Confronting The Madness

About Confronting The Madness

A podcast hosted by Mark Korthuis exploring the psychological forces shaping our time, and the ways our inner lives intersect with our institutions, our communities, and our shared search for meaning in an increasingly complex world.

Publisher

markkorthuis

Category

health & fitness · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Jan 2021

Latest episode

24 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

28 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Mar 2026

   Jeff Booth on Mental Models, Money, and Human Agency

   What if the economic system you've built your life around is fundamentally at odds with the natural direction of progress? Jeff Booth, author of The Price of Tomorrow and co-founder of Ego Death Capital, returns to explore the tension between technological deflation and a monetary system that cannot allow prices to fall. This conversation goes beyond economics into human agency, cognitive dissonance, and the stories we tell ourselves to avoid change. Jeff shares his journey from bestselling author to confronting his own hypocrisy, and why deep human connection may be the most valuable thing in an age of infinite Artificial Intelligence capability. A conversation about waking up to your own agency in a world changing faster than most people can perceive.

2. 

   19 Jun 2025

   Confronting the Semler Scientific Bitcoin Playbook with Chairman Eric Semler

   Chairman Eric Semler discusses Semler Scientific's adoption of a Bitcoin treasury strategy, influenced by Michael Saylor, and views capital as a tool for human flourishing in this interview.

3. 

   15 Feb 2025

   EP27: Confronting the Inner Storm: Aboard the Longship

   Host discusses confronting personal struggles and rediscovering purpose with John Trapp, Ryan Collins, and Cody Lakevold of Longship, who foster men's growth through community and accountability in this interview episode.

Who has been a guest on Confronting The Madness

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Eric Semler
• John Trapp
• Ryan Collins
• Cody Lakevold
• Jeff Booth

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

4.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 16 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

19

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

31

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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