On the X

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In today’s Best Of clip, Chris sits down with Spartan Race founder Joe De Sena to talk about Joe’s “fire, ready, aim” approach and his upside/downside decision-making as well as giving away $90M in entries during Covid, and why shared suffering makes people feel better and turns races into “church.”

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In this episode of On The X, Chris sits down with Mark “Billy” Billingham, is a former British SAS operator, author, television personality, and security consultant. Billy shares how boxing and the Marine Cadets pulled him out of a violent childhood and into the Parachute Regiment and the SAS. He also covers his work after the military, including the Haiti earthquake relief effort that led to the charity Rebuild Globally. They cover the gamut of topics from mentorship, parenting, finding identity after service, and veteran mental health.

Video Chapters:

(00:00) - Growing Up Rough & the Mentor Who Changed Everything

(06:47) - Marine Cadets & the Path to the Military

(13:03) - Parenting, Communication & "18 Summers"

(24:21) - Bending the Rules: The Special Ops Mindset

(36:05) - Parachute Regiment, Belize & SAS Selection

(46:41) - What He Can't Say, and Why He Wrote the Book

(01:05:25) - Bodyguarding Hollywood & the Haiti Earthquake

(01:19:03) - PTSD, Veteran Mental Health & the TV Show

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In today’s Best Of clip, Chris sits down with retired Navy Seal, Echelon Front co-founder and author of Extreme Ownership, Jocko Willink to discuss about how we counter our natural instincts, why humility is the most important leadership trait, and why everyone is a leader.

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In this episode of On The X, Chris sits down with journalist and senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, and the author of The Infinity Machine, Sebastian Mallaby. Having sat with the field’s biggest minds, from Hassabis to Geoffrey Hinton, Mallaby brings a rare mix of journalistic skepticism and genuine optimism to the AI debate. In this conversation, he takes us behind the scenes of his access to one of tech’s most private figures, and shares why, despite the doom-filled headlines, he wakes up every morning excited about what comes next.

(00:00) - Why Mallaby wrote about AI

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In today’s Best Of clip, Chris sits down with actor, producer, and author Zachary Levi, known for Chuck and Shazam! franchise. They explore Zachary’s work in mental health advocacy through his books Radical Love and Go Love Yourself. They talk about what we've lost as a society by drifting away from real community, and why so many veterans feel a void after leaving the bonds they built in service. This is a powerful conversation for veterans, first responders, and anyone on their own healing journey.

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In today’s episode of On The X, Chris Irwin sits down with Annie Duke to explore how her career as a professional poker player shaped her expertise in decision making. They discuss the ethics of legalized gambling, Annie’s path from underground poker to advising Wall Street, and her concept of “resulting”, judging decisions by outcomes rather than the information available. Using the infamous Pete Carroll Super Bowl call, they unpack cognitive bias, sunk cost, and why knowing when to quit is an underrated skill.

Chapters:

(00:00:00) Gambling's rise: from Vegas back rooms to your phone

(00:13:17) How Annie got her start in underground poker

(00:27:04) From the poker table to Wall Street

(00:32:33) The "resulting" problem, featuring Pete Carroll's Super Bowl call

(00:50:55) Self-serving bias and tools for better decisions

(01:10:28) Knowing when to quit (McRaven, sunk cost, and letting go)

(01:26:00) Where to find Annie Duke + closing

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In this special Best Of clip, Steve Rinella (Meat Eater) breaks down the hidden logic behind "fair chase" in hunting. Using his "apple tree vs. apple" analogy, he explains why hunters focus on the health of the whole ecosystem rather than any single animal. Then he unpacks a hunting philosopher's radical idea: the real thrill of the hunt isn't the kill, it's the unknown outcome. Remove that uncertainty, and you've lost the point entirely. 

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In today’s episode of On The X, Coach Chris Bennett, Nike's Global Head Running Coach, former UNC captain and Olympic Development athlete, built a championship high school cross country program and now writes Nike Run Club’s Guided Runs. Coach Bennett discusses his new book, “This Is About Running. This Is Not About Running” treats running as a metaphor for life, where showing up and consistency matter more than results.

Video Chapters:

(00:00) Behind the Scenes at Nike: Building a Global Coaching Role

(08:28) Writing "This Is About Running": Process & Philosophy

(16:43) Coach Bennett's Running Origins & the Power of Team

(28:05) Why We Fall Out of Love With Running

(38:43) Running Technique, Effort, and Avoiding Injury

(49:39) How to Start Running Right & Reclaiming Speed as You Age

(1:08:12) Favorite Running Movies, Music & Where to Find Coach Bennett

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In today’s On The X Best Of clip, Chris Irwin sits down with San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle to talk about his mindset behind his joy and legacy. From the Calvin & Hobbes tattoo story, his rule for processing setbacks, and what it means to leave a legacy, George’s honesty about mental health and gratitude shows why he’s one of the most genuinely joyful players in the NFL.

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In today’s episode of On The X, Chris Irwin sits down with Ben Meer, best known as “The Systems Guy” who has spent years as an innovation consultant for Fortune 500 companies, and is the author of the System Sunday newsletter as well as the author of the upcoming book “How to Be Good at Life: Simple Systems to Achieve More and Stress Less, out this October. 

In this episode, Ben digs into the simple, almost embarrassingly obvious systems that changed his life, why “trust the process” is bad advice, and how his weekly “System Sunday” routine can kill Sunday-night dread for good.

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(00:00) Introduction to Ben Meer

(00:42) Why Systems? Ben's Personal Story

(04:47) What Is a System? (And the First One Ben Built)

(11:13) The DRIVE Framework & Setting Better Goals

(17:25) The Seven Life Engines & Physical Health as a Multiplier

(24:25) Finding Root Causes and Limiting Beliefs

(32:23) Case Study: Building a Sleep System

(40:29) Decluttering and Navigating External Systems

(46:21) Emotional Regulation Tools, Writing the Book & System Sunday

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