▶Jun 18, 2026 · 8 key moments
Can Truth Survive AI?
Nick sits down with Steve Rosenbaum — documentary filmmaker, author, and longtime media entrepreneur — to ask whether truth can…
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Mind & Consciousness
Deep dives into consciousness, perception, psychology, and the nature of reality — with leading neuroscientists, philosophers, and therapists.
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▶May 6, 2026 · 6 key moments
AI Knows Your Business Better Than You Do
Wade Foster, co-founder and CEO of Zapier, traces his unlikely path from a conservative Midwest upbringing to building one of the…
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▶Jan 29, 2026 · 1 hr 10 min
Why Your Brain Doesn't Create Consciousness: It's Always Been There (ft. Philip Goff)
In this conversation with philosopher Dr. Philip Goff, we dive into one of the deepest questions in science and philosophy: what…
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▶Nov 26, 2025 · 6 key moments
Ex–Google DeepMind Scientist, "The Real AI Threat is Losing Control", Christopher Summerfield
Christopher Summerfield — Oxford cognitive neuroscientist, former Google DeepMind researcher, and research director at the UK AI…
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▶Sep 30, 2025 · 6 key moments
Is Emotional Intelligence the Competitive Edge in the Age of AI? Therapist Hannah Lord
Therapist and coach Hannah Lord joins Nick to make the case that emotional intelligence—not data or code—is the defining human…
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▶May 22, 2025 · 6 key moments
Dr Scott Barry Kaufman (SBK): “Your Trauma Doesn’t Define You”
Nick Standlea sits down with psychologist and Columbia professor Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman to dig into his book Rise Above…
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▶Apr 14, 2025 · 6 key moments
Dr. Tali Sharot: Are you bored, stuck, or just... not excited by life anymore?
Neuroscientist Dr. Tali Sharot joins Nick to unpack the science behind why life loses its luster — even when everything looks…
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▶Feb 13, 2025 · 8 key moments
Mindfulness and Coaching Mental Skills with Micha Shaw
Micha Shaw is a mindfulness coach and former elite athlete who competed in open water swimming, winning the US Olympic Trials in…
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▶Dec 15, 2024 · 6 key moments
"Ketamine therapy saves lives!"
Nick Standlea sits down with Sam Mandel, co-founder and CEO of Ketamine Clinics Los Angeles, to unpack the truth behind ketamine…
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▶Jun 4, 2024 · 6 key moments
Consciousness: Anil Seth on AI, Reality, Perception, and Psychedelics
Neuroscientist Anil Seth opens with a personal reflection — he dedicated his Royal Society Faraday Prize lecture to his ailing…
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▶May 13, 2024 · 1 hr 6 min
Modern Etiquette with Myka Meier : "It's Social-Emotional Intelligence"
Myka Meier, a trailblazer in modern etiquette and the founder of Beaumont Etiquette shows us that etiquette isn’t just about…
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▶Mar 25, 2024 · 6 key moments
Brad Burge: Psychedelic Therapy
Brad Burge — former communications director at MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) and founder of…
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▶Feb 19, 2024 · 6 key moments
Donald Hoffman: Consciousness, the true nature of reality, and the interconnectedness of everything
Donald Hoffman, cognitive scientist and professor emeritus at UC Irvine, opens with a radical claim backed by evolutionary game…
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▶Jan 15, 2024 · 5 min
Context is Everything
Nick opens with a family story: his four-year-old daughter innocently asks her grandfather to photograph her vagina on the…
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