/ Podcasts

I've listened to a lot of podcasts throughout the years. This is a list of podcasts I found especially sticky and useful to shape my thinking, feeling, and doing. I've often recommended particular episodes to others and they found them useful too.
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Insight Hour
Joseph Goldstein
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Heart Wisdom
Jack Kornfield
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Heart Wisdom
Jack Kornfield
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Metta Hour
Sharon Salzberg
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Tara Brach
Tara Brach
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Deep Questions
Cal Newport
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Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
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Clearer Thinking
Spencer Greenberg
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80000hours
Rob Wiblin
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Being Well
Rick Hanson
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The Drive
Peter Attia
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No Stupid Questions
Stephen Dubner & Angela Duckworth
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Actualized.org
Leo Gura
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Making Sense
Sam Harris
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Podcast
Host
Name
Clearer Thinking
Spencer Greenberg
Episode 093: Accessing pure consciousness at any moment (with Loch Kelly)
Clearer Thinking
Spencer Greenberg
Episode 082: The pre/trans fallacy, and why you should learn the skill of coaching (with Eben Pagan)
Clearer Thinking
Spencer Greenberg
Episode 079: When is suffering good? (with Paul Bloom)
Clearer Thinking
Spencer Greenberg
Episode 070: Why does psychotherapy work (when it works at all)? (with Scott Miller)
Episode 054: Self-Improvement and Behavior Change with James Norris
Clearer Thinking
Spencer Greenberg
Episode 036: Scout and Soldier Mindsets with Julia Galef
Clearer Thinking
Spencer Greenberg
Episode 035: Social Science and Science Journalism with Jesse Singal
Clearer Thinking
Spencer Greenberg
Episode 030: Meditation and Ontology with Daniel Ingram
Clearer Thinking
Spencer Greenberg
Episode 007: Death and Story-Telling with A.J. Jacobs
Clearer Thinking
Spencer Greenberg
#071 Peter Diamandis, MD, and Tony Robbins on strategies that promote longevity now – and in the very near future
FoundMyFitness
Rhonda Patrick, Ph.D.
Holism & Holistic Thinking - Part 1
Leo Gura
Holism & Holistic Thinking - Part 2
Leo Gura
The 9 Stages Of Ego Development - Part 1
Leo Gura
The 9 Stages Of Ego Development - Part 2
Leo Gura
The 9 Stages Of Ego Development - Part 3
Leo Gura
Spiral Dynamics - Areas Of Application
Leo Gura
Spiral Dynamics - Stage Turquoise
Leo Gura
Spiral Dynamics - Stage Yellow
Leo Gura
Spiral Dynamics - Stage Green
Leo Gura
Spiral Dynamics - Stage Orange
Leo Gura
Spiral Dynamics - Stage Blue
Leo Gura
Spiral Dynamics - Stage Purple
Leo Gura
Spiral Dynamics - Stage Red
Leo Gura
James Clear On Getting 1% Better Every Day
Daily Stoic
Ryan Holiday
#252 – Elon Musk: SpaceX, Mars, Tesla Autopilot, Self-Driving, Robotics, and AI
Lex Fridman Podcast
Lex Fridman
#191 – Daniel Schmachtenberger: Steering Civilization Away from Self-Destruction
Lex Fridman Podcast
Lex Fridman
#103 – Ben Goertzel: Artificial General Intelligency
Lex Fridman Podcast
Lex Fridman
#101 – Joscha Bach: Artificial Consciousness and the Nature of Reality
Lex Fridman Podcast
Lex Fridman
#575: Neil Gaiman — The Interview I've Waited 20 Years to Do (Repost)
The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
#560: Zen Master Henry Shukman — 20 Minutes of Calm, Plus the Strange and Powerful World of Koans
The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
#531: Henry Shukman — Zen, Tools for Awakening, Ayahuasca vs. Meditation, Intro to Koans, and Using Wounds as the Doorway
The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
#520: Michael Pollan — This Is Your Mind on Plants
The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
#517: Dr. Peter Attia on Longevity Drugs, Alzheimer's Disease, and the 3 Most Important Levers to Pull
The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
#509: George Mumford, Mindfulness Coach to Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, on Awareness, Compassionate Action, The Dizziness of Freedom, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
#501: Steven Pressfield — How to Overcome Self-Sabotage and Resistance, Routines for Little Successes, and The Hero’s Journey vs. The Artist’s Journey
The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
#498: Josh Waitzkin and Tim Ferriss on The Cave Process, Advice from Future Selves, and Training for an Uncertain Future
The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
#492: Richard Schwartz — IFS, Psychedelic Experiences Without Drugs, and Finding Inner Peace for Our Many Parts
The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
#490: Dr. Jim Loehr on Mental Toughness, Energy Management, the Power of Journaling, and Olympic Gold Medals
The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
The Relationship Episode: Sex, Love, Polyamory, Marriage, and More (with Esther Perel) (#241)
The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
Jim Collins — A Rare Interview with a Reclusive Polymath (#361)
The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
Jim Collins on The Value of Small Gestures, Unseen Sources of Power, and More (#483)
The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
Derek Sivers on Developing Confidence, Finding Happiness, and Saying "No" to Millions (#125)
The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
Derek Sivers Reloaded – On Success Habits and Billionaires with Perfect Abs (#128)
Tara Brach
Tara Brach
The Blessings of “Enough” - Discovering Contentment in Daily Life (Part 1)
Tara Brach
Tara Brach
The Blessings of “Enough” - Discovering Contentment in Daily Life (Part 2)
Tara Brach
Tara Brach
Taking ‘The Exquisite Risk': An Undefended Heart
Tara Brach
Tara Brach
Fierce Self-Compassion — A conversation — Tara Brach & Kristin Neff
Tara Brach
Tara Brach
A Conversation Between Tara and Mark Nepo
Tara Brach
Tara Brach
Trusting the Gold - A Celebration of Tara’s New Book, with guest, Rick Hanson
Your Undivided Attention
Center for Humane Technology
[Unedited] A Problem Well-Stated is Half-Solved
Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg
Sharon Salzberg
Ep. 159 – Kristin Neff
The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish
Shane Parrish
#97 Roger Martin: Forward Thinking
Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson
Dr. Rick Hanson
Learn Faster, Learn Smarter with Josh Kaufman
Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson
Dr. Rick Hanson
Authentic Happiness with Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar
The Psychology Podcast
Scott Barry Kaufman
Michael Gervais | Creating a Living Masterpiece
The Psychology Podcast
Scott Barry Kaufman
Lisa Feldman Barrett | Surprising Truths about the Human Brain
The Psychology Podcast
Scott Barry Kaufman
Adam Grant | Think Again
The Psychology Podcast
Scott Barry Kaufman
Chip Conley | Wisdom, Midlife, and Peak Experience
The Psychology Podcast
Scott Barry Kaufman
Martin Seligman | From Learned Helplessness to Learned Hopefulness
The Psychology Podcast
Scott Barry Kaufman
Roy Baumeister | Overcoming the Power of Bad
The Psychology Podcast
Scott Barry Kaufman
Steven Hayes | Liberate Your Mind
The Psychology Podcast
Scott Barry Kaufman
[Rerun] Helen Fisher on Why We Love, Lust, and Live with Helen Fisher
The Psychology Podcast
Scott Barry Kaufman
Steven Hayes | Get Out Of Your Mind and Live a Vital Life
80,000 Hours Podcast with Rob Wiblin
Rob Wiblin
#110 – Holden Karnofsky on building aptitudes and kicking ass
80,000 Hours Podcast with Rob Wiblin
Rob Wiblin
#109 – Holden Karnofsky on the most important century
80,000 Hours Podcast with Rob Wiblin
Rob Wiblin
#88 – Tristan Harris on the need to change the incentives of social media companies
80,000 Hours Podcast with Rob Wiblin
Rob Wiblin
#79 - A.J. Jacobs on radical honesty, following the whole Bible, and reframing global problems as puzzle
80,000 Hours Podcast with Rob Wiblin
Rob Wiblin
#72 - Toby Ord on the precipice and humanity's potential futures
80,000 Hours Podcast with Rob Wiblin
Rob Wiblin
#71 - Benjamin Todd on the key ideas of 80,000 Hours
80,000 Hours Podcast with Rob Wiblin
Rob Wiblin
#68 - Will MacAskill on the paralysis argument, whether we're at the hinge of history, & his new priorities
80,000 Hours Podcast with Rob Wiblin
Rob Wiblin
#66 - Prof Peter Singer on being provocative, effective altruism, & how his moral views have changed
80,000 Hours Podcast with Rob Wiblin
Rob Wiblin
#39 - Spencer Greenberg on the scientific approach to solving difficult everyday questions
Making Sense with Sam Harris
Sam Harris
#268 — The Limits of Self-Knowledge
Making Sense with Sam Harris
Sam Harris
#250 — Broken Conversations
Making Sense with Sam Harris
Sam Harris
#228 — Doing Good
Making Sense with Sam Harris
Sam Harris
#208 — Existential Risk
Making Sense with Sam Harris
Sam Harris
#204 — A Conversation with Jonathan Haidt
Making Sense with Sam Harris
Sam Harris
#174 — Life & Mind
Making Sense with Sam Harris
Sam Harris
#138 — The Edge of Humanity
The Peter Attia Drive
Peter Attia
#194 - How fructose drives metabolic disease | Rick Johnson, M.D.
The Peter Attia Drive
Peter Attia
#193 - AMA #31: Heart rate variability (HRV), alcohol, sleep, and more
The Peter Attia Drive
Peter Attia
#188 - AMA #30: How to Read and Understand Scientific Studies
The Peter Attia Drive
Peter Attia
#185 - Allan Sniderman, M.D.: Cardiovascular disease and why we should change the way we assess risk
The Peter Attia Drive
Peter Attia
#180 - AMA #28: All things testosterone and testosterone replacement therapy
The Peter Attia Drive
Peter Attia
#179 - Jeremy Loenneke, Ph.D.: The science of blood flow restriction—benefits, uses, and what it teaches us about the relationship between muscle size and strength
The Peter Attia Drive
Peter Attia
#176 - AMA #27: The importance of muscle mass, strength, and cardiorespiratory fitness for longevity
The Peter Attia Drive
Peter Attia
#175 - Matt Kaeberlein, Ph.D.: The biology of aging, rapamycin, and other interventions that target the aging process
The Peter Attia Drive
Peter Attia
#173 - AMA #26: Continuous glucose monitors, zone 2 training, and a framework for interventions
The Peter Attia Drive
Peter Attia
#171 - Steve Austad, Ph.D.: The landscape of longevity science: making sense of caloric restriction, biomarkers of aging, and possible geroprotective molecules
The Peter Attia Drive
Peter Attia
#163 - Layne Norton, Ph.D.: Building muscle, losing fat, and the importance of resistance training
The Peter Attia Drive
Peter Attia
#153 - AMA #21: Deep dive into olive oil, high-intensity exercise, book update, and more
The Peter Attia Drive
Peter Attia
#152 - Michael Rintala, D.C.: Principles of Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS)
The Peter Attia Drive
Peter Attia
#148 - Richard Miller, M.D., Ph.D.: The gold standard for testing longevity drugs: the Interventions Testing Program
The Peter Attia Drive
Peter Attia
#145 - AMA #19: Deep dive on Zone 2 training, magnesium supplementation, and how to engage with your doctor
The Peter Attia Drive
Peter Attia
#144 - Phil Maffetone: Optimizing health and performance through maximal aerobic function
The Peter Attia Drive
Peter Attia
#143 - John Ioannidis, M.D., D.Sc.: Why most biomedical research is flawed, and how to improve it
The Peter Attia Drive
Peter Attia
#132 - AMA #16: Exploring hot and cold therapy
The Peter Attia Drive
Peter Attia
#127 - AMA #3 with sleep expert, Matthew Walker, Ph.D.: Fasting, gut health, blue light, caffeine, REM sleep, and more
The Peter Attia Drive
Peter Attia
#126 – Matthew Walker, Ph.D.: Sleep and immune function, chronotypes, hygiene tips, and addressing questions about his book
The Peter Attia Drive
Peter Attia
#123 - Joan Mannick, M.D. & Nir Barzilai, M.D.: Rapamycin and metformin—longevity, immune enhancement, and COVID-19
The Peter Attia Drive
Peter Attia
#120 - AMA with Dom D’Agostino, Ph.D., Part II of II: Ketosis for cancer and chronic disease, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and the effect of ketosis on female health
The Peter Attia Drive
Peter Attia
#118 - Lloyd Klickstein, M.D., Ph.D.: Rapamycin, mTOR inhibition, and the biology of aging
The Peter Attia Drive
Peter Attia
#116 - AMA with Dom D’Agostino, Ph.D., Part I of II: Ketogenic diet, exogenous ketones, and exercise
The Peter Attia Drive
Peter Attia
#111 - AMA #14: What lab tests can (and cannot) inform us about our overall objective of longevity
The Peter Attia Drive
Peter Attia
#108 - AMA #13: 3-day fasting, exogenous ketones, autophagy, and exercise for longevity
The Peter Attia Drive
Peter Attia
#96 - David Epstein: How a range of experience leads to better performance in a highly specialized world
The Peter Attia Drive
Peter Attia
#89 - AMA #11: All things fasting
The Peter Attia Drive
Peter Attia
#70 - David Sinclair, Ph.D.: How cellular reprogramming could slow our aging clock (and the latest research on NAD)
The Peter Attia Drive
Peter Attia
#47 – Matthew Walker, Ph.D., on sleep – Part I of III: Dangers of poor sleep, Alzheimer's risk, mental health, memory consolidation, and more.
The Peter Attia Drive
Peter Attia
Iñigo San Millán, Ph.D.: Zone 2 Training and Metabolic Health (Ep. #85 Rebroadcast)
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