Episodes

AI is moving fast — from running your business to replacing your therapist. Ben and Dilan break down Grok-4’s leap past GPT-4, new gene edits that might kill heart disease, and why Silicon Valley is obsessed with microdosing ...

What if trauma isn’t a life sentence, but a circuit your brain can rewire? In this episode, ER physician and ketamine therapy pioneer Dr. David Dansky shares the powerful science behind ketamine, how it helps patients heal fr...

What if suffering isn’t caused by pain, but by broken predictions in your brain?In this episode, neuroscientist Dr. Jay Sanguinetti explains how trauma rewires us, why targeted ultrasound could transform mental health, and wh...

In this episode of Almost Got It , we sit down with Dr. Jeehan Chowdhury — physician, Rhodes Scholar, biotech founder, and former CEO of Journey Colab — to unpack the cutting edge science of how to reprogram your brain. Jeeha...

n this unforgettable episode of Almost Got It , we sit down with Trent Rankin — a U.S. Army Ranger, Apple engineer, and heart transplant survivor — to uncover the story of how a seemingly harmless cough turned out to be a dea...

In this episode of Almost Got It , we dive deep with Will Rocklin — former Google and YouTube exec turned comedian and screenwriter — about the chaos, comedy, and clarity of navigating a midlife career reinvention. Follow the...

This week, we dive into tulpas, AI's emotional future, the Starship launch, and why asking why might be the most radical thing you can do. From ancient Buddhist wisdom to Google’s AI breakthroughs – this one gets deep. Follow...

In this episode, we sit down with Jonathan Schooler—top 100 cognitive scientist, consciousness researcher, and OG mind explorer—to unpack one of the most provocative theories of self-awareness: Nested Observer Windows. What i...

In this episode: Sean Dadashi, the founder of the mental health AI app Rosebud, joins us to unpack the collapse of traditional therapy—and why LLMs might become your next therapist.We dive into how childhood trauma, spiritual...

In this episode: Dylan’s estrogen levels spike out of nowhere, so he turns to GPT-4.5 for medical advice. Shockingly, it works better than any doctor he’s ever had. Is this the future of healthcare? We dive into how body fat ...

In this episode: the new OpenAI O3 model just hit a 136 IQ - genius territory. Is this the moment we crossed into AGI? We explore what it really means for AI to be "smarter" than most humans, why sex robots are getting scaril...

In this episode we dive into a brain-computer interface that gives a paralyzed woman her voice back, the terrifying rise of microplastics in human brains, and a musician “resurrected” using lab-grown neurons. We also explore ...

In today's episode we talk about, extinct species revived in real labs, AI predictions for 2027 and the ethical chaos of raising a conscious machine Follow Dilan: https://x.com/dilan Follow Ben: https://x.com/btaubster Listen...

What happens when you find out you have cancer at 20... and then live for over a decade believing it never went away? This week’s episode is a raw, unfiltered dive into the chaos and beauty of life in the age of AGI.Follow Di...

In this we dive into the mind-blowing world of artificial organs, near-death experiences, and the science-meets-mysticism rabbit hole of consciousness and rebirth. From synthetic hearts that go woosh to Buddhist views of memo...

Manus AI might be the most powerful AI product we’ve ever tested. In this episode, we break down how it builds full-fledged products in minutes. We also dive into AI’s role in drug discovery, including BRP, a newly found pept...

In this episode of Almost Got It (AGI), we explore the world’s first neuron-based computer, discuss kung fu-trained humanoid robots, and debate whether AI could ever be truly alive. Follow Dilan: https://x.com/dilan Follow Be...