Erica Komisar is a clinical social worker, psychoanalyst, and parent guidance expert with over 30 years of private practice experience. She is the author of books such as, ‘Chicken Little the Sky Isn't Falling: Raising Resilient Adolescents in the New Age of Anxiety’.  

In this conversation, Erica and Steven discuss topics such as, how the mental health crisis is impacting children, how attachment disorders are created in childhood, the dangers of the falling birth rate, and how daycare may cause future issues for your kid. 

00:00 Intro

02:21 Erica's Mission

08:12 Who Are Erica's Patients?

09:35 How Have Social Changes Influenced Parenting?

13:00 Is the Role of a Mother More Important Than That of a Father?

16:30 Why Are Fathers Important From a Biological Level?

23:20 Erica's Unpopular Ideas About Parenting

25:17 Family Diaspora: Raising Children Without Extended Family

27:31 Can Raising Children Away From Extended Family Be Justified?

28:30 Voluntary Childlessness

29:25 Attachment Disorders

33:40 How Do Attachment Disorders Manifest in Adulthood?

34:54 Choosing a Partner Based on Attachment Styles

36:20 Predicting Relationship Success Based on Attachment Styles

37:53 Does Having More Children Correlate With Neglect?

39:19 Decline in Birth Rates

41:23 What Is Unique About Relationships With Your Own Children?

43:12 What Contributes to Growing Infertility Among People?

46:45 How Did Erica Manage to Balance Work and Motherhood?

48:48 Should Fathers Be the Stay-at-Home Parent?

51:18 Harlow's Study on Rhesus Monkeys

53:38 The Challenge of Motherhood in Poor Socioeconomic Conditions

57:36 Does More Paid Leave Equal Better Childcare?

59:10 Connection Between Upbringing and Success in Adult Life

01:01:40 ADHD: Why Has It Risen So Much in the Past Decade?

01:07:40 We're Medicating ADHD Wrong

01:09:26 The Top Stressors We're Exposing Our Children To

01:11:29 Is ADHD Hereditary?

01:16:50 What's Wrong With Medicating Children?

01:21:15 The Link Between Stress and ADHD

01:22:23 What to Do if a Kid Screams in a Supermarket

01:25:54 The Different Types of Trauma

01:32:43 Same-Sex Couples Taking Roles

01:38:50 What Should Career-Driven Mothers Do?

01:42:08 Not Everyone Can Do This Stuff

01:45:25 Children Don't Need Other Kids Until the Age of 3

01:47:00 Ads

01:48:59 What's So Important at 3 Years Old?

01:55:32 Can I Repair My Trauma and Brain Past My 30s?

01:58:44 Our Pain and Trauma Are Rooted in Childhood

02:02:33 Is "Daddy Issues" a Thing?

02:06:33 Are We Taking Men's Purpose Away?

02:10:42 Men's Testosterone Drops When They Become Fathers

02:13:03 What Happens When Men Become the Primary Caregiver?

02:16:22 Should We Split Schools Into Genders?

02:19:11 Testosterone Decrease

02:21:12 Raising Healthy Kids in a World of Technology

02:24:45 The Importance of Being Present With Your Child

02:25:48 What Should Employers Do?

02:27:22 Do You Realise How Controversial the Things You Say Are?

02:28:02 The Reason All of This Is So Personal to You

02:30:58 What Does Your Obituary Say?

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What does it take to survive in the Mafia? Former Colombo crime family captain Michael Franzese reveals the inner workings of the mob, from secret rituals to the ruthless code of loyalty. He shares how he built a fortune, the lessons he learned, and why he ultimately left that life behind.

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Are you being manipulated without knowing it? Robert Greene reveals the silent tactics of influence and how to take back control  

Robert Greene, returning for his third time on DOAC, is a world-renowned expert on human psychology and behaviour. He is also a multiple New York Times bestselling-author of 7 books such as, ‘The 48 Laws of Power’, ‘The Art of Seduction’ and ‘The 33 Strategies of War’.

In this conversation, Robert and Steven discuss topics such as, how most people don’t realise they’re narcissists, the hidden cost of porn, why you’re setting your child up for misery, and why good people never win.

00:00 Intro

02:14 The Most Important Decision of Your Life

04:53 Is There a Strategy for Finding Your Purpose?

09:52 Is It Harder to Find Your Purpose When You're Older?

14:30 The Only Way to Learn Anything!

15:50 Why Do We Procrastinate?

17:11 We Need to Develop Toughness and Set Limits

20:08 Skills Are the Gold of Today's World

23:02 The Longer Road vs. Shortcuts

26:34 Channeling Your Dark Side

30:31 How Important Is Focus for Mastery?

41:27 Too Many People Want Quick Returns

43:36 The Different Types of Intelligence

47:05 Controlling Your Envy Is Important

52:29 Use Your Envy to Become Better

54:13 Why Mastery Is Still a Successful Book

55:53 What Is the Solution to Loneliness and Powerlessness?

01:01:30 The Difference Between Being Lonely and Alone

01:09:49 How Pornography Hooks You

01:16:10 Ads

01:17:15 Are We Breeding a Culture of Lower Motivation Because of Porn?

01:21:43 What Do We Not Want to Admit About Human Nature?

01:24:28 The Narcissist in Us

01:27:20 Dealing With Narcissists

01:28:47 Do We Have to Be Actors to Get Ahead?

01:30:42 Do You Need Lies and Manipulation to Succeed in Life?

01:33:16 The Contribution Score

01:35:09 Let Others Do the Work, but Take the Credit

01:39:42 The Importance of Self-Control

01:44:00 What to Do When Injustice Is Done to Us

01:48:29 Predators Love Prey

01:49:31 Are We Going Through Dangerous Times?

01:57:16 Wokeism and Trump: Which Side Got Things Right and Wrong?

02:02:47 The Power of the Masses Can Be Dangerous

02:05:56 Are We Caught Up in Maniac Solutions?

02:08:33 Ads

02:09:28 What Does Our Identity Mean to Us?

02:13:59 Our Minds Are Getting Smaller!

02:19:33 Judging Based on Appearances

02:22:54 How Does Someone With Power Behave?

02:25:33 Can You Fake It Until You Make It?

02:26:10 How to Be Confident

02:28:20 How to Believe in Yourself When You Don't

02:34:36 What to Do in Negotiations

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She was trained to read minds, spot lies, and face danger - here’s what former Secret Service Agent Evy Poumpouras learned from protecting the world’s most powerful leaders

Evy Poumpouras is a former Special Agent with the U.S. Secret Service. She is the author of the bestselling book, ‘Becoming Bulletproof: Protect Yourself, Read People, Influence Situations, Live Fearlessly’ and co-host of Bravo’s TV competition series ‘Spy Games’. 

In this conversation, Evy and Steven discuss topics such as, the dangers of getting easily offended, why you should stop asking people’s opinions, the top body language mistake that makes you look weak, and Evy’s ‘I’m not special’ hack for success. 

00:00 Intro

02:13 What Is Evy Doing for People?

03:42 What Do People Come to Evy For?

04:05 People Sabotage Themselves

05:38 Lie Detecting

07:01 How Do We Start to Become Mentally Strong?

09:31 The People You Associate With Can Impact You

12:35 Observe Your Opponent, Don't Listen to Them

16:22 How Does Steven Pick People?

22:11 Living Fearlessly

24:29 Making Decisions Will Increase Your Confidence

28:42 How to Stop Others From Controlling Your Life

34:56 Making Decisions

37:01 How to Make Progress in Your Life or Career

40:12 Reliving Your Pains Makes You Feel High

43:25 Sexism in the Secret Service

52:05 How to Make Rational Decisions

57:08 What to Do When People Are Not Treating You Well

01:02:00 Being Bullied in a Work Environment

01:08:14 What I Learned About Bullies as a Secret Agent

01:12:59 How to Stop Being Prey for a Predator

01:20:44 Can Someone's Life Be Determined by the Way They Speak?

01:22:34 Ads

01:23:33 The Importance of Gesticulating With Your Hands

01:28:08 Can You Fake Your Body Language?

01:36:28 What's Step 1 to Becoming That Person When I'm Not?

01:42:15 Do You Have to Go Through Difficult Times to Learn?

01:47:11 The Hack of Knowing You're Not Special or the Only One

02:00:59 Ads

02:03:02 People Don't Want to Be Victims Anymore

02:07:52 Should We Make People Like Us?

02:09:43 The Importance of Being Authentic

02:11:50 Why Rejection Is the Way to Resilience

02:14:19 The Four Communication Styles

02:25:31 Emotion in the Police Workforce

02:27:40 Switching Styles During Interviews

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Could what you eat be affecting your mental health? Dr. Chris Palmer reveals groundbreaking research connecting metabolism, diet, and mental illness. From the role of mitochondria to the impact of ultra-processed foods, he explains why conditions like depression, anxiety, and even schizophrenia may be linked to metabolic dysfunction.

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Inside the mind of MrBeast: from 0 to 363 million subscribers, broke to billions, and then millions lost, MrBeast reveals the reality of running YouTube’s biggest channel

MrBeast is the world’s most successful YouTuber, media personality and businessman. He is also the host of Beast Games, the largest reality competition show where 1,000 people compete for the biggest cash prize in entertainment history: $10 million.

In this conversation, MrBeast and Steven discuss topics such as, how MrBeast lost 10s of millions of dollars, why he has considered quitting YouTube, how the average person would be miserable in his head, and what it was really like for MrBeast growing up. 

00:00 Intro

02:42 What Made MrBeast the Way He Is?

05:26 The Influence of MrBeast’s Parents

10:05 How Was MrBeast Doing at 10 Years Old?

10:24 Why Did MrBeast Want to Do YouTube?

15:05 Jimmy’s Illness

18:15 Is MrBeast Neurodivergent?

18:56 Core Components That Made MrBeast Successful

20:26 MrBeast’s Handbook

21:31 Extreme Ambition

24:16 Characteristics Needed to Be Successful

27:04 The Single Worst Trait in an Employee

28:48 Do You Get Frustrated When People Can't Match Your Obsession?

29:41 MrBeast’s Thoughts on Hiring

32:56 Dealing With Negativity

37:28 Has Negativity Ever Gotten to MrBeast?

43:33 Workaholism

47:04 How Is MrBeast Feeling Right Now?

47:36 Ads

48:45 MrBeast’s Mental Health

52:06 Is MrBeast Happy?

55:32 Has MrBeast Ever Wanted to Stop YouTube?

58:01 MrBeast’s Love Life

1:00:28 Will MrBeast Have Kids?

1:01:23 How Big Are MrBeast’s Businesses?

1:02:49 When Is Enough, Enough?

1:03:44 Does MrBeast Struggle With Focus?

1:04:29 MrBeast and Ethical Sourcing for Feastables

1:08:20 Why Does MrBeast Care So Much?

1:08:41 Would MrBeast Sell Feastables or His YouTube Channel?

1:11:14 MrBeast’s Advice and Focus on Details

1:13:28 Obsession With Details

1:17:17 Constantly Fighting to Raise Standards

1:18:26 Does MrBeast Worry About Views?

1:21:05 How Experimentation Helps MrBeast

1:22:37 Ads

1:24:36 Beast Games

1:28:34 Giving Away So Much Money

1:31:48 How Successful Was Beast Games?

1:32:55 Where Will MrBeast Be in 10 Years?

1:34:43 What Would MrBeast Say to His Younger Self?

1:35:45 What Would MrBeast Have Told His Mom When Younger?

1:39:50 The Guest’s Last Question

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Are we fighting against our own biology? Dr Bill von Hippel reveals how evolutionary psychology impacts love, success, and happiness.  

Dr Bill von Hippel is a renowned social psychologist, evolutionary specialist, and Professor of Psychology at the University of Queensland. He is the author of books such as, ‘The Social Leap: The New Evolutionary Science of Who We Are, Where We Come From, and What Makes Us Happy’. 

In this conversation, Dr Bill and Steven discuss topics such as, why high-achieving women struggle to find love, the top trait that makes you more attractive, the link between your wealth and social skills, and the future impact of falling birth rates.  

00:00 Intro

02:21 What Does Dr. Von Hippel Do?

05:35 What Are We Getting Wrong as a Species?

09:01 Were Our Ancestors Happier Than Us?

12:45 Are We Forgetting to Be Grateful?

15:10 What Is the Price We Pay for Living in Cities?

17:07 Does Money Make You Happy?

18:03 What Is the Perfect Combination to Achieve Happiness?

20:56 How to Be Attractive

23:08 Why Is Humor an Attractive Trait?

24:11 Do Nice Guys Finish Last?

24:55 What Makes a Woman Attractive?

26:10 Is Attraction an Evolutionary or Social Construct?

27:22 Do Men Care If Women Are Rich?

29:09 Evolution and Homosexuality

31:40 The Economic Mismatch in Finding a Partner

34:52 What Tinder Tells Us About Matchmaking

37:06 What Are Dating Apps Like for Women?

39:59 What Is Pornography Doing to Us?

43:19 Are Populations Declining?

46:24 Are We at Risk of Extinction Due to Lack of Sex?

46:56 How Bill Would Encourage People to Have Children Again

49:11 Robots Raising Our Kids

52:44 Robot Experiments on Monkeys

53:27 Marriage and Happiness

56:33 Ads

57:28 Is There an Evolutionary Basis for ADHD and Neurodivergence?

59:57 Will There Be Less Neurodivergence With AI Development?

1:00:17 Will We Merge With Technology?

1:01:19 What Is the Evolutionary Basis for Depression and Anxiety?

1:02:53 Religion and Its Effect on Happiness

1:05:56 Why Do We Want to Believe in Something?

1:06:58 What Is the Meaning of Life?

1:10:07 How We Band Together in Tough Times Against Others

1:11:54 What Bill Knows About Power in Evolutionary Terms

1:12:53 What Is Powerful Body Language?

1:14:29 What Designer Brands Say About You

1:15:18 What Bill Learned About the Hadza Tribe and Living a Happy Life

1:17:06 Who Needs Each Other More, Men or Women?

1:19:06 Are We Meant to Be Monogamous?

1:20:22 Is Cheating Natural?

1:26:12 Ads

1:28:12 What's the Problem With Money?

1:30:53 The Benefits of Doing These 5 Things

1:34:04 What Is the Cost?

1:38:38 New Findings on Exercise and Unhealthy Habits

1:43:45 Do We All Need the Same Amount of Sleep?

1:48:44 Coffee's Impact on Our Bodies

1:49:12 How Can We Be More Social?

1:51:43 How Would You Save Humanity?

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We give our best energy to work, but what about our relationships? In this moment, Esther Perel reveals how small moments of disconnection—like looking at your phone instead of your partner—can erode intimacy over time. Discover how to bring attention, creativity, and presence back into your relationships before it’s too late.

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Are these simple things keeping you broke? Alex Hormozi reveals the biggest business lies you’ve been told and the formula to turn $1,000 into $100 million 

 Alex Hormozi is an Iranian-American entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist and founder of Acquisition.com. He is the author of books such as ‘$100M Leads: How to Get Strangers To Want To Buy Your Stuff’ and $100M Offers: How To Make Offers So Good People Feel Stupid Saying No’.

In this conversation, Alex and Steven discuss topics such as, how to escape a 9 to 5 life, the exact formula to triple your net worth, how to build an audience from 0 followers, and how to REALLY succeed with your business model. 

00:00 Intro

02:13 What Would You Say to the Millions of Entrepreneurs That Follow You?

03:18 What Entrepreneurs Really Need

12:03 Is There a Framework for Knowing When to Quit?

16:05 Fear vs. Logic: How to Think Rationally

19:08 Your Decisions Are Driven by Self-Awareness

23:35 What to Do When You Quit Your Job: The 4 P's

24:42 Pain as a Driver

27:29 Mercenaries and Missionaries in Business

32:30 Just One P Will Make You Succeed!

35:47 What's the Cheat Code to Win at the Game of Attention?

39:33 The Winning Strategy for 2025

49:08 How Important Are People in the Business Journey?

56:46 First-Time Founders Need to Know This About Recruiting

59:09 A-Players Hire A-Players

01:01:40 The Ability to Have Hard Conversations Sooner

01:09:31 Be Kind, Not Nice, as a Manager

01:15:42 How to Not F*ck Up in the Hiring Process

01:23:40 How Do You Know They're Not BSing You in the Interview?

01:24:42 How to Hire Great People If You Don't Have the Money

01:27:56 The Pros and Cons of Experienced vs. Less Experienced Employees

01:29:58 The 4 R's

01:33:08 How to Be Prepared for the Rollercoaster of Building a Business

01:55:35 What Successful Companies Do

01:57:58 How to Double Your Business Growth

02:10:45 How to Help a Founder Who's About to Quit—They Can't Take It Anymore

02:16:40 The Old Innovators' Dilemma and How to Adapt

02:25:46 Your Rate of Experimentation Has to Be Higher Than Your Competitors!

02:29:03 Do Mentors Matter in Our Journey?

02:37:18 Parrots vs. Practitioners: The Best Way to Learn

02:42:16 The Founder Mode

02:46:44 Founders and the Competitors Around Them

02:49:07 Work-Life Balance

02:56:28 The Mantra That Helped Me

03:03:36 How to Drive Meaning from Your Life

03:09:43 What Is the Meaning of Life?

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Are our brains under attack? Based on a bank of over 200,000 brain scans, Dr Daniel Amen reveals the hidden threats silently destroying our minds and steps to fight back 

 Dr Daniel Amen is a psychiatrist and brain disorder specialist, and founder and CEO of the Amen Clinics. He is the bestselling author of books such as, ‘Change Your Brain Every Day’ and ‘Raising Mentally Strong Kids’. 

In this conversation, Dr Daniel and Steven discuss topics such as, how alcohol shrinks your brain, the link between Alzheimer’s and depression, how heartbreak is equal to heroin withdrawal, and and the impact of social media on the brain. 

00:00 Intro

02:25 Why This Conversation Is Important

03:58 How Many Brains Has Daniel Scanned?

04:45 Brain Rot: Why Are People Caring About Their Brains Now?

05:38 Is There a Link Between Porn Consumption and Brain Health?

08:34 Can I Fix My Brain?

09:52 Why Do People Come to See Daniel?

11:10 Alcohol Is Bad for the Brain

15:11 What Does a Brain Look Like After Heavy Drinking?

16:39 Why Does Brain Size Matter?

20:10 Alcohol Is Aging Your Brain

21:36 How Bad Are Drugs for the Brain?

26:38 What's Wrong With Magic Mushrooms?

33:01 Are Antidepressants Being Oversubscribed? Proven Alternatives

39:26 Can You See Trauma on the Brain?

42:59 Things You Can Do at Home to Help Trauma

45:27 The Impact of Negative Thinking on the Brain

46:48 Low Anxiety Will Kill You

48:46 How to Become More Disciplined and Motivated

53:21 How to Calm Your Worries

59:50 Can Extremely Negative People Become Positive?

1:00:29 Ads

1:01:28 Who Is Elizabeth Smart?

1:03:35 Horrific Events Don’t Necessarily Define Who You Are

1:05:23 The Impact of Stress During Pregnancy on Your Child

1:09:03 The Cause of Alzheimer's

1:14:03 The Impact of a Fatty Fish Diet

1:16:12 The Impact of Hope and Grief on the Brain

1:23:55 How Do You Raise the Perfect Brain?

1:30:07 What Are the Non-Obvious Ways to Help Children's Brains?

1:33:57 Ads

1:35:01 Is ADHD Increasing in Our Population?

1:40:32 Daniel Amen’s Daughter

1:43:11 Different Types of ADHD

1:46:12 Can You See Love on the Brain?

1:47:46 What Change Would Daniel Like to See in the World?

1:53:20 Mindfulness and Meditation

1:54:45 Ice Baths

1:55:10 Loving Your Job

1:56:17 Breath work

1:56:56 Social Media and Its Effects on the Brain

1:57:07 Hustle Culture

1:57:42 Microplastics

1:58:06 Noise Pollution

1:59:31 Is AI Going to Be Good or Bad for Our Brains?

2:01:46 Are Brains Getting Bigger or Smaller?

2:03:16 What's the Most Important Thing We Didn't Talk About?

2:05:14 Has Scanning Brains Changed Daniel’s Belief in God?

2:05:32 The Effects of Religion on the Brain

2:09:21 The LA Fires and Their Impact on the Brain

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