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The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 24, 2026 · 8 min read
How to Let Go: Mel Robbins' Pain-or-Drain Rule and the Remove-or-Redirect Tool

Mel Robbins uses autumn leaves to show how to spot what drains you, remove or redirect it, and quit complaining and controlling others.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 24, 2026 · 10 min read
Reggie Watts on Ketamine, Kindness, Keto, Supercars and Growing Up in Great Falls

Reggie Watts and Joe Rogan roam from psychedelics and AI government to civil disagreement, knee health, keto and electric supercars.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 24, 2026 · 12 min read
David Sinclair on Aging as Lost Information, Fasting, Biosensors and Living Past 100

Harvard geneticist David Sinclair explains his information theory of aging, a reset switch in mice, one meal a day, and a future of body dashboards.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 24, 2026 · 7 min read
Mel Robbins: Your Morning Routine Begins the Night Before

Mel Robbins shares five evening habits, from the 3-2-1 rule to keeping your phone out of the bedroom, that set up a calmer, more productive morning.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 23, 2026 · 8 min read
Mel Robbins on Why You Procrastinate and the Research-Backed Way to Stop

Mel Robbins explains why procrastination is a stress response, not laziness, and gives a research-backed method to break the cycle.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 23, 2026 · 6 min read
Mel Robbins on How to Have More Fun With Your Family Over the Holidays

Mel Robbins explains why we're in a "fun drought," the three things stopping holiday fun, and plans real ideas with her daughter Sawyer, the family's fun officer.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 23, 2026 · 9 min read
Mel Robbins on People-Pleasing: How to Put Yourself First and Handle the Guilt

Mel Robbins explains why people-pleasing is really about tolerating discomfort, why guilt is a good sign, and how to switch a yes into a pause.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 22, 2026 · 9 min read
Mel Robbins on Reinvention: Taking the Wheel on the Road Trip Called Life

Mel Robbins uses a road trip metaphor to show how to pull over, stop staring in the rear view mirror, and pick an exciting new destination.

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 Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 22, 2026 · 9 min read
Cameron Hanes and Steven Rinella on Bowhunting Pressure, Predator Politics and Hunting's Future

Joe Rogan, Cam Hanes and Steven Rinella talk shot pressure, archery rules, wolves and mountain lions, jealousy among hunters, and sharing hunting honestly.

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 Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 22, 2026 · 8 min read
Derek from More Plates More Dates on PEDs, the Enhanced Games, Carnivore and Celebrity Bodies

Joe Rogan and fitness educator Derek discuss steroids, the Enhanced Games, stem cells, carnivore eating, dating apps, plastic surgery and Scientology.

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 22, 2026 · 10 min read
Anya Fernald on Regenerative Farming, Humane Meat and the Art of Cooking

Belcampo co-founder Anya Fernald explains how to cook meat well, what regenerative and humane farming mean, and why simple food wins.

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 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 Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 19, 2026 · 11 min read
Taylor Sheridan on 1883, the Real American West, Critics, Food and a Divided Country

Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan and Joe Rogan talk 1883's brutal history, critics, hunting, energy, politics and why coexistence has to come back.

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.

Huberman Lab · Oct 17, 2026 · 10 min read
Dr. Scott Kanoski on How Food Shapes Memory and Cravings: GLP-1, the Vagus Nerve, Sugar and the Microbiome

Scott Kanoski explains how GLP-1, the vagus nerve, sugar and processed food shape hunger, cravings and hippocampal memory.

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.