Modern Wisdom

Massimo Piggliuci is a Professor of Philosophy at City College and an author. Despite being 2500 years old, Stoicism has recently seen a surge in popularity. I wanted to find out why this ancient philosophy has found root in the modern world. Expect to learn what the underpinnings of stoicism are, how the foundational principles used by stoics made them resilient to setbacks, 5 exercises & thought...

Ollie Ollerton is an ex-Special Forces Operative, Instructor from SAS Who Dares Wins and an author. Life doesn't come with an instruction manual. We have to discover the effective ways to operate on our own, but sometimes we are given a little bit of guidance... Expect to learn Ollie's backstory including a life changing event when he was 10, how you can plan & sustain change in your life, how to...

Zack Telander is a weightlifter, coach & YouTuber. I'm joined by Coach ZT himself today for a chilled out discussion where we hit all the big topics, including... Why are people on the internet such dicks? Why do the goths from school become powerlifters? What is the background to Zack's YouTube journey? How is Corona affecting the world of fitness? Why do girls wear shorts for CrossFit which thei...

Bruce Duckworth is a designer and the Co-Founder & Co-Chairman of Turner Duckworth Design Company. Amazon's smile logo, Coca Cola's rebrand, Samsung, Elemis and Metallica are just some of the companies who owe their branding success to Bruce Duckworth. Expect to learn what it's like to sit in a briefing with Jeff Bezos, the full creative process behind generating the world's biggest brands, why pa...

Fat Tony is a DJ & promoter. Tony's story is fascinating. From being one of the biggest DJs in London's house music scene to running some of the best known events in the UK, spending £1m on drugs, group sex with Freddie Mercury, pills in Hong Kong and birthdays on concord - he's got enough stories for 10 episodes. Expect to learn his entire history, right through to his sobriety, the resurgence of...

Mike Michalowicz is an entrepreneur and an author. "An entrepreneur's biggest problem is they don't know what their biggest problem is" - hoooo boy if that ain't the truth. Expect to learn why running an effective company is so hard, how to bring order to the chaotic world of business, how to establish predictable sales, why it's crucial to transform that into permanent profit, how to identify you...

Dave Rubin is a political commentator, YouTuber & author. Politics is possessive, and as a thinking human you need a roadmap to guide your route out of the dogma and toward your true viewpoint. Expect to learn how it feels to deep throat a red pill on your own show, what Dave sees as the problems with modern liberal thinking, how batman calling someone racist can be life changing, why Douglas Murr...

Richard Shotton is a behavioural scientist, Founder of Astroten and an author. One of my favourite guests returns today as we discuss mental models, psychology, consumer behaviour, principles for advertising, social change and much more. Expect to learn how you can tell someone's mood by the movement of their mouse, why the end of an experience is the most important, what makes the perfect advert,...

Dr Sam Spinelli is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and Strength & Conditioning Expert. The first thing you do before any workout is warm up, but understanding the specifics of how an effective warmup routine is designed is unknown by most of us. Expect to learn the key principles behind designing your warmup routine, which movements bring the greatest returns for upper & lower, how to improve your ov...

Rob Henderson is a PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge and a US Air Force Veteran. The modern dating market is hard to navigate, our genetic preferences are outdated by 100,000 years, divorces are rising and I'm very single. Please help, Rob. Expect to learn how Tinder has messed everything up, why 20% of men have sex with 80% of women, why lifting weights is attractive, whether evolution...

Michael Blevins is a coach, podcaster and part of the team who trained some of Hollywood's biggest stars for screen. Expect to learn why exercising is where we connect most closely with what it means to be human, how the modern obsession with training can be damaging mentally and physically. We talk about metaphysics, psychedelics, finding meaning & purpose in life... and not really at all about f...

Michael Malice is an author, political commentator & podcaster. In case you didn't know, me and Michael are now best friends after our first episode a few months ago. So I got him back on to have a catch up. No agenda, just us talking about whatever we've been thinking about recently. Expect to learn what life is like in New York City during lockdown, whether London Real should have been allowed t...

Jonny & Yusef from PropaneFitness.com join me for a highly requested Catch Up episode. No agenda, no specific topics, just us 3 discussing life. Expect to learn... How is Yusef handling being a Junior Doctor on the front lines right now? What does Jonny think of Tiger King? What is the Pikey Lifting Club? How much sex are Yusef's neighbours having? And much more. Extra Stuff: Become An Online Coac...

Ben Greenfield is a Coach, Author, Speaker, ex-Bodybuilder and Ironman Triathlete. We are what we repeatedly do. So when you have every known biohacking strategy at your disposal, what does one of the world's best known biohackers do every day? Today expect to learn Ben's entire daily routine from morning until night including his strategies for a morning routine, training, work, nutrition, supple...

Scott Barry Kaufman is a Psychologist at the Columbia University, a writer and podcaster. The world has quantifiable metrics of success, our objective measures of wealth or status and even happiness. So why are so many people feeling disconnected and unfulfilled? Scott takes us through a new way to look at transcending our nature and going beyond our potential to fully actualise our life. Get Surf...

Steven Fawcett is a 3 Times CrossFit Games Athlete and Head Coach of JST Compete. How to become fit and how to use that fitness in a competitive environment are two very different challenges. Many athletes will spend years training and competing to see their numbers stay the same, or maybe even go backwards. So what's the solution? As a coach and athlete who has seen phenomenal success over the la...

Jason Calacanis is an angel investor and podcaster. I'm constantly hearing stories of how people are making their millions and billions angel investing in Silicon Valley startups, but I have no idea how it all works. Thankfully I got hold of Jason, who was one of the first investors in Uber, Thumbtack, Calm and many more, to teach us everything there is to know about the industry. Get Surfshark VP...

Jonny & Yusef from PropaneFitness.com join me for a special remote-recorded episode. The world is in shutdown and lifestyles have changed dramatically. As 3 people who spend most of their time working from home, or in social isolation, we figured that we're in a pretty good position to give you some advice. Take a break from alcohol and upgrade your life - https://6monthssober.com/podcast Extra St...

Lydia Denworth is a writer and Contributing Editor for Scientific American. It's cliche to say that we're more connected than ever but have never felt more alone, but for many people it's the truth. Expert to learn why friendship evolved, how we can deepen our connection to those around us, how friendship manifests in the brain, the dangers of loneliness, how effective online friendships are at co...

Morgan Housel is a writer and investor. Markets are down 25% and the biggest single day market move in recent history was due to the Coronavirus Outbreak. What does this mean for the global economy? Expect to learn Morgan's advice for trading and holding assets during this time, why the markets have reacted in this way, what the signals would be that things are improving, how you can financially p...

Derek Sivers is a writer, entrepreneur & musician. Derek's episodes on The Tim Ferriss Show are some of my all time favourites so I was super excited to speak to him. Expect to learn how to guide your choices at a crossroad, his views on excellence, why it doesn't matter if life has no meaning, why truth is less simple than it might seem, why the truth can be more complex than a simple answer, and...

Dr Eric Feigl-Ding is an Epidemiologist at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health and Senior Fellow at the Federation of American Scientists. The Coronavirus outbreak has been the biggest news story of 2020. For every story claiming it's an oncoming apocalypse, there's another saying it's just the flu. Today we get to hear from one of the world's most central voices on Covid-19. Expect to learn,...

Jason Stapleton is a former Force Recon Marine, investor and coach. The impending AI automation takeover is nearly here. If we're not careful we'll all be naked in the street with nothing to do but sling faeces at each other. So what are the skills, principles & mindset tools we need to be robust against this coming apocalypse? How can we futureproof our finances and career to survive the rest of...

Danny T is a DJ and producer. Expect to learn... How do you go from being a local DJ to touring Europe and selling out arenas? What are the principles behind creating a personal brand that sets you apart in a highly competitive market? What are the best travel hacks if you're flying 7+ times a week? How can we retain party culture whilst protecting people's mental health? And much more... Get Surf...

Heather Berlin is a cognitive neuroscientist and Professor of Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine. All humans have a subjective experience of reality, but why? What does it mean that a collection of atoms, arranged into a particular configuration, is able to consider its own existence? How can it dream, reflect and not only be a passenger within its environment but to also become captain of...