That One Time with Adam Metwally

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In this episode, Adam sits down with comedian and broadcaster John Fugelsang for a wide-ranging, no-holds-barred chat about how Christianity has been shaped, sold, and sometimes weaponised in modern politics. John shares the wild true story of his parents, a former nun and a former Franciscan brother, then uses that lived-in faith background to pick apart the gap between what Jesus actually taught...

Introducing John Fugelsang... John Fugelsang is an American comedian, writer, actor, and political talk host who mixes humour with sharp commentary on politics, media, and religion. He hosts Tell Me Everything on SiriusXM (a progressive talk channel), and he also runs The John Fugelsang Podcast . Over his career he’s done TV hosting and acting work (including roles on CSI and appearances tied to p...

Neuroscientist Dr Tommy Wood on Cognitive Health & Performance Neuroscientist Dr Tommy Wood joins Adam Metwally to reveal the habits, lifestyle factors, and environmental risks that accelerate cognitive decline—and what you can do now to protect your brain. From sleep, diet, and movement, to social connection, toxins, and microplastics, learn evidence-based strategies to keep your brain sharp, pre...

Introducing Dr Tommy Wood... Dr Tommy Wood is a neuroscientist, medical doctor, and Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Neuroscience at the University of Washington, specialising in brain health, cognitive longevity, and human performance. He researches brain function across the lifespan, from early-life injury to long-term cognitive decline, and translates this science into practical strategies...

San Holo (Sander van Dijck) sits down with Adam Metwally to unpack the real cost of being “the light of the party” while still feeling like an outcast. He opens up about why sadness can be beautiful, how perfectionism nearly broke him (including a breakdown over kick drums before a major show), and the split between loving music and surviving the music industry. They dive into why formulas kill ar...

Introducing San Holo... San Holo is the stage name of Dutch musician and producer Sander van Dijck, known for blending emotional songwriting with electronic music. He first gained global attention with his viral remix of Dr. Dre’s “The Next Episode,” and later with his hit single “Light,” which became a defining track in the future bass movement. Beyond club music, San Holo is recognised for creat...

TikTok didn’t just change social media — it rewired it. In this episode, Blake Webber breaks down why “it’s literally volume and consistency,” why the algorithm is a slot machine, and how fake confidence turned into real confidence. We talk going viral in 2026, why quality doesn’t matter the way it used to, LA influencer culture being dystopian, the creative process behind Alien Bro, AI as a tool...

Introducing Aristotle Georgeson AKA Blake Webber Blake Webber is the viral alter ego of comedian Aristotle Georgeson, best known for satirising influencer culture, bro behaviour, and internet absurdity through his iconic mullet, vape clouds, and aggressively earnest voiceovers. Born out of real-life encounters with vape-obsessed trade show attendees, Blake became a social media character that blur...

Jules Horn has lived two completely different lives. From an industrial mechanic in a tiny German village to a top fashion model in New York, his life looked perfect from the outside, but behind the scenes he was running on extreme diets, constant pressure, and a desperate need for validation. Eventually his body began to shut down, culminating in a wake-up call that forced him to step away and re...

Introducing Jules Horn... Jules Horn is a German-born somatic healer, breathwork coach, and former world-renowned fashion model. After years walking runways for brands like Louis Vuitton and Chanel, he burned out and began a deep journey into trauma release, fascia therapy, and nervous system repair. Today, he helps people regulate stress, heal emotional blocks, and reconnect with their bodies — b...

Today Adam sits down with LAERZ, a live electronic artist whose journey began on the streets and led to real stages and a real career. LAERZ shares how being bullied as a kid pushed him to find connection through music, how years of street performing taught him to treat creativity like both a craft and a business, and why making music for strangers became the turning point that changed everything....

Introducing LAERZ… Laerz is a Los Angeles–based electronic music artist known for creating high-energy tracks live and in real time, blending performance and production into a single experience rather than relying on pre-recorded sets. He’s built a fast-growing audience through viral short-form music clips, immersive live shows, and a sound that sits at the intersection of electronic, melodic, and...

Joel Kocher is a former Dell president who helped scale the company from $100 million in revenue to a global Fortune 500 powerhouse in just five years, working directly alongside Michael Dell during one of the most intense growth periods in tech history. In this conversation, Joel tells the full story of the day Steve Jobs shut down his company and why he told Jobs to “go f*ck himself,” before lat...

Introducing Joel Kocher... Joel Kocher is an American entrepreneur and former top executive at Dell, where he rose to the number two role under Michael Dell and helped drive the company from under $100 million in revenue into the Fortune 500 during its hyper-growth years. He left corporate tech and co-founded Humann, a functional nutrition company built around nitric oxide science and cardiovascul...

Today Adam sits down with Timm Chiusano. Timm is an Emmy‑winning former Fortune 100 creative executive turned writer and creator who now teaches appreciation, leadership and work‑life sanity to millions online. In this conversation Timm breaks down the idea of getting “addicted to appreciation” – the daily practice that helped him lead 240 people at a Fortune 100 company, walk away from a ~$700k s...

Introducing Timm Chiusano... Timm Chiusano is an Emmy award winning creative leader and former Spectrum Reach vice president who built and led a large in house creative team for a Fortune 100 media company. After his short videos about work, family and mindset attracted over a million followers, he left corporate life to focus on writing, speaking and creating content about appreciation, leadershi...

Adam sits down with Brett Conti , a world-travelling YouTuber and entrepreneur who has built a life most people only dream about. Brett breaks down how he actually gets paid to travel, from credit card and airline point strategies to flying business and first class without paying full price, while sharing insane travel stories, close calls abroad, and the reality behind the highlight reel. They al...

Introducing Brett Conti… Brett Conti is a New York–based creator and entrepreneur known for honest storytelling about business, travel, and life in NYC. He has grown a YouTube audience of around a million subscribers while visiting 75+ countries and building brands from the ground up. Inspired by his grandfather’s textile career, Brett went from delivering burgers and living in a tiny Chinatown sh...

What does it actually take to build a top-tier podcast or personal brand in 2025? Jake Hurwitz is the founder of Thursday Labs — the engine behind 50+ viral shows — and in this no-fluff rapid-fire interview, he breaks down exactly what most creators get wrong, how to stand out, and why your content must stand for something if you want it to work. We cover content strategy, going viral, burnout, bu...

Introducing Jake Hurwitz... Jake Hurwitz is a content strategist, podcast producer, and founder of Thursday Labs —a venture studio that helps creators and startups turn ideas into media-driven businesses. He’s best known for launching over 50 shows and helping entrepreneurs build personal brands that convert, combining deep storytelling with growth-savvy execution. Through his own podcast The Opti...

In this episode, Adam sits down with Darrell Lerner, a serial tech entrepreneur who co-founded Snap Interactive, scaling a garage startup to over 120 million users and $100 million in revenue without traditional venture capital. Darrell shares the real story behind Snap’s explosive growth, including the early pivot onto Facebook’s platform, how his team implemented swiping before Tinder, and why s...

Introducing Darrell Lerner... Full episode out 12/23/2025 Darrell Lerner is a serial tech entrepreneur and operator best known for co-founding Snap Interactive, a bootstrapped startup that scaled from a garage operation to over 120 million users and more than $100 million in revenue by riding the early Facebook platform wave. After Snap, he founded AllPaws, a pet adoption platform that applied dat...

In this episode, Alexa breaks down the real story behind that transformation. The fear, the firing, the years of scraping by, budgeting groceries on $50 a week, and the moment she realised her “safe” career was slowly killing her soul. Before the brand deals, before the viral videos, before Hulu’s Secret Chef , Alexa was a journalist making less than a McDonald’s manager, questioning everything sh...

Introducing Alexa Santos… Full Episode out 12/18/2025 Alexa Santos is a New York–based home cook and food content creator who turned a traditional journalism career into a modern creator-led business. Trained as a journalist at Northwestern University, she started out in local TV news before pivoting into food and lifestyle media, eventually building the brand Alexa What’s For Dinner , where she s...