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Brian Rose
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Jun 2, 2013 • 1h 28min

Professor David Nutt - Drug Science

David Nutt, Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology at Imperial College London and former Chairman of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, drops by to discuss the the role of Cocaine in the recent Banking Crisis, his current struggle to conduct a clinical trial on the effects of the psychedelic psilocybin on depression, how Amy Winehouse's death could have been used as a public example of the dangers of alcohol, and his frustration with current laws regarding cannabis.
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May 30, 2013 • 1h 32min

Adam Grant - Give and Take

The youngest tenured Professor at Wharton Business School and Author of "Give and Take" Adam Grant explains his concept of categorising people into "givers", "takers", and "matchers", how to avoid being a Doormat to other people, why gratitude journals work best when written once per week, and his views on educating his own children.
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May 26, 2013 • 1h 13min

Jon Ronson - Gonzo Journalist

Gonzo Journalist Jon Ronson and author of "The Men Who Stare At Goats" and "The Psychopath Test" drops by to talk about his latest screenwriting project "Frank" starring Michael Fassbender, how he squatted in an Islington flat in London when he was 18, and the advice he would give to the 20 year old Jon Ronson.
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May 19, 2013 • 1h 38min

Colin Pyle - Motorcycling Across China

Colin Pyle describes why he quit his job in finance in Toronto and drove 18,000 km across China with his brother Ryan, how they had to outrun police and evade authorities to film their adventure, the 3 year process of getting the show aired on the Travel Channel, and why attempting the same trip one year later across India was even more dangerous.
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May 16, 2013 • 1h 25min

Max Keiser - Bitcoin, Bernanke & Buffett

Max Keiser of Russia Today drops by to explain the genesis and implications of the digital currency Bitcoin, why The Federal Reserve and the banking system should apologise to the people for manipulating interest rates, how Warren Buffett is complicit in the Mexican drug trade by purchasing Wells Fargo, and Max's crazy times in the 1980s as a New York City stockbroker by day and punk-rock party animal by night.
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May 12, 2013 • 1h 34min

Eric Thomas - The Hip Hop Preacher

The Hip Hop Preacher Eric Thomas sits down with Spoken Word Artist Suli Breaks and Brian Rose to talk about his viral video "When you want to Succeed as Bad as you want to Breathe", why he thinks that each one of the 86,400 seconds in a day is worth pursuing for excellence, how he hates "average" and loathes "good", and how he would like to be remembered when he's gone.
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May 5, 2013 • 1h 33min

Dave Asprey - The Bulletproof Executive

The Bulletproof Executive Dave Asprey drops by to explain how his Bulletproof Coffee is free of mycotoxins and assists intermittent fasting, why he believes vegans are responsible for killing animals too, how he's always been upfront about his use of the anti-narcolepsy drug Modafinil, and why he optimises everything in his life for one factor, performance.
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Apr 28, 2013 • 1h 29min

Dr. Sarah Jane Pell - The Artistic Aquanaut

TED Fellow and Artist Researcher Dr. Sarah Jane Pell talks about her unique fascination with all things underwater, how she maintains a dual role as both an artist and scientist, her involvement with the Atlantica Undersea Colony, and her thoughts on the recent controversy surrounding TED.
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Apr 25, 2013 • 1h 33min

Richard Villar - Life on a Knife Edge

Ex-SAS surgeon and author of "Winged Scalpel" Richard Villar describes the difficulties, dangers and occasional impossibility of providing medical aid to disaster areas and warzones, what it's like to land in Haiti in 2010 only 30 hours after the earthquake, how his age becomes an asset when dealing with tribal elders, and why he's in no rush to retire.
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Apr 21, 2013 • 1h 23min

Bryan Callen - Man Thoughts

Comedian and Actor Bryan "The Kid" Callen meets up in Venice Beach, California to talk about one's "inner compass" and why it needs to be pointing in the right direction, the difference between one's needs and one's desires, how he grew up as a child feeling a lot of shame, and why as men we all strive to leave an impression.

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