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Remembering "Bat Boy." Bezos' James Bond rumors, plus Henry Cavill’s audition for 007. Were the stranded astronauts left there because of politics? $5,000 DOGE tax dividends, addiction & isolation, and how the media and politicians want us to overreact. Ep 0009

Why is Gen Z crying over an anglerfish? Do liberals “care” too much? Also, Dan explains the "Zizians", a dangerous California tech cult, and Dan Jr. discusses Germany’s police raids that defy freedom of speech and whether the first amendment protects libel. And what happened to Mark Hamill's pants?

What is love—really? JD Vance’s clash with the Pope on how to love and Trump's deportation policy. Second-hand marijuana smoke, EDTA in mayonnaise, Eric Adams, and is breakfast cereal for dinner really a thing? Plus how to make a water pie. Hint: Don’t. Ep. 00070:00 - The Brain of an Alcoholic1:10 - JD Vance vs The Pope11:37 - Homemade Mayonaise18:00 - Chelation Therapy21:48 - Ultra-Processed Food...

Only women need Valentines. Terrible bagels. Mayonnaise at NYC’s Katz’s Deli? Super Bowl ads—brilliant or cringe? Creepy robot skin—why does it look so real? Is an asteroid hitting Earth in 2032? Trump’s Sovereign Wealth Fund, the scam that funded The Wolf of Wall Street, and the problem with "podfasting." Ep. 0006 0:00 - Comedians 1:30 - 'Scooped' Bagels 3:32 - Super Bowl Commer...

Fraud, government waste — DOGE and Elon’s high-tech “kids.” Is RFK Jr. afflicted with a mysterious case of “Ich”? Benefits and quirks of methylene blue. How overthinking sabotages sleep, plus the dumb and possibly dangerous sleep-hacking Tiktok trend, Sleepmaxxing. Ep 0005 0:00 - Corruption in Business4:54 - Company Cars in the 70s7:46 - Origins of the DOGE meme10:18 - DOGE Boys and USAID26:12 - R...

Dan drops the bomb on sugar-free Valentine’s Day candy. A quick look at St. Valentine of Rome. Tariffs and global trade, and should AI-powered Beatles still be winning Grammys? Ep 0004 0:00 Our Valentine's Day "Massacre" 8:50 Presidential Displays of Affection 10:44 The Story of St. Valentine 14:04 Academics Don't Get Tariffs 20:28 Trudeau's Negotiation 23:29 The US Tariff St...

Dan tests Dan Jr. for toxic positivity—and the results are grim. They discuss Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s explosive confirmation hearing and those incriminating onesies! Also, the origins of Lyme disease, China's AI powerhouse DeepSeek, and Trump’s relentless barrage of Executive Orders. Ep 0003 0:00 What is Toxic Positivity? 8:50 Toxic Positivity Test 17:35 RFK Jr. Hearing 30:40 Origins of Lyme D...

Dan Jr. explains the 14th Amendment’s birthright citizenship clause, Dan Sr. questions Pete Hegseth’s confirmation. Also, Trump’s resilience and relationship with God, advice from the smartest man alive — and did Dan Sr. really eat all that McDonald’s pink slime? Ep 0002

Dan and Dan Jr., co-founders of See, the meditation app, kick off their first-ever video podcast with a wide-ranging conversation about the sneaky impact sugar has on spiritual and physical health, the economic allure of Greenland, sleep hacks, TikTok, Mexican Coke, and whether fish and chips can actually be healthy. The first of many episodes! Ep 0001

You can endure any unpleasant, irritating assault or event. . . as long as you can still step back see your reaction to it. Dan and Dan Jr. discuss an event that happened to Nancy, the difference between conscience and intuition, and the late "first dog," Champ.

Here’s why you haven’t been able to use willpower to break a bad habit. Plus, Dan and Dan Jr. discuss "serial entrepreneurs" and returning to a childlike state of existence.

When we stop injecting ambitious will into our activities, what unfolds becomes exactly as God has planned for us. Even what may at times seems to be a mistake . . . ends up being right anyway. Dan and Dan Jr. discuss being willful versus following God's will, and Dan Jr. recalls the temptation towards ambition and willfulness felt in college.

Problems falling asleep are common but much simpler to solve than is generally believed. Getting the right kind of sleep is much more important than the number of hours one spends at it. There is a simple solution to nearly all sleeplessness that eradicates the most common source of the difficulty. It lies in our thinking. Dan and Dan Jr. discuss anger and victimization in politics.

If selfishness is the root of our troubles, then how the heck does it get into us in the first place? It begins with resentment. Every single time. Dan and Dan Jr. discuss ambition, 'do-good-ism', and religion in sports.

Can anyone truly become a selfless human being? We all must come to see how selfish and self-centered we’ve ever been.  But reverse-engineering our self-centeredness is not a way to change. It’s good to do good works, but good work is not how to become good. To heal requires seeing the cause first.  It comes down to basics. Here they are.

Keeping healthy with a fit immune system, playing God, giving and seeking approval, cancer, is wearing masks a precaution or a submission, bizarre preacher blows the “wind of God” at COVID-19.

Reacting to people or to circumstances with negative emotion makes us subject to them. Even the tiniest annoyance, like having to wear a face covering at the grocery store easily becomes a slippery slope into total submission to authority. Dan Jr. and Dan remind how it is imperative to always remain centered and conscious in the face of any stressful situation, as well as CHAZ in Seattle, riots, r...

The key to letting go is not in escaping the person, the thing, or the memory of what has upset us, but in not getting upset—knowing how to let go of resentment. Dan and Dan Jr. talk about Krav Maga, abusing yoga, and real maple syrup. Maggie asks if her immoral friend is "toxic."

Psychologists have some interesting theories for why people procrastinate. They know that something deep is happening. But they don't understand it. Problems with procrastination stem from a metaphysical energy, AKA resentment. Its roots are in anger and judgement, spun out of an original shock. Here’s what works to quickly overcome chronic procrastination. Dan and Dan Jr. talk about using a daily...

The most important people in your life are your parents. Your relationship with mom and dad has unexpected consequences. Whether they are dead or alive, if you see them daily or hardly at all, if you’re close or estranged, you can overcome any bad habit, vice or fixation with substances with this one approach to dealing with them. Before you call mom tonight, listen to this. Powerful. Dan and Dan...

You don’t know what love is. You think you do. But you don’t. We’ve all been misinformed, not only about what love is but how and where to find it. Also, Dan and Dan Jr. discuss raising children, and what causes a person to feel 'shame.'

Find out why unmarried couple have such a hard time raising well-adjusted, happy children.

Why is it that after turning their lives and wills over to doctors, those diagnosed with depression never get better, and ultimately only get worse? Anyone suffering from what clinicians call depression has been trapped inside their own head, lost in thought and seduced by a force of will separating them from their natural born integrity.  It is a somnambulant state of being where right seems wron...

Answering some of your questions. Can we ever stop sinning and does that mean that we have become perfect? Also, experiencing ambition and fear as a young adult, the role of pride in addictions and relapse, and some observations about the popular 'dating' app Tinder.

Dan discusses the little feelings, thoughts and ideas we all get, with which so many struggle – the thinking that often brings fear, resentment or doubt – and the simple solution to them. Also, Hank keeps getting interrupted while he meditates, and Paul feels like a lost young man scared of the world.