Modern Wisdom
Kanaal Besonderhede
Modern Wisdom
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...
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#1061 - Oliver Burkeman - Why You Can’t Stop Your Productivity Addiction
Oliver Burkeman is a journalist, a writer for The Guardian and an author.
How does the insecure overachiever evolve? You think success wi...
#1060 - Rick Glassman - The Case Against Condoms & Fake Friendship
Rick Glassman is a comedian, actor, and podcaster.
Why do humans act so complicated? We’re simple creatures — farts are funny, everyone d...
#1059 - James Sexton - Divorce Lawyer: “Give her a prenup on the 3rd date”
James Sexton is a New York-based divorce attorney and author, known for his expertise in family law and insights on marriage and divorce.
...
#1058 - 4.1M Q&A - Health Update, Sobriety & Finding The One
I hit 4.1 million Subscribers on YouTube!!
To celebrate, I asked for questions from YouTube, X, and Instagram, so here’s another 90ish mi...
#1057 - Matthew Hussey - How to Know When to Leave a Relationship
Matthew Hussey is the world’s #1 dating coach, a YouTuber, public speaker and an author.
How do you know if you’re with the right person...
#1056 - Dr Paul Eastwick - Did Evolutionary Psychology Get Dating All Wrong?
Dr Paul Eastwick is a psychologist, professor, and a researcher.
Much of what we think we know about relationships comes from an evolutio...
#1055 - Morgan Housel - Mastering the Art of Spending Money
Morgan Housel is a partner at The Collaborative Fund, an investor and an author.
Why is spending money well a skill most people never lea...
#1054 - Bryan Johnson - The 2026 Immortality Protocol
Bryan Johnson is the founder of Braintree, Kernel, a futurist, biohacker and an author.
Is it possible for humans to never die? In recent...
#1053 - Richard Shotton - 11 Psychology Tricks From the World’s Best Brands
Richard Shotton is a behavioural scientist, founder of Astroten and an author.
How do billion-dollar brands actually do it? From genius m...
#1052 - Paul Rosolie - Uncontacted Tribes, Jungle Warfare & Being Eaten Alive
Paul Rosolie is a naturalist, author, and wildlife filmmaker.
What is it actually like to live a real-life Indiana Jones adventure? From...
#1051 - HARDY - The Personal Pain of Country Music
HARDY is a singer-songwriter and producer.
Odds are, your favorite country song wasn’t written by the person singing it; it was probably...
#1050 - Donald Robertson - Practical Tools for a Less Anxious Life
Donald Robertson is a cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist, an author and an expert on ancient philosophy.
Why are we so anxious in the s...
#1049 - Dr Jay Wiles - A Masterclass in Improving Your HRV
Dr Jay Wiles is https://ohm.health's Chief Health & Performance Officer and HRV researcher.
HRV is the new health flex, but is it lying t...
#1048 - Trevor Wallace - Why Autism is the New Stolen Valor
Trevor Wallace is a comedian, writer, and content creator.
What does going viral actually feel like? If you’re Trevor Wallace, it’s just...
#1047 - Jonathan Swanson - The Obvious Strategy to Take Back Your Time
Jonathan Swanson is an entrepreneur and co-founder of Thumbtack.
What if instead of using extra money to buy things, you used it to buy t...
#1046 - Russ - Can Ambitious People Ever Have Balance?
Russ is a rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer.
Is obsession a gift or a choice? If you want to do something truly great, the idea of...
#1045 - Joe Hudson - How to Take Control of Your Emotions
Joe Hudson is a coach, entrepreneur and a podcast host.
Why do we struggle to feel our emotions fully? A rich life requires openness, but...
#1044 - Nick Shirley - Inside Minnesota's $10B Childcare Fraud Scandal
Nick Shirley is a YouTuber, content creator, and investigative journalist.
In just a few weeks, Nick Shirley has gone from relative obsc...
#1043 - Arthur Brooks - 14 Habits for an Optimised Morning & Evening Routine
Arthur Brooks is a social scientist, professor at Harvard University, and an author.
What does it really take to live a fulfilling life?...
#1042 - Dr Andrew Huberman - How to Reclaim Your Brain in 2026
Dr Andrew Huberman is a neuroscientist, Associate Professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine and a podcaster.
There’s an ove...
#1041 - Dr Debra Lieberman - Why Don’t You Have Sex With Your Sister?
Dr. Debra Lieberman is an evolutionary psychologist, professor, and researcher.
Why don’t we feel sexual attraction toward our siblings o...
#1040 - 4M Subscriber Q&A
I hit 4 million Subscribers on YouTube!!
To celebrate, I asked for questions from YouTube, X, and Instagram, so here’s another 90ish minu...
#1039 - Connor Beaton - Why Successful Men Always Self-Destruct
Connor Beaton is a men’s life coach, founder of ManTalks and an author focusing on men’s wellness and personal growth.
Why do so many men...
#1038 - Dr. Gabrielle Lyon - The Environmental Toxins Killing Your Health
Dr Gabrielle Lyon is a functional medicine physician and Founder of the Institute of Muscle-Centric Medicine.
The most overlooked aspect...
#1037 - Life Hacks: A Christmas Special (2025)
I'm back on my old couch in Newcastle upon Tyne, with Jonny, a virtual Yusef & George to catch up on what they've learned this year, what their best...
#1036 - The Best Moments of Modern Wisdom (2025)
2025 is nearly over, so I decided to put together a compilation of some of my favourite moments from the show over the last year. It was going to be a...
#1035 - Mark Rober - How to Engineer a Life You Love
Mark Rober is an engineer, science communicator, and YouTuber known for viral experiments and STEM education.
Expect to learn what it was...
#1034 - 23 Lessons from 2025
It’s the end of 2025 and to celebrate I thought I’d run through some of the best lessons I’ve picked up over the last 12 months.
This yea...
#1033- Judd Apatow - Why Comedies Suck Now
Judd Apatow is a filmmaker, producer, comedian, and writer.
The movies that shaped so many of us were unapologetically funny and often pu...
#1032 - Joshua Citarella - The Dark Subcultures of Online Politics
Joshua Citarella is an artist, writer, and cultural researcher focused on internet subcultures and online politics.
We’ve all doom-scroll...
#1031 - Macken Murphy - 18 Harsh Realities of Modern Dating
Macken Murphy is an evolutionary biologist at the University of Melbourne, a writer and a podcaster.
Modern dating is in the middle of a...
#1030 - Brett Cooper - Inside the Conservative Civil War
Brett Cooper is a political commentator, an actor and a YouTuber.
What’s happening to the political Right? With promises kept and broken,...
#1029 - Malcolm Gladwell - How to Convince the World of Bulls**t & Evil
Malcolm Gladwell is a journalist, podcast host and an author.
Do contagious diseases, memetic epidemics, and drug epidemics spread throug...
#1028 - Peter Zeihan - The New World Order Is Here
Peter Zeihan is a geopolitical analyst, speaker and author.
What does the next decade really hold? Beneath every forecast about the futur...
#1027 - Mel Robbins - The Secret to Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
Mel Robbins is a motivational speaker, podcast host and author.
If motivation can’t be trusted, what should you rely on instead? Bestsell...
#1026 - Alison Armstrong - How to Treat Men Better
Alison Armstrong is a relationship coach, speaker, and author.
Are modern gender dynamics leaving men feeling ‘castrated’? While men are...
#1025 - Dr Paul Hewitt - Understanding the Psychology of Perfectionism
Dr Paul Hewitt is a clinical psychologist, professor, and leading researcher on perfectionism.
Why do so many of us struggle with perfect...
#1024 - Jon Bellion - The Art of an Authentic Comeback
Jon Bellion is a singer-songwriter, producer, and artist.
Fame has a gravity of its own, and once you’re in the spotlight, leaving it isn...
#1023 - I Prevail - The Trades You Make to Live Your Dreams
Eric Vanlerberghe is a vocalist, songwriter, and founding member of the band I Prevail.
Gabe Helguera is a drummer, and co-founder of Dru...
#1022 - Sheehan Quirke - How Did The Modern World Get So Ugly?
Sheehan Quirke is a British writer and online educator, known as The Cultural Tutor for creating accessible posts on art, history, and literature.