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Chris Williamson

Life is hard. This podcast will help. Lessons from the greatest thinkers on the planet with Chris Williamson. Including guests like David Goggins, Dr Jordan Peterson, Naval Ravikant, Sam Harris, Jocko Willink, Dr Andrew Huberman, Dr Julie Smith, Steven Bartlett, Ryan Holiday, Robert Greene, Matthew McConaughey, Alain de Botton, Alex Hormozi, Tony Robbins, Chris Bumstead, Mark Manson and more.

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Warren Smith is a filmmaker, educator, and host of the “Secret Scholar Society” YouTube channel.

If freedom of speech can be shouted down, does it really exist? When every debate turns into partisan noise, what does honest discourse even look like? If we can’t talk about our problems without resorting to anger or violence, how can we ever solve them?

Expect to learn why J.K. Rowling has become such a lightning rod for cultural backlash and why she’s back in the news, why limiting conversation only makes problems worse, whether free speech can truly exist if it can be shouted down, whether young people’s growing support for political violence stems from conviction or desensitization, the fine line between correct and incorrect behavior, what William thinks about today’s rising tribalism, and much more…

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#577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59

#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf

#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp

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#1005 - Warren Smith - J.K. Rowling & The Cost of Speaking Freely

Sam Corcos is an entrepreneur, CEO of Levels, and a special advisor to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

What’s really happening inside the U.S. government? For the first time, a DOGE insider exposes the chaos, corruption, and dysfunction plaguing Washington. How did America’s most powerful system lose its way, and can we climb out of this financial and technological free fall?

Expect to learn what is currently happening inside DOGE, why Sam decided to step into a political position, Sam’s biggest misconceptions he had about the government before he went inside, how the government actually operates internally, why it’s so hard to make change in the government, how to scam the US government, how to solve the government contract problem, how the IT in the government got so dysfunctional and how we might get out of this, what the IRS actually does and if tax collection is actually viable to help the debt problem, and much more…

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Becoming Chief Information Officer of the Treasury Department

(6:22) The Politics of Working in Politics

(11:19) What It’s Really Like Working for the US Government

(25:05) How Do You Change the System?

(37:46) What Has Sam Sacrificed for the Government?

(43:51) The Procurement Process is Broken

(53:47) How Much Money Does the Government Really Spend?

(01:01:28) Why is Finding Engineers Proving Difficult?

(01:10:56) Are Young People Favoured for Government Jobs?

(01:15:54) US Media is Fuelling Federal Mistrust

(01:25:55) DOGE is More Than a Meme

(01:30:04) How Does DOGE Save Money?

(01:38:05) Why Spending Cuts are So Important

(01:43:02) Modernisation Isn’t the Answer

(01:48:55) Is Data Security at Risk?

(01:55:09) The Reduction in Force Process is Brutal

(02:00:58) What Sam Would Go Back and Change About DOGE

(02:10:06) What Does the IRS Actually Do?

(02:16:32) How are Tax Policies Really Enforced?

(02:25:52) People are at the Core of DOGE

(02:35:26) How Long Will It Take to Fix IT Systems?

(02:42:14) What Have Been the Biggest Changes in Sam’s Work?

(02:52:32) How Will Systematic Changes Stick?

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Episodes You Might Enjoy:

#577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59

#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf

#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp

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#1004 - Sam Corcos - Inside DOGE, The IRS & How to Scam the US Government

Konstantin Kisin is a podcaster, a speaker and an author.

Is the UK facing its breaking point? Once the world’s greatest empire, the UK now finds itself engulfed in political chaos and cultural upheaval. From leadership crises to deep divisions, what’s really happening on the front lines, and can Britain be saved from itself?

Expect to learn why the UK is in a major crisis right now, why the border operates differently in the UK versus other countries, what Konstantin learned from being on the frontlines of the migrant hotel crisis, if multiculturalism is a failed experiment in the UK, what it means to hold traditional British values, why the UK doesn’t have freedom of speech, if the root cause of the UK’s issues are actually economical, and much more...

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Will Immigration Be the Death of the UK?

(7:31) Immigration in UK vs the US

(12:50) We Can’t Let Immigration Become a Moral Issue

(16:37) Why are Immigrants Choosing the UK?

(25:20) Has Multiculturalism Failed?

(32:34) Konstantin’s View on Immigration as an Immigrant

(36:30) Cultural Assimilation Needs to Improve

(41:52) Are the Left Over-Organising Protests?

(50:16) What are the Left Trying to Achieve?

(01:00:16) Negativity is Breaking the UK

(01:07:41) Why is the UK So Depressed?

(01:13:02) Have Racists Hijacked the English Flag?

(01:18:06) Did Tony Robinson Predict the Migrant Crisis?

(01:21:09) Free Speech is Under Attack

(01:39:31) Is the Economy the Problem?

(01:44:39) Why We Combine Beliefs

(01:48:43) The Super-Rich are Not the Problem

(02:01:43) Left-Leaning Content is Rising in the UK

(02:06:56) Is the Right Fracturing?

(02:15:07) New Media Needs to Head Important Conversations

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Episodes You Might Enjoy:

#577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59

#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf

#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp

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#1003 - Konstantin Kisin - The Forces Behind Britain's Downfall

Andrew Doyle is Titania McGrath, host of GB News, a comedian and a writer.

The world has shifted dramatically over the past few years, and the pace of change has only accelerated in recent months. Ideas that once lived outside the mainstream have quickly entered the Overton Window, while others have been pushed out. So what does the future hold for “woke”? Is it fading, primed for a resurgence, or simply mutating into the next cultural battleground? And more importantly, what new culture war is waiting just over the horizon?

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Are Liberals Becoming More Violent?

(9:42) Why Out-of-Context Clips are So Damaging

(14:44) Was Charlie Kirk a Future President?

(18:50) Wokeness is Dying

(35:28) The Dangers of Pushing Too Hard

(45:40) Andrew’s Stance on the Wokeness

(55:22) Does Environmentalism Fit into the Woke Movement?

(01:00:48) The Woke Movement is Homophobic

(01:16:09) Why Queers for Palestine is So Juxtaposing

(01:22:41) Authoritarianism in the UK

(01:36:18) The Attack on Free Speech

(01:45:06) Activist Judges Need to Be Removed from Government

(01:49:53) Steven’s Views on Unite the Kingdom

(01:53:15) Should Jimmy Kimmel Have Been Cancelled?

(02:03:50) Cancel Culture is Going Too Far

(02:14:25) We Shouldn’t Feel Threatened By Disagreement

(02:21:19) What Happens Next?

(02:26:26) Where to Find Andrew

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Episodes You Might Enjoy:

#577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59

#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf

#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp

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#1002 - Andrew Doyle - Political Violence & The Lunatics of Your Own Side

Ryan Holiday is a podcaster, marketer and an author.

If intelligence were enough, the smartest among us would also be the wisest. Yet time and again, they stumble over life’s simplest lessons. Wisdom isn’t about knowing more; it’s about seeing deeper. So how do we shed the illusion of being ‘smart,’ and actually grow into wisdom?

Expect to learn what Ryan learned from his near-death experience, what most people get wrong about wisdom, how daily habits compound into wisdom across a lifetime, what Ryan learned from studying the Wright Brothers, why in a culture of shortcuts and “life hacks,” how Ryan convinces people that wisdom is worth the long, uncomfortable path, what a Stoic would say about when you’ve lost yourself in life, why humility is such a crucial ingredient for wisdom, and much more…

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Why We Need to Push Outside Our Comfort Zone

(5:13) Banning Books Isn't Ethical

(16:41) Does Learning Keeps Us Humble?

(27:48) Why We Learn Lessons from Old Tales

(33:41) Literally True, Figuratively False

(50:33) Do the Work Now to Build Your Wisdom

(57:55) Stoic Advice for When You’re Lost in Life

(01:03:45) How Stockdale Remained Unbroken

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#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf

#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp

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#1001 - Ryan Holiday - Stoicism’s Lessons on Becoming Wise

Matthew McConaughey is an Academy Award-winning actor, producer and an author.

Expect to learn why Matthew says life often “rhymes”, why it’s okay if you do everything right and still not get the result you want, how Matthew views the role courage plays in his life, how to learn to deal with failure, the difference between a nice guy and a good man, the most important principle Matthew refuses to compromise on, the appropriate balance of running toward a life you want vs. away from one that you fear, how to balance self-confidence with humility, the difference between “being” and “acting”, what it means to be more impressed with the wow instead of the how, rumors on Matthew’s return to the True Detective franchise, and much more…

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Timestamps:

(0:00) What It Means When Life “Rhymes”

(9:34) How Forgiving Betrayal Can Free You

(20:32) Hope, Faith, and How To Become Your Own Hero

(25:47) This Approach to Success is Everything

(31:57) The Mindset That Will Change Your Outlook on Life

(41:11) How To Find Significance in the Noise

(53:30) The Power of Courage and Conviction

(01:00:31) How To Find Balance Between Life and Work

(01:10:31) The Difference Between a Nice Guy and a Good Man

(01:17:17) Principles Matthew Refuses To Compromise On

(01:29:15) Why We Need to Stop Cancelling Men

(01:34:31) Why Living Better Outweighs Living Longer

(01:40:55) How to Build Confidence

(01:47:10) How to Stop Worrying & Trust the Process

(01:52:16) On the Road with Matthew

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Episodes You Might Enjoy:

#577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59

#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf

#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp

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#1000 - Matthew McConaughey - The Art of Living a Courageous Life

To celebrate 999, almost 1000, episodes of Modern Wisdom, I broke down some of my favourite lessons, insights and quotes from the last hundred episodes.

Expect to learn how 999 episodes of Modern Wisdom have reshaped my understanding of happiness, success and relationships, what i've learned on losing points from Naval Ravikant & Roger Federer, the best isnights on self-belief from Vincent van Gogh, what Viktor Frankl’s paradox of meaning versus pleasure means to me, the biggest insights I've gained over 7 years and 1 billion plays, why lowering your threshold for joy makes you stronger, how busyness can act as an emotional gastric band, the paradox men face between ambition and self-acceptance, how our culture rewires romantic attraction around emotional unavailability, and much more...

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Ringing in 999 Videos

(4:39) Why We Need to Take Pleasure in the Small Things

(11:08) Productivity is the Same as Gastric Band Surgery

(20:59) Every Man Needs Love to Thrive

(31:16) How Can We Find Balance in Meaning and Pleasure?

(39:22) Uncertainty is a Roadblock to Happiness

(46:22) Is Modern Romance Culture Pushing Woman to Pick Emotionally Unavailable Men?

(01:03:25) Is Declining Birth Rate the Newest Cassandra Complex?

(01:18:42) 7 Lessons About Worrying and Overthinking

(01:29:07) How Can We Slow Down Time?

(01:38:24) We Need to Escape Our Old Self to Embrace Our New One

(01:45:27) Errors in Hesitation are Equal to Errors in Action

(01:50:41) Onwards and Upwards

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#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf

#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp

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#999 - 21 Lessons from 999 Episodes - Naval Ravikant, Roger Federer & Vincent van Gogh

Zack Telander is a musician, weightlifter, coach & YouTuber.

Why are we so afraid of being cringe? If being cringe online is the price of success, why don’t more people pay it? So how do you train yourself past criticism and actually do what needs to be done in your life, whether people are watching you or not?

Expect to learn why getting over being cringe is the key to unlocking the things you want in life, what it actually means to be “cool”, why using irony may be an overrated conversational tool, the importance of taking pleasure in the little things in life, Zack’s reflections on what it was like running for 100-days straight, the reason the health community pushes back on GLP-1's so much, why so many grifters drive critique online, and much more…

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Why Being Cringe is So Ironic

(10:51) We Need to Take More Pleasure in the Little Things

(18:17) How Has the Comments Section Changed Us?

(23:18) Zack’s Opinion on Getting Out Over Your Skis

(37:25) Grifters are Driving Critique Online

(42:43) Does Trying to Be Cool Make You Cringe?

(55:22) Why Zack Thinks It’s Becoming Harder to Be Your Authentic Self

(01:03:51) Performance Massively Enhances GLP-1 Use

(01:12:33) What Zack Learnt From Running For 100 Days

(01:20:52) Chris’ Thoughts on What Makes Sport Compelling

(01:29:15) Why Chris Wishes He Cared Less About Judgement

(01:38:49) Human Connections Fill Us With Gratitude

(01:45:15) Zack’s Gratitude Towards Chris

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Episodes You Might Enjoy:

#577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59

#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf

#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp

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#998 - Zack Telander - Everything You Want Is On The Other Side Of Cringe

Louise Perry is a writer, Press Officer for the campaign group We Can’t Consent To This and an author.

Bonnie Blue is a British pornographic actress and online content creator.

Louise is the author of The Case Against The Sexual Revolution and Bonnie is the world’s most extreme example of the sexual revolution in action, so I figured it might make for an interesting discussion. I wasn’t disappointed. It’s a calm, regulated, deep dive into modern sex culture and feminism.

Expect to learn whether Louise thinks Bonnie’s work should be illegal, whether British women are being given a bad name to potential immigrants, whether Bonnie’s fertility problems contributed to her trajectory in life, whether the sexual revolution made women freer or more vulnerable, if Louise thinks that Bonnie is a psychopath, the difference between sex work and performance art and much more…

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Why Does Bonnie Do Sex Work?

(10:50) Bonnie’s Thoughts on What It’s Really Like Sleeping With Lots of Men

(16:34) What Motivates Bonnie?

(21:37) Why Bonnie Doesn't Mind Women Hating Her

(27:42) Louise’s Opinion on Bonnie’s Work

(38:53) Is Bonnie’s Fame Culturally Damaging?

(52:06) Is Bonnie Teaching Men Safe and Consensual Sex?

(01:00:40) Should We Watch More Porn?

(01:07:46) What Has Bonnie Lost Through Sex Work?

(01:14:49) Bonnie’s Approach to Criticism

(01:25:06) How Does Bonnie’s Work Affect Her Family Life?

(01:33:14) Why is Bonnie Sensitive About Pregnancy?

(01:43:39) What Makes Bonnie So Interesting?

(01:52:52) Why Do People Think Bonnie is a Victim?

(01:58:36) Louise’s Analysis of Bonnie

(02:02:55) Louise and Bonnie’s Steelman Arguments

(02:11:19) What Happens Next?

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Episodes You Might Enjoy:

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#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf

#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp

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#997 - Bonnie Blue & Louise Perry - The Modern Sex Work Debate

Stephen J. Shaw is a data scientist and filmmaker.

Birth rates in Western countries are collapsing, a trend even Elon Musk calls an existential threat. But what’s the true cause? Is it economics, fear of the future, cultural shifts, or something deeper? And more importantly, can anything actually reverse the decline?

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Global Birth Rate Decline is Keeps Stephen Up at Night

(6:47) Why We Should Care About Birth Rates

Why are Falling Birth Rates So Concerning?

(18:29) What Will the Population Look Like in 50 Years?

What Stephen Thinks the Population Will Looks Like in 50 Years

(30:07) Why It’s Now Harder to Become a Parent

(35:25) Why Women Over 30 are Less Likely to Become a Mother

(44:55) What Factors are Causing Drops in Birth Rate?

(59:50) Stephen Thoughts on Involuntary Childlessness

(01:15:14) The Clash Between Those Who Want Children and Those Who Don’t

(01:22:58) Are Antinatalists Evil?

(01:30:02) What are the Macro Impacts on Birth Rate Decline?

(01:46:59) Does Stephen Think Discussing Birth Rates is Right Wing Coded?

(01:59:47) Stephen’s View on the Societal Half-Life

(02:04:15) Would IVF or Adoption Stop Declining Birth Rates?

(02:18:31) What Interventions Don’t Work?

(02:24:44) Young People Want to Put Themselves First

(02:41:56) How We Can Learn Start Boosting Birth Rates

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