May 31, 2026
Why Ultra-High Performers Love Fear, and Why You Need To | Kristen Ulmer
A note before we begin: This episode discusses risk, mortality, anxiety, and the deaths of friends in extreme sports. If any of it lands hard, please pause and reach out to someone you trust.
What if the world's most elite performers are not the...
May 27, 2026
Context-Sensitivity in a world hurtling
toward Context-Blindness!
On September 26, 1983, a Soviet early-warning system was
confidently wrong. One man saw it. His name was Stanislav Petrov,
and almost no one ever thanked him for the fact that three billion
people are alive today.
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In this episode of The Polymathic...
May 24, 2026
Mark Pattison played in the NFL, made the University of Washington Hall of Fame
What if the most accomplished people in your life aren't chasing something, they're running from something, and they've just gotten really good at calling it ambition?
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Mark Pattison played in the NFL, made the...
May 20, 2026
What if
the environments we encounter on a daily basis, whether it's a
casino or a family kitchen have unfathomable power over us. What if
they mold our character, our behavior, without us even realizing
it?
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About This Episode:
Walk out of a loud bar into a cathedral 100 yards down the street. Notice what happens to...
May 17, 2026
Owen Fitzpatrick: The Voice in Your Head Is Lying to You
👉 A note before we begin: This episode contains a frank discussion of suicide, depression, and indoctrination. Owen 👉 and Dov handle these subjects with care, but if any of it lands hard for you, please pause and reach out to someone 👉you trust.
What if...