Modern Wisdom

#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 breaking the previously unthinkable 2 Hour Marathon R...

#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 heavy lifts there's another advocating daily top e...

#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 fans, having songs in the #1 spot and touring the...

#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, storytelling hasn't massively changed its form, but with...

#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 of thinking out loud about the most inflammatory t...

#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 for Byzantine Research and an author. In the west...

#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 need politics? And who are the individuals that h...

#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 talking about one of the questions we're most commo...

#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. Dark basements and illegal activities. But there's...

#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 Design. What would life be like if we didn't get dis...

#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 vegan due to a philosophical debate? And how many ...

#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 one hand to build up civil society and have cheques ...

#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 understand how it's made. Today we get to find ou...

#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 to learn... everything that the internet wanted to ...

#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 Online Poker Player. What happens when a world fam...

#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 real money in the gold rush weren't digging for g...

#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 internet Woke Movement and today we get to meet th...

#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 a number of months being mentioned on the biggest ...

#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 world of Mental Models. Mental Models are tools yo...

#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 strongest men on the planet, having squatted 1000l...

#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 Elevation Partners. Roger has had a front seat to ...

#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 quickly is even harder. So how did Scott manage to...

#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 reason that restaurants don't put £ signs in front of ...

#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 years as a mental health counsellor and marriage an...

#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 favourite documentaries of 2019 and today we get a fa...

#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 likes to read and think. Today we get to hear his five...

#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, resources and tools for a productive and efficie...

#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 Biohacker's Handbook is one of my favourite resources o...

#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 the podcast has focussed on evolution's effects on t...

#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 early and hard is a frequent piece of advice I hear g...

#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 all things careers and entrepreneurship as we call ...

#082 - Caleb Jones - How Does A Non-Monogamous Marriage Work?

20 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Caleb Jones is an online coach, blogger and non-monogamy advocate. Statistically, most marriages end in divorce. This limited life span for the tradit...

#081 - Dr Stuart McGill - Why Do Our Backs Hurt?

17 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Stuart McGill is a professor emeritus at the University of Waterloo and a world expert in back pain. Dr McGill has worked with some of the best at...

#080 - Stephen Wolfram - The At Home CEO

13 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen Wolfram is the founder and CEO of the software company Wolfram Research. What happens when you track every email, every keystroke, every mouse...

#079 - Laura Vanderkam - Why Does Time Pass More Quickly As You Get Older?

10 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Laura Vanderkam is a writer, author, speaker and an expert on time management. We are all familiar with the phenomenon that is time, it passes at the ...

#078 - Robert Greene - The Laws Of Human Nature

06 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Robert Greene is a New York Times best selling author. You can be a genius in your field and know all the things you need to know, but if you're bad w...

#077 - Dominic McGregor - Sobriety And The Future Of Social Media Marketing

03 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dominic McGregor is the COO and Co Founder of Social Chain. Today I'm sitting down with Dom to catch up after we first spoke on Modern Wisdom 12 month...

#076 - David Pearce - Transhumanism; How Biotechnology Can Eradicate Suffering

30 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

David Pearce is a co-founder of Humanity+ and a prominent figure within the transhumanism movement. Where is the future of the human race heading? Wil...

#075 - Life Hacks 108

27 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jonny & Yusef join me again for another Life Hacks episode as we detail our favourite apps, websites, resources and tools for a productive and efficie...

#074 - Tiago Forte - The Definitive Guide To Digital Productivity

23 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tiago Forte is a blogger, company owner and productivity coach. We all use digital tools, and some of us spend most of our lives at their mercy. Today...

#073 - Theo Watt & Eve Young - The Problem With Millennials

20 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Theo Watt and Eve Young are the hosts of the Socials Minds Podcast and Copywriters at Social Chain. We talk about millennials and Gen Z like homogenou...

#072 - David Perell - The Power Of Writing

16 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

David Perell is a podcaster, blogger and writing coach. Why is the ability to write effectively the biggest opportunity which individuals can capitali...

#071 - Catch Up 103 - The End Of The World, CrossFit and Pirates of the Caribbean

13 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jonny & Yusef from PropaneFitness.com join me again as we continue our Catch Up series. No agenda, no specific topics for us to cover, just us talking...

#070 - Tim Briggs - How To Eat For Performance

09 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Tim Briggs is a nutritionist, CrossFit coach and the owner of WeDominateNutrition.com Most people with a gym membership have an idea of how to eat to ...

#069 - George MacGill - Mental Models 101 - How To Make Better Decisions

06 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I'm joined by long time friend of the show and all round interesting individual George MacGill to break down how we can make better decisions in all a...

#068 - Rachel Kleinfeld - Fixing The Most Violent Countries On Earth

02 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Kleinfeld is a senior fellow of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and the founding CEO of the Truman National Security Project. H...

#067 - Inside Tracker - The Largest Database Of Healthy People In The World

29 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Inside Tracker are a company from Boston MA who provide bloodwork analysis to athletes and the general public. The world is increasingly moving toward...

#066 - Professor David Sinclair - Can Humans Live For 1000 Years?

22 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

David Sinclair is a Professor in the Department of Genetics at Harvard Medical School and co-Director of the Paul Glenn Centre for the Biological Mech...

#065 - Chris Hutchins - The Basics Of Money Management

18 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Hutchins is the CEO of HelloGrove.com, former Entrepreneur In Residence at Google Ventures and a serial money-optimiser. Effective money managem...

#064 - James Clear - How To Build Habits That Last

15 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

James Clear is an author, entrepreneur and speaker focused on habits, decision-making and continuous improvement. James' new book Atomic Habits has b...

#063 - Robin Dreeke - How To Read Behaviour Like An FBI Agent

11 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Robin Dreeke is the ex Head of the FBI's Behavioural Analysis Program and an author. Robin worked as a counterintelligence agent for the FBI recruitin...

#062 - Catch Up 102 - Rome, Greggs & Flat Earth

08 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jonny & Yusef from PropaneFitness.com join me again as we continue our Catch Up series. No agenda, no specific topics for us to cover, just us talking...

#061 - Christie Aschwanden - The Truth About Sports Recovery

04 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Christie Aschwanden is a journalist and author of "GOOD TO GO: What the Athlete in All of Us Can Learn From the Strange Science of Recovery". From fan...

#060 - Robbyn Swan & Anthony Summers - The Disappearance Of Madeleine McCann

01 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Robbyn Swan and Anthony Summers are investigative journalists, authors & experts in the Madeleine McCann case. The disappearance of Madeline McCann is...

#059 - Relationships 104 - How To Be Single

25 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jonny & Yusef from PropaneFitness.com join me again for the final instalment in our Relationships Series as we tackle the most murky topic of all - ho...

#058 - Professor Paul Steinhardt - A New Kind Of Matter

18 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Professor Paul Steinhardt is a theoretical physicist and cosmologist at Princeton University, Director of the Princeton Centre for Theoretical Science...

#057 - Alexander Cortes - Skills For The 21st Century

14 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Alexander Cortes is a trainer, writer and speaker. Expect to learn what skills Alex would give a human if he was designing them for the 21st century, ...

#056 - Life Hacks 107

11 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jonny & Yusef join me again for another Life Hacks episode as we detail our favourite apps, websites, resources and tools for a productive and efficie...

#055 - Jordan Hall - How Do You Redesign Civilisation?

07 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan Hall is the Co Founder of Neurohacker Collective, the Co Founder of DivX and a writer. What is the game that our civilisation has been playing ...

#054 - Catch Up 101

04 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to a brand new series, featuring the long awaited return of Jonny & Yusef from PropaneFitness.com These Catch Up episodes will have no agenda,...

#053 - Garrett J. White - What Does It Mean To Be A Man? Wake Up Warrior

25 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Garrett J. White is the founder of Wake Up Warrior, Creator of Warrior Week & Author of Warrior Book. There is turmoil for both men & women on what ou...

#052 - Leon Scott - How To Use Your Influence

18 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Leon Scott is a Semi-Professional Footballer, Model, Influencer and Online Coach. The worlds of modelling, football and Instagram aren't often extolle...

#051 - Dr Brian Keating - Losing The Nobel Prize

11 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Brian Keating is a Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the Centre for Astrophysics & Space Sciences at University of California. How would it feel t...

#050 - Daniel Sloss - Jigsaw Explained

04 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Daniel Sloss is a comedian with two Netflix Specials; Dark and Jigsaw. Before he played his sold out show in Newcastle I got to sit down with the most...

#049 - Rory Sutherland - Psychology In The World Of Advertising

28 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Rory Sutherland is the Vice Chairman of Ogilvy Advertising, an author & a writer for The Spectator. Causing some form of behavioural change is the goa...

#048 - Sargon Of Akkad - What Is Happening With Patreon, Gillette and Brexit?

21 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Sargon Of Akkad, also known as Carl Benjamin, is a YouTuber and Political Commentator. Today we're talking hot topics, including Carl's recent removal...

#047 - Dr Rick Hanson - How To Develop A Resilient Mind

14 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Rick Hanson is a psychologist and New York Times Best Selling Author. We are often told that the world is a vicious place, with this in mind, how d...

#046 - Alex Hutchinson - Endure; Finding The Limits Of Human Performance

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Hutchinson is a journalist, athlete and author of "Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance". What makes some of...

#045 - Ed Latimore - A Physicist And A Boxer Walk Into A Bar

31 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ed Latimore is a writer, Physicist and Professional Heavyweight Boxer. Out of Ed's eclectic mix of interests comes a unique perspective as we discuss ...

#044 - Christmas Special - Hacks, Fails & New Year Plans

21 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

 Join us for a special Christmas Episode as we roll around in festive cheer, reflecting upon 2018 and reviewing our best hacks & fails from the last ...

#043 - Relationships 103 - Cheating, How To Get Over Someone & How To End A Relationship

17 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Relationships 101 & 102 both landed in the Top 50 Chart Worldwide on Apple Podcasts, here we go again. Jonny & Yusef join me as we delve into the murk...

#042 - Dr Mario Livio - What Makes Us Curious?

10 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Mario Livio is an internationally known astrophysicist, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a best-selling author...

#041 - William Von Hippel - The Social Leap; How We Evolved From Tree Swinging to Human Being

02 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

William Von Hippel is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Queensland and Author of The Social Leap. Today is nothing short of fascinating a...

#039 - Life Hacks 106

20 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jonny & Yusef join me again for another Life Hacks episode as we detail our favourite apps, websites, resources and tools for a productive and efficie...

#038 - Robin Hanson - The Hidden Motives in Everyday Life

12 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Robin Hanson is associate professor of economics at George Mason University, author, and research associate at the Future of Humanity Institute of Oxf...

#037 - The Lean Machines, Sonny Webster & Zack George - Battle Cancer Q&A

05 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

I recently sat down with Sonny Webster, Zack George and Leon & John from The Lean Machines for a special edition super podcast before the Battle Cance...

#036 - Relationships 102 - How To Find & Maintain A Happy Relationship

29 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Relationships 101 landed in the Top 50 Chart Worldwide on Apple Podcasts, and now it's time for the sequel. Jonny & Yusef join me today as we use our ...

#035 - Life Fails 101

22 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the dark side of Life Hacks. Jonny & Yusef join me today as we begin to document all of the times we've tried to optimise our lives and fal...

#034 - How To Survive University

15 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jonny & Yusef join me again as we relive our best & worst moments at university. Discover how you can complete a degree without going bankrupt, gettin...

#033 - Carl Cederstrom - What Happens When You Dedicate A Year To Optimising Your Life & The Happiness Fantasy

08 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Carl Cederstrom is an Associate Professor at Stockholm Business School, an author of several books and a writer for The Guardian, The New York Times a...

#032 - Jeff Warren - Why Should I Explore My Own Consciousness?

01 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Warren is a Meditation Teacher and Writer, he is the co-author of Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics, and author of The Head Trip. Today we learn wh...

#031 - Life Hacks 105

24 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jonny & Yusef from PropaneFitness.com join me for another episode detailing our favourite apps, websites, resources and tools for a productive and e...

#030 - Adam Frank - Are We Alone In The Universe?

17 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Professor Adam Frank is an Astrophysicist at the University of Rochester, Author and a Founder of the NPR blog 13.7: Cosmos and Culture. Get ready to ...

#029 - The Human Garage - A New Approach To Optimising Human Movement

10 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Garry Lineham is a movement specialist and the Co-Founder of The Human Garage in Los Angeles. The Human Garage is home to some of Hollywood's biggest...

#028 - Sabine Hossenfelder - How Politics And Beauty Leads Physics Astray

03 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Sabine Hossenfelder is a blogger and Theoretical Physicist who researches quantum gravity, she is also a Fellow at the Frankfurt Institute for Advanc...

#027 - Dr Greg Potter - The Definitive Guide To Sleep

27 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Greg Potter is a PhD graduate at the University of Leeds & Content Director at HumanOS. His research focus is on sleep and chronobiology; looking ...

#026 - Sonny Webster - From Zero To Rio: A Life's Journey To The Olympic Games

20 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Sonny Webster is an Olympic Weightlifter who represented Great Britain at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. Sonny is one of the best known names in the w...

#025 - Q&A 101

13 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jonny & Yusef from PropaneFitness.com are back again. This time we asked for questions from listeners at home, and oh boy did we get some interesting...

#024 - Peter C Brown - The Science Of Successful Learning Habits

08 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Peter C Brown is a writer, retired management consultant and the author of Make It Stick; The Science Of Successful Learning. No matter what your goal...

#023 - Relationships 101

31 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jonny and Yusef from PropaneFitness.com join me for the first episode in a new series on relationships. Come with us as we delve into the murky waters...

#022 - BT Urruela - Overcoming War, Elective Amputation and PTSD

23 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

BT Urruela is a US Army Combat Wounded Veteran, Elective Amputee, Author, Cover Model and Co-Founder of VETSports. BT's life sounds like a movie scrip...

#021 - Susanna Halonen - The Happyologist; What Science Says Makes Life Happier

17 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Susanna Halonen is a positive psychology expert, author, published researcher, TEDx speaker, online columnist, and a regular commentator in the media ...

#020 - Jordan Wallace, Paul Warrior and Tim Briggs - The Mindset Game; Can You Teach Mental Toughness In Sport?

02 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A fond welcome back to UK CrossFit coaches, nutrionists & athletes, Jordan Wallace, Paul Warrior and Tim Briggs. This week, I wanted to dissect their ...

#019 - Warren Cass - How To Raise Your Profile, Manage Your Reputation and Get Noticed

28 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Warren Cass is a public speaker, business leader, entrepreneur and author of the book Influence - How To Raise Your Profile, Manage Your Reputation an...

#018 - Life Hacks 104

18 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jonny is away so me and Yusef from PropaneFitness.com go head to head with another episode detailing our favourite apps, websites, resources and tools...

#017 - Dr Euan Lawson - Your Desk Is Killing You; How To Reduce Workplace Pain And Become More Productive

11 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Euan Lawson is a General Practitioner and author of The Healthy Writer. Lots of us sit at desks for a significant proportion of our lives, but a ty...

#015 - How To Get Lean For Your Summer Holiday

04 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Yusef from PropaneFitness.com joins me as we navigate the perilous waters of cutting for a holiday. We've all been there. Drilling our diet into the ...

#014 - Self Confidence

21 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jonny & Yusef from PropaneFitness.com join me this week as we delve into the world of confidence. Expect to learn whether confidence is an innate tal...

#013 - Dr Quinn Henoch - The Dark Truth About Human Mobility

09 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Quinn Henoch is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, Head of Sports Rehabilitation for Juggernaut Training Systems and Founder of ClinicalAthlete.com It's ve...

#012 - Cory Allen - Creating The Mindfulness Gap, The Fundamentals Of Meditation and How To Deepen Your Practise

01 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Cory Allen is an author, meditation teacher and host of The Astral Hustle Podcast. He is also the creator of my favourite Guided Meditation Course w...