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Informative, funny, such smart people talking about relavent topics!!

Love the the format of this show and the topics discussed. Always informative, funny, clear and reliable.

Never has a podcast made so much sense.

I’ve learned more from this podcast than any other.

This is what they should teach us at school. Absolutely amazing.

I have been listening to this podcast since its inception. Every episode offers valuable insights that can help you to better navigate the world. Nate, Doug and Jen (in no particular order!) are brilliant, funny, authentic and compassionate.

I’m constantly on the prowl for intellectual stimulation. I’m stuck here permanently. I listen to Dr Lisle and I know that he’s right. In addition, four major issues I’ve had have been resolved. Bonus! I WILL see him in a seminar live as soon as it is feasible.

Lots of great insights into evopsych and practical advice. Could do with less paranoia about WEF

Love the show which provides great advice on real life situations. Evolutionary psychology explained very well! Also, their political commentary is spot on along with very insightful views on governmental overreach in the response to Covid!

Very eye-opening! Highly recommend for anyone wanting to better understand themselves and others.

This is the best podcast I have run across for those looking for deep dives into all things evo. psych., especially as it relates to clinical applications of the field.

It's refreshing to hear these informed, critical thinkers discuss political, social and psychological news and views. One has to go out of their way these days to find a different point of view, amidst the heavily censored, state sponsored MSM. I tell all my friends about this podcast. Longtime listener. Thank you!

Definitely a life changing podcast, this has to be one of the best I've come across. Even though the content can be depressing and earth shattering, I couldn't stop listening if i tried. My views of reality are changed and there's no going back. Dr Lisle/Howk are 100 years and IQ points ahead of your average psychologist and they will literally pinpoint the root of all your life problems in one consultation (offered on their website). This podcast will teach you truths about reality that are nowhere else to be found.

I really loved this show. The early episodes changed my life. I would suggest listening to the first 150, but once we reach the current moment it veers into territory that is unfortunately not my cup of tea. I don’t agree with their political conclusions and have a really hard time with it. But definitely listen for yourself and come to your own conclusion!

Dr. Doug Lisle has a BRILLIANT mind. He explains the motivations and behaviors of humans from the perspective of evolutionary psychology. This analysis is both fascinating and useful to life. CAN’T GET ENOUGH!!!

Love it. Thank you.

Dr. Lisle and Jen Howk know their stuff. Tremendously helpful advice as well as information that all coherently ties in together. Whenever I need any help or questions about something I always send it in!

This is an amazing discussion about vaccination. I love the Libertarian viewpoint. I am not antivax but am amazed at the way people feel it is their business to ask me if I have been vaccinated. What happened to Healthcare Privacy? I have not been vaccinated yet and am not ready to do so. The drug industry has proven that they, and the government, are not to be trusted so I am still watching and learning what will be the best option for me, a 67 year old healthy plant based woman. We are on a slippery slope to government control of our personal lives. Thank you!

One of my favorite podcasts and definitely my favorite on the topic of evolutionary psychology. I’ve listened to nearly all of the episodes and am going through them again the second time within a year.

Fantastic podcast! The world makes so much sense through this lens. Both Doctors articulate and explain the concepts of evolutionary psychologically so well, and when you hear it you realise that you intuitively knew it all along. Doug and Jen are my intellectual crushes!! Get listening people!

I love a different point of view that is grounded in science, humor, and humility. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ thank you!

This is about your life. The absolute best podcast on earth for discovering who you are and what life is all about. Please continue with the 1 hour segments. Love it so much!

This podcast will make you a better version of yourself through rational explanations and sound reasoning, tune in every week for useful information and logical perspectives

How can this podcast only have 4.5 stars!? Whatever loser gave beat your genes a 1 star review needs to be checked into a mental institution. This podcast is the best and finest view of psychology and human nature that the wold has ever seen. Bravo!

Highly recommend!

Interesting and entertaining show that helps deal with various real life issues and controversies. Many thanks to Dr. Lisle and Dr. Howk for providing us with useful content!

Has the Coronavirus induced mass hysteria in 80 percent of the population? Does this public response (since the Coronavirus is like the seasonal flu in terms of fatality) fit the clinical definition?

This is by far my fave podcast. Sharp and intellectually sound. Also quite entertaining.

Just discovered evolutionary psychology for relationships and it totally blew my mind! This podcast is so good! Really appreciate all the insights and answers. Thank you!

A+

I have learned so much about myself, others and the world at large from this- evolutionary psychology is at the heart of it (and all humanity, as you will learn)

I love Dr. Lisles perspectives ❤️ Such an intelligent, humble and insightful man. I could listen to him all day everyday ❤️

This podcast is the most insightful podcast ever. It’s also probably the best podcast you will ever listen to inregards of your health. If you truly want to better you life and change and understand why we do the things we do, give this podcast a listen. Take notes and enjoy and quirky humor.

Information like this doesn’t need a fancy package, great job you guys.

Dr Lisle and Dr Howk provide the “source code” to understanding why we think what we think and do what we do and how we can “beat the genes” I’d reccomend this podcast to anyone and everyone!

Relationships, dating, parenting and a lot more explained in a witty and understandable way. Listening has helped me a lot to understand myself and others.

Terrific podcast. Filled with insights and humor. Useful examples. Highly recommended.

What a wonderful podcast. I started from the beginning quite recently so have many hours of listening ahead. It feels like going back into education and has explained why I and others think and act the way we do. I have also found this information to be incredibly reassuring. A high point was Dr Lisle suggesting a strategy that I have used instinctively with my children, perhaps I got one thing right ☺️. When I have caught up with Beat your Genes I plan to source some of the books that have been mentioned along the way. Thank you so much.

This podcast has helped me so much and is super valuable - thank you for all that you do and keep up the great work.

Love this podcast and the no nonsense insights by Dr Lisle. Nate, who does the interviewing is fantastic too. Much better than others (eg snake oil merchant Jordan Peterson)

Listen to this podcast if you want a heads up on the world around you as a Homo sapien

Thanks for the great podcast, just discovered Dr Lisle recently, thanks to Chef AJ. Funny and insightful discussions on relationships, dating, health and life from an evolutionary psychology perspective.

This podcast has helped me through some troubled times and has really put things into perspective for me. I feel like I am better equipped to navigate my way through life by more effectively communicating with and understanding the behavior of others. Dr. Lisle’s knowledge and personality are truly a gift to us all.

Interesting information!

Dr. Lisle is a warm yet candid Clinical Evolutionary Psychologist that helps guide people throw everyday issues no matter how seemingly simple or complex. Although I agree with mostly everything he says he definitely has gaps in knowledge and can’t always answer everyone’s question (which as a scientist is a good thing). So don’t go thinking that he has ALL the answers for everything. He’s at his best when he’s talking about human mating strategies, people’s idiosyncrasies, and of course: Esteem Dynamics (which is his baby). The only gripe I have about the show is it still sounds like it’s produced in someone’s garge. Nate (the host) talks to Dr. Lisle over the phone due to them living far away from one another. Still, I find myself turning this one way, way up in order to hear them compared to other better produced pods.

A good podcast with a great deal of insight into human behavior. HOWEVER, I think that Dr. Lisle should stick to evo psych and leave his politics out of the equation. The idea of “beating your genes” and overcoming disadvantages evolutionary traits via top-down regulation and insight seems to me completely antithetical to the libertarian ideology to be which Dr. Lisle subscribes. A bit sexist at times, perhaps a bit oversimplified, but still great content.

Love the show

This podcast has revolutionised my thinking on human behaviour. It has even helped my mental health, as my own behaviour as well as that of others ‘makes more sense’. If new to the idea Evolutionary Psychology his WILL be challenging at time. But go with it. It takes time to catch on to the new way of thinking.... but totally worth it!

Love the controversial topics and conversations each week. Dr. Lisle makes sense out of the world in weekly installments. He is my guru!

Funny, interesting, provocative, engaging--what isn't great about this podcast?!. If Beat Your Genes were a person it would be the fanciest human at the bar. Get ready to have your mind figuratively blown by Dr. Lisle's brutally honest but reliably scientific explanation of the human experience. Whether its about dating, dieting, telling off your father in law, or moving up the ladder at work, Dr. Lisle has a strategy to help you get ahead. New listeners may find some of the advice seemingly antiquated, but they will soon come to realize that Dr. Lisle brings us back to the basics of behavior with genetic/evolutionary explanations. You'll learn more about your own behavior and the behavior of those around you, as well as how to respond to your environment in ways that make life generally more pleasant, or at least more logical. Its best to start from the beginning and listen to the episodes in order to give yourself an understanding of the theories discussed, but my personal favorite episodes include #6, #7, #9, #43, #58,#76, #122 and many others. Listeners may also enjoy the works of Geoffrey Miller, Steven Pinker, Robert Sapolsky, Jordan Peterson, and others

Since 4 weeks I went from the very first episode to the most recent one. Thus, Nate and Dr Doug Lisle have taken accompanied me with epiphanies and laughter through these days for several hours each day. It was impossible to stop. Many lifelong question were answered to me. I learned so much so far for my own life decisions maximizing happiness. Next to that it also resulted in giving people close to me much better suggestions on what to do in their social life as well as personal life.

I am always amazed at how Dr. Lisle can get right to the issue. I especially enjoy hearing about how the brain handles rich versus low calorie food and how difficult it is to break thru the reward system to succeed at whole food, plant based eating. The Falling out of Love podcast hit me right over the head. It was the info I needed 50 years ago.

I’m a podcast junky, hooked on the reams of great info available in the podcast-sphere. Beat Your Genes is at the top of my list for life changing info. Dr Lisle and Dr Nate G share concepts and conversations that explain human motivation in one lightbulb moment after another, especially in the realm of dating and mating. Don’t miss this podcast!

You never know what „reality“ or „truth“ is for every single individual. So seeing things through different perspectives is essential to understand what’s going on. Here, now, on the other side of the world, in a 100 years. This Podcast is another perspective - an AWESOME one.

A different and insightful paradigm from which to view our behaviors and help change them for the better!

This podcast has literally changed my life. Really great to understand evolutionary psychology as it related to every day life - large goals and small problems

No matter what problems the listeners bring up, Dr. Lisle is able to use evolutionary psychology to frame the issues and recommend a solution for each case. He has a wealth of knowledge and experience...and freely shares all of it in a way we can all understand. He’s an excellent and compassionate teacher!! Nate G., the host, is responsible for making the show work. Without this enthusiastic guy, there would be no podcast. And that would be awful. Really, really awful If you’re at all curious about human nature and relationships, this podcast is worth diamonds.

I really love this podcast! It reminds me of my graduate and undergraduate level classes in both evolutionary psychology and biological anthropology. I truly loved those discussions and often miss the opportunity to discuss with people in my life today. The only thing I would suggest is having a different audio input in order to have better audio quality. Thanks for this continuing discussion!

Forgiving the occasional audio problems, the Beat Your Genes podcast offers the consitently best usable information in the podcast universe. Continued success Dr Lisle and Nate G.

Love it. The episode on the differences between males and females was very interesting. As a millennial female, I get very irritated when people (particularly my own generation) try to argue that there are no differences between the two groups. Thanks for not dancing around scientific facts in favour of political correctness. It’s helpful to understand the basic differences, even if there can be outliers.

Excellent excellent excellent.

This podcast is great! I learn so much every time. I love Dr Lisle!

Can you PLEASE invest $100 into better audio equipment or do whatever needs to be done to improve it. The content is absolutely amazing, but I often choose another podcast because I can’t hear you when I’m mowing the lawn or cycling or the like. You have some of the best content around but by far the worst sound quality - and it’s not charming.

I love this podcast. It explains so much about why we act the way we do as individuals and also in society. Dr Lisle and Nate are amazing, smart, funny, and will blow you away with insight into the human brain.

I can’t believe it’s free. They should charge for it ))

Dr. Lisle’s insight into the human psyche is so beneficial and invaluable. Keep breaking it down for us, you’re brilliant!

The insight offered by Dr Doug Lisle into the nuts and bolts of human psychology is like none other. It’s the bricks and mortar which makes us the particular humans we are. Thank you.

Outstanding podcast that will change the way you look at the world of relationships, other people and yourself. It will give you Fantastic tools that will honestly give you tremendous insight to improve your life. Plus funny too. My advice is to start at the beginning as each episode builds on one another and you will gain a better understanding of the foundations of Dr Lisle’s approach to Psychology.

Learn the subconscious motivations and use them to your benefit!

Always fascinating, I look forward to this podcast every week.

This is an absolute gem. Doug Lisle is hilarious and has a very interesting take on many things.

Dr. Lisle is an amazing guy. Nate is ok. LOL Just kidding, Nate is alright. I really enjoy these 2 guys and this is one of my top 5 podcast. Highly recommended.

Dr Lisle is essentially the only person that has ever helped me with life long problems

7 years into my marriage, this is a wonderful tool to understand why we are strong together (both of us very conscientious) And how to continue to strengthen and soften the speed bumps . Thanks!!

This podcast sheds blinding -- and clarifying -- light on the problems that ensue from living in a modern world with an ancient brain. If you are not listening to this podcast every week, you are missing out!

I just learned aobut this unique podcast a month ago and listed to all the episoded in 3 weeks. It is mindblowing, to say the least. I wish it was daily instead of weekly, it is absolutely fascinating. It's like having free therapy. It's incredible the way Dr Lisle figures everything out and makes it understandable and entertaining.

Love this

Awesome and eye-opening podcast, exactly what I was looking for to learn more about evolutionary psychology and how it affects or everyday lives.

This is very interesting. A totally different view of relationships than I have ever heard. All backed up by logic and reason.

I finally understand how the mind and body truly works

great advice, really puts things into perpective.

Clarified so much about my own problems! Can't wait for the next one. Thanks Dr. Lisle & Nate.