Kratom Addiction, Naked Justice & The Uber Eats To OF Pipeline - #1091
4/30/20262 hr 18 min
In the second edition of this new experimental episode format, we explore:
- If Kratom is more addictive than heroin
- What the latest and greatest life hacks are
- Who actually is the highest-earning athlete in history
- and much more… Guests:
- Gary Faust is a comedian and writer.
- Shaan Puri is an entrepreneur, former CEO, podcaster and an angel investor.
- George Mack is a writer, marketer and entrepreneur. Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get up to 20% off Timeline powered by Mitopure (now at a lower price) at https://timeline.com/modernwisdom Get 15% off your first order of my favourite Non-Alcoholic Brew at https://athleticbrewing.com/modernwisdom Get up to $350 off the Eight Sleep Pod 5 at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom Get the brand new Whoop 5.0 and your first month for free at https://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom Timestamps: (0:00) Peanuts in Coke… Is This a Good Idea? (2:19) The Most Ridiculous Paycheck in Sports History (5:53) Is the Mainstream Media Overhyped? (13:45) UK vs the Roman Empire: Who’s Actually Better? (16:31) Would Claude Beat Grok in a Fight? (17:38) Is the LGBTQ+ Acronym Getting Out of Hand? (23:42) Why No One Takes Mental Health Seriously Anymore (27:26) Is Kratom More Addictive Than Heroin? (38:19) What Can DNA Testing Reveal About You? (46:09) Do You Remember Every Porn Video You’ve Ever Watched? (49:18) The Ultimate Trick to Boost Uber Eats Tips (51:48) The Peak Bachelor Pad Setup (53:38) Are Norwegian Prisoners Living Better Than Us? (55:44) The Analyst Who Sounded the Alarm on Hormuz (01:00:20) Are Gay Relationships a CIA Strategy? (01:05:14) Is Flighty the Greatest Life Hack? (01:08:08) Can We Trust Studies Anymore? (01:12:17) Is California Trying to Bury Fraud? (01:18:04) Do Your Game Choices Define You? (01:23:13) Are Likes and Views Changing How We Consume Content? (01:34:19) Does Everyone in the UK Know the King? (01:40:05) Could a Dinner Have Stopped WWII? (01:41:55) FTX’s Painful Anthropic Fumble (01:47:53) Does Momentum Suffocate Talent? (01:52:28) What If Ja Rule Co-Founded Apple? (01:53:19) How Supernormal Stimuli Hijack Your Brain (01:59:23) The Burning Monk and the Extremes of the Human Mind (02:03:29) Why Everyone’s Dooming About AI (02:06:18) Could AI Replace Doctors? (02:11:19) The Craziest One-Day Price Move (02:13:07) Is AI Learning From Indian Factories? (02:17:12) Wait… His Dad’s in the Rock Hall of Fame?! Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: #577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson #700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman
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First 90 secondsChris Williamson· Host0:00
George, you're a connoisseur of beverages. Would you say so? As you open another carbonated beverage. Well, gentlemen.
Shaan Puri· Guest0:07
Cheers. Oh.
Chris Williamson· Host0:07
Have you ever had- [laughs] ... full-fat Coke with salted peanuts in it?
Shaan Puri· Guest0:11
No.
George Mack· Guest0:12
I have not.
Chris Williamson· Host0:13
Say less. Uh, take a glass.
Shaan Puri· Guest0:16
Okay.
George Mack· Guest0:16
Thank you.
Chris Williamson· Host0:17
Take a Coke, take a peanut. Um, so there's a viral tweet that goes out, "About 30 years ago, I read in a Haruki Murakami essay that in America it's popular to drink cola with peanuts in it. I just went, 'Huh.' And a long time passed since then, but I finally tried it. What the hell is this? It's ridiculously delicious. No kidding. It's at a level where I don't want to drink cola any other way anymore." [laughs] So we are going to drink- Have, have you before, or are we gonna find out? I've been... I, I saved this. I saw that, and I've been edging myself with fucking- [laughs] ... cola and peanuts since then.
Shaan Puri· Guest0:50
Is there an order you have to do this in?
Chris Williamson· Host0:51
Peanuts first? I think, uh- That's crazy, right? Peanuts first. Peanuts first seems more insane.
Shaan Puri· Guest0:56
Yeah, it's like cereal.
Chris Williamson· Host0:57
I've, okay, I've, I've blown my load early. Hold on. Okay.
Speaker 3· Panelist0:59
Try it and laugh.
Chris Williamson· Host1:00
Uh, peanuts and Coke is the most accidentally perfect food pairings in history. The chemistry explains why this guy can't go back. Coca-Cola sits at pH 2.5, roughly the same acidity as stomach acid. You... What, what's all of that?
George Mack· Guest1:13
We need to show the camera what this looks like. It does not look as good as that photo.
Chris Williamson· Host1:16
[laughs] But look at how much it's, look at how much it's fizzing. Anyway, there's a load of signs. Salt on the peanuts suppresses the bitter taste receptors on your tongue, which amplifies your perception of the sweetness. You can... Without adding a single gram of sugar. The carbonation does two things. CO2