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On episode 296 of the goodsugar Podcast, Ralph Sutton and Marcus Antebi get personal about love, complicated relationships, family, emotional health, and the challenges that come with getting older.

After spending a month reconnecting with family and friends, Ralph reflects on how important meaningful relationships are to happiness and overall well-being. The conversation explores caring for aging parents, maintaining friendships, navigating complicated family dynamics, and learning to manage anxiety.

Then things get interesting.

Ralph opens up about the woman he's been dating for a year and a half. Although they have developed real feelings for each other, she's still living with her longtime boyfriend, and their lives are deeply intertwined.

Marcus doesn't hold back. Is Ralph experiencing genuine love, or is the excitement, uncertainty, and dopamine of an unconventional relationship affecting his judgment? And can a relationship really succeed when it starts under such complicated circumstances?

Plus, Ralph reveals that running 25–30 miles a week has started taking a toll on his body, leading to a heated discussion about exercise, recovery, and knowing when to change your routine.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 – Introduction

00:35 – Why Family and Friendships Matter

02:55 – Empathy and Leading by Example

05:37 – Caring for Aging Parents

07:48 – Navigating Complicated Family Relationships

12:09 – Ralph's Surprising Relationship Confession

13:07 – Managing Anxiety and Emotional Reactions

16:50 – Dating a Woman Who Lives With Her Boyfriend

18:48 – Is It Love or Just Dopamine?

21:29 – Marcus Warns Ralph About His Relationship

23:06 – The Advice Ralph Might Not Want to Hear

26:04 – Ralph's Running Injuries

27:30 – Why Your Fitness Routine Needs to Change

29:32 – Final Thoughts

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What does it really mean to live in the present? Can we control our thoughts, overcome anxiety, and accept life's most difficult moments?

On goodsugar episode 295, Ralph Sutton and Marcus Antebi explore consciousness, free will, meditation, and the difference between being present and being happy.

The conversation takes an emotional turn when Ralph shares one of the hardest experiences of his life: spending years caring for his uncle and facing a heartbreaking end-of-life decision that still affects him today.

Along the way, Ralph and Marcus discuss how to recognize anxious thoughts without immediately reacting, why personal growth sometimes requires discomfort, and how just five minutes of daily meditation can help create space between our emotions and our actions.

And because it's goodsugar, there's plenty of humor, too. Ralph talks about getting mentioned on Joe Rogan's podcast, his connection to a Norm Macdonald documentary, his wild years as a strip club DJ, and an ongoing attempt to land Spindrift as a sponsor.

00:00 – Introduction and Ralph's age jokes

00:31 – Joe Rogan, Norm Macdonald, and podcast stories

02:10 – Why cameras change our personalities

04:07 – Big Jay Oakerson and the art of hosting

05:43 – The unofficial Spindrift sponsorship

08:12 – Understanding your audience and Ralph's DJ stories

12:02 – The different versions of ourselves

14:00 – Consciousness and the inner observer

16:25 – Do we really have free will?

17:56 – Anxiety, reacting to messages, and meditation

20:00 – Mental health, self-awareness, and personal growth

22:35 – Does self-improvement mean being happy?

25:49 – Loneliness, gratitude, and life's simple pleasures

27:15 – Ralph opens up about caring for his uncle

29:23 – The most difficult decision of Ralph's life

30:27 – Grief, empathy, and finding a way forward

32:08 – Closing thoughts

Join longtime friends Ralph Sutton and Marcus Antebi as they explore health, happiness, relationships, mental wellness, personal development, and everything in between.

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Why do we keep dating the wrong people? Are we attracted to love, or are we subconsciously repeating patterns from our past?

On this episode of the goodsugar podcast, Ralph Sutton and Marcus Antebi welcome relationship expert and bestselling author Amy Chan, founder of Renew Breakup Bootcamp and author of Unsingle: How to Date Smarter and Create Love That Lasts.

Amy explores the psychology of attraction, attachment styles, emotional avoidance, and why the chemistry we feel with someone isn't always a sign of long-term compatibility.

Ralph opens up about being 56, never married, and genuinely happy being single. Amy examines whether his independence, attraction to novelty, and unconventional dating life could be connected to avoidant attachment.

Together, they discuss why relationships fail, how childhood experiences influence romantic attraction, the difference between chemistry and compatibility, and how people can break unhealthy dating patterns.

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BODi co-founder and CEO Carl Daikeler joins Ralph Sutton and Marcus Antebi for a wide-ranging conversation about the evolution of fitness, nutrition, mental health, and why getting healthy may have become way more complicated than it needs to be.

Carl shares the story behind his early success with 8 Minute Abs, what it was like hearing the program referenced in There’s Something About Mary, and how he later worked with Tony Horton to develop and launch P90X, which grew from a slow start into one of the most recognizable home-fitness programs ever.

Carl also recalls the surreal moment President Barack Obama recognized the BODi team because Michelle Obama was doing P90X, and explains how the program became bigger than anyone expected.

The conversation then turns to the connection between exercise, nutrition, anxiety, stress and nervous-system regulation. Carl explains why even a short 10 or 15-minute workout can completely change his mental state and why movement can be just as important for your mind as it is for your body.

They also discuss peptides, GLP-1s, weighted vests, fitness trends, meditation, Shakeology, cold plunges and the “comfort crisis.” Carl argues that the health and fitness industry often overwhelms people with complexity when the most effective starting point may simply be moving your body consistently.

Plus, Ralph opens up about his own weight-loss and running journey, Marcus challenges some traditional ideas about meditation and consciousness, and the guys debate whether deliberately making yourself uncomfortable actually makes you better equipped to deal with real-life stress.

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Dr. Mike Israetel joins Ralph Sutton and Marcus Antebi for a hilarious, uncensored conversation about fitness, health, weight loss, supplements, aging, and what actually works.

Dr. Mike breaks down the benefits of resistance training and cardio, whether running 30 miles a week is too much, which supplements may actually be worth taking, and why some popular health products might just be expensive urine.

They also dive into the rise of weight-loss drugs, why appetite may be one of the biggest factors in the obesity epidemic, what happens when people stop taking these medications, and how modern approaches to health have changed dramatically.

Plus, Dr. Mike talks about his rise on YouTube, anxiety, social media, longevity, bodybuilding, steroids, peptides, and why making healthy choices easier isn't necessarily a bad thing.

It’s health and fitness advice mixed with exactly the kind of chaos you’d expect from the goodsugar Podcast.

00:00 – Intro: Meet Dr. Mike Israetel

01:19 – Dr. Mike’s Origin Story: From Russia to Exercise Science

02:17 – Bodybuilding, Powerlifting & Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

03:12 – Steroids, Aging & Training Through Pain

03:52 – Are Peptides Actually Worth It?

05:10 – Cardio vs. Strength Training for Longevity

06:53 – Is Running 30 Miles a Week Too Much?

07:35 – The Mental Benefits of Running

09:22 – Are Supplements Just Expensive Urine?

10:01 – Creatine, Collagen, Vitamins & Joint Supplements

10:58 – Dr. Mike’s Supplements Worth Considering

11:57 – NMN & Injectable Supplements

13:04 – Ralph Gets Roasted for Being 6'6"

14:13 – When Supplements Actually Make Sense

15:09 – Sauerkraut, Probiotics & Gut Health

16:05 – Broccoli Sprouts & Healthy Eating

16:58 – How Dr. Mike Became Huge on YouTube

18:21 – What Has Changed in Health & Fitness Science?

18:58 – Why “Lifestyle Change” Isn’t Always Enough

19:48 – Weight-Loss Drugs Changed Everything

21:21 – Does Taking a Weight-Loss Drug “Cheat” Weight Loss?

22:24 – Dr. Mike: If It Saves Your Life, Make It Easier

23:05 – Anxiety, Addiction & Weight-Loss Drugs

23:23 – Can Weight-Loss Drugs Reduce Addictive Behaviors?

24:13 – Why Modern Anxiety Feels Different

26:01 – Do You Gain the Weight Back After Stopping?

27:13 – Why Regaining Weight Isn’t a Knock Against the Drugs

28:16 – Social Media, Smartphones & The Anxious Generation

29:22 – Are Kids Today Actually Better Adjusted?

30:04 – Dr. Mike Gets Roasted Before Leaving

30:55 – Dr. Mike Reviews His Own Terrible Podcast Room

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What if the thing keeping you from being happy is the belief that something has to change first?

This week on goodsugar, Ralph Sutton and Marcus Antebi get into Tantra, and no, it’s not just about sex. Marcus breaks down the idea of being fully present in your life without needing to escape it, renounce everything, or wait for the perfect circumstances to finally feel okay.

That leads Ralph and Marcus into a bigger conversation about happiness, fear, gratitude, resilience, relationships, mortality, and the stories we tell ourselves about the future. Ralph opens up about one of his deepest fears involving his mother, Marcus puts him through an unexpectedly emotional meditation, and they explore how love and the fear of losing someone can exist at the same time.

They also get into the realities of running a health food business in New York, the evolution of the juice business, why junk food seems to win everywhere, and why meditation doesn’t mean much if you roll up the mat and immediately go back to being an asshole.

Maybe the goal isn’t to build the perfect life. Maybe it’s learning how to actually be present for the one you already have.

Marcus: "There is no one universal method for finding happiness. But there are universal things humans could stop doing that would help them feel better and improve their mental state.

Working to improve our mental state through the different seasons of our lives seems like a logical objective. The good news is that most of us are already doing it. We’re already in a self-help groove. That’s how we’re alive right now, listening to and reading things like this.

You are enlightened and you are in paradise. That is the truth. Your mind has the capacity to create that, and it doesn’t have to be diluted by anything. Stay in the present moment. The direct vehicle to that is the breath. Everything after that is philosophy you can put down."

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Ralph Sutton and Marcus Antebi are back behind the mics after last week's classic episode highlighting the first episode.

Getting older is inevitable. Getting better at being a human is the part we actually have some control over.

This week, Ralph Sutton and Marcus Antebi talk about aging parents, mortality, relationships, meditation, gratitude, and what happens when you realize you’re entering a completely different chapter of your life. Ralph opens up about his mom coming to New York at almost 80, Marcus talks about his mother’s frightening fall and recovery, and somehow a conversation about getting older turns into one about how we actually want to live.

We’re not gurus. We don’t have it all figured out. We’re two lifelong friends trying to learn from our mistakes, take better care of ourselves and the people we love, and hopefully become slightly better humans along the way.

If you’re trying to do the same thing, you’re part of this.

Subscribe to goodsugar, send this episode to a friend who’d get something out of it, and come along for the journey. We’ve got a lot more figuring out to do.

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This week we’re taking a trip down memory lane, back to where the show began.

Ralph was in a late midlife crisis, 150 pounds overweight and stressed to hell. Marcus, his lifelong friend, almost like a brother, came to visit him at the podcast studio. The two have known each other since before they were born. Their parents were very close.

They sat there talking about Ralph’s struggles and his unhappiness, and Marcus said in jest, we should have a podcast called Fixing Ralph. Ralph shot back in his usual humorous way, no, it should be called The Sherpa and the Schmuck. Marcus asked, who’s the Sherpa and who’s the schmuck? Then they looked at each other and said, you know what, fuck it, let’s do a podcast.

A lot has changed for both of them since that day. Ralph lost 150 pounds. He went from never meditating a day in his life to being a daily meditator, and he runs 20 to 30 miles every week. His whole mentality shifted, slowly, over time. He admits the show became his weekly therapy, and it held him accountable to the health and wellness side of his life. Together the two of them have explored health and wellness across nearly 400 episodes.

This is episode one. Whether you’ve been listening from the beginning or only recently discovered the show, there’s still plenty of road ahead, and we’re excited to see where this journey takes us next.

Enjoy this look back at Episode One of The Sherpa and the Schmuck, brought to you by goodsugar™.

Ralph and Marcus will be back, refreshed and ready to go, with your regularly scheduled programming next week.

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Marcus is out of town this week so we have a re-release episode with Mark Bittman. We will be back with brand new episodes next week. Enjoy this episode and stay healthy!

Join Marcus Antebi and Ralph Sutton on their journey to better health! On this episode of goodsugar Marcus and Ralph are joined by acclaimed New York Times food writer, and host of the Food With Mark Bittman Podcast, Mark Bittman!

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Ralph Sutton takes a solo episode all about how he went from being overweight and unable to do a single pull-up to becoming a dedicated runner logging more than 1,000 miles a year.

Ralph breaks down how he started during COVID with Couch to 5K, why starting ridiculously small actually works, and the importance of finding an exercise routine you can stick with. He shares what he's learned about accountability, electrolytes, running shoes, hydration, energy gels, chafing, running in extreme weather, dealing with injuries, and staying consistent when motivation disappears.

AJ joins the conversation as Ralph explains why you don't need to be fast to be a runner, why he rotates different pairs of shoes, how he handles long runs, and why listening to your body can be more important than blindly pushing through pain.

Plus, Ralph explains why running ten miles through a snowstorm can make you feel like a warrior, how exercise creates positive momentum in the rest of your life, and why the only person you're really competing against is yourself.

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