The SuperHuman Academy Podcast

You have a lot to look forward to in this episode. My guest Rory Vaden and his team have spent thousands upon thousands of hours developing theories, and frameworks, and methodologies, and he generously shares so many of them with us in such a short time. The episode is absolutely jam-packed: it's very theory-heavy and offers a lot of very new, unique, and impactful ideas that I certainly had neve...

In this interview, we dive deep into what makes successful people tick, including a long list of the most impactful books and why they're worth reading. We learn about the strategies that make people effective leaders, and we dive into John Michael Morgan's personal habits, how he structures his life, and his own story of finding personal development as a means to overcome depression. These topics...

My guest today is Tayo Rockson, a "third culture kid" using his difference to make a difference. Growing up on four different continents, he has been able to bring a unique perspective and inspirational stories that empower people to make a difference in this world. Through his company, UYD media, and his podcast, As Told By Nomads, he inspires people to live alternative lifestyles and use their o...

From having RFID chip devices implanted in his body as early as 2005, to speaking at TEDx on biohacking, wearable technology, and cybernetics, and authoring a book on RFID chip technology, Amal Graafstra is a thought leader in the subject of cybernetics. Beyond his superhuman implants, he also exhibits quite an impressive level of productivity and work output, running as many as 3 companies at onc...

In this week's episode, we explore the theories and strategies for earning passive income and establishing complete financial freedom. It takes a bit of a different format from our normal posts, in that there's no guest. Let us know what you think!

My guest this week is a keynote speaker, success coach and best-selling author Mitch Matthews. His new podcast, "DREAM. THINK. DO." is at the top of the iTunes charts. He has worked with leaders and teams from organizations like NASA and Disney, and has coached thousands of people through Coach Training and Certification Program. Mitch Matthews has built three successful businesses himself, and pu...

As someone who specializes in accelerated learning, I'm really excited about this week's guest, Peter C. Brown. After retiring from management consulting, he has published a number of books on money making ventures for nonprofits, jumping the job track, and most recently, a book entitled "Make it Stick: The Science of Successful Learning." In fact, his book and mine are consistently battling it ou...

Our guest today is Carl Paoli, a movement expert, elite gymnast, a trainer, and an all around superhuman. In his home country of Spain, he competed for over 15 years, rising through the ranks as a gymnast, while exploring a range of other sports from snowboarding to water skiing and martial arts. In 2004, he left what he thought would be a career in Marine Biology to return to the world of movemen...

My guest today is published author, behavioral investigator, and fellow Udemy instructor Vanessa Van Edwards . She is a professional people watcher—speaking, researching and cracking the code of interesting human behavior for audiences around the world. Her groundbreaking workshops and courses teach individuals how to succeed in relationships and in life by understanding the hidden dynamics of peo...

My guest for this episode is Luis Congdon, an expert in helping people form strong and lasting relationships. In this episode, we learn some very personal stories from Luis, who explains how he pulled himself up from a very difficult upbringing and a broken home in drug-torn Medellin, Colombia, and spent years training himself and contributing to the nation's largest ever study on what makes human...

My guest today is one of the most notable and respected names in the CrossFit world, and an accomplished Olympic weightlifting specialist. If you've ever visited a CrossFit gym anywhere in the world and seen a chart on the wall demonstrating the ideal Olympic lifting movements and positions, you might already been familiar with her. She has been in the fitness industry all of her professional life...

Our interview with Chad Foreman, Chad Foreman, a former Tibetan Buddhist monk from Australia. After spending 6 years in a monastery studying from the most respected gurus in the world, Chad began spreading the seeds of their wisdom. Since 2004, he has amassed a following of 1.5 Million people for his organization, The Way of Meditation, and continues to touch lives and inspire through workshops an...

We host lifehacker, entrepreneur, and electric-shock advocate Mr. Maneesh Sethi. For those who haven't heard of him, Maneesh is a truly unconventional serial entrepreneur and self-proclaimed digital nomad. He has published 4 books (including an international bestseller authored at the age of 14), built a very successful blog on hacking the system, launched an NGO in India, traveled the world, and...

A lively interview with Ms. Jennifer Cassetta, a clinical nutritionist, personal trainer and 3rd degree black belt in Hapkido with a passion to empower women to be strong, safe and sexy. But gentlemen, don't tune out just yet!  Jennifer created the popular Stilettos and Self Defense DVD series, has recently published a book, and has been featured on The Today Show, The Doctors, E! and many more. S...

This week's guest is quite possibly one of the toughest, fiercest women on the planet - seriously. Her name is Adi Rotem, and she holds no less than 2 WORLD championship titles in Thai boxing, from both the WAKO and WFCA organizations. As if that weren't enough, Adi holds a third degree black belt and seven consecutive Israeli national championship titles in mixed martial arts. She also served in...

Our guest this week is Ryan Ford, an internationally-recognized expert and coach in a lesser-known and fascinating sport called "parkour." If you have never seen a video of Parkour, it's a sport where people in urban environments climb, jump, flip, twist, and generally maneuver through their environment like Batman or Spiderman. Besides performing world-wide for dozens of respected organizations a...

An interview with Dr. Andrew Hill,  Ph. D in Cognitive Neuroscience from UCLA, who is is currently focused on developing tools and technologies to help everyday citizens enhance their cognitive performance outside of the lab. In under an hour, we cover every imaginable method of how to increase brain power, mental performance, and intellectual longevity, and we offer a TON of practical steps you c...

Our guest this week is one of the world's most renowned experts on learning languages quickly and effectively. By his early-20's, Benny Lewis had failed to learn Spanish and Irish, despite living in Spain and growing up in Ireland. As a result, he decided to reapproach language learning in a smarter way, and developed his own system. Using this methodology, he has since becoming fluent and confide...

An interview with Nelson Dellis, 3X USA Memory Champion, accomplished mountain climber, and Alzheimer's crusader. Nelson and I discuss memory, willpower, tenacity, and how his two fields of expertise, memory and rock climbing, cross-pollinate and make him a better all-around superhuman. Besides just an insight into how an elite memory athlete trains, Nelson's words offer inspiration and motivation...

We interview Yuri Marmerstein, an acrobat and gymnast who has made a name for himself as one of the authorities on hand balancing. Yuri's feats, which you can see in the video below, are absolutely superhuman, but what's more impressive is that despite spending some time training with some of the greats, Yuri is largely self taught, and is teaching people all over the world to perform these seemin...

An interview with Dr. Anthony Metivier, an experienced author, consultant, expert in the field of memory. Dr. Anthony is a fellow instructor on Udemy, and he has been a friend of mine since I originally appeared on his highly-rated podcast, the Magnetic Memory Method. Anthony's innovations in the field of mnemonics help him teach people all over the world how to exceed in academics, learn language...

An absolutely awesome chat with Erwan Le Corre, the founder of "MovNat." MovNat is an unconventional school of physical training emphasizing a broader understanding of human movement and health. The point of all this is of course to improve strength, mobility, agility, and just about every physical performance attribute you can think of. Throughout the interview, though, we went far beyond physica...

In this episode, I host Professor Anna and Dr. Lev Goldentouch, my co-instructors in our bestselling online course. Their combined backgrounds in both psychology and information theory are the basis of the methodology for training what I would later brand "SuperLearners," and together the three of us have taught tens of thousands of people to read, learn, and memorize information at a rate of abou...