Studio Launch Party - Indian Fetishes, Betting on Wars & Tom Cruise - #1078
March 30, 2026
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Episode 1078 · March 30, 2026
Studio Launch Party - Indian Fetishes, Betting on Wars & Tom Cruise - #1078
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Studio Launch Party - Indian Fetishes, Betting on Wars & Tom Cruise - #1078
Summary
Welcome to the new Studio!
To celebrate, I put together a new episode style. In this launch episode, we explore:
The world’s worst phone call of all time
If the act of self-improvement is problematic
Tom Cruise stops by the new set
and much more…
Guests:
Michael Smoak is a podcast host, entrepreneur, and investor.
Shaan Puri is an entrepreneur, former CEO, podcaster and an angel investor.
George Mack is a writer, marketer and entrepreneur.
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Timestamps:
(0:00) How Nikocado Trolled the Internet
(1:51) The Worst Phone Call of All Time
(9:04) How Sylvester Stallone Brute Forced Success
(11:57) Are GLP-1s Killing Romance?
(18:56) Did Novak Djokovic Take Discipline Too Far?
(22:23) The Self-Help Trap
(25:31) We’re Just Betting On Everything Now
(36:29) The World’s Best Tom Cruise Impersonator
(42:50) India’s Biggest Fetish
(46:36) Why Insecurity Is Actually An Advantage
(49:45) Gossip Is More Useful Than You Think
(52:47) The Most Important 2 Seconds of Your Life
(01:06:16) Have Adults Forgotten How To Play?
(01:10:38) When People Take Stoicism Too Far
(01:16:48) The Most Uncomfortable Mukbang Ever
(01:25:01) 2 Beers, 2 Cigs, 2 Rubik’s Cubes World Record
(01:31:10) Florida Man Does It Again
(01:35:02) Ice Packs In The Sauna
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