Why AI Is Making Us Lonelier and How to Truly Connect | Vanessa Van Edwards
30 September - 1 hour 23 minsThe questions you ask on autopilot might be the reason you feel lonely in a room full of people.
Vanessa Van Edwards, a behavioral researcher who has studied master conversationalists for two decades, sat down with Lewis to talk about why so much of our talking leaves us empty. One in six people worldwide are affected by loneliness, and she believes the way we talk to AI is quietly changing the way we talk to each other.
In her book Conversation, she lays out three levels of connection, from basic facts all the way up to the private story you tell yourself about yourself. She explains why “Been busy?” is the single worst question in small talk, and why asking for stories beats asking for f...
Series Episodes
You Win When You Fail | Jo Koy
Jo Koy, a stand-up comedian performing since 1989 and the winner of Showtime at the Apollo, talks with Lewis Howes about how repeated failure and rejection built the craft behind a career in comedy. The conversation covers his early days at BET's ComicView, Def Comedy Jam, and The Comedy Store, self funding a special after Netflix passed, selling out SoFi Stadium, plus a special co-produced with Martin Lawrence.
1 hour 21 mins
28 September Finished
You're Not Unprepared, You're Afraid to Start | Lewis Howes
Lewis Howes, host of The School of Greatness, examines the fear of starting before the feeling of readiness arrives. The episode argues that preparation can become a sophisticated form of procrastination, and that confidence follows action rather than preceding it. Examples include his interview with Tony Robbins, a Kobe Bryant interview booked the night before, and the launch of The School of Greatness.
28 mins
25 September Finished
Burnout Is a Sign You're Doing the Wrong Work | Jonathan Fields
Jonathan Fields, author of Sparked: Discover Your Unique Imprint for Work That Makes You Come Alive and a former securities lawyer, talks with Lewis Howes about burnout and meaningful work. Each person carries a distinct impulse for effort that makes work feel alive, and aligning with it eases burnout. It covers the Sparketype framework, an Indeed report on burnout, Katie Milkman's behavior change research, and Katie Byron's The Work.
1 hour 8 mins
24 September Finished
7 Signs You're About to Get Rich | Lewis Howes
Lewis Howes, host of The School of Greatness and author of Make Money Easy: Create Financial Freedom and Live a Richer Life, lays out seven signs that wealth is close before any bank balance confirms it. The episode works through Myron Golden's four levels of value, why moving up levels beats working harder, the practice of measuring runway in months rather than income, and how Toastmasters built the communication skill behind it.
1 hour 1 min
23 September Finished
Stop Grinding: Build a Business You Don't Hate | Codie Sanchez
Codie Sanchez, author of Own or Be Owned and host of the podcast Big Deal, is a former journalist who later worked at Goldman Sachs. Business owners build lasting wealth when their companies run on systems and recurring revenue instead of the owner's constant labor. Topics include the OWN system of profit levers, key man risk, lifetime value, Profit First, the wallet share phenomenon, and the ownerscore.com assessment.
1 hour 13 mins
21 September Finished
