10% Happier with Dan Harris

Why talking to your boss, your doctor, or anyone with power puts your brain on high alert — and what a Stanford psychologist says to do about it.
 Claude M. Steele is a professor of psychology at Stanford University and the author of a new book, Churn: The Tension That Divides Us and How to Overcome It. 
In this episode we talk about:
Why talking across difference is so stressful, even when nobody's being bigoted
What's actually happening in your brain during an awkward cross-cultural moment
The surprisingly simple thing that makes critical feedback land or fall flat
How to reduce tension when you're the one with power (and what to do when you're not)
A three-part framework for building trust across any divide
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Say "no" more, audit your calendar, rewire your inner critic, and keep the promises you make to yourself.
Robin Arzón is Vice President of Fitness Programming and Head Instructor at Peloton, a 27x marathon and ultra-marathon runner, three-time New York Times bestselling author, the founder of Swagger Society and host of Project Swagger. 

In this episode we talk about:
Redefining hustle
Intensity vs. volume
Using jealousy as data
Psychological distancing and self-talk
Why motivation is a myth
Lowering the barrier to entry
Planning for the messy middle
Breathwork as a cheat code
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Why your body is the fastest way to change your mental state — and how friction, protein, and resistance training make it work.
Dr. Gabrielle Lyon is a physician and the founder of what she calls Muscle-Centric Medicine. She's the New York Times bestselling author of Forever Strong, and her new book is The Forever Strong Playbook.

In this episode we talk about:
Why muscle is the organ of longevity
The three stress responses and the courage response
Why distraction is the biggest health crisis
Protein and why most of us aren't eating enough of it
How to think about intuitive eating
Minimum effective dose for exercise
Recovery as you age
The case for adding more friction to your life
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No-nonsense advice on sleep, diet, exercise, social connection, keeping your brain sharp, and not being a schmuck.
Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD is a Vice Provost and Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. A bioethicist, health policy expert, and oncologist, he was one of the architects of the Affordable Care Act. He is a regular guest on CNN and MSNBC and frequently contributes to The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and The Atlantic. His new book is Eat Your Ice Cream: Six Simple Rules for a Long and Healthy Life.
In this episode we talk about:
Why longevity shouldn't be the goal — and what to aim for instead
The single most powerful intervention for a long, healthy life (hint: it's not exercise)
The neuroscience of friendship: how social connection literally changes your brain and body
Six practical, science-backed rules for living well — from an oncologist with nothing to sell
Why ultra-processed food and sugary drinks are doing more damage than almost anything else
The case for eating ice cream (yes, really) — and why moderation is the new discipline
What retirement does to your brain, and how to protect your cognitive function as you age
ChatGPT as a diagnostic tool — and what a doctor actually thinks about that
Why the wellness industrial complex is making you worse, not better
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Plus: Hyperbaric chambers, red-light therapy, mRNA, cancer research, and the surprising importance of boredom and friction.
Kara Swisher is a veteran tech journalist, host of the Pivot podcast with Scott Galloway, and one of the most influential voices covering the intersection of technology and power. Her new CNN documentary series, Kara Swisher Wants to Live Forever, takes on the longevity industry — separating genuine medical breakthroughs from the pseudoscience being sold to anyone with a credit card and a fear of aging.
Kara Swisher has been covering Silicon Valley longer than most of its billionaires have been rich — and she's watched them turn a simple fear of death into a multi-billion dollar industry of expensive, largely unproven interventions. After her own stroke at 49, she decided to investigate: what actually works, what's a grift, and what does the science really say about living longer? The result is a new CNN documentary series that's part BS-detector, part genuinely hopeful look at the medical breakthroughs that could change everything. This conversation covers both.
We talked about:
Why biohacking culture is basically a men's eating disorder dressed up as science
Bryan Johnson, Peter Attia, and what Silicon Valley gets catastrophically wrong about longevity
The supplements, therapies, and interventions that are mostly hype (peptides, hyperbaric chambers, red light therapy, full-body scans)
What VO2 max actually measures — and why it's one of the few metrics worth tracking
GLP-1 drugs: the real promise behind the Ozempic headlines
The mRNA breakthroughs that could produce a pancreatic cancer vaccine
Why your relationships are a more powerful longevity drug than anything you can buy
The case for boredom, friction, and putting your phone down
How thinking about death every day can make you happier and less afraid
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