Most people accept aging as inevitable. Aubrey de Grey refuses to.

In this episode, the world’s most recognized longevity scientist breaks down why aging is a solvable engineering problem — not a mystery of biology.

Aubrey shares the moments that shaped his mission to defeat death, the science behind “longevity escape velocity,” and how AI breakthroughs like AlphaFold are accelerating humanity’s fight against aging.

He also reveals what he actually does to stay biologically younger at 62 — from cutting-edge diagnostics to his take on rapamycin, plasma exchange, GLP-1s, and Brian Johnson’s Blueprint.

If you’re a founder, technologist, or anyone fascinated by the future of the human body — this conversation will completely reframe how you think about aging, biology, and time itself.

Most people accept aging as inevitable. Aubrey de Grey refuses to.In this episode, the world’s most recognized longevity scientist breaks down why aging is a solvable engineering problem - not a mystery of biology.Aubrey shares the moments that shaped his mission to defeat death, the science behind “longevity escape velocity”, and how AI breakthroughs like AlphaFold are accelerating humanity’s fight against aging.He also reveals what he actually does to stay biologically younger at 62 — from cutting-edge diagnostics to his take on rapamycin, plasma exchange, GLP-1s, and Brian Johnson’s Blueprint.If you’re a founder, technologist, or anyone fascinated by the future of the human body — this conversation will completely reframe how you think about aging, biology, and time itself.Follow AGI:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/besuperhumanpod/Threads: https://www.threads.com/@besuperhumanpodX: https://x.com/BeSuperhumanPodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/podsuperhumanTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@podsuperhuman

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Chapters

00:00 – Intro01:00 – The childhood moment that defined Aubrey’s mission
03:00 – Why he chose science over entrepreneurship
06:00 – The dinner conversation that changed everything
08:00 – Why scientists ignored aging for decades
10:00 – The “Pro-Aging Trance”: why society fears immortality
13:00 – The illusion that death gives life meaning
15:00 – Why aging causes more suffering than anything else
17:00 – What “Longevity Escape Velocity” actually means
20:00 – How damage repair could stop aging altogether
24:00 – Can humans reach escape velocity by the 2030s?
27:00 – How AI, AlphaFold, and CRISPR accelerate longevity research
31:00 – Why AI still can’t replace lab work
34:00 – Aubrey’s personal longevity regimen at 62
37:00 – His take on biological age tests and measurement
40:00 – Hot or Not: Rapamycin, Metformin, Plasma Exchange, GLP-1s
45:00 – Sauna, cold plunge, and diet myths
49:00 – Why meal replacements might miss key nutrients
52:00 – How AI could uncover unknown molecules in our blood
56:00 – The most promising anti-aging therapies today
1:00:00 – Stem cell rejuvenation and the monkey experiment
1:04:00 – How stem cells can resist aging environments
1:08:00 – Why multiple breakthroughs—not one—will defeat aging
1:12:00 – The future of longevity research
1:18:00 – Final thoughts: living long enough to live forever

Most psychedelics last a few hours. Ibogaine lasts over 24 — and it might be one of the most powerful healing tools on Earth.

In this episode, Trevor Millar — founder of Ambio Life Sciences and one of the leading voices in psychedelic medicine — reveals the extraordinary science and human stories behind ibogaine: a compound that’s helping veterans heal from PTSD and traumatic brain injury, ending opioid addiction overnight, and even showing promise for Parkinson’s and multiple sclerosis.

If you’re a founder, high performer, or simply curious about the future of consciousness and healing, this episode will expand your entire model of the human mind.

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Chapters
00:00 – Intro
01:00 – Trevor’s first psychedelic experience
03:00 – What is ibogaine and where it comes from
05:00 – How ibogaine’s anti-addiction properties were discovered
08:00 – Trevor’s decade-long mission to help Vancouver’s poorest neighborhood
10:00 – The first ibogaine treatments — and dangerous mistakes
13:00 – What makes ibogaine different from other psychedelics
15:00 – The “dirty molecule” that heals the brain
18:00 – How ibogaine rewires brain waves like years of meditation
21:00 – The only clinic licensed to use natural iboga root
25:00 – Why spiritual doesn’t mean easy: early patient stories
28:00 – Inside Ambio’s 5-day ibogaine protocol
31:00 – Sweat lodges, breathwork, and preparation rituals
34:00 – Why ibogaine is called the hardest thing you’ll ever do
36:00 – Marcus Luttrell’s (Lone Survivor) ibogaine transformation
39:00 – How ibogaine interrupts negative patterns overnight
42:00 – The Stanford study that changed everything
46:00 – Brain scans that show TBI reversal
50:00 – What ibogaine does to PTSD, depression, and anxiety
54:00 – The truth about microdosing ibogaine
57:00 – Using ibogaine to treat Parkinson’s and MS
1:00:00 – The future: ibogaine for prevention and longevity
1:03:00 – Ibogaine as a performance enhancer
1:06:00 – Microdosing vs. the big dose: what’s the difference?
1:09:00 – Real stories that sound “too good to be true”
1:13:00 – Healing addiction without withdrawal
1:16:00 – From atheism to belief: ibogaine and the higher power
1:20:00 – How ibogaine awakens compassion and purpose
1:24:00 – The neuroscience of forgiveness
1:28:00 – What the ibogaine experience actually feels like
1:33:00 – The “gray day” and post-trip reintegration
1:36:00 – Why visions aren’t required for healing
1:39:00 – Will Silicon Valley CEOs start microdosing ibogaine?
1:42:00 – Intelligence, wisdom, and becoming superhuman
1:45:00 – Closing reflections

Most people think dopamine equals pleasure. They’re wrong—and that mistake keeps us stuck on the hedonic treadmill.

In this episode, Dr. Jud Brewer reveals why excitement isn’t happiness, how anxiety hijacks the brain through habit loops, and why willpower fails almost every time.

Founders and high performers will learn how to stop chasing the dopamine treadmill, rewire their brains using awareness, and replace worry with curiosity—a superpower that rewires habits faster than any hack.

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Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
02:00 – Who is Dr. Jud Brewer?
05:00 – Childhood, Montessori and curiosity
09:00 – Curiosity and learning in kids (with AI)
12:00 – The turning point: stress, IBS, meditation
17:00 – Reinforcement learning explained simply
20:00 – What dopamine really does
25:00 – Why billionaires mistake excitement for happiness
28:00 – The path to true happiness (Eudaimonia)
30:00 – Anxiety as a habit loop
34:00 – Why willpower doesn’t work for anxiety
40:00 – How awareness rewires habits
44:00 – Breaking the social media loop
52:00 – Curiosity as a superpower against worry
56:00 – Two types of curiosity: deprivation vs. interest
59:00 – Growth mindset vs. fixed mindset in founders
1:02:00 – The three steps to break any bad habit
1:08:00 – Can AI therapy replace human therapists?
1:15:00 – Molecules vs mindfulness: future of self-control
1:20:00 – Why simplicity beats complexity in therapy
1:26:00 – What is consciousness?
1:28:00 – Neuroscience of enlightenment
1:34:00 – The ultimate question humanity must ask
1:37:00 – Closing thoughts & reflections

In this episode, Enneagram master teacher and bestselling author Russ Hudson argues that humanity’s psychology and emotional maturity are lagging far behind our technology. He explains why we’re not ready for the radical changes AI will unleash, and how ancient wisdom traditions like the Enneagram can help us close that gap.

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Timestamps

0:00 Intro
0:52 Who is Russ Hudson?
1:38 What is the Enneagram? The nine points explained
10:40 How it differs from other personality systems
12:12 Ancient history and modern revival of the Enneagram
15:30 Russ’s early search for science and spirituality
18:15 Discovering George Gurdjieff and “mankind is asleep”
21:15 The neuroscience of presence: gut, heart, and head intelligence
23:30 Creating and validating the Riso-Hudson Enneagram test
29:05 Ancient roots, “deadly sins,” and developmental psychology
37:09 What it really means to be present
42:06 Traps that pull us out of presence
45:11 Humility, virtues, and avoiding spiritual bypassing
49:07 How Russ’s own type shapes his daily practice
53:05 Using the Enneagram as a feedback loop
57:18 GPT-5 release and AI’s impact on humanity
1:04:12 Can AI become a personal growth coach?
1:05:10 Why you can’t do the inner work alone
1:11:12 Building presence-based communities
1:21:24 How the Enneagram can guide us through massive change
1:35:28 Presence as a skill for uncertain times
1:42:20 Final thoughts on awakening and human potentiall

AI is moving fast — from running your business to replacing your therapist. Ben and Dilan break down Grok-4’s leap past GPT-4, new gene edits that might kill heart disease, and why Silicon Valley is obsessed with microdosing weight-loss drugs. This episode is a glimpse into the weird, unstoppable future founders need to see coming.

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Timestamps:
00:00 - Welcome to Almost Got It
01:00 - Dylan’s trip to Turkey and meditation
03:00 - Loudspeakers, religion, and cultural noise
06:00 - Hernias, Squatty Potty, and pooping wrong
08:00 - Psychological side of digestion
10:00 - How smartphones ruined our bathroom habits
12:00 - Apple Health… for pooping?
14:00 - Humanity moving towards “God Mode”
16:00 - Grok-4’s performance vs GPT-4
18:00 - AI benchmarks and vending machine tests
20:00 - Real-world use cases of Grok-4
22:00 - Simulating 32 AI agents at once
24:00 - Emotional AI avatars & the future of relationships
26:00 - AI wingmen and utopian vs dystopian futures
28:00 - AI helping couples resolve conflicts
30:00 - Recording life with Limitless pendant
32:00 - Privacy concerns, memory, and brain atrophy
35:00 - How the iPhone rewired our brains
37:00 - AI’s impact on learning and retention
39:00 - Verve Therapeutics: A vaccine for heart disease?
41:00 - The future of LDL treatments
43:00 - Eli Lilly’s $1.3B acquisition
45:00 - Longevity breakthroughs reshaping health
47:00 - Breast cancer vaccine progress
49:00 - Humanity entering "God Mode" for health
51:00 - GLP-1 drugs explained (Ozempic, etc.)
53:00 - The rise of Retatrutide
55:00 - Why biohackers love it
57:00 - How to get experimental peptides
59:00 - Wrapping up: The future isn’t coming — it’s here

What if trauma isn’t a life sentence, but a circuit your brain can rewire?

In this episode, ER physician and ketamine therapy pioneer Dr. David Dansky shares the powerful science behind ketamine, how it helps patients heal from deep trauma, and the risks no one talks about.

He also unpacks the neuroscience of inner voices, childhood wonder, and the blurry line between medicine and mysticism.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
0:06:37 Emergency room stories and emotional chaos
13:15 Childhood wonder, psychedelics, and altered perception
19:52 Growing up in a psychoanalyst household
26:30 Discovering Tibetan Buddhism and otherworldly experiences
33:07 Hearing voices: intuition or consciousness?
39:45 Inner guides, multiple selves, and IFS
46:22 The first ketamine patient + real healing begins
53:00 Ketamine’s brain mechanism explained
59:37 The snowglobe metaphor for mental reset
1:06:15 Reactive vs responsive: rewiring trauma responses
1:12:52 A mother’s transformation: from rage to presence
1:19:30 Risks of ketamine addiction + Matthew Perry example
1:26:07 Street vs clinical use: safety, dosage, and oversight
1:32:45 Can ketamine heal and harm at the same time?
1:39:22 Should ketamine be regulated like coffee or Oxy?
1:46:00 Final thoughts: healing, humility, and human potential

What if suffering isn’t caused by pain, but by broken predictions in your brain?In this episode, neuroscientist Dr. Jay Sanguinetti explains how trauma rewires us, why targeted ultrasound could transform mental health, and what it means to reach “God Mode” as a human.Follow Dilan: www.x.com/dilanFollow Ben: www.x.com/realbentauberAbout Dr. Jay Sanguinetti: https://www.jaysanguinetti.com/⸻Timestamps:00:00 – Welcome + Jay’s bio02:10 – What is “God Mode”?06:00 – Childhood trauma and grief11:20 – Catholic guilt + early death16:00 – Aphantasia + memory blocks21:00 – Parenting + inner child work26:30 – Are parts of us conscious?32:00 – Is consciousness real or illusion?37:00 – From X-Files to neuroscience42:40 – Pain vs. suffering49:30 – Predictive coding explained55:00 – Narrative consciousness + climate grief01:01:30 – Brain surgery + DBS stories01:08:00 – Why ultrasound changes the game01:15:30 – How it works + healing potential01:22:00 – Building mental health tech at scale01:29:10 – Supernormal states + TMS01:34:50 – The next 10–20 years01:39:00 – Final thoughts + wrap-up

In this episode of Almost Got It, we sit down with Dr. Jeehan Chowdhury — physician, Rhodes Scholar, biotech founder, and former CEO of Journey Colab — to unpack the cutting edge science of how to reprogram your brain.

Jeehan shares how he went from being bullied as an immigrant kid in Canada to raising millions for a psychedelic biotech startup.
He talks openly about shutting it all down, confronting his own victim mindset, and why ibogaine might be the most powerful addiction treatment we've never heard of.

From machine learning metaphors to frozen trauma states, this conversation explores what it actually takes to rewire your brain — and why integration, not the trip, is what changes lives.

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Timestamps:
00:00 – Ibogaine: The Addiction Cure No One Talks About
01:05 – Who Is Jeehan Chowdhury?
03:12 – From Rhodes Scholar to Psychedelic Biotech CEO
06:40 – Why He Shut Down His Startup
09:25 – Victim Mentality & the Cost of Success
12:05 – What an Ibogaine Trip Actually Feels Like
15:30 – The Life Review Experience Explained
18:55 – How Psychedelics Reset the Brain
22:10 – Ibogaine’s Miraculous Effect on Opioid Addiction
25:00 – Why Integration Is More Important Than the Trip
27:45 – The “Critical Period” of Neuroplasticity
30:22 – Rewriting Trauma Like a Machine Learning Model
33:50 – Why We Repeat Painful Relationships
36:10 – The Explore vs Exploit Model of the Mind
38:55 – The Real Reason Healing Feels Unsafe
42:00 – Brute Force Achievement vs Actual Fulfillment
44:20 – How Jeehan Found Psychedelic Therapy
46:30 – Therapy, Burning Man, and the Ride Home That Changed Everything
49:10 – What Keeps People Stuck — and How to Move Forward

n this unforgettable episode of Almost Got It, we sit down with Trent Rankin — a U.S. Army Ranger, Apple engineer, and heart transplant survivor — to uncover the story of how a seemingly harmless cough turned out to be a deadly sign of heart failure.

From growing up in Alabama to enduring Ranger School, landing a role at Apple, and then suddenly waking up in the ICU unable to breathe — Trent's journey is one of discipline, denial, and ultimately, survival.

He opens up about:
• Getting medically discharged from the military
• Rebuilding his identity in Silicon Valley
• The terrifying moment his lungs filled with fluid
• What it’s like to wake up with a new heart

This isn’t just a story about near-death — it’s a story about what comes after.

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⏱️ Chapters:
00:00 – Intro: From Alabama to Apple
01:10 – Trent’s Childhood on the Gulf Coast
02:35 – Why He Joined the Military
04:15 – “I Was Already Disciplined Before the Army”
07:00 – Becoming an Extrovert Through Camaraderie
09:00 – The Hardest Part of Military Life
11:10 – Mental Adaptation vs Physical Limits
14:00 – Why He Got Kicked Out of Ranger School
15:30 – A Surprise Heart Diagnosis
18:00 – Rebuilding His Life After Discharge
21:00 – From Denial to Engineering at Apple
23:10 – Signs of Heart Failure at Age 28
24:30 – ICU Emergency: Lungs Full of Fluid
26:15 – The Biology of a Failing Heart
29:20 – The Medications That Keep You Alive
31:45 – What Hospitalization Does to the Mind
34:00 – What He’d Tell His 24-Year-Old Self
35:30 – Would He Do It All Again?
37:10 – Heart Transplant: Facing Death, Twice
40:00 – Recovery and What Surprised Him Most
43:00 – The Day His New Heart Arrived
45:20 – Living With a Heart That Isn’t Yours
48:00 – How Facing Mortality Changed His Philosophy
50:40 – The Future of Bioengineering and Transplants
52:15 – Final Reflections: Humor, Purpose & Survival

In this episode of Almost Got It, we dive deep with Will Rocklin — former Google & YouTube Product Manager turned comedian, screenwriter and still product manager — about the chaos, comedy, and clarity of navigating a midlife career reinvention.

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Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro: Transhumanism, AI & Comedy Collide
01:09 – Who Is Will Rocklin?
02:35 – Why Will Left Tech for Comedy
05:34 – What “Going All In” Really Feels Like
07:15 – The Truth About Art and Authenticity
08:46 – Does Will Actually Want to Be a Comedian?
10:17 – Comedy as a Healing Tool
13:03 – The Universe Has a Sense of Humor
16:18 – Relationships: Seriousness vs Play
18:49 – The “Finger in the Butt” Rule
21:06 – Parenthood & Playfulness
24:05 – The Moment That Could’ve Broken Me
26:01 – Can You Actually Change a Pattern in the Moment?
29:02 – Why Conventional Therapy Might Not Work
31:02 – Blame, Bananas, and Emotional Ownership
33:00 – Living with Anxiety in a High-Performance World
36:20 – Thought Work vs Nervous System Rewiring
39:10 – Childhood, Identity, and the Myth of Fulfillment
41:10 – Ideal Parent Figure Protocol
42:16 – Coaching Mode: How to Rewire Your Brain
43:32 – Dario Amodei’s AI Job Loss Prediction
46:04 – Mass Panic vs Present Reality
49:14 – The Responsibility of Tech Leaders
50:56 – Who Do We Trust on AI?