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The Overexamined Life

The Overexamined Life

By: Jonah Primo
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Deep conversations for short attention spans.


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The world is beautiful, full of fascinating people, and people I love, and I'm so lost in neurotic thought that I'm missing... most of it. I'm an overexaminer.


Why, when scubadiving in the Great Barrier Reef, instead of drinking in the marine wonders, am I just replaying that time I was picked last in P.E. basketball?


Why, at a close friend's wedding, did I miss half the groom's speech because I was thinking about my crap haircut.


If that sounds like you too, then join me on a quest to discover ways in which we can become more present, more fulfilled and more curious. Through stories, reflections and interviews with the wisest gurus, comedians, musicans, athletes and artists, maybe we can uncover a few secrets about what a life well-lived looks like.




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Episodes
  • What If Your Anxiety Is Actually an Asset with Dr. David Rosmarin

    What If Your Anxiety Is Actually an Asset with Dr. David Rosmarin
    Apr 14 2026

    This one got personal. We go deep into my own panic attacks, and at a certain point it stops feeling like an interview and starts feeling like a live therapy session.


    Dr. David Rosmarin is a clinical psychologist, Harvard Medical School faculty member, and founder of the Centre for Anxiety, and he has spent his career arguing that anxiety isn't a disease to be cured but a human condition to be understood. That when you stop fighting it, the edge comes off. And beneath it, more often than not, you find a virtue.


    More from Dr. Rosmarin https://dhrosmarin.com/


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    59 mins
  • It’s so freeing to stop fighting reality.

    It’s so freeing to stop fighting reality.
    Apr 7 2026

    The grass may be greener on the other side, but it doesn’t matter, you’re on this side.


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    Follow Jonah Primo on Instagram or visit his Website

    Jonah writes on Substack

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    9 mins
  • We’re Not Meant to Feel Good All the Time with Johann Hari

    We’re Not Meant to Feel Good All the Time with Johann Hari
    Mar 31 2026

    We spend our days optimising, refining, and sanding down every rough edge, only to end up exhausted in a life that looks right but feels strangely hollow. In this conversation with Johann Hari, we unravel the illusion of “junk values” and explore Eudaimonia, a deeper, more human kind of meaning that can’t be engineered.


    More about Johann here! https://johannhari.com/


    Sick of being ruled by your emotions?

    Join our Patreon for AD-FREE listening, bonus episodes, and mindfulness exercises that are actually fun: patreon.com/TOLclub

    Want to learn how to meditate? Get 30 days of the Waking Up App FREE: wakingup.com/primo

    WATCH THE PODCAST on Youtube

    Follow Jonah Primo on Instagram or visit his Website

    Jonah writes on Substack

    Email Jonah Primo at overexamined@jonahprimo.com

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    1 hr and 29 mins
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