Bonus for Subscribers: The 10 Best Non-Political Podcasts
Need some new podcasts?
As someone who consumes podcasts about health, fitness, longevity, and cryptocurrency, I’ve had the opportunity to hear a lot of different shows. If you’re also into podcasts and you’re looking for something outside of the political realm to hold your attention, I think these are some that you may enjoy. If this introduces you to a new podcast or two that you like, it’s well worth your time. If not? Well, no worries. After all, this is just a little bonus for the paid subscribers.
PS: Rather than reinvent the wheel, I used descriptions from the podcasters themselves. Enjoy!
Honorable Mention: Peak Human: Brian Sanders is the filmmaker behind the feature-length documentary Food Lies and host of the Peak Human podcast. He graduated from UCLA with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and then turned to technology and sold an app company. He’s used his technical background and love for fitness & nutrition to also work as a Health Coach and be the co-founder of the health, media, and technology company SAPIEN. He's also a speaker and the owner of NoseToTail.org providing premium grass-finished meat to the 48 contiguous states. …Peak Human is less of a podcast, and more of a free audio lecture series with world-renowned doctors, scientists, and researchers.
Honorable Mention: The Rich Roll Podcast: At age 40, and after years of struggling with drugs, alcohol, and unhealthy living, Rich dedicated his diet to plants and his body to purposeful action. Just two years later, he began clocking top finishes at Ultraman World Championships and leading a community of others looking to transform their lives. Rich continues this journey today with his chart-topping podcast and bestselling books…
10) The School of Greatness: Since its launch in January 2013, the School of Greatness podcast has grown rapidly to be one of the top-ranked Business and Self-Development podcasts in iTunes. It regularly appears in the Top 50 of all iTunes podcasts and has over 150 million downloads. Episodes range from interviews with incredible world-class game changers in entrepreneurship, health, mindset, and relationships, to solo rounds with the host, Lewis Howes (me!), and the once-a-week listener-favorite, the 5-Minute Friday format. I also have unique interviews like this with YouTube celebrities. Past guests on the show have included powerhouses like Tony Robbins, Alanis Morissette, Scooter Braun, Julianne Hough, Jack Canfield, Arianna Huffington, and so many more. We cover topics like Fitness, Money, Nutrition, Spirituality, Entrepreneurship, Mental Health, Human Rights… and more every week.
9) We Study Billionaires: The We Study Billionaires podcast, hosted by Stig Brodersen and Trey Lockerbie, is the flagship podcast of The Investor’s Podcast Network, with more than 75 Million downloads. On the show, they interview and study famous financial billionaires including Warren Buffett, Howard Marks, and Bill Gates, and they teach you what they learn and how you can apply their investment strategies in the stock market.
8) The Human Upgrade with Dave Asprey: Dave Asprey, “the father of biohacking,” elevated what people knew about the capabilities of mind and body over a decade and a thousand episodes of Bulletproof Radio. This next evolution of the podcast upgrades humanity even more. You’ll discover bright thinkers and radical doers who push the boundaries of science, technology, personal development, and human performance in every way imaginable.
7) Mark Bell Power Podcast: Hosted by Mark Bell, inventor of the Sling Shot and World & American record-holding professional powerlifter. Joined by Co-Hosts Nsima Inyang and Andrew Zaragoza, the crew covers topics ranging from Powerlifting, nutrition advice, life coaching, and motivation. Join Mark on his journey to "Make the World a Better Place to Lift."
6) The Peter Attia Drive: The Peter Attia Drive is a deep-dive podcast focusing on maximizing longevity, and all that goes into that from physical to cognitive to emotional health. With over 40 million episodes downloaded, it features topics including fasting, ketosis, Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, mental health, and much more. The Drive is hosted by Dr. Peter Attia, a Stanford/Johns Hopkins/NIH-trained physician focusing on the applied science of longevity, the extension of human life and well-being.
5) Huberman Lab: Andrew Huberman, Ph.D., is a neuroscientist and tenured Professor in the Department of Neurobiology at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He has made numerous significant contributions to the fields of brain development, brain function, and neural plasticity, which is the ability of our nervous system to rewire and learn new behaviors, skills, and cognitive functioning. ...In 2021, Dr. Huberman launched the Huberman Lab Podcast. The podcast is frequently ranked in the Top 25 of all podcasts globally and is often ranked #1 in the categories of Science, Education, and Health & Fitness.
4) The Pomp Podcast: Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano is an entrepreneur and technology investor. Most people simply call him “Pomp.” Pomp currently manages an investment portfolio valued at more than $500 million, including investments in many of the largest companies across the bitcoin and crypto industry. Additionally, he hosts the popular podcast “The Pomp Podcast,” which has been downloaded more than 20 million times. Pomp also writes a daily letter that is read by more than 150,000 investors each morning. Lastly, Pomp’s interests lie at the intersection of finance, technology, entrepreneurship, and economics, which he tweets about extensively to his more than 700,000 followers.
3) Ben Greenfield Life: Free fitness, nutrition, biohacking, fat loss, anti-aging, and cutting-edge health advice from BenGreenfieldLife.com! Tune in to the latest research, interviews with exercise, diet, and medical professionals, and an entertaining mash-up of ancestral wisdom and modern science, along with Q&A's and mind-body-spirit optimizing content from America's top personal trainer.
2) The Tim Ferris Show: The Tim Ferriss Show is often the #1 business podcast on all of Apple Podcasts, and it’s been ranked #1 out of 500,000+ podcasts on many occasions. It is the first business/interview podcast to pass 100,000,000 downloads, it has been selected as “Best of” Apple Podcasts for three years running, and readers of Fortune Magazine‘s Term Sheet recently selected The Tim Ferriss Show as their top business podcast. It has now surpassed 700M downloads. Past guests include Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, Neil Gaiman, Jerry Seinfeld, Arnold Schwarzenegger, LeBron James, Elizabeth Gilbert, Ray Dalio, Michael Lewis, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Kevin Hart, Edward Norton, Tony Robbins, Maria Sharapova, Jamie Foxx, Maria Popova, Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen, Amanda Palmer, Malcolm Gladwell, Vince Vaughn, Rick Rubin, Reid Hoffman, Jon Favreau, Naval Ravikant, Whitney Cummings, Matthew McConaughey, and 500+ more. Each episode, I deconstruct world-class performers from eclectic areas (investing, sports, business, art, etc.) to extract the tactics, tools, and routines you can use. This includes favorite books, morning routines, exercise habits, time-management tricks, and much more.
1) The Joe Rogan Experience: The Joe Rogan Experience podcast is a long-form conversation hosted by comedian Joe Rogan with friends and guests that have included comedians, actors, musicians, MMA fighters, authors, artists, and beyond.