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Modern Wisdom

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Language: en Society & Culture Health & Fitness
Last Checked: 2025-09-19 11:54:23
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#182 - Dr Jack Lewis - The Neuroscience Of The 7 Deadly Sins

11 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Jack Lewis is a Neuroscientist, television presenter and an author. Why do we do the things we kn...

#181 - Rutger Bregman - Humankind: Are We Good Or Evil?

08 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Rutger Bregman is a historian & an author. It's a common-held view of humanity that humans are adver...

#180 - Prince Ghuman & Matt Johnson - How Marketing Reshapes Our Brains

06 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Johnson PhD is a Neuroscientist and Prince Ghuman is a Neuro-Marketer. Combining the insights o...

#179 - Daniel Schmachtenberger - Reality, Meaning & Self-Development

04 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Daniel Schmachtenberger works in preventing global catastrophic risk. As someone who spends a lot of...

#178 - George Mack - Mental Models 103

01 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Long time friend of the show and all round great human George Mack joins me today as we revisit the ...

#177 - Jim Mullane - How To Get Better With Books

30 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jim Mullane is the man behind the fastest growing Instagram page focussed on self-development & book...

#176 - Catch Up 105

28 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jonny & Yusef join me again for another Catch Up episode. No agenda, no topics, just us talking abou...

#175 - Greg McKeown - Essentialism Explained: How To Focus On What Matters In Life

25 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Greg McKeown is a public speaker, leadership & business strategist and New York Times Bestselling Au...

#174 - Alex Kantrowitz - Why Are The Biggest Tech Companies So Dominant?

23 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Kantrowitz is a Senior Tech Reporter at Buzzfeed and an author. The biggest tech companies on t...

#173 - What Is The Fitness Menopause?

21 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I am joined by Jonny & Yusef from PropaneFitness. The Fitness Menopause is a concept we've bee...

#172 - Johann Hari - What Are The Real Causes Of Depression?

18 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Johann Hari is a writer & a journalist. Rates of depression are at an all time high and yet pharmace...

#171 - Stephen Hicks - Socialism & Postmodernism For Dummies

16 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen Hicks is a Professor at Rockford University and an author. Socialism & Postmodernism are ter...

#170 - Massimo Piggliuci - 5 Exercises From Stoicism To Improve Your Life

14 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Massimo Piggliuci is a Professor of Philosophy at City College and an author. Despite being 2500 yea...

#169 - Ollie Ollerton - Becoming Battle Ready

11 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ollie Ollerton is an ex-Special Forces Operative, Instructor from SAS Who Dares Wins and an author. ...

#168 - Zack Telander - Stereotypes In Fitness & On The Internet

09 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Zack Telander is a weightlifter, coach & YouTuber. I'm joined by Coach ZT himself today for a chille...

#167 - Bruce Duckworth - Designing The World's Biggest Brands

07 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Bruce Duckworth is a designer and the Co-Founder & Co-Chairman of Turner Duckworth Design Company. A...

#166 - Fat Tony - How To Spend £1,000,000 On Drugs

04 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Fat Tony is a DJ & promoter. Tony's story is fascinating. From being one of the biggest DJs in Londo...

#165 - Mike Michalowicz - Fix The Biggest Problems In Your Business

02 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Michalowicz is an entrepreneur and an author. "An entrepreneur's biggest problem is they don't ...

#164 - Dave Rubin - Going From Woke To Awake

30 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dave Rubin is a political commentator, YouTuber & author. Politics is possessive, and as a thinking ...

#163 - Richard Shotton - Psychology, Advertising & Human Behaviour

27 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Richard Shotton is a behavioural scientist, Founder of Astroten and an author. One of my favourite g...

#162 - Dr Sam Spinelli - How To Design Your Perfect Warmup

23 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Sam Spinelli is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and Strength & Conditioning Expert. The first thing ...

#161 - Rob Henderson - Evolution & The Modern Dating Market

20 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Rob Henderson is a PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge and a US Air Force Veteran. The mode...

#160 - Michael Blevins - A Conversation Not About Fitness

16 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Blevins is a coach, podcaster and part of the team who trained some of Hollywood's biggest s...

#159 - Michael Malice - David Icke, Conspiracies & Cuddle Club

13 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Malice is an author, political commentator & podcaster. In case you didn't know, me and Mich...

#158 - Catch Up 104

09 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jonny & Yusef from PropaneFitness.com join me for a highly requested Catch Up episode. No agenda, no...

#157 - Ben Greenfield - The Ultimate Daily Routine

06 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Greenfield is a Coach, Author, Speaker, ex-Bodybuilder and Ironman Triathlete. We are what we re...

#156 - Scott Barry Kaufman - The New Science Of Self Actualisation

02 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Scott Barry Kaufman is a Psychologist at the Columbia University, a writer and podcaster. The world ...

#155 - Steven Fawcett - Understanding Fitness As A Competitor

30 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Steven Fawcett is a 3 Times CrossFit Games Athlete and Head Coach of JST Compete. How to become fit ...

#154 - Jason Calacanis - How Does Angel Investing Work?

26 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jason Calacanis is an angel investor and podcaster. I'm constantly hearing stories of how people are...

#153 - Isolation Hacks 101

23 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jonny & Yusef from PropaneFitness.com join me for a special remote-recorded episode. The world is in...

#152 - Lydia Denworth - Understanding Friendship

19 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Lydia Denworth is a writer and Contributing Editor for Scientific American. It's cliche to say that ...

#151 - Morgan Housel - What Has Covid-19 Done To The Economy?

16 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Morgan Housel is a writer and investor. Markets are down 25% and the biggest single day market move ...

#150 - Derek Sivers - Making Decisions, Achieving Excellence & Finding Meaning

12 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Derek Sivers is a writer, entrepreneur & musician. Derek's episodes on The Tim Ferriss Show are some...

#149 - Dr Eric Feigl-Ding - Just How Bad Is COVID-19?

09 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Eric Feigl-Ding is an Epidemiologist at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health and Senior Fello...

#148 - Jason Stapleton - How To Survive The 21st Century

05 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jason Stapleton is a former Force Recon Marine, investor and coach. The impending AI automation take...

#147 - Danny T - DJ Life, Building A Personal Brand & Mental Health

02 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Danny T is a DJ and producer. Expect to learn... How do you go from being a local DJ to touring Euro...

#146 - Dr Heather Berlin - Considering Consciousness

27 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Heather Berlin is a cognitive neuroscientist and Professor of Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medi...

#145 - Life Hacks 111

24 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jonny & Yusef join me as our most popular series returns! Here we go with another Life Hacks episode...

#144 - Martin Schmalz - Artificial Intelligence, Big Data & China

20 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Martin Schmalz is a professor of Finance at Oxford University and an author. We're receiving constan...

#143 - John Assaraf - Understand Your Emotions & Take Control Of Your Life

17 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

John Assaraf is an author, entrepreneur and mindset expert. Our brains are the most complex organism...

#142 - Morgan Housel - How To Create & Manage Your Personal Wealth

13 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Morgan Housel is a writer and investor. Understanding the basics of money management is something no...

#141 - Ryan Fischer - The Life Story

10 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Fischer is a multi-sport athlete, coach & gym owner. Ryan is one of the most interesting charac...

#140 - Michael Malice - Dating, Cheetos, Liquor, Biden, Bernie & Fitness

06 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Malice is an author, political commentator & podcaster. What happens if Biden or Bernie end ...

#139 - Chelsea Ferguson - £10,000,000 From Selling Nudes

03 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Chelsea Ferguson is the founder of AdmireMe.vip. We're constantly being told that you can be anythin...

#138 - James Altucher - Treat Your Life As An Experiment

30 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

James Altucher is a chess master, writer, entrepreneur, investor, podcaster and comedian. Overcoming...

#137 - James Altucher - How To Improve Every Day & Harness The Power Of Ideas

27 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

James Altucher is a chess master, writer, entrepreneur, investor, podcaster and comedian. Everyone t...

#136 - Tucker Max - Personal Growth, Dating & Psychedelics

23 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tucker Max is an author, speaker and the Co-Founder of Scribe. How do you go from being a profession...

#135 - Kamal Ravikant - How Loving Yourself Can Save Your Life

20 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kamal Ravikant is an investor and writer. Do you love yourself? Do you even like yourself? The body ...

#134 - Seth Stephens-Davidowitz - How Much Does Google Know About Me?

16 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Seth Stephens-Davidowitz is a former Data Scientist at Google and a writer. There are things which y...

#133 - Roderic Yapp - Lessons From Afghanistan & Capturing Somali Pirates

13 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Roderic Yapp is a business coach and former Royal Marines Officer. What was it really like to be on ...

#132 - Charlotte Fox Weber - Do I Need Therapy?

09 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Charlotte Fox Weber is the Head of Psychotherapy at The School Of Life. Therapy is a term that comes...

#131 - What I Would Tell My 18 Year Old Self

06 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jonny & Yusef join me for the first episode of the new year as we ask each other what would we tell ...

#130 - Keith Cooper - The Contact Paradox: Where Are All The Aliens?

30 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Keith Cooper is the Editor of Astronomy Now and an author. Why is searching for aliens so hard? How ...

#129 - Christmas Special - Hacks, Fails & Lessons From 2019

23 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jonny & Yusef from Propane Fitness join me for a special Christmas edition end of year recap. In 201...

#128 - Benjamin Dennehy - The UK's Most Hated Sales Trainer

19 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Benjamin Dennehy is a sales trainer. Being able to sell is a skill many people want. The ability to ...

#127 - Koen Smets - The Behavioural Economics Of How We Spend Our Time

16 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Koen Smets is a behavioural economist and professor. We've been told "time is money" for all our liv...

#126 - Sean Carroll - The Problem With Quantum Mechanics

12 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Sean Carroll is a theoretical physicist, podcaster and author. Quantum physics is complicated. The q...

#125 - How To Become An Online Coach

09 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jonny and Yusef from PropaneFitness.com join me today as we talk about how to become an online coach...

#124 - James Lindsay - Social Justice Explained: The Foundations Of Wokeness

05 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

James Lindsay is an author & researcher. I've been exposed the words Social Justice Warrior, Wokenes...

#123 - Sobriety 101 - Why Sobriety?

02 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jonny & Yusef from PropaneFitness join me for a new series. Over the last 3 years I've spent more th...

#122 - Buster Benson - How To Argue With Someone

25 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Buster Benson is an entrepreneur & writer. How do we have a productive disagreement with another per...

#121 - Brian Mackenzie - How To Breathe Properly

18 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Brian is the Creative Director at Power Speed Endurance. We all breathe, but are we doing it right? ...

#120 - Professor Paul Bloom - What Do BDSM & Meditation Have In Common?

14 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Bloom is an author and a Professor of Psychology at Yale. Why is suffering a cause of pleasure ...

#119 - Kelly Starrett - Getting Better At The Game Of Life

11 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Kelly Starrett is a CrossFit trainer, physical therapist, author and speaker. Expect to learn what K...

#118 - Dr Larry Sanger - Why Is Wikipedia Broken?

07 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Larry Sanger is the ex-founder of Wikipedia. Wikipedia is almost a public utility now, like water...

#117 - Aubrey Marcus - What Makes A Good Life?

04 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Aubrey Marcus is a podcaster, author and CEO. I wanted to find out how Aubrey defines living a good ...

#116 - Sanjay Rawal - 3100 Miles: The Longest Race On Earth

31 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Sanjay Rawal is an award-winning filmmaker. Today we learn about the longest race on earth which t...

#115 - Life Hacks 110

28 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jonny & Yusef join me again for another Life Hacks episode as we detail our favourite apps, websites...

#114 - Sonny Webster - Bad Days, Good Days & Staying Resilient

24 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Sonny Webster is a weightlifter and online coach. Some days you're feeling it, some days not so much...

#113 - Alex Hutchinson - Analysing Eliud Kipchoge’s Sub-2 Hour Marathon

21 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Hutchinson is a journalist, athlete and author. Eliud Kipchoge recently rocked the world by bre...

#112 - Brett Jones - What Is Strength?

17 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Brett Jones is the Director of Education at Strong First. For every article suggesting one-per-week ...

#111 - Cristoph - Life Behind The Decks - Mental Health As An International DJ

14 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Cristoph is a DJ and producer. Being a world star international DJ playing to thousands of screaming...

#110 - Dr Sarah Jones - The Future Of Virtual Reality

10 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Sarah Jones is an immersive storyteller using AR, VR and 360. For the last 50 years or so, storyt...

#109 - Douglas Murray - The Price Of Thinking Out Loud

07 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Douglas Murray is a journalist, author and an associate editor of The Spectator. What is the price ...

#108 - Peter Frankopan - The New Silk Roads

03 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Frankopan is a Professor of Global History at Oxford University, Director at the Oxford Centre...

#107 - Graeme Garrard - How To Think Politically

30 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Graeme Garrard is a Teacher at Cardiff University & Harvard Summer School and an author. Why do we...

#106 - Business Principles 102 - Should I Work For Myself?

26 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jonny & Yusef from PropaneFitness.com join me for another Business Principles episode. Today we're t...

#105 - Thomas Johnson - What Is An Ethical Hacker?

23 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Thomas Johnson is an ethical hacker and social engineer. Hacking is often thought of as a dark art. ...

#104 - Nir Eyal - How To Control Your Attention And Become Indistractable

19 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Nir Eyal is an author, business owner and Teacher at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and De...

#103 - Cosmic Skeptic - Veganism, Atheism and Morality

16 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Alex O'Connor aka Cosmic Skeptic is a YouTuber and Student at Oxford University. How many people go ...

#102 - Frank Dikotter - How To Be A Dictator

12 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Frank Dikotter is a historian and author. The 20th Century was characterised by an attempt on the on...

#101 - Sienna Day - What Is Life Like As A Pornstar?

09 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Sienna Day is a pornstar. Kind of like chicken nuggets, everyone is familiar with porn but few of us...

#100 - Episode 100 Special Edition Q&A

05 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jonny & Yusef join me for a special edition Q&A to celebrate 100 episodes of Modern Wisdom. Expect t...

#099 - Chris Sparks - Productivity Without Limits

02 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Sparks is a productivity coach, founder of The Forcing Function and a Former Top 20 Worldwide ...

#098 - Mike Winnet - The Contrepreneur Formula Exposed: Behind The Scenes

29 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Winnet is an entrepreneur and a professional Get Rich Quick ad clicker. The people who made the...

#097 - Andrew Doyle - Who Is Titania McGrath?

26 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Doyle is a writer and comedian. Titania McGrath is now fully established as the Queen of the ...

#096 - Zuby - Strength, Faith and Survival Tactics

22 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Zuby is a rapper, author and podcaster. Zuby exploded onto the internet earlier this year and after ...

#095 - George MacGill - Mental Models 102 - The Decision Strikes Back

19 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I'm joined by long time friend of the show and all round great human George MacGill to re enter the ...

#094 - Brian Carroll - What Does It Feel Like To Squat 1000lbs?

15 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Brian Carroll is a coach, author and multiple world record holding powerlifter. Brian is one of the ...

#093 - Roger McNamee - Is Facebook Zucked?

12 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Roger McNamee is a businessman, investor, musician and founding partner of the venture capital firm ...

#092 - Scott H Young - Ultralearning

08 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Scott H Young is a blogger, programmer and author. Learning new things is hard. Learning new things ...

#091 - Richard Shotton - Some Very Important Effects In Advertising

05 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Richard Shotton is a behavioural scientist, the Founder of Astroten and an author. What is the reaso...

#090 - Dr Taylor Burrowes - A PhD In Relationship Advice

01 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Taylor Burrowes is a Doctor of Marriage, Couples and Family Counselling. After working for 14 ye...

#089 - Professor David Carroll - Netflix's The Great Hack: Behind The Screens

29 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

David Carroll is an associate professor at Parsons School of Design. The Great Hack is one of my fav...

#088 - Nat Eliason - The Five Best Books You've Never Read

25 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Nat Eliason is the founder of GrowthMachine.com and the host of the Made You Think Podcast. Nat like...

#087 - Life Hacks 109

22 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jonny & Yusef join me again for another Life Hacks episode as we detail our favourite apps, websites...

#086 - Teemu Arina - The Biohacker's Biohacker

15 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Teemu Arina is a technology entrepreneur, author and a leader in the field of biohacking. The Bioha...

#085 - Professor Nicholas Christakis - How Evolution Shaped Our Societies

08 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Nicholas Christakis is a Professor at Yale University and an author. Much of what I've covered on th...

#084 - David Epstein - Specialisation Is For Insects

01 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

David Epstein is a New York Times Best Selling Author and Investigative Journalist. Specialising ear...

#083 - Business Principles 101

24 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jonny and Yusef from PropaneFitness.com join me for the start of a brand new series. We're talking a...