Modern Wisdom

In the second edition of this new experimental episode format, we explore:
- If Kratom is more addictive than heroin
- What the latest and greatest life hacks are
- Who actually is the highest-earning athlete in history
- and much more…

Guests:
- Gary Faust is a comedian and writer.
- Shaan Puri is an entrepreneur, former CEO, podcaster and an angel investor.
- George Mack is a writer, marketer and entrepreneur.

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Peanuts in Coke… Is This a Good Idea?
(2:19) The Most Ridiculous Paycheck in Sports History
(5:53) Is the Mainstream Media Overhyped?
(13:45) UK vs the Roman Empire: Who’s Actually Better?
(16:31) Would Claude Beat Grok in a Fight?
(17:38) Is the LGBTQ+ Acronym Getting Out of Hand?
(23:42) Why No One Takes Mental Health Seriously Anymore
(27:26) Is Kratom More Addictive Than Heroin?
(38:19) What Can DNA Testing Reveal About You?
(46:09) Do You Remember Every Porn Video You’ve Ever Watched?
(49:18) The Ultimate Trick to Boost Uber Eats Tips
(51:48) The Peak Bachelor Pad Setup
(53:38) Are Norwegian Prisoners Living Better Than Us?
(55:44) The Analyst Who Sounded the Alarm on Hormuz
(01:00:20) Are Gay Relationships a CIA Strategy?
(01:05:14) Is Flighty the Greatest Life Hack?
(01:08:08) Can We Trust Studies Anymore?
(01:12:17) Is California Trying to Bury Fraud?
(01:18:04) Do Your Game Choices Define You?
(01:23:13) Are Likes and Views Changing How We Consume Content?
(01:34:19) Does Everyone in the UK Know the King?
(01:40:05) Could a Dinner Have Stopped WWII?
(01:41:55) FTX’s Painful Anthropic Fumble
(01:47:53) Does Momentum Suffocate Talent?
(01:52:28) What If Ja Rule Co-Founded Apple?
(01:53:19) How Supernormal Stimuli Hijack Your Brain
(01:59:23) The Burning Monk and the Extremes of the Human Mind
(02:03:29) Why Everyone’s Dooming About AI
(02:06:18) Could AI Replace Doctors?
(02:11:19) The Craziest One-Day Price Move
(02:13:07) Is AI Learning From Indian Factories?
(02:17:12) Wait… His Dad’s in the Rock Hall of Fame?!

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#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠

#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠

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Freya India is a writer and journalist focused on female mental health and modern culture.

What’s happening with modern women? By almost every measure, life has improved; more freedom, opportunity, and independence than ever before. So why are many women reporting lower levels of happiness? What’s driving this paradox, and what would actually fix it?

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Timestamps:

(0:00) The One-Star Controversy Around Freya’s Book
(0:56) How Freya Entered the Debate on Women and Girls
(2:01) Why Women’s Advocates Are Under Fire
(8:30) What Do Women Want in 2026?
(10:48) Are Women Getting What They Want But Not What They Need?
(12:23) Settle Down or Stay Single: The Modern Dilemma
(15:22) Should Social Media Be Banned for Young People?
(17:56) Do Young Women Really Want a Child-Free Life?
(28:30) Are Young Women Turning Against Capitalism?
(30:04) The Harmful Narratives Shaping Modern Sex
(33:37) Are Young Women Porn-Brained?
(38:13) Is It Healthy to Share Everything Online?
(44:26) Is Suicide Rising Among Young Women?
(46:40) Is Social Media Radicalising Young Women?
(50:30) Why 2020 Changed Everything for Women
(53:43) The Rise of Appearance Anxiety Among Women
(59:37) Is “Self-Love” Just Another Marketing Strategy?
(01:03:18) How Filters Distort Our Self-Image
(01:05:47) Have We All Regressed to Mean Teenagers?
(01:10:33) Are Influencers Just Modern-Day Salespeople?
(01:14:15) Is the Internet Teaching Women to Hate Men?
(01:17:40) How Social Media Is Straining Relationships
(01:23:27) Are Women Actually Empathetic to Global Conflicts?
(01:27:17) The Real Reception of Freya’s Book
(01:30:16) Is Divorce Being Glamourised?
(01:35:39) Are Progressive Ideals Internally Contradictory?
(01:41:02) The Harshest Critiques of Freya’s Work
(01:42:45) We Need to Bind Over Love, Not Hatred
(01:46:03) Do Tax Systems Discourage Motherhood?
(01:51:11) Have Women’s Preferences Fundamentally Shifted?
(01:52:42) How Do We Know When the Left Has Gone Too Far?
(01:54:49) Find Out More About Freya

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Episodes You Might Enjoy:

#577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠

#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠

#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠

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Andy Stumpf is a former U.S. Navy SEAL, extreme sports enthusiast, public speaker, podcaster, and author.

What will the future of war actually look like? As AI accelerates and warfare rapidly evolves, the stakes feel higher than ever, but how worried should we really be?

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Timestamps:

(0:00) The Surprising Danger of Fighting Under a Full Moon
(0:51) Is Technology Making Warfare More Dangerous?
(2:46) Can We Predict Where Warfare Is Going?
(5:00) Should AI Make Life and Death Decisions?
(7:18) Is Ghost Murmur Technology Just a Myth?
(10:28) What Really Happens When You Eject From an Aircraft
(14:51) How Soldiers Are Trained to Survive Capture
(18:51) Is Pulling the Trigger Harder Than It Looks?
(23:20) The Dark Virality of Charlie Kirk’s Death
(26:00) Are Special Operations Glorified By the Public?
(29:48) The Unique Learning Points of a Special Operations Instructor
(37:20) How Much Does Failure Cost You?
(38:27) The Most Expensive Lessons of Andy’s Career
(41:46) Why Walking Away is So Difficult
(44:21) Don’t Make Yourself the Victim of Your Own Life
(46:41) The Reality of Marrying a Special Operator
(51:07) Was Bin Laden’s Raid Truly a Success?
(57:40) How America Really Sees Its Military Today
(01:08:32) The Dangerous Divide Inside the US
(01:13:20) Is Guns For Hire the Way Forward?
(01:17:01) Why Do People Quit?
(01:29:12) The Most Important Traits in Life or Death Situations
(01:31:08) The Brutal Truth About Drownproofing
(01:34:40) The Top Scaring Tactics Used in Training
(01:40:05) Are Deaths in Training Necessary?
(01:41:40) Why the Grind Is Everything
(01:44:24) The One SEAL Lesson Everyone Should Learn
(01:48:48) Why You’re Never Truly Alone
(01:52:22) The Truth About Making a Real Impact
(02:02:45) Andy’s End Goal

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#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠

#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠

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Oz Pearlman is a mentalist, magician, endurance athlete, and keynote speaker.

Can someone actually read your mind? Oz has built a 30-year career on making you believe the answer is yes, but what's really happening when he guesses your PIN code, your card, or a memory you've never shared with anyone? Is it psychology, body language, or something science can barely explain?

Expect to learn how mentalism actually works, the psychological principles behind building instant trust, how to make someone remember you forever in under 10 seconds, what it's really like to perform for the most powerful people on the planet, and much more…

Sponsors:

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Is Oz’s Career is Built On a Lie?
(1:56) Who is the Greatest Mentalist of All Time?
(3:22) What Are the Core Principles of Mentalism?
(4:23) Does Body Language Give People Away?
(5:16) How Did He Do This Trick?!
(15:08) Why Storytelling Makes the Trick Work
(22:26) The Secret to Telling a Gripping Story
(30:03) Memory Hacks From a Mentalist
(38:36) The Best Ways to Detect Deception
(41:59) How to Become Indispensable to People
(48:44) Why You Should Try to Boost Your Confidence
(54:06) Is Everyone Susceptible to Manipulation?
(01:00:13) How Similar Are Comedians and Mentalists?
(01:02:23) Can We Train Ourselves to Lucid Dream?
(01:09:27) How to Recover When a Trick Goes Wrong
(01:14:26) Will Oz Be Able to Trick Donald Trump?
(01:25:44) How Oz Hacks Your Sense of Reality
(01:29:43) Why Endurance Training Builds Mental Toughness
(01:36:10) The Hidden Impacts of Being a Mentalist
(01:47:27) What's Next For Oz?
(01:47:41) Oz Breaks into Chris’ Mind

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Episodes You Might Enjoy:

#577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠

#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠

#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠

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Richard Reeves is a writer, researcher and the Founder of the American Institute for Boys & Men.

What is the current state of men and boys? As social movements have focused on supporting historically marginalised groups, Richard has led the march on whether men’s challenges have been overlooked. So what is the current state of men and boys, and are we finally moving toward meaningfully addressing their challenges?

Sponsors:

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Timestamps:

(0:00) What’s Changed in the Boys and Men Debate?
(6:09) Do Men’s Rights Activists Actually Want to Win?
(12:07) Why We Need Better Conversations About Boys and Men
(28:31) Does Gender Politics Need a New Language?
(29:46) Looksmaxxing: The Manosphere’s Next Obsession?
(35:01) Are Men Being Written Out of Society?
(47:37) Should Men Lead the Household?
(49:28) Is Modern Society Becoming Feminised?
(51:28) Why Feminists Need to Stop Demonising Men
(55:57) How is Mate Value Changing Modern Dating?
(01:05:45) Are Working Women Changing Fertility Rates?
(01:20:21) Are We Waiting Too Long to Have Families?
(01:27:15) Why Paternity is So Important
(01:30:37) Should Fathers Be in the Delivery Room?
(01:36:49) Why Fathers Need More Recognition
(01:40:33) Are Modern Men Satisfied With Life?
(01:42:46) Is Title IX Helping or Hurting Men?
(01:47:18) What Does the Future Look Like For Men?
(02:04:21) Where to Find Richard

Extra Stuff:

Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: ⁠⁠https://chriswillx.com/books⁠⁠

Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: ⁠⁠https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom⁠⁠

Episodes You Might Enjoy:

#577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠

#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠

#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠

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