Best Jamesclear Podcasts (2026)

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#1039 - Connor Beaton - Why Successful Men Always Self-Destruct 1:58:23

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Connor Beaton is a men’s life coach, founder of ManTalks and an author focusing on men’s wellness and personal growth. Why do so many men struggle with their own inner world? Many grow up believing they must handle life alone, stay tough, and hide their emotions. What helps men become emotionally stable, and how can they learn to work through chall…

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#1038 - Dr. Gabrielle Lyon - The Environmental Toxins Killing Your Health 1:13:17

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Dr Gabrielle Lyon is a functional medicine physician and Founder of the Institute of Muscle-Centric Medicine. The most overlooked aspect of health optimisation might be hiding in plain sight. Your environment shapes your health far more than you probably realise. So how exactly does your environment affect your body, and what practical steps can yo…

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#1037 - Life Hacks: A Christmas Special (2025) 2:10:40

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I'm back on my old couch in Newcastle upon Tyne, with Jonny, a virtual Yusef & George to catch up on what they've learned this year, what their best hacks were, and their reflections on 2025. Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get a Free Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular flavours with you…

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#1036 - The Best Moments of Modern Wisdom (2025) 3:15:12

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2025 is nearly over, so I decided to put together a compilation of some of my favourite moments from the show over the last year. It was going to be a top 20, but I couldn't choose, so it's 23. Expect to learn Naval Ravikant's advice for overcoming self-esteem issues, Tom Segura on why Gen Z isn't a fan of drinking alcohol. The 3 most important dec…

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#1035 - Mark Rober - How to Engineer a Life You Love 1:53:10

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Mark Rober is an engineer, science communicator, and YouTuber known for viral experiments and STEM education. Expect to learn what it was like to wor on the Mars Rover for NASA, how NASA rewired the way Mark thinks, what Mark’s relationship with failure is like, which engineering heuristics transfer best to everyday life, how can grown-ups rebuild …

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#1034 - 23 Lessons from 2025 1:25:21

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It’s the end of 2025 and to celebrate I thought I’d run through some of the best lessons I’ve picked up over the last 12 months. This year has had over 10,000 minutes of episodes produced so there was a lot to choose from but I ended up settling on 23 insights from some of my favourite conversations, both inside and outside of the podcast. Expect t…

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#1033- Judd Apatow - Why Comedies Suck Now 1:35:21

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Judd Apatow is a filmmaker, producer, comedian, and writer. The movies that shaped so many of us were unapologetically funny and often pushed boundaries. As the culture has changed and concerns around political correctness and cancellation have grown, how has that affected modern comedy, and what still feels possible? Expect to learn how to have gr…

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#1032 - Joshua Citarella - The Dark Subcultures of Online Politics 1:53:37

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Joshua Citarella is an artist, writer, and cultural researcher focused on internet subcultures and online politics. We’ve all doom-scrolled our fair share of online politics, some of it funny, some unsettling, and some surprisingly insightful. But which internet subcultures are actually shaping political ideas, how serious are they, and do they tru…

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#1031 - Macken Murphy - 18 Harsh Realities of Modern Dating 2:41:33

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Macken Murphy is an evolutionary biologist at the University of Melbourne, a writer and a podcaster. Modern dating is in the middle of a cultural reset. Attraction science is evolving, men and women are changing how they show up, and everyone is trying to build healthier relationships. What does the data actually say, and is a more balanced way of …

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#1030 - Brett Cooper - Inside the Conservative Civil War 1:53:01

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Brett Cooper is a political commentator, an actor and a YouTuber. What’s happening to the political Right? With promises kept and broken, the Left regaining momentum, internal fractures deepening, and young voters growing more disengaged than ever. What does this mean for the real state of politics, and how serious is the dysfunction underneath it …

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#1029 - Malcolm Gladwell - How to Convince the World of Bulls**t & Evil 1:15:00

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Malcolm Gladwell is a journalist, podcast host and an author. Do contagious diseases, memetic epidemics, and drug epidemics spread through the same underlying pathways? The answer may explain why society keeps falling into the same contagious patterns, and how we might prevent future memetic epidemics before they happen. Expect to learn what the hi…

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#1028 - Peter Zeihan - The New World Order Is Here 1:22:30

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Peter Zeihan is a geopolitical analyst, speaker and author. What does the next decade really hold? Beneath every forecast about the future, one thing quietly determines everything else: energy. From globalization to warfare to artificial intelligence, how will the world be reshaped in the years ahead? Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I …

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#1027 - Mel Robbins - The Secret to Overcoming Imposter Syndrome 1:48:27

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Mel Robbins is a motivational speaker, podcast host and author. If motivation can’t be trusted, what should you rely on instead? Bestselling author and top podcaster Mel Robbins explains why discipline and emotional control are the real keys to success, and how to build the mindset needed to follow through when it counts. Expect to learn why we cli…

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#1026 - Alison Armstrong - How to Treat Men Better 3:01:35

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Alison Armstrong is a relationship coach, speaker, and author. Are modern gender dynamics leaving men feeling ‘castrated’? While men are often blamed for today’s social problems, far less attention is given to how shifting expectations of women and relationships may also shape male identity. What role do women play in this dynamic—and how can it be…

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#1025 - Dr Paul Hewitt - Understanding the Psychology of Perfectionism 1:28:24

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Dr Paul Hewitt is a clinical psychologist, professor, and leading researcher on perfectionism. Why do so many of us struggle with perfectionism? For some, it started in childhood—but its impact as an adult can be exhausting. So how do you actually break the cycle and get comfortable with things being imperfect? Expect to learn what they archetypal …

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#1024 - Jon Bellion - The Art of an Authentic Comeback 2:45:38

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Jon Bellion is a singer-songwriter, producer, and artist. Fame has a gravity of its own, and once you’re in the spotlight, leaving it isn’t easy. Yet Jon Bellion found more truth in stepping behind the scenes to focus on creating. Now, as a new father and a renewed artist, what gives his life meaning, and what message does he want to share with the…

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#1023 - I Prevail - The Trades You Make to Live Your Dreams 2:43:16

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Eric Vanlerberghe is a vocalist, songwriter, and founding member of the band I Prevail. Gabe Helguera is a drummer, and co-founder of Drum Beats Online (DBO), and a member of the band I Prevail From the outside, the life of a heavy-metal band seems larger-than-life. But behind the scenes, the truth is far more raw. Eric and Gabe of I Prevail share …

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#1022 - Sheehan Quirke - How Did The Modern World Get So Ugly? 1:55:35

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Sheehan Quirke is a British writer and online educator, known as The Cultural Tutor for creating accessible posts on art, history, and literature. Why does modern life feel so devoid of beauty? For decades, efficiency has beaten out elegance. Cheap has replaced meaningful. When did we stop creating things built to last and meant to move us, and wha…

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#1021 - Louise Perry & Mary Harrington - The Performative Male Epidemic 2:14:41

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Louise Perry is a writer, Press Officer for the campaign group We Can’t Consent To This and an author. Mary Harrington is a writer, columnist and author. Why are young people having less sex than ever? Has something in our evolution shifted, or has modern life become so confusing that we can’t even tell what we’re attracted to anymore? What’s reall…

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#1020 - Jessica Baum - Why We Fall for the Wrong People 1:14:49

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Jessica Baum is a psychotherapist, relationship expert, and author. What does it actually take to feel safe in a relationship? If you’ve had chaotic partners or a past where you never knew where you stood, safety can feel like work instead of something natural. So how do you rebuild that sense of security, and what steps help you learn to feel safe…

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#1019 - Fin Taylor & Horatio Gould - History is a Freakshow 1:32:43

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Fin Taylor is an English comedian, writer and podcaster. Horatio Gould is also an English comedian, writer, and podcaster. History is basically one long reminder that no matter how bad your day is, someone in the past was probably getting catapulted off a castle wall. Feel better? Good. Humanity may be a litany of disasters, but the past is packed …

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#1018 - Peter Crouch - Behind The Bravado of Modern British Football 1:35:39

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Peter Crouch is a former professional footballer, sports pundit, and podcaster. What was it like playing in the Premier League alongside some of football’s most intense personalities? In an era where a goal celebration, whether it was the robot or a knee slide, showed your confidence as much as your skill, what was life like for Peter Crouch back t…

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#1017 - Jonathan Anomaly - What Embryo Selection Means for Humanity 2:02:40

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Dr Jonathan Anomaly is a philosopher, professor and an author. What if you could design your own “super baby”? Imagine erasing genetic diseases, removing inherited conditions, and even selecting traits for beauty or intelligence. How close are we to making this possible, and what unintended consequences could this unleash? Expect to learn why embry…

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#1016 - Rob Henderson - Is Having a Boyfriend Cringe Now? 1:27:13

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Rob Henderson holds a PhD in psychology from the University of Cambridge and is a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute. When did having a boyfriend become cringe? For as long as men have been men and women have been women, finding a partner to share life with has been one of humanity’s oldest goals. So what changed? Why has wanting connection b…

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#1015 - Alain de Botton - 16 Lessons from The School Of Life 1:29:31

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Alain de Botton is a philosopher, author, and founder of The School of Life. How can we truly understand ourselves? Most of us either ignore our emotions or overthink them, turning simple feelings into complex puzzles. So how do we navigate the minefield of emotion to grow and become better? Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and re…

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#1039 - Connor Beaton - Why Successful Men Always Self-Destruct 1:58:23

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#1038 - Dr. Gabrielle Lyon - The Environmental Toxins Killing Your Health 1:13:17

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#1037 - Life Hacks: A Christmas Special (2025) 2:10:40

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#1036 - The Best Moments of Modern Wisdom (2025) 3:15:12

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#1035 - Mark Rober - How to Engineer a Life You Love 1:53:10

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#1034 - 23 Lessons from 2025 1:25:21

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#1033- Judd Apatow - Why Comedies Suck Now 1:35:21

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#1032 - Joshua Citarella - The Dark Subcultures of Online Politics 1:53:37

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#1031 - Macken Murphy - 18 Harsh Realities of Modern Dating 2:41:33

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#1030 - Brett Cooper - Inside the Conservative Civil War 1:53:01

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#1029 - Malcolm Gladwell - How to Convince the World of Bulls**t & Evil 1:15:00

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#1028 - Peter Zeihan - The New World Order Is Here 1:22:30

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#1027 - Mel Robbins - The Secret to Overcoming Imposter Syndrome 1:48:27

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#1026 - Alison Armstrong - How to Treat Men Better 3:01:35

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#1025 - Dr Paul Hewitt - Understanding the Psychology of Perfectionism 1:28:24

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#1024 - Jon Bellion - The Art of an Authentic Comeback 2:45:38

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#1023 - I Prevail - The Trades You Make to Live Your Dreams 2:43:16

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#1022 - Sheehan Quirke - How Did The Modern World Get So Ugly? 1:55:35

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#1021 - Louise Perry & Mary Harrington - The Performative Male Epidemic 2:14:41

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#1020 - Jessica Baum - Why We Fall for the Wrong People 1:14:49

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#1019 - Fin Taylor & Horatio Gould - History is a Freakshow 1:32:43

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#1018 - Peter Crouch - Behind The Bravado of Modern British Football 1:35:39

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#1017 - Jonathan Anomaly - What Embryo Selection Means for Humanity 2:02:40

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#1016 - Rob Henderson - Is Having a Boyfriend Cringe Now? 1:27:13

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#1015 - Alain de Botton - 16 Lessons from The School Of Life 1:29:31