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When Did Everyone Become an Influener?
The people behind your favorite feeds aren't just posting. They're performing, hustling, and building empires out of everyday life. First, Stephanie McNeal pulls back the curtain on the unfiltered reality of being an influencer. Then Sarah Frier takes us inside the origin story of the platform that made it all possible with No Filter. Sponsored By: Notion — Try Custom Agents now at notion.com/daily
Why It’s Dangerous to Be Right Too Soon
Matt Kaplan kicks things off with stories of scientists who were ridiculed, exiled, and even imprisoned for discoveries the world wasn't ready to accept. Then physicist Alan Lightman pulls back the curtain on how discovery actually happens and what it feels like from the inside, revealing science in all its messy, human glory. Sponsored By: Notion — Try Custom Agents now at notion.com/daily
Sweat More, Live Longer? The Case for Heat.
Your body's relationship with heat goes way deeper than a good sauna session — it might be the key to longevity, emotional bonding, and even what made us human in the first place. Bill Gifford makes the case for heat as a fitness tool, while Hans Rocha IJzerman reveals how our inner thermostat shaped everything from our relationships to our evolution — two books that together redefine what warmth really does for us. Sponsored By: Notion — Try Custom Agents now at notion.com/daily
Most People Are Good. A Few Are Dangerous.
Most people are genuinely good, but the small percentage who aren't can do outsized damage to your life, your work, and your sanity. Leanne ten Brinke and Tessa West offer a masterclass in identifying and neutralizing the toxic people you're almost certainly going to encounter. Sponsored By: Notion — Try Custom Agents now at notion.com/daily
The Protein Myth: Why Our Favorite Nutrient Is Overhyped
Protein is everywhere — in our shakes, our snack bars, our cultural obsession with optimization — but the story of how it became nutrition's golden child has more to do with marketing than science. Today, we unpack the hype machine behind our favorite macronutrient and the hidden bodily process that might matter far more for our health. Big ideas from Gavin Weedon and Samantha King alongside gastroenterologist Shilpa Ravella. Sponsored By: Shopify — Start your $1/month trial at shopify.com/daily Notion — Try Custom Agents now at notion.com/daily
More Energy and How to Get It
Up first, Stanford medical professor Daria Mochly-Rosen argues that the tiny machines inside our cells — mitochondria — are quietly running the show, and that taking care of them can change how we feel, age, and function. Her book is The Life Machines: How Taking Care of Your Mitochondria Can Transform Your Health. And later, surgeon general nominee Casey Means connects metabolism to almost everything we care about—from mood to chronic disease—by sharing big ideas from her 2024 book Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health.
Why Smart People Stay Stuck (And How to Break Free)
You've probably been told to think bigger, try harder, or just believe in yourself — but what if the real thing keeping you stuck is a set of invisible limits you didn't even choose? Nir Eyal reveals the inherited beliefs that quietly cap our potential, while Tony Wagner makes the case that breaking free also means relearning how to go deep in a world designed to keep us skimming the surface.
How Energy Built Civilization, and Could Destroy It
We've never had more power at our fingertips, yet we're constantly anxious about running out of it — in our phones, our grids, our planet. From the first fires that built civilization to the mineral supply chains fueling the next industrial era, Roland Ennos and Vince Beiser reveal that the story of human progress has always been a story about energy and the staggering costs of controlling it. Sponsored By: Shopify — Start your $1/month trial at shopify.com/daily Notion — Try Custom Agents now at notion.com/daily
The 5 Habits That Keep Your Brain Young
Brain fog, forgetfulness, and aging aren’t destiny. Majid Fotuhi shares a science-backed plan to fight back. Sponsored By: Shopify — Start your $1/month trial at shopify.com/daily Notion — Try Custom Agents now at notion.com/daily
We're Living Through a Storytelling Revolution
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What the Music You Love Says About You
First up, record producer turned neuroscientist Susan Rogers on This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You. And stick around because later in the show, IDEO's Michael Hendrix will reveal what musical minds can teach all of us about innovation, collaboration, and creative reinvention. Sponsored By: Shopify — Start your $1/month trial at shopify.com/daily Notion — Try Custom Agents now at notion.com/daily
The Science of Defiance (and Why You Need It)
1️⃣ Defy: The Power of No in a World That Demands Yes by Sunita Sah 2️⃣ The No Club: Putting a Stop to Women's Dead-End Work by Linda Babcock, Brenda Peyser, Lise Vesterlund, and Laurie Weingart 🔗 Subscribe to our newsletter Sponsored By: Shopify — Start your $1/month trial at shopify.com/daily Notion — Try Custom Agents now at notion.com/daily