Whitney Cummings is a comedian, actress, writer, and a podcaster.
Emotional maturity is a difficult thing to truly come by. Making your needs known, setting boundaries, being able to disappoint people without being afraid. If it's such an important skill, why is it so hard to discover how to develop it?
Expect to learn how Whitney has been changed since beco ... Show More
Nov 22
#1023 - I Prevail - The Trades You Make to Live Your Dreams
Eric Vanlerberghe is a vocalist, songwriter, and founding member of the band I Prevail.
Gabe Helguera is a drummer, and co-founder of Drum Beats Online (DBO), and a member of the band I Prevail
From the outside, the life of a heavy-metal band seems larger-than-life. But behind ... Show More
2h 43m
Nov 20
#1022 - Sheehan Quirke - How Did The Modern World Get So Ugly?
Sheehan Quirke is a British writer and online educator, known as The Cultural Tutor for creating accessible posts on art, history, and literature.
Why does modern life feel so devoid of beauty? For decades, efficiency has beaten out elegance. Cheap has replaced meaningful. When ... Show More
1h 55m
Nov 17
#1021 - Louise Perry & Mary Harrington - The Performative Male Epidemic
Louise Perry is a writer, Press Officer for the campaign group We Can’t Consent To This and an author.
Mary Harrington is a writer, columnist and author.
Why are young people having less sex than ever? Has something in our evolution shifted, or has modern life become so confusi ... Show More
2h 14m
Jan 2025
Dr. Rhonda Patrick On Why Exercise Fuels The Brain, How Microplastics Poison The Body, & The Science Of Fitness
Dr. Rhonda Patrick is a renowned scientist, researcher, and the founder of FoundMyFitness. This conversation explores how exercise enhances brain function—upending old beliefs about lactate—while examining new research on microplastics’ accumulation in our bodies and practical wa ... Show More
2h 46m
Oct 21
How to Win When People Underestimate You with Taylor Rooks
<p>#315: If you’ve ever felt underestimated, this episode is for you.</p><p>Taylor Rooks is one of the most respected sports journalists in the game — and not because she plays it safe. She's built her career on asking fearless questions, trusting her gut, and refusing to shrink ... Show More
1 h
Sep 30
How to Know When It’s Time to Leave—Your Job, Your Partner, or Your Old Self with Nicole Walters
<p>#312: If you’ve ever felt like you’re too loud, too soft, too opinionated, too emotional, too ambitious—or just <em>too much</em>—this episode is for you.</p><p>Nicole Walters is back on the podcast, and in true Nicole fashion, she’s not holding anything back. After walking aw ... Show More
57m 50s
Oct 7
It’s Not Too Late to Transform Your Health! How to Improve Your Bone Strength, Supercharge Your Brain & Increase Longevity
Age Backwards! Dr. Vonda Wright Reveals the SHOCKING Truths About Your Health, Longevity, Hormones & Bone Loss Is everything you thought you knew about aging completely wrong? In this eye-opening episode of Mayim Bialik's Breakdown, Dr. Vonda Wright (double-board certified orthop ... Show More
1 h
Sep 10
Why Smart Women Stay in Toxic Relationships (And Ignore the Red Flags) | Dr. Anna Machin
Craving love can connect us—or leave us vulnerable to harm we never saw coming. In this episode, I (Lisa Bilyeu) sit down with evolutionary anthropologist Dr. Anna Machin to peel back the science behind why we’re drawn to love, why it can blind us to red flags, and how manipulato ... Show More
55m 11s
Aug 25
Me, But Better: Olga Khazan On The Science of Personality Change, Challenging Fixed Mindsets, & The Big Five Traits That Shape Your Life
Olga Khazan is a staff writer for The Atlantic and author of "Me, But Better." This conversation explores personality mutability and Olga's experiment to transform from anxious introvert to someone freed from her own patterns. We discuss the Big Five traits, her Miami breakdown t ... Show More
2h 12m
Sep 4
Turning Anxiety Into Your Growth Edge with Whitney Johnson
Anxiety doesn’t have to be the thing that holds you back, it can actually be the spark that pushes you forward. In this episode, I sit down with Whitney Johnson, one of the world’s leading experts on personal disruption, to talk about what it really means to disrupt yourself and ... Show More
39m 18s