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What’s REALLY Going On Behind the Scenes of the CIA, the Media, and the U.S. Government? On Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown, former CIA agents and intelligence officers Andrew & Jihi Bustamante (creators of the EverydaySpy podcast, authors of Shadow Cell: An Insider Account of America’s New Spy War & popular guests on Diary o

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What’s REALLY Going On Behind the Scenes of the CIA, the Media, and the U.S. Government? On Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown, former CIA agents and intelligence officers Andrew & Jihi Bustamante (creators of the EverydaySpy podcast, authors of Shadow Cell: An Insider Account of America’s New Spy War & popular guests on Diary o

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Elise Loehnen & Elizabeth Gilbert 11 Sep 2025 • EN

Chasing Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)

“I don't think anybody manages to go through their experience incarnated in human form and not have chapters of your life that are like, what literally just happened?” says Elizabeth Gilbert. “How did I end up here and who am I? And where did the ground go beneath my feet?” Today, Gilbert shares the story behind her ne

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Douglas Rushkoff & RU Sirius 10 Sep 2025 • EN

R.U. Sirius: Reality is up For Grabs

R.U. Sirius, Founding Editor of Mondo 2000 and author, discusses how intentional weirdness is a powerful tool for community and resistance when the fight for reality is being waged. Names referenced in this episode: Alex Jones, Art Bell, Richard Linklater, Robert Anton Wilson, Abby Hoffman, Paul Krasner, Lyndon Johnson

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Elizabeth Day & Alain de Botton + Jay Shetty 07 Sep 2025 • EN

ON HEARTBREAK... With Alain de Botton and Jay Shetty

Welcome to this brand-new concept for How to Fail – where I dive into the back catalogue of the How to Fail archives, highlighting specific themes each week to bring you bitesize takeaways! Hopefully these episodes can bring some clarity on similar issues you’re facing or great stories that you might find comfort from.

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Will Arnett + Sean Hayes + Jason Bateman & Mel Robbins 08 Sep 2025 • EN

"Mel Robbins"

Mel Robbins joins our friend group as we count 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. A Gabor latte, what’s really under the soda can in the green room trash bin, and did they pick up incidentals? This is you motivated, on an all-new SmartLess. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of SmartLess ad-free and a whole week ear

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