Best Brian Sexton Podcasts (2025)

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Rugby Daily | Lions name their XV for the Force with Sheehan to skipper and Healy and PO'M get a final crack at Rassie's Boks 15:06

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Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily, with David Wilson. Coming up today, Andy Farrell names his first Lions squad Down Under. Dan Sheehan on leading by example. Pierre Schoeman on what it means to represent the Lions. Mike Prendergast on gelling the Irish players and staff. And Cian Healy and Peter O'Mahony make their final bow this weekend. Rugby on…

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Essentials: Understanding & Treating Addiction | Dr. Anna Lembke 36:32

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In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, my guest is Dr. Anna Lembke, MD, Chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic at Stanford University School of Medicine. We discuss how dopamine drives reward, motivation and addictive behaviors. Dr. Lembke explains the concept of the pleasure-pain balance of dopamine and how this cycle pla…

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Rugby Daily | Lions land Down Under as row over use of Wallabies brews 15:13

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Welcome to Monday's Rugby Daily, with David Wilson. Coming up today, there is an update on the Lions injury front as they step up preparations for the Western Force on Saturday. Andy Farrell on breeding familiarity within the squad. Maro Itoje on ironing out the mistakes. Felipe Contepomi on a proud day for Argentina. And Michael Hooper has his say…

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Control Your Vagus Nerve to Improve Mood, Alertness & Neuroplasticity 1:51:29

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In this episode I explain how your vagus nerve—an extensive neural pathway linking your brain and body in both directions—powerfully regulates your mood, digestion, alertness and even certain food cravings, and I explain how you can activate certain vagus nerve pathways to improve your heart rate variability (HRV), a key marker of health and longev…

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A quick joke 0:37

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Ya know, they're always watching;)

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Essentials: How to Control Your Sense of Pain & Pleasure 37:28

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In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, I explore the sensations of pain and pleasure, explaining how they are sensed in the body and interpreted by the brain as well as methods to control their intensity. I discuss both the hardwired mechanisms and subjective factors that shape an individual’s perception of pain and pleasure. I also explain why p…

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Rugby Daily | Furlong gets Lions start whilst there is a look at a possible Test match centre partnership, and Los Pumas name their XV 8:25

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Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, with Cathal Mullaney. Coming up today, the Lions name their first Test team of the summer. Los Pumas aim to bring the heat. And what does Sam Prendergast need to do to take his game to the next level? Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

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The Perils of AI In The Creative Industries 56:19

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Bean and Dan were once more joined by Tade Thompson, who relates to us his experiences of moving into the world of screenwriting, an entirely different beast than novel writing, and which comes with its own trials and networks to navigate. He discusses the different writing techniques required, the different ways a manuscript works its way through …

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Rugby Daily | Lions draft in injury cover, Owen Farrell is coming to Dublin, and Brian O'Driscoll on that Premiership final incident 13:35

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Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, with David Wilson. Coming up today, there is an update on the Lions injury front as they step up preparations for Argentina on Friday. Owen Farrell on his move back to Saracens. Matt Williams on the northern hemisphere media circus. And Brian O'Driscoll on that Michael Cheika incident. Rugby on Off The Ball with Ba…

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Rugby Daily | Sexton on how he became a Lions coach, 'I need what Leinster have' - Jake White, and Farrell calls time on his stint in France 15:15

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Welcome to Monday's Rugby Daily, with David Wilson. Coming up today, there is an update on the Lions as they step up preparations for Argentina on Friday. Johnny Sexton on what he wants to bring as a coach in the Lions set-up. Jack Conan on a special day in Croker. And Owen Farrell calls time on his stint in France Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank o…

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How to Grow From Doing Hard Things | Michael Easter 3:07:40

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My guest is Michael Easter, a professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and best-selling author. We discuss how particular daily life choices undermine our level of joy, our sense of purpose, our physical and our mental health and the daily, weekly, monthly and yearly steps we can all take to vastly increase our level of motivation, gratitud…

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Rugby Daily | Leo dismisses 'failure' tag if Leinster lose, Ireland's tough start to Six Nations 11:16

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Welcome to Friday's Rugby Daily, I'm Cameron Hill. Coming up, the pre-match thoughts from both camps ahead of Leinster's URC final against the Bulls tomorrow, Alan Quinlan on why he feels Leo Cullen has got his team selection spot on for the decider, and the toughest of opening tests for Ireland in next year's Women's Six Nations. Rugby on Off The …

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Rugby Daily | Leinster & Bulls teams named for final, de Villiers on concerns for rugby 12:43

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Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily, I'm Cameron Hill. Coming up, the teams are out for this weekend's URC Final between Leinster and the Bulls. Ronan O'Gara on the La Rochelle player that he feels "deserves much more" following his departure. And Jean de Villiers on the worrying times for rugby as a sport. Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland …

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Essentials: The Science & Practice of Perfecting Your Sleep 41:02

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In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode my guest is Dr. Matt Walker, PhD, Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley and host of The Matt Walker Podcast, which focuses on the science and impact of sleep. We explore the importance of sleep and how its nightly structure, including REM and non-REM stages, helps …

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Competitive Dad Joke 1:48

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Part of a self imposed joke a day thing I'm doing for social media. Some are not bad, but mostly just variations of old school generic standup gags. I think ya can add a comment below -I've hundreds of these so if it's something ya could play then add a message and I'll clip them into some sort of fairly coherent one liner style upload. Brian…

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The Problem with AI 2:57

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Sketch for another show ...tis starting to bug me when folk say they found out on ChatGPT and it's somehow fine, but when I say 'I made it up' or 'it's just something I feel like could be true' then it's unreliable

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Rugby Daily | Farrell 'welled up' in Bealham phone call, White & Matfield on Bulls 11:07

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You're welcome to Wednesday's Rugby Daily with Cameron Hill. Coming up, Andy Farrell on his emotional phone call to Finlay Bealham confirming his call-up to the Lions squad, Jake White and Victor Matfield give the Bulls perspective ahead of the URC Final this weekend, Brian O'Driscoll on the Leinster player that he feels has had a standout season t…

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Rugby Daily | Tracy on one thing Baird is missing, Prendergast's breakout season 11:12

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Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily with Cameron Hill. Coming up, James Tracy on the one thing missing from Ryan Baird's game ahead of the URC Final, Fiona Hayes and Mike Sherry on how Sam Prendergast can build on this season's learnings over the summer, And Argentina name their squad for next Friday's clash with the British and Irish Lions in Dublin.…

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Rugby Daily | Sheehan eyes South African scalp, doubts remain over Furlong's fitness and Toulouse suffer yet another injury blow 10:13

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Welcome to Monday's Rugby Daily, with David Wilson. Coming up today, there is an update on the injury status of four of Leo's Leinster Lions. Finlay Bealham gets his Lions call. A new call-up for Ireland's summer tour. And Ange Capuozzo suffers a season-ending setback. Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting…

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Improving Science & Restoring Trust in Public Health | Dr. Jay Bhattacharya 4:26:48

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My guest is Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Professor Emeritus of Health Policy at Stanford University. We discuss which scientific questions ought to be the priority for NIH, how to incentivize bold, innovative science especially from younger labs, how to solve the replication crisis and resto…

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Rugby Daily | Keenan out of URC semi-final, ROG and Quinny on Leinster 11:06

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Welcome to Friday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up today, team news for Leinster ahead of tomorrow's URC semi-final at home to Glasgow. Alan Quinlan on the Ireland squad for this summer's tour of Georgia and Portugal, And France head coach Fabien Galthie implements a curious selection policy for their July series against New Zealand. Rug…

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Nancy Goodaim, Space Ranger - Chapter 53 19:09

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An Irish Science Fiction Outer Space Adventure (written and narrated by Brian Sexton). If you've followed the story, then you are part of a very select group ...quality not quantity makes a good audience. Thank you for staying the course. There will be three more bouts of messing to tie it all together, and I'll try have them done this month, ie Ju…

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Rugby Daily | Lancaster eyes Champions Cup rugby for Connacht, have Leinster gotten worse? 10:31

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Welcome to Thursday's Rugby Daily with Cameron Hill. Coming up, new Connacht head coach Stuart Lancaster lays out his plans for next season, Gerry Thornley on whether Leinster have declined since Lancaster left, And ahead of the Premiership semi-finals, we'll hear from Michael Cheika, Pat Lam and Johann van Graan. Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of…

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Essentials: Improving Health With Stronger Brain-Body Connection 40:34

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In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, I discuss interoception, the brain’s ability to sense and interpret signals from the body, which shapes our sense of self and underlies vital functions like focus, sleep, healing and emotions. I explain how the body communicates different types of information to the brain, influencing processes like digestio…

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Rugby Daily | Lancaster on Connacht job, Ireland summer squad named 10:53

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Welcome to Wednesday's Rugby Daily with Cameron Hill. Coming up today, James Tracy on Stuart Lancaster becoming Connacht head coach, The Ireland squad is announced for this summer's tour of Georgia and Portugal, And after failing to snap up Jack Crowley, Leicester Tigers set their sights on another possible out-half signing this summer. Rugby on Of…