Life lessons from the greatest thinkers on the planet with Chris Williamson. Including guests like David Goggins, Dr Jordan Peterson, Sam Harris, Jocko Willink, Dr Andrew Huberman, Dr Julie Smith, Steven Bartlett, Ryan Holiday, James Clear, Robert Greene, Balaji Srinivasan, Steven Pinker, Alex Hormozi, Douglas Murray, Chris Bumstead, James Smith, Dr David Sinclair, Mark Manson and more. Understanding the world is hard. This podcast will help.
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Since 1994, Dr. Mark Sivers and his teams have pushed themselves to remain on the forefront of the dental industry. Doing so, has made Dr. Sivers an industry expert. His past activities have included: 1) Buying and rolling practices into his. 2) Transitioning from blue collar, to professionals, to VIP patient care. 3) Eliminating dental insurance and shifting to patients paying personally for treatment. 4) Beta testing digital impressions with MIT and Brontes Labs (now 3M). 5) Collaborating ...
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Over the last three years I've interviewed over 200 people around the question of "what is a good life?". I am not trying to find or prescribe universal answers to this question, instead to prompt your own inquiry into what constitutes a good life for you. While I am also trying to share more genuine expressions of the human experience, beyond the masks that we wear.
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I talk to interesting people for a living. You get their cheat codes. Join me as I go deep on what they do, how they do it, and the messy realities of success.
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The Parousia Podcast is an initiative of Parousia aiming to get to know the stories behind some of the regular faces and guests around the Parousia world. The Parousia Podcast is a partnership with Voice of Charity Australia and EWTN Asia-Pacific.
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Unfiltered Badassery. This is the ultimate podcast for those who want to think big, be bold, and say yes. Exploring the minds and stories of extraordinary entrepreneurs, creatives, and total badasses! I'm your host, Mark Drager, and we're diving deep into the world of remarkable individuals who have dared to bet on themselves and chase their dreams. Each week, I’m bringing hard-hitting, honest, and thought-provoking conversations. Exploring the triumphs and challenges they've faced on their ...
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#847 - Derek Sivers - The Unstoppable Power Of Reframing Your Experiences
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Derek Sivers is an entrepreneur, author, and speaker. Things are not what they are, things are what we think they are. The power of reframing and changing your perspective is a kind of alchemy, and today we get to hear some of Derek's best principles for altering the way you see everything. Expect to learn how you can reframe your perspective for t…
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Derek Sivers on Giving Away His $22 Million Dollar Fortune and Burning the Ships
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About the episode In this episode, Andrew sits down with Derek Sivers, a writer, programmer, and entrepreneur turned explorer, who challenges everything you thought you knew about success and fulfillment. From giving away millions to embracing the unexpected, Derek's approach may be the antidote to our never-enough culture. Join us as we explore: W…
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#846 - Nate Silver - How Will The 2024 Election Play Out?
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Nate Silver is a statistician, writer of Silver Bulletin, and Founder of FiveThirtyEight. No one truly knows who will win an election, but if anyone does, it's Nate. He is the man behind the most accurate, sophisticated polling data assessments in America and has an insight into modern culture like no one else. Expect to learn why this election cyc…
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What is a Good Life? #90 - Exploring Your Own Truth with Seb Randle
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On the 90th episode of the What is a Good Life? podcast, I am delighted to introduce our guest, Seb Randle. Seb is the founder of The Helpful Space, a space dedicated to exploring pragmatic and practical solutions that help individuals to where they want to be. His approach is grounded in warmth, kindness, genuine curiosity, and a deep understandin…
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#845 - Ben Shapiro - Has America Completely Lost Its Mind?
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Ben Shapiro is a political commentator, Co-Founder of the Daily Wire, an author and a podcaster. Election years are always chaotic, but this one feels particularly spicy. Why is the world at fever pitch and how much is actually going to stop after November? Expect to learn if the 2024 election is going to be a typical one, why Ben hasn't had Donald…
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#844 - Dr Laith Al-Shawaf - Why Do Humans Actually Have Emotions?
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Dr Laith Al-Shawaf is an evolutionary psychologist, researcher and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at UCCS. Humans have a wide range of emotions. But why do we feel anything at all? Why do we have a felt sense of emotions and how did they evolve? Expect to learn the evolutionary story of why humans feel stuff, whether some emoti…
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#843 - Richard Dawkins - Why Can No One Agree On Evolution, Race & Religion?
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Richard Dawkins is an evolutionary biologist, author, and emeritus fellow at the University of Oxford. I spoke to Richard on stage in Austin Texas as a part of his final ever live tour. The next day we got to sit down and discuss all the things we didn't have time to talk about the night before. Expect to learn what Richard thinks about the recent …
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Journey To A Franciscan, Fr Elias Mary Mills F.I
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In today's episode Charbel sits down with Fr Elias Mary Mills F.I to discuss his journey from childhood to becoming a Franciscan Friar. Fr Elias spent two years in formation as a Carmelite, being professed in 1986. As a volunteer with the Conventual Franciscans at Marytown, he learned about St. Maximilian Kolbe and Total Consecration to the Immacul…
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What is a Good Life? #89 - Connecting To The Web Of Life with Manda Scott
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On the 89th episode of the What is a Good Life? podcast, I am delighted to introduce our guest, Manda Scott. Manda trained as a veterinary surgeon but is now an award-winning novelist and host of the Accidental Gods podcast. Best known for the internationally best-selling Boudica: Dreaming series, which The New York Times labelled “a masterpiece in…
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#842 - Dr Mike Israetel - Exercise Scientist’s Masterclass On Recovery & Stress Management
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Dr Mike Israetel is a Professor of Exercise and Sport Science at Lehman College and the Co-Founder of Renaissance Periodization. Muscle building and fat loss are often the main focuses of bodybuilding. But what about recovery? What are the most effective ways to recover quicker, reduce stress and get more jacked? Expect to learn what it means to ac…
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#841 - Dr Jamil Zaki - How To Be More Hopeful In A Cynical World
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Dr Jamil Zaki is a psychologist, professor at Stanford University, and an author. In a world filled with fake news, bad news and doom, it’s easy to become cynical. But what does science say about whether cynicism helps or harm us? Why is it so seductive, and how can we all learn to become more hopeful? Expect to learn why people are so tempted by c…
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#840 - Oliver Burkeman - 8 Unexpected Lessons To Be Less Hard On Yourself
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Oliver Burkeman is a journalist, a writer for The Guardian and an author. Does trying harder to be extra productive actually work? Does it net more success or just more misery? For the Type-A people in the world, how can we learn to be less tough on ourselves and learn to have more fun in the process? Expect to learn what imperfectionism is, how to…
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Catholic Statues or Pagan Idols? Raymond De Souza, Parousia Podcast.
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God clearly condemns the use of any 'graven images', and yet Catholic churches, claiming to follow the will of God, are packed with statuary from the nave to the altar. Is there a difference between the idols of pagan rites and statues of Catholic religion? Do Catholics really worship or pray to them? Raymond De Souza journeys through the biblical …
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What is a Good Life? #88 - Playing With The Edges Of Growth with Derek Sivers
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On the 88th episode of the What is a Good Life? podcast, I am delighted to introduce our guest, Derek Sivers. Derek is an author of philosophy and entrepreneurship, known for his surprising, quotable insights and pithy, succinct writing style. Formerly a musician, programmer, TED speaker, and circus clown, he sold his first company for $22 million …
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#839 - Robert Greene - 12 Raw Truths About Gaining Power & Respect
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Robert Greene is an author and historian. Robert is one of the most legendary writers in the world on human nature and today we get to go through some of my favourite lessons from him on seduction, confidence, happiness, masculinity, Machiavelli and more. Expect to learn the biggest problems with modern philosophy, why acquiring knowledge and skill…
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#838 - Dr Paul Eastwick - What Do People Really Want In A Partner?
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Dr Paul Eastwick is a psychologist, professor, and a researcher. What do people actually want in a partner compared to what they say they want? Paul is the lead author on largest study of its kind which was just released breaking down exactly this question. Expect to learn the #1 trait people actually look for in a partner, how well people know wha…
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#837 - Rory Stewart - The Truth Behind The Fall Of The UK
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Rory Stewart is a British academic, broadcaster, writer, podcaster and former diplomat and politician. From riots to stabbings, useless politicians to corrupt businesses, all wrapped in terrible weather and high taxes, the UK is not having a great time right now. Perhaps Rory can help explain what is going wrong. Expect to learn what Afghanistan is…
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Finding Your Inner Beauty - Buchi O'Maria Akpati
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Finding your inner beauty: In this week's episode, Charbel speaks with Buchi O'Maria Akpati former makeup artist to the stars and the founder of Beauty Unbound. This apostolate has one mission: to journey with women who struggle to feel beautiful exactly as they are and give them tools to have a consistent relationship with God and grow in virtue. …
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What is a Good Life? #87 - Seeing Yourself In The Other with Dr. Niobe Way
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On the 87th episode of the What is a Good Life? podcast, I am delighted to welcome our guest, Dr. Niobe Way. Niobe is Professor of Developmental Psychology at NYU, founder of the Project for the Advancement of Our Common Humanity (PACH; pach.org), and the Principal Investigator of the Listening Project, which fosters curiosity and connection in sch…
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#836 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The New Science Of Longevity, Resilience & Breaking Bad Habits
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Dr Andrew Huberman is a neuroscientist, Associate Professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine and a podcaster. From personal dramas to scientific uproars, it's been a wild year for the biggest health & fitness podcaster in the world. And today we get to discover his biggest new insights about life, relationships and protocols. Expect to…
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#835 - 2.5M Q&A - Naval Ravikant, Quitting Alcohol & Having Kids
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I hit 2.5 million Subscribers on YouTube!! To celebrate, I asked for questions from YouTube, Twitter and Instagram, so here’s another 90 minutes of me trying to answer as many as possible. Expect to learn who I’m thinking of bringing on as guests on the left and right, how to learn to trust your decisions and how to be aware of the biases that can …
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#834 - Lyman Stone - Why Is Everyone Having Fewer Children?
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Lyman Stone is a demographer, researcher, and a writer. It wasn't long ago that everyone was worried about the population bomb and within a few short decades global birth rates are now declining. What's going on? What is driving such a rapid change in the number of children people are having and should we do anything about it? Expect to learn the b…
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Christian Fatherhood - Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers
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Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers discusses what it means to be a Catholic man in today’s society by exploring how contemporary culture speaks to men about truth, faith, and the meaning of life. Men who live their faith in fidelity to God’s holy will become free to love and more open to receive the gift of grace in response to the Lord’s call to “be perfe…
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Codie Sanchez on Buying Boring Businesses and The Secret to Wealth
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About the Episode Can the path to financial freedom be paved with boring businesses? In this episode, Andrew sits down with Codie Sanchez, a founder, entrepreneur, and investor who's redefining success in the business world. Codie is the founder and CEO of Contrarian Thinking, a digital education company with over 7 million followers, and Main Stre…
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What is a Good Life? #86 - Knowing That We Belong with Nic Askew
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On the 86th episode of the What is a Good Life? podcast, I'm delighted to introduce Nic Askew as our guest. Nic is a filmmaker who has discovered a powerful way to use the camera to deepen people's awareness. He has been described in various ways—an itinerant confessor, a disruptive influence, a monk independent of any religion, and an explorer of …
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#833 - Eric Weinstein - Are We On The Brink Of A Revolution?
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Eric Weinstein is a mathematician, economist, former Managing Director of Thiel Capital and a podcaster. It feels like the world is reaching a fever-pitch. From deep fakes to cheap fakes, AI girlfriends to senile presidents, we've never had more access to information, and yet it's never been harder to work out what is true. So, what do we do? Expec…
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#832 - Rudyard Lynch - Is This The Most Absurd Time In History?
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Rudyard Lynch is a YouTuber and a historian. Is the modern world weird? Whether it's incels, brat summer, a broken media landscape, godlessness or a decline in institutional trust it seems like lots of modernity is kind of odd. From the fall of empires to the rise of new world orders, how does our current timeline compare to the rest of recent hist…
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#831 - Dan Martell - How To Stop Wasting Your Time & Money On Things That Don’t Matter
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Dan Martell is an entrepreneur, investor, and author. The saying “money can’t buy time” is often used to emphasise the importance of not wasting your days. But what if there was a way to actually buy back your time. What if using your money well actually can liberate your life? Expect to learn what "the bigger it gets, the harder it gets" means in …
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Fr John Iacono - Confession with Padre Pio
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In this episode, Charbel sits down with Fr John Iacono a priest of the Archdiocese of Sydney. Fr John talks about his family, migrating to Australia from Italy and his missionary work in the Philippines. He also shares his story of returning to Italy for study where he has confession with Padre Pio and some amazing insights into the life of this It…
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What is a Good Life? #85 - Becoming Connected Citizens with Jon Alexander
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On the 85th episode of the What is a Good Life? podcast, I am delighted to introduce our guest, Jon Alexander. Jon is the author of CITIZENS: Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us, a book that seeks to reframe the current moment as one of immense civic opportunity rather than merely a time of crisis and collapse. In 2014, Jon co-founded the…
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#830 - Alex Hormozi - 24 Controversial Truths About Success & Failure
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Alex Hormozi is a founder, investor and an author. Alex’s Twitter has been one of my favourite sources of insights over the last few years. Today we get to go through some of his best lessons about life, human behaviour, psychology, business and resilience. Yet again this is so, so good. Expect to learn how to stop being indecisive and take action,…
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#829 - Dr Leah Lagos - How To Improve Your Heart Rate Variability
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Dr Leah Lagos is a clinical psychologist, HRV performance coach and an author. Heart Rate Variability is one of the most important new metrics that people are using to gauge heart health, longevity and fitness, but improving it can be a minefield. Thankfully Dr Lagos has spent decades optimising the HRVs of some of the world's highest performers an…
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