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Rizwan Virk on Simulation Theory, Quantum Weirdness, the Mandela Effect and UFOs
Computer scientist and game pioneer Rizwan Virk explains why we may live in a simulation and what it could mean for religion, memory and UFOs.
Perelandra
C.S. Lewis sends Elwin Ransom to an unfallen Venus, where a new Eve faces a tempter and the fate of a world rests on one reluctant man.
Jaws: The Story of a Hidden Epidemic
An orthodontist and an evolutionary biologist argue that modern life is shrinking our jaws, crowding our teeth and narrowing our airways, and that parents can do something about it early.
The War of Art
Steven Pressfield names the inner enemy that keeps us from our real work, Resistance, and shows how to beat it by turning pro and showing up every day.
Altered Traits
A science journalist and a neuroscientist sort the hype from the hard evidence to show how meditation can lastingly change who we are.
Tactics
Greg Koukl's friendly playbook for talking about Christian convictions by asking good questions, spotting weak arguments, and leaving a 'stone in someone's shoe' instead of starting a fight.
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
A Nobel physicist's mischievous, curious, sometimes profound life stories, from cracking safes at Los Alamos to drumming samba in Brazil, ending with a famous warning against fooling yourself.
American Prometheus
The Pulitzer-winning life of J. Robert Oppenheimer: the brilliant, contradictory physicist who led the building of the atomic bomb and was later destroyed by the Cold War security state he served.
Out of the Silent Planet
A Cambridge philologist is kidnapped and flown to Mars, where he finds a world without sin that looks back at fallen Earth with pity.
A Fighter's Heart
A Harvard-educated wanderer trains and fights his way through the world's toughest gyms to discover why people choose to fight, and what the fight teaches them.
Fingerprints of the Gods
Graham Hancock's bestselling detective story argues that a lost Ice Age civilization left its traces in ancient maps, flood myths and the monuments of Egypt and the Americas.
The Alter Ego Effect
Performance coach Todd Herman shows how a deliberately built 'secret identity' can bring your best self out in the moments that matter most.
Tuesdays with Morrie
A busy sports columnist reunites with his dying college professor for weekly Tuesday visits, and their conversations become a final class on how to live.
Billy Walters on Sports Betting, Beating the Line, and His Insider Trading Case
Legendary sports bettor Billy Walters explains how he beats the line, why casual bettors lose, and his fight against the case that sent him to prison.
Robert Crews on Afghanistan, the Taliban, Bin Laden and America's Longest War
Stanford historian Robert Crews argues the Afghan war was a mistake, explains bin Laden and the Taliban, and humanizes the Afghan people.
JRE MMA Show #154: Joe Rogan with Matt Serra, Din Thomas and John Rallo on UFC 300, Fight History and Old-School Stories
Rogan and three MMA veterans preview UFC 300, relive legendary fights, debate TRT and Jake Paul vs. Tyson, and roast Star Wars.
Zack Snyder on Making 300 and Watchmen, Director's Cuts, Rebel Moon and Superheroes as Modern Myth
Zack Snyder talks with Joe Rogan about making 300 and Watchmen, Spartan culture, director's cuts, Rebel Moon, grief and why superheroes are modern myth.
Dr. Luana Marques on Moving Through Life Transitions: Shift, Approach, Align
Harvard psychologist Dr. Luana Marques coaches Mel Robbins through a family transition and shares a 3-step method for facing change: shift, approach, align.
Mel Robbins on Her Late ADHD Diagnosis and 6 Surprising Signs of Adult ADHD
Mel Robbins shares how she was diagnosed with ADHD at 47, why women are missed, how the ADHD brain works, and six surprising adult signs.
Mel Robbins on Laughing at Yourself: A Bodysuit Disaster and Why Humor Is a Superpower
Mel Robbins turns a hilarious bodysuit wardrobe failure at an art event into a lesson on why laughing at yourself builds bonds, confidence and respect.
Will Storr on The Status Game: Why Humans Crave Connection and Status, and How It Drives Cults, Politics and Mental Health
Author Will Storr explains how our hidden hunger for connection and status shapes cults, ideologies, economies, social media and mental health.
Dr. Daniel Amen on Brain Health: Daily Habits, Supplements, Food, and Calming a Busy Mind
Psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen shares simple habits, foods, supplements and thought tools to build a healthier brain and a better mind.
Francis Foster and Konstantin Kisin With Joe Rogan: Free Speech, AI, Meaning and Collaboration
The Triggernometry hosts and Joe Rogan riff on conflict, parenthood, sex robots and AI, free speech, JFK, protests and why collaboration beats competition.
Brian Greene on Entropy, Meaning, String Theory, Time Travel and the Fear of Death
Physicist Brian Greene and Lex Fridman explore meaning in a dying universe, consciousness, string theory, time travel, aliens and the fear of death.