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The LIVING Room Podcast | Inside The WNDR Lab
What if longevity wasn’t owned by a single voice—but shaped by many?
Our host, Chris Wharton, brings together the world’s leading scientists, doctors, performers, and cultural icons—each offering a distinct perspective on the art of living better, longer.
From cutting-edge, data-backed research to lived experience, we explore the habits, mindsets, and breakthroughs that truly move the needle when it comes to elevating both the quality and length of your life.
Built on collective expertise, not…
Episodes
- The LIVING Room Podcast | Inside The WNDR Lab
The Biology Everyone Should Have Been Taught In School
This is the kind of biology lesson every woman deserves to learn in school. Share these essential lessons about women’s health with the women in your life…
- The LIVING Room Podcast | Inside The WNDR Lab
Obesity Is a Brain Disease, Not a Willpower Problem
What if obesity was never about willpower? Dr. Matthias Tschöp, President of LMU Munich, co-discovered ghrelin and the hormone science behind Ozempic…
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How To Age In A Space That Helps Not Hurts Your Body
Is the room you're sitting in quietly aging you? Dr. Esther Sternberg, the Research Director of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine and Professor…
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Can We Wake Up Sleeping Brain Cells? ‘Zombie Cells’ And The Aging Brain
Are stem cells used for ‘better aging’ a fairytale future or a near reality? This conversation lays out what stem cell therapies actually are, where today’s…
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Chris Williamson's Take On ‘Optimization Culture’; Longevity Lessons from 1100 episodes of Modern Wisdom
In this conversation our host, Chris Wharton, does a deep dive on the media phenomenon Chris Williamson who hosts the billion-view YT channel Modern Wisdom…
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This Will Make You Strength Train. Build Muscle Today And Live a Longer, Healthier Life
Why do two people on the exact same exercise program end up with completely different results — and what does that mean for the roughly 80 percent of American…
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The World's 'Most Measured Man' Stanford scientist on the future of Genomics and Wearables
What if the device on your wrist could warn you that you have a life-threatening illness before you feel a single symptom? That's exactly what happened to our…
- The LIVING Room Podcast | Inside The WNDR Lab
Animals That Don't Age at All — What It Means for Us
What is aging? Why is it the single biggest predictor of disease? And which of the most talked-about anti-aging interventions — telomere extension, biological…
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Why Women Spend the Last 5–6 Years of Life in Worse Health Than Men (And What to Do About It)
Why do women spend the last 5–6 years of life in worse health than men — and what does it have to do with your ovaries? Only 8–9% of NIH research funding goes…
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This Peptide Burns Fat and Builds Muscle — But the Man Who Discovered It Won't Take It - Yet
What's actually in the syringe when you buy a peptide off the black market? Now that the FDA regulation around 6 of these black market peptides is changing…
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Stop Restricting Food: A Performance Sports Dietitian's 30-Year Case Against Diet Culture
She oversees nutrition for Olympic swimmers, pro footballers, and some of the all-time greats in both Cycling and Tennis. Her biggest lesson? Rigid diet rules…
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Retinoids, Peptides and Injectables: A Dermatologist on What Works and What’s Overhyped
Which anti-aging skincare products actually work according to science, and which are just hype? Board-certified dermatologist and Clinical Associate Professor…
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Neuroscientist Matthew Walker Destroys the Biggest Sleep Myths — From 5-Hour Nights to Melatonin Use
What if everything you're doing for your health — the diet, the exercise, the supplements — depends on something you may be overlooking every night? Matthew…
- The LIVING Room Podcast | Inside The WNDR Lab
The Biggest Myth About Female Sex Drive That Women Still Believe
What if the real reason millions of women struggle with desire isn't hormones, and the solution isn't a pill? For decades, the conversation around women's…
- The LIVING Room Podcast | Inside The WNDR Lab
The #1 Exercise to Stay Physically Independent as You Age | World's Top Strength Training Researcher
On The LIVING Room, host Chris Wharton sits down with Brad Schoenfeld, PhD, Professor of Exercise Science at Lehman College and one of the world's most…
- The LIVING Room Podcast | Inside The WNDR Lab
Personalized Nutrition, Blood Tests & Dementia Risk: A Harvard Scientist Explains the Science
Gene Bowman, ND, MPH, explains why nutrition, blood-based biomarkers, and personalized testing could change how we think about protecting brain health, and…
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#1 Monthly. Peptides, FDA Approval & Longevity Trends: Dr. Myles Spar Separates Science From Hype
The peptide space is exploding. Claims are everywhere. But for most peptides, the human evidence is still surprisingly limited. Dr. Myles Spar is a…
- The LIVING Room Podcast | Inside The WNDR Lab
Healthspan, Not Lifespan: Harvard Researchers on Why Staying Healthy Matters More Than Living Longer
What if the greatest opportunity to prevent cancer, Alzheimer's disease, frailty, and many of the chronic conditions that shorten our lives isn't treating them…
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A Harvard Psychiatrist & Zen Priest on Why Relationships Are More Powerful Than Any Longevity Hack
What if one of the strongest predictors of a longer, healthier life isn't hiding in your bloodwork, but in the quality of your relationships? After following…
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Anti-Aging Brain Health Myths Most Believe: A Stanford Doctor Debunks Dementia, Brain Aging & More
Your brain starts changing earlier than most people realize. A Stanford neuroscientist explains how emerging technology could reshape the future of cognitive…
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Tiffany Haddish: The Mindset Shift That Took Her From Sleeping in Her Car to Thriving in Hollywood
Before she made the world laugh, Tiffany Haddish had to use humor just to survive. Growing up, Tiffany navigated homelessness and childhood trauma that would…
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Sleep Scientist: "Sleep Isn't a Luxury — It's Your Strongest Longevity Lever" | Dr. Michael Grandner
“The sleep people are getting in the real world predicts how long they live better than almost anything else.” According to Dr. Michael Grandner, sleep isn't…
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A Stanford Cancer Scientist on What Actually Prevents Cancer (And What Wellness Headlines Get Wrong)
In this episode of The LIVING Room Podcast, host Chris Wharton sits down with Dr. Paul Mischel for a fascinating exploration of what causes cancer, and the…
- The LIVING Room Podcast | Inside The WNDR Lab
A Neuroscientist Breaks Down GLP–1s, Genetics & the Real Science of Fat Loss | Zachary A. Knight
Why is losing weight—and keeping it off—so difficult? A leading neuroscientist explains the biology of hunger, the rise of GLP-1 medications, and what science…
- The LIVING Room Podcast | Inside The WNDR Lab
Anti-Aging Myths Most Believe: Mayo Clinic MD on Retinol, SPF, Skinspan, Peptides & Red Light
Most anti-aging skincare is focused on the surface — but the real story of skin aging starts much deeper. Mayo Clinic dermatologist Dr. Saranya Wyles breaks…
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Robert Downey Jr. On Living With Intention, Discipline & What Happiness Really Means
What does it really look like to evolve into the best version of yourself? Robert Downey Jr. sits down with Chris Wharton for an honest conversation about…
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Harvard Intermittent Fasting Researcher Reveals the Clinical Truth Behind Fasting and Real Results
Dr. Courtney Peterson runs one of the world's largest labs studying intermittent fasting in humans at Harvard, and her research shows most people are fasting…
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Your Genes Load the Gun. Your Environment Pulls the Trigger. Here's What the Science Says
Can your environment cause more disease than your genes? Columbia University exposome researcher Gary Miller, PhD, has spent his career answering exactly that…
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Posture, Bone Density & Muscle: A Stanford Doctor Destroys Aging Myths Most People Believe
Most people focus on living longer. Stanford geriatrician Deborah Kado says that’s the wrong goal — the real goal is living well for longer by protecting…
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GLP-1, Seed Oils & Alcohol: Top Nutrition Professor Destroys Common Diet Myths — Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian
Everything you think you know about weight loss may be wrong — and one of the world’s leading Nutrition professors has the science to prove it. Dariush…
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Can You Actually Reverse Aging? What the Science Really Says with Dr. William Mair
What if the way you live today is (scientifically) changing how fast you age? In this episode, Chris Wharton sits down with Dr. William Mair, PhD — Professor…