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 McConaughey, Alain de Botton, Alex Hormozi, Tony Robbins, Chris Bumstead, Mark Manson and more.
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Autism is the New Stolen Valor - Trevor Wallace - #1048
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The Obvious Strategy to Take Back Your Time - Jonathan Swanson - #1047
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Can Ambitious People Ever Have Balance? - Russ - #1046
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How to Take Control of Your Emotions - Joe Hudson - #1045
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Inside Minnesota's $10B Childcare Fraud Scandal - Nick Shirley - #1044
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14 Habits for an Optimised Morning & Evening Routine - Arthur Brooks - #1043
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How to Reclaim Your Brain in 2026 - Dr Andrew Huberman - #1042
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Why Don’t You Have Sex With Your Sister? - Dr Debra Lieberman - #1041
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4M Subscriber Q&A - #1040
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Why Successful Men Always Self-Destruct - Connor Beaton - 1039
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The Environmental Toxins Killing Your Health - Dr. Gabrielle Lyon - #1038
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Life Hacks: A Christmas Special (2025) - #1037
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The Best Moments of Modern Wisdom (2025) - #1036
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How to Engineer a Life You Love - Mark Rober - #1035
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23 Lessons from 2025 - #1034
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Why Comedies Suck Now - Judd Apatow - #1033
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The Dark Subcultures of Online Politics - Joshua Citarella - #1032
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18 Harsh Realities of Modern Dating - Macken Murphy - #1031
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Inside the Conservative Civil War - Brett Cooper - #1030
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How to Convince the World of Bulls**t & Evil - Malcolm Gladwell - #1029
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The New World Order Is Here - Peter Zeihan - #1028
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The Secret to Overcoming Imposter Syndrome - Mel Robbins - #1027
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How to Treat Men Better - Alison Armstrong - #1026
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Understanding the Psychology of Perfectionism - Dr Paul Hewitt - #1025
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The Art of an Authentic Comeback - Jon Bellion - #1024
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The Trades You Make to Live Your Dreams - I Prevail - #1023
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How Did The Modern World Get So Ugly? - Sheehan Quirke - #1022
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The Performative Male Epidemic - Louise Perry & Mary Harrington - #1021
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Why We Fall for the Wrong People - Jessica Baum - #1020
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History is a Freakshow - Fin Taylor & Horatio Gould - #1019
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Behind The Bravado of Modern British Football - Peter Crouch - #1018
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What Embryo Selection Means for Humanity - Jonathan Anomaly - #1017
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Is Having a Boyfriend Cringe Now? - Rob Henderson - #1016
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16 Lessons from The School Of Life - Alain de Botton - #1015
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The Life-Changing Skill of Emotional Regulation - Dr Marc Brackett - #1014
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How to Fix a Culture of Emasculated Men - Scott Galloway - #1013
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Is Being Smart Worth the Depression? - Alex O’Connor & Joe Folley - #1012
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Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All - Eliezer Yudkowsky - #1011
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Who Actually Runs the US Government? - Bernie Sanders - #1010
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Harsh Lessons in Unorthodox Strategy - Bugzy Malone - #1009
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Why Life Feels So Pointless (and what to do) - Angelo Somers - #1008
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The Toxic Fuel That’s Destroying Your Motivation - Dr K HealthyGamer - #1007
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Life After Olympia: Fatherhood, TRT & Finding Purpose - Chris Bumstead - #1006
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J.K. Rowling & The Cost of Speaking Freely - Warren Smith - #1005
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Inside DOGE, The IRS & How to Scam the US Government - Sam Corcos - #1004
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The Forces Behind Britain's Downfall - Konstantin Kisin - #1003
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Political Violence & The Lunatics of Your Own Side - Andrew Doyle - #1002
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Stoicism’s Lessons on Becoming Wise - Ryan Holiday - #1001
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The Art of Living a Courageous Life - Matthew McConaughey - #1000
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