{"podcast":{"title":"First Principles","slug":"first-principles-7708985","podcast_index_feed_id":7708985,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN4765221373","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/06eebd2a-0779-11f1-826e-37926ac18342/image/fca7c8febd1441fc3b0d54084418b06d.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Adrian Wells","episode_count":426,"summary":"First Principles isn't another business podcast recycling the same startup stories. Adrian Wells takes the fundamentals that actually matter and breaks them down like you're having coffee with the smartest professor you ever had. Wells spent twelve years teaching philosophy and critical thinking before ditching the lecture hall for the microphone. Turns out, the same principles that help you think clearly about ancient Greek ethics also work pretty well for modern business decisions. Who knew? Every episode strips away the latest trends and buzzwords to focus on the core ideas that don't change. How to actually evaluate evidence when everyone's throwing around statistics. Why most \"revolutionary\" business advice is just old wine in new bottles. The thinking patterns that separate smart decisions from lucky guesses. You won't get hyped-up success stories or flavor-of-the-month strategies. Instead, you'll learn how to think through problems the way philosophers have for centuries, applied to the stuff that matters in your work and life right now. Multiple new episodes drop daily, so there's always something fresh when you need it. Follow now if you're ready to think better, not just…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-20T02:18:54.580675+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-principles-7708985"},"episode":{"title":"What Liver King's Steroid Confession Reveals About Every Fitness Influencer","slug":"what-liver-king-s-steroid-confession-reveals-about-every-fitness-influencer","published_at":"2026-09-11T08:09:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-principles-7708985/what-liver-king-s-steroid-confession-reveals-about-every-fitness-influencer","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/first-principles-7708985","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN3776955849.mp3?updated=1776258157","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PODAGEN3776955849.mp3?updated=1776258157","summary":"So what happens when a fitness influencer worth millions gets caught in the biggest steroid scandal of 2022? Adrian Wells breaks down the Liver King controversy and what his $11,000-per-month hormone confession reveals about the entire fitness influencer ecosystem. Brian Johnson built an empire selling the \"ancestral lifestyle\" while secretly spending more on performance enhancing drugs than most people make in a year. His fall from 1.7 million followers exposes the uncomfortable truth about authenticity in a $4.4 billion industry built on impossible standards. 🎯 What You'll Learn: • Why Liver King's monthly steroid budget exceeded most people's salaries (and what that says about influencer economics) • How unrealistic fitness content contributes to body dysmorphia in 30% of social media users • The psychological tricks fitness influencers use to sell you their lifestyle • Red flags that expose when \"natural\" transformations are anything but 👤 Perfect for: lifelong learners and anyone who's ever wondered if that fitness transformation you saw online was too good to be true. 📍 Chapters: [00:00] Adrian Wells introduces the Liver King steroid scandal [01:45] The $11,000 monthly hormone protocol exposed [03:30] How 1.7 million followers got fooled by \"ancestral living\" [05:15] The psychology behind fitness influencer marketing [07:45] Why unrealistic standards damage mental health [09:30] Red flags to spot fake natural transformations [11:00] What this means for the future of fitness content This isn't just about one influencer's lies. It's about how an entire industry profits from selling impossible dreams and what you can do to see through the smoke and mirrors. 🔔 Never miss an episode: Follow First Principles on Spotify or Apple Podcasts and turn on notifications. New e…","meta_description":"So what happens when a fitness influencer worth millions gets caught in the biggest steroid scandal of 2022? 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