{"podcast":{"title":"The Human Upgrade: Biohacking for Longevity & Performance","slug":"the-human-upgrade-biohacking-for-longevity-performance-1031629","podcast_index_feed_id":1031629,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/human-upgrade","website_url":"https://daveasprey.com/category/podcasts/","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/8a/08/50/8c/8a08508c-e0b0-4761-8eeb-e26d8dcc9a11/c8b0e53403b0f567938e72d32ba01ad021e82e8517b3c2e7a9d8367fcb5253a0472522241e7b60d9298bddc2eba33b5a9f5ac4df0023690ae76b17d3dad50d33.jpeg","author":"Dave Asprey","episode_count":1558,"summary":"For more than a decade, Dave Asprey - the Father of Biohacking and creator of Bulletproof Coffee - has redefined what’s possible for the human mind and body. After more than a thousand episodes of Bulletproof Radio , he’s taking it to the next level with The Human Upgrade™ - a masterclass in biohacking, longevity, and performance optimization. Each episode explores cutting-edge science, advanced technology, and proven biohacks to help you upgrade your energy, focus, metabolism, and resilience. You’ll learn from world-class scientists, doctors, innovators, and thinkers leading breakthroughs in mitochondrial health, peptides, hormones, fasting, sleep, neuroplasticity, and more. This isn’t just self-improvement - it’s human enhancement backed by data. Every guest, every idea, every protocol you discover here moves you toward a longer, stronger, smarter life. Join The Human Upgrade™ with Dave Asprey - and learn how to live longer, think faster, and perform better.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T04:21:16.572334+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-human-upgrade-biohacking-for-longevity-performance-1031629"},"episode":{"title":"NASCAR Death, Steroid Olympics, Genetic Age Truth, and Gut Depression... : 1475","slug":"nascar-death-steroid-olympics-genetic-age-truth-and-gut-depression-1475","published_at":"2026-05-29T08:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-human-upgrade-biohacking-for-longevity-performance-1031629/nascar-death-steroid-olympics-genetic-age-truth-and-gut-depression-1475","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-human-upgrade-biohacking-for-longevity-performance-1031629","url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/p394/rss.art19.com/episodes/e728cc00-34e4-405a-a35d-2e4615b62b28.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/p394/rss.art19.com/episodes/e728cc00-34e4-405a-a35d-2e4615b62b28.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"Enhanced Games Debut in Las Vegas as the First Openly Drug-Enabled \"Biohacker Olympics\"   The inaugural Enhanced Games took place in Las Vegas with more than 40 elite athletes competing openly while using performance-enhancing drugs, a $25 million prize pool, and a $1 million world record bonus on the table. Host Dave Asprey, who serves on the advisory board of the Enhanced Games, breaks down why this event is less a sports story than a cultural signal: enhancement has moved from underground to prime time, and the institutions that spent decades controlling that conversation through drug testing and bans watched it happen on a stage in Las Vegas. Dave explains why WADA has always existed to protect institutions rather than athletes, why bodily sovereignty is the real issue at the center of this debate, and what it means that even with full transparency about what every athlete was taking, the records didn't fall quite the way you'd expect. The Enhanced Games are the closest thing yet to a public beta test for extreme human enhancement, and the data it generates will matter far beyond sport.  Sources:  https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7302319/2026/05/23/enhanced-games-athletes-world-records-doping-steroids/   https://www.npr.org/2026/05/24/nx-s1-5831252/enhanced-games-steroids-olympics-trump   https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cedpz1zqp8po   https://www.wusf.org/2026-05-24/the-enhanced-games-are-sunday-heres-what-to-know-about-the-controversial-event     Kyle Busch's Death Showed How Severe Pneumonia Can Rapidly Escalate Into Fatal Sepsis   NASCAR driver Kyle Busch died after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, a condition most people hear about but few truly understand until it is too late.…","meta_description":"Enhanced Games Debut in Las Vegas as the First Openly Drug-Enabled \"Biohacker Olympics\" The inaugural Enhanced Games took place in Las Vegas with m…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":518,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-human-upgrade-biohacking-for-longevity-performance-1031629/episodes/nascar-death-steroid-olympics-genetic-age-truth-and-gut-depression-1475/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-human-upgrade-biohacking-for-longevity-performance-1031629/nascar-death-steroid-olympics-genetic-age-truth-and-gut-depression-1475.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}