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Where the Crawdads Sing
Abandoned as a child in the North Carolina marsh, Kya raises herself among the gulls and tides, until the town's golden boy turns up dead and she is the one accused.
We Were Liars
A wealthy family, a private island, four inseparable teenagers, and one summer the narrator cannot remember, however hard she tries.
When Things Fall Apart
Pema Chödrön's Buddhist advice for hard times: stop running from pain and uncertainty, move toward them with curiosity and kindness, and find peace right there.
What Is Life?
A quantum physicist asks how atoms can add up to a living thing, and his answers, an aperiodic crystal carrying a code-script and life feeding on negative entropy, help launch molecular biology.
Ikigai
What the centenarians of an Okinawan village can teach the rest of us about purpose, calm, food, friends and a reason to get up in the morning.
You Can Win
Shiv Khera's step-by-step case that success is learned: begin with attitude, then build self-esteem, people skills, habits, goals and values on top of it.
The Most Important Career Advice You’ll Ever Hear
In a world where career advice often sounds generic, intimidating, or completely out of touch with reality, this episode of The Mel Robbins Podcast delivers something radically different: data-driven strategies that are both empowering and immediately usable. Mel sits down with…
Come As You Are
Sex educator Emily Nagoski uses the science of accelerators, brakes and context to show women that their sexuality is not broken, only theirs.
Andrew Callaghan: Channel 5, Gonzo Journalism, QAnon, O-Block, Politics, and Alex Jones
Andrew Callaghan of Channel 5 on hitchhiking, All Gas No Brakes, filming January 6, the Alex Jones backlash, and facing his own low point.
2298 - Kurt Metzger
Comedian Kurt Metzger and Joe Rogan riff on meme coins, Social Security, CIA ops, Jehovah's Witnesses, Neanderthals, paid protests and soda money.
2295 - Scott Payne_
Retired FBI undercover agent Scott Payne recounts infiltrating the Outlaws biker club and the neo-Nazi group the Base, and the toll it took.
Big Jay Oakerson
Big Jay Oakerson and Joe Rogan riff on stand-up's evolution, reading the room, hecklers, Hollywood side gigs and street-fight bravado.
2297 - Francis Foster & Konstantin Kisin
Triggernometry's hosts and Joe Rogan on tribal politics, paid protests, DOGE, deportations, free speech and why any power granted can be abused.
Douglas Murray: Putin, Zelenskyy, Trump, Israel, Netanyahu, Hamas & Gaza
Douglas Murray and Lex Fridman debate peace in Ukraine, October 7th, the Gaza war, Netanyahu, Iran and why antisemitism keeps coming back.
The Body Reset: How Women Should Eat & Exercise for Health, Fat Loss, & Energy
Exercise physiologist Dr. Stacy Sims explains why women aren't small men: eat before training, lift heavy, sprint briefly, and rethink cold plunges.
Dr. Suzanne Humphries
Former nephrologist Suzanne Humphries lays out her vaccine-critical reading of polio, smallpox and COVID history, views that run against medical consensus.
Charting the Architecture of the Universe & Human Life with Dr. Brian Keating
Cosmologist Brian Keating on how stargazing shaped time, why astrology fails, his near-Nobel retraction, and whether we are alone.
Why You Feel Lost in Life: Dr. Gabor Maté on Trauma & How to Heal
Dr. Gabor Maté explains how childhood wounds become adult patterns, and why healing starts with compassionate curiosity instead of blame.
Your Guide to Better Sex, Intimacy & Love From a World-Leading Sex Therapist
Sex therapist Vanessa Marin explains responsive desire, why to plan for sex, the bristle response and simple daily habits for deeper intimacy.
6 Sneaky Ways People Are Disrespecting You & What to Do About It
Mel Robbins names six subtle forms of disrespect, from being talked over to backhanded compliments, and gives scripts to respond and protect your peace.
Aummary Of How Foods Nutrients Control Our Moods
Andrew Huberman explains how the gut, vagus nerve and nutrients like tyrosine, tryptophan and omega-3s shape mood, plus the power of belief.
How Hormones & Status Shape Our Values & Decisions
Neuroscientist Michael Platt on how attention, hormones, status and tribe quietly steer our choices, and how to decide better.
Josh Waitzkin
Josh Waitzkin on chess fame, Marcelo Garcia's genius, foiling, surviving a drowning and why a beginner's mind is our best defense against AI.
2291 – Bert Kreischer
Bert Kreischer and Joe Rogan swap career advice, sleep and health tips, wolf and bowhunting talk, mob stories, and why comics should inspire, not compete.