Modern Wisdom

Ezra Klein is a journalist & political commentator.

What’s actually happening in politics? The right says it’s winning. The left says democracy is at risk. Yet the country feels more divided than ever. So what’s really going on, and is it still possible for a leader on either side of the aisle to unite America?

Expect to learn we’re being fracked by the politics of attention, if the left’s version of Joe Rogan could have swayed the political tides their way in 2024, why the Left has zero leaders in contention for the 2028 ticket, the correct way we should regulate AI, how to seperate yourself from political anger, what to pay attention to over the next few years and much more…

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(0:00) How Ezra Klein Became an Unlikely Thirst Trap
(3:40) The Benefits of Keeping Your Private Life Boring
(13:44) Are The Democrats' Tweets Getting Out of Hand?
(18:20) Could a Liberal Joe Rogan Have Changed the Election?
(25:53) Is Ezra in the Middle of a Democrat Civil War?
(30:35) The Risk of Criticising Your Own Side
(40:41) Have Ezra’s Politics Evolved?
(46:02) What Makes the Ideal Democratic Candidate?
(49:02) Why Authenticity Wins
(53:53) What Does Deregulation Actually Mean?
(59:47) How Should We Regulate AI?
(01:09:00) The Urgent Problem of AI Safety
(01:16:34) How Ezra Would Approach AI Safety
(01:25:00) Distinguishing What’s Productive From Unproductive
(01:30:47) Are the Left Losing Young Men?
(01:47:46) Why We Need to Unify the Sexes
(01:50:30) How to Not Let Criticism Get to You
(01:56:24) Does Better Information Create Better Politics?
(01:59:09) What is Ezra Focusing On Next?
(02:08:22) What’s Next For Ezra?

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Suzanne Venker is a relationship expert and author.

Why are so many women choosing career over family? Women have more opportunities than ever before, yet many still feel something is missing. Can a career provide the same meaning as raising children? Or is the idea that women must choose between ambition and family a false choice?

Expect to learn why women are choosing their career over motherhood, why young women were lied to for the past 30 years, how cultural messaging has shifted towards young women in recent years, why traditional values are making a big comeback, what actually creates lasting happiness, and much more...

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(0:00) Have a Generation of Women Been Misled?(9:03) The Choices That Shape a Woman’s Future(15:30) The Most Common Regret Suzanne Encounters(19:12) Should Women Be Expected to Be Providers?(25:34) Is Part-Time Motherhood Enough?(33:41) How Cultural Pressure to Produce the Same As Men Is Hurting Women(36:41) The Truth About Breadwinning Mothers(40:23) Why Motherhood Deserves More Respect(48:12) Are Traditional Women Being Penalised?(50:12) Is Marriage the Biggest Predictor of Happiness?(53:36) The Key to Dating With Purpose(58:21) Is Living Together Before Marriage a Mistake?(01:08:46) Why Alignment Matters So Much(01:11:22) Does the Girlboss Mindset Work at Home?(01:19:41) Is Having Children Really Too Expensive?(01:30:56) Has Staying Home Become Undervalued?(01:33:38) Why Housework Causes So Much Conflict(01:38:43) Should Daycare Be a Last Resort?(01:46:22) The Alternative to Daycare More Parents Are Choosing(01:50:32) How to Stop Passing Trauma to Your Children(01:55:44) What Every Young Woman Needs to Hear(01:56:47) Where to Find Suzanne

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DJ Shipley is a retired Navy SEAL and former DEVGRU operator.

What's life like after the Navy SEALs? After years of operating at the highest level, many veterans face a challenge they never expected: returning to normal life. When the adrenaline, purpose, and brotherhood disappear overnight, how do you find your footing again?

Expect to learn what the hardest part about leaving military life behind is, why it’s so hard to turn off trained military hyper-vigilance, how DJ would end the war in Iran fast, the story of DJ’s suicide attempt and his path to redemption, how DMT saved DJ’s life, why divorce is just the cost of doing business as a Navy SEAL and much more…

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George Mack is a writer, marketer and an entrepreneur.

Why does overthinking create more problems than it solves? If thinking helps us solve so much, why isn’t more thinking always the answer? So how can we build a calmer mind without falling into smart-person traps?

Expect to learn the price of overthinking and inaction, how music changes your personality, the largest gaps in British versus American cultures, why AI is getting really weird, why humans need stories, the traps that all smart people fall into, how to know if you're living in the decline of an empire, and much more...

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Is Nickelback at 2x Speed the Optimal Workout?
(4:18) Do American Introverts Actually Exist?
(5:48) The Biggest Time-Waster For Single Men After 7pm
(9:14) What Does the World Really Think of Britain?
(17:48) Can You Sh*t Your Way to Savant Syndrome?
(23:50) Why Everyone Should Learn How To Frivolously Spend
(25:01) Why the Moon is the GOAT
(32:41) What Would Life Be Like 5,000 Years Ago?
(39:51) Why Can’t Cows Go Downstairs?
(43:30) Should We Be Retardmaxxing More?
(53:09) Is Chris An American Sports Fan?
(59:21) Was the British Empire the Most Powerful Ever?
(01:04:19) Why Do People Love Arguing Online?
(01:06:42) The Longest Traffic Jam Ever

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#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠

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Quinlan Walther is a writer and a relationship coach.

Why do we keep choosing the wrong partners? We meet someone new and think, “Maybe this is finally the one.” But then the pattern starts to feel familiar. Different face, same pain. Different relationship, same lesson. So why do we keep dating our trauma, and what does it actually take to break the cycle?

Expect to learn how to build self-worth and have a better relationship with your partner, why you often choose a “wound” other than a partner, how to stop mistaking anxiety for chemistry, how to set good standards versus unrealistic expectations, the internet's big problem when dolling out relationship advice and much more…

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Timestamps:

(0:00) What Your Partner Says About Your Self-Worth
(2:31) Where Does Self-Trust Come From?
(5:18) Why Curiosity and Capacity Feel So Difficult
(8:53) Are Our ‘Types’ Just Unresolved Trauma?
(19:17) Who Do You Need to Be to Feel Loved?
(23:31) Are You Choosing a Partner Or a Wound?
(34:41) Are Avoidant People the Most Attractive?
(38:21) Why Healing the Past Changes Everything
(41:07) Is Too Much Empathy a Bad Thing?
(45:43) The Boundary Lessons Everyone Needs
(52:04) Is Ego Getting in the Way?
(56:43) The Most Common Misconceptions Between the Sexes
(01:00:39) The Mistake Many Women Make When Men Open Up
(01:02:01) Have Dating Standards Become Unrealistic?
(01:07:16) The Hardest Relationship Cycles to Break
(01:08:33) How to Repair Ruptures in Your Relationship
(01:15:01) Balancing Impulse and Overthinking
(01:18:03) Why You Need Self-Trust in a Relationship
(01:23:36) What AI Relationships Reveal About Modern Love
(01:32:40) Where to Find Quinlan

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#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠

#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠

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