Really Important Thinking

Really Important Thinking

Griffin Wenzler & Tom Fell

Episodes 42
Avg. Duration 1h 6m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (54)
Since Mar 2025
Latest Episode Jun 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
Consistency
40%
Hosting
media.rss.com

About This Podcast

NOTE: Dr. Chismoore is currently away. He has left really important thinkers, and comedians, TOM FELL and GRIFFIN WENZLER in charge.*

Each week Dr. Chris Chismoore takes on the impossible task of discussing neuroscience, biohacking, men’s health, and men’s culture.

Dr. Chris Chismoore is a heterodox neuroscientist, polarizing archeologist, persistent entrepreneur, and tenured professor in the Department of Research at a really good college. He’s been profiled in Scientific American, Harper’s Weekly, and TigerTeen Beat. His work has been published in the Journal of Thought, the New England Papers, and Wine Yum Today. His studies on biohacking the men’s genome have been revolutionary to regular guys everywhere.

On Really Important Thinking, Dr. Chris deconstructs winning strategies and world-class performers in eclectic areas (medicine, business, chess) digging deep to find tools, tactics, and tricks listeners can consider to optimize and integrate into efficient routine strategies for routine success and full potential living.

Welcome to the Journey. Welcome to the Awakening. You are loved. No one thinks like you. -Dr. Chris Chismoore

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S1E42 How to Optimize Your Cult

Jun 14, 2026 1h 9m

Have a cult? Thinking of starting one? This is the episode. you should listen to in order to make it hugely successful and to change the world. Welcome to the Family, the Army of Really Important…

S1E41 How Can We Optimize Hats?

Jun 07, 2026 1h 3m

Two genius podcasters finally face the ultimate question: hats, where did they go wrong? And, where can they go right?

S1E40 Why the Past Was Objectively Better but Why We’re Also Excited for the Future

May 03, 2026 1h 15m

Things used to be great. We can all agree. And in the future they will be better. But right now? Well, join Tom and Griffin as they discuss why right now sucks absolute ass and other times…

S1E39 How to Optimize Concerts w/ Eric Rahill

Apr 06, 2026 1h 11m

Bresslin Summers himself joins us this week as we discuss the most important way to spend your time - listening to music at concerts.

S1E38 How to Optimize Saunas and Steam Rooms

Mar 29, 2026 1h 12m

The ancient art of sweating and then cooling. Yes, it can be improved upon according to our modern standards. Everything needs to be perfect and good all of the time and that includes sweating or…

S1E37 How to Produce an Heir w/ Jen Jackson

Mar 15, 2026 1h 17m

Another week, another no show from Dr. Chismoore. But! Tom and Griff are joined by Lady Dr. Malcolm Baby to discuss producing a suitable heir (or heiress or heirthem) for yourself. Thank you for no…

S1E36 How to Optimize Male Living Spaces

Mar 08, 2026 1h 16m

Look around you. What you are likely sitting in listening to this podcast in is what is known as a "male living space". Tom and Griff offer really important thoughts to help you optimize, maximize,…

S1E35 How to Optimize Caves

Mar 01, 2026 1h 15m

Caves, are they more than just holes in the ground? What untold secrets do they hold and how can we make them better? Join Tom and Griffin for another incredible week of hosting someone else's…

S1E34 Lessons from The Dark Knight w/ Tim Lamphier

Feb 22, 2026 1h 2m

Dr. Greebo Mim finally joins us to discuss his important research about the 2008 Christopher Nolan film The Dark Knight. This one goes way off the rails in a good way though.

S1E33 How to Optimize the Winter Games

Feb 10, 2026 1h 8m

The Winter Olympics, or as thinking men call them, "The Winter Games." Tom and Griff discuss cinema and sport in this whirlwind hour+ long episode about two guys talking.

S1E32 Optimizing Hugging and Kissing

Feb 03, 2026 1h 8m

Basically this is our Valentines Day episode. Griffin wanted to talk about prisons and filling them with our political enemies but Tom said "we see enough of that every day. So then Griffin said…

S1E31 The Forbidden Fruit Episode

Jan 11, 2026 1h 24m

As Tom celebrates the fruit of his loins (fatherhood) Griffin has decided it is time to go back into the archives and show you the forbidden Fruit episode. This is from our very early days when we…

S1E30 How to Optimize Guy Food

Jan 05, 2026 1h 13m

Well it finally happened. Tom had a baby and Griff tried to bring up the Nazis. Sorry we've been a bit delayed dear listener. We're simply living our lives. Is that so hard? This one is about food…

S1E29 How to Optimize Mountains

Dec 14, 2025 1h 6m

Yeah, we're doing content on landforms. We're pretty much the only comedy podcast devoting an hour to mountains and what is wrong with them. Name another podcast. I'll wait.

S1E28 How to Optimize Doctors

Nov 14, 2025 1h 5m

Doctors, this is your final warning. Things are about to change for you and your lot. Things are about to get a lot more normal for you bastards. Gone are the days of you lording your knowledge over…

S1E27 How to Optimize Competition w/ Jo Scott

Nov 03, 2025 1h 11m

Have you heard of mazes? Well, this conversation is a verbal maze. Yeah, you'll get lost in there but you'll also find some treasures or rare items to take home and change your sad life for the…

S1E26 How to Leverage Your Stupidity w/ Thomas Kelly

Oct 26, 2025 1h 17m

Thomas Kelly is incredibly stupid. And that's something that he has been able to leverage and use to compete in the marketplace of ideas. He puts Tom and Griff through their stupid tests to see just…

S1E25 How To Optimize Creativity w/ Ryan McFadden

Oct 19, 2025 1h 31m

Music producer and engineer Ryan McFadden speaks with us at great length about creativity and what you can learn from a dying blues musician.

S1E24 Optimizing Reading w/ Meaghan Strickland

Oct 06, 2025 1h 14m

The gist of this one is that Meaghan basically comes in and rocks our world. She upends everything you thought you knew about knowledge and books and words too. This one is for the big brains. This…

S1E23 Optimizing Male Bonding w/ Danny Catlow

Sep 28, 2025 1h 18m

The thing is that Danny is a master of male bonding. You name a guy, Danny can get you bonded to him. You see a guy? Yeah, Danny is maybe already pals with him. In this episode we talk about just how…

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Really Important Thinking has published 42 episodes since March 2025, covering topics in Comedy, Society & Culture.

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