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The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 22, 2026 · 10 min read
Mel Robbins on 3 Things You Need to Accept About Other People

Mel Robbins shares three hard truths about other people, her 6-month rule for complainers, and why your changes confront people instead of inspiring them.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 22, 2026 · 11 min read
Dr. Daniel Amen on Hacking Dopamine and Simple Daily Habits for a Healthier Brain

Psychiatrist Daniel Amen shares simple habits, supplements, a calming breath and brain foods to boost dopamine, serotonin and brain health.

The School of Greatness · Oct 22, 2026 · 11 min read
Shi Heng Yi on the RAIN Method, Heaven-Man-Earth, and Building Real Skill Through Focused Practice

Shaolin master Shi Heng Yi explains the RAIN method for difficult mental states, Heaven-Man-Earth, practice cycles, and cultivating gratitude.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 22, 2026 · 7 min read
Mel Robbins on the Two Types of Overwhelm and Three Tools to Beat Them

Mel Robbins separates legitimate from lifestyle overwhelm and coaches five listeners with the brain dump, the rule of three and one question.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 22, 2026 · 8 min read
Mel Robbins on Handling Negative People: Snow Globes, Curmudgeons and Quitting Gossip

Mel Robbins shares simple tools to keep other people's bad moods off you, win over grumpy colleagues, stop gossiping and spread good energy.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 22, 2026 · 8 min read
Mel Robbins on the Science of Happiness: Fun, Warm Relationships and Inner Peace

Mel Robbins uses an ocean metaphor and happiness research to explain three ways to be happier now: more fun, warm relationships and presence.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 22, 2026 · 7 min read
Mel Robbins Coaches a Listener Through Feeling Stuck: Digging Up the Root of Unresolved Grief

Mel Robbins coaches a 44-year-old listener who feels stuck and uncovers the real root: grief over her father's death 16 years ago.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 22, 2026 · 12 min read
Dr. Shawn Baker on Seven Years of Carnivore, Cholesterol, Processed Food Capture and Training for Life

Orthopedic surgeon Shawn Baker and Joe Rogan on the carnivore diet, high cholesterol in lean people, ultra-processed food, fiber, jiu jitsu and aging well.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 22, 2026 · 10 min read
Dana K. White's 5-Step Decluttering Process for a Clutter-Free Home and Mind

Dana K. White explains why decluttering beats organizing, the container concept, and a five-step process that only ever makes a space better.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 21, 2026 · 12 min read
Zach Bitter on Ultramarathon Running, Quitting, MAF Training and Low-Carb Fueling

Ultrarunner and coach Zach Bitter talks 100-mile records, the voice that tells you to quit, aerobic base training, low-carb fueling and his run across America.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 21, 2026 · 9 min read
Bo Nickal on Turning Elite Wrestling into a Systematic MMA Career

Unbeaten UFC prospect Bo Nickal tells Joe Rogan how wrestling, film study and science-driven training made him a finisher in two years.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 21, 2026 · 8 min read
Mel Robbins' Mindset Reset: Evicting the Critical Voice in Your Head

Mel Robbins coaches two listeners to name their inner critic, talk back to it and program a believable new mantra in its place.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 21, 2026 · 8 min read
Mel Robbins' Toolkit for Building Confidence: Why Confidence Is the Willingness to Try

Mel Robbins redefines confidence as the willingness to try, busts three myths and shares five research-based tools to build it as a skill.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 21, 2026 · 13 min read
Dr. Michael Eisenberg on Testosterone, Erectile Dysfunction, Fertility, and Prostate Health

Stanford urologist Dr. Michael Eisenberg explains testosterone, erectile dysfunction, male fertility, and prostate health as windows into a man's overall health.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 19, 2026 · 9 min read
Mel Robbins and Kendall Robbins: Find Your North Star, Then Emulate, Assimilate and Innovate

Mel Robbins, her daughter Kendall and producer Amy explain how to pick a North Star and close the distance with emulate, assimilate, innovate.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 19, 2026 · 9 min read
Dr. Tali Sharot on How to Motivate Yourself and Others to Change

Neuroscientist Tali Sharot explains why pressure and fear backfire, and how choice, immediate rewards, social proof and progress drive real change.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 18, 2026 · 10 min read
Dr. Mark Hyman on Resetting Your Health in 10 Days: Gut Health, Inflammation, Sleep and Supplements

Functional medicine doctor Mark Hyman explains how a 10-day food reset, better sleep, key supplements and connection help the body heal itself.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 18, 2026 · 8 min read
The Enhanced Games: Aron D'Souza and Christian Angermayer on Performance Enhancement, Paying Athletes and Psychedelics

The Enhanced Games founders tell Joe Rogan why they want an Olympics that pays athletes and allows supervised performance enhancement.

Book summary · Oct 17, 2026 · 9 min read
Do the Work

The Holistic Psychologist's guide to why willpower fails, how childhood wires our automatic patterns, and the daily mind-and-body practices that let you choose who you become.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 12, 2026 · 10 min read
Kevin James and Joe Rogan on 30 Years of Stand-Up, Stage Fright, Community and Building the Boss in Your Head

Old friends Kevin James and Joe Rogan talk early comedy days, stage anxiety, writing, a 41-day fast, his daughter's recovery and self-discipline.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 12, 2026 · 10 min read
Mel Robbins: Stop Arguing Against Your Dreams and Write Down Five a Day

Mel Robbins coaches a 46-year-old actor back toward her dream and shares three ways we kill our dreams and a five-dreams-a-day habit.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 12, 2026 · 10 min read
Matt Walker on Why We Sleep: Caffeine, Dreams, Memory, Insomnia and the Cost of Short Sleep

Sleep scientist Matt Walker and Lex Fridman debate sleep, caffeine, dreams, memory, insomnia, fasting and whether sacrificing sleep for passion is worth it.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 12, 2026 · 9 min read
Paul Stamets on Agarikon, the Stamets Stack, Microdosing Data and Psilocybin's History

Mycologist Paul Stamets shares agarikon vaccine research, microdosing data on the Stamets Stack, wild mushroom stories and his case for legal psilocybin.

Book summary · Oct 12, 2026 · 8 min read
The Obesity Code

A kidney specialist argues that obesity is driven by insulin, not calories, and that eating real food less often, with regular fasting, is the lasting fix.

Book summary · Oct 12, 2026 · 8 min read
Emotional Agility

A Harvard psychologist shows how to face hard feelings, step back from them and act on your values through small, deliberate changes.

Book summary · Oct 12, 2026 · 8 min read
The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need

A funny, plain-spoken classic showing that financial security comes from spending less, clearing debt, using tax breaks and buying index funds steadily.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 12, 2026 · 10 min read
Rachel Hart on Changing Your Relationship With Alcohol: Understanding the Urge Beneath the Drink

Coach Rachel Hart helps Mel Robbins see that drinking is about urges, belonging and boundaries, and shares tools to name urges and end the shame cycle.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 12, 2026 · 10 min read
Shawn Achor on Why Happiness Is an Option: Four 21-Day Habits and Why Happiness Is a Team Sport

Happiness researcher Shawn Achor shares four simple 21-day habits, his own depression story, and why happiness is a team sport, not a solo pursuit.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 12, 2026 · 8 min read
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla on the COVID Vaccine, Trust, Mandates and Paxlovid

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla explains how the COVID vaccine was built so fast and faces Lex Fridman's hard questions on trust, safety and mandates.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 12, 2026 · 9 min read
Dr. Gabrielle Lyon on Muscle-Centric Medicine: Protein, Strength Training and Aging Well

Dr. Gabrielle Lyon explains why muscle, not fat, is the key to health, with simple protein targets and a minimal strength-training plan.