Episodes featuring Chris Williamson
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19 Uncomfortable Truths About Human Nature - Gurwinder Bhogal
Gurwinder Bhogal discusses 19 uncomfortable truths about human nature with Chris Williamson, exploring how empathy paradoxically enables cruelty, how naming problems can exc...
Why "Men" is Such a Sensitive Topic - Louis Theroux
Louis Theroux and Chris Williamson discuss why discussing men's issues has become a minefield, with legitimate conversations about male mental health and self-improvement ro...
The Dangerous Rise of “Domesticated” Men
Williamson and Kathryn Paige Harden explore whether modern society's emphasis on reducing male aggression and dominance creates unfair developmental and behavioral pressures...
Why Nobody is Having Sex Anymore (& why it matters) - Dr Debra Soh
Dr. Debra Soh discusses the "sex recession"—a documented decline in sexual activity among young people across developed nations, with one in three men and one in five women repo...
How to Live a Life You Won’t Regret at 80 - Bill Gurley
Venture capitalist Bill Gurley discusses how to build a fulfilling career and avoid end-of-life regret by pursuing work that genuinely excites you rather than following conventi...
“The sex robots are definitely coming” - Dr Debra Soh
Dr. Debra Soh discusses her research into the rapidly advancing world of sex dolls, sex robots, and AI companions, exploring the technology, market demographics, and societa...
Is The Manosphere Really That Dangerous? - Louis Theroux
Louis Theroux discusses his Netflix documentary examining the manosphere—a collection of online communities centered around male self-improvement, cryptocurrency schemes, an...
“If everyone did this, I’d be out of a job” - Divorce Lawyer
Divorce lawyer and host Chris Williamson discuss relationship foundations with a guest who argues that progressive emotional and physical disclosure, combined with tradition...
The Devastating Effect of Porn on Men - Dr Debra Soh
Chris Williamson interviews neuroscientist Dr. Debra Soh about how pornography affects male motivation, sexual behavior, and mental health. The discussion explores the **neu...
The Internet is Clueless About Relationships - Dr Max Butterfield
Dr. Max Butterfield, an experimental psychologist with expertise in relationships, discusses why grand romantic gestures often backfire and why evidence-based relationship a...
Norway’s Shocking Response to a Mass Child Killer
Williamson and Harden discuss Norway's response to Anders Breivik, who murdered 60 children at a summer camp, and how the Norwegian justice system sentenced him to only 21 y...
How Narcissists Hijack Your Brain - Dr Peter Salerno
Dr. Peter Salerno discusses how narcissists and cluster B personality types hijack the brains of their victims through covert manipulation, traumatic cognitive dissonance, a...
“Stop speaking in code”
Chris Williamson and Max Butterfield explore why people communicate indirectly through "shadow sentences" and coded messages instead of being straightforward, examining how this...
The collapse of modern attention (and how to get it back) - Cal Newport
Cal Newport argues that modern work culture has created a collapse of attention driven by email, Slack, and constant context-switching, making deep work nearly impossible de...
Why Narcissists Devalue Everything About You
Williamson explores how individuals with cluster B personality disorders (particularly narcissists) unconsciously devalue others in therapeutic and personal settings. The ep...
Was it worth it, bro?
Williamson discusses a viral moment where a 28-year-old Norwegian biathlete publicly confessed to cheating on his ex-girlfriend during an Olympic medal interview, attempting to ...
The Genetics of Evil: Are People Born Bad? - Dr Kathryn Paige Harden
Dr. Kathryn Paige Harden discusses how genetics significantly influence antisocial behavior, risk-taking, and aggression, challenging the blank-slate view that environment a...
How Mars will change human evolution (big time) - Scott Solomon
Scott Solomon explores how Mars colonization will fundamentally transform human evolution, discussing the physiological, psychological, and genetic changes that settlers wou...
The one stupid purchase every rich person makes
Williamson explores why wealthy people consistently make the "stupid purchase" of oversized houses despite universal regret, citing historical examples like Harvey Firestone...
The Brutal Tactics of Female Sexual Competition - Dr Dani Sulikowski
Dr. Dani Sulikowski discusses her research on female intrasexual competition—how women compete with each other to maximize their reproductive success relative to rivals. Rat...