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The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 22, 2026 · 13 min read
Colion Noir on Gun Safety, Self-Defense Law, Cars and the Media Narrative on Firearms

After a day at the Staccato factory, Joe Rogan and Colion Noir talk carry habits, self-defense law, cars, family courts and gun-control narratives.

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.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 22, 2026 · 14 min read
Ramit Sethi on Money Dials, the Conscious Spending Plan and Designing Your Rich Life

Ramit Sethi and Mel Robbins trade budgets for money dials, a 10-year bucket list and four key numbers that define a rich life.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 22, 2026 · 14 min read
John Danaher on Mastery in Jiu Jitsu: Escapes, Leg Locks, Drilling, Champions and the Meaning of Life

Coach John Danaher explains how he builds champions: escapes first, heuristics over details, smart drilling, leg-lock control and five-year reinvention.

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.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 21, 2026 · 8 min read
Jimmy Pedro on Judo, Visualization and Building Olympic Champions

Judo world champion and coach Jimmy Pedro tells Lex Fridman how he built Olympic medalists like Kayla Harrison and Travis Stevens, and why belief matters.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 21, 2026 · 7 min read
Mel Robbins' 4 Rules for Not Caring What Other People Think

Mel Robbins and her team share hilarious stories and four rules for caring less about others' opinions and more about what you actually value.

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 Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 21, 2026 · 10 min read
Joe Pyfer on Surviving Childhood Abuse, Record-Breaking Power and His Rise in the UFC

UFC middleweight Joe Pyfer tells Joe Rogan about his punch record, an abusive childhood, a career-threatening arm injury and fighting Jack Hermansson.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 21, 2026 · 10 min read
Jim Breuer and Joe Rogan on "Werewolves," War Propaganda, Farmers, Monkeys and Muscle Cars

Old friends Jim Breuer and Joe Rogan riff on manipulative elites, 9/11 unity, farmers, monkey attacks, cars, 1960s music and psychedelic therapy.

Insight · Oct 21, 2026 · 23 min read
Do it first thing: why habit builders give the morning to what matters

Mel Robbins makes doing a new habit in the morning one of her five systems for making it stick and builds her Million Dollar Morning around moving and making progress before checking the phone, Robin Sharma's The 5AM Club argues that owning your first hour can transform your whole life, and John Grisham tells how one page a day at 5 a.m. turned a small-town lawyer into a bestselling novelist. Placing the habit that matters most before the day's demands arrive is a simple scheduling choice anyone can try.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 21, 2026 · 9 min read
Travis Stevens on Judo, Brutal Weight Cuts, Olympic Heartbreak and the Road to Silver

Olympic judo silver medalist Travis Stevens walks Lex Fridman through throws, weight cuts, injuries, a 2012 heartbreak and his 2016 comeback.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 21, 2026 · 10 min read
Jocko Willink on Lex Fridman: War, Leadership Lessons from Musk and Jobs, Discipline and Jiu-Jitsu

Retired Navy SEAL Jocko Willink talks war's bonds and costs, leadership case studies of tech CEOs, humility, his 4 a.m. routine and jiu-jitsu.

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.

A Bit of Optimism · Oct 21, 2026 · 12 min read
Amy Morin on Mental Strength, Avoidance, and What to Do on Your Worst Days

Psychotherapist Amy Morin and Simon Sinek treat mental strength as a daily practice and share small, practical moves for bad days.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 21, 2026 · 10 min read
How to Stop Being Overlooked: Professor Marina Cooley on Self-Promotion, Portable Reputations, and the Attention Economy

Emory professor Marina Cooley explains how to get noticed at work and beyond: sticky ideas, sharing wins without cringe, and meeting prep that pays off.

A Bit of Optimism · Oct 21, 2026 · 12 min read
Rob Lowe on the "Screw-Its," Bombing at the Oscars, and Why Authenticity Is Hollywood's Real Currency

Rob Lowe and Simon Sinek on risk-taking, surviving public humiliation, refusing to self-edit, and finding humor in life's hardest parts.

A Bit of Optimism · Oct 21, 2026 · 10 min read
Arthur Brooks on Trusting Your Gut, Career Reinvention, and Finding Happiness in Process (A Bit of Optimism, Revisited)

Arthur Brooks and Simon Sinek on the 80/20/0 gut check, careers as spirals, the arrival fallacy, and why AI may erode the struggle that builds wisdom.

The Oprah Podcast · Oct 21, 2026 · 11 min read
Simon Sinek on Finding Your Why, Real Optimism, and Rethinking Work with Oprah

Simon Sinek and Oprah on finding your why, real optimism vs. positivity, the 'great rebalancing' of work, and the friend test for purpose.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 19, 2026 · 10 min read
Khalil Rountree Jr. on His DHEA Suspension, Muay Thai Artistry and Chasing a Title Shot (JRE MMA Show #161)

UFC light heavyweight Khalil Rountree Jr. tells Joe Rogan about his DHEA suspension, Thai training, weight cutting and his dream fight with Alex Pereira.

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.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 19, 2026 · 11 min read
Wojciech Zaremba on GPT-3, Codex, Robot Hands, Consciousness and Love as Shared Reward

OpenAI co-founder Wojciech Zaremba on GPT-3, Codex and Copilot, the Rubik's cube robot hand, consciousness as compression, meditation and love.

The School of Greatness · Oct 19, 2026 · 9 min read
Myron Golden: Broke Is an Identity Problem, and How Faith, Selling and Belief Build Wealth

Myron Golden on wealth as a matter of belief and identity, selling without chasing, faith, loss and raising capable kids.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 18, 2026 · 10 min read
Steven Bartlett on the 51% Rule, Type 1 vs Type 2 Decisions and Thinking From First Principles

Steven Bartlett shares how he makes decisions: question the story, use the 51% rule, move fast on reversible choices and reason from first principles.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 18, 2026 · 8 min read
Tom Green on Farm Life in Canada, Training a Mule, a Devastating Burn Injury and Leaving Hollywood

Tom Green tells Joe Rogan about life on his Canadian farm, a mule that reads his mind, a near-catastrophic burn in Costa Rica, and why he left Hollywood.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 18, 2026 · 9 min read
Ben Askren on Wrestling Mastery, MMA Dominance, Losing, and Coaching Champions

Ben Askren talks Jake Paul, Jordan Burroughs, his loss to Masvidal, how he built his funk wrestling, coaching, and why he loves Bitcoin.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 18, 2026 · 8 min read
Mel Robbins on the American Time Use Survey: 6 Truths About Who You Spend Your Life With

Mel Robbins walks through six findings on who we spend time with across life, and how to be intentional with family, friends, partners, kids and yourself.

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.