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Show Notes: (
0:00) Cold open: “I quit” and starting mid-conversation
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0:22) Banter, birthdays, and shoutouts
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1:50) Processing a heavy week in America
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3:10) Polarization, faith, and feeling unsafe
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5:01) Why this week “happened to me” vs. just the world
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6:14) Accidentally watching traumatic videos online
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7:23) Real-life trauma flashbacks and PTSD triggers
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8:43) Collective group-mind reactions and viral responses
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10:03) Polarization: saint or devil narratives
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10:34) V for Vendetta, movements, and amplified voices
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12:28) History lens: superpowers, cycles, and U.S. division
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14:08) Why America has never been fully “united”
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16:07) Are we a healthy country? Defining the terms
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17:27) Humans are becoming less healthy, not more
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19:06) Knowledge is power—and apathy
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21:23) Inequity, access, and why Flint still matters
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23:13) The personal cost of chasing success
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25:12) Fatherhood pressure not to miss moments
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26:12) Mental health sacrifices for startup grind
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28:09) Why yoga, prayer, and “wasting time” are life hacks
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29:31) Time management, Elon’s 5-minute rule, and wasted blocks
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31:22) Why consistency beats bursts of productivity
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32:23) Cryogenics, ethics, and digitizing consciousness
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34:12) Coping vs. reality when recreating loved ones digitally
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35:45) Movie recs:
Goosebumps and
Transcendence (
36:02) Sponsor Momentous: protein, creatine, collagen peptides
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37:07) Wrapping up: why this episode may have more nuggets than most