on reminding myself of the importance of being present now and making the most of the moments I have in the present. They are alway...

Happy Saturday. I’ll keep this short and sweet. This podcast is a set of a few questions which I think are incredibly important for all of us to answer. I recommend that you don’t just answer them in your head. Instead, I recommend you write them down on paper. I think that the best questions are necessary prerequisites to the best answers about ourselves and the world. I hope that you find a lot...

Today’s podcast is about creativity. Oddly enough, given the number of episodes I’ve recorded, it’s a topic that I haven’t focused on exclusively in an episode. However, creativity is so present in my life, and it’s a topic I really enjoy thinking about. So, here are some of my thoughts on creativity with some questions to ponder yourself. I hope that you enjoy it! As always, thank you so much for...

Today’s episode is an experience of sensations and imagination. To create this experience, I walk you through the construction of a visual sequence with sounds and feelings attached to them in the form of a guided meditation. This is an experience I recently had walking through New Orleans which had a profound impact on me and my thinking about myself and where my life has gone up to this point. I...

No, The steel man is NOT an enhanced version of the tin man from The Wizard of Oz. Instead, it is a super effective way of having better conversations and debates, especially with people who have significantly different beliefs from you. In this podcast, I detail what the steel man is, how it’s used, and the benefits it can bring. I hope you like it and find it to be useful! Thank you so much for...

Today’s podcast is about drinking. It’s a heavy topic for some and a light topic for others. For me, it’s a fascinating one to ponder. I’ve been surrounded by drinking throughout my life, yet I don’t drink and probably never will. Why? Well, I’ll explain that in the episode. And to conclude, I ask a couple of important questions to reflect on alcohol consumption, so stick around for those. I hope...

Is there a better approach to having better conversations? Is there a better approach to reaching better realizations and truths? I propose an idea here in this podcast, which is a reading of my most recent article on my blog (which you can find at mattbest.net/theplatform). I hope you enjoy this idea and can find a way it can apply in your life. It’s a tool which has been quite impactful for me i...

Over the last 50 days, I’ve counted every calorie that I have consumed. I tried to do this a year ago and failed miserably after 2 days. This time was different, and I’m so grateful that it was. In today’s podcast, I discuss my experiences doing this, the highs, the lows. and what I’ve gotten out of it (along with why I think you should try it!). There is a lot of content here, so buckle up! I hop...

Time to get meta! This is a podcast episode in which I reflect on some mistakes I made with the podcast early on and what I hope to do to correct those mistakes as I continue forward. This was a fun topic for me to think through and I truly hope that you enjoy listening to it. As always, thanks so much for the attention and support. Much Love ❤️.

Oh clickbait. This is something that we all come across and interact with frequently in our lives. In this episode, I read an article from my blog (mattbest.net/theplatform/clickbait) where I discuss my thoughts on it and its implications for us as individuals and for society as a whole. This is a piece that means a lot to me, as I think the message carries a great deal of weight for all of us. I...

This podcast is dedicated to my experiences with cold showers and the benefits that they can provide. PLEASE hear me out here. As awful as they may sound, cold showers can be INCREDIBLY beneficial. I ask you as kindly as I can to give them a fair shot. After you do it 10 times, it won’t be so bad. You’ll probably even start to see some positive outcomes by then. Email me - matt@mattbest.net - when...

Today’s podcast is about my experience doing a 48 hour fast. This process was quite eye-opening for me and I found it to be extremely beneficial in a number of ways. I discuss those benefits in this episode, which I hope you find intriguing. Fasting is something that not a lot of us think about too often, yet it can have many profound positive effects for us. As always, thanks for tuning in. And p...

Why do we wish negative outcomes upon others, especially when they do wrong unto us? What does this bitterness get us? This episode is quite distinct, but I think it is a topic which we fail to discuss enough. Tune in to hear my take. Thanks for your attention here. I appreciate it... and I truly think the world appreciates it as well. Much Love ❤️.