Henry Shukman (@mountaincloudzencenter) is an appointed teacher in the Sanbo Zen lineage and is the Guiding Teacher of Mountain Cloud Zen Center. He has an MA from Cambridge and an MLitt from St Andrews and has written several award-winning books of poetry and fiction. His essays have been published in The New York Times, Outside, and Tricycle, and…

Kim Scott is the author of Just Work: Get *t Done Fast and Fair as well as Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity. She co-founded two companies that help organizations put the ideas in her books into practice. Kim was a CEO coach at Dropbox, Qualtrics, Twitter, and other tech companies. Kim previously held leadership roles …

Suzanne O'Sullivan is an Irish neurologist working in Britain who is the winner of the 2016 Wellcome Book Prize. She won for her first book, It's All in Your Head: True Stories of Imaginary Illness, published by Chatto & Windus in 2015. The book also won the Royal Society of Biology General Book Prize. In her latest book, The Sleeping Beauties, Dr.…

Catherine Gildiner is a American-born and Toronto-based memoirist, novelist, and former psychologist. In her latest book Good Morning, Monster, she focuses on five patients who overcame their personal trauma, a process Gildiner defines as being heroic. Connect with Catherine Gildiner: http://www.gildiner.com/ Get the book: https://www.amazon.com/Go…

Christie Aschwanden is an award-winning journalist and author of the New York Times best-seller Good to Go: What the Athlete in All of Us Can Learn from the Strange Science of Recovery. She’s producer and co-host of “Emerging Form,” a podcast about the creative process. Previously the lead science writer at FiveThirtyEight, she’s an Ideal columnist…

Luke Burgis (@lukeburgis) has co-created and led companies in wellness, consumer products, and technology. He’s currently Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Director of Programs at the Ciocca Center for Principled Entrepreneurship and also teaches business at The Catholic University of America and is author of a new book, Wanting: The Power of Mimetic D…

Pete Davis is a civic advocate from Falls Church, Virginia. He works on projects aimed at deepening American democracy and solidarity. Pete is the cofounder of the Democracy Policy Network, a state policy organization focused on raising up ideas that deepen democracy. In 2015, he cofounded Getaway, a company that provides simple, unplugged escapes …

Doug Brignole is a former winner of Mr. America and Mr. Universe bodybuilding competition, with a 43-year trajectory in the sport. He is also an expert in BIOMECHANICS, and the author of a ground-breaking new book called "The Physics of Resistance Exercise", which is turning the traditional weight training paradigm upside. Doug is the first person …

Kate Leaver is a journalist, editor and author of Good Dog: Celebrating the dogs who change and sometimes even save our lives, published by HarperCollins. She researches, writes and speaks about her dog, a rescue Shih Tzu called Bert, and the health benefits of having a pet. Her first book, The Friendship Cure, was about connection and loneliness. …

Michael Spitzer is Professor of Music at the University of Liverpool. He has written about a huge range of music, from Beethoven to American indie, and is interested in how music intersects with other disciplines, including psychology, philosophy, and anthropology. His previous books include Metaphor and Musical Thought, Music as Philosophy, and A …

James Hollis, Ph.D. is a Jungian Analyst in private practice in Washington, DC. He has been teaching for half a century and is the author of seventeen books translated into 20 languages. The latest books are: Living Between Worlds: Finding Personal Resilience in Changing Times and Prisms: Reflections on this Journey We Call Life. Connect with James…

Laurence Gonzales is the author of Surviving Survival and the bestseller Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why. He has won two National Magazine Awards and his essays are collected in the book House of Pain. Connect with Laurence Gonzales: http://deepsurvival.com/ Deep Survival Surviving Survival: The Art and Science of Resilience Connect wit…

Tyson Yunkaporta is the author of Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World. He is an academic, an arts critic, and a researcher who is a member of the Apalech Clan in far north Queensland. He carves traditional tools and weapons and also works as a senior lecturer in Indigenous Knowledges at Deakin University in Melbourne. He lives in …

Jim Wendler is the creator and author of the 5/3/1 Training Program. This program has been used by millions of athletes and lifters of all ages and abilities. Jim played football and graduated from the University of Arizona where he was a three-time letter winner. Wendler went on to squat 1000 pounds in competition and is an accomplished Elite Lift…

Brad Schoenfeld, PhD, CSCS, CSPS, FNSCA, is an associate professor of exercise science at Lehman College in the Bronx, New York, where he serves as the graduate director of the Human Performance and Fitness program. He also currently serves as Sports Nutritionist for the New Jersey Devils hockey organization. Dr. Schoenfeld has published more than …

Judith D. Schwartz is a journalist who takes a clear-eyed look at global environmental, economic, and social challenges, and finds insights and solutions in natural systems. Her books include “Cows Save the Planet”, “Water In Plain Sight”, and, most recently, “The Reindeer Chronicles and Other Inspiring Stories of Working With Nature to Heal the Ea…

Nick Littlehales is recognized as the world’s first and leading Elite Sport Sleep Coach and regarded as a leading human recovery innovator. He has over 35 years’ experience within the sleep and sleeping product industry and over 22 years dedicated to elite sport. He is the author of a groundbreaking and revolutionary #1 best-selling book SLEEP. Pub…

Jo Marchant, PhD, is an award-winning journalist, speaker and author of the New York Times bestseller Cure: a journey into the science of mind over body. Her writing explores the nature of humanity and our universe, from the science of the mind-body connection and the mysteries of past civilisations to the awesome power of the night sky. Her new bo…

Charles Raison, M.D. is a professor at the School of Human Ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Founding Director of the Center for Compassion Studies in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Arizona. Dr. Raison’s research focuses on inflammation and the development of depression in response to illness and…

Scott Samuelson teaches philosophy at Kirkwood Community College in Iowa City, Iowa. He’s the author of The Deepest Human Life: An Introduction to Philosophy for Everyone and Seven Ways of Looking at Pointless Suffering: What Philosophy Can Tell Us about the Hardest Mystery of All. He’s published articles in the Wall Street Journal, the Huffington …

Paul Chek is a world-renowned expert in the fields of corrective and high-performance exercise kinesiology, stress management and holistic wellness. For over thirty years, Paul’s unique, integrated approach to treatment and education has changed the lives of many of his clients, his students and their clients. By treating the body as a whole system…

Dr. Robert Glover, author of No More Mr. Nice Guy: A Proven Plan For Getting What You Want in Love, Sex and Life (Running Press, 2003) and Dating Essentials for Men: The Only Dating Guide You Will Ever Need. Dr. Glover is an internationally recognized authority on the Nice Guy Syndrome. He is a frequent guest on radio talk shows and has been featur…

LISA FELDMAN BARRETT, PhD, has received numerous scientific awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship in neuroscience and an NIH Director's Pioneer Award. She is a University Distinguished Professor at Northeastern University, with appointments at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. In addition to the books Seven and a Half L…

Mark Bell is a veteran at turning simple ideas into massive enterprises that disrupt the fitness industry. Mark is the brains behind the multi-million dollar brand Mark Bell Sling Shot, the founder of the award-winning gym Super Training, and an unconventional mentor shaping radical change in the way people show up in the gym and in life. Mark host…

Susan Piver is the New York Times bestselling author of nine books, including The Hard Questions, the award-winning How Not to Be Afraid of Your Own Life, The Wisdom of a Broken Heart, and Start Here Now: An Open-Hearted Guide to the Path and Practice of Meditation. Her newest book is The Four Noble Truths of Love: Buddhist Wisdom for Modern Relati…

Bob Burg is a sought-after speaker at company leadership and sales conferences sharing the platform with everyone from today’s business leaders and broadcast personalities to even a former U.S. President. Bob is the author of a number of books on sales, marketing and influence, with total book sales of well over a million copies. His book, The Go-G…

Myke Bogan is a Portland-based rapper and lyrical architect. Earlier this year, Myke Bogan released Hotel Happy Hour, his second project of 2020. Connect with Myke Bogan: https://soundcloud.com/mykebogan https://myke-bogan.bandcamp.com/ https://open.spotify.com/album/7rZbeezmpd9R7tQR2plFRa @mykebogan https://hypel.ink/mykebogan Connect with Nick Ho…

Scott Russell Sanders is the author of more than twenty books of fiction and nonfiction, including Hunting for Hope, A Conservationist Manifesto, and A Private History of Awe. His recent books include Earth Works: Selected Essays and Divine Animal: A Novel. In August 2020, Counterpoint Press published his new collection of essays, The Way of Imagin…

Matt Wenning holds a Masters Degree in Biomechanics and a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science from Ball State University. He’s broken 3 all-time world records in powerlifting with an 1197 pound squat equipped, 865-pound raw squat, bench press 611, and 2204 Total Raw. U.S. Army Rangers and Infantry divisions programming and strength and conditio…

Dr. Dominic D'Agostino is an assistant professor at the University of South Florida in Tampa and all-around expert on ketosis. Dom teaches students of the Morsani College of Medicine and the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, with a focus on such topics as neuropharmacology, medical biochemistry, physiology, neuroscience, and neur…

MIKKEL AALAND IS A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER and the author of 12 best selling books on digital photography. His non-technical books include, "County Fair Portraits,” (for which he made an appearance on Late Night with David Letterman) “Sweat” (an illustrated tour of international bathing customs, culminating a three-year project), "The Sword of He…

Annie Duke is an author, corporate speaker, and consultant in the decision-making space. Annie’s latest book, How to Decide: Simple Tools for Making Better Choices, is available on September 15, 2020 from Portfolio, a Penguin Random House imprint. Her previous book, Thinking in Bets, is a national bestseller. As a former professional poker player, …

Pete Molinari is a vintage-modern soul. He's an acclaimed singer, songwriter, playwright and novelist from the UK. His influences are eclectic and range from a plethora of musicians like Bob Dylan, Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Beatles and all of the pioneers of rock ‘n roll. Pete Molinari is based in Los Angeles and recently released his 5th Stud…

In Nourishment Provenza presents his thesis of the wisdom body, a wisdom that links flavor-feedback relationships at a cellular level with biochemically rich foods to meet the body's nutritional and medicinal needs. Connect with Fred Provenza: Nourishment: What Animals Can Teach Us about Rediscovering Our Nutritional Wisdom http://www.behave.net/ C…

Simon Beck is the world s first and most famous snow artist. He graduated in Engineering from Oxford University. after a day of skiing, he got the idea to draw a star on the small frozen lake in front of his place. Simon's drawings cover an area of 1 to 4 hectares (corresponding to 2 to 8 soccer fields) and take up to 12 hours to complete and deman…

Jerzy Gregorek immigrated from Poland to the United States with his wife, Aniela, in 1986 as political refugees. He's a former firefighter and freedom fighter. He's won four World Weightlifting Championships and established one world record. In 2000, Jerzy and his wife Aniela founded UCLA’s weightlifting team. As co-creator of The Happy Body Progra…

Maria Noella Zosa is a Top 1 Freediver Ph Overall Ranking. Freediving instructor and trainer. Top 1 Freediver Ph Overall Ranking. 6x National Record Holder and Molchanovs Ambassador. Connect with Maria Noella Zosa: Instagram: @yogiwei__ Facebook: Maria Noella Zosa(Wei) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl1X3x4JjUSwHEtUPo8me6g Connect with Nick Holde…

Dr Emily Thomas is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Durham University. In addition to her work on the philosophy of travel, she’s published a lot on the history of space and time. She’s spent several years of her life backpacking alone through various parts of the world. Connect with Emily Thomas: https://emilythomaswrites.co.uk/ Twitter: @emil…

After decades of in-the-field research and practice of his productivity methods, David wrote the international best-seller Getting Things Done. Published in over 28 languages, TIME magazine heralded it as “the defining self-help business book of its time.” In 2015, he released a new edition of the book, with new insights, updates, and discoveries a…

A-F-R-O (All Flows Reach Out) is an emcee who is known to be a modern hip-hop lyrical titan. Showcasing witty wordplay and some of the most complex rhyme schemes of contemporary hip-hop. Picked up by R.A. The Rugged Man , Fro continues to tour around the world solo and alongside with Rugged Man. A-F-R-O has appeared on: The Tonight Show Starring Ji…

Adam Hart is an entomologist and Professor of Science Communication. He authored the popular-science book The Life of Poo about our complex relationships with bacteria. His latest book, Unfit for Purpose, covers mismatches between human evolution and the modern world. He’s a regular broadcaster for both Radio 4 and the BBC World Service, including …

Dr. Benjamin Hardy is an organizational psychologist and bestselling author of Willpower Doesn’t Work and Personality Isn't Permanent. His blogs have been read by over 100 million people and are featured on Forbes, Fortune, CNBC, Cheddar, Big Think, and many others. He is a regular contributor to Inc. and Psychology Today and from 2015-2018, he was…

Sergey Young is a longevity investor and visionary with a mission to extend the healthy lifespans of 1 billion people. Founder of the $100M Longevity Vision Fund — one of the few funds specializing exclusively in longevity and helping to accelerate longevity breakthroughs. Development Sponsor of Age Reversal XPRIZE, a global initiative designed to …

Jason "Gus" Gusic is the founder of Conjugate Tactical, Westside Barbell Master Strength Coach, and owner of AppliedSC gym. Nick and Jason sit down to talk about the application of Westside Barbells system of training for Military, Law Enforcement, and Firefighters. Connect with Jason Gusic: https://appliedsc.myshopify.com/ @appliedsc @westsidetact…

Dr. Benjamin Bikman has a Ph.D. in Bioenergetics and was a postdoctoral fellow with the Duke-National University of Singapore in metabolic disorders. He’s an internationally renowned scientist and pathophysiology professor focused on insulin resistance and chronic modern-day diseases, and his new book just dropped titled Why We Get Sick: The Hidden…

Dr. Kevin Stock is a dentist and advocate for a meat-based diet. He was the founder, CEO of Muscle Science and a national level physique competitor. He began his professional career in Dental Sleep Medicine treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) where he invented and patented NED, a nasal device to treat sleep-disordered breathing. He is the author…

Russ Roberts is the John and Jean De Nault Research Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution. He hosts the weekly podcast EconTalk with over 725 episodes. His two rap videos on the ideas of John Maynard Keynes and F.A. Hayek, created with filmmaker John Papola, have had more than eleven million views on YouTube, have been subtitled in ele…

My guest today is Raphael Sirtoli. He’s the co-founder of the Nutrita App - a low-carb, keto, and carnivore search engine unlike any other nutrition app out there I highly recommend it. Raphi is also the founder of the popular nutrition science blog and podcast, Break Nutrition. He has a Masters in Science degree in Molecular Biology from Staffords…

Rupert Sheldrake, PhD, is a biologist and author of ninety technical papers and nine books, including Science Set Free, and the co-author of six books. He studied natural sciences at Cambridge and philosophy at Harvard. As a Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, he was Director of Studies in cell biology, and was also a Research Fellow of the Royal S…

Dr. Ted Naiman is a board-certified Family Medicine physician in the Department of Primary Care at a leading major medical center in Seattle. His personal research and medical practice are focused on the practical implementation of diet and exercise for health optimization. He is the author of ‘The PE Diet’.” Connect with Ted Naiman: http://thepedi…