Best Shane Parrish Podcasts (2026)

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Shane Parrish: Outcome vs. Ego #ReRun 53:13

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A rerun of my conversation with Shane Parrish of Farnam street. The conversation is a reminder about what matters in one's life - did you focus on the outcome or..your ego? I made a lot of tough decisions this year (thanks to a near death experience) and the mental model of outcome vs. ego kept coming to me - hence this rerun.…

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James Clear: How to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones 2:16:26

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James Clear is the author of Atomic Habits, a global bestseller that has shaped how millions of people think about habits, consistency, and long-term change. In this conversation, James explains how habits shape identity, why progress often stays invisible before it compounds, and how to design your environment so good behavior becomes the default.…

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How To Reinvent Your Life in 2026: 5 Powerful Habits That Really Work! with Dr Rangan Chatterjee #607 1:15:43

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What has the biggest impact on your health and happiness today? Perhaps you’re thinking it’s work, money, what you eat, how you sleep… Maybe it’s your friends and family and how you interact with them… These are all valid answers. But let me put it to you that I think there’s one factor that is linked to, but overrides, all of these things: stress.…

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The Outlier Playbook: The Patterns Behind Enduring Success 40:36

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What do some of the greatest outliers in business history have in common? For the past year, I’ve been sharing the stories of history's greatest outliers like James Dyson, Estée Lauder, Sol Price, Henry Singleton, Les Schwab, Rose Blumkin, Jim Clayton, and Andrew Mellon. These are names that deserve to be studied, but rarely are. This episode explo…

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Pierre Poilievre on the Role of Government, Freedom, and Affordability 56:40

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This week, we're releasing a special episode of TKP with Pierre Poilievre. While we don't often tackle politics on the show, we are trying to improve political discourse by offering a platform for both sides to speak with depth and nuance. This episode covers the economy, media, free speech, immigration, corporate subsidies, and more. (And before y…

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5 Simple Ways To Transform Your Happiness in 2026 with Dr Rangan Chatterjee #606 1:02:23

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Is happiness a skill you can develop? Or is it a place you find yourself, if you’re lucky? Today’s podcast is a bonus episode that I’ve recorded, from me to you, to demonstrate that yes, happiness is about more than just chance. These special Boxing Day podcasts are becoming a bit of a tradition now (look out for one I’ll be releasing on New Year’s…

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Be Your Best in 2026: The Most Important Lessons from The Knowledge Project (2025) 1:10:45

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The Knowledge Project closes 2025 with a look back at the most meaningful conversations of the year. Featuring insights from some of our most impactful episodes, this collection brings together practical insights on decision-making, leadership, preparation, relationships, trust, and performance. This episode features insights from world-class inves…

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From 17 Failures to Leading 70 Remote Staff: Fame’s Unconventional Growth Story 37:32

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What does it really take to lead 70 people remotely, fail 17 times, and still show up every day curious and driven? In this episode of The Secret Life of Great Leaders, host Michael Bunting sits down with Tom Hunt, who also happens to run the fully remote podcast agency behind this very show, Fame, to share his insights on authentic leadership, per…

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BITESIZE | The 5 Minute Morning Habit That Can Transform Your Life | Dr Rangan Chatterjee #605 20:42

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Journalling regularly can help improve sleep, lead to better decision making and reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression. It has also been shown to decrease emotional stress, make it easier to turn new behaviours into long term habits, improve the quality of our relationships and, ultimately, help us lead more mindful and intentional lives. Feel …

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How To Reconnect With Your Intuition & Learn To Trust Yourself Again with Dr Tara Swart #604 1:29:46

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What is intuition? What happens when we die? And, how does trauma get stored in our bodies? These are just a few of the fascinating themes I explore in today’s episode with returning guest, Dr Tara Swart. Tara is a neuroscientist, a former medical doctor & psychiatrist, a lecturer at MIT, an executive coach and author of 2 books, including her very…

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Bernie Marcus: The Home Depot Story [Outliers] 1:00:47

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Bernie Marcus is the co-founder and former CEO of Home Depot. This is how he built a culture of ownership, kept going when everyone turned him down, nearly lost it all, and created one of the most successful retailers in history. ----- Approximate Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (02:00) Part 1: An Accidental Miracle (09:29) Part 2: A Golden Horses…

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BITESIZE | The # 1 Lesson From The World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness | Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz #603 24:40

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Today’s guests are both passionate about spreading the crucial message that high-quality relationships are one of the biggest predictors of happiness, health, and longevity. Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart. Each week I’ll be featuring inspirational stories and practical tips from some of my former …

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How Kindness Boosts Your Immune System, The Power of Visualisation & The Importance of Empathy with Dr David Hamilton #602 1:46:14

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This is the time of year that reminds us to be grateful, kind and spend time with the people we love. To celebrate, I have decided to re-release a conversation that took place on this podcast almost 6 years ago now with the wonderful David Hamilton. David is a scientist, researcher and one of the world's leading experts in the science of kindness. …

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How to Think Like a World-Class Marketer | Rory Sutherland 2:01:07

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Ogilvy Vice Chairman Rory Sutherland reveals the formula for persuasion, why people make decisions and how you can use psychology to your advantage. Rory is the world’s leading advertising strategist. He spent almost four decades as Ogilvy studying why people behave the way they do and how to change that behavior. He explains why contrast drives ch…

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Why Great Leaders Befriend Their Inner Critic with Norbert Walther 32:04

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So many leaders still believe that maintaining strict standards requires a harsh inner critic and an equally severe approach to managing others. But what if this common belief is actually holding us back from achieving the results we desire? In this episode of The Secret Life of Great Leaders, host Michael Bunting sits down with Norbert Walther, Gr…

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BITESIZE | 5 Life Lessons Everybody Learns Too Late (And How to Live With Fewer Regrets) | Bronnie Ware #601 23:51

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What do you think you might be saying on your deathbed? Will you be looking back at your life with a sense of joy and completeness, or, do you think that perhaps you might be consumed with regret? As today’s guest shares, “It’s easy to assume that you will live with great health to a ripe old age, then die peacefully in your sleep wearing your favo…

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How to Stay Strong, Mobile and Active at Any Age with Elite Ski Coach Warren Smith #600 1:26:03

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Today’s episode is with someone who is regarded as one of the best ski coaches on the planet, yet this is not a conversation about skiing. The things my guest has experienced over the years through teaching, coaching, and working in the mountains in unpredictable conditions hold valuable lessons for us all. Warren Smith is one of Britain’s leading …

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Mary Kay Ash: The Greatest Salesperson In History [Outliers] 1:03:41

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How do you get ordinary people to achieve extraordinary results? Mary Kay Ash built a two-billion-dollar company by solving that specific problem. After watching men she trained get promoted above her for double the salary, she quit to build a company based on a radical idea: meritocracy. This episode breaks down how she did it. You’ll learn her tw…

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BITESIZE | The Powerful Daily Habit to Break Unconscious Patterns & Create Lasting Change | Dr Joe Dispenza #599 24:17

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Today’s guest believes that every single one of us has a lot more potential than we think, and once we start to tap into that potential, we can create huge changes in our lives, for both our health and our happiness. 86% of people in the Western world reach for their phone first thing in the morning. But what if that simple habit is programming you…

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How To Build & Maintain Successful Relationships & The Surprising Ways That Technology Can Help with Mo Gawdat #598 1:31:11

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Modern life gives us endless ways to connect with others, so why is it that so many of us struggle to build loving and supportive relationships? This week, I’m joined once again by Mo Gawdat for the second part of our inspiring two-part conversation. Mo is the former Chief Business Officer of Google [X], the author of multiple bestselling books and…

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7 Principles of Inner Excellence to Stay Calm Under Fire | Jim Murphy 1:17:32

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Top Performance Coach Jim Murphy reveals how to eliminate fear, master pressure, and unlock elite performance. Jim spent 5 years writing Inner Excellence, the mental toughness manual that shot from obscurity to #1 New York Times bestseller overnight when star athlete A.J. Brown was caught reading it on the sidelines of a NFL playoff game. A persona…

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BITESIZE | The Surprising Secret to Making New Habits Stick & Effortlessly Achieving Your Goals | Shane Parrish #597 24:40

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Are you constantly trying to create better habits and quit those that don’t serve you? We can all make short-term changes, but so many of us struggle to make our new desired behaviours last. Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart. Each week I’ll be featuring inspirational stories and practical tips from s…

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How to Find Happiness, Peace & Purpose Even When Life Feels Hard with Mo Gawdat #596 1:13:57

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We all want to be happy. Yet the harder we chase it, the more elusive happiness it can seem. This week’s returning guest podcast believes the answer does not lie in changing our circumstances, but in changing how we see them. Mo Gawdat is the former Chief Business Officer of Google [X] and the author of multiple bestselling books, including Solve f…

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Charlie Munger: The Psychology of Human Misjudgment [Outliers] 1:13:38

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Charlie Munger spent his life studying one question: why do smart people make bad decisions? In his legendary talk The Psychology of Human Misjudgement, Munger outlined 25 psychological tendencies that quietly distort how we think. From incentives and social proof to denial, envy, and authority bias, you’ll learn how these hidden tendencies shape b…