The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

Dr Jill Bolte Taylor is a Harvard-trained neuroscientist and bestselling author known for her work on the brain, consciousness and recovery after stroke. In this moment, she explains the four “personalities” inside every brain, where trauma, addiction and emotional reactivity live, and how understanding your left and right hemispheres could help you feel calmer, more focused and more in control.

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US Vice President JD Vance reveals the inside story of the Iran peace deal, how his mother's opioid addiction shaped him, why he went from angry atheist to baptised Christian, and how Donald Trump operates behind closed doors!

JD Vance is the 50th Vice President of the United States, serving under President Donald Trump. A Yale Law School graduate and former US Senator for Ohio, he is the bestselling author of 'Hillbilly Elegy' and his new book 'Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith'.

He explains: 

◼️Why one stable person in your childhood can determine your entire future

◼️Why he went from calling Trump 'America's Hitler' to becoming his Vice President

◼️Why governments lying to young people about war are destroying the West

◼️Why AI won't take your job but will make the rich dramatically richer

◼️Why the speed of immigration is what really divides communities

00:00 Intro

02:38 How Childhood Shaped Who You Became

05:34 You Were Put Up For Adoption

06:40 Watching Your Mother's Relationships Up Close

07:42 How Childhood Trauma Shapes Adults

10:13 How Addiction Tore The Family Apart

15:58 Why Empathy Is Missing In Politics

17:48 Why Politics Turns Opponents Into Villains

19:15 Trump's Immigration Rhetoric Explained

22:44 Can You Discuss Immigration Without Division?

24:56 Moving Into An All-White Neighborhood

28:16 How Political Messaging Creates Division

30:36 Would You Cross A Border For Your Family?

33:29 Why You Joined The Marine Corps

36:28 Why George W. Bush Frustrated You

39:00 Ads

41:05 The War With Iran

48:16 Iran's Most Powerful Weapon

51:06 Could Iran Wait Out Trump?

52:01 The Real Deal With Iran

53:08 What's Inside The Iran Term Sheet?

55:42 What Happens To Iran's Nuclear Material?

56:28 Can Inspectors Stop Secret Nuclear Programs?

57:33 Trump's Message To Netanyahu

58:40 Do You Trust Israel?

59:35 Why The US And Israel Are So Closely Linked

01:02:07 What Does Netanyahu Really Want?

01:03:13 Why Your Views On Trump Changed

01:06:43 What You Learned Behind Closed Doors

01:09:02 The Call To Become Vice President

01:11:24 Ads

01:12:23 Did You Know What You Were Signing Up For?

01:14:53 How Becoming VP Changed Your Family

01:19:14 What Surprised Your Wife Most

01:20:16 Does The Secret Service Control Your Life?

01:21:40 Why Faith Came Back Into Your Life

01:23:41 When You Realized Faith Matters

01:27:33 What AI Means For America's Future

01:28:20 Are You Worried About AI Job Loss?

01:37:07 Should America Own The Biggest AI Companies?

01:38:43 What Mamaw Would Think Today

01:42:31 Are Aliens Real?

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What is creatine really doing to your brain? Top Creatine Researcher Dr Darren Candow reveals why 5g won’t reach your brain, how creatine may reverse sleep deprivation, and the 5 myths stopping millions from taking it!
Dr Darren Candow is a professor and Director of the Ageing Muscle and Bone Health Laboratory at the University of Regina, with 175 published research papers. He is a fellow and incoming Vice-President of the International Society of Sports Nutrition and was named on Stanford University's Top 2% Scientists list in 2025.
He explains:
◼ The 5 myths stopping you from taking creatine, and why they're all wrong
◼ How much creatine you really need for muscle, bone, brain and sleep deprivation
◼ How adding creatine to your antidepressant can double your remission rate
◼ Why you lose 1% of your muscle every year after 40 and what to do about it
◼Why creatine protects your brain from stress, sleep loss and cognitive decline
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Dr Mark Hyman is a physician and bestselling author specialising in food, longevity and metabolic health. In this moment, he reveals why willpower fails around food, what the science says about dairy and milk, whether fruit is actually good for us, and how the timing of your meals could affect your health and ageing.

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What is ancient astronomy hiding about our true history? Graham Hancock reveals the catastrophe that erased 12,800 years of our past, what the Great Pyramid is actually trying to tell us, and what he refuses to leave unsaid with heart surgery just weeks away.
Graham Hancock is a best selling writer and journalist who has spent 3 decades investigating evidence for a lost prehistoric civilisation. He is the author of international bestsellers including 'Fingerprints of the Gods', and is the presenter of the Netflix documentary series 'Ancient Apocalypse'.
He explains:
◼ Why the Great Pyramid contains knowledge humans shouldn't have had for another 2,500 years
◼ The ancient maps that show a continent nobody should have known existed yet
◼ How the Amazon rainforest is actually a man-made landscape hiding what's buried beneath
◼ What 80 ayahuasca ceremonies taught him
Chapters

00:00:00 Intro
00:02:19 Do Humans Have A Hidden Past?
00:06:18 Did A Global Cataclysm Reset Humanity?
00:11:09 Why Have This Conversation Now?
00:12:17 Why Is Your Work So Controversial?
00:14:35 How Old Is Humanity Really?
00:18:40 The Evidence Behind The Lost Comet Theory
00:19:56 What Truly Defines A Civilization?
00:22:59 Did Humans Survive The Ice Age?
00:24:18 What Were Early Humans Really Like?
00:28:04 The Missing Chapter In Human History
00:29:38 Could We Become The Next Lost Civilization?
00:34:53 How Do We Know These Stories Are True?
00:37:38 The Unsolved Mystery Of The Great Pyramid
00:41:42 The Real Meaning Of The Age Of Aquarius
00:46:47 Did The Ancients Know The Size Of Earth?
00:49:26 Were Ancient Secrets Passed Down Through Time?
00:51:42 Where Did Humanity's Lost Knowledge Go?
00:53:47 Do The Pyramids Point To A Lost Civilization?
00:55:03 Is Something Hidden Beneath The Great Pyramid?
00:56:59 Why Mainstream Science Pushes Back
00:58:21 Alone Inside The Great Pyramid
01:00:04 Ads
01:02:05 What A Lost Civilization Means Today
01:03:02 Should We Rethink Astrology And Telepathy?
01:05:08 New Discoveries Beneath The Amazon
01:08:31 What Shamanism Gets Right
01:09:18 A Journey With Ayahuasca
01:12:26 Strange Experiences From Childhood
01:15:19 Did You Have Nightmares?
01:16:35 Why Being An Outsider Matters
01:17:51 Don't Let Life Pass You By
01:19:51 Are Religion And Spirituality The Same?
01:22:00 Why Do People Experience The Same Psychedelic Visions?
01:25:01 Why Humanity Must Look Inward First
01:28:47 Ads
01:29:48 What Consciousness Really Is
01:32:36 How Illness Changed My Perspective
01:33:30 Why Love Matters Most
01:39:36 What Ancient Civilizations Teach Us Today
01:44:14 The Power Of Independent Thinking
01:46:33 What Will Matter On Your Last Day?
01:47:13 Living Without Judging Others
01:49:36 Will We One Day Worship AI?

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