Two Percent with Michael Easter

#51: Creatine, Wearables, Carbs: What's Hype and What's Real | Brady Holmer

Michael speaks with Brady Holmer, the exercise scientist and 2:24 marathoner behind the Substack Physiologically Speaking, about which fitness trends hold up. Brady expla

#50: The Mormon Missionary Who Became a Real Housewife | Heather Gay

Heather Gay, star of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City and author of Bad Mormon, tells Michael why she left the Mormon faith, what that decision cost, and how she reb

#49: Why We Should Stop Eating Lettuce | Tamar Haspel

Michael speaks with Tamar Haspel, The Washington Post's Unearthed columnist and author of To Boldly Grow, about her case for why we should stop eating lettuce. Starting w

#48: A Fox News Host’s Formula for Winning Arguments | Jessica Tarlov

Michael speaks with Jessica Tarlov, co-host of The Five on Fox News and author of I Disagree, about how to argue without losing friends. Outnumbered four to one on the mo

#47: Lessons from Singlehandedly Fighting Off a Terrorist Attack | Christian Craighead

Michael speaks with Christian Craighead, a former SAS soldier and author of One Man In, about the afternoon he singlehandedly fought off a major terror attack in Nairobi

#46: How to Learn Faster and Remember More | Jim Kwik

Michael speaks with Jim Kwik, brain coach and author of the new book Limitless Daily, about how to learn faster, remember more, and use AI to get smarter instead of dumbe

#45: Inside the North Tower on 9/11 | Chief Joseph Pfeifer

Michael speaks with FDNY Chief Joseph Pfeifer, who led the first fire units into the North Tower on 9/11 and later gave the order to evacuate the towers. Chief Pfeifer la

#44: How to Recover From Trauma and Come Back Stronger | Elizabeth Smart

Michael sits down with Elizabeth Smart, who was abducted at 14, survived nine months of captivity, and spent the decades after building her own path to recovery. She is t

#43: Avoiding Anxiety Makes it Stronger & Relationship Rules | Dr. John Delony

Michael speaks with Dr. John Delony, host of The Dr. John Delony Show and author of Building a Non-Anxious Life. They discuss: 00:00 Preview00:54 Mental Health and Relati

#42: A Trial Lawyer’s Rules for Hard Conversations | Jefferson Fisher

Michael sits down with trial lawyer Jefferson Fisher, author of The Next Conversation, on why hard conversations are some of the most uncomfortable things we do and how t

#41: Should You Take Peptides? A Doctor’s Evidence-Based Answer | Dr. Jordan Feigenbaum

Michael speaks with physician and competitive powerlifter Dr. Jordan Feigenbaum about what peptides are, why they suddenly seem to promise everything, and what the human

#40: A Navy SEAL’s Case for Being Humble and Obsessed | Eric Frohardt

Michael speaks with Eric Frohardt about his twelve years on SEAL Team 6 as a sniper and assaulter—and what you can learn from it. They discuss: 0:00 Preview0:39 How to st

#39: A Harvard Psychologist on Mindset and Not Following the Rules | Ellen Langer

Michael speaks with Ellen Langer, the first woman tenured in Harvard’s psychology department and author of The Mindful Body, about how our thoughts and expectations shape

#38: How to Use AI, Kill Complacency, Think About Health, and More | Tyler Cowen

Michael speaks with economist Tyler Cowen, author of The Complacent Class, about how AI is changing our lives and what still matters for health, happiness, and ambition.

#37: How to Make Modern Work Less Miserable and What AI is Doing to the Workday | Cal Newport

Michael speaks with Cal Newport, a Georgetown computer scientist and author of Deep Work and Slow Productivity, about why modern work rewards busyness over valuable work

#36: Lessons From The Most Dangerous Job: Hotshot Firefighting | River Selby

Michael speaks with River Selby, author of Hotshot: A Life on Fire, about what seven years as a wildland firefighter taught them about grit, belonging, and why landscapes

#35: Why Meat Eaters Belong in the Animal Welfare Movement | Dan Shannon, Humane League CEO

Michael speaks with Dan Shannon, who runs The Humane League and has been vegan for almost 30 years, about why meat eaters belong in the animal welfare movement and what a

#34: Why Our Medical System is Broken and How to Take Back Your Health | Dr. Lucy McBride

Michael speaks with Dr. Lucy McBride, a Harvard-trained physician and author of Beyond the Prescription, about why modern medicine overlooks the whole patient and how to

#33: Are the Blue Zones Longevity Hotspots Fake? | Dr. Saul Newman

The Blue Zones built an empire on one promise: copy how the world's oldest people live, and you can join them past 100. Saul Newman, a demographer at the University of Ox

#32: Art is the Missing Pillar of Your Health | Daisy Fancourt & Jesse Albrecht

Most people can name four pillars of health: diet, exercise, sleep, and stress. Daisy Fancourt, the researcher behind a 146-page World Health Organization report on art a