Aug 26 2026 | 00:36:16
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Episode 117 - Your Attention Is The One Thing That You Actually Own
Aug 26 2026 • 00:36:16
In today’s episode we're asking a question that sounds simple but really isn't: how much should you actually care? We dig into why your brain treats a...
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Episode 116 - The Strange Story Behind The Nobel Prize
Aug 19 2026 • 00:35:04
In today's episode, we're asking a question that's gonna mess with you a little: is luck actually real, or are "lucky" people just paying closer atten...
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Episode 115 - Copenhagen: The Postcard Lies A Little
Aug 12 2026 • 00:38:55
In today's episode: Pete just got back from Copenhagen, and the postcard version isn't quite the whole story. A bartender tells us about the "wallet t...
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Episode 114 - "Nobody Knows What to Say" - Three Years Later
Jul 29 2026 • 00:41:59
Three years ago, Pete lost his wife. In this episode, the format flips - Amanda interviews Pete directly about what grief has actually looked like sin...
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Episode 113 - Lucky People Aren't Smarter: They Just Notice More
Jul 22 2026 • 00:35:10
In today's episode, we're asking a question that's gonna mess with you a little: is luck actually real, or are "lucky" people just paying closer atten...
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Episode 112 - Unwritten and Non-Negotiable: Who Made These Rules?
Jul 15 2026 • 00:48:10
In today's episode, we're making an argument that might genuinely change how you feel the next time someone cuts you off in traffic and doesn't wave. ...
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Episode 111 - The Story That Invented All Stories
Jul 08 2026 • 00:34:22
In today's episode, we're making an argument that might surprise you. The Odyssey - the 2,700-year-old poem that Christopher Nolan just spent $250 mil...
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Episode 110 - Happy Birthday America: Now Go Do Your Homework
Jul 01 2026 • 00:49:19
Here's what nobody tells you about America's 250th birthday. The founders only wrote the rough draft of the Constitution - and they knew it. Jefferson...
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Episode 109 - The Highway That Built Road Trip Culture
Jun 24 2026 • 00:38:51
The greatest American road trip starts this summer. 2,400 miles. Eight states. One highway. And roughly 330 million Americans have driven past a Route...
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Episode 108 - Your Clothing Speaks Long Before You Do
Jun 17 2026 • 00:47:55
What if the biggest thing people notice about you… is the thing you never think about? Before you speak, shake hands, or even sit down, your clothes h...