What should you believe?
with Dr. Susanna Rinard, Professor of Philosophy, Harvard
Is it ever rational to believe something the evidence doesn't support?
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a podcast by fuad ali & damien joseph
Build the best iteration of yourself.
Conversations with builders, doctors, founders, and thinkers about tech, health, careers, and the mind. One honest conversation at a time, since 2020.
Top 5%
most followed globally on Spotify
10,000+
listeners and counting
4.9
rating on Apple Podcasts
latest iteration · Sep 23, 2026
what we talk about
Every episode gets a color. Six colors, one cube, 98 conversations.
- Mind & Habits Meditation, journaling, patience, and the rest of the inner work. 23 episodes
- Tech & AI AI, product, crypto, and defense tech: what's being built and why it matters. 27 episodes
- Careers Breaking in, pivoting, grad school, and defining work on your terms. 14 episodes
- Health & Medicine Doctors, founders, and researchers dragging healthcare into this century. 14 episodes
- Society & Ideas Politics, media, and philosophy: the systems we all live inside. 8 episodes
- Money & Business Founders and investors on starting, growing, and backing things. 12 episodes
notable guests
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Nick Caldwell
VP Engineering, Twitter
episode #24
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Dr. Rumman Chowdhury
Head of AI Ethics, Twitter
episode #54
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Dr. Prachee Avasthi
Co-Founder & CSO, Arcadia Science
episode #71
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Aman Khan
Head of Product, Arize AI
episode #95
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Danish Ajmeri
Head of Crypto, Wealthsimple
episode #37
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Dr. Ishwar Puri
Dean of Engineering, McMaster
episode #45
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Leo Polovets
Founder, Susa Ventures
episode #79
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Swish Goswami
CEO, Surf
episode #58
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what listeners say
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“I stumbled upon The Next Iteration while seeking advice on actions I could take to change the direction of my life. I cannot express the quality of information that exists in these conversations. I recommend starting with #3 - Feeling Behind.”
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“Podcasts aren't usually my ideal way of consuming information, but you guys have done something different. It's almost impossible to find very well-accomplished people in their early 20s sharing their knowledge. I either reinforce my learning or learn something new through your podcast.”
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“It's been a pleasure working with Damien and Fuad. Every interaction I've had with them has been courteous, energetic, and enthusiastic. Those guys really know how to bring energy to a room, virtual or in person.”
your hosts
Fuad Ali
What do you get when you combine two Gen Z'ers, a lot of coffee, and a bit of existential dread? A podcast, of course. Fuad studied Electrical & Biomedical Engineering at McMaster, worked on healthier public conversation at Twitter, and now builds AI tooling in New York. Off the mic he's reading, at a café, or playing basketball, and he's always up for meeting new people, so say hi.
fuadali.com
Damien Joseph
Damien spends most of his time confused, so he started a podcast about it, which makes him professionally confused. With a Master of Health Informatics from the University of Toronto, he works at the intersection of technology and healthcare, and won't stop until every clinic fax machine is returned to a museum where it belongs. Otherwise: reading, anime, and being a mediocre CoD player. His DMs are always open.