Best Alan Lowe Podcasts (2025)

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Why BONE Strength Is As Important as Muscle for Longevity (Dr. Doug Lucas) | Ep 409 55:44

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Get Fitness Lab (20% off for listeners), the #1 coaching app that adapts to YOUR recovery, YOUR schedule, and YOUR body. Build muscle, lose fat, and get stronger with daily personalized guidance: https://bit.ly/fitness-lab-pod20 — Have you ever wondered if your skeleton can actually support the muscles you work so hard to build? Or how bone density…

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The Race to Stop Scheming Before AI Gets Superhuman — Marius Hobbhahn (CEO of Apollo Research) 3:03:18

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We often worry about AI models “hallucinating” or making honest mistakes. But what happens when a model knows the truth, but decides to deceive you anyway to achieve a goal of its own? This isn’t sci-fi — it’s happening regularly in deployment today. Marius Hobbhahn, CEO of the world’s top research organisation focused on AI deception (Apollo Resea…

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Brent and Marc Belke from SNFU and Wheat Chiefs are here 1:32:42

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Muc and Bunnt are here! That’s right, Marc and Brent Belke have come to TOAP. Listen in as Damian sits down with the SNFU legends to talk the greatness of Moe Berg and all things punk. From hard times for Crude City Punks, to taking over the town, to touring in the lean years, to watching it all nearly burn down, to figuring out if Chi really did p…

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Why NOT Lifting Weights Is the WORST for Your Health (Especially in Weight Loss) | Ep 408 29:10

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Join the 3-Week Strong Finish Challenge to build strength training momentum and end 2025 strong instead of waiting until January. Kickoff call December 8th at 5pm Eastern. Get direct coaching, the flexible framework, holiday nutrition strategies, and travel workout templates you need to protect your metabolism through the holidays: https://live.wit…

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461: Danny Combs—TACT, The Future of Workforce 1:28:24

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Mike sits down with Danny Combs, founder of TACT (Teaching the Autism Community Trades), a program that teaches people with autism skilled trades ranging from welding to woodworking to IT. With equal parts heart and hard data, Danny walks Mike through how TACT is helping fill critical labor shortages while giving thousands of gifted, detail-driven …

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Stop Making These 3 Weight Loss Mistakes if You Want FAT Loss | Ep 407 31:44

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Get your free 14-Day Rapid Start Fat Loss Guide to set up your nutrition and strength training for effective fat loss without extreme restriction or guesswork: https://witsandweights.com/fatloss -- If you're tracking food, stepping on the scale, pushing hard in the gym, but hitting a wall with fat loss, this episode is for you. Maybe scale isn't mo…

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A Cardiologist's Guide to Hormones, Peptides, and Labs for Lifters Over 40 (Dr. Abid Husain) | Ep 406 1:04:27

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Ready to go beyond standard cholesterol panels and track what actually matters? Get your comprehensive performance bloodwork analysis at witsandweights.com/bloodwork (code VITALITY20 for 20% off) — What if your blood work is missing the markers that truly predict long-term cardiovascular health? Can you build muscle, lose fat, and stay strong after…

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3 Ways Thanksgiving WON'T Ruin Your Fat Loss (No Matter What You Do) | Ep 405 24:38

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📲 Try Fitness Lab with 20% off through Black Friday My new AI coaching app that adapts to real life, like Thanksgiving. Instead of rigid meal plans or "stay on track" guilt, you get intelligent coaching that accounts for holiday meals, your actual biofeedback, and helps you enjoy family time while maintaining momentum toward building muscle and los…

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Mike IX from Eyehategod is here 4:13:28

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THE NEW LONGEST EPISODE! Praise god, Mike IX from Eyehategod has come to TOAP! Listen in as Damian sits down with one of his favourite vocalists ever to talk NOLA and all things punk. From being the youngest kid on the NO scene, to punk as family, to getting busted with the Misfits in a graveyard, to the ballad of the guy that Black Flag didn’t pic…

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Rob & Luisa chat kids, the 2016 fertility crash, and how the 50s invented parenting that makes us miserable 1:59:09

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Global fertility rates aren’t just falling: the rate of decline is accelerating. From 2006 to 2016, fertility dropped gradually, but since 2016 the rate of decline has increased 4.5-fold. In many wealthy countries, fertility is now below 1.5. While we don’t notice it yet, in time that will mean the population halves every 60 years. Rob Wiblin is al…

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An "Abundance Agenda" for Nature | Ben Goldfarb 56:19

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We need an "abundance agenda" for nature. Ben Goldfarb, environmental journalist and author, challenges the techno-fix growth agenda that delivers an abundance of concrete and condos and a scarcity of wildness and wildlife. He urges us to replace extinction-prevention minimalism with a bolder commitment to restoring the abundance of keystone specie…

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An "Abundance Agenda" for Nature | Ben Goldfarb 56:19

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We need an "abundance agenda" for nature. Ben Goldfarb, environmental journalist and author, challenges the techno-fix growth agenda that delivers an abundance of concrete and condos and a scarcity of wildness and wildlife. He urges us to replace extinction-prevention minimalism with a bolder commitment to restoring the abundance of keystone specie…

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460: Ryan Fink and Ty Frackiewicz—Can AI Build My House? 1:09:13

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Mike sits down with the two innovative minds behind Digs — an app that's helping to streamline the home-building process. It's a candid look at what happens when tech guys wander into the world of lumber, drywall, and delayed inspections—and try to fix it. If you've ever wondered whether artificial intelligence can actually help build a house, or a…

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Avoid Holiday Weight Gain with a BAILOUT Strategy (Flex Framework) | Ep 404 34:33

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🎯 Join the 3-Week Strong Finish Challenge (Kickoff December 8) Get structured support through the hardest weeks of the year. Get a 3-week personal roadmap, custom workouts for travel, daily accountability check-ins, and meal/recipe plans for every holiday scenario: 👉 https://live.witsandweights.com - Includes FREE custom nutrition plan (with code F…

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"Why would anyone want AI generated fitness content?" 19:36

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Someone unfollowed the show after saying they were "grossed out" by AI in fitness. Apparently I'm now part of the evil AI empire. 🤷‍♂️ But their reaction reveals a fundamental misunderstanding about what AI can actually do when it's built on evidence-based principles rather than generic junk content scraped from the interwebs. Discover why rejectin…

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Prostate PSA Results and Unnecessary Biopsies (Dr. Stephen Petteruti) | Ep 403 51:41

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Get Fitness Lab, the #1 coaching app for people over 40 that adapts to YOUR recovery, YOUR schedule, and YOUR body. Build muscle, lose fat, and get stronger with daily personalized guidance. https://witsandweights.com/app -- Are you over 40 and trying to stay muscular, lean, and strong, but PSA tests and prostate fears leave you confused? Worried t…

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#228 – Eileen Yam on how we're completely out of touch with what the public thinks about AI 1:43:24

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If you work in AI, you probably think it’s going to boost productivity, create wealth, advance science, and improve your life. If you’re a member of the American public, you probably strongly disagree. In three major reports released over the last year, the Pew Research Center surveyed over 5,000 US adults and 1,000 AI experts. They found that the …

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How to Feed Picky Eaters (Without Diet Culture) ft. Katja Rowell, M.D. 31:04

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Katja Rowell, M.D. joins us to discuss responsive feeding, picky eating, and how to parent without passing diet culture norms on to your kids. We also explore the science behind a few common misperceptions from parents and doctors including: why playful or gamified tactics to change eating habits can be harmful and backfire, the problems with many …

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Graeme MacKinnon from Home Front is here 2:26:11

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Let's celebrate friendship because Graeme MacKinnon from Home Front has come to TOAP! Listen in as Damian sits down to chat with his long-term friend about Can-con and all things punk! From past hangs, to wild times at the D-Beat Bunker, to the greatness of Inepsy, to the punk rock roots of 90s Canrock, to Chris Murphy ruling and so much more: don'…

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Calorie Counting vs. Pattern Analysis for Fat Loss and Muscle Building Over 40 | Ep 402 44:35

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Download Fitness Lab (live now for iPhone!) – Get AI-powered nutrition analysis, daily guidance, and adaptive strength training that responds to your biofeedback. Like a physique coach in your pocket. Built for adults over 40 who want sustainable fat loss and muscle building without guesswork. Get 20% off through Black Friday at http://witsandweigh…

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459: Steven Grayhm—Sheepdog 1:33:53

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Mike meets actor, writer, and director Steven Grayhm, whose award-winning film Sheepdog is about to hit theaters. Steven breaks down how a three-hour ride with a tow truck driver led him on a 14-year odyssey to get to the truth about veteran post-traumatic stress. It's a conversation about grit, service, sacrifice, and the complicated realities fac…

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It’s Live! How Fitness Lab Works (My New Coaching App for Fat Loss Over 40) 22:22

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Fitness Lab is live! Fitness Lab is an innovative, game-changing AI coach that adapts to your patterns, turns data into daily actions, and helps you LEARN about yourself and the science behind everything. From periodized programs and form checks to one-photo nutrition and biofeedback, the goal is less stress but more progress. Designed for building…

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Why Most Fitness & Nutrition Apps Fail People Over 40 (And What Actually Works) | Ep 401 34:02

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Get early access to Fitness Lab before the official launch! Join my email list at witsandweights.com/email (if you’re already on just reply and ask for the “secret link”) Get Cozy Earth bamboo-derived sheets (use code WITSANDWEIGHTS for 20% off) that regulate temperature for better sleep and recovery -- Even if your tracker or workout/nutrition app…

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AI Coaching for Building Muscle Over 40 (Launches This Week) 9:46

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Get early access to the app AND the Black Friday pricing by joining my list (if you're already on my list, ask for the “secret link”): https://witsandweights.com/email -- Get a first look at Fitness Lab, my new AI coaching app that turns your daily signals into clear guidance on food, training, recovery, and progress. Built for lifters over 40, it …

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Polly Cunes - Making Dreams Come True With Hard Work (and the magic mirror) | RunChats Ep.142 45:32

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Polly Cunes has been on quite the marathon journey. In 2008, at age 25, she ran 3:25 in her first marathon as a bucket list item, and recently rocked a 2:41 PR at Chicago—17 years later! Polly is a mom of two, a teacher, and a master of juggling hard training and chasing down big goals. She bounced back strong from a knee injury in 2020 and surgery…

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15 Reflections from 400 Episodes of Evidence-Based Fitness | Ep 400 46:30

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Join the early access list for my new Fitness Lab app, the #1 adaptive training and nutrition app that evolves with your progress, recovery, and lifestyle so you can build muscle and lose fat over 40 with science-based AI coaching: https://witsandweights.com/email -- 400 episodes and 4 years of challenging the fitness industry's myths and proving t…

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Leo Fitzpatrick from Kids and The Wire is here 1:30:07

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The KIDS had their say because Leo Fitzpatrick has come to TOAP! Listen in as Damian sits down with the actor, DJ and all around cultural force to talk all things punk. From going to the Brooklyn Banks for the first time, to being intimidated by ABC NO RIO, to making KIDS, to escaping to London, to the pre-Meet Me In The Bathroom NY and so much mor…

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Q&A - Women Over 50 Strength Training and Fat Loss (Pam Sherman) | Ep 399 56:42

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Join the early access list for my new Fitness Lab app, the #1 adaptive training and nutrition app that evolves with your progress, recovery, and lifestyle so you can build muscle and lose fat over 40 with science-based AI coaching: https://witsandweights.com/email -- Struggling to build muscle or lose fat after 50, even though you’re lifting weight…

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OpenAI: The nonprofit refuses to be killed (with Tyler Whitmer) 1:56:06

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Last December, the OpenAI business put forward a plan to completely sideline its nonprofit board. But two state attorneys general have now blocked that effort and kept that board very much alive and kicking. The for-profit’s trouble was that the entire operation was founded on the premise of — and legally pledged to — the purpose of ensuring that “…

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Leading the Legal Fight for Animals | Jeff Kerr 55:05

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Animal rights are the next frontier of civil rights. Jeff Kerr, PETA's longtime Chief Legal Officer, leads the organization's bold, precedent-setting legal strategy. From the "monkey selfie" case to freeing animals from experimentation and exploitative entertainment to exposing agribusiness humane-washing, Jeff fights to secure legal recognition of…

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Leading the Legal Fight for Animals | Jeff Kerr 55:05

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Animal rights are the next frontier of civil rights. Jeff Kerr, PETA's longtime Chief Legal Officer, leads the organization's bold, precedent-setting legal strategy. From the "monkey selfie" case to freeing animals from experimentation and exploitative entertainment to exposing agribusiness humane-washing, Jeff fights to secure legal recognition of…

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458: Johnny Joey Jones—Mind Your Wake 1:30:05

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In honor of Veterans Day, Mike speaks with co-host of The Big Weekend Show Marine Staff Sergeant (Ret.) Johnny Joey Jones, who served eight years as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician in Iraq and Afghanistan—where he lost both legs in the line of duty. These days, he's on a mission to highlight those who serve, from American warfighters to f…

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How Much Protein You Really Need to Build Muscle (Not What You Think) | Ep 398 33:37

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Join the early access list for my new Fitness Lab app, the #1 adaptive training and nutrition app that evolves with your progress, recovery, and lifestyle so you can build muscle and lose fat over 40 with science-based AI coaching: https://witsandweights.com/email Get Cozy Earth's temperature-regulating bamboo sheets that help you sleep deeper and …

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Something BIG is Coming... 3:16

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I've been building something for the few months. Something that's going to change how you approach building muscle and losing fat after 40. I'm not telling you what it is yet. But if you want the first preview tomorrow, join my email list at https://witsandweights.com/email More coming this week. Support the show 📱 Get Fitness Lab - Philip’s scienc…

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The Most CRITICAL Meta-Skill for Fitness Consistency (Alan Lazaros) | Ep 397 57:23

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Want to build your fitness meta-skills? ⁠⁠⁠Join Physique University and get a FREE custom nutrition plan using code FREEPLAN at: https://physique.witsandweights.com/ — Why do so many people who know how to lift weights, track macros, and prioritize recovery still struggle to stay consistent long term? How do you design a fitness system that actuall…

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Neurodivergence and Nutrition: Separating Myths from Facts with Dietitian Jackie Silver 25:54

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Registered dietitian Jackie Silver joins us to discuss nutritional approaches that are helpful for neurodivergence, why neurodivergent people are often the targets of wellness and diet culture, the kinds of wellness-culture messages she’s gotten as a person with a disability, and why the advice to cut out gluten for autism is often harmful. Behind …

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#227 – Helen Toner on the geopolitics of AGI in China and the Middle East 2:20:02

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With the US racing to develop AGI and superintelligence ahead of China, you might expect the two countries to be negotiating how they’ll deploy AI, including in the military, without coming to blows. But according to Helen Toner, director of the Center for Security and Emerging Technology in DC, “the US and Chinese governments are barely talking at…

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Fletcher from Pennywise is here 1:08:09

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Hold your feelings, hide your fear, don't look around, don't turn around: Fletcher Dragge is here! That's right, Pennywise's not so gentle giant has come back to TOAP! Listen in as Damian sits down with the legendary guitarist to talk all things punk. From being an "outdoor" kid, to fighting jocks, to Green Day not being better than him, to hunting…

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The Hypertrophy Hierarchy (Which Training Variables Actually Matter) | Ep 396 37:15

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Get your free Strength Training for Hormone Health guide at witsandweights.com/free to learn how to structure your training to support healthy hormone levels as you age, applying the principles from this episode. -- Every week there's new advice about training. Train to failure. Don't train to failure. Do more volume. No, you're overtraining. Meanw…

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457: Alex Epstein—Did Bill Gates Change His Mind 49:37

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Mike joins author and energy expert Alex Epstein to discuss Bill Gates' surprising new stance on climate change, the growing clash between "human-centric" and "anti-impact" environmentalism, and how the AI revolution is reshaping global energy demands. They also explore what this shift means for philanthropy, fossil fuels, and the future workforce …

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I Heard They Stream Live 11 2:17:27

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(WARNING: The music opinions expressed by the individual hosts do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the other host or the show itself) Turned Out A Punk host Damian Abraham and Cold World mastermind Nick Woj discuss: the Don Devore episode, Hardlore's Best Band of 90's Hardcore brackets, Can-Rock and so much more!. Plus, the "Three Things In …

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5 Body Recomp Mistakes (Why You're Not Losing Fat or Building Muscle) | Ep 395 38:56

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Get Cozy Earth temperature-cooling sheets at witsandweights.com/cozyearth and use code WITSANDWEIGHTS for 20% off Join the 6-Week Strong Finish Challenge starting November 18th at witsandweights.com/physique and use code FREEPLAN for a custom nutrition plan. Learn to maintain your strength and body composition through the holidays using flexible sy…

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The RAW TRUTH About Fitness, AI, and Influencers (Adam Schafer of Mind Pump) | Ep 394 1:31:30

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Love what you’re hearing from Adam? Take the guesswork out of training with the MAPS workout programs from Mind Pump. — Ever feel like the more fitness podcasts you listen to, the less you know about how to build muscle, lose fat, and actually see progress? Are AI tools and influencers helping your nutrition and fitness goals, or just creating more…

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#226 – Holden Karnofsky on unexploited opportunities to make AI safer — and all his AGI takes 4:30:19

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For years, working on AI safety usually meant theorising about the ‘alignment problem’ or trying to convince other people to give a damn. If you could find any way to help, the work was frustrating and low feedback. According to Anthropic’s Holden Karnofsky, this situation has now reversed completely. There are now large amounts of useful, concrete…

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Moe Berg from The Pursuit Of Happiness and Modern Minds is here 1:24:05

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You’re an adult now because Moe Berg has come to Turned Out A Punk! Listen in as Damian sits down with the Canadian music legend to talk about the first wave of prairie punk and beyond. From playing biker picnics, to the Modern Minds/ Hi-Fi’s/ Pointed Sticks tour, to the origins of SNFU, to The Pursuit Of Happiness’ Much Music breakthrough and so m…