Gregory Clark, Professor of Economics at the University of California, Davis, discusses how genetics heavily determine social status. Topics include heritability of social status, impact on birthrate, effects of attractiveness, challenges in publishing research, and controversial aspects of behavioral genetics.

James Smith, author, podcaster, and online trainer, reflects on a month of live shows. Topics include luck in life, the male seduction hypothesis, finding true success, celebrating wins, and the future of the fitness industry. They also discuss the importance of balance, the fallacy of increasing happiness, survivorship bias, the importance of hard work, decision-making in a world of options, the male sedation hypothesis, risks civilization faces, navigating podcasting and content creation, and the frustration with the fitness industry.

American nutritionist Shawn Stevenson shares habits to improve your sleep, discusses the impact of poor circadian rhythm on mental health, explores the importance of electrolytes and cultural influences on food choices, emphasizes the role of evening routine on sleep and relationships, and explores the significance of nutrient timing and external voices in shaping behavior.

Seerut Chawla, licensed psychotherapist and founder of The Trenches, discusses the problems with coddling, therapy advice from Instagram influencers, the impact of social media on mental health, and the true meaning of self-worth. They also explore the normalization of mental health and the importance of truth and authenticity in online communities.

Renowned author and speaker Joe Dispenza joins the host to answer audience questions. They discuss topics like future plans, dealing with negativity online, banning users, unhealthy energy drink business ventures, guest plans, depression, diversity in podcast guests, hormonal birth control effects, and the importance of selecting guests.

The co-hosts of Modern Wisdom catch up on their favorite lessons from the past year and share hacks and plans for 2024. Topics include improving sleep, a popular productivity system, learning from a fitness tracker without buying one, a frequent app usage, and the host's top songs of the year. They also discuss cold therapy benefits, Manscaped Lawn Mower 5.0 Ultra, automating savings, anchoring bias, extending the lifespan of berries, choosing two out of three elements in life, reflecting on changes and challenges in business, being quoted and Churchillian drift, software recommendations, shifting mindset for long-term success, life hacks and productivity strategies, and failing fast and pricing in failure.

Psychologist Jordan Peterson, entrepreneur Alex Hormozi, and business magnate Elon Musk discuss various topics including toxic compassion, authenticity, achievement vs presence, influencers' loss of authenticity, failure and shame, and overcoming adversity.

George Mack discusses the importance of thinking for oneself and explores topics such as the influence of memes in society, the forgetting paradox, and the most useful emotional state. The podcast also covers the power of leverage, the significance of cybercrime, questioning beliefs, observing thoughts, new ideas for the future, risks of new opinions, and the use of glucose monitors. The conversation includes anecdotes about Jeff Bezos, James Cameron, and the Silk Road takedown.

Whitney Cummings discusses the challenges women face, the rise of Taylor Swift, motherhood, having it all, attraction during pregnancy, and the future of sex robots.

Ali Abdaal, YouTuber, podcaster, entrepreneur, and author, explores the connection between feeling good and productivity, the core foundation of productivity, factors that determine a content creator's success, hidden biases, reasons behind procrastination, having a big plan for success in life, and strategies for overcoming procrastination and increasing productivity. They also discuss the importance of taking ownership, having a positive mindset, learning to say no, overcoming people pleasing, finding joy in activities, exploring different versions of oneself, finding balance, aligning actions with goals, and finding purpose in work.