Two Percent with Michael Easter

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#52: The Hassles You Remove Might Be Keeping You...

Two Percent with Michael Easter ·

2026/10/06

Michael speaks with Tim Wu, the Columbia law professor and author of The Age of Extraction, about how media and tech platforms learned to harvest our attention, why convenience is among the most powerful forces of our time, and what the easy option can take from us. They discuss:(00:00) Cold open(01:12) Selling attention, from 1833 to now(07:46) Why phones are changing human evolution(16:20) Why ads adapt to every backlash(18:00) Attention merchants vs. extractors(25:48) Easiest wins: the power of

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51:00

#51: Creatine, Wearables, Carbs: What's Hype and...

Two Percent with Michael Easter ·

2026/10/01

Michael speaks with Brady Holmer, the exercise scientist and 2:24 marathoner behind the Substack Physiologically Speaking, about which fitness trends hold up. Brady explains why he stopped taking creatine, which numbers on your wearable to ignore, and why endurance athletes now eat the carbs of three Cokes an hour. They discuss:(00:00) Preview(00:35) Why Brady stopped taking creatine(03:26) Creatine is oversold for the brain(09:14) The wearable numbers to ignore(12:47) The problem with HRV(16:14)

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60:43

#50: The Mormon Missionary Who Became a Real...

Two Percent with Michael Easter ·

2026/09/29

Heather Gay, star of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City and author of Bad Mormon, tells Michael why she left the Mormon faith, what that decision cost, and how she rebuilt a sense of self and community. They also discussed her role on the show, and:(00:00) Preview(00:46) Why Heather left her faith(03:01) The choice that changed her life(05:35) Why she stayed Mormon for so long(11:15) The cost of trying to be perfect(15:52) Finding belonging after leaving a faith(22:00) Why most people live a

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59:09

#49: Why We Should Stop Eating Lettuce | Tamar Haspel

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2026/09/24

Michael speaks with Tamar Haspel, The Washington Post's Unearthed columnist and author of To Boldly Grow, about her case for why we should stop eating lettuce. Starting with the explosive diarrhea story behind her column, they examine lettuce's food-safety risks, the healthy reputation of salads, and how to eat well when nutrition advice conflicts. They discuss:(00:00) Preview(00:52) Lettuce and foodborne illness(05:11) Lettuce, water and food waste(09:07) The salad health halo(12:39) Lettuce

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45:36

#48: A Fox News Host’s Formula for Winning Arguments...

Two Percent with Michael Easter ·

2026/09/22

Michael speaks with Jessica Tarlov, co-host of The Five on Fox News and author of I Disagree, about how to argue without losing friends. Outnumbered four to one on the most-watched show in cable news, Jessica explains how she makes the truth safe to hear, why she argues with averages instead of anecdotes, and how to decide whether a disagreement is worth having. They discuss:(00:00) Preview(00:40) Her biggest conversion on The Five(05:08) Are we really more divided?(09:06) When one person breaks

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55:57

#47: Lessons from Singlehandedly Fighting Off a...

Two Percent with Michael Easter ·

2026/09/17

Michael speaks with Christian Craighead, a former SAS soldier and author of One Man In, about the afternoon he singlehandedly fought off a major terror attack in Nairobi and what it teaches about acting while afraid, leading people, and being ready before anything happens. They discuss:(00:00) Preview(00:38) Entering a terror attack with no backup(07:11) How a hard childhood shaped Christian's resolve(12:34) Why the top Special Forces operators look like accountants(23:20) Christian's moves

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61:12

#46: How to Learn Faster and Remember More | Jim Kwik

Two Percent with Michael Easter ·

2026/09/15

Michael speaks with Jim Kwik, brain coach and author of the new book Limitless Daily, about how to learn faster, remember more, and use AI to get smarter instead of dumber. They discuss:(00:00) Cold open(01:30) Jim's early learning struggles(05:32) The question that changed Jim's approach to learning(17:30) Problems with school systems and tech use(23:00) Using AI to get smarter, not dumber with the BUILD framework(29:56) Memory, boredom, and why you need room to think(32:44) Improving reading

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54:46

Inside the North Tower on 9/11 | Chief Joseph Pfeifer

Two Percent with Michael Easter ·

2026/09/10

Michael speaks with FDNY Chief Joseph Pfeifer, who led the first fire units into the North Tower on 9/11 and later gave the order to evacuate the towers. Chief Pfeifer later served as the FDNY Chief of Counterterrorism and Emergency preparedness, is a Senior Fellow at Harvard’s Kennedy School, and wrote Ordinary Heroes, which examines what 9/11 taught him about crisis leadership, resilience, and the ordinary acts of heroism. They discuss:00:00 Introduction 02:36 Racing to the North Tower 09:20

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56:25

Trauma Does Not Define Who You Are | Elizabeth Smart

Two Percent with Michael Easter ·

2026/09/08

Michael sits down with Elizabeth Smart, who was abducted at 14, survived nine months of captivity, and spent the decades after building her own path to recovery. She is the Founder of the Elizabeth Smart foundation and host of The Survivor Files with Elizabeth Smart, a true-crime podcast where she speaks with survivors of violent crimes about healing. Michael and Elizabeth discuss: - Elizabeth’s 2002 kidnapping - Surprising facts about her kidnapping and discovery - The psychological research

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63:23

Avoiding Anxiety Makes It Stronger | John Delony

Two Percent with Michael Easter ·

2026/09/03

John Delony argues that anxiety can be a signal, and avoiding the thing behind it often makes the alarm louder. Michael sits down with Delony, host of The Dr. John Delony Show and author of Building a Non-Anxious Life. They discuss: - The most common relationship problems he hears (from thousands of calls) - The most profound call he ever received - The downsides of formalizing mental health - What anxiety can be a useful signal (and how to read it) - Why anxiety is so high in a world that’s

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60:31

A Trial Lawyer's Rules for Hard Conversations |...

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2026/09/01

Michael sits down with trial lawyer Jefferson Fisher, author of The Next Conversation, on why hard conversations are some of the most uncomfortable things we do and how to do them better. They discuss: - The hardest conversation Jefferson has ever had - Exactly what to do before having a hard conversation - Why you shouldn’t try to win arguments (and what to do instead) - Why your breath should be your first word - A key to progress: stop over-apologizing - The five-second rule of silence -

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55:44

Should You Take Peptides? A Doctor's Evidence-Based...

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2026/08/27

Michael speaks with physician and competitive powerlifter Dr. Jordan Feigenbaum about what peptides are, why they suddenly seem to promise everything, and what the human evidence actually shows. They discuss: Why GLP-1s normalized injections What counts as a peptide drug Why BPC-157 lacks human trial data What sham surgery research suggests about peptides and pain Peptide sources—the good, bad, and ugly Whether Dr. Feigenbaum would prescribe peptides to patients Which peptides may

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45:17

A Navy SEAL's Case for Being Humble and Obsessed |...

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2026/08/25

Michael speaks with Eric Frohardt about his twelve years on SEAL Team 6 as a sniper and assaulter—and what you can learn from it. They discuss: - How to stay calm under pressure (lessons from sniper training) - Why farm kids outlast the fittest gym athletes in SEAL training - Mindset lessons from war - The ridiculous bet that started a SEAL career - Watching 9/11 from a deployment in Guam - Rebuilding after losing your identity - Why adversity is a gift and more … Go deeper: Misogi

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60:37

A Harvard Psychologist's Case Against Following the...

Two Percent with Michael Easter ·

2026/08/20

We treat aging, fatigue, and even disease as things that just happen to us. Ellen Langer, the first woman tenured in Harvard's psychology department, has spent five decades showing that our way of thinking has a massive say in all of it. Michael sits down with Langer, author of The Mindful Body, to talk about how much of your health is actually under your mind's control. They cover: - The experiment that turned back old men's bodies - Maids who lost weight by seeing their work as exercise - Why the

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53:00

You're Living Through the Fastest Revolution in...

Two Percent with Michael Easter ·

2026/08/18

Tyler Cowen has spent decades studying what makes people, societies, and economies thrive. He thinks we’re living through the fastest technological revolution humans have ever faced—yet most of us are still planning our lives as if nothing is changing. Michael sat down with Tyler to find out how to live better today, tomorrow, and years from now. They cover: - Whether we should panic about the future - Why initiative now beats intelligence - The case for free-range kids - Why

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79:05

What AI Is Actually Doing to Your Workday | Cal Newport

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2026/08/13

Modern work has a giant problem: It keeps us stressed enough to be miserable, but never stressed enough to quit. Cal Newport, a computer scientist at Georgetown University, says that's not an accident: When work switched from factories and farms to offices, we never figured out how to measure the productivity of knowledge workers. Looking busy became our flawed metric, even though busyness keeps us from producing better work. Michael sits down with Newport, author of Deep Work and Slow Productivity,

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30:06

Lessons From the Most Dangerous Job: Hotshot...

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2026/08/11

Hotshot firefighting is one of the most physically demanding and dangerous jobs in the United States. River Selby spent seven years as a wildland firefighter, four of them on elite hotshot crews, the teams that jump into the worst blazes in the country. Michael sits down with Selby, author of Hotshot: A Life on Fire, about what the job costs and what it teaches. They cover: Lessons River learned in a burning wilderness. The physical and psychological qualities that build grit and make someone a

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39:46

The Fastest Way to Help Animals Isn't Going Vegan |...

Two Percent with Michael Easter ·

2026/08/06

There are billions of animals living inside America's factory farms right now. Most live terrible, painful lives. Dan Shannon runs the Humane League, one of the largest and most effective animal welfare organizations in the world. Most organizations like his push people to go vegan—but Dan says that’s a critical error. Meat-eaters might be the most important people in the animal-welfare movement—and should be welcomed. Michael sits down with Shannon, a vegan of almost 30 years, to

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53:57

Dr. Lucy McBride: Why Doctors Miss What's Actually...

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2026/08/04

Americans spend more on healthcare than any other wealthy nation and have the worst outcomes to show for it. Dr. Lucy McBride, a Harvard-trained physician who has practiced for more than two decades, says the problem is baked into the system. The modern medical system is built to manage disease after it appears, not to treat the whole patient well. What’s more, doctors are forced to see far too many patients each day. The underlying factors that help or hurt our health—stress, sleep,

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51:08

Blue Zones Debunked: The Longevity Con That's Fooled...

Two Percent with Michael Easter ·

2026/07/30

Everybody wants to live longer, and for two decades the Blue Zones, places with the highest percentage of people 100+ years old, have promised to show us how with nine tidy behaviors we can all copy. According to Saul Newman, a demographer at the University of Oxford, almost none of it holds up. Michael sits down with Newman, author of Morbid: Debunking Modern Longevity Science, to take apart one of the most popular ideas in health and longevity. When the Japanese government actually checked, 82% of

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