The Antony Gordon Show

What happens to our minds when our every move, look, and word is tracked by the algorithms dictating our daily lives? And how can a generation caught in an endless dopamine loop break free from the invisible grip of social media addiction? In this episode, Antony sits down with Aviral Tomar for a candid conversation about the reality of social media addiction, mental health, and the hidden mechani...

In this episode, Antony sits down with veteran Hollywood animator and director Saul Blinkoff for a candid conversation about the entertainment industry, personal faith, and the challenge of maintaining integrity in the spotlight. Saul, whose impressive career spans major productions including Mulan, Tarzan, and Winnie the Pooh, shares how decades of working at the highest levels of animation expos...

Antony delivers a powerful speech at TEDx ASU titled "People Before Profits: The War for Your Attention" This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx Follow along: https://link.me/LIGHTHOUSEEDUTAINMENT See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What does the world of healthcare look like in a post-social-media world? And what role does technology such as A.I. play in navigating our new mental health challenges? In this episode, Antony sits down with entrepreneur Eric Marton for a candid conversation about the healthcare industry, mental health, and the growing role of artificial intelligence in both. Eric, whose latest venture is an AI-d...

We are living through the greatest attention war in human history. Every swipe, notification, algorithm, and dopamine hit is competing for one thing: your mind. In this powerful episode of The Antony Gordon Show, Antony sits down with entrepreneur and visionary technologist Daniel Gradus to unpack the hidden psychological architecture behind today’s digital culture, and why so many young peo...

We already know about the deleterious effects of social media on Gen Z. But is it also affecting married couples and families? Coach Sarah Abenaim says it's happening every day. Today, Antony sits down with the life coach and relationship expert for a direct, unfiltered conversation about what’s really happening to modern marriage in the age of social media. They dig into the quiet damage ca...

What happens when behavioral science meets marketing? Can science offer us a lens to think critically about the decisions we make as consumers? Today, Antony sits down with marketing strategist Leslie Zane, a consultant to Fortune 100 companies with a background in behavioral science, for a sharp examination of how modern consumers actually make decisions. Leslie challenges the idea of free will i...

What if the biggest thing holding you back isn’t lack of opportunity, but the constant pressure to choose comfort over growth? In this episode, Antony sits down with Dr. Emilio Justo, author of the new book The Power of Pause: Mastering Delayed Gratification for Success, to explore a provocative idea: modern culture may be training young people to avoid the very struggles that build strength...

Is it possible to learn valuable life lessons from a video game? Today, Antony sits down with Alex “Ish” Kisiel, a YouTuber known for crafting cinematic narrative stories inside of the video game Minecraft. What begins as a conversation about gaming quickly turns into a deeper examination of the modern attention economy. Antony and Ish break down how virality actually works, the invisi...

What happens when you suddenly receive 10 million US dollars in your bank account? For some, it's fame, fortune, and the high life. For Jeff Allen, it was just the start of a long journey to help his son and thousands of others suffering from a rare disease. Antony sits down with Beast Games winner Jeff Allen to discuss his rise to stardom and how he uses his newfound fame for good. Jeff breaks do...

Is it possible to reshape the deleterious effects of social media and use the platform for good? Nicholas John is doing just that as he chronicles his spiritual journey offline... online. In this episode, Antony has a heart-to-heart with Nicholas that bridges religious sects and gets to the core of spirituality and self-fulfillment. They grapple with the big-ticket questions that social media is q...

What is really happening inside the minds of today’s teenagers? In this powerful episode of The Antony Gordon Show, Antony sits down with Jen Libby, founder of Promly, and a clinician who has spent more than two decades working directly with teens and young adults - including some of the highest-risk adolescents. From the outside, many teens appear fine. They go to school. They post on socia...

Antony sits down for a heartwrenching conversation with Rob and Rose Bronstein. The Bronsteins are “Angel Parents,” the parents of Nate Bronstein, a 15-year-old boy whose life was cut short after relentless cyberbullying, including classmates telling him that he should take his own life. The Bronsteins are victims of the dark side of social media that Big Tech Companies try to mute. A...

Antony sits down with Axel Burlin - author of "Beyond Brain Rot" - for an eye-opening conversation. Together, they unpack what the term means beneath the meme and break down how excessive social media exposure is reshaping attention spans, weakening critical thinking, and quietly flooding young minds with cognitive overload. What if the actual cost of endless scrolling is not just lost time - but...

Antony enters the arena with Olek Loewenstein, President of Global Sports at TelevisaUnivision, to unpack why sports - especially team sports - remain one of the most powerful, research-backed antidotes to rising anxiety, depression, and social isolation among Gen Z. In a world where too many young people are living life through a screen, this episode cuts through the noise. The conversation is re...

Antony sits down with author and Co-Founder of Resilimy, Terry Rubenstein, to discuss her struggles with mental health and the lessons she learned along the way. Terry is one of the UK’s foremost teachers of a new and revolutionary paradigm of mental health encapsulated in her company, Resilimy. The approach contained in the courses teaches people to recognize and build their internal resili...

What happens when the internet turns against you -and you refuse to let it define you? In this powerful conversation, Aerin Cohn shares her personal experience as a victim of cyberbullying and the painful reality of being attacked in a space that never logs off. Instead of staying silent or shrinking into the label of “victim,” Aerin chose a different path. She transformed her story in...

Antony sits down with Bo Loudon to discuss one of the darkest repercussions of social media - the proliferation of child trafficking. Bo speaks to the strengths and weaknesses of his generation, Gen Z, and the hardships of growing up in the digital age. This generation has limitless access to knowledge and culture at the click of a button. With this knowledge comes great responsibility - because t...

Antony enters the ring with martial arts legend Jared Gordon. Most people know Jared as a successful UFC veteran who has gone to war inside the Octagon. What they don’t see is the fight that nearly killed him. In this episode of The Antony Gordon Show, Jared discusses his struggles with addiction, self-destructive behavior, and the challenges of living in constant crisis. Jared knows rock bo...

Antony is joined by Henry Weingartener, lead guitarist of Laundry Day, together with Charlie Gross and Nick Greco, co-founders of Sounds of Saving, the leading non-profit using music as a tool to help thousands of people with mental health challenges like anxiety and depression. They highlight the magnitude of the mental health pandemic so many youngsters are dealing with connected to social media...

Antony sits down with the biggest nature & travel influencer on Tik Tok - Josh Platillero A.K.A. MegaAmerican - to discuss the benefits of enjoying nature, beautiful sunsets and the sound of the ocean. These are the antithesis of being locked in your room glued to meaningless images on a small screen disseminated by social media. Josh reminisces on his "50 Sunsets, 50 States, 50 Days" tour as...

In Episode #1 of The Antony Gordon Show, Antony sits down with Ed Peisner, founder of The Organization for Social Media Safety (“OSMS”) - the leading U.S. organization confronting the real-world dangers hiding behind our screens. This conversation begins at the point most debates skip. In 2017, Ed’s son Jordan was brutally assaulted in West Hills, California. The attack didn&rsqu...

Welcome to The Antony Gordon Show! This is a space for honest, grounded conversations about how to live a happier, more meaningful life in a world that’s louder, faster, and more confusing than ever. Here, we will talk about purpose, identity, success, mental health, and the pop-culture myths that shape how we think about ourselves. Through data-backed ideas, real-world experience, and conve...

I’m excited to share with you today my interview with my friend and kindred spirit, Rabbi Shmuel Reichman, who is an author, educator, and speaker who has lectured internationally on topics of Torah thought, Jewish medical ethics, psychology, and leadership. His new bestselling book, The Journey to Your Ultimate Self, serves as an inspiring gateway into deeper Jewish thought. He is the founder and...

Today I have a very special guest on the podcast, Rabbi Reuven Epstein, who is known and respected as an authority on building great marriages. Backed by rabbis worldwide, he and his wife, Gitty, have helped hundreds of individuals and couples create mutual understanding, healthy communication, deep connection, and growing intimacy in their marriage. Many couples are in a state of coexistence wher...