In this episode of Brave New World, billionaire entrepreneur Christian Angermayer and Olympic athlete James Magnussen – who's been offered $1 million if he wins the competition's 100m freestyle swimming race – talk to Evgeny about taking part in the most radical sports event ever conceived; where doping is not just allowed but encouraged. 

Christian talks about: 

• Dropping out of university and becoming an entrepreneur 
• Why he believes medical psychedelics will be available to prescribe within a couple of years
• How psychedelics can help us cope with change, AI panic and our fear of the "new reality"
• How Ozempic has changed the game for pharmaceutical companies 
• Why alcohol is "the worse drug of all" 
• How the Enhanced Games will actually improve drug testing at the Olympics 
• How most athletes struggle to make ends meet – and how the competition will help them earn proper money 

James talks about:

• How the Enhanced Games have given him fresh purpose
• Why he isn’t worried about using testosterone to “juice to the gills” – safe for the impact on his fertility 
• Why stigma persists around performance enhancing drugs
• Why this could become one of the biggest industries in the world 

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