The Chase Merrill Podcast

Chase Merrill

A home for interesting conversations with interesting people, different viewpoints, hard truths, and lessons learned. Past guests include Amy Morin, Gabe Bult, Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Dean Karnazes, Dr. Kay Linker, Eric Hinman, Paula Pant, Dr. Anthony Chaffee, Thomas P. Seager and more. New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

  1. 1d ago

    Not Training Your Mind Is Making You Miserable - Navy SEAL Mark Divine - #83

    Mark Divine is a retired U.S. Navy SEAL Commander, founder of SEALFIT and Unbeatable Mind, and author of several bestselling books including Unbeatable Mind and The Way of the SEAL. What's actually happening when a mind can't be broken? Mark earned the nickname "Cyborg" in the SEALs for barely registering pain, but what he's built since retiring goes far beyond physical toughness into a rigorous daily practice of training the mind itself. So what does it actually take to stop reacting to your own thoughts, and is willpower even the right word for it? Expect to learn where Mark's nickname "Cyborg" actually came from, how childhood conditioning and years of Zen practice combined to change his relationship with pain, why box breathing became the technique he introduced to the SEALs in 2006, what "catching the snake at the head" means and why it's the key to breaking reactive patterns, how meditation training compounds like physical training but shows no visible reps, why almost none of your opinions are actually your own, and much more… - Save hundreds on the best saunas on the market: HERE (use code MERRILL) Save on Ice Barrel Cold Plunge at: HERE (use code MERRILL) Save on beef protein: HERE (use code MERRILL) Save on Nordic Wave Cold Plunge: HERE (Use code MERRILL) Save on Board Game Tables: HERE ( Use MERRILL10) - 0:00 Where The Nickname Cyborg Came From 2:02 Zen Training And Childhood Abuse Behind His Pain Tolerance 5:47 Parenting An Adopted Son Without Forcing Your Own Path 10:50 Chase On Pain-Driven Ambition Vs His Sister's Joy 12:35 The Twins Story Same Father Opposite Lives 15:44 The Ego Is Just A Bunch Of Habits 20:29 When The Zen Practice Actually Took Hold 22:44 Box Breathing The Secret Weapon He Gave The SEALs In 2006 31:06 The Four Phases Of Awakening 33:29 Why Meditation's Benefits Stay Invisible Until They Don't 37:22 Mental Training As The Parallel To Physical Training 41:47 Why You Probably Don't Have A Single Original Opinion 43:31 The Educational System Is Indoctrination And Reality Is Subjective 48:33 Everyone You Meet Is Trapped In Their Own Simulation 51:30 The 90-Day Challenge Closing Questions And Book Recs - Thank You For Listening To The Chase Merrill Podcast - Get in touch in the comments below or head to...Instagram: HERE - Mark's Instagram: HERE Mark's Website: HERE

    Not Training Your Mind Is Making You Miserable - Navy SEAL Mark Divine - #83

  2. 4d ago

    Your ADHD Medication Is A Turbocharger On A Broken Engine - Dr. Dan Sullivan - #82

    Dr. Dan Sullivan is a naturopathic doctor, functional medicine practitioner, and ADHD specialist. What's actually driving the rise in adult ADHD diagnoses? Standard of care jumps straight to stimulant medication, but Dr. Dan Sullivan argues that medicating a body that's never been tested is like bolting a turbocharger onto an engine that was never built to handle it. So what should actually come before the prescription, and why does "normal" bloodwork rarely mean optimal? Expect to learn why ADHD medication works like a turbocharger on an unprepared engine, why stimulants can make ADHD worse when nutrient deficiencies go unaddressed, why ADHD comes with a genetically delayed circadian rhythm that makes falling asleep harder, what "normal" lab ranges actually hide, why protein and tyrosine in the morning matter more than people think, how to train HRV instead of just tracking it, and much more… - Save hundreds on the best saunas on the market: HERE (use code MERRILL) Save on Ice Barrel Cold Plunge: HERE (use code MERRILL) Save on beef protein: HERE (use code MERRILL) Save on Nordic Wave Cold Plunge: HERE (Use code MERRILL) Save on Board Game Tables: HERE ( Use MERRILL10) - 0:00 Intro 2:01 The Three Types Of ADHD 4:28 Race Car Engine, Bicycle Brakes: How Stimulants Work 7:28 The Natural Alternatives To Medication 10:30 Nature Vs Nurture In ADHD 13:42 The Turbocharger Problem With Medicating Too Soon 20:23 ADHD's Built-In Sleep Delay 25:00 Why Consistency Beats Any Supplement 33:46 Dan's Morning Routine And Biofeedback Training 40:20 Eating For Micronutrient Gaps 51:33 Sauna, Cold Plunge, And HRV Training 59:31 The Blood Tests Nobody Runs 1:04:55 Closing Questions: Book & Guest Recs - Thank You For Listening To The Chase Merrill Podcast - Get in touch in the comments below or head: HERE - Dan's Instagram: HERE

    Your ADHD Medication Is A Turbocharger On A Broken Engine - Dr. Dan Sullivan - #82

  3. Jul 16

    Your Zip Code Decides Your Future - Bradley Schurman - #81

    Bradley Schurman is a demographer, futurist, and the author of The Super Age: Decoding Our Demographic Destiny. What happens when a country runs out of people before it runs out of promises to them? By the end of the decade, America will have more people over 65 than under 18, and the Social Security and Medicare trust funds are on pace to run dry by 2030 with no fix in sight. So how much of that shortfall lands on the generation that didn't create it, and what happens to the cities, jobs, and social contract left behind Expect to learn why Bradley ranked 250 American cities on their long-term resilience and what it revealed about where people should actually move, why China overbuilt its housing by 65 million units (the entire population of France), why Social Security and Medicare are on track to run out of money by 2030 with zero serious plans to fix it, why demographic decline is quietly rewriting the future of war in Ukraine and beyond, why an aging population might be a parachute rather than a burden, why multi-generational households are quietly making a comeback, and much more… - Save hundreds on the best saunas on the market: HERE (use code MERRILL) Save on Ice Barrel Cold Plunge: HERE (use code MERRILL) Save on beef protein: HERE (use code MERRILL) Save on Nordic Wave Cold Plunge: HERE (Use code MERRILL) Save on Board Game Tables: HERE ( Use MERRILL10) - Thank You For Listening To The Chase Merrill Podcast - Get in touch in the comments below or head: HERE - Bradley's Instagram: HERE Bradley's Website: HERE - 0:00 Intro: The Geography Of Prosperity Project 1:57 Why We're Ranking 250 American Cities 6:47 The Genesis Of The Index 9:28 When You Don't Get To Choose Where You Live 13:49 The Five Dimensions Of A Resilient City 18:11 The Loneliness Epidemic And Weak Ties 20:28 From Demographic Destiny To City Rankings 28:47 Social Security Runs Out By 2030 32:18 China Overbuilt Housing By 65 Million Units 34:13 Why A Robot Can't Buy A Coke4 0:33 The Grand Renegotiation Coming For Social Security 46:49 How Messy Will The Pinch Point Be 53:40 What Young People Should Actually Do 1:06:01 How Population Decline Is Rewriting War 1:12:15 Closing Questions: Next Guest & Book Recs

    Your Zip Code Decides Your Future - Bradley Schurman - #81

  4. Jul 13

    Your Brain Is A Crappy Office - David Allen - #80

    David Allen is the creator of the Getting Things Done (GTD) methodology, a management consultant, and an executive coach. What's actually stealing your focus? Most people are carrying somewhere between 150 and 200 unfinished commitments in their head at once, using their brain as an office it was never built to be. So why does everyone feel so overwhelmed, and what does it actually take to get a clear head back? Expect to learn why your brain is a terrible place to store your to-do list, the five-step method David Allen uses to get anything off his mind for good, why no thought should ever have to occur to you twice, what "ambient anxiety" is and why so many high achievers are addicted to it, the six levels of focus that run from tonight's grocery list all the way up to your life's purpose, why David didn't publish Getting Things Done until he was fifty-five, what "mind like water" actually means and why Bruce Lee's sensei coined it and much more… - Save hundreds on the best saunas on the market: HERE (use code MERRILL) Save on Ice Barrel Cold Plunge: HERE (use code MERRILL) Save on beef protein: HERE (use code MERRILL) Save on Nordic Wave Cold Plunge: HERE (Use code MERRILL) Save on Board Game Tables: HERE ( Use MERRILL10) - Thank You For Listening To The Chase Merrill Podcast - Get in touch in the comments below or head: HERE - David's Instagram: HERE David's Website: HERE - 0:00 Intro 1:29 The Five Steps To A Clear Head 2:32 The Cognitive Science Of Mental Overload 3:34 How He Discovered The GTD Method 4:46 Channel Creep Is Why Everyone Feels Overwhelmed 9:21 What Does Done Actually Mean 11:25 His Low-Tech Capture Tool: Pen And Paper 13:13 You're Addicted To Ambient Anxiety 20:22 Appropriate Engagement With Everything In Your Life 25:32 The Six Levels Of Priority 30:44 35 Jobs Before 35 34:48 What Mind Like Water Actually Means 41:14 Closing Questions: Talk To Yourself First

    Your Brain Is A Crappy Office - David Allen - #80

  5. Jul 9

    Why Catastrophizing Might Be The Healthiest Response To Fear - Simone Stolzoff - #79

    Simone Stolzoff is a journalist, author, and TED speaker. What happens when the world gets more uncertain right as our tolerance for uncertainty keeps shrinking? Answers are a tap away, yet most people are more anxious and less equipped to sit with not knowing than ever before. So what's actually driving that gap, and how do you build the tolerance back? Expect to learn why our brains are biologically wired to treat uncertainty as a threat, the real story behind why Slack almost never existed, the difference between acute uncertainty and the ambient uncertainty we're all swimming in right now, why bracing for the worst might actually be a self-protective habit rather than a flaw, the two-by-two matrix for knowing where to actually spend your worry, why one-way door decisions and two-way door decisions require completely different thinking, how to build real trust in your future self's ability to handle whatever comes and much more… - Save hundreds on the best saunas on the market: HERE (use code MERRILL) Save on an amazing cold plunge: HERE (use code MERRILL) - Thank You For Listening To The Chase Merrill Podcast - Get in touch in the comments below or head: HERE - Simone's Instagram: HERE Simone's Website: HERE - 0:00 Why Your Brain Treats Uncertainty As A Threat 3:37 The Founder Who Killed His Own Hit Game To Build Slack 7:36 Acute Vs. Ambient Uncertainty 8:54 The Two Faces Of Low Tolerance: Hoarding Info Or Winging It 10:09 Building Your Uncertainty Tolerance Like A Muscle 14:29 The Two-By-Two Matrix For Where To Spend Your Worry 15:19 Why Bracing For The Worst Might Be Self-Protective 18:58 The World Is Getting More Uncertain, Faster 20:50 The Job Offer That Wouldn't Let Simone Sleep 26:19 Diversifying Your Identity Beyond Your Job 32:02 Loneliness And The Shrinking Self 35:57 The Explore-Exploit Trade-Off 39:59 One-Way Doors Vs. Two-Way Doors 46:57 Closing Questions

    Why Catastrophizing Might Be The Healthiest Response To Fear - Simone Stolzoff - #79

  6. Jul 6

    The World Is Quietly Running Out Of People - Dr Paul Morland - #78

    Dr. Paul Morland is a demographer, author, and researcher. What's actually happening to the global population? For decades we were warned about overpopulation, yet birth rates are now collapsing below replacement across most of the world, from China to Chile. So what happens to an economy, and a civilization, when there simply aren't enough people left to sustain it? Expect to learn why the overpopulation you were taught about is already reversing, how a fertility rate of 0.75 turns 100 grandparents into just 16 grandchildren, why China's population is set to halve by the end of the century, what the "silver tsunami" will do to taxes and pensions, why Paul doesn't blame microplastics or sperm counts for the birth crisis, whether AI and robots can actually replace a shrinking workforce, why no time will ever feel perfect to start a family and much more… - 0:00 From Overpopulation To Collapse 3:51 Why The Reversal Is Slow To Sink In 6:26 The Silver Tsunami Explained 9:47 Fertility Rate vs Replacement Rate 17:46 Where Fertility Rates Stand Now 22:07 How 100 Grandparents Become 16 23:38 Demographics, War And Power 28:18 Is Biology To Blame? 32:13 The Real Causes: Culture And Economics 38:39 Will AI And Robots Save Us? 44:21 Why Fewer People Won't Save The Planet 53:06 Japan, Britain And The US In 25 Years 1:00:44 Why No Time Is Ever Perfect 1:03:04 Closing Questions And Book Recs - Save hundreds on the best saunas on the market: HERE (use code MERRILL) Save on an amazing cold plunge: HERE (use code MERRILL) - Thank You For Listening To The Chase Merrill Podcast - Get in touch in the comments below or head: HERE - Paul's Website: HERE

    The World Is Quietly Running Out Of People - Dr Paul Morland - #78

  7. Jul 2

    AI Is Not Coming For Your Job - Fawzi Ammache - #77

    Fawzi Ammache is an AI engineer, emerging-technology educator, and the creator of Future with Fawzi. What's actually going to happen with AI? Every headline swings between utopia and collapse, leaving most people anxious and convinced their job is next. So what's real, what's hype, and what should we actually be worried about? Expect to learn why the most useful AI will also be the most boring, whether AI is really coming for your job, why Fawzi doesn't believe AGI will ever arrive, what the data-center water debate gets wrong, why the biggest risk of AI is becoming more isolated, how to tell when to use AI and when to embrace friction, the difference between working AI-first and human-first and much more… - Save hundreds on the best saunas on the market: HERE (use code MERRILL) Save on an amazing cold plunge: HERE (use code MERRILL) - Thank You For Listening To The Chase Merrill Podcast - Get in touch in the comments below or head: HERE - Fawzi's Instagram: HERE Fawzi's Website: HERE - 0:00 Why AI Doesn't Have To Be Scary 1:46 What's Behind The Magic Wand 3:16 The Three Real Fears About AI 4:13 Why Friction Is Good For You 5:08 Will AI Actually Take Your Job? 8:53 Why He Doesn't Buy AGI 12:48 AI Is The New Electricity 15:40 Self-Driving Cars And Vanishing Jobs 27:55 Are Data Centers Draining Our Water? 32:57 Treat AI Like A Normal Technology 35:39 The Real Danger Is Isolation 39:39 Quantum Computing Is Next 46:50 Let AI Do The Dishes, Not The Drawing 55:39 Three Things Everyone Should Do 1:00:04 Closing Questions

    AI Is Not Coming For Your Job - Fawzi Ammache - #77

  8. Jun 29

    Sexualized Social Media Is More Dangerous Than Porn - Dr. Trish Leigh - #76

    Dr. Trish Leigh is a neuroscientist, author, and neurofeedback specialist. What is pornography actually doing to your brain? It floods the reward system with levels of dopamine no real-world experience can match, and after only a couple of exposures — often in childhood — the brain recalibrates around the high. So why does it become so hard to stop, and what does it actually take to rewire the pattern? Expect to learn why porn qualifies as a supernormal stimulus your brain can't compete with, how dopamine desensitization quietly drives erectile dysfunction, why Dr. Leigh believes sexualized social media may be more dangerous than porn, what "strain brain" and "drain brain" reveal about screen compulsion, how neurofeedback can unwire and rewire an addicted brain, what every parent should do before handing a child a phone and much more… - Save hundreds on the best saunas on the market: HERE (use code MERRILL) Save on an amazing cold plunge: HERE (use code MERRILL) - Thank You For Listening To The Chase Merrill Podcast - Get in touch in the comments below or head: HERE - Trish's Instagram: HERE Trish's Website: HERE - 0:00 Is Porn Addiction Even Real? 1:14 The Smoking-Industry Playbook 2:45 Dopamine Dependency And Reinforcement Loops 4:49 Why Age Eight Is The Real Danger 5:59 Is Fitness Content Pseudo-Porn? 9:42 What Healthy Dopamine Looks Like 13:02 The Loneliness Loop 17:47 Strain Brain vs Drain Brain 21:04 Why You Keep Relapsing 25:46 Cold Plunges And Earning Dopamine 35:16 What "Regulated" Really Means 44:34 Porn And Erectile Dysfunction 54:53 Men vs Women And The Stats 1:01:18 A Message For Anyone Struggling 1:05:15 Protecting Kids From Screens

    Sexualized Social Media Is More Dangerous Than Porn - Dr. Trish Leigh - #76
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A home for interesting conversations with interesting people, different viewpoints, hard truths, and lessons learned. Past guests include Amy Morin, Gabe Bult, Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Dean Karnazes, Dr. Kay Linker, Eric Hinman, Paula Pant, Dr. Anthony Chaffee, Thomas P. Seager and more. New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

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  • Creator
    Chase Merrill
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    83
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Chase Merrill
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    The Chase Merrill Podcast

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