World XP Podcast

Documentary filmmaker, author, and Dilemma Podcast host Jay Shapiro joins the World XP Podcast to explore cognitive dissonance, moral integrity, and how human beings can rationalize their way into genuinely believing things that conflict with their own values. We discuss the psychology of self-deception, why admitting hypocrisy can actually be a sign of honesty, the rise and decline of the Intellectual Dark Web, how history shapes our moral judgments, the aftermath of October 7 within Jay’s intellectual circle, and the ideas behind his new book, Insufficient Rewards: How We Traded Integrity for Comfort and Outsourced Morality to History.If you're enjoying the content, please like, subscribe, and comment!Insufficient Rewards: https://whatjaythinks.com/insufficient-rewards Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@JayShapiroDilemmaPodcast Jay Shapiro is an author, documentary filmmaker, and host of the Dilemma Podcast.______________________Follow us!@worldxppodcast Instagram - https://bit.ly/3eoBwyr@worldxppodcast Twitter - https://bit.ly/2Oa7BzmSpotify - http://spoti.fi/3sZAUTGYouTube - http://bit.ly/3rxDvUL#cognitivedissonance #moralphilosophy #truth #worldxppodcast

Israeli novelist and translator Yoav Avni joins the World XP Podcast to explore time, artificial intelligence, creativity, and why so many of us spend our lives thinking about the past or worrying about the future instead of actually experiencing the present. Yoav discusses his new time-travel novel Time Clocks, the challenge of translating literature between Hebrew and English, leaving a 20-year career in tech to focus on writing, rebuilding his life after a personal crisis, and why he sees AI as a tool rather than something humans should automatically fear.If you're enjoying the content, please like, subscribe, and comment! Time Clocks: https://www.collectiveinkbooks.com/roundfire-books/our-books/time-clocksWebsite: https://www.yoavavni.com/english.phpYoav Avni is an Israeli author, translator, editor, and writing mentor, born in 1969. His fiction includes novels and short stories. His novels have been published by two of Israel’s leading publishing houses, Kinneret-Zmora-Bitan and Keter. One of them, Three Things for a Desert Island, became a national bestseller, and two of his books won the Israeli Geffen Award for Best Speculative Novel, often described as Israel’s equivalent of the Hugo Award.His latest novel, Time Clocks, was published in Hebrew in December 2024 and is scheduled for international release in English on September 29, 2026, from Roundfire Books (UK/US). His novel Crossing a River Twice was first published in Hebrew in Israel in 2016 and is scheduled for English-language publication in the UK and the United States in 2027.______________________Follow us!@worldxppodcast Instagram - https://bit.ly/3eoBwyr@worldxppodcast Twitter - https://bit.ly/2Oa7BzmSpotify - http://spoti.fi/3sZAUTGYouTube - http://bit.ly/3rxDvUL#TimeTravel #ArtificialIntelligence #author #worldxppodcast

Opera singer and creator Peter Barber returns to the World XP Podcast to break down the enormous gamble behind Melody of War, his 30-song concept album reimagining Achilles and the Trojan War. Peter has spent more than $40,000 building the project, assembled a team of roughly 60 singers, artists, musicians and other collaborators, and sifted through thousands of auditions while learning how to operate less like a solo creator and more like the CEO of a creative company. We discuss the money, contracts, artistic decisions, social-media grind, his long-term vision for Songforge Studios, and why Peter would rather bet on becoming an original artist than simply keep chasing YouTube growth.If you're enjoying the content, please like, subscribe, and comment!  ⁨@PeterBarber⁩  - https://youtube.com/@PeterBarber?si=qvSNdjEkfsk7480N ⁨@SongforgeStudios⁩  - https://www.youtube.com/@SongforgeStudiosThe Bass Gang - https://youtube.com/@TheBassGangOfficial?si=NE22aN4Lc4gqQMDkPeter Barber is an American opera singer, music producer, YouTuber, and podcaster. He is currently composing a 30 song musical titled "Melody of War", scheduled for release Fall 2026. He has been a member of the Arizona Opera Studio, where he has performed Basilio in The Barber of Seville, Capulet in Roméo et Juliette, Masetto in Don Giovanni, and Colline in La Bohème. Peter has spent multiple summers performing with The Santa Fe Opera, the Aspen Music Festival, and Music Academy of the West. At this point, he has performed over 30 operatic roles. Outside of the opera world, Peter has grown a substantial audience on YouTube, surpassing 525,000 subscribers via musical analysis videos, music videos, and his podcast, Vocal Arts. He is also a founding member of award-winning musical group, The Bass Gang. They have released four EPs, as well as numerous singles, amassing over 25 million views/streams between YouTube and Spotify alone.______________________Follow us!@worldxppodcast Instagram - https://bit.ly/3eoBwyr@worldxppodcast Twitter - https://bit.ly/2Oa7BzmSpotify - http://spoti.fi/3sZAUTGYouTube - http://bit.ly/3rxDvUL#PeterBarber #GreekMythology #MelodyOfWar

Board-certified orthopedic foot and ankle surgeon Dr. Matthew Buchanan joins the World XP Podcast to explain what athletes often misunderstand about injury and recovery. We discuss Achilles ruptures, recurring ankle sprains, strength and injury prevention, when rest becomes counterproductive, how doctors determine when an athlete is ready to return to play, and why the right amount of loading can be just as important as protecting an injury. We also get into artificial turf, minimally invasive surgery, young athletes, arthritis, and the mental challenge of a long recovery.If you're enjoying the content, please like, subscribe, and comment! Dr. Buchanan’s Links: Website: https://www.nirschl.com/physicians/matthew-buchanan-md-foot-ankle-specialist-orthopedic-surgeon/Website: https://www.washingtondcfootandankle.com/Dr. Matthew Buchanan completed his Bachelor of Science degree at Duke University, earning the Dean’s List Award. He received his medical degree from The Ohio State University College of Medicine where he was awarded the Department of Surgery Jonasson Prize for “Exceptional Performance and Dedication to Surgery”. Dr. Buchanan completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at West Virginia University where he served as Chief Resident. He then pursued further fellowship training in foot and ankle at the prestigious Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Center in Columbus, Ohio.Dr. Buchanan has received numerous accolades, including selection by his peers as a Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctor and an Arlington Magazine Top Vote Getter: Best Orthopaedic Surgeon. Dr. Buchanan is an orthopaedic foot and ankle consultant to The Washington Ballet and served as an Assistant Clinical Professor at Georgetown University._______________________Follow us!@worldxppodcast Instagram - https://bit.ly/3eoBwyr@worldxppodcast Twitter - https://bit.ly/2Oa7BzmSpotify - http://spoti.fi/3sZAUTGYouTube - http://bit.ly/3rxDvUL#SportsMedicine #InjuryRecovery #Orthopedics #worldxppodcast

Author and craftsman Dave Stone joins the World XP Podcast to explore why dragon and serpent myths appear in cultures across the world, from ancient Mesopotamia and Celtic Europe to India, China, Japan and beyond. We discuss the recurring patterns hidden inside these stories, whether dragons may represent a shared human archetype, how ancient myths encoded ideas about nature and society, and what modern culture may have lost from the people who told them.If you're enjoying the content, please like, subscribe, and comment!Dave’s Links: IG: https://www.instagram.com/stonemadcrafts/Dragons of the Deep: https://www.collectiveinkbooks.com/moon-books/our-books/dragons-deep-origins-loreBooks: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Dave-Stone/author/B0CND9YVYQ?ref=ap_rdr&shoppingPortalEnabled=trueEternal Echoes (Substack): https://davecstone.substack.comDave Stone is an artist writer and stone carver based in Scotland. As a craftsman he had carved pagan imagery for many decades - an endeavour that steered him into exploring symbols and their meanings, alongside the mythology that accompanies them. He has written two Self-Published books, Gods & goddesses of the Celtic Realms and Faeries of the Celtic Realms. His most recent book, Dragon of the Deep, is published by moon Books and he also maintains a weekly Substack called Eternal Echoes. _______________________Follow us!@worldxppodcast Instagram - https://bit.ly/3eoBwyr@worldxppodcast Twitter - https://bit.ly/2Oa7BzmSpotify - http://spoti.fi/3sZAUTGYouTube - http://bit.ly/3rxDvUL#Mythology #Dragons #AncientHistory #worldxppodcast