The Overexamined Life

By Jonah Primo

The world's best philosophers and scientists on how to be happy. PhDs, bestselling books, or 17 years of silence in a cave... we don't discriminate. All we know, is that we want to experience life

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The podcast currently has 113 episodes available.

The Overexamined Life episodes:

January 27, 2026 Recovering From Burnout with Vic Zerbst
Vic Zerbst is a weapon of mass creation. They co-wrote and starred in Optics (Logie-nominated for Best Scripted Comedy) and the Christmas movie Nugget is Dead. They are also one half of the award-winning sketch duo Fruidian Nip, and this year premiered Converted! which is a queer musical developed through the Rebel Wilson Comedy Commission.
But we had Vic on not just as a comedian, but as a razor-sharp thinker. In this conversation we dive into creativity, burnout, chronic pain, Vic's thoughtful takes on AI and epistemology, and of course free will.

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1h 22min
January 20, 2026 Regulating the Nervous System with Master Mingtong Gu
Master Mingtong Gu, an ex-mathematician turned meditation master, has abandoned his algorithms for slow-motion arm waving. Well it’s much more than that. The art of Qigong is a recipe to become calmer, clearer, and harder to rattle. We talk about what Qigong is, how it regulates your nervous systems, why you can’t logic your way out of burnout, why today’s leaders are ineffective, how to take control of your own health, connecting the mind and body, and much more. Ennnnjoy!

More about Master Mingtong Gu: https://mingtonggu.com
Check out Master Mingtong's book: www.mingtonggu.com/book

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50min
January 13, 2026 Why A.I. Doesn't Save Us Time
just can't help myself peeps.

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12min
January 06, 2026 Beauty is in the Eye of the Echidna
Things have been grim but now they're ok because of an echidna :)
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8min
December 23, 2025 An End of Year Suprise!
A very quick wrap up and we hear from a much requested special guest.

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11min
December 15, 2025 Emotional Reflection on the Bondi Beach Shooting
unprocessed thoughts i dont know what else to do with
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14min
December 09, 2025 Managing World Leaders with Phoebe Saintilan-Stocks
The Chief of Staff is 'Part strategist, part therapist, part parent' to the world leader. Phoebe Saintilan-Stocks has interviewed pretty much all of them, and today I realised this invisible right hand is actually kind of important.

Check out Pheobe's book! Here's the link for Australia-based listeners, and here's the international shipping link.

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45min
December 02, 2025 The Art of Being 100% Authentic with Margery Ai
Imagine saying EXACTLY what you think, and doing EXACTLY what you feel like doing? Sounds crazy to me, but Margery Ai has cultivated her ability to do exactly that.

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39min
November 25, 2025 If You’re Scared of Dying, Listen to This
Death anxiety sucks up a lot of energy, but even if you don’t believe in the afterlife, there are some very good reasons not to worry.

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8min
November 18, 2025 Mental Frame Shifts That Have Transformed My Sleep (NO MEDS)
3 abstract techniques that have helped me kick insomnia without medication, therefore making life 1000x better.

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12min

FAQs about The Overexamined Life:

How many episodes does The Overexamined Life have?

The podcast currently has 113 episodes available.